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The Hassassin places the unconscious Vittoria in the back of his van and pauses to admire her as a captive. Though injured by the falling sarcophagus during the struggle with Langdon, the Hassassin dismisses the pain because he believes Langdon is probably dead and considers Vittoria a sufficient reward.

The Hassassin touches Vittoria while she is incapacitated, restrains his immediate impulses, and drives away into the night. He decides there is no need to contact the press about the next murder because the flames themselves will publicize it.

At CERN, Sylvie is shaken by the camerlegno’s televised address. The speech makes Sylvie feel both proud of her Catholic faith and ashamed of CERN’s role in creating the stolen antimatter. When Sylvie returns to Kohler’s office, all seven phone lines are ringing, which Sylvie recognizes as money-driven inquiries about antimatter technology.

Inside the Vatican, Gunther Glick follows the camerlegno after the broadcast, thrilled by the magnitude of the exclusive story. The camerlegno tells Glick and Chinita Macri that the Swiss Guard will provide photographs of the murdered cardinals and the late Pope, as well as a live video feed of the antimatter canister counting down.

The camerlegno wants these images broadcast to the world, despite their disturbing nature. The camerlegno frames the decision as a counterattack against the Illuminati, declaring that the secret society has overplayed its hand.