21Safe House
Moscow, Russia
Mid-June, 1918
After not hearing from Reilly for two months, Morrison received instructions for a meeting to be held at one of the many safe houses that they maintained in Moscow. There Reilly revealed the plans for the coup that would be launched that summer. After briefing him on the specifics of the planned coup, Reilly gave Morrison his assignment. “This is coming straight from the top of both our governments, Double Eagle. I know you’ve already met with Major Slaughter, and I know he’s given you a preview of the mission. Simply put, it is this. You are to proceed to Ekaterinburg and formulate a plan to rescue the former Tsar and his family. Major Slaughter will be your primary local contact for the mission as well as your logistics source. How you accomp
