Masterman shook his head. “No, not quite. I want to capture this assassin, let him and his masters know that we aren"t too keen on Moscow throwing their weight around on our turf. Which is where we come in. It"s easy, really. We ID the assassin, sandbag him, give him a rather strenuous talking-to and then send him on his way. But we don"t kill him. Think of it as a warning.”
“So we are blowing this assassin"s cover and sending a message back to the KGB?” said Stern.
“Exactly – don"t bugger around with us or you"ll get a slap,” said Masterman. “Mike, I want you to run point on this one – good way to get your feet wet. Tiny, I want you and your Russian language skills in there, too. Okay, any questions? No? Excellent! Off you lot go, and come back with a plan by the end of the day.”
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