Section Twenty-One

When Kohler heard Sylvie over the intercom saying "Maximilian Kohler. Kindly call your office immediately." he was outraged. Hearing his own name on the intercom startled Kohler. Kohler buzzed into his office, and was connected on the phone with the person on the other line. He told the person that they could not speak of this over the phone, and that he would fly there to meet him so that they could discuss the matter.

Kohler, having forgotten to take his medication that day went into an attack. He was unable to meet the person himself, for he needed medical attention, and therefore sent Langdon and Vittoria. The two of them were off to Rome to see the Swiss Guard, who were the sworn sentinels of Vatican City.

As the two of them boarded the plane, all sorts of thoughts came over them, but were quickly woken from their daydreams. There was turbulence on the way to Rome which made Langdon feel uneasy and question what the hell he was doing going to Rome now, and how this had all came to be. Vittoria began to make conversation with Langdon, sensing his uneasiness, and to make the time pass. They discussed many things about science, religion, symbolism and the Illuminati.

As they reached the end of their flight, they got off of the plane and were met by a Swiss Guard who was to take them by helicopter to Vatican City. When Vittoria asked the Guard about the canister, he had no idea what she was talking about, and clearly had not been informed of it. His job was to pick them up from the air port, and that was all.