Prologue : the tale of the trout hook -- On the banks of the Rubicon -- Tennis court diplomacy -- Four years of secret talks -- A prisoner at large -- Tying the shoelaces -- An underground rescue -- The old era ends -- The calling of De Klerk -- The spooks move in -- The negotiations begin -- A chain of crises -- Behind the violence -- The Roelf and Cyril show -- The battle of Bop -- Another country -- Epilogue : confronting the ghosts.