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he and his team of fellow nuclear physicists were working towards achieving the apparently impossible goal of destroying matter to create energy . it was einstein who first postulated the theory , with his famous e=mc2 equation . if only it was as simple to achieve as that theory suggested . and yet , it had been done . not just in his own laboratory at culham , but in france and america . the great problem was to develop a system that could control and sustain the fusion process so as to offer a new source of usable energy . short bursts of nuclear fusion were regularly being achieved , but were not enough . success by him and his team would put britain firmly at the forefront of the research designed to re-create the power of the sun and the stars , using the same processes . in the sun , it is gravity that fuses hydrogen atoms together to generate helium , and produce pure energy . in his laboratory , barclay used the power of magnetism to control the hydrogen plasma , while his new venture at the rutherford laboratory would use the power of laser beams to focus energy onto the hydrogen fuel . and this was where he had been struggling in recent weeks . he knew that similar work was taking place in america , where his fellow scientists at the national ignition facility were confident of achieving a limited form of controllable nuclear fusion using the same laser technology . but his work was ahead of theirs . nevertheless , it made their pleas for him to join them very tempting , not least because they enjoyed more generous research funding . perhaps he should visit the facility again soon , to see how they were progressing , and to swap notes . on the other hand , scientists in france were developing and constructing a new fusion project using magnetic fields , as they were used at culham , to create the conditions for fusion . barclay , however , was convinced that future progress rested with the use of ever more powerful lasers . he was leading the development of those powerful energy pulses , and working to determine how many laser arrays would be required to generate sufficient energy within the fusion chamber . he knew that in america , they had estimated that 192 would be sufficient , but barclay believed that , with a modified fusion chamber design , the same effect could be achieved with fewer lasers . today his team had , for the first time in weeks , made real progress in solving that particular problem . jack barclay really could do without the added pressure coming from the arab states to help them develop this alternative energy source . he had known for some time that he was likely to be approached , but the formal offer had put things on to a rather different footing . he would certainly need to inform his director , and although he had no real interest in accepting the offer , he knew that outright and immediate rejection might not be the best thing to do from a diplomatic point of view . with any luck , he would be able to shuffle off responsibility for turning down the proposal onto the politicians for them to handle . he would brief his director tomorrow , if he could find the time . time , though , was in short supply . apart from the pressures of his own research , both at culham and now at harwell , he wanted to visit colleagues at the national ignition facility in california again soon , and the director of the international thermonuclear experimental reactor at cadarache , in france had invited him to pay yet another visit . he could hardly refuse , since their work on electro-magnetic plasma containment was similar to that being undertaken in his own laboratory at culham . he also had a long-standing invitation to visit the cern large hadron collider facility in switzerland , which was also being used to destroy particles at enormous temperatures and pressures , although not to create fusion but rather to discover the conditions which existed immediately after the big bang . barclay had been there before , more than once , and very much wanted to accept this invitation , although he was not so sure he wanted to present yet another paper about his work at the same time . he would say no to that , not least because he was already behind in preparing his paper for the royal society . but the work at cern fascinated him , and he often wondered if there could be some direct correlation between his work and that being done in switzerland . he also needed to clear his london flat , having decided he could no longer justify hanging on to it he simply never had the time these days to get there for even a short break . he was glad he had offered it to his brother , but he , of course , was something else to worry about . dawn was breaking when barclay finally gave up any thoughts of a decent sleep , and decided instead to make himself a good breakfast . he was hungry as well as tired . he immediately realised that it was some days since he had done any shopping . there was no 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*** from his desk in the cabinet office , sir robin algar got hold of s on the red phone to ask about the barclay operation . no problems , came the reply . except that the man works extraordinary hours , and my chaps are finding it very tiring keeping tabs on him . but we seem to be the only people taking an interest at the moment . that could be about to change , which is why im ringing . barclay has made something of a breakthrough in recent days , and has also had a formal bid from the united arab emirates in abu dhabi , which plenty of people now know about . we are dealing with their request on a diplomatic level , although we havent yet quite decided how to handle it . but well probably get him to pay a visit soon to discuss it , just to play for time . the other thing is that hes going to the states next week , to see the people out there who want him to work for them . lawrence livermore university , is that ? i think ill pre-position a couple of teams out there , so that were ahead of the man . let me know about abu dhabi , and ill do the same if theres time . i suppose the russians know about this ? bound to by now . ill alert my teams to be on the lookout for strangers . do we know whos running our newly turned double from the kgb or fsb as it now is ? ill have a word , and see if we can pick anything up from that source . algar hung up . clayton buzzed barbara , to get newell and marsden in for a chat as soon as possible . this is beginning to look interesting , said clayton after he had briefed them . we always thought it would , replied newell . but ill need reinforcements if im to deploy teams to california and abu dhabi at the same time . i cant afford to send everyone away from this side of things . agreed , said s. barbara knocked on the door . sir robin on the red phone again , she announced . mumbled clayton , as he took the call . i thought you should know immediately , announced algar , that the russians have been on to your predecessor , alan jarvis . what the hell are they up to ? intelligence from our double , thats all , that one of their agents has made contact with him . no idea why , at this stage . perhaps theyre trying to get at us , through jarvis . were getting taps on his phones , email , and all that as soon as possible , so we may soon know more . we need to keep a watch on the man , said clayton . get someone there as quickly as possible , demanded algar . one small problem , said s , is that he knows all my people . hes bound to spot anyone from here taking an interest . ill have to get someone new on the job , but that could take a bit of time . well do what we can meanwhile , but well have to be hellish careful . if he gets the slightest hint that were looking at him , anything could happen . we could try someone from special branch , perhaps . id rather keep this to myself if we can . but ill let you know if we cant . i must leave that to you , said algar . but we do need to know what the russians are up to as soon as possible . you may hear first , once youve got the phone taps in place . clayton briefed the two men still in his office . thats not good news , said newell . i never did trust that man jarvis , volunteered marsden . lets try to think this through , suggested clayton . the russians obviously contacted jarvis because he used to be here , rather than because of where he is now . he hasnt been in his new job long enough to be of any use to them yet . they probably know he left under a cloud and has a chip on shoulder , so they may think they could use him to do something for them and get revenge on us at the same time . maybe its one of our targets theyre after . barclay ! of course barclay . they must know about the abu dhabi and american interest in the man . and if they know hes planning another trip to california , they may suspect that hes going to work for them , suggested marsden . whatever they suspect , they will want the man out of the way . using jarvis ? said 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aunty can get one of his make-up artist friends to work on them a bit different hair colour , spectacles and so on , so they might stand a chance until we get someone he doesnt know . they will know jarvis , but he might not recognise them . give it a try , said clayton . ill try to get a new man in quickly , but if i cant , we may need to fall back on special branch for one of their top men . give it some thought if you will , clive , since thats where youre from . the meeting broke up , and bill clayton buzzed for barbara . she asked , seeing his worried expression . could be very wrong . your old boss alan jarvis has been contacted by a kgb man working over here . thats what we have to find out . but we need to keep a watch on the man now , and we need someone to do it who he doesnt know . try to get hold of general pearson-jones for me . hes at the ministry of defence , so use the red phone . he may just know someone . head of section 11 briefly explained his problem , and why he needed someone quickly who jarvis didnt know . the general whistled quietly and was silent for a moment . you could be in deep shit old man , dyou know that ? any ideas where i might find a new recruit in double quick time ? since its you , bill , ill make a supreme sacrifice . you can have my best chap here . hes due a move soon , but you can borrow him on secondment for as long as you need . special services , staff sergeant , tough as old boots and more secure than the bank of englands vault . no family ties , happy to work all hours , and itching to get back into the field . i think hes just the man you want . sounds excellent . when can i have him ? ill tell him about you straight away hes already aware of section 11 and he can be with you later this afternoon . ill send his personal record file over by messenger immediately , and send him over on the bus a bit later . why cant he bring his service record with him ? because hed read the bloody thing , thats why ! hes like that . whats his name , by the way ? dusty miller . your good lady wife catherine is bound to know him ; they were in iraq at about the same time . thanks , pj . and good luck youre probably going to need it . clayton called in his p.a. , marsden and newell . theres going to be a new man in the section , he told them , arriving later this afternoon . staff sergeant dusty miller of the int . corps , currently serving in the special forces , on posting to mod and coming over here on loan for as long as we need him . his job will be to keep an eye on jarvis , if i decide hes the right man for it . make sure mr. lawrence and the others in building security are warned to expect him . he will have his military i.d . card with him , and hes to be shown straight up here to my office . warn the section heads that he will be around , and will need briefing as a matter of urgency . tell gladys , too . i expect shell find some forms for him to fill in ! barbara , i shall want to show him photos and videos of jarvis , so see what you can find in a hurry . and id like to see jarviss file again , while youre about it . millers army staff record folder will be arriving by messenger make sure i get it immediately . with any luck , we should be able to deploy him late tomorrow or the day after . ive got two chaps on their way in who can cover the job until millers up to speed , said marsden . theyll need photos of jarvis , too , he said , turning to barbara . be careful what vehicle we give them , said clayton . remember that jarvis will be as familiar with our fleet as he is with our people . ive already got two cars organised , which im borrowing from a second hand dealer i know . nothing fast or very posh , but they will work . make sure the tech support chaps get communications kit organised for our new man , and find him a password and call-sign . any problems let me know . theres a lot to do , so get cracking . *** millers file arrived less than an hour after clayton had phoned 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make sure youre told when he enters the building , and show him straight in to my office . ill introduce him to everyone else after weve had a little chat . it was quite a bit later when miller arrived . barbara met him upstairs , and escorted him through the door into ajax recruitment . no vacancies , eh ? said miller , seeing the notice pinned to the door . what am i doing here then ? they got to the door marked s. go straight in , she said . miller knocked politely on the open door , and went straight in . clayton had his back to the door , and was gazing out of the window . come in , miller . miller hesitated . he was already in . thank you colonel , he said , and went up to the desk . shut the door , miller . the man retraced his steps , shut the door , went up to the desk again and sat down on the chair in front of it . sit down , miller , said clayton , still gazing out of the window . miller stood up , said thank you colonel again , and sat down . this wasnt going quite the way dusty miller had hoped . he noticed his personal record file among the clutter of other papers on the desk in front of him , but it was closed . not that he could read upside-down , anyway . barbara knocked and put her head round the door . yes please , replied clayton . sergeant miller has his black with one sugar . does it say that on my staff file , colonel ? asked miller . clayton turned round to face the man who he had been watching in the reflection on the window . no it doesnt , miller . sergeant catherine wilson told me . you probably remember her better as the cat , from your days in iraq . a brave and tough kid , she was . does she work here , too ? shes was my chief clerk once . exclaimed miller . small world , innit ! shes left the army now , and were married . well im damned ! you certainly picked a good un there , colonel , if i may say so . she remembers you , miller . he picked up millers staff file . this only tells half of it , he said , waving it towards the man . unusually , miller was lost for words . he certainly had not been expecting this , and was hurriedly trying to remember what else catherine wilson , as was , could have said about him . clayton grinned at the man , and sat down behind his desk . welcome aboard , he said . the cat is looking forward to meeting you again . thank you , colonel , replied miller , much relieved . i gather that you led the party that went out into the desert looking for her . thats right , colonel . we got word that she had escaped , and knew she would try to make her way back to base . frankly , we had given up hope of ever finding her or ever seeing her again , but eventually she got home first , before we found her . i never cease to be amazed how she survived , after what theyd done to her , let alone make her way back . as i said , brave and tough . im a lucky man . you werent out there too , were you colonel ? we met afterwards , in northern ireland . i know about what you did out there , said miller . rule 1 always find out what youre getting into before you get into it . i looked you up before i left the office . well , now we know a bit about one another , lets get down to the business of the day . if i assess that youre the sort of chap im looking for , youll be out in the field again , if you can call london that , and wont see much of the inside of this place at all . thats good , replied miller . i was getting bored in mod . you wont get bored on this job , if it develops the way i think it will . and it could be quite dangerous . youll be operating on your own , and the hours will be long and sometimes tedious . youll be on the tail of a man who works pretty normal office hours , but youll be on him out of hours as well . all hours , in fact . i want to know what he does , where he goes and especially who he meets . there are phone taps and all the rest of it in place , but you will be the guy on the ground . why me , colonel ? because he doesnt know you , thats why . and 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we think they want to use him to do a job for them , which will also let him get his own back at the same time . what sort of thing . were only guessing at the moment , but we cant afford to be proved right when its too late . clayton briefed miller about the barclay case , op fusion , and alan jarvis . your job will be to stick to jarvis like glue , report everything he does , and watch everyone he meets . sounds right up my street , colonel . your briefing will take a day or so , depending on how bright you are , and youll be kitted out with all the latest communications gear there is . your mobile phone , for example , will be linked to a secure satellite and fitted out with a high resolution camera something like ten mega pixels , i think with a side view finder so that you can talk on the phone quite normally and still take pictures of things ahead of you . youll have a browning side arm for personal protection , but you can use it at will against any threat if you have to . id prefer a smith and wesson , he said . very good , colonel . but im better with a smith and wesson . browning , and only then if im told youre good enough to be trusted with one . im good enough . well soon see , replied clayton . let me introduce you to commander marsden , whos in charge of operations , and my deputy . hes ex-special boat service , so you will have something in common . nick had been leaning for sometime against the door he had quietly opened . he will show you around , get you kitted out and put you through your paces . youll also be given a very detailed briefing . when the commander thinks youre ready , well meet again and youll either be sent out on the road on your own , or back to general pearson-joness outfit . ill be staying with you , said miller , finishing off his now-cold coffee . tell your barbara she makes good coffee , and tell gladys im not signing any of her forms until i know im staying , and tell your petty officer in the armoury bottom i think you call him , - that a tenner says im a better shot than he is . even with a browning . how do you know about these people ? lets just call it research , he replied , before i left mod . rule 2 find out who youll be working with . as he left with marsden , miller turned and said , if i cant have a smith and wesson , can i use one of your bmw bikes ? i rather fancy one of those . no said clayton . youll get a bus pass from gladys if youre lucky . and only then if you sign one of her forms . *** departmental heads met in ss office late the next day . wheres miller now ? asked s. next door , drinking coffee with barbara . hows he got on , then , asked clayton . first class , id say , reported marsden . your new doc perkins put him through his paces , mentally and physically , and says hes still very fit almost combat ready , in fact and mentally very stable . he seems to have soaked up his briefing like blotting paper , too . since hell be on his own , we gave him a rogues gallery test , 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sit down while i give you a final briefing , then you can visit gladys to sign for your kit , and hit the road . im not sure about your gladys , colonel , he said . she holds this organisation together , responded clayton . mostly with bent paperclips and red tape , i should think . clayton grinned . dont be cheeky , miller . and stop calling me colonel . *** chapter eight - a fusion of interests officials from the department for international development had held a series of meetings with the foreign office and the department of trade and industry in an effort to decide how professor barclay should respond to the arab states request for him to set up and run their nuclear fusion research programme for them . the civil servants were beginning to draw up plans for some form of technology transfer agreement , which would allow barclay to be involved in the gulfs own development work , while keeping him firmly based in the uk . barclays place was at harwell . they could see such a programme developing into the same sort of huge and very lucrative contract as the defence agreement with saudi arabia . they were suggesting that barclay , with a couple of senior uk officials , should visit abu dhabi for initial talks with emirate people , and this proposal was now before the cabinet for formal approval . it had been established , unofficially , that such a scheme might find favour in the middle east , provided only that barclay himself was made available as part of the deal . after much discussion , it had been decided after all to send a ministerial team to abu dhabi , to meet ministers and senior officials from throughout the united arab emirates as a first step . the emirates were insisting that professor jack barclay should be part of the uk delegation , as they were equally keen to include some of their top scientists at the plenary sessions . the uk held out , however , and insisted on preliminary technical meetings to draw up draft agreements before detailed negotiations took place . reluctant though he was to leave his research , barclay eventually agreed , after a series of meetings in whitehall , to attend meetings in the gulf when the government decided that the time was right . barclay did what was for him some rather unusual research , and ended up being pleasantly surprised to discover how much his fellow gulf scientists knew about the work he had been undertaking , and about nuclear fusion in general . it soon became obvious that , with his help and with the vast financial resources available to them , they could quite easily and quickly develop similar facilities to his own , and eventually carry on the work largely un-aided . barclay was relieved at this , since the last thing he wanted was to spend any undue amount of time in that hot , dusty place . it was the last thing the uk government wanted , as well . what with that and everything else that was going on , it had been a busy few weeks for jack barclay , and , as a result , for section 11 as well . for a start , he was now making considerable and quite rapid progress in his research after the recent hiatus , and there was now no doubt the he and his team had repositioned the uk at the very forefront of the work being done internationally into the future development of nuclear fusion . the technical team attached to his project was now working furiously to translate his new theoretical hypothesises into the redesigned equipment needed , and to install it at the harwell laboratory , in order to put his ideas into practice . such was the progress they were making that they had already achieved a continuous burn of several minutes , almost to the point where sufficient heat was generated in the process for the fusion to become self-sustaining . he had somehow also found time to visit the french facility at cadarache . both there and at culham , work was proceeding on the electro-magnetic containment of hydrogen plasma so there was much to discuss , not least 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the section 11 team , on arrival , had discovered that , although barclay had declined to give a lecture , a major reception was to be held in his honour before he left after two days of discussion with his fellow american researchers . the op . fusion team had somehow managed to get themselves invited to it as part of the uk delegation . the object of this seemingly generous hospitality was simply to bring even more pressure on barclay to join the californian team . the us was obviously mounting a very serious attempt to achieve this . during the reception , a member of the op . fusion team recognised one of their opposite number , a member of the cia , among the crowd of delegates , keeping an eye a guy we hope will soon be working for us , the man had said . and were keeping an eye on him to make sure he doesnt ! came the reply from jo killick . they each knew where the other was coming from it was that sort of game and helped themselves to another jack daniels as a girl with the drinks tray walked past . clerkenwell would have to be told about the cia presence , decided jo . i hear the arabs are taking an interest in your professor , too , queried the cia man . we wouldnt want him going over to them , would we ? or to you , said killick with a grin . any time at all , the russians will show up , i guess . i think they already have , replied the s.11 man , nodding towards the other side of the room . two of them , by the look of it . smart of you i hadnt spotted them . but one , i recognise . he works over here in the embassy . i didnt , but i do now . why do all russians look the same ? thats two things to tell hq . does the prof know youre looking after him ? not yet , but it begins to look as if well have to tell him soon . barclay was in deep conversation with a couple of us scientists , who both suddenly clapped him on the shoulder , and , with broad grins , shook his hand . they were out of earshot , but killick guessed that the professor had let slip news of his recent major progress . if that was true , then he had just ensured that even greater pressure was put on him to join the californian team . three things to tell s about , now . as the party broke up , there was quite an excited queue of scientists and other dignitaries wanting to shake jack barclay by the hand , many grinning broadly , others patting him on the back . news of barclays work had spread fast among those present , and it looked almost as if the professor had actually agreed to join the team at livermore . jo killick looked across the room to the russians . one was on his mobile phone , looking at what was going on . killick thought that if their phones were anything like his , he could well be photographing the whole thing . *** news of barclays obviously successful visit to california was transmitted to moscow almost immediately . it did not take them long to conclude that the harwell team had achieved a major breakthrough , which had apparently now been shared with the americans . it was obvious to moscow , however , that barclay could not have passed on any great detail in the time he was there . indeed , they also knew that his work was top secret , and that he would never have briefed his american fellow-scientists in any detail , especially not at what was , after all , a largely social event . but it was nevertheless extremely worrying for the russian authorities . they knew that the usa was keen to recruit barclay , and that they had sufficient incentives to be able to achieve that aim , both in terms of research facilities at lawrence livermore and in terms of seemingly unlimited funding . it was bad enough that the uk appeared to be well ahead of everyone else in their attempt to harness nuclear fusion as an alternative to carbon fuels for energy generation , but the thought that their top man might now be prepared to share his secret development work with the americans was perceived as a real threat by the russians . their 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like russia , they had apparent endless resources of oil and gas , so their interest in the nuclear fusion process was perhaps less obvious . it was assumed that , like america , they simply wanted to get ahead of the game . also like america , they were prepared to pour money into the research effort in an attempt to lure professor barclay into leading their work in this particular field . but the difference was that the uk government were playing a slightly devious diplomatic game , and working to cash-in on the middle eastern interest by setting up a trade agreement in which barclay would play a key role . if successful , arab money would pour into the uk as well as arab oil . either way , russian interests would suffer , whether barclay went over to the americans or whether he helped the wealthy arab emirates to join the race to develop commercially viable nuclear fusion . they would also suffer if barclay did neither of those things , but remained where he was and kept the uk ahead of other countries . there was no question about it something had to be done . the more the problem was discussed , the more it became clear that there were really very few options . some members of the politburo had argued that the harwell project should be sabotaged and the project at culham for good measure but that would in no way neutralise the brilliance of professor barclay , who would simply redouble his efforts . such action would delay the uks commercial effort , but thats all , and it would therefore be of no direct or immediate benefit to russia . so that left the man himself . there was no question of enticing barclay to work in russia . it simply was not worth trying , as any attempt would only serve to heighten the perception of russias own weak position . perhaps if he were kidnapped , he could be enticed to share his knowledge , although it was not thought that the man had any weaknesses that would enable him to be blackmailed . removing him from the uk would certainly slow down that countrys development work , but keeping him alive in russia would in itself be dangerous , as news of his whereabouts would almost certainly leak out . it was eventually agreed that it was only possible to slow down the uk effort rather than halt it , and that the removal of barclay would also deny both america and the gulf states of any possible assistance from him in the future . so that was the conclusion . barclay had to be stopped from making any further contribution anywhere , by permanently removing him . *** alan jarvis had been quite astonished , and not a little alarmed , to receive the phone call at home from a russian agent . he had gone over their brief conversation time after time , but could still not quite make sense of it . at first , he had been inclined to tell his director at the office immediately , but had eventually decided to wait for a bit , to let things develop . plenty of time then to tell others , he had thought . it was quite late on a friday evening when the call had come through . mr. alan jarvis ? asked the man , with only the hint of an accent . speaking , replied jarvis . good evening , said the man politely . im sorry to bother you at home , but we thought it best not to contact you at your office . if youre trying to sell me something , im not interested , said jarvis crossly . i am not selling anything , mr. jarvis . who are you then , and what do you want ? you will not know me , came the reply , although i know almost everything about you . for example , i know how furious you are to have been sacked from your previous job , and how you would be only too happy in some way to seek revenge for the way you have been treated . demanded jarvis again . for the moment , that doesnt matter , replied the man . let me just say that i have been asked by my superiors in moscow to contact you , and to tell you that we may be able to suggest a scheme which will allow you get your own back on the chairman of the joint intelligence committee , and your successor at section 11 at the same time . what sort of scheme ? let us just say that it would also do us a favour , as well as allowing you to vent your quite justified anger . what makes you think i should do you any favours , whoever you are ? when you hear details of what we propose , we are quite sure you will wish to co-operate , said the russian , and hung up . if he was honest about it , jarvis was a bit scared . not only that , he couldnt make up his mind what to do for the best . in the end , he decided to do nothing . there was nothing he would like more than to get even with clayton and the people who had put clayton into his old job , but he wasnt sure he wanted the russians to help him do it . | [["like", 4], ["russia", 11], ["russias", 11], ["apparent", 31], ["endless", 39], ["resource", 49], ["resourcing", 49], ["resources", 49], ["oil", 56], ["gas", 64], ["gassing", 64], ["interest", 84], ["nuclear", 99], ["fusion", 106], 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neither was he at all sure what the man had meant when he had inferred that he , jarvis , would want to co-operate with them . this sounded like a threat to him , almost blackmail in fact , and he could not begin to think of anything that he could be blackmailed about . however much he hated his present job , where everybody knew that he had been more or less sacked from head of section 11 , he still had a good few years to go before he retired , and he didnt want to get caught up working for the russians . there was really nothing he could do , anyway , except wait for a further contact to be made . it was a great temptation to go to his director now to tell him of the approach he had received , but he concluded that he should wait until he knew more about the russians demands . as it happened , his director knew of the phone call the next day . which was why dusty miller was now sitting patiently down the end of the road , watching and waiting . although even he did not know what he was watching and waiting for . in fact , miller was beginning to wish he had never taken on this particular assignment . he was getting thoroughly bored by the inaction . he had managed to fix a tracking device to jarviss car , which could be useful sometime , and had been in for a quick look round the house one evening when jarvis and his wife were entertaining friends . that was quite exciting they hadnt heard him , but on the other hand he had found nothing of the remotest interest either . he hadnt even needed to fix bugs to the phone , as he knew it was already being remotely monitored . so he was stuck , following jarvis to his lambeth office every morning , watching where he went for lunch and whom he met , and then following him home again . at least he had been able to establish a pretty good behaviour pattern , so any activity out of the usual should be easier to spot . so far , there hadnt been any . in his clerkenwell office , s was also beginning to wonder if miller was wasting his time , and had said so at one of his regular briefing meetings with sir robin algar . however , the cabinet secretary had been adamant the tip-off from their soviet agent had been positive enough , and there had been the phone call to jarvis since then . we could not afford to drop our guard until we had positive intelligence that it was safe to do so . not long after that , however , reports reached london from the moscow embassy that they had picked up conversations with barclay and jarvis both mentioned in the same sentence . nobody could be sure why , or in what context , but it was enough for s to call in miller for a chat , as clayton put it . somethings going on , he told miller , although we cant be sure what . just to be on the safe side , im allocating you some support so we can keep a 24-hour watch on jarvis from now on . we shall be briefing your new team-mates tomorrow , specially selected like you and everyone else in this outfit , but i want you here to give them a detailed run-down on jarvis life-style , movements , routine , who he meets and all that . a bit of action at last , perhaps , said miller . i must admit , colonel , i was getting quite bored . well , dont be , replied clayton . keep on your toes , and make sure you report the slightest thing thats out of the ordinary . in particular , were looking for any sign of possible further russian contact with jarvis . weve got a tap on his phones , but look out for him starting to use dead letter boxes , and that sort of thing . leave it to me , colonel , replied dusty , cheekily . ive no option at the moment . ill let you know if we pick up anything useful . a few days later , they did . it was shortly after barclays acclaimed visit to america when , at about the same time , mi6s moscow station and gchq in cheltenham both reported that instructions had been issued to activate jarvis . s immediately alerted the fusion team and miller , before going to an emergency meeting in the cabinet 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on the other hand , it could be the last straw for the man , who we know is already under great stress . if we did tell him , we could reassure him up to a point by telling him of the protection you are offering and have been for several months . but frankly , said sir robin , i cant see how telling him of our suspicions will help either him or us . theres no doubt , though , that we must stay close to the man , wherever he is . what puzzles me is the role jarvis might be playing in all this , said clayton . his conversation the other week with the russian , who we have not yet identified , almost carried with it a threat . saying that jarvis would want to cooperate with them suggested blackmail , but ive been through his file again and again , and cant turn up anything at all . neither can i , admitted algar . seems happily married , no evidence or suggestion of any affairs anywhere , no financial problems , no dubious political interests nothing . the two men sat in silence for a moment . i think ill have a quiet word with my barbara , said clayton . you know how women have a nose for these things , and shes not only very bright , but worked with the man for four or more years before i arrived . she may have a clue . the cabinet secretary nodded his agreement . *** before s had a quiet word with his ps , barbara , he thought it prudent to talk first to nick marsden about jarvis . but nick had nothing concrete to offer , and had himself been mystified by the apparent threat contained in the russians phone call . could be something from the mans private life , i suppose , he suggested . jarvis had a reputation for being a bit of a snake in the grass and something of a womaniser , but he always seemed happily enough married . it was probably all bravado , but he did once try chatting up barbara , i remember . i was thinking i would have a word with her , to see if she could throw any light on what the russians might have on him . you wouldnt object , would you ? not at all , replied marsden . i know youve been seeing her from time to time lately , thats all . its no secret , replied nick . we are getting on quite well , as it happens dinner out , a couple of visits to the theatre , that sort of thing . shes very loyal to the section and to you , so im sure shell help if she can . ill let you know if anything comes of our chat . they had their chat the next morning . barbara always attended the informal meeting clayton had with his departmental heads every day , to keep a note of anything worth noting . i hope you dont mind staying behind after prayers , but i wanted a quiet word with you about my predecessor . you know the background , of course mysterious phone call from the russians offering him the chance to get his own back on us , then the apparent link to barclay . what we cant work out is why they should think he would want to help them in any way , but during their phone call to him , they said hang on a minute . clayton thumbed 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and now youre here , im even more glad i stayed on . and nick was a bit of an incentive as well , i suppose , guessed clayton . you know we go out together sometimes ? i remember you saying when you first arrived that it was your job to know things , she reminded him . and how is donald ? as wonderful as ever , she replied . well , im sorry to have quizzed you like that , but i really have learnt a little bit more about alan jarvis , thanks to your honesty . although i still have no idea what the russian meant . neither have i , replied barbara . but if anything should occur to me , then ill tell you immediately . im sure you will and thanks . as barbara stood to leave , bill said , by the way , does jarvis know about donald by any chance ? the girl sat down again . after a pause , she almost whispered , yes , he does . bill leant forward . no , she replied , quietly . alan jarvis is donalds father . thats something i did not know , said bill . i did not have the slightest idea , i promise you . the girl sighed . mrs jarvis has no idea , either , she said , and im not about to tell her . alan is actually very fond of my little boy , and sees him when he can get away from home for long enough . but thats not often . he certainly hasnt since weve been keeping an eye on him , said clayton . we would have thought it odd , and a bit suspicious , if he had called at your home . i have to let him see the boy of course , although i wish i didnt . donald really doesnt like him at all . the child cant understand who this strange man is . does jarvis pay you any sort of allowance , may i ask ? not a penny . his wife would find out if he did . i asked you once before if anyone else here knew about donald . nobody did when you asked , but nick does now . the two have actually met , and get on together like a house on fire . bill clayton thought for a moment . does nick know that alan jarvis is donalds father ? i shant tell him , promised clayton . but perhaps you should , in view of whats going on . barbara thought for a moment . ill tell him , at the right moment . barbara , would you prefer from now on to be kept out of the loop of people who know about whats going on with jarvis ? not at all its part of my job to know whats going on , and i have no loyalty towards the man whatsoever . only to you and the section . frankly , i couldnt give a damn what happens to him , she said angrily . nor me , come to that , replied s. my job is simply to keep him away from barclay . *** chapter nine - the bridge in the park it seemed to s , and to c , and to the cabinet secretary , and to everyone else with any interest in the well-being of professor jack barclay , that the russians were being particularly slow to respond to the instruction from moscow to activate jarvis . two days had passed now , and nothing had happened . at least , nothing they were aware of . the truth was that they were all getting a bit jittery and worried in case they had missed something . but , according to dusty miller , jarvis was behaving absolutely normally . he had certainly not met anyone that miller had not seen him meet before , and nothing of any relevance had been noted from the telephone and email intercepts . the only thing that gchq had been able to report was that they thought they had identified the earlier caller . from his voiceprint , it seemed likely that he was a second secretary in the cultural department of the russian embassy . since that was the home of many kgb members , it did not surprise anyone too much , although this man had not been used in such a prominent role before . perhaps hed had promotion . it was a bit of a shock , then , not least to jarvis himself , when he received a late night call to his home from the same man . it certainly had the immediate effect of galvanising everyone who was told about the call . meet me on the bridge over the lake in st. jamess park at half past twelve tomorrow afternoon . i shall be reading the daily 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i suggest you get nick in as well . clayton rang barbara first , then nick marsden , both with the same message . get into the office as quickly as possible . looks like a major panic on . nick got there first just and had the kettle on by the time s arrived . barbara was busy turning the boiling water into coffee , as clayton got through to sir robin algar . asked clayton without beating about the bush . nick marsden was listening in on the extension . jarvis has been activated , was the reply . we intercepted a call to him an hour or so ago , giving him instructions to meet his contact at lunchtime tomorrow . of course , we shall have plenty of people around to watch what goes on , but we may not be able to monitor whats said . the rendezvous is on the bridge across the lake in st. jamess park , which is notoriously busy at lunchtime , particularly on a fine day . and the forecast for tomorrow is for it to be a fine day . who is jarvis meeting , do we know ? probably the man whos now made two phone calls to him . this call is certainly from the same chap the voice signature matches . we are only assuming that it will be him at the meeting . ill tip off my chaps , said clayton . well have to make sure we dont trip over one another . is mi5 or special branch being activated ? special branch . we have arranged for their technical chaps to be working on the bridge tomorrow minor repairs and a bit of painting , that sort of thing trying to bug the thing to pick up whats said . i wouldnt mind a live feed from that if you could arrange it . of course , agreed algar . shall i have it patched through into your ops . room ? if jarvis is being targeted against barclay , we need to know about it . not really , replied the cabinet secretary . just one thing we couldnt really understand . something about by the time we meet well have donald , but it really meant nothing what ? yelled clayton , and hung up , cabinet secretary or not . nick rushed into bills office . donald , for gods sake . now we know what their hold is over jarvis . were idiots not to have worked that out . barbara told you ? grab her , take our para-medic ambulance with bells , sirens , flashing lights and whatever else its got , and go like hell for her place in dulwich . if hes still there when you get there , bring donald back here . nick didnt need to be told twice . he shot out of bills office , yelled at barbara to drop everything and run , and made straight for the underground garage . she looked quizzically at bill , who was at the door , on her way out . go , he shouted . dont hang about nick will explain . bill shot back into his office , and got on the phone to the garage . by the time nick and barbara got there , the engine of the yellow and blue-hatched mercedes was running and the garage security door was open . there was a squeal of tyres as the vehicle plunged out into the darkness , and headed south at breakneck speed . there was little s could do now , except wait and hope . he poured himself a cup of the freshly brewed coffee . he really should phone the cabinet secretary to apologise . that donald was the illegitimate son of jarvis , and barbara was his mother ? barbara might not be very pleased about that news getting about in whitehall . it was a closely kept secret . and yet , somehow , the russians had found out . who could possibly have told them ? what the devils going on here .. ? he picked up the red phone . sorry to hang up so abruptly like that , he said when robin algar answered , but i had to act fast and explain afterwards . you need to know that donald is jarviss son . the russians obviously planned to kidnap the boy so as to blackmail jarvis into doing whatever it is they want him to do . i had no idea , exclaimed algar . we are already doing it . a couple of my people are on their way to kidnap donald ourselves , as fast as we can get there . i just hope we arent too late , thats all . so what happens if you do get the boy ? im only 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and im sorry i didnt mention donald sooner , but it meant nothing to anyone here . lets just hope were quick enough , thats all , and get to him before they do . *** as best he could , nick told barbara what was happening , while trying to reassure her that donald was going to be ok and that they would be there well before the russians could lay a finger on him . since hes at home and in bed now anyway , with your mother there to look after him , they were probably planning on grabbing the boy sometime tomorrow morning , perhaps on his way to nursery school . i do hope youre right , she said . please hurry , nick . im doing my best , old love . i think well go the usual way , over waterloo bridge and down through elephant and castle . at least the traffic wont be so bad at this time of night , and with the siren and lights going , we should cut through what there is . barbara rang her mother on the mobile . donald was still there and ok. get him awake , ma . tell him were going for a ride in a really fast car as a special treat . shove a few clothes in a bag , and some of his favourite toys . well be away for a couple of days , but theres no need to worry . we got wind of a possible kidnap attempt , so dont open the door to anyone until we get there . asked her mother anxiously . im not really sure , but nicks driving and seems to know where he is . fifteen minutes , shouted nick . well be there in fifteen minutes or less if were lucky . barbara had noticed that nick got the car up to nearly 80 on one short stretch of road , even though he was driving down the wrong side . other vehicles sensibly stopped or got out of the way . nick was certainly a very good driver , but she shut her eyes just the same , and hung on tight . this would have been quicker if our hq was in camberwell and not clerkenwell , he observed , as they swung south into denmark hill at nearly 90 . if he was honest , nick was quite enjoying himself . he hadnt needed to drive like this for a long time , especially at night . it was good to keep his hand in , but he was nevertheless desperately worried that they would not get to donald in time . nearly there , he announced . you dive in and grab donald while i turn the car round . will you come in with me ? id rather scout round to make sure were not being watched by the opposition , if you dont mind . nick turned off the flashing lights and the siren a few streets away , so as not to arouse undue attention when they arrived at the house . barbara dashed into the house as nick turned the car and had a careful look round to make sure the place wasnt being watched . as he was in the surveillance business himself , he knew what to look for . although it was dark , he was pretty sure there were no strangers about not outside , anyway . except that , just as barbara re-appeared with donald in her arms , a british telecom van pulled slowly into the road and stopped a few houses away . nick recognised it as one of theirs . good old 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ive sent someone over with one of our camp beds from the store here , and catherine is making that up , and a proper bed for you , in our spare room . gladys made me sign for the bed , by the way ! something else to thank you for , grinned barbara , the tension lifted . ive a favour to ask you , though , said bill clayton . i want you to do a bit of acting for me , and to ring alan jarvis to tell him hysterically that donald has been taken from his bed . i want him to think that the russians have done it , so that he keeps his rendezvous with them tomorrow or later today , i should say . unless he does that , we shall never find out what it is they want from him . ill do my best to sound convincing . hes expecting them to take donald , so he shouldnt be too surprised . nick chipped in . he might just tell you not to phone the police under any circumstances . if he does , try to find out why not , and then eventually agree . he wont ring them , as he will be as keen as you are to ensure donalds safety , and to play his part in order to get donald released . good point nick . why not use your office , barbara , and well listen in . leave donald here to enjoy his coke . and when your mama has finished on the phone , said nick to him , ill show you around the garage and all the cars weve got . then you must get to bed at uncle bills . jarvis was shocked to get barbaras phone call , especially at such an ungodly hour of the night , but not altogether surprised by her news . she was as hysterical as she could be , and jarvis had a job to calm her down . as predicted , he was insistent that she did not call the police . just leave this to me , he told her . im sure i know whats happened , and that i can get donald back safe and sound within a day or so . how can you be so sure , she demanded . because of information ive received at the office . if you knew donald was going to be kidnapped , why didnt you stop it , you bastard ? there was no way of stopping it , and i wasnt at all sure that he was at risk anyway . but now its happened , you can trust me to get him back safely . why should i ever trust you ? because theres nobody else . ill ring the police this very minute , she shouted . for gods sake , dont so that . you will only put the boy at greater risk , and prejudice my chances of getting him released quickly and safely . i dont trust you , alan . i know that , and i can understand why . but i promise ill do whatever i have to , to get donald back to you soon . ill give you a few hours , if you really insist , she said , but if i dont hear something positive from you by mid-morning , im ringing the police . i need a bit longer than that , pleaded jarvis . but i should know something after lunch , and ill ring you then . because im meeting someone , thats why . already arranged , is it ? you knew all along this was going to happen and whos behind it , and you did nothing to stop it , you bastard , she shouted . the police are going to love this 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*** special branch had permission from the royal parks police to take their van close to the st. jamess park bridge . they were there mid-morning , and were soon clambering all over it with spanners and paintbrushes , some in the lake in waders . nick was in the ops . room early , although bill clayton and barbara were a bit later in than usual , having needed to make sure that donald was settled first . when they left for clerkenwell , he was happily playing with some of bills old toys , which catherine had dug out of an equally aged tin trunk . he seemed quite pleased to be missing a day at school , not least because nick had promised him a ride in something else out of the garage later , if he was good . barbara had phoned her mother earlier to reassure her that all was well , but advised her to stay indoors if possible until further notice , and not to answer the door to anyone . as she and bill left his flat , she noticed two men on a motorbike parked a little way down the road . donald would be safe now . *** to say that alan jarvis had slept badly would be an exaggeration . he hadnt slept at all . the russians certainly had him over a barrel now , but he couldnt for the life of him work out how the russians had discovered that donald was his son . nobody knew only barbara , of course , and he couldnt imagine that she had told them , or even had any contact with them , in spite of working where she did . he had no idea yet , either , what it was they were going to ask him to do to secure donalds release , but hadnt long to wait , now , and lunchtime couldnt come soon enough . that was the imperative , securing donalds safety , although getting even with the cabinet secretary and section 11 would be a bonus . his wife had rung in to the office to say he was unwell , and wouldnt be at his desk today . she certainly thought he looked dreadful when he left the house to get some fresh air . he got to the park early , but the man was already there , leaning over the railings of the bridge , financial times under his arm , reading the mail . as usual , there were lots of people about . some were feeding the ducks , others eating their sandwiches , while even more were simply enjoying the sun in deckchairs and listening to the band playing on the bandstand . tourists thronged the bridge as well , taking photos of one another , or just the view , either of the foreign office or buckingham palace , or both . dusty miller was also there , taking photographs , although you would have been forgiven for thinking he was simply chatting on his mobile phone . jarvis lent over the railings next to the man . they admired the view together in silence for a few moments . eventually , the man said , kind of you to meet me here , mr. jarvis . i want my son released unharmed immediately , said jarvis . the man was surprised , but tried not to show it . he knew by then that they had not , after all , kidnapped the boy . im not sure i know what youre talking about . you know bloody well what im talking about , replied jarvis . you said youd have donald by the time we met , and you know he was taken from his bed late last night . the man looked over the railings at a passing duck , and a few workmen busy under the bridge . you have to earn his release , mr jarvis , said the man . the man stood and folded both his two newspapers together . this place is a bit crowded , dont you think ? lets take a stroll round the lake while we talk . shouted nick from the ops . we were picking all that up quite nicely , and now theyve wandered off and we shall never know whats going on . theres no way miller or anyone else , will ever be able to hear what they say , said clayton . bugger it ! well have to double up the watch on jarvis now , he concluded . we simply cant afford to lose track of him . ill get that organised , said nick . well have to use chaps he might recognise , but we cant help that . lets hope he will be too pre-occupied to notice . tell miller 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not a package , but small , like a coin . a key , perhaps ? miller couldnt think what else it might be , so called clerkenwell again . he had managed to get a photo of the hand-over , but only from behind them , and not close enough to be able to tell what it was . eventually , having circled the top half of the lake and crossed the bridge again , they parted company at the tea-room . the russian went inside , and jarvis walked on , quickening his pace . wondered miller . he did not have long to wonder . jarvis headed straight for st. jamess park underground station . miller knew his mobile phone , however sophisticated , would not work underground on the tube , so he quickly got through to the ops . room before he went in to the station entrance . jarvis is buying a ticket , he reported . now going down to the westbound platform . keep the line open . he dashed to the ticket office , barged in at the head of the queue , and flashed his pass to the bewildered booking clerk . where did that man book to ? he demanded urgently , hearing a train approaching . heathrow , replied the man . terminal three . jarvis repeated this over the phone , as he dashed down the steps two at a time , and dived on to the train just as the doors closed . he watched jarvis board the train three carriages further up . he would have to work his way forward at the next two stations to make sure he ended up in the same part of the train . he looked at the map above the train window . change at earls court , he thought , then piccadilly line straight through . earls court was a difficult interchange down escalators , along corridors , down stairs but somehow miller managed to keep jarvis in sight until he got on the train to heathrow . this time , miller was in the same carriage . he had no idea whether his message had got through to clerkenwell or not , but there was nothing miller could do now until he came out into the open again probably at the airport . nick was still in the ops . room , and just caught part of millers last message the part that said heathrow was clear enough , and they all thought they just heard terminal three , before the signal faded and finally disappeared . soon , everyone who needed to know did know . jarvis was heading for the airport . *** what the hell has he been sent there for ? he surely cant be going anywhere , can he ? he has no luggage , not even a cabin bag , and probably hasnt got his passport either , unless we missed a phone call or something . perhaps hes meeting someone . we know barclay is at harwell , so its not him . just suppose , said head of section , that it was a key he was given . he could be going to collect something . i thought they did away with left luggage facilities ages ago for security reasons , said nick . lets get on the internet to find out , said clayton . he typed in left luggage london , and immediately got the british tourist authority website . there it is , he exclaimed . a company called excess baggage 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dusty miller hurried after the disappearing jarvis who now , thought miller , looked distinctly ill. *** chapter ten - a shot in the dark so what with one thing and another , weve had quite a busy couple of days , concluded the head of section 11 at a hurriedly arranged , and very late-night briefing meeting with the cabinet secretary . but we are still in a very confused situation . i must say , though , said sir robin , that you and your team seem to have done remarkably well to keep up with events . as a matter of fact , we have kept ahead of some of them , corrected bill clayton , as well as keeping in close contact with professor barclay . let me summarise . first of all , we have managed to kidnap jarviss son before the russians could . and that must be causing them no end of a problem , because although they know hes been taken , they also know that they didnt do it . jarvis , however , thinks they did , so is going along with their demands . from a brief conversation we overheard , it seems likely that he will be taking action tomorrow , probably tomorrow evening , although we still dont know what it is hes expected to do . somehow , we also managed to keep up with jarvis at his rendezvous with the russian , and actually got to the airport before him in the end , although that was a bit of luck . your man keeping an eye on jarvis has done well . hes worked very hard and done an excellent job so far . but hes been operating on his own for some time , and is really quite exhausted , so ive sent him home for some rest while a couple of others keep watch now that jarvis is home again . there are still quite a lot of loose ends , arent there ? there are certainly a couple of things id dearly love to know right now , agreed clayton , not least how the russians discovered that jarvis had a son . but more importantly , we have no idea what jarviss next move will be , or when he will make it , although we think it will be late tomorrow . weve doubled up on our surveillance of barclay , just to be on the safe side , and im still tempted to let him know whats going on so that he too can be on his guard . the other thing is that we have no idea what was in the briefcase jarvis collected , and no way of finding out . just for once , s was quite wrong . in spite of being at the end of his tether , dusty miller had not , in fact , gone home to rest as instructed . he was as keen as anyone to know what was in the briefcase , and so had decided to find out . he was in charge , after all , wasnt he ? told to take care of jarvis ? hed been into the house once before , so he would get in again . he had a low-level night vision infra-red torch and special night vision goggles , so he could see his way around quite well , and no-one else would see a thing . he waited until all the lights had gone out before he carefully picked the rather simple lock on the back door , and went into the kitchen . he rather hoped the briefcase would be downstairs somewhere 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high powered , silencer , telescopic sight , the lot . and a couple of clips of ammo . purpose built case . very nice , colonel . left it where it was , colonel . although i was very tempted to nick it . but i thought it would cause more problems than it solved . youre probably right , agreed clayton after a moments thought . and i do wish youd stop calling me colonel . ok , sir . but if you want the briefcase , colonel , i can easily go back for it , now i know where it is . but you need to be very careful , you know miller . we have no special warrant or anything like that , so if you get caught breaking and entering , theres very little we shall be able do about it . rule 3 , colonel . never get caught . but youve done well , so now go and get some rest . i think ill doss down in the car . im back on duty in a couple of hours . clayton told algar what had happened . so now we know that jarvis has a high-powered rifle , but we can still only guess that barclay is the target . i now think we should tell the professor , and get him to a place of safety , said algar . hes already in one , replied clayton . jarvis will never get into harwell . but he could have a crack at barclay outside the wire , so to speak . s thought for a moment . on the other hand , we could pull jarvis in . now it was the cabinet secretarys turn to ponder . frankly , id rather leave jarvis on the loose to find out what he does next . hes now an obvious danger , and unfit for further employment in the security services , but i need more evidence to get rid of him . and i need to get back to the office , if youll excuse me , said clayton . ill think about what you said , and consult with a few colleagues . ill let you know what we recommend , and keep you in touch with developments . although it was gone midnight , he summonsed nick , barbara , clive newell , and phil langdon , the retired petty officer who ran their armoury . we need to do a bit of quick planning for tomorrow or today , as it now is , he told them when they were all assembled in the briefing room . we know that jarvis now has a gun , and we assume barclay is his target . we also think jarvis will make his move sometime later today . the debate is whether or not we get barclay to a safer place than harwell , or whether we pull in jarvis before he acts , or whether we let events run their course . if we do that , we shall need to keep well ahead of the game . ive already arranged to double up the watch on barclay with immediate effect , and we should do the same in relation to jarvis . how good a shot is jarvis ? he asked langdon . nearly as good as i am . why would he want a rifle with a silencer and telescopic sight ? what sort of rifle , do we know ? some sort of kalashnikov , according to miller . says there arent many about . i know the one he means . its a snipers rifle , accurate from long range . that seems to suggest that he knows he wont get close to barclay , so where would be the best place for him to be to stand any chance of getting the man ? his routine is pretty much the same every day , said newell , who was running op . we know from his diary that he will be in harwell all day . he will leave his digs at about 7.30 am , drive in his car to work , and stay there until he decides to go home . thats a movable feast , as we know to our cost anything from 4.30 pm to 11.30 pm , or even later occasionally . he works very long hours , but somewhere around 6.30 pm is more common . what about his drive to and from work ? it takes him about fifteen minutes , no more , replied newell . mostly through open countryside , once he leaves the village . the indications are that jarvis will strike in the evening , rather than early on . that means it will probably be dark . if you ask me , said langdon , the silencer suggests that he will be using the weapon from inside a building , rather from open countryside . he probably wont risk a shot while barclay is too close to the atomic energy 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ill get barclays director to make sure the professor stays at work until as late as possible . that will give us plenty of time to move in on jarvis and catch him red-handed with the gun , in a position to shoot and kill barclay if thats what he plans . once jarvis is under arrest , well remove barclay to a place of safety , since the russians will still want him out of the way , and will try something else once they know jarvis has failed . lets get things organised then , concluded clayton . nick , i want miller to follow jarvis from his house to our first rendezvous along the route . if he deviates from the route we think he will take , miller can keep after him , and report in . the rest of the night was spent setting up the operation for later that day . as miller was already out keeping an eye on jarvis , clayton briefed him on the secure mobile phone . let us know the minute jarvis leaves home , instructed clayton . we think hell make for reading and then the a417 , so you can start thinking about how he might get to reading from there . our guess is that hell probably leave after lunch , to give himself time to get into position before barclay leaves harwell . once youve made contact with our first relay team , peel off and get home for some well-earned rest . clayton turned to barbara . i do wish hed stop calling me colonel ! *** professor jack barclay was sublimely oblivious to all that was happening on his behalf . in fact , if youd asked him , he probably wouldnt have been able to tell you what day it was . his mind had been on other things , and for the first time in many months , he actually felt reasonably happy with the way things had been going . and things had been going well very well . under his supervision , his technical support team at the rutherford appleton laboratory at harwell , in oxford , had achieved a major breakthrough in the development of nuclear fusion . not only had they been able to show that the laser containment of hydrogen plasma was far more efficient than the electro-magnetic system which had been used for years at culham , but they had also managed to achieve a net energy gain through the fusion of the deuteron and triton hydrogen isotopes . only yesterday , a self-sustaining reaction had been achieved which had generated enough heat to produce over 500 megawatts of fusion power , sufficient to prove without doubt that a commercial nuclear fusion power station was now feasible and achievable . this was a remarkable breakthrough ; an achievement that , a few weeks earlier , had appeared impossible until barclay himself had proposed a solution to the seemingly intractable problem which they had encountered during their research . barclay was not only elated , but drained to the point of near exhaustion . he knew that what they had achieved would need to be repeated , again and again , before it could be regarded as genuine progress . he began to wonder if he had the stamina to see this through to its 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somewhere en route , miller would meet up with colleagues who would then continue shadowing jarvis until he finally arrived at the place from where he hoped to have a clear shot at professor barclay . jarvis finally left his house just before 2.0pm , complete with the briefcase . he looked , and felt , distinctly ill . he did not seem to be in any great hurry as he started his car , and headed off up the road . miller reported that jarvis was on the move . he pulled out of the side turning , and followed at a discrete distance on his motorbike . it was not long , however , before dusty miller became concerned and confused . jarvis was not going the way they had thought . like others in section 11 who used the pool of bikes , miller had a hard hat with a built-in mobile phone . he activated it using the hidden keypad on the bikes fuel tank , and called the ops . jarvis is not , repeat not heading west , he told them . he started off going east and has now turned south , heading for central london . clayton and marsden were immediately alerted . where the hell can he be going ? miller was instructed to discretely keep on his tail at all costs , and to keep the line open . tell gladys to look out for a summons for the congestion charge , he replied . it looks as if ill be going straight through the middle , and i dont propose to stop at a newsagents to buy a ticket . traffics getting very heavy , reported miller a bit later . are you monitoring the tracking device i fitted ? driving down kilburn high road , reported miller . still heading south . edgware road , heading for marble arch . this traffics awful , complained miller . hes got ahead of me at traffic lights jumped the red . clayton and marsden were totally confused , and quite unable to work out where jarvis might be going . they had large scale maps of london spread out all over the ops room , and it began to look increasingly as if barclay was not jarviss target after all . ive lost him ! shouted miller . i think he went for park lane , still going south , but i cant be sure . hes twice nipped across red lights , but i dare not give chase too risky and id be spotted . ill do my best to catch up with him . ill wind this thing up down park lane , and hope for the best . there was a long silence from the man on the motorbike . got him again , shouted miller . going like a bat out of hell down buckingham palace road , towards the embankment . hes a long way ahead of me though . moments later hes gone again . saw him turn right along the embankment towards battersea , but hes out of view now . battersea ! shouted clayton . barclays got a flat in battersea somewhere ! clayton was desperately searching his computer for the address . he got on the radio to miller . barclays got a flat in battersea albert bridge mansions . yes colonel ! miller got there as fast as he could through the late afternoon traffic , but never saw jarviss car again . i dont like this , bill , said nick marsden . why 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it was almost dark by now , but still light enough for miller to see a prone figure sprawled on the kitchen floor , in an ever-increasing pool of blood . he took a couple of pictures , and left the way he had got in . im afraid your professor barclay is dead , he reported to clayton . exclaimed s. i recognised the man , retorted miller . ill email the pictures i took right away . do that , demanded clayton , and then get back here . nick downloaded the photos . hes right , damn it ! no doubt about it , bill . thats barclay all right . how the devil could barclay get away from harwell without us seeing him ? ill check with the team over there , and see what they have to say . ill bet barclay is still at harwell after all . the man in the battersea flat is probably his twin brother . dammit , id quite forgotten he had a twin ! identical , apparently . the russians have cocked-up , big time ! after a couple of quick calls , nick confirmed that barclay was still at the laboratory , at a meeting with the director . now lets think this through , said clayton . unless we can convince the russians that theyve got their man , the professor is still very much in danger . but if we let jack barclay carry on as usual , they will soon find out , and have another go at him . im not quite sure myself , yet . but we need to talk to our barclay , and quickly . and secretly . that means going to harwell , in case hes spotted leaving the place . unless we get him brought here in a van , or something . ill get on to robin algar immediately , said clayton grabbing the red phone . miller walked in . sorry about the professor , colonel , he said . all my fault , im afraid . nothings your fault , miller . we think the man you saw could be barclays twin brother . its the russians who have screwed things up , not you . time you took a break , said marsden . before you disappear , get on to your chums and make sure we are told the minute jarvis gets home . and i want to know if hes still got the briefcase . aye , aye , commander . clayton called nick into his office . im going over to the cabinet office for a meeting with sir robin algar . he agrees we should pull in barclay quickly and quietly , and hes arranging for the yard to collect him . by the time he gets to algars office , we shall have agreed a strategy , i hope . do you mind staying here ? weve got bodies scattered all over the place , so i shall recall them . by the way , i think we need to keep an eye on jarvis , still . at least until he gets rid of that gun . ill get miller out there again in the morning , but there are other chaps out there now , anyway . clayton decided to go by bus and underground to westminster . it gave him time to think . barclay should be here within an hour , announced the cabinet secretary as clayton was shown into his office . scotland yard have arranged to collect him in an unmarked car , so with any luck no-one will notice , even if he is being watched . claytons mobile phone 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theres only one way the threat to barclay will be removed , and that is to convince the russians that he really is dead . then theyll give up , but not unless or until . sir robin algar frowned . what ever are you suggesting now . clayton outlined his audacious plan , to an increasingly incredulous chairman of the joint intelligence committee . you know , he said eventually , that could just work . but only if we get the total agreement and co-operation of barclay himself . we simply must . after all , its for his own good as well as being of immense long-term benefit to this country . you will have to use every diplomatic skill at your disposal , sir robin . we might just do it between us . after all , the man has very few options . neither have we , said clayton . theres no plan b that i can think of . the red secure phone rang . algar answered it , and passed it to clayton . clayton listened for a moment . get miller on to it . i want photos of the switch , and both men . tell him to use the mobile phone camera , from outside . let jarvis go we can pick him up when we want to . jarvis has been told to meet our russian friend tomorrow morning to hand back the briefcase . st. james coffee bar in piccadilly . with a few pictures , well have all the evidence we need to get rid of jarvis . he can rot in jail , said algar . no he cant , said clayton . if we get the police on to him , hell blow section 11 clear out of the water . hell have to be handled very carefully , im afraid . the cabinet secretarys intercom rang . professor barclay is here to see you , sir robin . and bring the drinks tray . *** chapter eleven - dying to live professor jack barclay looked very tired when he was shown in to the cabinet secretarys office . he was a short man , not very smartly dressed , and with long , rather unkempt hair . he looked what he was a scientist , who had better things to do than look after himself . as well as being tired , he was also very puzzled , and not a little worried . he could not work out why he had suddenly been whisked away from his laboratory in such secrecy , and brought to the very centre of government at break-neck speed . he lost no time in saying so . sir robin algar did his best to put the man at his ease , having introduced him to colonel bill clayton , and offered him a drink . i can quite understand how you must feel , professor , and i can assure you that we would not have brought you here late in the evening after such a busy day if we hadnt concluded that it was not only absolutely essential , but because it is also , we judge , to be in your own best interests . first of all , though , i must congratulate you wholeheartedly on your recent successes . you will know that i am no scientist , but i am told that what you have achieved is of the utmost significance and importance to the future development of sustainable nuclear fusion as an energy source , and is therefore of inestimable value to this country . thats kind of you , replied jack barclay , taking a sip from his large tumbler of whisky . i take it my director must have told you , as very few people outside my immediate team know of - well , our triumph if i may be bold enough to say so . i must confess to being absolutely euphoric at what has been achieved , although i could never claim to have been solely responsible . i have an excellent team working with me . nevertheless , it is personally very satisfying to have achieved something that i have been working towards all these years . i feel both extremely excited and extremely tired , he added , so this is most welcome , and really my first chance of anything like a celebratory drink . i am quite sure , though , that you didnt bring me all this way just to give me a glass of scotch . i have arranged for some coffee and sandwiches a little later , but you are right , of course , said algar . there is a far more serious subject we need to discuss with you , and i can assure you that if we could 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supervision ? said barclay disbelievingly . what exactly do you mean by supervision ? i mean that one or more of my people has been with you every hour of the day and night , whether you have been at home , in the laboratory or abroad . i find that quite impossible to believe , protested the professor . i have seen or noticed no-one unknown to me not at all , anywhere . and protection from what , may i ask ? from my point of view , its excellent news that you spotted nothing out of the ordinary . we are specially trained to be , if you like , invisible , by blending seamlessly into the background . our task is to protect those uk citizens such as yourself who we know to be at risk in some way , but whose value to the nation is such that we wish them to continue their work unharmed . it is your success that has put you at such risk . why on earth wasnt i told ? demanded barclay . we judged , replied sir robin , that you were already under such stress with your demanding work and the problems you were seeking to overcome , not to mention the other demands being made on your time both at home and abroad , that to warn you of your imminent danger would have added an unbearable additional strain . perhaps i could chip in and explain , said clayton , that apart from being cabinet secretary and head of the civil service , sir robin here is also chairman of the joint intelligent committee . i report directly to him , and to nobody else . this may help to assure you that we know what we are talking about , and that the threat to your safety was , and continues to be i fear , immediate and very real . we initially chose not to tell you before , as i have explained , said algar , but recent events have persuaded us that you should now be told , and told immediately . what recent events ? and how recent ? what happened this afternoon , then ? before i tell you that , let me first of all give you some background , said clayton . he took a sip from his own glass , and topped up barclays . you will know better than we do that your pioneering work has caused worldwide interest , particularly in america where they have been trying to tempt you into working with them at the lawrence livermore university , and similarly in the gulf region . it is not our business to prevent you from following either option if you should so decide in this country , you are free to choose . although we would prefer that you stayed here , of course , added algar . there are two players in this drama that you are aware of , professor , continued clayton . the united arab emirates want you to take the lead in helping them to develop nuclear fusion so that they have a source of wealth once their stocks of natural gas and oil run out . the americans , on the other hand , are already developing such an energy source as i understand it , but want to tap into your mathematical genius in order to progress that development faster than they otherwise might . their reason is simply that they need to reduce their dependence on energy supplies from the middle east . indeed , in the recent presidential election campaign , they pledged to rid themselves of that dependence within ten years . sir robin algar leant forward . there is , however , a third power involved . he paused , for effect . russia , he continued . and it is from them that the threat to you personally emanates . i have never heard of any direct interest being taken in my work by them , said barclay . that is because they are not interested in you working with them in any way , said clayton . they want your work stopped . simply because they have huge stocks of oil and gas , which they are able to export to many countries around the world , explained sir robin . this gives them considerable political and economic power , and you will know that they have in the recent past used their gas and oil supply lines as a political weapon . they simply turn off the tap to get their own way on the international stage , as 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i am afraid so , confirmed clayton . i am finding all this very difficult to believe , said jack barclay . we are , i fear , deadly serious . your life is in the gravest possible danger . barclay put down his untouched sandwiches . let me just give you one example , offered clayton . i told you that you have been under our protective umbrella for some months now . that includes both at culham and harwell , where members of my organisation have been employed as cleaners and on the catering staff so that we could watch over you while you were in the laboratories , while others were also on constant watch outside , on motorcycles , in vans , cars , whatever , both there and while you were at home or travelling between the two . my field officers , i should tell you , are all armed and expert marksmen , and they are all fluent in at least two languages apart from their native tongue . they were with you in france , at cadarache , and while you were in california . my agents attended the reception that was held in your honour at the end of your last us visit we have photographs if you wish to see them and while they were there they recognised and spoke to us agents from the cia who were also among the guests . in addition , and to the surprise even of the american authorities , there were two members of the russian secret service , the kgb , in attendance . such was the warmth of your reception by the people at the lawrence livermore facilities , that the russians were convinced afterwards that you had agreed to work with the americans . from the russian point of view , this was the worst possible scenario , and it was immediately after that , that they decided that you should be assassinated so as to put an end to your work . by then it was too late , exclaimed the professor . we had already made the breakthrough we had been seeking . the russians didnt know that , and pressed ahead with their plan . and you knew what their plan was ? yes , we did , said s. so why are you telling me all this now ? well , the real reason for your visit is that we must now tell you what happened this afternoon , said sir robin . now you know the background , we hope you will understand that we have taken the russian threat extremely seriously , and that we continue to do so . you need to realise how grave a danger you are in , professor , and i cant emphasise that enough . your life is at real and immediate risk . we called you here today because , as we said just now , events of this afternoon meant that we can no longer act on our own on your behalf . we now need your help and co-operation if you are to survive the russian threat . this all sounds appalling , said barclay quietly , and i find what you have told me quite impossible to comprehend . i am not used to this sort of thing , you must understand . difficult though my life has been in recent months , it has been problems in my own field of work which have caused those difficulties , and therefore i could 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when you feel ready , said algar . barclay took a gulp from his glass . roger and i have never been close , and indeed rarely contacted one another . the last time we spoke , he told me that the bank where he had worked since he left school , as a junior clerk of some sort i believe , had told him that they wanted him to move to a different branch , or face the sack . roger hated change , and dreaded the thought either of being fired or moving to the sloane square branch where he would know nobody and have nowhere to live . i offered him my flat , which i used so rarely that i had already decided to sell it . he was due to move in sometime in the next week or so , and was there today for a look round to see if it suited him . i havent even moved my stuff out of the place yet , although theres little enough of it there . we are identical twins , and he must have been spotted there by your russian friends . now he is dead , and its my fault . you must certainly not blame yourself in the least for your brothers death , insisted clayton . if anyone could be said to be at fault it is us . i wont hear of that , either , protested barclay . you have saved my life through all your recent and secret efforts , and i owe you a huge debt of gratitude for that . if anything , i suppose , it is a case of mistaken identity on the part of the russian authorities . where is my brother now . your brother remains in your flat , professor , said clayton . one of my men has managed to gain entry , and has seen him . he says your brother would have died instantly , and known nothing of it , which may be of some quantum of solace to you . thank you for that , at least . i suppose now i shall have to make arrangements for his removal , and for the funeral and so on , sighed barclay . clayton held up his hand . before we discuss that , would you mind if we first told you in what way we now need your urgent help and support ? after all youve done for me , the least i can do is to agree to that . first of all , we need positive identification that it is your brother who has been murdered , said clayton . my agent took a couple of photographs , so perhaps when you are ready and feel up to it , you could look at them just to confirm that it is roger . show me now . clayton handed him the photographs , and barclay nodded . not a pretty sight , is it , he said . but theres no mistaking that it is my brother . at first my man was sure it was you , there is such a likeness . but thank you for confirming his identity . we must now touch upon our need for your help , said the cabinet secretary . at this point in time , the russians believe that you have been killed . until they discover that you are still alive , therefore , you are no longer in any danger . actually , it would have been more to the point if i had said unless they discover you are still alive . your future safety depends entirely on them continuing to believe that their hired assassin has been successful , and that you will no longer be able to carry out further research into nuclear fusion . in other words , to put it bluntly , you will only be safe if you are officially pronounced dead , and the russians believe you are dead . professor barclay looked ashen ; the added strain was beginning to take its toll . i am finding it difficult to take all this in , he said . algar leant forward . understandably , professor , you look very tired and distressed , so let me suggest we continue this discussion tomorrow after you have had some rest . surely not back to my digs . i would be spotted and killed ! precisely the point i was about to make , said clayton . you are now in a place of safety , and arrangements have been made for you to stay here tonight if you wish . i should say that to do otherwise would , as you guessed , expose you to immediate risk . this is the very heart of government , added sir robin . from here , all contingency planning is done , and disasters and wars dealt with . this 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everything will be provided for you by my staff i have already arranged for a cold supper to be available if you should agree to stay . this is terribly kind of you , but then what ? no doubt i shall be given an excellent breakfast tomorrow , but what happens to me after that ? we can continue to provide you with a place of safety , although not here necessarily , for as long as is necessary . but that will mean that , for the time being at least , you must avoid your present haunts your digs , your laboratories , everything . to be blunt , you will have to take on a fresh identity , if we are to ensure that the threat to you is completely removed . you will have to disappear from circulation totally for the time being , while a new identity is established for you . professor jack barclay will have been murdered , never to be seen again . keep talking , said barclay . exhausted and confused though i am , i want to hear all you have to say , to its conclusion . so be it , said algar . let me summarise , then , without any further beating about the bush . if you agree , we will let it be known that your brother was in fact yourself , and that professor jack barclay has been murdered in his battersea flat . we will take you to a place of safety , probably in the cotswolds , where you will be given a completely new identity . that means a new name and personality , new looks , new papers , and in the end , a new life . once that process is complete , you will be free to take up your life again , wherever you wish , in complete safety , providing that your adversaries are by then convinced that you have been killed . barclay sat in silence as he digested what was being suggested . we shall need to leave your brother where he is for the time being , until the police discover his body during the normal course of events . we can not afford to tell them of his death , as that would put this whole operation at risk of failure . once he is discovered , of course , the police will mount a full murder investigation , there will be a coroners inquest , and a full and dignified funeral . should your transformation be complete by then , you will of course be able decide where and when you wish the funeral to take place , and to attend . i shall read my own obituary and attend my own funeral , you mean ? that will be the effect , yes . i should say , added clayton , that if you should wish to visit your brother while he is in your flat , we can arrange that , although it will not be without risk . we can assure you however , that whatever you decide , your brother will be treated with the utmost dignity and respect . barclay sat back in his chair , deep in thought . it is odd , you know , he said eventually , that i have been wondering for some time what i might do if and when my work at the rutherford appleton laboratory came to its natural conclusion . i think it now has . there is much development work still to be done , of course , but mostly of a technical nature , putting into effect the theories which we have recently demonstrated to be practical . interesting though it would be to see this through to a commercial conclusion , i can see little further pure science which i need to work on in this field . there is however , another area of research in which i have always aspired to contribute , also in the field of particle physics . gentlemen , you may just have offered me the chance to start a new career , so to speak . tell me more though about my reincarnation . where shall i go and what will happen ? we have several safe houses as we call them , in remote areas of the country , and we would propose that you live temporarily in one of them , in the cotswolds , said algar . buscot park lies between swindon and burford , near lechlade . it is the home of lord faringdon , who lives there with his family , although the property is now owned and managed by the national trust . part of it , however , is run by mi5 , for various purposes 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there are other things that can be done without surgery raising the cheekbones , flaring the nose , changing your hairline and so on all of which will adequately disguise you . a neatly trimmed set of whiskers would suit you , and a pair of spectacles is always a good idea . we can also make you a bit taller , by giving you slightly built-up shoes , and you can be taught to limp quite convincingly and use a walking stick . once that process is complete , you will be given a new name , new papers , a new wardrobe and so on . in the end , you will be able safely to attend your brothers funeral , visit your flat and your old laboratory to clear them both of your possessions , and nobody , hopefully , will recognise you , not least because they will think you are dead . once that test has been passed , you will be free to rebuild your life however and wherever you wish . how long will all this take ? probably weeks rather than months , replied clayton . much will depend on how long it takes for the police to discover your brother , although their investigation will not make much progress until he you is positively identified . there will probably still be sufficient likeness for you to be able to pass as , say , a cousin , so up to a point the identification process will be in our hands , and you will not be exposed to the public gaze until we all judge that you are ready . the decision as to whether we proceed with all this is entirely yours , of course , added algar . i am inclined to agree now , replied barclay , but perhaps i should sleep on it first , to be sure . if you have any further questions , i can be here tomorrow to deal with them if you wish , offered clayton . i shall be around as well , said algar , although there is a cabinet meeting in the morning , and one or two other things i must attend to , but otherwise i , too , shall be at your disposal . i think ill turn in now , though , if you dont mind . its been quite a day . my secretary will show you to your temporary accommodation , said sir robin . its not far , although quite a way down , if you see what i mean , in the whitehall bunker . you only have to say if theres the slightest thing you want . supper will be there when you get there , and there is wine in the fridge please help yourself to whatever you want . you have both been most kind and considerate , said a grateful professor barclay , not least in preventing my untimely death at the hands of the russians . if you should decide to proceed as we recommend , said s , i will arrange for you to meet with the air commodore tomorrow for a preliminary chat . his name is mark perkins , by the way , but he answers to doc ! we can then arrange for you to be moved , probably by helicopter , to the cotswolds , so that your transformation can begin . we shall then have to let it be known among your peer group that you have disappeared , continued algar . you will obviously be missed from your laboratory , but we shall suggest that you could well have suffered a nervous breakdown after the recent stress you have been working under . indeed your director has already let it be known that he was becoming concerned about your health . somebody may have seen me leave in your police car , suggested barclay . we dont think so , said algar . your director knows , and that only because you were at a meeting with him in his office . we arranged that , by the way . a couple of my agents saw you go , and actually gave chase for a short while until they were told , but they reported nothing else in the least suspicious . you seem to have thought of everything , said barclay . he pondered for a moment , and then smiled , i must say that i begin to feel like a new man already ! *** chapter twelve - death of a killer dusty miller was in something of a dilemma . his instructions were clear enough - get photos of the switch , and both men . use the mobile phone camera , from outside . let jarvis go - he can be picked up later 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leave by the piccadilly north side exit , turn left , and there was st. james coffee bar . there were lots of places like that near there . costa coffee , prt a mang , and starbucks . if you wanted real coffee , try the ritz or fortnum and masons further on , but the russians had picked st. james for some reason . only americans and people who didnt care about coffee went there . that obviously included russians . it was a sort of upper-class greasy spoon , miller said later . millers problem , though , wasnt about whether he would like the coffee when he got there he knew he wouldnt but how he was to get there before jarvis . so he rang clayton . morning , colonel . morning , miller . how did you know it was me , colonel ? never mind , miller . i just wanted to be sure that jarvis wasnt really important this morning , he said , and that you were more interested in the handover , and who takes the briefcase from him . in that case , i need to get to the rv before jarvis , rather than follow him to it . so i wanted to be sure it was still the piccadilly st. james coffee bar at 1100 hours . in that case , ill slip back to your place and swap my bike for one with all the despatch riders kit . i can park that in piccadilly without attracting too much attention . get on with it then , miller . just get pictures of the switch , and leave jarvis to me . so miller was there well before jarvis arrived . he had left his replacement bike , complete with panniers and chattering radio with its loudspeaker between the handlebars , on the double yellow lines , almost outside the coffee shop , and was standing next to it pretending to be in earnest conversation with his despatch-rider control room . in fact he was taking photos of a very russian-looking customer inside . miller decided he would get better pictures without the reflections on the window , so went in for a take-away cappuccino . he had rather expected the russian to be the same chap that gave jarvis the gun in st. jamess park , but it wasnt . they all seemed to look alike anyway , russians , but miller was sure this was a different bloke , sitting there with his coffee . miller got a couple of good shots of the man , and went back outside with his cardboard mug . the cardboard added nothing to the taste of the coffee , either . it wasnt long before he spotted jarvis , complete with briefcase , walking towards him along the crowded pavement from the underground station . miller had removed his crash helmet to go into the coffee shop , but put it back on now he needed both hands , and the built-in phone in case of an emergency . *** jarvis had not been looking forward to this . yesterday had been an absolute nightmare , and he couldnt believe what he had done , or even , really , why he had done it . what an idiot he had been . at the time there hadnt seemed to be any other option open to him . in all honesty , there really wasnt one . he was being blackmailed , and that was that . he had given in 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he had walked to the station as usual , with his new briefcase , and she had no idea that he had gone to green park instead of vauxhall . it was a busy station , green park . popular with tourists , and a major inter-change , but jarvis had made his way to the piccadilly north side exit , and turned left . he soon found st. james coffee bar , and went up to the counter to order his coffee . just a straight filter , please , black . sugar was on the table , they said . he found a seat , leant the briefcase against the chair , tipped a file of sugar into his mug and opened his newspaper . he knew it would be a different russian embassy man he had been given a coded message , which would have been unnecessary if it was to be the same fellow who had given him the briefcase in the park . almost at once , a man from a nearby table pushed his coffee to one side and walked across to where jarvis was sitting . he leant across jarvis , and pointed to an article in his paper . interesting story , that , said the man . its old news , replied jarvis , as he had been instructed . the old stories are always the best , said the man , completing the message as he walked away . jarvis noticed that he had picked up the briefcase . miller had noticed as well , and had photographed the whole thing from outside . the man with the briefcase hurried into the road , hailed a taxi and was gone . jarvis stirred his coffee as he also watched the man disappear into the traffic . an immense sense of relief flooded over him . getting rid of that briefcase , and in particular its contents , was like getting rid of a rotten tooth . he felt quite euphoric . now , perhaps , he could get back to something approaching a normal life , in spite of having to live with the memory of what he had done . he folded his paper and finished his coffee , deciding to wait for a moment before he , too , would leave the coffee bar . in the end , it was half an hour or so before jarvis left , and that was in the back of an ambulance . *** it had never occurred to jarvis that he was going to die . at least , not yet anyway . it was all so totally unexpected , although he should have known , really . he should have realised that the russians would not let him survive to tell the tale . the man must have slipped something into his coffee as he leant across to point to the newspaper article . he should never have drunk it , but how was he to know ? it had tasted funny , somehow , even by st. james standards . but now he knew he was going to die . it was all happening so quickly . he suddenly felt very ill indeed , and was already breaking out into a hot sweat , so at least it would be quick . not like alexander litvinenko . when they killed him , it took 3 weeks for him to die from radiation sickness . they had given him a dose of polonium-210 . jarvis knew this would be quick , but also knew he could do nothing about it . he wondered what it was the man had slipped into his coffee . but he couldnt 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miller dashed back inside and knelt over the sprawling body . he felt for a pulse , but there wasnt one . jarvis was dead . one of the staff rushed over . get a plastic bag , quick , commanded miller . one that you can seal , if youve got one . miller carefully picked up what was left of jarviss mug of coffee . he could see crystalline grains still in the bottom of it . could be sugar , could be something else . forensic would find out . while the girl hurried away , miller first rang 999 , and then clayton , who thankfully replied immediately . miller didnt beat about the bush . jarvis is dead , he announced , probably poisoned with something that acts very fast . ive got his coffee cup and will make sure its given to the police when they arrive , unless you want it . ive rung for an ambulance , so ill head straight back to your place with the camera . i didnt see his drink being spiked , but it might just be in one of the shots i took . tell the garage my bike will need new number plates when i get back . the waitress arrived with the plastic bag . the mans probably been poisoned , said miller to the astonished girl , as he put the mug into the bag and sealed it . make sure you give this to the police when they arrive , and no-one else . the girl nodded , with her hand over her mouth . miller dashed out , and swung his leg over the bike . he switched on the headlights and the previously hidden flashing blue lights , and with the siren going full blast , made off at high speed , leaving jarvis for the police to sort out . nobody thought to try and stop him . he drove far too fast down piccadilly , swerved round the circus and into shaftsbury avenue . he wasnt altogether sure , thinking about it afterwards , how he got across the traffic at the charing cross road junction , but eventually made his way into theobalds road and then clerkenwell road . left into farringdon road , and he was nearly there . he swerved right into bowling green lane , switched off his lights and siren , and spent a useful couple of minutes pottering about the back streets to make sure he wasnt being followed , before making his way into clerkenwell green and the section 11 garage . clayton took millers mobile phone , slipped out the memory stick , and inserted it into his computer . thats the bloke , said miller . i took that shot before jarvis arrived . theres jarvis , with the briefcase . and thats him with the russian leaning over him , pointing at something in the newspaper . that must have been when he slipped something into jarviss coffee . lets blow it up a bit , said clayton , manipulating the computer programme to enlarge the image . hey , look at that , said miller . theres something in his other hand , near the mug . looks like glass or plastic a tube of some sort . very small , whatever it is . they looked at the next photo miller had taken . looks as if hes just put it back into his pocket , judging by where his hand is . pity this isnt a video . they flicked to the next shot . and there he is , picking up the briefcase . the next frame showed the man walking towards the door , briefcase in hand . well done , miller , said clayton . well get the experts to work on these photos to see if they can intensify the images a bit , but it looks almost certain that he fixed jarviss coffee with something or other , and put the empty phial or packet into his pocket before grabbing the briefcase and leaving . i made sure his empty coffee mug was secured and told one of the waitresses to give it to the police when they arrived . forensic people should be able to find out what killed him . pretty damned quick , whatever it was . i think ill have a word with the secretary of the joint intelligence committee , and e-mail these photos to him straight away . hang around if you will , miller , in case something else crops up . ok , colonel . ill nip down to the mess room for a coffee . on second thoughts , perhaps ill have tea , just for a change . 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but hes got photographs . has he , by god ! ive emailed them to you just this minute . have a look , and get your technical chaps to enhance a couple if you can . they were taken from outside the coffee bar , so theyre not that brilliant . can we recognise the russian ? almost a portrait of the man . in that case , i might suggest the foreign secretary has the ambassador in for a word . dont lets start expelling diplomats , for heavens sake , or my cover will be blown , pleaded s. dont worry well handle it with care . but we cant have foreign nationals murdering our people in our own back yard , and then expect to get away with it . i suppose the police are on the case now , are they . my man rang 999 as soon as he knew jarvis was dead . he also had the presence of mind to secure the coffee cup , so the mets forensic lab in lambeth should be able to identify what was used . sounds as if your chap was on the ball , commented algar . ill check with the yard , to see how theyre getting on . it might be helpful if we let the press know that one of our top spies has been murdered , and let them work out who did it . give me a couple of hours first , will you robin . ive one or two loose ends to tie up here still , if you dont mind . incidentally , while youre on to the media , you might let them know too that one of our top scientists has disappeared nervous breakdown suspected because of over-work or something like that . we want the russians to think that jarvis has got the right man . good idea , that , replied algar . by the way , i should have asked , but is jarviss boy ok i forget his name ? and hes ok. we got to him first . jarvis didnt know that ? we let him think the russians had taken the boy , otherwise the whole operation would have been abandoned . we needed jarvis in the loop , to confirm who their target really was . the russians must have wondered what the hell was going on , knowing they hadnt taken him , but jarvis continuing to react in spite of that , as if they had . they must have guessed , but didnt care so long as jarvis was still prepared to do their dirty work for them . ive pulled up your photographs on my email now , by the way . good , arent they ? ill get my chaps working on them , and then i think ill get wilfred forsyth to pull in the ambassador yuri nevsky , to see what he has to say for himself . tomorrow give you enough time for your loose ends ? plenty , thanks , but make sure the foreign office demands the return of the briefcase and its contents . theyre not supposed to know that we discovered it was theirs in the first place and that it contained a kalashnikov . we need to let them think that we believe it belonged to jarvis , and that it contained documents stolen by him at their request . good point , bill . anything else i should brief the f.o . not so long as they remember that officially we dont know that jarvis killed barclay , or that hes even dead . even though he isnt , if you see what i mean . *** any idea where nick is ? bill clayton asked barbara . said he was going out on a case , but would be back later this afternoon . let me know when hes back . i need to see him for a chat , but dont bother getting him specially . it will keep for an hour or so . and see if you can get doc . perkins on the phone . hes at buscot park with professor barclay . id like to know how thats going . head of s spent the rest of the afternoon catching up on things like that , tying up loose ends , clearing paper work , and so on , but all the time he was conscious of a tricky personnel issue he had to deal with later . but he needed to talk to nick about it first . nick eventually got back to hq just after five , and went straight in to see clayton . the little lady next door said you wanted a word , he said cheerily . close the door , nick . sounds serious , said nick . in a way it is , in that it affects barbara , but i wanted to talk to you about it before i spoke to her . alan jarvis is dead . 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she needs to be told . quite , said marsden . he paused for thought . tricky one , this . quite , agreed clayton . shall i tell her , or will you , or shall we have her in and tell her together . together might be best , suggested marsden . well , we both know that jarvis is donalds father . was donalds father . i dont much fancy telling her on my own , to be honest , said clayton . neither do i , to be honest , agreed marsden . together , then . the two men sat looking at one another . how do you think shell react , then ? you probably know her better than i do , what with having been here longer , and going out with her now and then . well , began marsden . she may not be too upset , since she didnt really like the man , after the way hes treated her recently . on the other hand , she may feel upset that donald no longer has a father . not that donald liked him much either , he added . never quite understood who he was , as i understand it , said bill clayton . he never seemed very happy in the mans company , somehow . lets get this over then . should we have a bottle of wine open or something ? she might not feel like celebrating , bill reminded him . but i think theres one in the fridge if necessary . ill ask her to come in , then , said nick . nick fetched her from the office next door . come in barbara , and take a seat , invited bill . we have something to tell you . im not getting the sack , am i ? nothing like that at all . thats a relief , i must say . its getting more and more expensive looking after donald these days , as he grows older . how is the boy , by the way , asked bill . pleased to be home again and back in his old routine , but he really did enjoy his few days with you and catherine , bill . i cant thank you enough for that . no problem at all , replied bill . in fact , he rang only a short time ago , wanting to come in to show you both his latest drawing , which apparently got first prize at school today . very proud of it , he is , and very disappointed i wouldnt let him bring it round . i could drop by later to see it , if that would help , suggested nick . id like that , too , said barbara . but what did you want to see me about ? well , i wont beat about the bush , barbara , but we thought you should know straight away . its about alan jarvis . im afraid he died earlier today . oh dear , said barbara . an accident or something . by the russians we think . the girl looked shocked . why would they do a thing like that ? they had blackmailed him into doing some work for them , and then wanted him out of the way . oh dear , she said again . i hope youre not too upset , said nick , even though she didnt seem to be in the least . i suppose i should be , she replied , but im afraid im not . i never really cared for the man . in fact , if im honest , i hated him lately . asked bill clumsily , feeling rather as though he could do with a glass himself . to settle the nerves . theres a bottle in the fridge ill get it . when she 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*** chapter thirteen - diplomatic moves his excellency , yuri nevsky , ambassador to the court of st. jamess of the russian federation , wasnt best pleased to be summoned to the foreign office . he had only presented his credentials to her majesty in june . a quaint little ceremony , full of pomp and tradition , the sort of event which could only be staged in london . but he and his wife had enjoyed it nevertheless , and had felt quite grand , even honoured , to be presented to her majesty . this was going to be rather different , however . he had hoped never to be summoned during his tenure of office , and certainly not quite so soon . although he had met the foreign secretary , his meeting this time would be with some underling-or-other , probably the permanent secretary , sir wilfred forsyth a nice enough chap , although rather fierce when he wanted to be . as a general rule , ambassadors were dealt with by civil servants , on a day-to-day basis . government ministers were dealt with by government ministers . nevsky knew what it was all about . the uk had lost one of its top spies , a man from mi5 called jarvis , who had died in mysterious circumstances in a piccadilly coffee shop . the newspapers were running the story , and speculating that the man had been murdered by a russian kgb agent . of course , there was not a shred of evidence to support this outrageous suggestion , but nevertheless her majestys government , through the foreign office , had to be seen to be doing something . nevsky understood that . nevsky had also been fully briefed . he knew the background , and knew the facts . he also knew that , even if the uk government believed it could prove russian involvement in the mans death , they would take no action whatsoever , because if they did , one of their own top secret organisations would be blown wide open . there were , however , a few worrying issues surrounding this case which did not entirely put the ambassador at his ease as he drove to whitehall . he knew that the dead spy had been blackmailed into carrying out an assassination for them , which the man had done in spite of the fact that the blackmail weapon had not , in the end , existed as the russians had hoped and planned . the man had been told that his son was to be abducted by russian agents , which had certainly been the intention , but when it came to it , they had not been able to carry out their plan . at the time they had intended to take the boy from his school , he had already disappeared . indeed , he did not turn up to school that morning at all . so the kidnap could not take place . nevertheless , jarvis had carried out their mission for them , obviously believing that his son was being held by the russians , as threatened . to this day , the ambassador and his staff had not been able to explain where the boy had been instead of being at school , or why he had disappeared . there had been no apparent trace of him at home , either , so perhaps he was ill . if he was ill , the british agent seemed to be unaware of the fact , and had assumed that his son had been kidnapped , as he had been told . that in itself was extremely odd , to say the least . the man whom jarvis had so neatly assassinated for them , professor jack barclay , had still not been confirmed as being dead . he had been reported missing , certainly , in a low-key sort of way , and the theory was that the professor , having suffered a nervous breakdown of some sort due to pressure of work , had simply disappeared for a few days . at least , their best information was that he was dead , but the ambassador had a funny feeling that he may not be . for some reason yet to be explained , the british authorities had not yet found his body , or , if they had , were keeping the fact quiet . none of his advisors had been able to offer the ambassador a satisfactory explanation for either of these two , rather odd , circumstances . the hope and expectation was that he , the 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he motioned the ambassador towards one of several leather armchairs around a circular victorian inlaid coffee table , in front of an open fireplace , laid with coal and logs . officials from both parties sat at the conference table on the other side of the room . the ambassador looked around him . i envy you your splendid office , he said to forsyth . compared with this , mine is humble accommodation , although by russian standards , still rather grand . but this he waived his hand as he looked around him . thank you , ambassador , responded forsyth . as i am sure you will realise , this building and its interior is steeped in history . i am lucky to be able to benefit from that . nevsky was offered a sherry , in a crystal glass , poured from a finely cut crystal decanter . or tea or coffee , if he preferred . he could well imagine forsyths predecessors , sitting in this very chair , sipping sherry poured from the same decanter before an open fire , ruling a third of the world at the height of britains empirical and colonial days . you may know , mr . ambassador , why i have asked you here today , began forsyth when they had settled . i was not so much asked , nevsky reminded forsyth , as summoned , quite so , replied forsyth , but that is the way of things in the diplomatic world , is it not ? as i was saying , i am sure you will know that you have been summoned here today , if that is how you would prefer to put it , because of the distressing murder of one of our senior civil servants . i am equally sure you will have read reports in the newspapers alleging that , in some way or other , your own civil servants were responsible for the mans death . i would be glad to hear what you have to say about these allegations . as you would expect , sir wilfred , i emphatically deny that we had any knowledge of , or involvement in this murder , if thats what it was . however , since you raise the matter , which , as you suggest , i have seen reported in your rather hysterical media , the least i can do on behalf of the people of the russian federation , is to ask you to pass on our sympathy to the family of the man concerned . thank you ambassador . i shall be pleased to do so . but , i fear that , from what you say , you may not have been fully briefed about the facts surrounding this tragic incident . it should not surprise you , sir wilfred , when i tell you that i have received no briefing at all , since we know nothing about the case to which you refer , other than what we have read in your newspapers . well , im sorry to say that it does surprise me to hear that . it is only fair that i tell you that your officials have let you down , ambassador , by not keeping you fully informed , as i suspected earlier . forsyth refilled the ambassadors glass from the decanter , and reached for an envelope on the coffee table . he removed a photograph from the envelope , and passed it to ambassador nevsky . you will probably recognise this as dmitry makienko , second secretary in your commercial department . this photograph was taken yesterday , as you will see from the date and time at the foot of the print . nevsky removed his spectacles and polished them on a clean kerchief from his top pocket . he replaced his glasses , and looked closely at the photograph . the man looks vaguely familiar , i must admit , but i can not claim to know every official in our large embassy . he motioned to his secretary , who bustled across the room . indeed i do , ambassador , said the man . it is comrade makienko . i know him well , and , as a matter of fact , we frequently lunch together at the st. james coffee house . i recognise that , also . that will do , thank you , said the ambassador , waving his clerk away angrily . the man was a fool . fancy agreeing that the photograph had been taken in the very coffee house where jarvis was murdered . permanent secretary , said nevsky tetchily to sir wilfred forsyth , you appear to have a photograph 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i am not familiar , sir wilfred , with the mans dietary habits . i put it to you , ambassador , that your official did not go there yesterday to have lunch , but to meet our man jarvis . exclaimed nevsky . i really must protest that you should waste so much of my time on this trivia and wild speculation . i shall regard it as my duty on returning to the embassy , to write a full and detailed report to my superiors in moscow , who will no doubt deliver an official and formal protest at your action in summoning me here today . as you wish , mr. nevsky . if you have a shred of evidence that my man makienko knew your man at all , i should be pleased to hear it . his secretary shuddered . the ambassador was getting carried away . certainly , ambassador . if its evidence you want , look at this . the ambassadors secretary raised his eyes to the heavens . here is another photograph , said forsyth , reaching in to the envelope . this shows makienko leaning over jarvis , apparently in conversation with him . you will note the date and time printed at the foot of the picture . a little later on that day and in the same place , jarvis died . forsyth waited for a reaction , but there was none . your excellent and efficient secretary has already confirmed that the photographs of makienko were taken in the st. james coffee bar , and that he frequented the place often . no doubt that is why he suggested it as a rendezvous , dont you think ? at the moment , the ambassador was not thinking at all . this interview was not going at all as he had hoped and planned . nevsky removed his glasses , polished them again , and picked up both pictures . you will also notice , in the second photograph i have handed to you , what appears to be a phial in makienkos right hand , near jarviss coffee cup , nevsky said nothing . and here is another , said forsyth , adding to the mans discomfiture , which shows your agent sorry , second secretary in your commercial department - having just replaced the phial in his pocket . forsyth almost felt sorry for the man across the table , who remained silent , studying the pictures intently through misted spectacles . finally , said sir wilfred , twisting the knife , i will show you a photograph of makienko picking up jarviss briefcase , and then yet another , he produced it from the envelope with a flourish , of him leaving the coffee bar with the briefcase . a few moments after that , jarvis died . sir wilfred forsyth sat back in his chair , as he watched the ambassador wrestle with the evidence he had been shown . nevsky mopped his brow , and then , similarly , sat back in his leather armchair with a resigned air . he removed his spectacles once again . what do you expect of me , wilfred , he asked with a sigh , casting formality aside . first of all , yuri , replied forsyth , i hope we can avoid any major diplomatic incident over this matter . her majestys government does not wish to see a repeat of the aggravation and tension which followed the murder of alexander litvinenko . in that incident , your government refused , and indeed still refuses for that matter , to extradite the killer . the circumstances here , however , are somewhat different . litvinenko was a russian citizen , murdered by another russian citizen , but on british sovereign territory . in this case , we believe one of your fellow russians has murdered a british citizen , and we regard that as altogether more serious , as you can imagine . the ambassador nodded . i am sure my government would also wish to avoid a major dispute arising out of this case , always assuming , of course , that you are able to prove your allegations in the first place . i must admit that , apart from the photographs , the evidence we have is so far largely circumstantial . the poison administered to jarvis was one of the fastest acting there is , based on nicotine , but without access to makienkos clothing or the phial he carried , we can not directly 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first of all and perhaps most importantly , i must demand the return of jarviss briefcase and its contents . we have , of course , mounted an urgent and detailed search in an effort to ascertain what papers jarvis may have passed to you , but they must be returned immediately . i also need your assurance that makienko will leave this country at the earliest possible opportunity . would you propose to expel him ? that would result inevitably in tit-for-tat expulsions , and who knows where that might end . if i must expel him , then i shall , but i hope you will see to it that expulsion will not be necessary . i also hope it will not be necessary for us to recall our ambassador for consultations , with all that implies in the public mind . so be it , replied the russian . as it happens , he added , grasping for some sort of face-saving device , makienko is about at the end of his tour , and due to leave anyway . forsyth knew this was not true , but said nothing . if it would help to speed up his repatriation , i can arrange tickets for him and his family on the first british airways flight to moscow in the morning . her majestys government would be only too happy to meet the cost . thank you , sir wilfred , but that will not be necessary . similar arrangements are already in hand . as to the briefcase , added the ambassador , recovering his composure , i fear its return will not be possible . it belonged to us in the first place , and i can assure you that , when it was returned to us at the meeting between makienko and jarvis , it contained no papers or copies of papers relating to any business of the british government . forsyth smiled . at least nevsky was telling the truth about the contents of the briefcase . your excellency , he said formally , after a pause for thought , i accept your assurances about the contents of the briefcase , and that makienko will be leaving this country tomorrow on the first available flight to moscow . for my part , i shall take steps to ensure that there is no public or official comment made on the press speculation about russian involvement in the jarvis case , and no doubt , in the absence of any direct evidence at the present time , scotland yard will similarly refrain from official comment . nevsky stood to leave . thank you sir wilfred . i am glad that you and i understand one another . by the way , said the ambassador as he reached the door , as an ex-member of the kgb myself , i must congratulate your people on the technically excellent fake photographs you have shown me . very convincing ! forsyth immediately emailed a full video recording of the entire meeting to sir robin algar , at the cabinet office . *** the ambassador was not a happy man . he had learnt nothing from his meeting at the foreign office , except that the permanent secretary was a very clever and astute public servant , who had got the better of him throughout . for one thing , he , yuri nevsky , had missed the chance to probe about 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*** the first flight out of london the following morning was a british airways departure from heathrow at 8.40 , so dmitry makienko did not have a lot of time to get himself ready to leave . at least his special pleading had been partially successful , in that his family had been granted an extra two days before they were required to follow him . flight ba0872 was always popular , as its arrival at domodedovo after a seven hour non-stop flight gave businessmen time for a good dinner and a whole days work in moscow the next day . makienko was booked tourist class , and there was no chance of an up-grade . neither could he plead diplomatic status , as this had been withdrawn , and he was travelling on his personal passport . so he was treated just like anyone else , except that the embassy had at least provided him with a car and a driver to get him to heathrow . this was probably just to make sure he actually got on the aircraft . dusty miller was there for exactly the same reason . the only difference was that the driver left the airport after he had seen makienko check in . miller , on the other hand , followed him through passport control and the security checks , into the departure lounge . but then miller had a special pass which allowed him to do so . he also had a small case with him cabin baggage so he looked just like any other passenger . not that makienko knew what he looked like , anyway , so there was no way he would be recognised or arouse any suspicion . miller was sitting near the russian in the departure lounge , and noticed that he was wearing the same overcoat that he had on in st. james coffee bar . the man left it on his seat , with his hand baggage , to visit the toilets , and miller generously offered to keep an eye on it for him while he was away . it was too good a chance to miss . miller risked all , picked up the coat , and hurriedly followed makienko into the gents toilets , where he found an empty cubicle . it took him no time at all to cut the right hand pocket out of the coat with his knife , and be back in his seat before the russian reappeared , still casually wiping his hands on the seat of his trousers . the man nodded his thanks to miller . dusty knew that if there were to be traces of that poison anywhere , they would be in that pocket . then the authorities would have all the evidence they ever needed to prove that makienko had killed jarvis . they already knew the poison that had been used . it was nicotine based , made from soaking tobacco leaves in extreme heat , and then crystallising the resulting tar . it took only a tiny amount to cause death , often in as little as a minute , and coffee was the ideal drink in which to disguise the poisons strong taste . when the flight was called , miller followed the russian along the extended footbridge pier to the aircraft door , watched the man board the aircraft , and then waited with the ground staff until the engines started and the aircraft was cleared for push back . only then , when he was sure there was no way the russian could avoid being taken back to moscow , did he return to the terminal building and report to the clerkenwell ops . room that makienko was on his way home . later that day , mi6s moscow station confirmed that he had arrived . he had been met , and whisked away in a large zlin with blacked out windows . moscow station could only guess where he had gone . actually , the people in london were more excited about the coat pocket miller had brought them , than the whereabouts of the ex-second secretary in the commercial department of the russian embassy . *** dmitry makienko was taken from domodedovo airport direct to the lubyanka building in central moscow , now headquarters if the fsb , the successor organisation to the kgb . the kgb was too well known for its new title to have gained popular currency yet , and in any case there was still a kgb museum in the building . but the notorious lubyanka prison was also still 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it was only this that was now casting some doubt , in certain circles , about makienkos professional abilities . he explained to his director that he had personally been to the block of flats in london used by jarvis , across the car park from where barclay lived . with high powered night vision binoculars , the prone body of professor barclay was clearly visible on the floor of his apartment . there was no question about the fact that he was dead . the fact also was , though , that the british authorities appeared not yet to have discovered the body . that was why there had been no announcement . makienko had considered tipping off the police , but had decided against it . his target was dead , and that was good enough . the body would be discovered in due course , without doubt . as to the so-called photographs of his involvement in the subsequent death of jarvis , these were obviously fakes . his excellency the ambassador had said so himself . no british agent could possibly have known that he was to meet jarvis at that awful coffee bar , and he , dmitry makienko , had most definitely seen no evidence at all of anyone acting suspiciously , agent or not , with or without a camera , and of course had been there some time before jarvis arrived . naturally , he hadnt seen the photographs himself , and his colleague the ambassador had been denied copies , so they were obviously clever forgeries , used by the british to get him out of the country . perhaps , suggested the director , the british were listening in to your telephone calls , or even to jarviss . as we would have done . perhaps thats how they knew where and when you were to meet . dmitry makienko shrugged . perhaps the photographs were not fakes after all , and that you were stupidly caught red-handed . makienko shrugged again . but the body in barclays flat is real enough , he said . i have been there and seen it . and there is no question either that barclay has disappeared the british have admitted as much . how can you be sure it is barclay in the flat ? how did you positively identify the man ? had you ever met him ? had jarvis ? dmitry makienko was feeling distinctly uncomfortable . i conclude that you have been less than thorough on your handling of this case , comrade makienko , said the director . you have taken too many risks and left too many loose ends . that is not how you have been trained . the man wondered what was coming next . you have , through your stupidity , caused considerable embarrassment to the russian federation , without in the end being able to show us a shred of evidence that your original mission has been successfully completed . i would have every right to throw you into the cells below , dont you agree ? he nodded , fearing the worst . however , concluded the director , after a pause , in view of your previous experience and seniority , and in view of the fact that i can no more prove that you have failed in your mission than you can prove that you have succeeded , i have decided that you should undergo an immediate and intensive period of re-training . this will last a week or so , after which you will be returned to london to collect evidence which will convince us that your clumsy plan did indeed result in the death of professor barclay . thank you , comrade director , said makienko . he made his way out of the building to a waiting car . it was a chilly evening , and he put on his overcoat as he crossed the pavement , thrusting his hands deep into his pockets . the right hand pocket was missing . the pocket in which the phial of poison had been kept , and to which it been returned almost empty , had been neatly cut out and removed . ten days later , he returned to london on the evening aeroflot flight , su240 . dusty miller was not at the foot of the airbus a320 steps to meet him , or in the arrivals hall , as he mingled with the airport crowds . the man on the immigration desk let him through without question . once again , he 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mark perkins and the surgeon were both convinced that , in a week or so , you would only be able to see the scar if you knew where to look . that was just what clayton needed to know . if the surgery was a success , then barclay could start to assume his new personality . barclay was as relieved as anyone . apart from the physical and psychological side of this little exercise , clayton had told barclay , theres quite a bit of paper work to be done , so we may as well get started . theres always paper work to be done , grumbled barclay . there are two really important things for you to decide . first of all , there are bound to be a few people who need to know you are still around people you would want to know that professor jack barclay is still alive , after you are officially declared dead . people like your director at culham , your immediate deputy on the fusion team , other close colleagues and perhaps a few friends . people you can really trust and who really need to know . i want a list from you as soon as possible , so that we can thoroughly double check them for security and reliability . keep the list as short as you can , please no more than six if possible . secondly , we need you to pick a new name for yourself , so that we can start preparing all the new documents you need . and theres lots of them , not just a new passport and driving licence , but things like a birth certificate and everything from there on in , like graduation certificates , the electoral register and so on . but we need a name . ive already been thinking about a new name , said barclay . i would like to take on my brothers christian name , roger , and thought that lloyd might be a good surname . im already named after a bank , after all ! better than nat west , i suppose , joked clayton , but if thats your decision , well get on with it straight away . decided , then ! oh , and i think doctor rather than professor . dr. roger lloyd it is then . by the way , lloyd frowned , any news about my brother ? youll be the first to hear when there is , jack i mean roger . it cant be too long now before his body is discovered , and the hope is that , by then , you will be fully confident in your new personality . i suggest that you take on the role of jack barclays only relation a cousin , and son of jack barclays aunt . that way you can have any surname you like , and a family resemblance will be only natural . you will also then be able to formally identify him , make the funeral arrangements , collect your old belongings from the flat , and visit the laboratory to collect his your old papers . but you must be fully confident by then , as you will be very much in the public gaze and we cant afford any slips . lloyd looked concerned . i obviously have a lot of work to do before i can really start a new life , but thats what i want to do . i know what i want to do for a living as well , and i wondered if sir robin algar might be able to help me with that . im sure he will , replied clayton . we will all do everything we possibly can to help you on your way . ill get sir robin to ring you on the secure phone in a day or so . *** bill clayton and dusty miller were getting on quite well . miller had eventually stopped calling him colonel , and had been to dinner with them a couple of times since he had first renewed acquaintances with claytons wife , catherine . hed also been persuaded to stop calling her the cat , as she had been known when they had served together in the sas . but the fact was that miller was getting bored . the more he talked about the old days , the more he yearned to get back on active operations . not that he hadnt enjoyed his time with section 11 , short though it had been so far . hed learned a lot about operations in an urban environment . most of his experience of close combat surveillance , as the military liked to call it , had been hidden in a ditch or from behind a sand-dune , which he judged to be much easier than from 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in an effort as much as anything to keep miller occupied , clayton had taken him with him on a couple of visits to buscot park , to see how barclay was getting on . you dont mean buscot park down in the cotswolds somewhere ? asked an incredulous miller when the first visit was suggested . know it ? i should say i do . but whats professor barclay doing there ? we use it as a safe house when we need to , and for all sorts of activities like specialist language training and so on . but hes there because its a secret location , not listed as a military or civil service building , so he can be given his new identity there , well out of harms way . exclaimed miller , shaking his head . you wont believe this , but thats where i first met the cat i mean , catherine . i didnt know shed been there ! now it was claytons turn to be surprised . we were doing a course together . what sort of course ? miller looked embarrassed . if you must know , it was a joint services course on interrogation and resistance techniques . not just how to interrogate captured enemy , either , but more especially about how to resist their attempts to get you to talk if you were caught . not at all pleasant , to be honest . but its how your wife survived iraq , and got home . i told you she was tough . the training course itself nearly broke me , i dont mind telling you . i had no idea , said clayton . rule 6 , mused miller . never forget what a small world it is . would you rather not come with me ? there was only the slightest hesitation . of course ill come with you . but not all the memories it will bring back will be happy ones , by any means . miller was very quiet when they first went down to visit . he had looked around , almost nervously , on arrival . they wanted me to come back here as an instructor , you know , but at the time , i couldnt do it . clayton understood . i rather fancy going abroad again , but if that doesnt come up well , perhaps here , then . and id rather you stayed with my section , said clayton . if you worked here , though , i could call you up now and then . i have a bunch of chaps who act as reserves for emergencies , as you know . you could be on my reserve list . it would give you a break now and then . id certainly welcome that . most of the instructors only did a short tour , anyway . ill have a word with general pearson-jones , if you like . about me going to afghanistan ? ill have to think about all this . rule 99 , miller . dont call me colonel ! *** mr. barclay had been no bother to his battersea neighbours , so they said . not noisy or anything , with the tv turned up like some . he kept himself to himself , and many people in the block had no real idea whether he was in or out , and even less of an idea what he did for a living . he hadnt really been there often enough for them to get to know him , anyway . but a couple of the neighbours had complained recently . the people across the landing and the woman downstairs had all thought that there was something wrong with his drains , but couldnt get any reply from the door when they rang the bell . there was no reply from his phone , either , but that could have been because they were dialling the wrong number . the only number they had was that of the previous owner of the flat . one of the neighbours had been to the newspaper shop on the corner to check , but it seemed that he didnt have a newspaper . funnily enough , the newspaper boy , who delivered to the flat opposite , had also mentioned that there was a bit of a pong on the landing , but the man in the shop had thought no more about it until someone from the police had called to see if he knew anything about mr. barclay . that was after they had broken down the front door to get in . they soon discovered that it wasnt the drains , either . police constable jimmy cartwright did not have a strong stomach at the best of times , and it nearly gave up on him completely as he ventured in to the hallway . the stench was 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two men in a british telecom van parked down the road noticed the activity , and within minutes , bill clayton knew that roger barclays body had been found . *** detective sergeant stan wilberforce was in charge , and one glance was enough to tell him how barclay had died . a man who apparently had never been good looking , now looked even worse . mouth agape , open eyes staring at the ceiling , his head in a pool of now very congealed blood , he had a neat bullet hole drilled through his right temple . the exit hole near the other temple turned out not to be nearly so neat . those not so fortunate as to have been issued with masks , clamped handkerchiefs over their faces to cover their nose and mouth , but it didnt make a lot of difference . there was no real way of telling how long barclay had been lying there , especially as it had been so damned hot in the last week or so , but no doubt the pathologist would be able to work that out . they stood around waiting , while the scenes of crime officer took photos from every conceivable angle . wilberforce beckoned to one of his assistants , detective constable al smyth . yes , serg ? get hold of a vet , will you , commanded sergeant wilberforce . a vet , man . get hold of a vet . where will i find a vet ? queried smyth . try yellow pages , suggested the sergeant . theres one over there under the phone . he pointed to a small table in the hall near where the front door had been . and when i get hold of a vet ? asked the constable . ask him about goldfish , demanded wilberforce . goldfish ? smyth was now quite sure the stench had got the better of his boss . yes , bloody goldfish , said the sergeant , nodding towards the kitchen windowsill . theres a dead one floating in that bowl over there , and i want to know how long they can last in this heat without being fed . the penny dropped . there could be a clue there somewhere . eventually smyth got hold of an expert on the phone . about two weeks , the man says , perhaps three , depending on the water , smyth announced . yes water , replied smyth . its what they live in . dont try and be smart with me , lad , said the sergeant crossly . they need it for oxygen , so the man said , reported al smyth , and the warmer the water , the less oxygen there is in it . so it depends on the water , how much there is of it , how many other goldfish are sharing it and how warm it is . in the sort of summer were having , he reckons two weeks if theyre lucky , perhaps three . right , said wilberforce . thatll have to do until the pathologist gets hold of this bloke . i wonder who he is ? you boys can start looking around now if you like , said the soco . ive got all the pictures i need of the body , but ill hang around in case you want something else . good , said wilberforce . start with that goldfish-bowl . *** detective sergeant stan wilberforce had been with the murder squad twelve years or more now , and generally speaking was highly regarded by his superiors . he usually managed to come up with a solution to most of the crimes he tackled , and was sharp enough to know what to follow up and what to ignore , so he didnt waste much time , either . it was usually the case that the more you discovered about the victim , the more likely it was that a motive for his or her untimely departure would become evident . he worked on the principle that if you could find a motive , then you could find the villain . finding enough evidence to put the villain away was often not so easy , but at least you knew who you were after . but the barclay case was somehow not going the way it should . wilberforce had been on the case three days now , and he was getting nowhere , fast . he had decided to consult his governor , detective chief inspector harry flower . he was another good detective , and stan wilberforce was sure that , between them , they could find a way through the apparent dead-end his team appeared to have reached . it was quite late in the evening 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very odd , that is , replied wilberforce , getting the photographs out of his folder and spreading them on the desk in front of him . been over it with a toothcomb twice now , and not a trace of anything no fingerprints other than a few from the victim and what i believe to be those of the previous owner , no sign of a struggle , and even more strange , no sign of how the murderer got in to the flat in the first place . breaking the door down may not have helped your search for clues , said flower . if he did get in through the front door , he was either let in or had a key , thats certain . and at the moment that seems the only solution . if barclay knew the assassin , then that would explain why there was no struggle . agreed , said wilberforce . so what do we know about barclay ? asked harry flower . not a lot , to be honest , admitted the sergeant , although id guess he was some kind of scientist . the first thing we did was look for his diary , and go through the phone book and all that . no sign of any family , and there were only four names in his phone book . were paying them a visit . ones in california . but that was all no home phone number , no brothers or sisters , no old christmas cards or letters in the desk , - nothing . and only junk mail on the mat , plus a couple of science magazines . what about phone bills ? nothing found were checking with bt . mobile ? surely he must have a mobile everyone has a mobile these days . no sign of one , said wilberforce . and no computer , either . not even a laptop . where did he work ? asked flower . not a clue , admitted wilberforce . weve found no pay slips , no tax returns , no business papers , - nothing . not even a briefcase . its almost as if the man didnt exist , pondered flower , sipping his scotch . he doesnt , now , said the detective . and nobodys come looking for him either . early days ? queried flower . you only found him three days ago , after all . but hes been dead just over three weeks , protested wilberforce . someone somewhere must have noticed hes not around any more . what about behaviour patterns ? asked his boss . havent been able to establish any , yet . none of the neighbours really knew him . kept himself to himself , anyway , so they havent been a lot of help , but he didnt seem to leave the flat or return at any regular times not a nine-till-five job , so it seems . seemed to be away quite a lot . were checking with the local travel agency , but theyre only a small outfit , and its taking them time to go through their records . be useful to know where he went , commented the dci . be useful to know anything about the man , frankly , admitted wilberforce . he doesnt seem to have a criminal record , and we havent found any credit cards either . what about the postman ? checked . so far as he can remember , mainly junk mail , and not a lot of that . flower sat thoughtfully . have you checked the missing persons register ? being checked . its almost as if the man deliberately wanted to remain invisible from prying eyes , he said eventually . he certainly didnt live in a goldfish bowl , agreed the sergeant . it looks as if he went out of his way to remain anonymous . what sort of man would want to do that ? probably up to no good , suggested the detective . or perhaps he shouldnt be here at all . you mean an illegal immigrant or something ? flower nodded , frowning . it would be useful to know where he came from . he doesnt look foreign , observed wilberforce . what there was left of him , that is . and barclay isnt exactly a foreign name , either . could be a spy , said flower , quietly . perhaps he was a spy . maybe ill have a word with special branch . i suppose spies have to live somewhere , commented wilberforce . special branch will have contacts in the security services , so it might be worth checking . if barclay was a spook of some sort , we could be looking for a foreigner , with a key to barclays flat , said flower . and a gun we 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perhaps it had been bought to let . the flat . or perhaps it was some kind of holiday retreat , not lived in regularly . thats a very expensive part of london , squire , said wilberforce . youd need quite a bankroll to buy a place like that and not live in it . although it was late , flowers phone rang . dci flower , he said , as he picked it up . as he listened , he frowned . after a time , he said thank you and hung up . wilberforce could sense something was wrong . youre not going to like this , stan , replied his boss . that was the pathologist . he says there are no powder marks on barclays temple where the bullet entered . that means that he wasnt shot at close range after all . shit , exclaimed the detective . in fact , it never even occurred to me to look . the two men sat in silence for a few moments . but it just has to be close range , dammit , protested wilberforce at last . the flats too small for it to be anything else . he thumbed through the set of photographs . look at the body , he said pointing . its in the kitchen just about the smallest room in the house . from the angle of the body , whoever shot barclay was also in the kitchen . he couldnt have been targeted from the hall or the adjoining living room . his boss studied the picture . what if the force of the bullet hitting him spun him round ? he could have been sideways on to the living room , and spun round to fall where he was . no way , protested the detective . it was a small calibre bullet and not heavy enough to do that . high velocity ? that could have done it , surely . if it had been a high velocity shot , the bullet wouldnt have been on the floor where i picked it up , it would have been buried in the wall behind him , said wilberforce . it just has to be close range . so why no powder round the entry point ? wilberforce shook his head . looking at these photographs , said dci flower , id say that the assassin was between barclay and the window over the sink , wouldnt you ? more than likely , judging by where the body fell , agreed the detective . not that i noticed , replied wilberforce . it was as hot as hell in that flat , and there was even a dead fish in the goldfish bowl on the windowsill . why did you get the soco to take a picture of the bloody goldfish bowl anyway ? keen on fish or something , are you ? id noticed the dead one floating in it , replied wilberforce , and wondered how long it might have been dead . ah , said the dci . and how did you find out ? phoned a vet , who knew about goldfish , replied wilberforce . it all depended on the water , apparently , said the detective . its what they live in , said wilberforce , immediately wishing he hadnt . it seems that they get their oxygen from the water , and the warmer the water the less oxygen there is . he reckoned about two to three weeks in that heat without being fed , so that gave me a clue as to how long barclay might have been dead . harry flower idly looked at the photo of the goldfish bowl 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the two detectives climbed the stairs to the second floor , where the duty constable saluted smartly and let them into the flat . place hasnt been touched , said wilberforce . apart from getting the body to the morgue , its just as we found it , more or less . the agents getting a bit fidgety , but we cant find a next-of-kin to clear out barclays stuff , so hell just have to wait . they went straight into the kitchen , dried blood still on the tiled floor . there you are , said flower , pointing . sash window over the sink open at the top . only a couple of inches , observed wilberforce . not enough fresh air to keep the fish alive . he nodded towards the dead goldfish still floating in its watery grave . bugger the fish , said flower . lets have a look at that block of flats opposite . not a difficult shot from there , commented wilberforce . a bit of an angle , range about - what - seventy five meters across the car park between the two blocks ? about that , agreed flower . we should find out who lives in the flat immediately opposite . not opposite , boss , said wilberforce . one floor up third not second . queried the dci . let me show you , said the detective . ill stand here , where barclay would have been standing , and you stand behind me . barclay was a short chap about up to my shoulder , so you bend down and look at the flats opposite through the open window from my shoulder height . i see what you mean , said flower , stooping to look over wilberforces shoulder . the sniper , if thats what it was , would need to have been on the third floor , and aimed down to get barclay through this open window . and i remember the pathologist said on the phone that the bullet entered at a slight angle . now you tell me , grumbled stan wilberforce . we need to get into that flat , said flower . and quick , agreed the detective . the one directly opposite has got the lights on , but the one we want seems to be in darkness . ill use the car radio to get this organised , offered flower . youre in charge of this case , so any suggestions ? i want that block sealed off , but as quietly and covertly as possible . dont mind people entering the block , but nobody leaves . well need some heavies to take the flat door down , and an armed response unit to be first in , just in case . after that , forensics into that room opposite looks like the kitchen in particular looking for traces of powder near the window . i doubt theyll find the cartridge . and plenty of plods to keep the neighbours out , and the area press officer in case the media turns up . sounds about right , said the dci . ill get it organised . do you mind if i hang around and watch ? be my guest , said wilberforce . if youre right about the sniper , then this could be a contract killing of some sort , and we dont often get those . and forensics havent identified the weapon , yet , either , added flower . it didnt take long for reinforcements to arrive . nobody much seemed to be aware that the 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as they drove quietly away , another biker arrived to take their place , this time keeping watch from a side street at the back of the flats . they , and their colleagues , had been hanging around the block of flats for a few days now , watching what was going on . not that anyone had noticed . *** chapter fifteen - new friends , old enemies retired air commodore mark perkins was a frequent visitor to buscot park now that he had been given the responsibility for overseeing the transformation of professor jack barclay into dr. roger lloyd . the skin graft over barclays scar was healing quickly after his surgery in harley street , and it seemed almost certain that the scar would be invisible to all but the closest scrutiny in the future . dr. roger lloyd , as he was now known , was making good progress in other aspects of his makeover , too . he certainly seemed happy with the way things were going , and had thrown himself into the task with great enthusiasm , not least because he was still alive , and wanted to stay that way . he was also quite enjoying the break from the recent pressures he had been suffering , and certainly regarded his stay at buscot as something of a holiday . he had comfortable accommodation , good food , and excellent tutors , all in a delightful rural setting . apart from doc perkins , he had several other visitors as well , and was always particularly pleased to see clayton , who he regarded as something of a saviour . he had immediately got on well with miller , too , and on their first meeting they quickly struck up a firm friendship . lloyd had been surprised when he learned that miller had been to buscot himself , since it had never occurred to him to wonder what else went on at the discreet , if not secret , government establishment . he had been intrigued to learn of the vastly different experience that miller had undergone at buscot , in another part of that rural safe house , and they frequently went on long walks together in the extensive grounds of the house . miller himself found it therapeutic to discuss his stay there and the rigours of the course he had attended , while lloyd needed the exercise , to practice walking in his built up shoes , and to get used to his walking stick . one shoe was slightly more built up than the other , and although neither of them added much to his height , they were enough to make a difference to his appearance and to give him a slight limp . at first , the shoes gave him cramp , but he had got over that now . although he was getting used to his slightly ungainly gait , he secretly wondered if he would ever be brave enough to run for a bus . but he had quite quickly got used to the shoes , and a cobbler , who seemed to have appeared from nowhere , was now busy making him several pairs in different styles . he had even turned up one day with a pair of special wellington boots , and some carpet slippers . he didnt think he would ever wear the trainers , but you never know . lloyd was now starting to grow a decent set of whiskers , which was quickly beginning to look rather better than just a bit of stubble . there was already enough for the hairdresser to start grooming it into something quite smart , including a goatee beard . roger lloyd quite liked his new look . his hair had been tidied up a bit too , and the parting shifted to the other side . it was a nice grey , and he was having it shorter than before . in truth , he hadnt often had time to get it cut on a regular basis at all recently , but the barber who came in to see lloyd from time to time was taking infinite care to ensure that he no longer looked like the old professor barclay . it had been decided that there was probably no need to flare his nostrils or build up his cheek bones after all . his spectacles were sufficient to give his nose a new look , and the beard took care of the rest . buscot park was owned and run by the national trust , and although still the home of lord faringdon and 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but he easily bought a bottle of sherry from the off-licence to have in his room at buscot , and , a bit further down the main street , a packet of nuts and some crisps from the small supermarket to go with his evening aperitif . his confidence was growing all the time . it was immediately after this outing that the police found his brother , roger barclay , in the battersea flat where he had lain for over three weeks . clayton and miller both went immediately to buscot , by helicopter , to break the news to lloyd . we now come to a crucial part of this whole exercise , said clayton . it will mean a difficult few days for you , roger , but we have to announce your death later today . what will you say ? something to the effect that a world-famous nuclear physicist has been found murdered in his london flat . they may have noticed that your lecture to the royal society was cancelled , but we have to make quite sure that the russians know that their mission was a success , so as to ensure your future safety . once thats been established , you will be free to start your new life . and when shall i read my own obituary ? lloyd almost joked . we shall have to make the announcement tonight or rather , the police will , in time for the late news bulletins and tomorrows papers . in a day or so , we shall have to persuade the police to call off their investigation , since we know who did it . it will then be necessary for you to come forward as professor jack barclays cousin well tell you when , if we may for formal identification . if there is any family likeness in spite of your new look , it wont matter as you are supposed to be related . after that , we shall arrange a coroners inquest . that will probably be held at the westminster coroners court in horseferry road , at the top end of marsham street , near victoria . you may need to attend , but hopefully not . we shall be able to brief the coroner privately before the hearing , so i would expect him to bring in a verdict of unlawful killing by a person or persons unknown . with any luck , he may also agree to hold the inquest in camera . once those formalities have been completed , the body can be released to you and there can be an immediate funeral , which again we can help you to arrange if you wish . i hope it all turns out as easy as you make it sound , said roger lloyd . it will be easy , said clayton , reassuringly , except that you have to remember that you will be identifying yourself , attending your own inquest if you do need to go , and then going to your own funeral . you must , by then , have completely taken on the identity of dr. roger lloyd . i honestly think i have , already . i feel quite happy with my new self now . there is one other thing we need to do before we formally announce your death , and that is to tell a chosen few that you are , in fact , alive and well . we have been through your list and agree to everyone on it except your friend at the lawrence livermore university in california . im afraid he must not be told , otherwise your cover could well be blown . let me just remind you that the last time you were at the university , you had two kgb agents for company . im not saying your friend was responsible , but somebody there told them , and we have been unable to positively establish his trustworthiness with any absolute degree of certainty . the americans have helped , but there remains an element of doubt , so we must err on the side of caution . its in your own interest that we do so , of course . we are arranging for all the others to be briefed personally later this afternoon . what about the two colleagues who i hope to be working with overseas ? they will be told later today as well . one of our team has been specially briefed , and is even now flying out to meet them . *** it had taken some days for the news of dmitry makienkos return to filter through the system to the cabinet office , and then bill clayton . sir robin algar rang 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i understand from mi5s moscow station that he was given a bit of a bollocking when he got back , and sent for some pretty intensive re-training , probably more as a punishment than as a necessity . but that doesnt explain why he was sent back here so quickly . why here , and not some other place ? theyre trying to check , and our man here also has his ear to the ground for us . ive asked wilfred forsyth to have a word with the ambassador , to express our displeasure . i doubt whether we shall learn anything , though . there was a moments silence . hows this for a theory , then , said s. if you ask me , makienkos back here because either he or his people in moscow dont believe barclay is dead . hes been sent back to check , and if he finds that the professor is still alive and well , to finish the job he started . you could just be right , yknow . ill have a bit of a brainstorming here , and put dusty miller back on to dr. roger lloyd , i think . thats probably sensible . can you have a word with m , and get him to arrange for his people to keep an eye on makienko for us ? ill have people at the inquest tomorrow as well , just to see who turns up . and in force at the cremation on thursday . if makienko is at either event , then at least well know why hes back . but then what do we do ? we cant shield lloyd for the rest of his life . lets cross that bridge when we come to it , if we do , said the cabinet secretary , ending the red phone conversation . *** forsyth rang the russian ambassador . i thought i would speak to you on the phone , mr. nevsky , rather than put you to the trouble of asking you call here again . that is considerate of you , sir william . how may i help this time ? we are most concerned , mr . ambassador , to discover that dmitry makienko has returned to this country . asked nevsky , feigning surprise . you mean the man who used to be our second secretary in the commercial department ? that makienko ? the very same , confirmed forsyth . you do surprise me . i have certainly not been told , and neither have i seen him about the embassy . i shall have to make enquiries and get back to you . you will not have seen him about the embassy , yuri , because he appears to be based at the trade delegation . in highgate ? lets not play games , ambassador . you will recall that her majestys government only pulled back from expelling the man on the strength of your assurances that he would leave this country the day after our meeting . but we did not expect that your government would see fit to send him back here almost immediately . i am not sure that my government has done so . as i said , i shall need to make enquires . please do so , then , with all speed . let me remind you that , when we last spoke about this , i was able to show you evidence which linked him with the murder of one of our public servants . the faked photographs . you know very well they were not fakes , ambassador , and i can now tell you that we have direct and positive forensic evidence that makienko did indeed carry out the crime . and what might that be , can i ask ? you may ask , but i shall not tell you . that will be revealed in a court of law , probably at the old bailey , when your man is charged with murder . come , come , sir wilfred . surely it will not come to that ? that depends on you , mr. nevsky . you said you needed to make enquiries because once again , it seems , your officials have been less than honest with you , and have failed to brief you . i must ask you formally to contact me within the hour with an explanation of this totally unacceptable behaviour on the part of your government . if you are unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for the mans continuing presence in this country , then you will leave me with only two possible courses of action . one would be to demand his immediate expulsion , and the other to arrange his immediate arrest . i shall make sure that whichever i decide gets the maximum possible 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and not to return , insisted forsyth . and not to return , confirmed nevsky . we shall watch developments with interest , mr . ambassador , and i shall seek a further meeting with you in this office if there is any evidence that your instructions are not being carried out with all haste . thank you , sir wilfred . once again , yuri nevsky had come off second best in a confrontation with the man from the foreign office . nevsky had always been one of those who subscribed to the view that , in these days , ambassadors were more social than crucial . he was fast beginning to change his mind . *** clayton called together his top team , and asked barbara to get miller along as well . theres an old friend of yours back in town , miller , said s makienko ? just a hunch , thats all . well , i wish youd shared it with us . hes back at the trade delegation in highgate . arrived a few days ago , apparently , travelling as a tourist on his own passport , not as a diplomat . it doesnt really surprise me , said miller . we were too quiet for too long about barclays murder . they must have smelt a rat . in all honesty , we couldnt do anything else until the police found his body , and we needed all the time we could get as well to make sure dr. roger lloyd was ready to face his public . barclays nervous breakdown was the best we could do . there shouldnt be any doubt about his death now , said nick marsden . its a big story in all the papers , especially the tabloids , with photographs . ok , said clayton . now lets think about this . makienko is back , for one reason or another , either officially or as a tourist , which is what he claims . nobody will believe that , though . the fact is that makienko must be back in london because he , or someone in moscow , believes professor barclay is still alive . and i agree with you , miller , that they would be quite justified in reaching that conclusion until now . so the question is , if makienko is still after barclay , or lloyd as he now is , who should we keep an eye on ? one , or the other , or both ? makienko doesnt know me , but i know him , said miller . i also know lloyd , so i could keep a close watch on him , and spot the russian if he should show up . if makienko does think lloyd is barclay , hes going to have another go at getting rid of him , said newell . i cant see him doing that at the coroners court , but i suppose the crematorium might present an opportunity . the russians will need to be sure barclay is still alive before they risk doing anything , said doc perkins . lloyd is not at all like barclay now , and in any case we dont think makienko ever met the professor anyway . he will have photos of barclay of course , but they wont be enough . so he will have to rely on inside information . if you mean someone telling him , that will mean we have an informer in our camp , said s. and jarvis is dead , so it cant be him . someone told them barclay was going to california , newell reminded the 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a few people on his old project will know of his new alias , and know too that they can call on him from time to time if they must . once the heat is off , there is no reason why lloyd shouldnt even visit harwell now and then , if he needs to . ill go with him to switzerland , said miller , without being asked . i shall also need to be in the coroners court and at the cremation , since i know what dmitry makienko looks like , and everyone else has only seen the photos i took of him . ill bet he turns up at one or the other . i think we should deploy quite a few people at the crematorium . i cant imagine that makienko will attend the service or anything that brazen , but he could well be in the grounds somewhere with a pair of field glasses , and we need to be able to spot him if he does turn up , said newell . ill organise that if you like . clayton nodded , and the meeting broke up . commander nick marsden stayed behind . close the door nick , and grab a seat . there was an awkward silence for a moment , this is about barbara , isnt it . it was a statement rather than a question from marsden . it could be , nick , agreed clayton . or it could be about you , or me or even barbaras mother . i suppose so , agreed marsden . its probably the same thing thats worried the life out of me in the last few days thats worrying you . how did the russians know that jarvis was donalds father ? exactly , agreed marsden . how the hell did they know ? who can possibly have told them ? there arent that many possibilities , are there ? postured clayton . agreed , said marsden . barbara and alan jarvis obviously knew , but jarvis was hardly likely to tell anyone , let alone the russians , for exactly the reason that it would lay him open to blackmail , and put his career at risk . and barbara ? probed clayton . you are closer to her than anyone . i dont know what to think , to be honest , bill . in spite of the fact that we are supposed to be getting married at some time , i have done my honest best to be objective about this , to put the job first and all that jazz , but i simply can not see any motive on barbaras part . what would she possibly gain by telling the russians something that nobody else knew about ? revenge on jarvis ? if shed wanted that , she would have buggered his career sooner by telling me , or sir robin algar or someone . telling the russians makes no sense to me . the fact is she told nobody until you stumbled across the possibility and forced her into admitting the fact . so that puts me in the frame . i could have told the russians , said clayton . and so could you , and so , possibly , could her mother , if in fact she knew jarvis was donalds father . do you think she did ? i have no idea , bill . im sure barbara would tell us if we asked , but again we come back to the question of motive . unless theres a vital piece of information were missing , nobody on that list of five people seems to have the slightest motive for telling anyone , let alone the russians . i tend to agree , said clayton . so how else could they have found out ? ive been thinking about that , said marsden . just suppose only suppose for a minute - that the russians had been tailing jarvis for some time . they would have seen him visit barbaras place and seen him with the boy . so if they were trying to get something on the man , perhaps with a view to blackmail , they would naturally have been suspicious , wouldnt they ? so they would wonder , as you or i would wonder , why jarvis had an interest in donald . they would also know , or soon find out , that the identity of donalds father was not common knowledge in fact a carefully guarded secret . so they might just put two and two together , and set about trying to find a connection . clayton nodded thoughtfully . if they suspected that jarvis could have been donalds father , they would need to prove it one way or the other . that means they would either need someone to admit to the fact , or they 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the other option is just to ask barbara , said clayton simply . why dont you do that instead ? that would alert her to the fact that we suspect she could be a spy of some sort , said marsden . god forbid that she is , but lets not put her on notice and on her guard , just in case . off you go then , said clayton with a grin . and thanks for your loyalty , nick . marsden was back in under an hour . it seems that in the case of an illegitimate child , he reported , the child can take either the mothers or fathers surname . donald was christened using barbaras maiden name , so it is not necessary to include the fathers name on a birth certificate . either the mothers or the fathers will do , but it doesnt have to show both . furthermore , continued marsden , almost too cheerfully , it takes up to five days to get a certified copy of a birth certificate , even by the urgent route , which also costs a fortune . for heavens sake , exclaimed an exasperated clayton . gladys would be proud of them , said marsden with a broad grin . however , i was able to show them all the id cards and warrant cards in the world , and successfully demanded to see the chap in charge . under threat of an immediate phone call to the cabinet secretary who , as head of the civil service is also his boss , the man was kind enough , under the additional threat of spending the rest of his life in the tower of london , to make a few quick phone calls to somewhere in liverpool where all the originals are kept . and alan jarvis is named as the father , announced marsden triumphantly . not only that , but a copy of donalds birth certificate was ordered and paid for- some four weeks ago , and sent to an address in highgate . the russian consulate , i bet , said clayton . well done nick . dont lets forget that theres still a mole about somewhere . could be anywhere cabinet office , foreign office , even the laboratories at harwell and culham . lets hope mi5 track him down before too much more damage is done . at least barbara seems to be off the hook , said nick . i think ill take the lady out to dinner somewhere special tonight . *** nobody saw the russian , dmitry makienko , at the coroners court , although that didnt mean he wasnt there . he could have been anywhere , even across the road in the white horse and bower , watching who came and went from inside the pub . according to their informant , he certainly wasnt at the trade mission that afternoon , but he would not have spotted roger lloyd even if he had been there . lloyd wasnt required to attend the court , as it happened . not many people attended the service in the chapel of rest at the crematorium , either , although there were several people in the garden of remembrance . from the photographs they had been given , one or two of them thought that they might have seen makienko , but werent sure . dusty miller recognised him there , though . *** detective chief inspector harry flower wasnt often summoned to the office of deputy assistant commissioner ian jenkins . for that matter , head of special branch wasnt often summoned to the office of the director general of m15 , either . but he had been , and now had a rather difficult message to pass on to dci flower . come in harry grab a seat , jenkins welcomed flower cheerily . i might actually be able to help you , as it happens , replied jenkins . thatll be nice , said flower , suspiciously . tell me , enquired the dac . how are you getting on with the barclay case ? the murder in battersea . its a bit slow , as it happens . taking its time . we know who it is and what he does did for a living . we know how he was killed and roughly when , and theres been an inquest and a cremation . but weve no real idea about the weapon used , although we think it was foreign . and even less of an idea about a motive or who did it . whats your interest ? i dont have one directly , came the reply . but i was summoned to lambeth this morning for a personal meeting with m. were under orders to back off . you mean drop the case ? thats the message , replied the special branch chief . but you cant just drop a murder enquiry , protested flower , even if there has been an inquest . and that was a funny business , too , since you mention it . i didnt , said jenkins . well , a right funny business that inquest was . if you ask me , the coroner had been fixed , and told what to do . and now were being told what to do . flower scratched his head . this has been an odd case from the start , if you ask me . any idea at all whats going on ? political , replied jenkins . | [["option", 16], ["ask", 31], ["barbara", 39], ["say", 46], ["sayest", 46], ["said", 46], ["clayton", 54], ["simply", 61], ["instead", 92], ["alert", 111], ["alerted", 111], ["fact", 127], ["suspect", 143], ["spy", 162], ["sort", 175], ["marsden", 190], ["god", 196], ["forbid", 203], ["forbade", 203], ["let", 226], ["lets", 226], ["put", 234], ["notice", 248], ["guard", 265], ["case", 280], 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security services and all that . murders murder in this country , and needs to be got to the bottom of if you see what i mean . they have got to the bottom of it , replied jenkins . they know who did it , and why . well , thats something at least . have they shared their little secret with you , by any chance ? either they know who did it or they dont . and if they have the evidence , then we can make an arrest and bring charges . its not that easy , harry . the bloke who did it has also been murdered , so they say . and i suppose they know who did that ? ! it was a russian spy , whos been kicked out . hence the message to drop it . dci flower sat back in disbelief . glass of scotch , harry ? jenkins got the bottle and two glasses out of the bottom drawer of his desk . the other thing youll need is paperwork , so that you can close the case and put the file away . tomorrow be all right ? *** dmitry makienko had obviously returned to london at exactly the right time . he had been humiliated in moscow by his director at the lubyanka building , who had sent him for an intensive course of retraining . it was not that he needed retraining , of course . a crude attempt to make him lose face among his peer group , all of whom still respected him in spite of everything . they agreed that it was the director who was a fool , not he , makienko . he had fought his way to the top of the kgb , now the fsb , and was not about to be pushed down by some idiot bureaucrat in the organisation who would probably not even know how to handle a gun , let alone kill a man at fifty metres . the director had authority , certainly , but no skills whatsoever . collecting secret information , surveillance , unarmed combat , shooting , blackmail , sabotage , skiing , jungle survival bah ! the man , for all his splendid pin-stripe suit , white shirt and silk tie , could do none of these things . so who was he to dare belittle makienko ? his scheme to eliminate the british scientist , barclay , had been brilliantly conceived and executed . not only had the scientist been murdered , but so too had one of britains top agents who he , dmitry makienko , had so skilfully blackmailed into committing the murder and who had then himself been killed , personally by makienko , with his own hands . the faked photographs of him adding the poison to jarviss coffee had been unfortunate , not least because the idiot ambassador and then the even more stupid director at the lubyanka building had been fooled by them . clever , but unfortunate . and if barclays body had been discovered sooner by that incompetent police force they had in london , then none of this would have happened . as it was , the dimwits in the kremlin had not believed that the man was actually dead , and had accepted the story that the professor had simply gone missing because he had suffered a nervous breakdown . if thats what it was , then he was still alive , they had said , and so you , comrade makienko , have failed . failed ? ! said makienko to himself . makienko never fails . he had , after all , just been to the mans cremation , had he not ? not even the british could fake an event like that . he had looked carefully at all the people who had been there , and recognised no-one . there was a cousin , so they said . he certainly looked like a member of the family , but had a limp and a beard and glasses . of course , that could all have been faked , like the photographs , but then who had they cremated ? no , decided makienko . barclay was dead after all . he was almost sure , anyway . but then , there was the question of the pocket from his overcoat . who could possibly have taken that ? perhaps the british were not all as stupid as he had thought . perhaps they had somehow taken it . perhaps it also contained evidence of his involvement in jarviss murder . perhaps he needed to be specially careful now he was back in london . leaving london at such short notice had done his career no 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but if barclay was still alive , unlikely as that was since he , dmitry makienko had arranged his death , where was he ? the russian thought long and hard . perhaps a better question was who was he ? one of the worlds leading scientists , who had been posing such a threat to the future economy of the russian federation , was hardly likely to retire and take up chicken farming . he would still be working somewhere . not at culham or harwell , he was sure . he had checked there , and all barclays old colleagues were in deep shock and mourning . not even the brits could fake that . but what about the cousin , perhaps ? there was a likeness . he had noticed it himself . the hair , the spectacles , the limp they could all be faked . so who was the cousin ? a few phone calls , and he knew it was doctor roger lloyd . a doctor of what ? particle physics , eh ? ! not medicine or philosophy , but physics . the same as barclay ! it was a long shot , but if barclay was still alive , then dr. roger lloyd could well be the same man . he , too , would have to go . another death would perhaps convince his stupid director that makienkos mission had after all been successfully completed , without this time any shadow of doubt . he had to cover all possibilities , all eventualities . there was no room for mistakes , for errors of omission . lloyd would have to go . having been clever enough to work all this out , he , makienko , would see to the execution himself this time . it was not a pleasant surprise for makienko to discover that lloyd was due to take up a new post in switzerland , almost immediately . switzerland had funny rules about neutrality , and diplomatic immunity and that sort of thing . he would not feel safe there , but there was no time to act before lloyd departed for geneva . it was a city he had not visited before , and since he was travelling privately , he could expect little help from his consulate , if any . he , dmitry makienko who never failed , would handle this on his own . he had been told once again to leave the country , so thats what he would do . but to go directly to geneva might be too obvious , in the unlikely event that the british authorities were keeping a check on him . so to be on the safe side , he flew to zurich . he had planned then to get the train from there to geneva , changing at lausanne . at the last minute , though , he caught a different train from lausanne , and went through to montreux instead . according to his source , lloyd had gone skiing for the weekend , with a friend . *** chapter sixteen - the best man wins for lloyd , it had been a busy few days , and not a little stressful as well . he had not enjoyed the quiet ceremony at the crematorium . it was odd , and distressing , to see so many of his old colleagues in the congregation , paying him a respectful farewell . at least none of them had recognised him in his new guise . he did his best to ignore them , and to concentrate on his own need to say farewell to his estranged brother . it was too late to wish that they had been closer in life . it was embarrassing listening to his own eulogy . he wondered who had written it . but he had no time to dwell on it . within hours , he was off to heathrow . it had been decided not to tell lloyd that makienko had been at the crematorium , but miller was now ever more alert and vigilant just in case . if there had ever been any doubt in the russians mind , then the funeral service should have been enough to convince him that barclay was dead . but you could never tell . the man was a professional and , it seemed , a bit of a fanatic , looking after his future career . another cock-up , and he wouldnt have one . so far as they were aware , makienko had gone back to the trade mission in highgate , where the security service people were keeping an eye on him . miller knew he would be told of the russians movements , and that he had in any case been told to leave the country again , so he 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just look a those mountains , exclaimed miller . ive not been to switzerland before . theres some good skiing to be had here , although there wont be all that much snow around at this time of the year its too early in the season . asked dusty . i played rugby and everything else at school , but from the first time i took to the snow it has been my favourite sport . i will confess that part of the reason and a big part if im honest for electing to come here to work was the thought of unlimited skiing . ive even done some arctic warfare winter training with the marines in norway . apart from you being a nice chap and all that , the thought that we might get a bit of time on the slopes did pass through my mind when i volunteered to come out here with you ! any chance while were here , do you think ? im sure i could get a day or so off and find some decent snow somewhere near here . in fact , it might be a good idea to go soon , before i get too committed and settled . perhaps even this weekend . that would be great , not least because i hope i shant have to be here for too long . the european organisation for nuclear research , cern , was not far from genevas airport at cointrin . the complex was centred around a huge 17-mile long circular tunnel buried 300 feet under the swiss-french border . miller and lloyd planned to stay at a small holiday inn near the french village of st. genis about a 20 minute walk away . lloyd would stay there until he found something more permanent . they took a taxi from the airport . lloyd had visited the establishment before , in his previous existence as he was beginning to regard it , and knew a couple of the hundred or so british scientists working on the project . to their surprise , delight and amazement , they had been told that lloyd was jack barclay , and , having been sworn to secrecy , were looking forward to working with him as part of the team . what actually goes on here ? miller had asked . youve probably heard of the large hadron collider ? its had a lot of publicity . well , thats here at cern . when its working fully , we hope it will create the conditions that existed immediately after the big bang . is that the thing that broke soon after it was switched on ? thats the thing , agreed lloyd . i remember the publicity ! are you hoping to mend it , or something ? as a matter of fact , its already being mended , as you put it , but im not actually going to work on that project , anyway . so what are we doing here ? there are already plans being drawn up for a newer and better machine , and ill be helping with that development work as part of the uk contribution . one of the problems with the lhc is that its circular , and its very difficult to control the two streams of particles which are fired at one another at such enormous speed . so were planning a new collider which is straight , called the international linear collider . how is that better , then ? asked miller , beginning to get lost . you fire the two beams from each end and they smash together head-on in the middle . ah , said miller . no corners to go round . well , not so many . i see , said miller , who didnt at all . it will be a much bigger machine huge , in fact with two accelerators each about 11 miles long , pointing at each other . in time , each accelerator might be extended to 15 miles , making the whole thing over 30 miles long . that should result in us finding all sorts of exotic new particles which we are sure must be there , but which we have never seen and have never been able to prove exist . on top of that , it might also prove the existence of such things as dark matter and dark energy , and perhaps even extra dimensions . were calling it einsteins telescope , because it will look into the problems which his relativity theories raised and which have never been resolved . miller was totally lost , and said so . lets just go skiing , he said . miller was waiting for breakfast at the holiday inn the 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*** miller was taking care to keep in touch with the ops room in clerkenwell , so that they knew what was happening and what his plans were in relation to lloyd . there had been no further news about makienko or his whereabouts , although mi5 thought they had identified the mole . a junior clerical assistant in the cabinet office had been trying to make a few extra bob selling low-level information . the problem was that he didnt know what was low-level and what wasnt . the other problem was that the man was still there . they didnt have enough direct evidence yet to arrest him or sack him , or even suspend him . they were working on it . miller let them know , in no uncertain terms , that he was not happy about makienko being on the loose , not least because he was in switzerland on his own . bill clayton tried to reassure him . we have no idea whether hes heading your way or not , so relax . hes probably going to russia the long way round . but i thought mi5 was keeping tracks on him ? frankly , we did too , but they seem to have lost him for the time being . its ok for them theyre in london in the warm , and im out here freezing to death on my own . i know , dusty . they should never have taken their eyes off the man . frankly , if they had been any damned good at all , they would have been working for section 11 , and not mi5 , thats all very well , but until were sure , a bit of support would be useful out here , even just to give me a meal break . well do what we can , said clayton . but youre well armed , if you need to be , head of s reminded him . gladys was apoplectic when you demanded the hk53 heckler and koch assault carbide with two magazines of ammo . and as for taking it abroad they both laughed . i shall never forget the paperwork , said miller , but she worked things ok and i got through customs at both ends without a murmur from anyone . if all goes well , i shall be home with it in a few days , once lloyd has settled in , but i feel a bit exposed at the moment . until we know where makienko is for sure , just keep on your toes , and look out for strangers . theyre all bloody strangers here , colonel ! having checked all the snow reports and weather forecasts , dusty miller and roger lloyd decided to head for rochers-de-naye that weekend , where , at 2,045 meters , there was already enough snow for some decent skiing , and more was forecast during the next few days . they booked overnight bed and breakfast in montreux , near the station , and caught the first train in the morning up to the summit . after that , they would spend a couple of nights at the tiny resort of paccots , which boasted a station on the same rack-and-pinion rail line , but not much else . *** it was about that time that clerkenwell heard that makienko had booked a flight to zurich . they immediately told miller , who swore . thats a long way from where we are , miller said , but i dont like the smell of this . neither do i , to be honest , admitted clayton 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*** miller and lloyd had enjoyed a good morning on the slopes , in spite of the fact that miller was a bit edgy . he had told lloyd that he was using his binoculars looking for wild life and birds . wild russians , actually , although he didnt say so . they had an excellent schnapps , and an even better lunch with yet another warming schnapps , at the restaurant alpin on the summit . they had decided to try some cross-country skiing that afternoon . miller could not make up his mind whether they were safer among the crowds on the piste , or whether heading off on their own might be a better bet . he certainly stood a better chance of spotting makienko out in the country , but on the other hand , the russian would have a clearer shot out in the open - if he was there . there was a well laid out cross-country trail starting from near the restaurant . by now , it was snowing hard , but they had nevertheless decided to turn off the loipe for some real cross-country on virgin snow . miller had been impressed by lloyds skill on skis , so he had no concerns about his ability to cope . this was what cross-country skiing was all about ! away from the busy downhill slope , enjoying the tranquillity of the mountains , cutting a swathe through fresh snow . they had decided to make their way along the top of a ledge once they had crossed the ridge , to a narrow valley which would lead them through the woods to more open snow , and a clear run back to paccots . they crested the ridge near la perche , where the rail line cut through yet another tunnel under the mountains on its way to rochers de naye . it was a good run on fresh snow , although it was now falling harder than it had been when they had set out . they had a couple of hours before it started getting dark , but once over the ridge , it was more or less downhill all the way . since he didnt fancy skiing in them , lloyd had decided to leave his built-up shoes in st. genis . makienko had noticed . no stick , no limp , and no spectacles , either . he lowered his binoculars , fastened his skis , and took the kalashnikov from his back-pack . miller and lloyd were making good progress , in spite of not wearing special cross-country skis , and were now well away from the main pistes . miller had been keeping a good look out for other skiers , so was taken quite by surprise when a single shot rang out . lloyd fell with a shout of pain , and clasped his left shoulder . miller threw himself on top of the sprawling figure , turning his head in time to see the gunman fire another round , before setting off at speed along the ridge . the bullet grazed millers leg , before splintering bark from the pine tree behind him . there was blood oozing through lloyds fingers . miller tore off his scarf , stuffed it with snow , and clamped it to lloyds shoulder . hold that there , and dont move , whatever you do , said miller . with that , he took off after the disappearing man , while desperately trying to extricate his heckler and koch automatic from his back-pack . it was only a flesh wound to his leg , thank heaven , but painful just the same . the man had taken the open snow across the ridge , but he would soon have to turn downhill into the longer valley towards paccots . miller decided to risk all , and cut him off by heading diagonally through the trees . he judged that there was just enough snow under the tree canopy , but it was a risky technique which he hadnt practiced since norway . he threaded his way through the trees , doing his best to avoid the lower branches . thank the lord he was not wearing cross-country skis . he was gaining ground on the gunman , no doubt about it , but he had been spotted . in spite of the speed at which they were now both travelling , the man loosed off a shot at miller , splintering a tree nearby as he swerved passed . he knew what he was doing , all right , thought miller . it had to be makienko . miller was gaining ground , and risked a shot himself . he 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he dropped the hk53 as he skidded towards the prone figure , slamming in to a tree and coming to a shattering halt some fifty meters from the man . now miller was in real trouble . he took stock of his situation as best he could , in spite of his great pain . he had felt , and heard , his left leg shatter as he hit the tree , which had shed its load of snow from its upper branches on top of him . as he fell back , gasping for breath , there was a sharp and excruciating stab of pain from his ribs . his right arm was hanging virtually useless . he could not move it . miller struggled to reach his browning pistol , but the weapon was at his left side , ready to be easily drawn and used by his right hand . there was blood everywhere , an ever-increasing red patch in the freshly fallen snow , and miller could already feel himself getting weaker . comrade makienko , he shouted . it was a huge effort to do anything . makienko was also loosing strength , and miller was gratified to notice that he had hit the russian in the chest . makienko coughed , and spat blood . weve met before , dmitry . miller was fast losing blood and consciousness . it was a huge effort to focus on the russian . makienko also struggled to see his adversary , wiping blood from his mouth . i took those photos of you in the coffee bar , bellowed miller as best he could . and i took the pocket from your coat . yelled the russian , struggling to take aim for one last shot at miller . miller fell back exhausted by his effort , and noticed the ever-widening stain of blood in the snow around him . he did not have the strength to reach his pistol , or to struggle to safety in the trees . he was a sitting duck for makienko , if the man lived long enough . he shouted once more at the russian , defiantly . you know rule twenty , makienko ? this time , it was miller who had to wipe blood from his mouth . miller was finding it difficult to breathe , let alone shout , and waves of pain and dizziness swept over him . failure isnt an option in our business . and youre a failure . miller sank back into the snow , which was now beginning to blanket him as it fell ever more heavily and thickly . through the red mist of pain , saw the furious fsb man let fly another round without taking proper aim . miller felt it hit , but it was only a flesh wound this time he thought . not that it made any real difference . he was a goner anyway . a wave of excruciating pain swept over miller again , and he mercifully began to lose consciousness as he watched the russian , through unfocussed eyes , unsteadily but deliberately take aim again , perhaps for the last time . you will die first , shouted makienko . miller heard a volley of shots ring out , but felt nothing this time . instead , he vaguely saw makienko thrown back into the snow , no doubt by the recoil . miller was light headed and barely aware of what was going on around him anymore . he was hallucinating , he was sure . he imagined he could vaguely see , through the pain , what he thought were three shadowy figures , dressed in white combat overalls and headgear , and carrying hk53s . they swept down the slope , showering powdery snow from their skis in their wake . one made straight for miller and bent over him . miller struggled to remain awake . asked dusty weakly . fancied a bit of skiing , thats all , so me and few chums from the special boat service thought wed drop in on your weekend off , replied nick marsden , as he leant over miller to assess his condition , hope you dont mind . terrible pain , mumbled dusty , barely awake . marsden ripped open the first aid kit from his back pack , tore out a syringe , and plunged the morphine deep into millers forearm , exposed by a huge and bloody rip in his parka . youre in a bad way , sport , he said . it was immediately obvious that miller was seriously hurt . he used his hand-held radio . it seems i got here just in the nick of time . the joke was lost on miller , who had drifted 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the medics are coming down here to look at you next . any minute now and youll be sorted . miller thought he heard the sound of yamaha snow-mobiles . two appeared through the trees and the heavy snow , headlights piercing the blizzard . marsden stepped back to give the medic all the room he needed . roger lloyd was gingerly helped off the second machine , arm in a sling . looking pale and shocked , he knelt over the prostrate miller . you saved my life , my friend , he said . only just , whispered miller , drifting again . the royal navy petty officer medical orderly , dressed in arctic survival kit like the rest of the team , was quick and efficient . after he had wrapped the prone figure in a thermal blanket as gently as he could , he applied a tourniquet to stop the flow of blood from millers arm , applied a local anaesthetic to his leg , which he expertly straightened out and strapped to his good leg , and examined his chest . broken ribs and a punctured lung , i think , he pronounced , wiping more blood from dustys mouth . no chance of a helicopter , i suppose ? the orderly asked marsden . not in this , replied nick , motioning towards the heavy snow . even if there was a decent landing site , which there isnt , its almost white-out conditions already , and the rotors would whip up the fresh snow and make it even worse . this man wont take too much shaking about , thats all , said the medic . he needs to be handled with care . well just have to take our time , then . at least the new snow will be reasonably smooth , if we can see our way through this weather . i just hope we make it before dark . the team gently lifted miller onto a ski-fitted stretcher , which could be pulled behind one of the snow-mobiles . marsden issued instructions . armstrong , he shouted to his second-in-command , take the troop along the ledge and down the valley to caux . theres a swiss army recovery team waiting there for us . ill follow with the yamahas and the casualties . if this blizzard worsens into a real white-out , hole up for the night . well do the same , except that this chap needs specialist attention quickly . channel 19 is the one to use . dont be afraid to ask for help were not behind enemy lines this time . aye aye , commander , responded armstrong . what do we do with him , by the way ? he thumbed towards makienko . he can rot for a bit , replied marsden . weve got enough problems of our own at the moment . the swiss army can come and get him tomorrow , if they can find him . one of the team threw a blanket over the dead russian , although later they all wondered why . when you get half a chance , armstrong , get on to that raf hercules , tell the bird-man in charge were going to be a touch late for our rendezvous , but make sure he doesnt go without us . i dont want to leave this man behind in a montreux hospital . marsden turned to miller , who already looked a bit more comfortable . not that theres anything much wrong with swiss hospitals , im sure , he said . its just that i want you back home fit and well in time for my wedding . youre the best man . this is the third of a trilogy . the first , cashback , and the second , their own game , are also published by smashwords . *** kvsparrow a shadow wars novel by dak copyright 2012 by dak smashwords edition this ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only . it is not intended to portray real events nor is any character meant to depict or portray any actual person , living or dead . although many of the locations in the story are real , the events described are imaginary . table of contents acknowledgements chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four chapter five chapter six chapter seven chapter eight chapter nine chapter ten chapter eleven chapter twelve chapter thirteen chapter fourteen chapter fifteen epilogue glossary of terms acknowledgements customarily an author begins this section by thanking variously his or her editor , agent and assorted publishing personnel . for obvious reasons , i will forego that tradition . instead i want to thank , in light disguise , those people whose being in my life has enriched and ennobled it . without you i would not be the man i am today . more to the point , absent your encouragement , this book would never have been written . thanks then to c , without whom life as i know it would be worthless . to pollywog , double happiness and np aka dudeman , you are my true audience , first last and always . 007 , welcome to the clan . to the most faithful friends a man could ever have , jmb and smb . my love and appreciation always . you are and will forever be missed . | [["medic", 10], ["medics", 10], ["come", 21], ["coming", 21], ["look", 39], ["next", 51], ["minute", 64], ["sort", 88], ["sorted", 88], ["miller", 97], ["think", 105], ["thinkest", 105], ["thought", 105], ["hear", 114], ["hears", 114], ["heard", 114], ["sound", 124], ["yamaha", 134], ["snow", 139], ["mobile", 147], ["mobiles", 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finally but not last , i owe a debt of gratitude to walker , my partner in some very interesting times . either we both come home or we both die in place . you have no idea what a comfort it was to go in harms way with someone who meant and lived that level of dedication . dak 2011 . note to the reader : this book is meant to be a look behind the curtain , a glimpse into the tactics , techniques and procedures , the essential tradecraft in action , of a covert operator in the gray world of deniable intelligence activities . as such , it features a significant amount of explanation designed to enhance the readers understanding of the mindset of an operator when facing the issues and challenges which occur in the narrative . this may seem to some to disrupt the flow of the story . to others it may seem excessively detailed and delay getting to the good parts . these are valid criticisms of a typical novel , if this were intended to be such . it is not ( please see the above ) . while it is my intent to entertain , it is equally my intent to show operational reality as i have lived it . i hope you read this work as much for a glimpse of this reality as for the thrills . to my fellow operators who may read this work , yeah , i changed a few things simply because it didnt seem right to put that info out there . all other errors are me half stepping . chapter one it wasnt too hard to read the guys following me or figure out their intentions . id seen them both hanging out near the caf where id had coffee before walking away from what used to be called prince boulevard uphill into bregu i diellit . my route this evening had been largely random , trolling around pristina revisiting old scenes and locations , reacquainting myself with a city i knew and loved almost as much as i did my own hometown back in the states . coming back here after nine years away had awakened some old ghosts . they reminded me of a time which seemed much further away and more innocent than it actually was . id been here at a time when the war had ended but the killing continued . it had been one of the most intense , exhilarating and enjoyable periods of my life and even now , after spending several years in two very hot wars and a few more years working on various covert contracts , i still looked on my time in kosovo as a high point . the city had changed , some for the better with new buildings and a sense of progress , some for the worse as the tentacles of organized crime and behind the scenes power brokers wound their way deeper into the nascent government of the new state . it was nothing i hadnt seen before in other parts of the globe but it bothered me just the same . i liked kosovo and its people far more than i had any of the other places in which id lived and worked . seeing it being eaten by a cancer from within made my joy at returning a bit muted . the mental reverie as i walked and taxied around the city hadnt dulled my situational awareness however . i wasnt here as a tourist and while it was doubtful that the opposition would be aware of me until i went to the right places and spoke with the wrong people , keeping at least a minimal awareness of ones surroundings is a required skill in my trade . ramping up that constant attention to detail while on a mission is so fundamental as to go unstated . so when the two young dudes who had been eyeballing me as i left the caf appeared behind me as i walked uphill , i knew there was not much chance of coincidence . they wore cheap leather jackets against the fall chill and thin , fresh from turkey , counterfeit levis . both had dark hair cut in the mussy style some albanian guys seemed to favor nowadays and were shooting what they must have imagined were surreptitious glances at me while studiously looking away when i happened to face them . i had turned off ramiz sadiku , as i still thought of prince boulevard , and headed uphill at the old world food program intersection just shy of the start of pristina university . when i paused to light a tampa sweet , my two fans appeared around the corner and then slowed and found a sudden need to stop and hold a conversation . this , combined with having seen them just a few moments before , drew my attention and i took the next left onto a street which paralleled ramiz sadiku to see if they continued to follow . they did , staying about a half block behind me and on my side of the street . this poor tradecraft made it unlikely that they were trained but didnt preclude the possibility that they were there to draw my attention and help hide a more skilled surveillant . it was more likely that they were simply opportunistic criminals , something with which kosovo was plagued . still , in deference to my professional paranoia , i continued straight toward the next intersection which had a small grocery store on one corner . slipping inside , i browsed the shop near the large front window and saw no one else on the street and no 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it didnt mean there wasnt some additional actually skilled surveillance holding back and bird dogging me through watching the two clowns now again engrossed in a conversation on the opposite corner but it was pretty unlikely . odds were that these two were up to no good and that i featured heavily in whatever get rich quick scheme they had in mind . as i reached this conclusion my mind flashed back on a time when , as a young recruit , i and my classmates had been the beneficiaries of a situational awareness lecture by an older , battle scarred veteran . pared to its essentials , his lecture stated that there is a regrettable human tendency to not believe the unusual even when were looking for it and would otherwise recognize it immediately if it involved someone else . anytime you take measures to enhance security , either yours personally or on behalf of someone else , the first thing you need to do is be prepared to believe yourself . anticipation without projection is the key . think what a threat would look , sound and feel like and then take steps to detect it . creatively anticipate it and then when it does materialize , dont do as most people and go into denial . if you park your car under a streetlight and walk a certain path to get there having looked for possible ambush points at that time of night and then one evening you see a hulking thug lurking right where you expected someone mightget the hell out . it is exactly what it looks like . and if it isnt , all youve done is spend a little extra time in maintaining control of your environment . too many people , when faced with this type of situation , recognize it for what it is but refuse to accept that it could actually relate to them . while they wrestle with denial and the fear of looking foolish , precious time slips away and they lose the chance to act . id had this lesson hammered home while still a young man . nothing ive experienced since has shown it to be invalid . this meant that since the two guys following me were doing so with intent , it behooved me to treat them as hostile . id actually begun to act based on this observation when i made my second turn onto this residential street and now , suspicion hardening rapidly into certainty , i was prepared to act without hesitation or self-doubt . the intersection provided access to gazmend zajmi , a street which ran up and down the large hill which gave bregu i diellit part of its name of sunny hill . turning downhill would put me heading back toward ramiz sadiku but more importantly it would allow me to turn left when the street turned right . this left turn would put me into a wide alley called , if memory served , arton cella . this was almost a street and ran behind the buildings fronting on ramiz sadiku and the backs of the houses on the street id just traversed . if my followers had an innocent destination there they could have much more easily taken any of a number of short passages between the buildings to reach this alley . following me into it would be a strong indication of direct interest which would require a response on my part . since they seemed more like common criminals a mugging appeared likely ; however it was marginally possible that despite our best efforts , our opposition had aimed them at me . either way i could exploit the opportunity following me into the alley would provide . a direct confrontation might seem unwise while avoidance of a potentially messy encounter which might involve the police would be in keeping with the need for a low profile and discretion that is de rigueur for covert intelligence activities . this time , however , i elected to go with a straightforward confrontation as it seemed likely that these two were simply muggers who were unwittingly targeting me . having them dogging me looking for an opportune moment could create more hassle than confrontation would . it would also perhaps help me sort out if they had in fact been run at me by someone else , a sort of low level targeting intended to obtain my documents and determine my skill set . if this was the case at least part of the information gap would be filled in when the two were unable to complete their mission . that only meant id need to manage the confrontation in a way and place where my cover for status wouldnt be compromised . pondering this requirement , i bought a newspaper , my rusty albanian being sufficient for the task , and headed out the door without a glance across the street . i kept the paper , koha ditore if it matters , in my right hand and walked downhill , turning left into arton cella when the street turned right . i flicked my cigarillo in the ditch as i entered the alley . back in the day there was a brothel , with frequent name changes but the same management and client base , in a house at the far end of the alley . the parking area there was always left open by the residents of the apartments fronting ramiz sadiku so the brothel patrons had a place to 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folks who lived here turned a pretty blind eye to the immediate area and that , combined with the dark setting , meant i would have a good place to work . glancing at the panerai luminor gmt on my wrist i saw it was 2155 hours , nearly ten oclock in the real world . the alley was as i remembered it , dark , deserted and with plenty of patches of deep shadow . i slowed my pace , drawing my two new friends closer and into a patch of shadow beside the high wall at the rear of the houses on the alleys east side . turning as if suddenly aware of their presence , i folded the newspaper twice as if fiddling with it unconsciously . this served to compact it slightly . as i finished fiddling , my new friends closed the twenty feet or so between us . when you know youre about to get into , let alone initiate , a violent confrontation , its a very good idea to give your opposition a false faade , something that looks like what they expect and which will make them overconfident . dropping into a crane stance and making chicken noises will only cause them to become cautious and deploy whatever weaponry they have with as much skill and sophistication as they possess . posing and drama is for the moviesin real life its all about who wins and who does not . this is why i edged slightly backwards as they came closer , glanced quickly to right and left as if looking for a way out and swallowed nervously while not meeting their gaze . you need to look at an opponents upper chest anyway in a fight ; the eyes tell you exactly zip and looking there you cant see stance and foot movement or weight transfer in your peripheral vision . so i played the part of the tourist taken unaware and uncertain as to what was about to transpire . both guys stopped about three feet away and exchanged grins . guy number one , slightly larger than his underfed buddy , produced a cheap switchblade and flicked it open as he began to talk . i didnt wait to hear what he was saying as talking seriously slows reaction time . the additional surprise factor of being attacked after producing a weapon he obviously expected to provide an advantage was a bonus i didnt want to squander . i wanted to apply the magic formula of speed , surprise and violence of action , and there was no better time than now . the folded newspaper had sufficient heft to stay largely together as i flipped it into knife guys face . the pages which spread out during the short flight helped obscure his vision and create the automatic reaction people have when something flies at their face unexpectedly . knife guy flinched , raising his hands to protect his face and this preventing him from noticing the front heel thrust i delivered to his right knee with my left foot . the joint hyperextended with a wet cracking sound and knife guy gave a high pitched sort of shriek which cut off abruptly as i powered a left forearm into his throat . i added a right elbow to the face which knocked him over and back in a heap . all this took far more time to tell than to complete . real violence committed by experienced practitioners is a very sudden event . id been studying and teaching some rather brutal combat oriented martial arts for thirty five years at that point and honestly couldnt recall the number of times id used that skill set and meant it . guy number two was to my half right when i finished my elbow strike , just beginning to realize that something had gone very wrong with the soire . his eyes widened so the whites were visible even in the dark shadows of the alley . little details like that stick with you for some reason as the brain processes information at an incredible rate under combat stress . to his credit , his immediate instinctive reaction wasnt to draw back or run . instead he lunged forward swinging a right haymaker at my head . brave but ineffective as he ran straight into the mid-line side thrust kick i timed to meet him on the way . the kick folded him and threw him back to bounce off the 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this meant he was likely to be able to communicate with me which in turn had meant his unlucky buddy was superfluous and thus stomped into la la land . twos company , threes a crowd . i kicked the switchblade away into the dark and dropped to a knee beside knife guy . he was hurting pretty badly and offered no resistance when i secured his hands by pulling them together over his head , arms outstretched and fingers intertwined in my grip . a quick frisk came up with no more weapons but did yield a wallet , cell phone and keys . these went into the front pocket of my old and well-travelled barbour beaufort jacket . after a brief scan of the area which revealed no obvious signs of attention , i grasped knife guys face with my left hand and turned it toward me . hi , asshole , i said . why did you and your friend just try to mug me ? knife guy tried to shake his head and babbled something in albanian which wasnt where i wanted the conversation to go . i moved very fast , letting go of his fingers and clamping my right hand over his mouth while i dropped a hammer fist onto his broken knee with my left hand . he convulsed and attempted a scream , most of which i stifled with my weight and hand over his mouth . he also tried curling into a ball and pushing my hand away , something i estimated was more instinctive than deliberate . still , i wanted a chat , not a wrestling match , so i switched the hammer fist to a center punch after rising up enough to drive it straight down into the vulnerable joint . knife guy , as i expected , passed out and fell back limply onto the dirty pavement . it took only a few seconds to drag him and his buddy against the wall , position guy number two where i could see him beyond knife guy and tie knife guys hands together with his thin imitation leather belt with its aluminum hugo boss buckle . he was coming around when i finished and i again brought his face toward mine and raised my fist threateningly . any more noise and you wont ever walk right again . this got a nod and a quickly gasped yes . actually he said po but since this means yes in albanian i wasnt going to quibble . i am , after all , a reasonable man . ok , perhaps i was impolite before . why did you pick me to try to rob ? my unhappy interlocutor took a second or two to process the question and then tried to shrug . you look like rich tourist , maybe unmik , maybe stupid . we wanted watch and money . nothing bad , just want money for food . please mister , nice huh ? his advantage of numbers and weaponry having failed , knife guy turned to the oh please be nice to me , im just a poor disadvantaged guy trying to get by routine that is the sob song of bad guys the world over once they find themselves unable to finish victimizing someone . id heard versions of this bullshit on four continents and hadnt bought it then and wasnt so inclined now . i knew he wouldnt have felt an ounce of compassion for me had the situation been reversed and he was only in this 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of course , one should guard against hubris but a review of the events combined with the application of occams razor left little doubt that id been randomly selected as a mugging victim by less than competent criminals based primarily on greed and wishful thinking on their part . hmmsucks to be them then . i untied knife guys hands , dropped his belt in his lap and then as he was rubbing his wrists , sent him back to dreamland with a circle kick to the head . i checked that guy number two was still breathing , took his wallet , keys and phone as well and headed off . a quick pass between two apartments , a dash across ramiz sadiku and a stroll through the grounds of the pristina university library showed no signs of anyone interested in me . i ran an impromptu surveillance detection route ( sdr ) around peyton before catching a cab to main police hq . id already removed the money from the wallets , tossed the cell phones after wiping them down and now i wiped the wallets and dropped them in two separate trash cans as i made my way via a side street from main police hq up to mother teresa boulevard and then south to the grand hotel . this venerable establishment still looked much as it had when the state ran it . its shabby dcor , poor upkeep and general air of faded elegance soviet style , reminded me of the pristina i had known and loved almost a decade ago . id passed on better hotels partly from sentiment , partly because i wanted to avoid the throngs of un , osce and others who normally stayed in the newer hotels . i came in through a side entrance which brought me into the kitchens and passed quickly through as if a lost guest , using the freight elevator to get to the floor above mine . i then used the fire stairs to reach my floor , checked for anyone in the hallway and regained my room seven hours after i had left it . this may seem excessive and under normal circumstances it was , especially if one wishes to appear like something other than an operator . the attempted mugging , however unlikely to have been directed at me specifically instead of generically , had made me a bit more cautious and i wanted to see if there were any other signs of potential hostile attention . as it turned out there were none and the nights more colorful events appeared to be little more than the random street crime you get in any big city . it looked like pristina was both different from what i remembered and much the same . below the surface of new buildings , cleaner streets and shiny public offices lurked the same dirty , violent world of which i had once been a part . my day had been useful in letting me familiarize myself with the changes to physical infrastructure while also indulging in some nostalgia . pristina and i were both much the same , we maybe looked a bit different but underneath it all we were the same beasts wed always been . i settled in with a room service bottle of jack and some ice and began to review the assignment which was my reason for being there in the first place . chapter two my getting this assignment had been largely coincidence . id finished a job in greece , nothing big , just surveillance on an anti-globalization group with a history of violence which had recently relocated to the greater athens area from germany . while no job can safely be considered routine , that one had been close to that mythical level of risk . after a couple months of easy work mapping out the locations , contacts and habits of the group and its main associates , my team mates and i had completed our report to the usg ( us government ) client and gone our separate ways . i was taking a bit of downtime visiting historic sites in the peloponnese when i got a call on the global phone i reserve for business . the screen showed steve ( insol ) , which meant it was coming from a friend who was one of the owners of a small government contracting firm by that name . insol , i mean , not steve . the job id just completed was for 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the handler , work name george hanna , had developed a source within a specific organized crime group with ties to both the larger serbian mafia and several islamist organizations . it appeared that the latter were using the established smuggling networks of the mafia to move people and weapons into europe . the take was good , not only providing insight into operational activities but also to the financial and patronage ties which enabled the organizations to operate . hanna was building a large data base with the potential to support interdiction operations . he was also sharing the network activity intel with various european partners . unfortunately , hanna and his source , a young albanian male named luli gashi , were murdered last week . it appears that they were hit during a meet in an effort to eliminate the source and his handler . its not clear if the hit team knew hannas actual affiliation as he was operating under cover as a public relations officer working out of the us embassy in pristina . what interests dia in this is that two days after hannas death , a new communication was received that exactly matched the communications methods he had established for his source . since the source is also dead it seemed likely that this new communications was the mafia attempting to smoke out any additional threats . this became much less likely when the information was examined . it turns out to be highly damaging to the interests of this specific group as well as partially verifiable . since then two more communications have been received , each showing equal levels of placement and access and each providing accurate information . while the information has so far only detailed mafia activity , it shows p & a that would potentially permit tasking targeting the islamist nexus . the new source is unidentified and unvetted and is demanding a face to face . needless to say , dia is reluctant to risk someone on what may well be a trap so they have turned to us . were contracted to send someone in , attempt to identify the source if possible , assess the possibilities for recruitment and subsequent tasking of the source and examine the possibility that this is an extremely sophisticated counterintelligence ploy by the mafia and/or an islamist cell . the usg does not want to risk its personnel in something as uncertain as this , particularly when a low cost , low risk alternative exists . in order to provide the needed distance , the initial effort is being outsourced to us to do the legwork and field verification . no reply has been made to the demand for a meetyou will need to make that response yourself through the established channel . we can offer only logistical support and the usg will abide by the sop for these contracts . if you accept this assignment , ill send a file with the communications plan and some additional details . please let me know within 24 hours if you want this one . there was a bit more verbiage outlining the pay and time frame for the job . it was fairly standard for this level of skill and risk , one thousand us per day plus expenses , minimum of thirty days . there were also the usual disclaimers and insurance provisions . it sounded interesting , gave me a chance to re-visit a place of which i had fond memories and maybe do a dis-service to some folks i really didnt like very much . i doubted that dia or anyone in the dod gave much of a shite about prosecuting criminals but was damn certain that al qaeda inspired islamist groups were using criminal networks to penetrate national borders . id had some experience in dealing with this type of combined threat in more volatile areas of the world and knew from that experience about the frequent intertwining of extremism and continuing criminal enterprise . the crooks didnt care about politics , just money and the use of even the most flimsy false flag in conjunction with a sizable amount of cash would create compliance . as for the terrorists , they were happy to set aside their hatred for expediency and the chance to kill a different group of infidels . obtaining a source which was able to provide solid information on this marriage of convenience would be extremely useful in preventing another london or madrid . light a candle , curse the darkness . of course , lighting a candle also casts shadows but its an imperfect world at best . anything that fucked with the serbian mafia and the criminal elements which were strangling kosovo was good with me . kicking the jihadists in the crotch , even indirectly , was the bonus plan . i sent an immediate reply to say i was on board and shortly thereafter received the file with the communications plan and other relevant case info . the world in which i work and the role played by companies like insol is a complex one , not well known to the public at large . there exists a sort of grey marketplace , inhabited by official government agencies and private companies , where various intelligence 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it is also where one goes to find small , privately held companies who will , for a reasonable fee , transport cargo , provide an office and backstopped legend for a non-official cover ( noc ) intelligence officer , facilitate the operational logistics requirements of secret operations and otherwise give value for money while maintaining complete deniability . this is because these companies and the people who run them are themselves the creation of government . the owners are retired former intelligence officials or otherwise connected and thus known and trusted . the various intelligence agencies of the us depend upon these companies to do things under broadly worded contracts , or even those which are deliberately misworded , which the governmental agencies are either not permitted to do themselves or which would create unwanted scrutiny or attribution if exposed . for example , the cia is forbidden by law to operate on american soil except under very strict guidelines which are carefully monitored by its arch-rival in domestic security affairs , the fbi . should cia wish to approach a terrorist financier who lives in the us and whom the cia would like to recruit as a source , it may do so under existing law and with the administrative oversight of various branches of government . if the recruitment was successful , something made increasingly difficult by multiple agency supervisors having to sign off on every aspect of the development , the source would in all likelihood be run jointly . this would also mean that various levels of staffing on both agencies would be aware of and have access to the take or product provided . naturally , they would then share it as their agencies interests dictated . this , of course , increases the risk of unknown exposure to both the source and any operations based wholly or in part on his information . what is known by many isknown by many and not all of them will ultimately turn out to have the same interests you do . if , however , the cia wishes knowledge of the financiers affairs and connections to remain an agency secret due to its potential impact on other operations , it may elect to hire a private firm to make the approach and recruitment on its behalf . this avoids messy reporting requirements , keeps the information compartmented and the initial handler , a private contractor , can easily transition the new source to cia control after a suitable period . if the operation was exposed the testimony would sound something like senator , to the best of my understanding we became aware that the subject might have information of national security value during other unrelated business dealings . it seemed our duty to put him in touch with national security and in order to do so discretely i contacted an old friend from my days of service with x agency another example in the foreign arena might be a private telecommunications firm providing say , cell phone infrastructure expertise to a foreign government . one whose population includes a significant terrorist element which targets americans but where the government also lacks the will or capacity to root them out . the telecom would be approached by a government representative from anything except the intelligence community . most likely the representative would be someone whose regulatory and inspection powers ( and perhaps ability to provide government contracts ) the telecom wishes to keep friendly . this person would strongly suggest that a specific sub-contract be given to a small privately held firm which has some expertise in communication infrastructure and security . this firms personnel , under cover as security or technical experts , then map out the nodes and vulnerabilities of a specific comms system , install technical collections devices and perhaps , identify and recruit assets within the local employee pool . these can then be turned over to official government intelligence agency personnel who reap the fruits of the effort without having to do the hard , dangerous work of assessment , development and recruitment under the noses of the local counterintelligence folks . the list of services provided runs on to quite a bit ; everything from provision of security personnel at black sites , rendition teams for unauthorized ( read not on the books ) apprehension of persons of interest to national security and the conduct of surveillance and other operational support activities where the governmental entity itself either can not operate or lacks the personnel to assign . the private company and its personnel take a considerable risk in that should anything go wrong , they will take the fall and be portrayed as having exceeded their scope of work , exercised poor judgment and perhaps incurred criminal liability . the companies are a beard , cut outs , someone who can be thrown to the wolves if needed and this additional risk is something for which they are highly compensated . this may all seem a bit extreme . after all , the laws are set up to protect us , right ? intelligence agencies should share information and circumvention of government oversight is a bad thing . reasonable people may differ on all these points but the fact remains that in the shadow wars we wage to keep our enemies at bay and our citizens protected , there are more grey areas than black and white ones . this is especially true when the shifting of political winds often make an action which is completely legal and supported today an illegal atrocity tomorrow . those government agents who act in good faith tend to find themselves the political scapegoats of those who do not . careerism and political advantage permeate the system and create a risk adverse atmosphere in which the mission to defeat the nations enemies is overtaken by the desire to have a comfortable retirement . our intelligence agencies are largely bureaucracies and function with all the individual pride and attention to mission one 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when a real risk is taken , it is usually by a policy maker staking his political future on his decision as president obama did with the raid to kill bin laden . this means that passing the buck , kicking it upstairs and generally delaying until the crisis is passed or expanded beyond individual levels of responsibility is the norm . of course , innocent people die , opportunities are missed and our enemies are strengthened while the delay goes on but hey , no one can blame me is the mantra of the bureaucratic survivor . the few committed individuals who try to buck this system and are willing to take the risks required to prevent atrocity or increase security are slowly ground down . or they leave and start a small privately held company which is utilized to take exactly the risks our government employees should take but will not . it isnt perfect , it has all the dangers inherent in secret activities in a liberal democracy and there are abuses as in any such field . it is , however , exactly like churchills famous quote about democracy itselfthe worst option except for all the others . the personnel providing the service at the sharp end are all hired on a consultant basis , have a previous track record within the community and are usually former intelligence or special operations personnel with an intelligence background . the vetting is extensive and community centric . that means reputation is all . yes , an active appropriate level clearance is mandatory but is merely a qualifier . no one gets hired for even a small consulting gig unless they have several people vouching for them , their discretion and skill set . this continues all the time and ones professional reputation is always scrutinized and weighed when a potential contract is being staffed . generally the work comes to you as the operations managers like steve know who does best with what kind of work . it aint like the movies but it aint like bland , risk averse , zero defects cya government service either . ive done both and life in the cold is much more invigorating than life in a restricted carefully padded environment where anything effective is shunned as possibly creating a problem in some unforeseen way in the future . id seen the results first hand in the middle east and sw asia as young americans were loaded into body bags when we could have stopped many of the attacks but were stymied by the careerism and a lack of understanding by conventional command , military and civilian . moving beyond that to a sphere where i could operate with the mission truly coming first was like coming home after a year in the sandbox . paying for this freedom with an increased personal risk was fine by me . as a buddy used to say , its only illegal or immoral if youre doing it for the wrong people or the wrong reasons . some may scoff at what they see as ethical relativism . i figure that i and my colleagues have paid for that right in bloodours and that of our countrys enemies . those who dont understand this are generally those whom we have fought and bled to protect . their innocence , while touching , isnt germane to the real world . out beyond the light of our comfortable campfire of wealth and ease prowl monsters to whom we are merely objects of frantic hatred stoked by ignorance and demagoguery . throwing rocks at the sheepdogs patrolling the night and keeping the wolves at bay is a pastime of the peaceful . they cant tell the difference , often dont want to know and anyway , the sheepdog scares them . stillbeing a dog out in the cold and dodging the occasional rock hurled by those i protect is what i choose . id never regretted that choice before and certainly didnt then as i downloaded the file onto my stick , wiped the browser clean and made my way back to my hotel . the file , labeled kvsparrow in the delightful way of cryptonyms everywhere , provided some interesting reading . the first part was background information concerning hannas tasking , the various organized crime groups in which he was interested and some in depth analysis on the ones he had selected for targeting . after that came info on the islamist organizations suspected or known to be using various mafia groups to facilitate transportation issues . last was info on the original source , luli gashi , information which hanna had put together as part of the targeting , development and vetting process . the file was largely intact , although there were signs of redaction here and there . the last section was the most heavily edited . here were details of reporting by gashi , priority intelligence requirements ( pirs ) which indicated intelligence gaps and other information which , in the wrong hands , would be useful to analysts for the opposition . this section had been carefully redacted so little was available aside from assessments of gashis information and notice that this or that piece , itself absent , was confirmed through other reporting . the parts i really needed 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and that was the most important piece since the new source , kvsparrow , was using the electronic communication system hanna had set up to continue transmitting excellent intelligence . like most good clandestine communications systems , the plan was simple in design but somewhat complicated in execution . the objective of clandestine activities is to deny knowledge of the true activity , in other words , to keep the action secret . this often means hiding in plain sight . invisible inks , and their modern electronic descendant steganography for example , are designed to help a written communication remain clandestine . if intercepted and casually examined , the communication appears to be genuine and the real communication is kept secret . the fact of the communication occurring is not disguised , the true message is . this is the essence of clandestine as opposed to covert . ( covert activities are those where the activity is not secret but its sponsor is . this is part of the reason why private intelligence services existthey provide a level of deniability which is often of primary importance when the activity involved either can not be disguised or is discovered . ) hannas communications plan was a good one and quite simple . he had established a local email address which he had shared with gashi . the email address was set up through a server in pristina and to all appearances was a genuine hotmail account . gashi would travel to an internet caf or use another computer with internet access , plugging in a small thumb drive like mine which , in addition to serving as a thumb drive , also held hidden programs which erased or blocked keyloggers and other spyware . this software was all commercially available and while perhaps unusual could be explained away as concern for the prevention of identity theft . once the software was activated , gashi would access the hotmail account , type a message to that account and save it in drafts . he would then exit and go about whatever other browsing he wished . a message from hanna would be delivered the same way . attachments could be added and saved with the draft . this was still not completely secure as the actual message typed was vulnerable to interception however it was only likely to be intercepted if gashi was already under considerable suspicion , enough to make other physical forms of communications equally dangerous . use of a system such as hushmail or opolis secure mail which are designed for privacy would have been better from the standpoint of secure communication but a dead giveaway if anyone checked and found gashi was using such a site . it would raise questions of why he needed such secrecy whereas a regular hotmail account was common and would raise no suspicion until or unless he did so in some other manner . a further layer of security was added by the message drafts all using a prearranged code . a message about a relative , for example , meant new information was available to be transmitted and was in an attached file , hidden through the use of steganography . one about vacation plans requested a meet . others were set up to cover the major eventualities anticipated in a case officer/agent relationship . if a hostile party had enough suspicion to determine that gashis email activity at this address was suspect then steganography detection software would only confirm that suspicion as the message attachment itself would be encrypted . anyone looking over gashis shoulder or otherwise observing him would not be aware that the message he typed meant anything aside from what it appeared to be . i assumed that the use of physical meetings was something hanna had determined was useful for handling gashi . the record indicated that they met about once per month , something i would ordinarily question . the more often the source and handler were together , the more often the opportunity arose for observation and compromise . 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according to a report from dia , the ambush had been a straight elimination event , no attempt to kidnap or interrogate anyone . several guys with ak 47s had popped up and fired a full magazine apiece into the car where hanna and gashi were sitting . then one of them walked up and put two rounds into each head with a tokarev . this meant whoever was behind it didnt need or want to know anything more . they only wanted to eliminate a threat . this also most likely meant that if they had the comms plan and were now using it as a sort of dangle , they had to have obtained it from gashi prior to killing him , as getting it from hanna was a very remote possibility . he could have been compromised through some party who suborned him or otherwise gained this information but there was nothing in the file to indicate anything of that nature . id keep it in mind but only because it made sense to be aware of the possibility , however remote . and if dia had any suspicions of that nature it would make sense for them to share them with us . this left gashi as the most reasonable means whereby the comms plan and the meet were compromised . that would most likely be through force , threat of force or surveillance which created suspicion sufficient to warrant action . gashi was , according to hannas reporting , very nervous and somewhat paranoid , which meant he was very watchful when going to an internet caf to transmit . he used several in random order which would greatly increase the difficulty of obtaining a way to intercept his email drafts . that level of sophistication , while not unheard of nor beyond the reach of their pocketbook , was unusual for the serbian mafia and would probably be outside of a regional jihadist cells ability as well . the bottom line was that there simply was not yet enough data to decide . it seemed reasonable , however , to proceed on the belief that gashi was compromised elsewhere than the comms and that a party unknown to hanna had either enjoyed gashis confidence or had in some other fashion learned of his activity and elected to continue . this was the positive side which dia hoped wed pull out of the fire without getting burnt or exposing their chestnuts to public view . if we did not assume this as a start point , there was nothing to do but accept the info coming in until it dried up . that wasnt what dia wanted as it looked as if the information was very valuable and not something the mafia would dangle just to set another ambush . the kvsparrow take so far had resulted in one foiled assassination in serbia and the seizure of a large shipment of heroin in italy . somebody was giving away the store and while dia didnt understand who or why , they certainly wanted to know and to set up a long term relationship . which meant i was heading back to pristina on an interesting mission that promised to be diametrically opposite my little cakewalk in greece . too much cake makes you fat and slow anyway . i packed my gear and clothes , nothing indicative of my profession of course , and spent the rest of the night reviewing the file , pondering the implications and determining how id proceed . i had a car , a bmw 325i with proper papers for crossing borders which id rented using a work name and id . i figured on driving the ten or so hours north in the morning , checking into a hotel and spending a day getting reacquainted with pristina . with that in mind i dropped off to a deep and peaceful sleep , looking forward happily to being operational again . chapter three the long drive from athens combined with the tour of the city and the little dust up with my would be muggers had left me pretty tired . the jack also helped and i slept well and late . upon rising i secured my room , putting my laptop , passport and other documents into the small pelican case i carried for this purpose . i took a few standard precautions against tampering and casual theft , double checked that i was sterile and headed out . i 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i set myself back into the euro mode , walking with one hand in my jacket pocket , strolling rather than walking with a purpose and without the self-absorption frequently characteristic of americans . i wasnt trying so much to disguise myself as to not stand out . i looked like a reasonable facsimile of a middle aged , middle class european , someone in a hard trade , construction contractor maybe , but certainly not an all too obvious american . being invisible isnt about not being seenits about not being recognized as significant . give people a pigeon hole in which to put you , especially if it plays to a prejudice , and youre most of the way there . my path upon leaving the hotel took me downhill toward the stadium . it had been repaired and looked good from the distance , much better than the half burned out shell i remembered . i slipped into a covered shopping mall that stood between the stadium and the grand and spent a little time window shopping while checking for obvious surveillance . finding none , i took a seat in a small caf , ordered coffee and burek for breakfast and spent the time waiting for my food planning out the days activities . my first priority was to determine what i could and should do before drawing attention to myself by making contact with kvsparrow . right now it was highly unlikely that the opposition had any idea that i existed or was in pristina . once i began to act , the likelihood of them becoming aware increased and there were some things i needed to do while i had less concerns about surveillance and hostile actions . these included checking out the ambush site and hannas living quarters ( gashi lived with several family members so a visit there would raise my profile unnecessarily without the expectation of any real benefit ) . both were long shots , unlikely to yield anything significant . still , it was possible that there was information which wasnt included in the reports and which i could use . i also needed to use the established comms to arrange a meet with kvsparrow . i wanted to find a good place for the meet first , one which let me scope out the site for hostile surveillance well in advance of the meet itself . id also need to locate a static observation point from which to observe others arriving or traversing the meet site in time to assess their potential as a threat . i had to assume that kvsparrow would be either under the control of a hostile element or else hostile themself and being able to observe any preparations for direct action against me was a very basic first step to survival . while i was here based upon the hope that kvsparrow was genuine and not hostile , acting on that assumption was a good way to get dead ahead of schedule . that made finding a good meet site the most important thing i would do all day . once i drained the last of the coffee and left enough euros to cover the bill and a small tip ( europeans tip small , americans large . if one is trying to be mistaken for another nationality or to not be noticed , these details count ) i headed to a taxi stand at the front of the shopping center . using taxis in a city crawling with them meant i had disposable transportation , wasnt tied to a vehicle which in turn could be tied to me and gave me options driving myself around did not provide . i took the cab at the back of the line , something you cant do in many places , and asked the driver to head for germia park . he grunted and headed out into the chaotic traffic . fortunately for me he wasnt the chatty type and the ride went smoothly despite the lousy road surfaces , congestion and the general attitude of our fellow travelers that traffic laws were really just suggestions . id thought kosovo traffic very bad back in the day but after spending time in the middle east and especially in afghanistan i knew it wasnt really bad at all . not law abiding by any means but not the complete free for all of say , kabul . i had the driver drop me off near the middle of the park . the day was nice for fall , clear and sunny , and there were a fair amount of people picnicking , wandering aimlessly , playing pickup soccer ( yeah , yeah , football to you euro types ) and just sitting and watching everyone else . people watching was a national sport but it made counter surveillance a bit more difficult . my arrival attracted a small amount of attention from a few people near the drop off point but they soon returned to their affairs when i failed to be interesting . i headed up the road , named for dr. shpetim robaj , toward the main bulk of germia hill . the open stretch of grass that made up most of the park was to my right , the community swimming pool behind me about a half mile back . hanna and gashi had been killed further up this road , deep in the woods in a lay by where the road surface was no longer paved . the road ran to the top of an outcrop of the main mountain where a small military installation had stood for the last fifty 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there were numerous lay bys and small pull offs which were used by young lovers lacking a place of their own . seeing a vehicle parked in one , especially at night , was not unusual and the common etiquette was to pass by or pull back out and look for another place yourself if youd pulled in . the area held some old bunker complexes as well as a lot of unexploded ordinance ( uxo ) . various organized crime groups as well as some disorganized local youths used the bunkers and other secluded spots as staging areas and party houses away from prying eyes . of course , bumping into someone or something you werent meant to see could still be hazardous as could spontaneous criminal activity but since the area was heavily used by ordinary citizens seeking privacy away from the city and its prying eyes , even the criminals normally left people alone . if one kept to the main road or very near it and wasnt out in the middle of the night , it was a relatively safe area . during the day it was rarely a problem . i was counting on that to permit me to examine the ambush site without being noticed by anyone else . just walking up the road and into the forest wasnt on the cards though . it would be noticed by people in the park and in the germia caf , the restaurant at the upper end of the park , to say nothing of those who would drive by now and then as they used the road as a way around the congestion of the city center . i also wanted , with a reflexive controlled paranoia , to be sure i was alone so i cut across the narrow grassy area just below the germia cafe and entered the woods on the side opposite the road . there was a well-worn path here , one used by strollers and runners . id pounded out my share of miles on it back in the day and knew the tree cover to be good and the path to afford a number of opportunities to slip unseen into the deeper woods . after walking back downhill a short while and determining that no one had crossed from the road after me , i made use of one such opening and headed into the forest . i was quickly lost within its quiet and as i made my way southeast and uphill it was easy to ascertain that i was alone . the distance as the crow flies from where i left the park to where the ambush had taken place was about a mile and a half . in real terms it was pretty much uphill ( and down and up a whole lot of small ravines caused by water run off ) busting brush all the way . this wouldnt be a big deal if the area wasnt still marked as full of uxo , mostly cluster bomb munitions from the 1999-2000 era . i knew they were there because id both seen a few and seen the results when careless smugglers found them . i had taken the chance of encountering them before in order to get into a position and did so again , albeit with a little less nonchalance as my experience with explosives was enhanced after six years in afghanistan . still , this route offered me the most secure approach , one i could be fairly certain no one else would 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footprints in the soil indicated several pairs of shoes , two slick soled like dress shoes , one an athletic shoe , type not yet determined . the road itself was too torn up by the time the forensics team arrived to yield anything close to tire marks . the bottom line was that someone walked up on hanna and gashi and snuffed them , quickly , efficiently and without hesitation . they then walked away without opening the car doors or , so far as had been determined , doing anything else . walking through the scene , playing out the events in my minds eye , i could see nothing to add to what was already reported . i hadnt really expected to do so . its only in the movies that you return to a scene already carefully combed for clues by experts and find a matchbook from an obscure bar frequented by left handed bulgarians when your main suspect is a left handed bulgarian . still , the map is not the terrain and time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted . i didnt consider this a waste as it confirmed my knowledge base , allowed me to assess the skills of the folks with whom id be dealing and showed me they were not after anything but a kill . this last was important although i couldnt yet say how . but this kind of decisive action usually indicates that the actor is confident that they know all they need to know which raised the question of why they felt this to be true and how they gained that knowledge . it was certainly something id need to attempt to clarify when i met with kvsparrow . setting up that meet was the next priority on my list and the second reason why a visit to germia wasnt a waste of time . poking around the woods of germia had been more than just a visit to a crime scene . it had also been a way for me to evaluate the area as a possible location for the meet with kvsparrow . i needed a vantage point i could be reasonably sure would permit me to see anyone coming a long way off as well as afford me a way to escape from the meet if things went sideways . in walking through and near the park id seen and remembered a place that i thought would foot the bill . i made my way back down the hill , fingers crossed , and hit the trail without incident . following it down toward the swimming pool i left the cover of the trees when the trail reached the pool complex . the pool was closed for the season and the small parking lot was almost empty . there was an overflow area on a slight rise of ground behind the pool and to my left as i approached downhill . beyond that the hill of germia rose toward its crest which featured the ambush site and the road running around pristina . this area was backed by the trees of the germia forest and opened into a valley farther away toward the main part of the city . no one would be coming through the forest at night , not without light and noise as the threat of uxo would force them to be careful . the various incarnations of the mafia had already cleared several trails which they used to move 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i then scouted for a way out uphill , hoping to not need it but wanting to have some idea of where to go in the dark if i needed to unass the area in haste . last of all i dropped down to the lot again , trying to look like a guy who had just taken a leak behind a tree and walked down the trail toward the valley to confirm its contours in my mind . that left only making contact with kvsparrow , something that required an internet connection . i caught a taxi cruising near the pool parking lot and headed back into pristina . the taxi driver wanted to chat and i strung him along with a story of being a canadian journalist here to cover the recent problems on the serbian border . i asked his opinion and pretended to take notes as he rattled on . asking inquisitive people for their opinions on anything controversial , be it politics , religion or what have you , is an excellent way to divert attention if its merely a casual rather than professional inquiry . people like to tell you what they think and to talk about themselves which makes it fairly easy to turn an inquiry into a rant . the biggest risk is that they will remember you as the nice guy who actually cared what they thought . it wasnt likely to matter in this case so i un huhd and okd and let him vent until we reached the center of town . i hopped out when we were stopped in traffic , tossing the driver enough euros to make him happy even if he didnt get to finish explaining the massive serbian conspiracy responsible for 9/11 . i went in and out of a few shops , bought a bottle of water , a cell phone and local sim card and then entered an internet caf off uck boulevard . the street had been renamed from its former name honoring gavrilo princip , the serbian extremist whose assassination of archduke ferdinand plunged europe into world war one . it was now named in honor of the kosovo liberation army , in albanian the ushtria lirimtare e kosovs . according to the file , gashi hadnt used this cafe . i therefore felt safe in doing so as it was randomly selected and not likely to have any more than the usual identity theft threats . i bought time at a computer in the far corner and made use of my trusty thumb drive . after clearing the computer of various mal and spyware , i ran a shield program and then logged into the hotmail account hanna had set up as the primary comms method . i wrote a short message which i saved to drafts . in it , i wished the unknown kvsparrow well , hoped they were still interested in a meeting and stated that if so , i would be available the following night at 2200 hours in the overflow lot of the municipal swimming pool in germia park . i added that they should come alone , on foot and after having a taxi drop them off below the entrance to the pool . i included my new cell phone number and stated that they should text me when they had arrived . once they did , i would text to confirm i was present and that the area was clear . if they did not show then 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there were none of the old hoary tricks like a chalk mark on a designated wall in the comms plan . electronics have made it much easier to set up a missed call , random phone or email solicitation etc . or simply regular checks of an email account or bulletin board or discussion board or what have you . the options , assuming connectivity , are endless . the old ways are still good and useful in many situations but creativity in finding new ways to communicate means it is harder to detect that communication . i activated and tested the cell phone and then pulled the battery as protection against the long shot possibility that kvsparrow or someone they knew could track its location through the phone company towers . that was a chance id have to take on the day but i wanted to wait until the absolute last minute which made using the towers to track me rather more difficult as it would require immediate access to phone service data , something they would have difficulty in obtaining . id check the hotmail account later this evening and again in the morning but for now i would have to wait . since that wasnt something i much enjoyed , i intended to use the time profitably and have a quick look at hannas living quarters in order to see if there was anything useful to be learned . most likely there was nothing but i wouldnt know until i looked . that being established , i wiped the computer , left the internet caf and caught a cab trolling up the street . a few minutes later i was at the upper end of dragodan hill , just below film city , at pinocchio , a restaurant id enjoyed back in the day . i paid off the cabbie and entered the open lower area before heading up to a balcony overlooking the city . after a short wait , i settled in with a cold efes and an excellent pizza prosciutto , to review the day so far and plan out my approach to examining hannas home . chapter four it was always possible that i would walk up to his door and find it open , no one observing the area and be able to slip inside and see what there was to see . this was pretty damn unlikely though . i had no issues with a spot of breaking and entering but wanted to avoid arousing suspicion so this was a last resort . finally , i didnt know anything aside from the address . hannas accommodation in pristina was on dragodan hill , in an area now referred to as arberia . his house however , wasnt on the grounds of the us embassy in arberia . the embassy was actually a bit further up on top of the hill from hannas address . the street and number put it about midway down , in an area which i knew meant it could be a house but was most likely part of one , the upper or lower floor with the landlord living in the remaining space . if hed been in a flat in an apartment block the issue would be different but since he had lived in this area , there was a distinct possibility that hed have someone else living in the same building who would notice my arrival and who would need an explanation for my presence . id need to form a pretext for my interest and presence , status for action which would be acceptable without raising suspicions . i decided that a variation on the theme id used with the talkative cabbie would work . as i munched my way through the pizza and finished a second efes , i mentally reviewed what the dia files had mentioned about hanna . hed been working under a cover as a public information officer ( pio ) and lived in usg supplied accommodation here in the arberia section of pristina . his personal details were not given so i had no idea if he was married , divorced or played for the other team . i was fairly sure he would be unaccompanied on this tour as he was living on the local economy which would have meant exposing any accompanying family members to risk which wasnt the norm for under cover operators , noc or otherwise . i had only the address for his house , no key or official sanction for going there but i figured i would see what the layout was 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there was a narrow staircase running up the hill with stops at the streets which formed a sort of terrace up its face . once i reached the stairs i dropped down two streets and then headed back toward the main drag before reaching the house where hanna had lived . this neighborhood was a decent one , most houses had only small waist high walls in front and the grounds were neat and well-tended . the house hanna had occupied was a two story with a large carved wooden door in a tiny garden two steps below street level . it looked like the typical arrangement with a common entry way that then divided inside to separate apartments . i glanced around and noticed a woman approaching from the downhill slope of the road . she would certainly catch the eye even if i wasnt scanning for people in my vicinity . long jet black hair worn loose and cascading down her back framed a heart shaped face just the right side of beautiful . her black pants , black silk shirt , matching bolo jacket and heavy silver earrings combined with black heels by someone whose name was no doubt a fashion standard made the impression of well to do and stylish youth . she was in her middle twenties , put together like gods own ecdysiast , very much on display but discretely and with good taste . think of a taller selma hayek and youd be pretty close . all in all she would normally draw a second look and her walk and body language said she knew it and simply accepted it as her due . i noted all this in a quick scan that jumped into a more serious evaluation when i saw she was looking directly at me , making eye contact and slowing as she came closer to where i had paused . i smiled and nodded politely , waiting for her to pass but she stopped a few feet away and looked me over with a sort of polite but puzzled frown . hi , she said in slightly accented english . well , that part worked anyway , i thought . she couldnt tell from looking at me if i was american , european or what . english being the lingua franca of the area it was a reasonable opener . i decided to act the part of the typical guy , somewhat overwhelmed by her and a bit off balance because of it . less memorable , something she was used to and would dismiss without thought after i wandered off down the street . a little french too . most of us canadians do . unless were french speakers of course , then its sort of the reverse i let my babble trail off in a good imitation of a guy feeling out of his depth and nervous in her presence . her response was a smile that said she recognized the symptoms and wasnt inclined to push it . i guess i dont mean to be rude but you are standing in front of my house ? she gestured to the house where hanna had lived , her expression one of polite inquiry . this could be either good or bad but i was stuck in it now so i went with the story id prepared . oh , you live here too ? i ... umi was dropping by to visit my friend george . were colleagues , well , at least were in the same business . im a reporter and hes a public affairs officer . but then i guess you know that if youre hisumlandlord ? i let my run on stream of nervous consciousness trail away as she reacted visibly and with shock to the mention of hannas first name . her eyes widened , she half raised a hand to her chest and then dropped it and looked away over my left shoulder at the sky . she blinked rapidly and then looked back at me . im noti mean i wasnt his landlord . her voice died away softly on the last part and she dropped her gaze downwards to the cobblestone street . i gave it a two beat to simulate dawning comprehension and then replied in my best imitation of awkward volubility . oh , right , sorry . george didnt mention youumnot that he should have of course or that he wouldnt butwaityou said was . oh.oh . and here i am in the way when you have things to talk to him about . i moved sideways , away from the gate as i spoke , adding an apology for blocking her way . she remained in place , 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like in an accident oroh , i am sorry , i apologize . here i am dragging it all up again . pleaseum i let my voice trail off again as she once more buried herself in her handkerchief . this time she regained control much more quickly . i had just raised my hand as if to give her shoulder a consoling pat when she looked up again and shook her head . i am guessing you did not know , yes ? and here i am crying in the street like a foolish country girl . will you come in if you wish ? i can tell you what i know and to be honest it will be nice to speak to someone . i can not do so at work or here . as she spoke she dug into the tote and removed a set of keys . she also looked up and waved to indicate our surroundings when she mentioned not being able to speak here . i was slightly hesitant . my first thought was that this was a good way to get a look inside and perhaps some details of hannas life . my second was that if this chick was his girlfriend then id have a harder time convincing her i was an old buddy . maybe tone it down to business acquaintance just in town and looking him up per a standing invitation . that should work unless he was the sort who never brought work home . that seemed unlikely if he was posing as a pio . they tend to be a sociable lot and one selects cover based upon what one can most naturally pull off . odds were hanna had been a social type as well . in any case , i decided to go for it and see what i could learn . i followed her the six or so feet through the little garden and waited while she unlocked the door . she smiled back apologetically once she entered and motioned for me to come in . i noticed that she scanned the street as i passed and before she shut the door , which she quickly locked . the foyer into which wed entered was small with a set of stairs to our immediate right winding to the upper level and a door directly opposite the entry door . this she unlocked , walking deeper into the apartment and not looking back to see if i followed . i noticed she didnt remove her shoes upon entry , something not necessarily indicative of her ethnicity but still a hint . she confirmed this when she turned as i closed the door and held out her hand . i am billjana popovic . everyone calls me billi , please you do so too . come sit and please give me a moment to fix here she gestured to her face and then hurried out of the room down a short hallway . the apartment seemed to consist of this room , a nicely furnished living room , open plan kitchen and a bedroom or two and bath down the hallway . the living room rear wall consisted of floor to ceiling windows with walk out french doors and a small patio and carefully manicured lawn edged with flowers , some fruit trees and small bushes . there were new appliances in the kitchen and everything was modern , clean and upscale . not a bad place to lay ones head . the area had been largely serbian before the war , hence the small walls or none at all and the name billi had 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the background showed the inside of a local nightclub and the shot was obviously candid . the male was about forty , carried about thirty extra pounds and wore buddy holly glasses . he had the look of a former geek whod figured out how to hang with the cool kids by being funny and smarter than they were . i suspected that this was hanna but since neither the dia file nor the crime scene photos had included a picture i wasnt sure . i was still holding the picture when billi walked back into the room . she stopped next to me and looked over my shoulder at the picture . that was just a month ago on georges birthday , she said . he had such a good time . he told me later that it was the best birthday of his life . her voice was steady now and under control . she sounded a bit wistful but also purposeful . turning from me she stepped into the kitchen and pulled a bottle of wine from the rack . would you care for a drink ? i mean , yes if youre having some . iunwouldnt want you to go to any trouble , i replied . i was back in out of his league and knowing it guy mode and her answering smile was warm with acknowledgement of my plight and without any of the overtones of prideful arrogance ive seen in this type of situation before . i was starting to like this girl a little which made warning bells go off . the issue was simple . while im not the elephant man , im not brad pitt either . and in my line of work , the honey trap is the oldest con in the game . so if an attractive female roughly half my age suddenly shows interest in me or otherwise gives off the im available if youre up for it signals , the red lights go on in mission control and i have to evaluate why . depending upon the circumstances it may not be a big deal . the real issue is that any female interest has to be weighed , evaluated and carefully considered as a potential trap regardless of ones status . the bad guys love to run this play because , like all actions that manipulate basic human instincts , it works more often than not . thinking im just the ticket she needs and letting my ego run the show is a good way to wind up dead ahead of schedule . its too easy to get taken by hormones and blinded by something other than science . in this case i was fairly sure this was simply her personality . she seemed like a genuinely nice girl , open and friendly but then again i was something quite different from what i appeared to be . my cautious reaction to attraction had never steered me wrong before . it might make relationships and casual hookups more difficult for an operator but it has also kept me around to fail at them until i finally get one right , if i ever do . so i smiled shyly , acknowledged the message from mission control and accepted the glass of red wine she offered . she moved to the living room and sat on the sofa ; i took a chair nearby , sipped my wine and waited for her to begin . billi and i talked for a while , long enough for afternoon to turn into full evening . our 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they had then met again at a party held by the us embassy and finally had begun seeing each other socially after running into each other at a caf at the bottom of dragodan hill . it turned out that both frequented that caf and george apparently decided to go for it and ask her out . a month later she had moved in . he certainly wasnt a catch back home but here , where misogyny ruled , anyone who treated a woman like something other than a second class citizen and who held an american passport to boot was an excellent option . a lot of diplomatic and other foreign service types who couldnt get laid in a whorehouse at home with a fist full of benjamins suddenly find they are gods gift to women when they hit the third world . the honey trap works so frequently with so many of them simply because they know this is a limited time offer based upon where they come from . of course , the honey trap is usually just marriage and a green card but you only have to look at the diplomatic types who have foreign born brides and factor in their level of attractiveness and desirability at home to see how often that occurs . not to say true love doesnt also make its appearance , it can and does . one of my best friends met his wife while deployed and they are one of the most successful married couples i know . but its far more often a case of a guy who couldnt rate anywhere else getting the best he can while the girl takes what she can get in exchange for the security that goes with the geek . sad and maybe harsh but thats the way the world works . this looked like being another example of local girl wants out and takes a presentable , kind american who she knows will give her everything for fear of losing her to a better looking/wealthier/younger guy if he doesnt . cant blame her or him , really . of course , i knew hanna was more than just an overweight guy on the cusp of middle age with a decent salary and pension who could trade on that to get the trophy wife life seemed to have thrown in his lap . i figured he was stringing her along , playing his persona for the bennies while he was here and when he left shed most likely be back to square one . that happens too and ive never much cared for the guys who thought this was righteous . i will do and have done a lot of bad things , generally to bad people , but i try to draw the line at abusing the trust and hopes of the innocent . i didnt know and couldnt tell if hanna saw her as another layer to his cover or actually meant to keep her in his life with all the attendant clearance issues that would bring . in any case , hearing her discuss their time together gave me a better feel for how he had presented himself always bearing in mind that she was not merely reciting history but actively constructing memories by speaking with me . i dont mean she was making stuff up per se , merely that she was using me as a sounding board for the way she would remember this in the future . we all construct and modify memory to 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apparently he worked at the ministry of the interior and had met hanna through a collaborative effort to explain the decision to turn the border crossing checkpoints over to kosovo . billi wasnt too sure of his actual position , only that he was well connected in the thaci administration and , being a young guy , liked to party . i got the impression that hanna had been acting normal , working hard and , aside from his occasional night out with the boys , behaving as an attentive boyfriend . the one thing which did catch me off guard was her statement that hanna had been driving her car the night he was killed . the vehicles registration details were somewhere in the report but i hadnt remembered the name . id check but was sure she was telling the truth . it was apparently the first time he had done so and at her urging as she wanted to be supportive of his time with the guys . i got the sense that she felt very bad about this , most likely because it hadnt worked out well and also because she had some serious questions about what he was doing in a lovers lane with another guy late at night . she veered around the subject and i left it alone as well . i knew the real reason and asking a beautiful woman if perhaps she just couldnt compete with what to her way of thinking was a perversion would be insulting . our conversation wound down and i made excuses for needing to go as well as for staying so late . billi didnt seem to mind and asked me to please call her sometime if i was in town long . the little alarm went off again but i smiled as if unable to believe my luck and quickly took her number on the notepad i kept in my jacket pocket . billi didnt ask for my number , something i had halfway expected , and i forgot to give it to her , something social ineptness would hopefully explain . i didnt want to give out the local number i was using with kvsparrow to anyone who didnt need it . i wasnt sure if billi would be useful again but if it turned out she could be i now had a way to contact her . i stumbled my way through a goodbye and then headed down the street on foot saying i would find a cab at the stand at the bottom of the hill . the cabs were there and i took one to the bus station . getting out there i hung about as if waiting for someone . this allowed me to check for anyone who might have followed me from arberia . i saw no indications of such and there was little chance of it but a sort of low key paranoia is a healthy thing when operating . as i drifted around the station i made a call on my new cell phone to a friend of mine from my tour here years ago . i explained that i was working , needed to meet and we agreed on a little caf across the street from the statue of skanderbeg . one of the reasons i was asked to take this assignment was that i had a support network here and it seemed high time to activate it . chapter five there being no signs at all of hostile attention or even anything beyond the vague curiosity one gets as a 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i waved to the waiter for another macchiato for naim and we settled into our chairs for the initial round of catching up . this took the better part of thirty minutes and several macchiatos . when we switched to beer , naim leaned forward and broached the topic which had been foremost on his mind but which it would have been impolite to ask before now . so you are doing well , looking good and healthy . why are you back in kosova after so long ? i am guessing it is not for vacation , eh ? nope , you guess right . im working on something and need to see if you are available . also , there are some folks i want some information on and ill need backup at a meet or two . naim smiled and stubbed out his last cigarette before shaking out a new one . just like the old days , huh ? do you want anything you left here with me for this ? yeah , the short . none of the rest . if its ok with you , lets go collect that and ill fill you in on the details . naim glanced around the crowded caf and nodded . even with the noise it wasnt good opsec to go into specifics or names where we could be overheard . as for the things id left behind , he was referring to a habit of mine of leaving a small cache of weapons , documents and what have you behind in places where i operated and might one day return . i usually leave them with a trusted contact like naim or else in a very out of the way hide location where they were likely to remain undisturbed . of course , the items could be lost or otherwise unavailable but having them prepositioned would save time and the trouble of attempting to acquire them during an operation . in this case id left an akm , several magazines of the requisite 7.62 mm ammo , two russian f1 limonka hand grenades and an m 57 yugoslavian version of the tokarev tt-33 pistol . all i really needed was the pistol . i didnt know who would turn up for the meet tomorrow night . and i most certainly wanted an option besides throwing rocks and yelling rude words if four guys with aks decided to crash my party . we finished off our beers , paid the bill and headed out the door . naim had an older gray mercedes parked on a side street and we walked to it , checking for shadows and random thugs like the two id met last night . nothing pinged my radar as we climbed into the car and then headed toward a small village south of the hospital area . id never learned the name of this place or even if it had a name as it was a sort of spill over from the larger city . people came , squatted for a while , built a house and paid whatever bribe was needed to the municipality to show a deed for the land . over time a new section of the city existed where there had been open fields before . naim had a small two story house here but our destination was a tiny petrol station with a single pump fronting a ramshackle garage on the main dirt road that joined the unnamed ville with the pristina-skopje highway . i hadnt known where we were headed until we pulled in and parked behind the garage . naim led the way to a rusted tin shed , opened the padlock with a key on his key ring , and then reached up into the darkness to find the single dim bulb hanging on a piece of electrical wire which gave illumination to the interior . i followed him in , closed the door and looked around . the place was a mess of parts , scattered bits of junk , crates , boxes and barrels , some open and themselves full of miscellaneous junk , others sealed and with wooden boxes of empty beer and soda bottles scattered haphazardly on top . a set of battered metal shelves on one side held more boxes and mechanical and electrical parts , none of which were familiar to me . i wasnt very mechanically inclined anyway . naim moved a drum full of some heavy liquid , pushed aside several wooden planks and revealed a small open pit in the concrete floor . it looked like the type of thing into which one emptied the oil when doing an oil change on a tractor or motor vehicle . from the 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from the looks of the towel it had performed this task a time or two before although youd have to see the pit and someone fishing in it to make the connection . he got the majority of the mess transferred from arms to towel and began dressing . i grabbed the towel , used it to shield the hand steadying the oil covered package and flipped open my crkt m16 . the razor sharp blade made quick work of the wrapping , dropping it away to reveal a small metal box about the size of a cigar box . opening this in turn revealed the m57 and two magazines . there were loose 7.62 x 25 rounds in the box , enough to fill both nine round magazines with a few left over . fmj unfortunately but much better than nothing . i closed the box , used the towel to shove the wrapping into a pile of similar rags and plastic trash and helped naim reposition the wooden covering and barrel over the pit . a few more pieces of junk tossed on top and there was no indication that anyone had moved anything . a day or two of accumulated dust and the place would look like it hadnt been visited in years . i shoved the box under my arm as naim pulled the chain and turned off the light . once it was extinguished , i opened the door and we went out , relocked the padlock and then entered the mercedes and quickly drove away . as we headed back into the city center , naim lit a new cigarette as i briefed him on what i needed . the first order of business was coming to an agreement on his fee , something we did easily and without negotiation . we were friends but he would also be running some risks in helping me and that deserved compensation . i knew from my contract that i was authorized to hire local support as needed and up to a reasonable amount of expense . insol would reimburse me and id make sure naim got the fair market rate for his time and effort . that settled , i gave naim a short version of my mission , namely to meet and talk to someone who might or might not come alone . i explained that i needed a lay off man , someone who would watch my back and provide assistance if things went sideways . naim was familiar with germia park and agreed to arrive around 2000 hours the next evening . hed be positioned about one hundred meters to my south , in the entrance to the valley , and would be carrying his own akm . hed leave his mercedes parked on a side street where the city met the largely forested valley . if the meet turned into an ambush i could withdraw toward him and hed provide covering fire . we arranged a simple challenge/password combo wed used before and designated a trail junction as a rally point further down the valley in case of a contact . it was one wed used before and knew wed have little trouble finding in the dark . i sincerely hoped hed simply have a quiet boring night but its generally better to be prepared and not need than need and not be prepared . with the immediate arrangements for support during the meet covered , i asked if naim would be able to do some checking on some people for me . i wanted to see if billis story had a basis in reality . naim had a few sources that would be able to verify where she worked and note any local connections of importance without drawing attention to the inquiry . i doubted there was anything to find out but , like the effort of investigating hannas living arrangements , i simply didnt know what i didnt know . naims ability to check for me would give me a more complete picture and might even turn up something useful . it wasnt until i broached the subject of gashi that i got a reaction . luli gashi ? you mean the guy in the moi who got killed a week ago ? one of thacis guys ? your job has to do with him ? naim sounded both surprised and uncertain . thaci was a big deal around here and not simply because he was the prime minister of the new republic . he had been one of the primary leaders of the kla/uck back in the day and had close ties with a number of organized crime figures . rumors of his involvement in everything from drugs , human trafficking and murder had swirled around him long after people stopped listening to serbian propaganda which painted all albanian freedom fighters as criminals and terrorists . some undoubtedly were and , strangely enough , the known ones seemed to always turn up around thaci . of course , this was true of any balkan politician and given thacis background as a finance guy for uck , those connections were not surprising . lately hed been distancing himself from them , acting more the up and coming statesman and national leader but both naim and i knew his track record . any operation that involved him would naturally be more dangerous for naim as he had to live here while i got to leave . i had no reason to believe thaci or his people had anything to do with the hit or islamic extremists but still understood his concern . im not too sure how he figures into this but the folks who whacked him are the same ones im concerned about tomorrow 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the indications are that either the mafia or some jihadists were responsible . thats who im expecting to be the problem if there is one . yeah , maybe so . those are some treacherous motherfuckers . if gashi was doing anything with them naims voice trailed off . bad people and very dangerous . thats why i need someone to watch my back at the meet . i also need you to find out some background info on both gashi and popovic . if you want to change your mind i understand . if not , give me tomorrow night and whatever you can find out without making waves will be good enough . naim crushed out the butt of his current cigarette and lit another without taking his eyes off the road . in the flare of his lighter i saw him frowning and then his quick nod . ok. for you , because of our friendship , i will do this . you can not go up against this type of problem without support and i will be your support . just please , remember that i will have to live here after you are gone . naim glanced my way , his face a combination of anxiousness and resolve . i laughed , raising my hand to acknowledge his concern and smiled reassuringly . no worries , naim . just help me out with this and no problems . i dont want to get you into any troubles and i very much appreciate the help . i know it is because we are friends and you are an honorable man . naim was honorable which , by his code and mine meant hed take a risky job as my support system simply because we were friends . i in turn would not abuse that friendship and would try to keep him out of trouble . we both knew i meant trouble which couldnt be fixed by a bribe or pressure from a politically connected friend . naim relaxed a bit and we finished the trip with a review of what i wanted to know about both billi and luli . naim pulled to the curb near the stadium where i stepped out of the mercedes and almost immediately into an alley . i walked around for about thirty minutes running a short sdr and then made my way back to the 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that evening so i pulled out my ebook reader , selected a terry pratchet book and settled in to enjoy the wit , wisdom and escapism his work always afforded . an hour or so later i was tired enough to try to sleep . i undressed , turned off the light , set my alarm on the door and dropped off into dreamland . morning came early as my mind refused to drop the images from a dream that startled me awake . like most dreams , the details faded quickly but i could recall the sense of it , a feeling of sorrow and loss as well as of looming danger . gee , guess i ought to be a shrink to figure out where all that came from . being mentally unprepared to go back to sleep i got out of bed , stretched and risked room service . the coffee was good , the eggs and bacon much less so . still , it was better than a pointed stick in the eye . leaving the tray in the hall , i made my way to the business center and used a computer to check the hotmail account . my thumb drive showed a couple types of 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i didnt feel like eating in the hotel and headed off down mother teresa boulevard . i found a small restaurant/bar , sat outside and watched the people walk by while eating a pretty good spaghetti bolognese . when i finished i took a stroll through the shops and side streets , watching for anyone watching me . there was no one and i finally returned to the grand to finish off the afternoon in my room . tom petty once said the waiting is the hardest part . i am quite comfortable being by myself . still , the wait before action drags on me as it does on most everyone . i had done all the planning and preparation i could . the trick now was to relax as much as possible , let my subconscious turn over while i concentrated on other things and eventually id find it was suddenly time to go . i sat in the overstuffed chair the grand had thoughtfully provided for this purpose and read for a while . around 1800 hours i had room service deliver a sandwich , fries and a sprite . finally around 1900 , i donned my gloves , tucked a watch cap in the pocket of my barbour and slid the m57 butt forward into the left hand waistband of my jeans just behind the point of my hip . i put the extra mag in my left rear pocket . this carry location was fairly secure even when making gross motor movements like running , jumping or twisting . it also made the weapon more accessible while sitting as one does in a car or at a table in a caf . finally , it permitted a more unobtrusive draw especially when viewed from behind or to the side . i reassembled the cell phone , switched it on and headed out . the night was somewhat overcast , shadows were deeper and darker and there was a slight chill in the fall air . all these were pluses as far as i was concerned . i walked through velania , took several twisting streets and finally came out on top of sunny hill where i knew id quickly find a cab . taking the first one available , i asked for the american university in kosovo . the university is located on dr. shpetim robaj , a short distance south of germia park . the cabbie wasnt talkative and i wound up in front of the university entrance with no words exchanged aside from my destination and a short falimenderit when i paid . i waited on the street lighting a swisher until the cab had departed and then walked away from the university toward germia park , tossing the cigar as i went . it wasnt a long walk and the road quickly became deserted and quiet . there was the occasional car passing by but no other pedestrians . cutting through a field just before the turn to the swimming pool entrance , i made my way into a deep patch of shadow near a stand of trees . the night was still , only the faint sounds of the city behind me and a few security lights at the pool . donning my watch cap and gloves , i waited for ten minutes to see if there were signs of life ahead or around me and after seeing none , began to box the objective from west to east . this let me approach from cover and also check for anyone else already in place on those three sides . twenty minutes of careful stalking later i was in my overwatch position , looking down on the pool , its parking lots and the road up which i had lately walked . that left only the pool itself and the woods to my immediate north . my early arrival was intended to permit anyone hiding there to make themselves known by fidgeting , smoking or otherwise displaying poor light , noise or movement discipline . in situations like this , the idea of arriving early is pretty standard . it is possible to take it to extremes and in more populated areas or ones where you are being directly observed by the public , it is often difficult to maintain the requisite status for cover for an extended period of time . folks tend to notice , for example , the guy who hangs out for hours on end drinking only a cup or two of coffee and reading the same paper . of course , better tradecraft helps but unless you have strong reason to suspect 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gangsters who might have done so in their far distant past but whose lives tended toward immediate gratification and a lack of self-discipline were not likely to be able to sit still and silent in these woods . i sat back and listened to the sounds of the night , small noises , and rustlings in the weeds which told me the nocturnal animals were out and about . if the forest went suddenly quiet then id know something large and unknown was moving . the breeze was drifting down from the hill to my north toward the city and carried no taint of cigarette smoke . my phone , which i had set on vibrate , began to shimmy in my jacket pocket . i took it out , shielding the light of the screen inside the jacket and crouching low . i had a text from naim saying he was in place . i replied that i was as well and we settled in to see if anyone else joined the party early . the night drifted slowly by with only the occasional car driving past , into or returning from the park breaking the stillness . none of the vehicles were repeat customers and the quiet night let me hear that their engines didnt pause or downshift as if stopping or slowing to permit someone to exit out of sight . nothing changed in the sights , scents and sounds around me . for the next two hours the meet site remained silent as a tomb . maybe not my best analogy . shortly before 2200 hours my phone vibrated again . i had a text from k. it stated simply i am here . as i read it i saw the lights of a vehicle sweep across the pool buildings as it turned off dr. shpetim robaj and onto the access road to the pool . the vehicle was a typical local taxi and had a young male driver . the rear was shadowed which prevented me from observing the passenger but it was evident that someone was in the rear seat . the taxi drove into the lot and then circled to park near the south side of the lot , close to the path leading to the overflow lot . at about 100 meters away i could observe fairly clearly despite the overcast night . the driver shut off the engine , stepped out and stretched before lighting a cigarette . hed left the radio on and through his open door i could hear the sounds of hip hop . i wouldnt know the real slim shady from an ersatz version but could at least recognize the genre . ive got a pretty catholic taste in music but hip hop has never been my thing . i found myself almost soundlessly humming cole porters night and day as a counterpoint . the musical revere ended when the driver finished his cigarette and leaned in to turn off the radio . it had been about five minutes with no signs of anyone else being present . there could , of course , have been someone following in a vehicle with lights off , someone who then slipped out on foot and was now hiding in the shadow of the same trees i had utilized on my own approach . there could also be a well-disciplined direct action team in place near me , people who had observed my own arrival and maintained security well enough to fool me into thinking all was well . one thing you learn in this business early on is that the enemy gets a vote too . you do your best risk mitigation , prepare and rehearse responses to hostile events and train to maintain your skill set but in the end , no plan survives first contact . once the balloon goes up it is all down to training , bloody-mindedness and mental flexibility . of course , this didnt mean i had to make myself an easy target . if there was a hostile element out there it was due to the person in the taxi having set me up . this was what dia was worried about and why they did not want to expose another case officer to this level of risk . i had no intention of strolling out to meet my new friend just yet . the last time the bad guys had the benefit of having the targets in a close environment , easily located . id deliberately set this up to give me lots of room to maneuver and little to determine where i was located . as soon as i thought this another thought pushed toward the forefront of my mind . it faded quickly though , the connection not quite made . i put it aside for contemplation later . right now i needed to manage the meet with a potentially hostile agent . pulling out my phone i sent a text to naim confirming arrival . i then sent another to k telling them to walk up to the overflow lot and straight into the tree line where they should wait for further instructions . i also provided a pass word , fajkua , the albanian word for hawk , which i would use to identify myself . my having the source jump through these extra hoops was a bit rude as far as the general protocols for agent handling goes but since the situation was what it was i intended to play it cautious and safe . rude we could fix , dead not so much . having kvsparrow walk to the tree line meant that i could remain in the cover of the woods which made pinpointing me harder for any waiting ambushers . it also let me observe a bit longer when the location changed slightly from where it 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a jumpy or uncertain team might give itself away and anxiety could drive a decision to move or reposition early . i wanted to see if that occurred and i could spot it . i hit send and a minute later the rear door of the taxi opened . the figure getting out was largely hidden in the dim light at that end of the lot but i could see that the passenger was slender and moved well . the taxi remained in place , the drivers window now down and a lit cigarette visible in the darkness . as i watched for movement or other indications of reaction from the area of the pool or the woods around me , the figure walked up the path and across the overflow lot . the lot was not in cloud shadow and as the figure drew closer i was able to more readily observe detail . the first thing i noted was that the advancing figure was a woman . she had medium length dark hair that framed her face , falling in a casual sweep that spoke of considerable effort by a talented stylist . her clothing was all dark , black pants that looked like jeans tucked into black high heeled leather boots . a wine red shirt sat under a waist length leather jacket . she carried a purse , also black and made of some shiny material , with a silver chain strap . this was now slung from her left shoulder . her right hand was tucked up tight against her stomach and appeared to be holding something . from her posture and the way she was rapidly scanning the area i was betting on a small pistol of some type . not unreasonable whatever side she was on . the woman appeared to be in her late twenties or early thirties , quite attractive in a sophisticated european sort of way . if billi brought to mind selma hayek then this woman reminded me of sarah shahi . i shook my head ruefully and grinned . if there is one thing kosovo does not lack it is attractive women . running into two such in the same operation was not a surprise . friends whod never been here were always a bit skeptical when told about the general level of feminine pulchritude to be encountered here . those who later visited were rapid converts . i pushed all that aside and watched as the woman crossed the overflow lot and then slowed , approaching the tree line hesitantly a few yards to my left . once she entered the shadows of the trees and i could not see her i sent a quick text saying to stop and wait . the faint sounds of her movement ended and we both waited , listening to the night . nothing else stirred and after a short pause , i began to move slowly toward her location . its damn near impossible to move silently in the woods at night but with care one can be pretty quiet . i got close enough to drop to a crouch which silhouetted her against the light outside the forest . she was standing upright , not crouching , and looking slowly around . her breathing seemed normal , no quick panicky breaths and while obviously tense , what i could see of her body language didnt indicate a hair trigger readiness for flight or fight . all of this was consistent with her being here for a meeting rather than an ambush , so i whispered softly , pitching my voice to carry to where she stood but not much further . fajkua . i paused and repeated the password , fajkua . keep quiet and come this way . about seven meters more . the woman twisted quickly when i spoke , her right hand coming up and pointing a small dark pistol into the woods . she just as quickly lowered it and nodded . i hoped the distinct north american accent had eased her fears somewhat . in any case she stepped carefully through the underbrush and reached me in a few seconds . i stood , prompting a quick inhalation but her features , from what i could make out in the deep shadows , remained controlled and impassive . i was taking a chance here as she still held the pistol and could easily turn her arm and try to shoot me . i was prepared to act if that happened , but even this close and in the dark there was no guarantee id be able to avoid being shot . pulling 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chapter six i had only a limited amount of time to speak with aferdita , confirm she was indeed kvsparrow and set up a second meet where wed have more time for discussion . i also needed to get a feel for her motivations , not only those professed or concealed but also those of which she might , depending upon her level of self-awareness , be unwitting . this is a difficult thing to do and something usually done during the development phase of source recruitment . i had nothing to go on here and would wing it . if i could establish sufficient trust to keep her as a source , assuming she was the source , then the dia case officer to whom i handed her over would have to work out the rest on his own . my priorities at this point were threefold . first , establish the actual source , second , set another meet location and time and third , gain some insight into the sources placement , access and motivation . that being the case i started with the truth . dita , you have to know that the people for whom i work are very nervous about me meeting you . they didnt think anyone knew how to use the email to pass information to them and they suspect that this whole thing is a trap . i was watching her closely and despite the low light level was able to see her expressions fairly well . aferdita nodded as i spoke as if i was confirming for her something she expected . when i finished speaking i waited a moment to see if she would jump to fill in the conversational gap , something often done by people who are under stress . she didnt take the bait but waited until it became clear i was waiting for her . then she nodded again and whispered a quick reply . luli said no one was to know how he sent messages to his friend from the embassy . he was very careful and worried about being found out . but i made him tell me how he was doing it . it was my idea , my plan after all . it was my right to know . her voice got a bit faint at the end but she continued to look me in the eyes , switching her focus from one to the other as if searching for signs of my understanding . i continued to look pleasantly interested and waited . once someone starts to talk its often best to let them continue and only interject when specifics are bypassed . this was , after all , mostly an interview , not an interrogation . dita watched me for a moment longer and then continued . luli was my brother . heiwe got involved in things beyond us . i wanted to get out of where i am , luli felt bad and wanted to help . he felt responsible . working with the americans was my idea ; it was my plan to help get me out . if he gave them the information i gave him maybe they would help me escape . you americans can do anything you want . you could get me out and let luli continue to be a big shot . that was the plan but nownow he is dead and i am in a worse place than before . here she stopped , apparently unwilling to speak further until she had some indication of what i was thinking . there is a give and take to all conversations and she needed to be prompted in order to assure her that i , and more importantly the people i represented to her , was interested in what she had to say . i didnt know luli had anyone else helping him . he never told his friend . that is a surprise as well . i want to help you , we all do , but we need to know more so we can figure out what to do . can you start from the beginning , tell me what you need to escape from , how luli was helping and what your plan was ? aferdita nodded . my brother was always ambitious . he was too young to really be part of uck but he worshipped them and hung around anyone with a connection to them . they found ways to use him , watching people , making deliveries , things like that . he was always good with people and they liked him . then he got a job with unmik ; he was a translator and got to know many important people . the mafia who had been a part of uck decided to bring him in closer , to use him more . they 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aferdita paused , looking down to her left , and then continued , her soft voice going almost beyond hearing . enver did not take this well . he had lost standing , been embarrassed by the family of an underling . he and his men kidnapped me , raped me and told me i would now be his girlfriend , do as he said or luli would die . this is the type of men my brother looked up to . these are who he wanted to be . it made me sick inside and i feared for himfor what was happening and what he would become . i did not tell him the truth . i tried to pretend that i was only a foolish girl playing games to make enver want me more . and i hid everything inside . she stopped again , this time for several minutes . id heard similar tales before and knew she did not require my interjection . she was relating her story in a calm voice , no dramatics or self-pity . if what she said was true , i admired the strength that took and the fact that her concern was for her brother not herself . i kept a respectful silence until she sighed and continued , eyes still downcast . it became too much . i could not continue to pretend to be envers girlfriend , one of the many he keeps around . i hated him and his friends but could see no way out . i was growing cold inside , dying each day and i knew that soon , if i did nothing , i would become what i was pretending to be . i would rather be truly dead than that . then luli mentioned a friend he had met at a party at unmik hq . an american named george who worked at the embassy . this george was an older man , not like the type luli usually became friends with . i took care to see this man and to understand that he was a serious person . i decided to risk everything and tell luli the truth and then ask him to see if this american would help us . luli was devastated . he did not want to believe me but he had been around these men enough by now to know what they were like and so he understood the truth . he became very angry , wanting to shoot enver and be killed himself . it took a long time but i calmed him down and told him that nothing would help or make it right unless we could escape , get away from kosova and these patriots . he agreed to help but it was hard for him . maybe as hard as it was for me to smile and act as if all was well . he began to get as much information as he could on the cooperation between the radical muslims , the jihadi , and the uck who are now gangsters . he ran more errands , brought more people together and became important to the secret dealings they had . for my part i learned more from enver and his friends . they thought i was won over by the money and the clothes and the life . they talked freely in front of me . i am only a woman after all . everything we learned i wrote down and hid in my flat . finally , when i thought we had enough , luli spoke with george the american and asked if he knew anyone who wanted information and would help him if he gave it . that was when he began to work with you americans . i stayed in the background , out of the picture and luli became your spy . then he was killed . i want nothing now . nothing except revenge and so i have contacted you to askif i help you will you give me my revenge ? hard question to answer really . of course part of me , the part raised in the sixties and seventies on wayne and eastwood wanted to rush to the rescue of the helpless female and give the dastardly villains what they deserved . fortunately theres been a lot of water under some burning bridges since then and id learned that the world was a strange place , often evil and full of people who lie and twist the truth for their own benefit . to take anything at face value was dangerous . then again i may have a skewed sample due to my profession but since we were in my world , those were the rules that applied . if what aferdita relayed was true , and it certainly fit with what i had seen and heard here before , then i felt we had a good shot at 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i can not give you a full answer now . i did not know this story and do not want to promise anything i can not deliver . i can tell you this . i am very sorry to hear what has happened to you and luli and i very much believe in revenge . i want us to work together to give you that revenge , a complete revenge , because these men are my enemies too . to help you though , i will need some things from you . i will need to know more about these men , more about how they found out what luli was doing and how they knew where he and george would be . we can talk here for a while longer but first lets set a time and place to meet again where we can talk without interruption . aferditas eyes had stopped moving back and forth as i spoke and were now fixed on me as if the truth of what i said could be seen on my skin . i let a little of the boy i used to be , the one who thought the world was black and white and the good guys always win , show through my eyes . i had sympathy for her story and i let that show as well , tingeing my voice with sincerity and holding in abeyance my reservations regarding veracity . she stared for a full minute and then looked away . her hand rose to brush at her eye and then she faced me squarely . i will trust you . i must if i am to have a chance for revenge . we can meet at my friends flat in bregu i diellit . it is on qamil bala . you are familiar with this ? she is in budapest on vacation . i have a key to her flat to care for her plants . no one will question why i go there . meet me there tomorrow at three . that should work alright . if you would , please give me the key . i will meet you there at three and we will talk . aferdita dug briefly in her purse and then handed me a key while reciting the address of the flat . i knew the block of apartments well . i pocketed the key and returned to our conversation . dita , i know this is painful to think about but do you have any idea how anyone knew your brother was helping us ? and how they knew where he and george would be and when ? no , she replied , shaking her head . i have thought about it a lot and can not say . i believe someone betrayed him ; it is the only way , but who ? this i do not know since he trusted only me . i nodded and withheld any comment . like the man said , three can keep a secret if two are dead and while there were other ways the meet could have been compromised , it seemed possible that aferdita was correct and there was a third secret keeper somewhere . it was certain that someone somewhere had known about the final , fatal meet . i had that elusive stray thought make a teasing appearance again but couldnt pin it down and once more relegated it to things to be considered later . maybe naim would turn up something . i certainly wasnt going to give him anything involving aferdita but in checking on luli gashi he ought to come across info on a sister . and comparing that info to aferditas story would be interesting . we spent a little longer 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aferditas level of veracity in this case aside , id seen too many people hurt by these asshats to pass up any chance of taking a few off the count . our conversation drew to a halt as there were things we needed to say but this was not the time or place . i reaffirmed the address for tomorrow afternoon and then moved carefully back into position to see the pool and its parking lot . the taxi remained where it had been , all seemed clear . i motioned to aferdita to go and she stepped out of the tree line as if walking out of a haute couture boutique . a minute or two later and she was in the taxi and driving away . i waited to watch its rear lights disappear toward pristina and then sent a text to naim telling him thanks and endop . his reply was a simple ok . i remained for a while longer , waiting out of sheer stubbornness and taking the time to mull over what id learned . subject to verification of course , it appeared that kvsparrow was the real deal . id now need to check on a number of things including the means by which hanna had been compromised but one of the main goals of this mission was looking like being a success . when i finally got tired of sitting there in the dark i rose , stretched and made my circuitous way back down to dr. shpetim robaj . taxis were not likely in this area at this time of night so i walked , settling into a steady pace and trying to look like a native , not an impatient american in a hurry . there was a taxi sitting in front of a small neighborhood grocery store about a mile into my walk and i coaxed the driver into taking me to unmik hq . he was on break , eating lunch , but for an extra 20 euros he decided to delay his repast until i was dropped off . downtown pristina was still in full swing , the place seemed to come alive at night , and the crowded streets and noisy bars and cafs let me blend into the crowd . id pulled off the watch cap but left on the gloves . i drew little attention as there were many international aid workers , un staff and even tourists wandering and enjoying the nightlife . my habitual counter surveillance showed no signs of anyone following me so i slipped into the grand and headed for my room . the bellhop noticed me and waved , even coming over from his post by the desk to ask if i needed anything . i guess a foreigner , something he knew i was from my registration , coming in before two oclock looked funny to him . many took advantage of the pristina nightlife and partied to the wee hours as often as possible . i made some excuse about having an early day tomorrow and thanked him for his concern . my room looked the same as it had when i left and i locked the m57 and spare mag in the pelican case , took a quick shower and hit the rack . i would have a lot of thinking to do tomorrow but for now the release of tension combined with the long walks put me straight into a deep sleep . chapter seven my fourth day in pristina began well enough and without any hint of the problems to come . i eschewed breakfast , choosing instead to have a pot of room service coffee while preparing an encrypted email to transmit to insol . i needed to report my progress thus far and encrypting the email on my laptop and then transferring it to my thumb drive prior to transmitting it through hushmail gave me the best level of practical security . once i had finished i pulled on the leather jacket , tucked the watch cap and gloves in its pockets and the m57 into my left side waistband . the spare magazine went into the left jacket pocket as well since , unlike my barbour , the leather jacket was not long enough to cover my rear pocket where the magazine would print . dropping the local cell phone into a right side pocket , i headed out for the day . there was a different bellhop on duty at the desk . he too noticed me and waved as i passed through the lobby . this was a bit off since that hadnt happened on the previous two days id been staying here . i chalked it up to my now being 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i was more concerned with seeing the same faces in widely different places and whether the folks i saw around me acted naturally or stood out a bit like my two friends from the other night . creative anticipation without projection is the key . an operator thinks about what to look for , remembering past examples and then looks to see if the same thing is present in the current environment without forcing it to be so . if it then appears to be present , the operator will deploy a counter measure or two depending on what they wish their opposition to believe . i mention all this because as i strolled through a housing estate in a generally south westerly direction , a young guy came hurrying up an access path into the estate from the direction of bill clinton blvd . he slowed immediately when he saw me and turned quickly into the doorway of one of the small ground floor shops that serviced the inhabitants of the area . that was a bit of a reaction but since id also seen him sitting on a bench directly across from the grand when i left , it pinged my radar pretty hard . the guy looked albanian , worn an expensive black leather jacket , pointy black shoes and dark jeans . his jacket was zipped closed so i couldnt see his shirt but i was betting on something colorful and a bit flashtypical for low level mafia types . given that hed come from in front of where i was heading as i took a short cut through the housing estate , i was betting that , if he really was the opposition , there was a vehicle somewhere on the main drag which had dropped him off to walk through and see where i was . no sooner had i thought this than he pulled out a cell phone , turned away from me and began speaking quickly to someone on the other end . i kept walking , not taking any particular notice of anything and turned to follow the concrete walkway between two of the high rises . this would bring me out on a feeder street which ran between bill clinton and ilaz kodra . once i got there i would stop and look about as if finding my bearings and see what else i could see . while the young dudes actions were suspicious , they didnt by themselves immediately confirm that i was under surveillance . i needed a bit more first before confirming and deciding what to do . of course , as i made my way down through the walkway between the blocks of flats , my mind flashed back on the bellhop and his cell phone use after seeing and waving to me . what had seemed an innocent gesture now took on overtones of target designation . something like yeah , thats him . the one i just waved took , you got him . and the greeting i received from his coworker last night may have also been indicative of being spotted by someone asked to look for me specifically . this raised the question of how id been tagged and by whom . by the time id reached this interesting point i was on the sidewalk of the feeder street . it petered out to my right toward bill clinton which meant vehicles couldnt get through . i turned left and ambled down the street . i paused at a street vendor when i reached ilaz kodra . the vendor had a nice selection of hats and i bought another cap , this one a flat woolen hat like a golf cap . men my age often wore them here and it could help me blend as well as reduce an easy visual signature created by my lack of hair . examining the merchandise had also given me the opportunity to surreptitiously look back up the street id come down . sure enough , my buddy was there , standing under one of the many trees in the area and talking on his phone . i looked back toward ilaz kodra and saw a dark green bmw pull to the curb . it had tinted windows and a heavy set middle aged driver who looked at me carefully and then quickly looked away as if realizing what he was doing . turning back and handing my selection to the vendor , i caught a glimpse of my buddy closing his phone and turning back my way . i handed over some euros , took my change and fumbled it which let me look 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this requires a bit of time , effort and travel , all of which have to be disguised as ordinary and explainable activity consistent with whatever cover under which one is acting . this is much more complicated than it sounds , especially when you factor in the next priority which is gaining information on the opposition while denying any to them . depending upon the tactical environment and the nature of the mission and cover , it may not be desirable to reveal an awareness of the surveillance or even show signs of environmental awareness , by which i mean acting in ways which demonstrate that one is normally in condition yellow , not that they are worried about greenhouse gasses . taking drastic action such as attempting or succeeding in losing surveillance or initiating a physical confrontation are not options if the goal is to lull the opposition or retain tactical mobility . losing them while making it seem innocent is quite hard or at least it is if they are professionals . forget the movies and cheap spy thrillers . professional surveillants generally work in teams and have excellent comms . they switch off positions to minimize visual exposure , change recognizable clothing frequently and use multiple vehicles and follow techniques . a good team is often upwards of a dozen people and four vehicles . evading this type of surveillance is hard and doing so without seeming to do so with purpose is almost impossible . once the target is in the box , as the frame of operators around them is called , the target is generally stuck if the surveillance personnel are trained . this is especially true if the target wishes to continue to appear unsuspecting and/or innocent . if the target doesnt care that his or her awareness is known and they are willing to take evasive countermeasures , then surveillance can be lost but the cost is a ratcheting up of awareness , the possible loss of status for cover and a potential escalation of action on the part of the opposition . all of this has to be considered in regards to the mission agenda , the tactical environment , the need for deniability , the likely nature of the opposition reaction to countermeasures and the support options available . of course , i qualified all the above by using the caveat professionals . if they are not pros , the options expand considerably . and the clumsy way these guys had closed on me made me suspect that they were not true pros , had limited resources and were not anticipating any action on my part . this meant i had more options if i could confirm my theory . the danger was that they might not be surveillance at all but a direct action team simply looking for the most convenient location in which to act . and that would make my task of losing them without appearing to notice them much more difficult since id have to evaluate my actions and the terrain in terms not only of surveillance sightlines and options but with an eye toward limiting their direct action options as well . i needed crowds , distance between us and rapid terrain changes . but first i needed to pass on the info i already had to insol . once it was on the way i could take steps to dry clean myself and maybe make it to the meet this afternoon on time . i took a couple of deep breaths to slow the surge of adrenaline . there was an internet caf just up the street and i headed there without another glance toward my two new bffs . the internet caf was not crowded and finding a computer with some visual privacy and a clear view of the entrance was easy . after doing the usual drill with the thumb drive , i attached my encrypted report to an email to steve . i also added in plain text that i had a fan club , most likely based on my performances lately and id be taking steps to reduce my profile . steve would get my drift and if something happened to me that info would be helpful in assessing the best course of action . while i was busy typing away , i noticed rat face stop on the street outside 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rat face was lounging at a kiosk on my right , oakleys was being inconspicuous with a cigarette several doors down to my left . it didnt have the look or feel of an ambush but i was keyed and ready to go as i pushed out the door and turned toward oakleys . there was a taxi stand just past him which i needed to get to . his head turned slightly as i came out but then he turned away , drawing on his smoke . i walked past him , the back of my neck starting to tighten which wasnt good as it meant my posture would be slightly stiff and adrenalized . anyone good could pick it up . i consciously forced myself to relax and turned as if thinking about crossing the road . rat face remained in place and oakleys had turned to look in a shop window so there was no action planned immediately . now to do my pied piper bit and lead them on a happy little excursion . the taxi i picked had a young kid driving . i say kid as anyone below thirty and even a few over qualify to me . this guy was a twenty something hipster with a scraggly goatee , ray ban shades , a pork pie on his head and high decibel gangsta rap on his radio . i couldnt resist giving him a fist bump and what up my brother which , coming from a middle aged white guy , threw him off stride quite a bit . he started driving away before asking me where i wanted to go and then when he did he tried french before english . my french isnt great and my accent is atrocious but i went with french since his was worse . i figured at the least if he was questioned by whoever had sponsored my fan club hed mention we spoke in french which would either add confusion to their data or support my cover as a canadian journalist . i asked him to take me to police station three . this meant wed be on the main roads and the point where i exited would be close to a police station thus reducing the risk of direct action happening there . i kept a watch on the traffic around us , mostly by gawking like a tourist which was reasonable behavior for my current cover . the green bmw was parked at the entrance to the parking lot for the housing estate as we drove past heading north . both rat face and oakleys were visible hustling to get inside before the driver powered out into traffic as we reached the next intersection . i didnt notice any other vehicles reacting to our movement or any other suspicious activity by pedestrians . once it got within a four or five car length distance behind us , the green bmw settled down and kept pace . i took care not to let the silhouette of my head indicate my interest in what was behind us . for this purpose i used a half turn and view out the side windows , craning my neck as if looking up toward the upper floors of the new buildings and thus being able to catch a glance which showed the bmw and other following traffic . in any case i wasnt too worried about them , it was whoever else might be part of the surveillance effort and who i had not yet identified that concerned me . the next 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i needed to be out of sight as quickly as possible and before the bmws occupants could bluster or threaten their way clear . i turned into a narrow side street , more of an alley , between a pharmacy and a multi-story building with empty shop spaces on the bottom floor . ducking down the alley i hustled to the connecting street and turned left . i walked down this one slowly , glanced back when i reached the next intersection and turned right . this lead me deeper into a neighborhood of narrow potholed streets formed in the space between the high walls around each house , the contiguous walls creating a tight canyon like atmosphere which made the streets difficult to navigate at speed in a car . i pulled out my phone , called naim and confirmed that , once he cleared the traffic jam , he would turn at the same alley id entered . he advised that none of the bmws occupants had made it away from the scene yet . i told him where i was heading and he arrived a few minutes later after driving the same route and seeing no one on foot or in a vehicle . that meant i was now clean as i hopped into his mercedes and donned my new hat . this i pulled down low so it wasnt apparent that my head was shaved . it was enough difference to provide visual cover as we worked our way out of the rats nest of side streets and alleys and back onto the main road into the city center . thanks man , i offered as we turned back downhill . who was the old guy ? he has a garage and that old lada has been sitting there for years . it runs but its not pretty and wont matter if its dinged . plus youre paying him five hundred bucks for the time and effort . and since hes an old man i figured people would rally around and keep things from getting out of hand until the cops arrived . then it would be he said , she said and probably both parties would just drive away after refusing to do a report . ska problem . no problem indeed , i replied . ill give you his money later tonight if you can meet then . i need to be dropped off at the city park near station two . meet me back there at the top of the park tonight around nine . naims ad libs to my plan were perfect as they utilized the cultural respect paid to old people , something even the mafia guys would be hard pressed to ignore without drawing more attention than they would find acceptable . and traffic crashes happened quite frequently so there would be no reason to connect the crash with me , especially when the other driver turned out to be a local with no connections to international organizations . its always good to work with pros and naim was certainly that . id asked for a follow and mobile pick up after i dropped out on foot . id also asked for the crash as it was a good way to both immobilize the bmw and possibly flush out any other surveillance . there might have been others in my fan club that i hadnt seen but they hadnt made themselves conspicuous by trying to force their way around the traffic jam . they also hadnt followed me into the neighborhood which meant that , whether they existed or not , i was free and clear . i was also rather early for the meet but i would use the time to take a circuitous route through back streets to the apartment block . i needed to stay off the main roads and out of sight as much as possible as the opposition would now have only three options . the first was to give up , something i immediately discounted . the next was to send people to look for me along the main roads and in high traffic pedestrian areas . this would depend on their manpower resources . finally , they would certainly deploy someone to sit on the one place they could count on reacquiring me , the grand hotel . id burn that bridge when i got to it but for now my priority was to remain off their radar , make the meet and move the mission into the mid-game . naim dropped me at the bottom of the park , which let me walk through to the top where i stopped under some trees and surveyed the area . 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if the bellhop had in fact been signaling my presence and departure as the one last night had presumably done for my arrival thus giving them a place on which to set up , then he had to have some minimal description of me . that would not have come from much other than direct observation . which meant that someone with whom id interacted in the past few days was either under surveillance or was providing information to the folks who mounted the surveillance . this could be unwittingly or with intent but either way i was compromised somewhere in the past few days . i was also betting that the surveillance was by the serbian mafia . despite its name , these guys were almost exclusively albanian inside the ethnic albanian areas of kosovo . the top bosses were serbian and lived outside with some ethnic serbs inside kosovo to represent their interests . but crime knows few ethnic loyalties and there had been considerable cooperation between albanian criminals and more connected serbian groups since before the war . the war and its aftermath had provided opportunities for consolidation which left several branches of what was termed the serbian mafia as the top dogs . they had a lot of albanian members and the guys id seen today looked and acted to type . the possibility existed that whoever had become interested in me had already been surveilling the mafia and its associates and id stumbled into the frame . not very likely given the appearance and behavior of my buddies today . anyone good enough to have made me at my meets thus far and remained unsighted would most likely also be able to mount a more effective mobile surveillance , unless they were seriously strapped for manpower and todays clowns were all they could get on short notice . it was still a possibility and one id continue to factor into my calculations but for now my operating assumption was that the opposition was in fact the target organization . this still didnt explain how they got onto me but i was sure that the bellhops were part of the plan . id use that to spread a little disinformation when i returned , something to hopefully maintain my cover . in the meantime i needed to check out the new meet site , clear it and then enter to wait for aferdita . it wasnt getting done while i stood and pondered so i put the surveillance sponsor question aside and began my sdr en route to the apartment a mile or so away . chapter eight qamil bala is basically a street and parking lot that runs in front of several large blocks of flats just off one of the main streets in sunny hill . this particular street , enver maloku , runs along the military crest of the hill with the flats and access roads , including the connector to qamil bala , dropping down the hill in a terrace fashion . there are a few shops set on enver maloku near the entrance to qamil bala as well as a couple in the ground floor level of several of the apartment blocks . these let residents do their shopping close to home , which is pretty common through europe . i took advantage of this practice for additional cover , ducking into one of the ground level shops after careful observation and boxing of the area . id seen nothing untoward , no one sitting in a parked car , no loiterers in or near the entrances to the flats , just the normal movement of pedestrians and traffic up and down enver maloku . ordinarily id have had naim do a sweep for surveillance before entering the area myself but i wanted no one to have an opportunity to learn the identity of kvsparrow . what he didnt know he couldnt later reveal . i trusted naim within certain limits but compartmentalization of knowledge is standard operating procedure for a reason . knowing the meet location would also mean possibly being able to put other data points together in the future and providing lay off security for this meet would mean being in closer and able to directly observe who came and went . that would result in naim having a good look at 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i left the shop , turned right and quickly reached the entrance to the block where aferditas friend had her flat . i was fairly sure this was legitimate and not an ambush but the possibility that i was being played remained . i needed to clear the area and establish an observation post before the meet was to occur . while no ambush had occurred last night , it was not beyond the realm of possibility for the opposition to have made contact in order to assess who had been running an op against them . having gotten a fairly good idea from the conversation last night , they could now have decided to go with a direct action against me which would have a better chance of success if i was relaxed and thinking only of external threats . i was in as much danger at this meet as at the last one , maybe more since i had no backup and less room to maneuver . still , the chance had to be taken and was what we were being paid for . i scanned the area without moving my head , trying to see any signs of anyone out of place . the apartment block , one of seven or so strung along qamil bala , was fairly typical of its kind . there was a central stairwell twisting back and forth to the top floor with a grimy window at each level giving a view of the parking lot and much of the surrounding area . there was a small landing at each floor where the stairs turned back inward . these landings gave access to the flats on each floor . i stayed well back from the windows , checking at each level to see if anyone was hurrying toward the entrance or taking up a position nearby . the flat was on the fourth floor so i walked up to the sixth and waited on the stairs a few minutes to see if anyone came into the stairwell below me . there were no signs of anyone paying me any attention at all which was reassuring . that left the apartment itself . it was the biggest danger area since i was time and place predictable there . a direct action team could wait inside knowing that id show up sooner or later and this would permit a clever opponent to eschew external surveillance which might be spotted and give the game away . putting a team inside might also help lure in an unwary operator who was inclined to trust aferdita and who , failing to detect an exterior threat , would feel more confident and thus walk into the flat in a more relaxed and vulnerable state of mind . i tended to believe her , mostly because not doing so meant we had nowhere to go , but this didnt mean id switched off . survival in this line of work requires a constant assessment of potential threats and possible betrayals . controlled paranoia is a standard part of the skill set . or as the bard put it , readiness is all . walking back down the stairs , i reached the apartment door and set the bag of groceries on the floor . i listened for a second but couldnt wait too long . hearing nothing from inside , i pushed the key in the lock and stepped to one side as i opened the door . my right hand was on the m57 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the rush of adrenaline died off and i took several deep breaths to reset my equilibrium . walking into a potential close range ambush in limited mobility terrain such as an apartment is an emotionally disturbing thing . the body and mind are both screaming about the danger , trying simultaneously to warn and redirect . forcing this into its proper place in the back of your mind while you perform the complicated choreography that is a building search takes some mental discipline . even dry holes like this are taxing and i was happy to have a few minutes to come down off the hair trigger setting id been on . i did a quick search to confirm the contents of closets and storage spaces were consistent with the story aferdita had provided . the plants she mentioned were evident throughout and pretty much overflowed the floor immediately in front of the glass doors to the small balcony . i hung back from the window and scanned the outside , once more seeing nothing out of the ordinary . it was beginning to look like aferdita was the real deal . of course , this didnt mean i was going to relax , sit down and have a beer while i waited in a place someone unvetted knew id be occupying . i put the bag of groceries on the counter in the kitchen , carefully lowered the hammer of the m57 to half cock and repositioned it in my waistband . i left the flat , locked the door behind me and scanned from inside the entrance way before exiting . there was still no sign of anything suspicious and i fought the sense of futility one gets when a protracted effort such as this continues to yield negative results . negative results are still results and while the adrenaline rush and ebb take their toil emotionally it is important to retain focus and continue to operate at peak efficiency . i needed to be somewhere other than here when aferdita arrived in case she came with company . if i was observing from outside id have a better chance of spotting anyone accompanying her , with or without her knowledge . the possibility that she was under surveillance and that this was how id been tagged loomed large in my mind . i circled the block of flats before crossing enver maloku and entering a tiny caf with a good view of the parking lot , street and flats below . the plethora of cafes , taxis and confusing , narrow streets certainly made pristina an easier place in which to operate . i took a seat on a tall stool looking out the window at the meet site , ordered coffee and a pastry and waited to see what would develop . there were still forty five minutes until the meet . plenty of time for an overwatch . i had finished my coffee and pastry and started a second coffee before aferdita arrived in a bright red cabriolet . she parked near the entrance to the block containing the apartment , locked up and headed inside at a brisk pace and without looking around . i saw no other vehicles pull in and park , no one slowed their pace and changed direction to reach a vantage point near the entrance way . in short , nothing pinged my radar . dropping enough euros on the table to cover my bill , i walked outside and uphill , keeping the apartment block and parking lot in view on my right . i pulled out my phone and called aferditas number . she answered on the first ring , her voice a little higher in pitch than before . i see you made it . yes but there is a big problem . someone has been here . there are things in the kitchen and i did not bring them . i do not see anyone but i am afraid . i shook my head and mentally cussed myself for not thinking of that . i couldnt have brought the bag out with me , it would have looked strange but i should have anticipated her seeing it and becoming worried . look , its not a problem . i was there early making sure everything was safe . dont worry , i am watching now and everything is fine . i want to be sure we are safe though so please come down and meet me . i will be there in a minute . i had no intention of meeting her yet but had to take precautions against the last reasonable possibility for hostile action . since no one was waiting at the site and no one was obviously accompanying or following her , that left only the possibility of a team waiting one terrain feature back . they would most likely wait until i was in place and then close and trap me in the apartment . this would require a signal from her or it could be set to a timer . if signaled theyd close immediately , if no signal they would come at a set time which allowed for my arrival and the meet to begin . these risks are inherent in any meet where the other party has an opportunity to communicate the location and time to anyone hostile . since i had not yet vetted aferdita it increased the risks exponentially . i was fairly certain that hanna had been killed because someone had given critical information to the mafia . there was nothing to indicate that person wasnt aferdita except her word . id need a bit more than that before i could operate 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this meant that we wouldnt be meeting in the apartment just yet although she didnt know that . i waited until i saw aferdita come to the entrance way and look around . she had her phone in her hand and brought it to her ear while stepping back into the shadows of the entrance . dita , there has been a change of plans . please trust me but this is the safest way for us to meet . please get in your car and drive up enver maloku . stay on the phone and ill be waiting on the street . you can pick me up and well go to a safe place to talk . aferdita agreed although she sounded puzzled and a bit put out . still , she walked to her car , unlocked it , climbed in and started up . i had asked her to stay on the line because i didnt want her to have the chance to call or text anyone and advise of the change of venue . i was beginning to think this wasnt an issue but if its worth doing its worth doing right . at least thats what dad always said . i suspect he had other endeavors in mind but still , the principle applied here so i stayed on the line and kept it tied up as aferdita drove out of the lot , up an access road and onto enver maloku . she could always have a second phone but that was why i was having her drive past me . id get to see if she was using a second device to text or signal in any way . i was now walking uphill , back to her approach . i turned into a side street and stopped , watching as she drove up the hill , head straight ahead but eyes swiveling . she wasnt texting or doing anything but holding the phone to her ear and looking a bit put out . i told her to turn at the next street and was standing by the curb when she pulled in . a moment later i was seated in the front beside her and we were driving down the side street . i apologized for the run around but explained that i needed to see if anyone was following her . i didnt mention that id picked up followers of my own after meeting her as i wanted to reveal that information at a more propitious time . aferdita appeared to accept my explanation although she shook her head sadly when i told her to head back to the apartment but take a route which would consume about thirty minutes . i didnt bother to remind her that her brother had been killed recently and that perhaps more caution would have saved him . it was obvious that she was thinking this herself which allayed her normal human reaction of irritation at what would otherwise seem unnecessary precautions . her being able to see this for herself and rise above her emotions put her step or two higher in my estimation . most folks cant do that although it is obvious and usually in their best interests . the return to the apartment for the meet made sense now that i had eliminated as much as was possible the most likely direct action vectors . a team working to a timer would likely hit within a half hour of the meet time and we wouldnt be there until after that . finding no one they would most likely leave as there was nothing to gain by hanging around . if aferdita was working for the opposition then either there was nothing planned for this meet or she would direct them onto me once we parted . the last was looking more and more farfetched . after a certain point you have to separate the probable from the merely possible . treating every remote possibility as equivalent to the more probable is truly paranoia . id done enough testing and prevention at this point that i could move on to the vetting and establishment of control with a new source . it still would not be good for us to be seen together so i had her stop while still in the winding neighborhood streets . hopping out i walked along behind her as she drove slowly to the apartment . i scanned the area again , still finding nothing of concern and entered the block of flats while she was parking . i again entered the apartment quickly and ready for a team with bad timing but found it the same as when i left . shortly thereafter we were sitting in the living 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once a potential recruitment target is identified , the next step is development . that usually involves a lot of vetting to see if the source has any connections which may make handling impossible or problematic as well as giving a good idea of what pitches have the best chance of success . it may also involve building a relationship with the target , getting to know them and become a familiar and trusted part of their environment . this step is skipped if they are a walk in or handed off by another entity , however due diligence then requires one to go back and do the homework of background vetting and personality checking . agent handling requires an in depth understanding of the sources motivations , expressed , implied and unwitting . these need to be as fully comprehended as possible in order to manipulate the source into the most effective performance . last of all comes the pitch , the moment when you outright ask someone to become a source . this requires care in its delivery and is usually informed by the information and insight gleaned in development . if its a cold pitch , which are often backed by some coercion , then the development and targeting info becomes critical . only after all this does one sometimes find oneself with a new asset . and this is only the start , as the new source must now be trained on communications , how to obtain intelligence without arousing suspicion , the use of technical equipment and various arrangements made for meetings and other handling requirements . this part obviously varies a great deal depending upon the sources background and the environment in which they will operate . but at a minimum training on the methods of communications to enable tasking and response are required before the source can become operational . as will be apparent by now , this was anything but a normal situation . kvswallow claimed to have been the source all along , working through luli as a cut out . this was possible , indeed it fit the known facts , but other darker explanations also existed . in any case , the basics needed to be revisited , in this case with aferdita instead of luli . i needed to go through such things as biography , schooling , friends and work contacts , all the minutiae of life which would permit someone back at dia to build up a profile of aferdita as well as to do fact checking . we would also need to go over espionage 101 which included how to elicit without raising suspicions , how to observe and mentally record details , what details were important and thus worthy of recording , how to communicate and a backup plan if the main communications plan was compromised . personal security would also get a brief review . mostly wed concentrate on surveillance , countermeasures and when to use them or other emergency options . when i completed this mission and turned kvswallow over to a dia handler they would revisit all of this and add specific details such as safe locations where she could take refuge in extremis and new emergency contact numbers . while covering all this information id also be assessing aferditas level of candor , the consistency of her information , the method of delivery ( i.e . was it practiced and rehearsed or spontaneous etc . ) and attempting to determine her motivations for working with us . finally , id be determining what we needed to do to get her to continue if that was the course of action chosen and if not , what intelligence she could immediately access and bring out with her . a couple hours max with breaks for both bathroom and stress relief , we concluded at about 2100 hours , nine oclock to aferdita . i hated being in a potentially compromised location for that long but if anything was going to occur it should have already done so . as it had not and id done everything possible to mitigate risk with the options available , i elected to use the time while we had it . aferdita needed to know these things and we needed to know about her . i 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in aferditas case i thought she could hang in there a while more without serious risk but then again i wasnt having to sleep with people i hated , all the time dreaming of the day they were jailed or killed . personal feelings should be kept out of operational evaluations but i knew her situation would color my views and effect the way i presented her preference . in truth , i sympathized with her . she didnt need to provide intelligence to us . it risked her life and she had no reason to believe wed take better care of her than we had her brother . i figured she had the right to set terms such as get me the hell out as soon as possible but as i mentioned before , it wouldnt be my call . shed get paid well in any case and most likely would have a green card waiting when she was extracted . but i was certain that was several steps down her list of priorities , well below revenge . maybe it was unprofessional but i decided id do what i could to push for a result that included her survival with as much of herself intact as possible . this wasnt after all a case of saving the world , just one thirty year old woman whod be victimized and wanted to fight back . that made her a typical albanian in a way and definitely my kinda people . i wrapped up the meet with a warning to her to be even more cautious than before . the people behind the surveillance were not yet identified but appeared to be the serbian mafia . this meant that however theyd gotten onto me they would also be looking internally . aferdita needed to keep a low profile and avoid anything that might draw attention to herself . as i checked the landing through the peephole in the exterior door , aferdita stood beside me . i offered her my hand which she took and then , impulsively , she hugged me and murmured falimenderit shome . i returned her hug , hoping there would really be something for which she could thank me and then slipped out and down the stairs . the early evening dark gave me extra cover as i worked my way around the apartment blocks and across enver maloku . i still had to meet naim at the city park and i was late . i used my cell to call and warn him i was running behind schedule . the distance wasnt great and even with a few checks for surveillance id be there within a half hour if i walked quickly . picking my pace up to something closer to my normal speed , i set off across bregu i diellit to meet naim . chapter nine there were a few people out and about as i hurried through the early evening toward my destination . traffic was light , almost non-existent on the neighborhood streets . i made it to the park in record time , not drawing attention to myself but just looking like a guy with somewhere to be and late to be there . dressing like a local helped , walking like one , even in a rush also meant that at a quick glance in the dark i wasnt easy to identify as someone from outside kosovo . i didnt expect the bad guys to be trolling the city looking for me anyway . that would be too ineffective and manpower intensive , especially if they were merely curious . it was likely that they expected to be able to reacquire me at the grand hotel eventually . i just wanted to keep a low profile out of habit and to lessen the possibility of incidental compromise should one of them just happen to be visiting granny and drive past me . i avoided the main streets and primary feeder streets as a matter of course and reached the top of the park a little before ten . naim was sitting on a rock just inside the grassy area where the street curved , smoking one of his ever present cigarettes . we exchanged handshakes and greetings before walking through the length of the park to enter a small restaurant near the park entrance which catered to locals and internationals . taking a table in the back we ordered dinner and then got down to business . ok , naim , i said , taking a sip of the warsteiner the waiter had thoughtfully supplied while we waited for our food . 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he was part of thacis group , on the fringes but getting a good name and becoming relied upon as a messenger and , i think you call it , a utility player . he was close friends with several of the old uck who were with thaci back in the day . they took him under their wing , made him a part of their group and used him for low level errands . he had a good job in unmik as an aide and translator . they used that to gain access to people and information they wouldnt have otherwise . gashi was seen as trustworthy and loyal . no one believes that thaci or his people are responsible for his murder . they all feel he must have been mistaken for someone else or was killed because of something personal not political . on the personal front , i checked and he had a lot of girls he dated but no one special . he wasnt known to be seeing anyones wife or girlfriend so that motive doesnt seem likely as a reason for his murder . his parents still live in pristina as does his older sister . she is one of the main girls of a serious mafia boss , enver saddiqi . gashi probably knew saddiqi through her but there arent any rumors of his being involved with the mafia aside from maybe acting as a go between for the ministry of the interior . he didnt have any bad habits , at least not ones we dont have too . i returned naims grin and saluted him with my beer glass . he meant that while gashi drank , liked pretty girls and generally acted like a red blooded albanian male , he wasnt connected by gossip to drugs , boys , gambling or anything which might have put him in a bad place and gotten him killed . that was consistent with what id been briefed . this was good as it meant hannas basic information on his source was accurate although he hadnt learned that his source wasnt the primary but a sub-source . still , that can happen and a suspicion that it was happening would explain why hanna had so many face to face meets with gashi . that would permit better questioning and assessment which may have been what he was doing if gashi had been evasive or lacked detail which he should have had on information he provided . a large part of source handling is making as sure as one can that they are not playing you . sources invent information , withhold it and distort it for their own purposes . if a source says that so and so is going to be doing such and such at this particular place and time but can not provide detail that would logically be known in order to know the information he has passed , it is a good idea to question him a bit in order to determine what is behind the suspicious information gap . being able to speak with a source directly makes the work of evaluating their candor much more effective . no , i was just making conversation with a few people connected to the thaci administration and some others i know who are gashis age and partied where he did . everyone thinks there was something up with the american , hanna , and that gashi was just in the wrong place at the wrong time . and when i looked into that serbian chick , billjana popovic , i found a few things that make it look as if that might be right . now that piqued my interest . we paused as the waiter brought our orders , fish for naim and a local version of pizza for me . i hadnt gotten used to seeing soft boiled eggs and a few other interesting additions to toppings on my pizza when i was here before but had decided to try it again on the grounds that nietzsche was probably right . and everything goes better with a cold warsteiner . i topped off my beer and waited until naim swallowed a mouthful of perch . ok , dont be a tease . what makes you think hanna was the reason for the hit ? he was dating one of saddiqis girls . actually had moved in with her . and while saddiqi wasnt seeing her much anymore still it would make him look less of a man if someone else was with her and he had not publically tossed her out . now this made a certain amount of sense . the particular version of 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most of them are whores , plain and simple but he likes to pretend he is something classy so he has a few women he sees who are more than just temporary pussy brought in from moldova or ukraine . this billjana was one , a serb sure but also sexy as hell . having her showed that saddiqi had power , could have whatever type of girl he wanted and no one would touch her for fear of him . i guess that got old or whatever because hes been with gashis sister for almost a year . shes older , maybe thirty and very beautiful . also the kind of high class woman guys like saddiqi want but can never get . he still has a few others around , its part of the image to have many women but for anything important , a celebration or appearance , he took gashis sister . it made him look like a more important man if he could have such a sophisticated girlfriend and one who would still put up with him having other women . it made him look like a real stud as you call it . ok. whats gashis sisters name ? aferdita gashi . she goes by dita mostly . other than her connection with saddiqi she isnt well known and most people avoid her because of her boyfriend . i didnt ask about her though . no , not really , just curious about why a grown ass woman with class and options would hang with a thug like saddiqi . maybe she liked the lifestyle or got a thrill out of being around gangsters . naim shrugged a very albanian shrug , arms rising from the sides , palms down . with women , who can know ? certainly not us men . i couldnt fault that and nodded agreement . of course , i did know or at least had a reasonable explanation which fit the known facts and was consistent with context but naim wasnt privy to that insight . i went with the typical male confusion in the face of female decision making as it fit and wouldnt cause him to later remember any significance to my interest in aferdita . soit looks like maybe saddiqi had hanna killed to preserve his own reputation and gashi just happened to be there and get hit too ? is there any way to check on this and see if the word on the street backs this up ? i thought of that , naim replied . it fits except for one strange thing . billi was often around saddiqi and his crew . she still hung out now and then at clubs with them and was in and out of his house regularly . even when living with hanna . maybe that was it but she wasnt hiding the affair with hanna and was still in tight with saddiqi . unless she did something to piss him off or someone began to make fun of him for it , it doesnt make sense . its almost like he approved of her being with hanna . i have no claim to enlightenment and thus have never experienced satori . likewise the occasional moments when things become clear to me are , in my mind , less than epiphanic . still , this was a singular moment when several things swirling in the soup of my brain coalesced into a coherent and interesting whole . the nature of the relationship between enver saddiqi and both billi 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the address appeared to be a personal one and wasnt linked to insol but would be monitored by steve for this purpose . i needed a way to let insol know if i got taken out of play by the opposition and this was the best method i could devise on the spot . kiss principle and all that . i paid the bill and we separated before leaving by the simple expedient of me taking a detour to the mens room while naim left . ten minutes later i exited and headed downhill toward the grand . the night was colder than the last few had been and people were hurrying to get to their destinations . i did my usual sweep for surveillance and found nothing en route . there were a number of people walking , hanging around seeing and being seen near the grand , which given its location at the end of the pedestrian boulevard of mother teresa , was pretty normal . any of them could have been watching for me but none stood out . i slipped inside , checked the desk for messages and dropped the comment that the trip to the border was exhausting when asked how my day was . i wanted the comment to get back to whoever was behind the surveillance as it would fit with my being headed where i was when they lost me as well as my having been unobtainable all day and returning in the evening . there were no messages but the concierge apologized for the need to dismantle my alarm . according to him , the cleaning woman had accidently bumped my case and the alarm had fallen to the floor and began to go off . being unable to figure out how to shut it off , they had opened the back and removed the batteries . he apologized and handed me the disassembled alarm . i couldnt see any signs of duplicity but then again he wasnt likely to show any . id proceed on the assumption that someone had entered my room to search it and the maid had , through payment , coercion or both , taken the blame . it looked like id need to do some checking before i could begin to work my way through the insight id gained . my room looked undisturbed when i opened the door . i wasnt really expecting anyone to be inside or even waiting in a nearby room . id elected to return since the surveillance had seemed to be amateur hour and if my counter surveillance effort had succeeded , the opposition would not know i had detected them . coming back from a day long trip was within my cover and not coming back would indicate they were onto something . if they were already wise to me then the surveillance would most likely have had a different feel , more like setting a trigger than just keeping a watch . it was possible that i was wrong and the serbian mafia was more than capable of mounting a direct action operation in a hotel but i was gambling that this was a probe made in conjunction with the surveillance and meant to provide information with which to evaluate my cover . i needed to see how far they had gone and what they might have learned . this being the case , i pushed open the door and walked in like an 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discovered by a too curious maid . the fact that i had chained the case to the rack would be taken as what it was , simple precautions against theft , something that the hotel might be a tad offended by but equally something it would not find odd as many frequent travelers take small precautions with their possessions in hotel rooms . i figured the default response of any low level hood searching my room would be to leave it as found and report that i took precautions against theft that fit with being an experienced traveler to questionable places . the rest of the room was as id left it . clothing in the drawers and closet were slightly disturbed from where they had been but as there was nothing to find i wasnt concerned . i unlocked the case and checked the contents including my real documents hidden in a concealed section of the liner id had installed . any serious search would find them but casual checking would not . this mission had been too short fused to permit me to acquire 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