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The agent sighed, his greying hair and expression serving to make him look old beyond his years.

"That, I'm afraid, is a difficult question to answer. If this is true, and to be sure it will need more confirmation than we currently have before we can legally move against them, then we are all in great danger. The fact is, we have literally no idea how many potential enemies we may be facing from within. I would advise you to disclose this information to no-one but yourselves. Naturally MI5 will be working to uncover further traitors and confirm our intelligence. And we will have contingency plans. Once the enemy is unmasked, we will move in and arrest the traitors. The BAF will try and stall the Home Office directive for as long as possible, but they may be threatened by Greene personally. As for yourselves, I can say only this. Do what you can to delay further power grabs by Greene or Grenville. Try to delay any moves against the BAF, and particularly any moves of Greene to gain more power over the BPA whilst we conclude our investigations. Most of all, look after yourselves. Gentlemen, if Greene thinks you suspect him, you will be in great personal danger. You currently represent the greatest obstacle to his power. Do not allow yourselves to be removed from that position. Defend justice. Uphold the constitution. Remind every man under your juristictions that they owe their loyalty to the Crown and not to anyone else. For now, alas, this is all the advice that I can give."

He glanced down briefly at a flashing light on his watch and then looked up, suddenly highly alert.

"Gentlemen, I must take my leave now. I cannot remain here longer. I leave you this." he removed a tiny device from his coat and placed it on the table alongside the holodisc of the tissue samples from Greene. "Keep this safe. MI5 will use it to contact you if we should need your help. If you have an emergency, you can send out a signal to us that will track your location and we will send an operative to meet you. But be aware that even the most secure of communications can be intercepted by QCHQ, which falls under Grenville's control. Take this disc too. It is one of two copies of our evidence against Greene, should MI5 be compromised you will retain the information. I can help you no more for now. Good day to you. And good luck."

With a final nod, the man pulled his briefcase from the desk in one neat move, turned, and walked briskly through the doors and out onto the street. Within seconds, he was gone. The 7 men still seated in the room all turned to gaze at the two items sitting in the middle of the table, none of them sure whether they should reach out and take them.

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Sir Stanley Nelson




<span style="color:#000066">Charles Canning </span><span style="color:#000066"> Foreign Secretary</span>