Matarazzo stepped forward, pressing Olga to repeat what she had said. John stepped back, allowing Matarazzo to take the lead.

Olga smiled darkly, as if she had found a way to exact revenge. She repeated her words in Russian, looking directly at John. “Vy znaete ochen' khorosho pravdu.”

Matarazzo looked at Olga with confusion, unable to decipher her words. He turned to John and said, “She's speaking in Russian, I don't understand.”

John, frustrated with the ...