Born in Cuba, sent by his parents to live in the US, Phil Chicola becomes a Foreign Service Officer. Pete sends him to guerrilla country to investigate the deaths of American linguist missionaries, and both Pete and Phil are accused of negotiating with the FARC. All of this is concurrent with the Clinton impeachment, and as Pete explains, “It got ugly.” All this was before Baby Huey came along, and before the princesses got killed. What? In summary, you run a risk when you do the right thing.
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