our“And how did the Yankees get the names of these doubles? What is there; a leak on our side?”
Masterman shrugged. “Who knows? The Agency has been playing its cards close to its chest over recent months and has been cutting our service out of the loop. I don"t think they"ve forgiven us for Philby yet. What we do know for sure, is that this time the Agency is going for assassination rather than incarceration. They"re not using Agency staffers, but apparently contract agents who they"ve used before. Mercenaries. They"re sending a message, pure and simple, straight into the heart of the KGB.”
“So we can"t be seen to upset the Americans by telling them to bugger off,” said Grant.
Masterman nodded. “Exactly. We have to bite our tongue. The harsh reality is that we"re the ones with the intel
