Unexpected changes have taken place in recent months concerning Burnside and Laura Dickens. There may even be romance in the air. They are both quite cold, but with a reason. Laura confided her frigidity is due to a bad marriage, and Neil has been helping her and reassuring her how much a valuable member of his team she is. Restaurant rendezvous and walks hand in hand in the park have become the norm.
An SIS agent in East Berlin has smuggled out of his workplace 10by 8 photos of great importance to SIS ,detailed maps of hitherto unknown missile sites. They must be got hold of. Someone must go into Berlin and fetch them, hidden in the agent's flat, rolled up and put down a plughole. But who? Checking Laura's file, Burnside realises that Laura has a special qualification, the ability to understand totally was it's like to live in communist East Berlin. He ignores her suitability and plumps for the SIS man already in West Berlin, Bob Clements, but he isn't a Sandbagger. This comes to nothing as Clements unfortunately breaks a leg in a car accident. Burnside really has no choice now. Caine knows only too well what's going on.
Caine volunteers.
Burnside " you know don't you?"
Caine " well it was me who got her out of field school. I'll go though"
B: " don't be daft, for this job you must be Berlin orientated, the ability to be an East Berliner. Laura is the only one qualified"
C: " are you sleeping with her?"
B: " sleeping yes, anything else, no, she has a hang up about sex"
C: " I guessed let me go, save you worrying"
B: " thanks but no , she's a sandbagger. Get her briefed"
Laura is briefed on the mission and heads to East Berlin. She's quite relieved to go, having spent recent days learning all about the SIS Hungarian network of spies. Very dull, but necessary homework.
But it's a trap, as soon as she enters the apartment block, soldiers surround her, the SIS agent is there, bruised, beaten up and made to talk. Laura is in the hands of the infamous STASI.
Panic back at SIS HQ, Burnside realises under interrogation Laura will crack, and the first thing she'll reveal is what's recently been learnt by her , the whole of the Hungarian network, names addresses the lot! She must be rescued and pronto. On top of this Wellingham pesters Burnside at a meeting , wanting him to give the marriage to his daughter Belinda another go.
Burnside " sorry no, it wouldn't work"
W: " try just for my sake"
B: " I'd help if I could, but the price is too high"
W: " I'll remember that remark and this conversation", he says coldly
Back to the previous episode,
https://www.imdforums.com/threads/s01e06-a-feasible-solution.4854/
NEXT EPISODE;
https://www.imdforums.com/threads/s02e01-at-all-cost.4942/
An SIS agent in East Berlin has smuggled out of his workplace 10by 8 photos of great importance to SIS ,detailed maps of hitherto unknown missile sites. They must be got hold of. Someone must go into Berlin and fetch them, hidden in the agent's flat, rolled up and put down a plughole. But who? Checking Laura's file, Burnside realises that Laura has a special qualification, the ability to understand totally was it's like to live in communist East Berlin. He ignores her suitability and plumps for the SIS man already in West Berlin, Bob Clements, but he isn't a Sandbagger. This comes to nothing as Clements unfortunately breaks a leg in a car accident. Burnside really has no choice now. Caine knows only too well what's going on.
Caine volunteers.
Burnside " you know don't you?"
Caine " well it was me who got her out of field school. I'll go though"
B: " don't be daft, for this job you must be Berlin orientated, the ability to be an East Berliner. Laura is the only one qualified"
C: " are you sleeping with her?"
B: " sleeping yes, anything else, no, she has a hang up about sex"
C: " I guessed let me go, save you worrying"
B: " thanks but no , she's a sandbagger. Get her briefed"
Laura is briefed on the mission and heads to East Berlin. She's quite relieved to go, having spent recent days learning all about the SIS Hungarian network of spies. Very dull, but necessary homework.
But it's a trap, as soon as she enters the apartment block, soldiers surround her, the SIS agent is there, bruised, beaten up and made to talk. Laura is in the hands of the infamous STASI.
Panic back at SIS HQ, Burnside realises under interrogation Laura will crack, and the first thing she'll reveal is what's recently been learnt by her , the whole of the Hungarian network, names addresses the lot! She must be rescued and pronto. On top of this Wellingham pesters Burnside at a meeting , wanting him to give the marriage to his daughter Belinda another go.
Burnside " sorry no, it wouldn't work"
W: " try just for my sake"
B: " I'd help if I could, but the price is too high"
W: " I'll remember that remark and this conversation", he says coldly
Back to the previous episode,
https://www.imdforums.com/threads/s01e06-a-feasible-solution.4854/
NEXT EPISODE;
https://www.imdforums.com/threads/s02e01-at-all-cost.4942/
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