The two set out to find who tricked Sean into a momentary lapse of concentration and who set up Bruno into visiting the widow. Both of them see their destinies converge as they set out to resurrect their shattered reputations. Sean also understands what the young agent must be going through. Maxwell learns of Sean and the uncanny similarities between her and King’s case. He reluctantly joins a legal firm and performs leg work for the firm. King’s career with the secret services is wrecked following Ritter’s assassination.

The candidate vanishes in thin air while Michelle waits outside. While on duty guarding presidential candidate John Bruno, she decides against her instincts and allows the candidate to comfort his deceased friend’s grieving widow in private. This one second proves to be the longest second of his life – Ritter is assassinated in that moment.Īlmost a decade later, Michelle Maxwell finds herself in a pretty much similar situation. At one point during one of Ritter’s rallies, King’s attention wavers for just a second. In 1996, Sean King was assigned the responsibility of guarding presidential candidate Clyde Ritter. A fast paced thriller, Split Second by David Baldacci is a tale about two secret service agents who share a common thread – their indiscretions while protecting the respective presidential candidates.

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