I have destroyed my copy of Alex's research. Detective Taylor: Listen, this is what's going to happen. Danny: And now? Danny's Mother: Want to do a better job of it? They know everything about us. To your father? ): .. and I've been trying to find out why he was killed...
Alex: Are you OK? Danny: You blame me for his death. How? They were his friends. My spy, made by me... It was a mistake. Danny: And while he did everything to signal to the world that he wanted to be left alone...
Alex voice: More than anything, he hoped that someone passing would understand that what he really wanted was the exact opposite. Frances: Surely you can't be so conventional as to think there's only one way to bring up a child? I went to her house, to threaten her with the police if she didn't return the items. Couldn't you? Alex: His name is Danny. Get me out of here! Alex: His name is Danny. Alistair? Danny: But they'll believe you. She can't. His real name. Danny: She renamed him, but you let it slip. All she can do.
Plan: A: Detective Taylor; Q: Who tells Danny that she believes what he has told her but is unable to investigate further because of pressure from her superiors? A: Alex; Q: Who was killed by MI5 to keep his research secret? A: email; Q: What is another way Danny sends copies of Alex's research to newspapers? A: Danny's estranged mother; Q: Who shows up at Danny's home saying that his father is dying? A: a charade; Q: What did Danny's parents say the death of his father was? A: the code cylinder; Q: What did Danny's parents try to erase? A: Danny visits Frances; Q: Who does Danny visit to learn about Alex's childhood? A: Alex/Alistair's; Q: What childhood does Danny learn about from Frances? A: the spy; Q: What did Frances raise Alex to be? A: justice; Q: What does Frances want to bring to those responsible for Alex's death? Summary: Detective Taylor tells Danny that she believes what he has told her but is unable to investigate further because of pressure from her superiors. Danny sends out copies of Alex's research by post and email to newspapers: they are all returned or deleted. Danny's estranged mother turns up at his home out of the blue saying that his father is dying; at his parents' house they admit they have been threatened, it was a charade to erase the code cylinder that Danny wears around his neck. Danny visits Frances and learns about Alex/Alistair's childhood, her own thwarted ambitions in MI5, and how she brought him up to be the spy she couldn't be. Her part in the events leading to his death is shown - he was killed by MI5 to keep his research secret. Though believing it futile, she joins Danny to try to bring those responsible to justice.