silverberg suicide prompts federal investigation ny crime boss assassinated in blast london crime boss assassinated in blast ; rumours of satanic cult ; house of lords member commits suicide ; duke of york plans visit to baldenbird conference prince of wales yacht eludes detection after disappearing into fogbank 50 kilometers west of scilly isles steve shank organizes benefit concert for moist girls ; dmz reunited after 20 years ; concert set for riga , latvia ptard departs uk after tense meeting at 10 downing st. russian and latvian troops alert on both sides of the border ncc newswire breaking news : state department official found dead in bathtub / prescription drug overdose suspected moscow bureau assistant consul susan python was 28 years old 9 : somewhere over the baltic sea jade shank 's essence soars high above the world where the blue turns to black , and she perceives the great , distant , emptiness of the void .