22 Smoke and MirrorsCommander Rebrov entered the conference room at MI5 HQ followed closely by Hunt and McCormack. There were five visitors in all: Yashimoto San from Japan, Sean Carracio from Canada, Ronald Carter from the US, Marcus Ramez from France and Sophie Corte from the Belgian Interpol office. Hunt and McCormack quickly took their seats at the back of the room like naughty schoolboys hoping to avoid the scrutiny of the head teacher. Rebrov joined Clay at the head of the table and placed the files that she carried upon the conference table before scanning the room with a welcoming smile.
‘Gentlemen and lady, thank you for coming here. As you should all know, I’m Commander Rebrov. I head up a very small team called the SCU - that’s “Specialist Crime Unit” and not “Serious Crime Uni
