An insider's account of Saigon's indecent end told by the CIA's chief.

Includes index.

Homecoming -- A great day -- In good faith -- Leaves from a pocket notebook -- Son of cease-fire -- Martin's embassy -- Nibblers and anti-nibblers -- Fiscal whores -- Improvisatory offensive -- A thousand cuts -- Hail-fellow -- Pyrrhic victories -- Blossoming lotus -- Light at the top -- Glass mountain -- Black box -- Cannonball to Papa Lima -- Ides of March -- Piece of my tongue -- Primary responsibility -- Limp little rags -- The bombing -- Spotlighting -- Eagle pull -- Discarded luxury -- Worst case -- Controlled conditions -- Panic button -- A bargain whose day has passed -- Secret caller -- Polarized thinking -- High-class chauffer -- Our turn -- They're in the halls -- Morning -- Afternoon -- Evening.