“Like an assassination of the architect of Gorbachev"s plan?” said Grant.
“Exactly. In truth, the assassination wouldn"t even have to work, just the fact that it had been attempted – attempted by a former SIS officer, albeit one that had gone rogue and had worked freelance for years – would be enough to shatter the peace process and send the Cold War back twenty years!” said Oxley, thinking out loud.
“What did you say?”
“I said it would send the peace process back twenty–”
“No, no, no!” interrupted Grant urgently. “About it wouldn"t even have to work?”
“Well, as I say, it"s fragile at the moment, a delicate time, I…”
“Listen to me, I have an idea.” Jack Grant butted in again, spelling out the core of a plan to the SIS man in front of him. It was far from perfect and had many gaping h
