"It’s not just Falkenhayne’s hoop on the line here," Elvis said. "If we stand back and let Fuchi take her, and take the body"—he jerked a thumb in the direction of the back bedroom—"we still know what she’s developed. Villiers would figure that knowledge would be worth something, and it would fragging sure hurt his opportunities for Fuchi recruitment if the other corps found out and managed to get into a position to stop some of the headhunting. Villiers might want us geeked as part of the damage control on this op."