Billion Dollar Brain Page #2

her Britannic Majesty, her Government

and her ministers and none other.

Sign the Official Secrets Act, will you?

Thank you, Mr Birkenshaw.

Now listen to me.

You are mixed up with

an organisation known as

the Crusade for Freedom.

It is financed by an oil millionaire

in Texas by the name of Midwinter.

Noboody knows any moroe Not oevvoen t oe C A

We did have a contact

who penetrated the organisation.

His name was Kaarna.

Kaarna?

Kaarna

He was to report to me with the eggs.

You will replace him.

- That sounds precarious.

- Does it?

Yes.

- I suppose you'll want this.

- Undoubtedly.

Now, your duties. You're to join

this organisation, to report direct to me.

I want a full L-141 on this.

Use the C-30 code.

Pull up at the next crossroads, will you?

You don't mind walking back, do you?

I've got a plane to catch.

What do you want?

Do I still get that C3 grade

and the 300 pounds?

Oh, that. We'll talk about that in London.

Here we are.

Take your right glove off.

Put your hand on the glass,

look in the lens.

Harry, meet the boss.

Someone has to be here

every day at this time

for instructions.

What does it do, tell fortunes?

It makes fortunes.

Ours.

Just a little toy, but it puts the Ml5

and the CIA back into the stone age.

We feed it information, it passes

the information on to its big brother

- and back come our orders.

- Cuts out thinking.

Orders for today:

Confirm Palmer fully operational.

His code name:
Concerto.

Issue standard equipment.

Use code H113. Base Helsinki.

He will report to Texas

for indoctrination in three days.

- Understood? Confirm.

- Yes.

Orders for Piccolo opposition.

Agent will arrive on steps

of Russian Church on Kanavakatu,

at exactly 16.00 hours

today, wearing military

uniform. Eliminate. Confirm.

- Yes.

- Report back 18.00 hours today.

Some toy.

We gotta protect ourselves.

Question to Piccolo: You have

eliminated opposition agent? Confirm.

Yes.

Request leave to visit wife and children.

You may return to Texas in six days' time.

She's waiting, Harry.

Go and make sure she's alright, will you?

- Aren't you coming?

- No.

I've got one or two little chores.

Tell her to meet me

at Eiwort's around nine. You come too.

- Leo got held up.

- Did he?

We meet him later.

Do we wait for him at home?

You prefer jkhekko? Ice hockey.

Some games are more dangerous than others.

- Are they what we wanted?

- Of course they are.

Enough to infect an entire army.

Look, they're multiplying

like little rabbits.

Listen. I'm sending

someone in with you tonight.

W y?

Noew orodoers

Who?

Oes a noew opoerator

- Hi. Did you have a good time?

- Wonderful.

Why didn't you come?

The game was exciting.

Did you miss me?

I missed you too, baby.

- Harry.

- Leo.

Meet Mr Sonata.

- Why did you ask us to come here?

- I don't know. Must be important.

Hello.

What's going on, Leo?

Passport, visa, money, map,

everything you need. Come here.

We are right here.

Leningrad is over here, this is Latvia

and tomorrow you will be there.

- Riga? I'm going to Texas.

- New order. Something must be happening.

I thought you said

this wasn't gonna be dangerous.

It'll look good in Texas, Harry.

Here. Put that on.

- And I packed your toothbrush.

- Thank s, pal.

Listen, it's just a milk run.

Anya goes in whenever she wants,

Sonata does it once a month.

He'll brief you

and he'll bring you back in 48 hours.

- You don't speak Latvian?

- No. Do you?

So he's not one of us? Why did you

get this man into our organisation?

We have no need of mercenaries.

You're both under my command.

Do as you're told and I'll do as I'm told.

We must leave immediately.

Hurry up!

- Sweet, isn't he?

- Here, come along.

- Anya, say goodbye to Harry.

- See you Friday.

Safe journey, Harry.

- How do we get back?

- Your instructions are in your envelope.

In English,

we meet in Riga in two days' time.

- Satisfied?

- Yes.

I suppose I ought to wish you good luck.

You may do as you please.

For me this is not a game of chance.

And I'm not in it for the money.

What is it then? Your hobby?

Just a minute. I didn't order anything.

Hey. I didn't order anything.

- Colonel Stok.

- English, how good to see you!

This is the first time

I've had a Russian spy on room service.

- What are you doing here?

- It's my business to be here.

For my sins they've made me

chief of security over the frozen Baltic.

What a life. What a life.

- Na vashe zdonrovye!

- Cheers.

You've arranged

a meeting for tomorrow morning, no?

English, I owe you a favour

ever since Berlin.

When I heard it was you, I came myself.

Incognito, you understand?

Listen to me.

Don't go to this meeting tomorrow.

If you do, you'll be in great danger.

Do you mind?

Make yourself at home, Colonel.

Now, about this danger.

Not from me or any of my men,

I promise you that.

You think then, Colonel,

that some other people might do me harm?

I think they will.

I think they will do you harm.

I suppose a young man like you

wouldn't understand the pleasure

of removing a tight collar.

I thought Lenin called such comforts

"momentary interest".

Don't tell me what Lenin said.

I touched Lenin.

I stood beside him in Dvortsovaya Square

in July, 1920.

The second congress.

I touched him.

Those are the words he used

to describe the comforts and pleasures

with which the Proletariat are diverted

from the more important, historic mission.

But they're not being diverted.

Well, aren't you going to offer me

another drink?

In England, Colonel,

the historic mission of the Proletariat

consists almost entirely

of momentary interest.

Are you sure you don't mind?

It depends on how far you're gonna go.

- Na zdonrovye

- Na zdonrovye

Listen to me, English.

Get out of this organisation. They are

a bunch of nutcases and criminals.

Intelligence work is one thing,

but using hooligans to try

to break up the country is another.

- Such fantastic dreams.

- What fantastic dreams?

They think the Latvians are on the verge

of overthrowing

their tyrannical overlords.

They think the people on the street

are dreaming of the moment

they can become capitalist serfs again.

They think we all lie awake

dreaming of going to America.

They think they can

distribute pamphlets and gold

and a vast monarchist army

will materialise overnight.

This is what I call fantastic dreams.

Understand?

Yes. Sounds ambitious.

Do you remember

the Hungarian uprising in 1956?

They try to do that here under my nose.

I warn you, English, we know

how to deal with counter-revolutionaries.

- Good health.

- Na zdonrovye

- Mind how you go, Colonel.

- Mind how you go.

Be wise. Don't go to the meeting tomorrow.

Good to see you, English.

Thank s for the warning, Colonel.

Do you fancy me or something?

- Are you Basil?

- Yes, my name is Basil.

- Sit down.

- Thank you.

Sit.

- And how is my cousin, Leo?

- Leo is your cousin?

Actually he is my uncle.

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