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...out of fear that Cicero

might be a British plant.

As for the British...

...they had failed to uncover

any breach in their security.

Travers grew more sure

that his first assumption...

...was correct...

...that there was no

spy to lay hands on.

And so in your three years

as her husband's valet...

...you learned more about

them that we could in a...

...life-time of investigation.

- Infinitely more, sir.

I respect your reluctance to

discuss their private affairs.

It's also reassuring

to me, personally.

But, Diello, we are at war.

- I understand sir.

Did you ever have occasion to

hear the Countess express...

...sympathy for the Nazis,

privately or openly?

The Countess never spoke of...

...countries, political

parties or groups.

The world, to her, was made up of

individuals she liked o disliked.

Would you consider her to

have been pro-German?

She was capable of

being pro-anything...

...if it made for a

congenial dinner party.

Would you consider it possible,

under certain circumstances...

...for her to have become

a German agent?

Only for money, sir.

Of which she has suddenly

acquired a plentiful supply.

I know nothing about spies

and the way they function...

...but I can remember that the

Countess had a remarkable talent...

...for receiving confidences

from important people.

The Count relied upon her for

a great deal of information...

...that was otherwise

unavailable to him.

Thank you, Diello. That's all.

- Thank you, sir.

I'll be at the American Embassy.

You may take the evening off.

Thank you, sir.

Clever chap.

Because he supports your theory?

That the breach in our security was

no more than a few irresponsible...

...remarks at one of Anna

Staviska's dinner parties?

Frankly, that is a fairly

accurate summary of the...

...report I will send to London.

I hope you're right.

The fact remains, however...

...that von Papen still anticipates

every move I make.

You may soon be doing

some anticipating, sir...

...about von Papen and his moves.

How do you mean that?

Now, this is extremely

confidential, but...

...our cryptographers have succeeded

in breaking a German diplomatic code.

The code use by their Embassy here?

That's welcome news, I must say.

They'll discard the code...

...just as we change

ours periodically.

We'll be eaves-dropping

on the German Ambassador.

To eavesdrop on von Papen...

...a pleasure I have long hoped for.

Nervous, Colonel?

This house is too

dangerous meeting place.

The British may be watching it.

They haven't yet, but they will soon.

They suspect the Countess

is a German agent.

Are you serious?

And all the while you suspected

she was a British agent.

Amusing, isn't it?

- Not at all.

We shouldn't have met here.

From now on, we won't.

Do you know the Aslan Hane

Mosque in the Old Quarter?

Moyzisch will find it.

We'll meet in the entrance a

week from tonight at the same hour.

Be sure to take your shoes off. The

Moslems will resent if you don't.

Childish.

- No more childish than...

...your resenting someone's

hat being on in church.

What am I buying this week?

An exchange of notes between

the Turks and the British.

The Turks have decided to remain

neutral for the time being.

But such information is hardly

worth 20,000 pounds.

Is good news of no value

to you Germans?

Or are you willing to pay

only for storm warnings...

...of disasters you can

do nothing about?

There's a disaster we

can do something about...

...and which it is most important

for us to have information...

...as quickly as possible.

- Sounds exciting.

A certain code word has appeared to

several documents you've sold us.

The word is Overlord.

Do you know what it means?

Not the foggiest notion.

- We're convinced...

...that overlord is the code name

for their second front...

...the invasion of Western Europe.

We must know the place...

...and the date,

the where and the when.

The where and when of the

Allies' invasion of Europe.

It'd be nice to know.

I can understand your curiosity.

I'll pay you double for it.

Generous. But is information

of that nature likely to turn up...

...at the British Embassy?

Don't you read the documents you sell?

Not all of them, and never thoroughly.

I'm not interested in what they say.

I just photograph everything

that's stamped secret...

...most secret and top secret.

Last week you photographed

a dispatch from...

...London to the Ambassador.

It stated that he would receive

a copy of the revised...

...strategic plan for Overlord

within ten days.

Did you say, 40,000 pounds?

For the where and the when.

We'll met at the Aslan Hane

Mosque one week from tonight.

Do you mind going out

through the garden?

Not at all.

You and the Countess must be

running out of small talk, anyway.

Goodnight.

This was deciphered from

the German code?

Yes, sir.

- Who's seen it?

You and I, sir.

But McFadden should

hear it. I'll need his help.

'From German Embassy, Ankara.

To Reich Foreign Minister, Berlin.

In replay your query concerning

authenticity documents...

...obtain from Cicero, am firmly

convinced material genuine.

Cicero lives within British Embassy...

...obviously has access to

top secret information.

Kaltenbrunner's failure

evaluate documents...

...make them available

to me tragic blunder.

Strongly urge you bring this matter

to personal attention of the Fuhrer.

Signed, von Papen.'

Cicero? Cicero?

It's a code name for their informer.

Where do we start?

With your permission, I'll

order a house search at once.

Cicero probably left anything

incriminating lying about.

Something might turn up.

- One thing's sure.

An open search'll put him

on his guard.

That can't be helped.

If we can't catch him,

we've got to frighten him.

Frighten him enough to make

him stop for a while.

At any rate, we'll gain time.

Gentlemen, I'm forced to leave

this matter in your hands.

I am expected in Cairo

tomorrow evening.

You may take all the security

measures you consider necessary.

I suggest the combination

of safes be changed...

...and safety devices installed.

- Of course.

Do you have enough men?

We have four agents in Ankara.

I can reassign them to this.

- Whatever you think.

Tell me, Travers, do you have

any idea who it might be?

A dozen members of the staff have

access to classified material.

Clerks, attachs, undersecretaries,

the first counsellor and so on.

McFadden, you and I.

In short Cicero could be

any one of us.

Yes. Any one of us.

It'll be a few days before I get

the combination changed...

...but the alarm's on and ready.

Just so that I don't set it off,

you'd better explain how it work.

There's nothing to work.

If you turn that dial a sixteenth

of an inch in either direction...

...the alarm would go off.

You cut off the alarm.

I'm sorry to disturb you, sir.

Shall I pack your uniforms?

I won't need them.

- Well, sir. I'll close your bags.

Don't be upset if Mr. McFadden...

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