“Which is?” Delaney asked.
“We have been able to infiltrate the Coterie.”
“Infiltrate?” Chap heard himself say.
“Yes. Before our informant died, he told us the Coterie is still actively recruiting members, and how they go about seeking and indoctrinating new prospects. We subsequently placed a number of expert operatives in areas where we thought they would be noticed and, fortunately, a few were approached. It took a long time. The Coterie are naturally very cautious as to who they trust. Eventually, we had a small number of undercover agents embedded within the lower ranks of the group. However, it was not without its frustrations.”
“I don’t understand,” Commissioner Bartholomew said. “I would have thought that successfully infiltrating the group would have been a major coup.”
“Oh,
