The Good Shepherd Page #4

someone you've been observing.

Good evening Lord Cooper.

I have some information that

might be of some interest to you.

The mental facility to detect

conspiracies and betrayal

are the same qualities most likely

to corrode natural judgment.

Everything that seems clear is bent

and everything that seems bent is clear.

Trapped in reflections

you must learn to recognize

when a lie masquerades as the truth.

And then deal with it efficiently,

dispassionately.

We know you've been passing

information to the German high command.

Don't give anyone time to think.

Now, I'm going to offer

you one of two choices.

You set the tone of the discussion.

And quickly come to the point.

Either you can be executed for treason

or you can continue to spy for the enemy

and provide them with the

information we provide you.

Pass this on to your German friends

and if I find out it wasn't done

there won't be a second chance.

You, quite simply, behave as a spy.

Do we understand each other?

How do we know he won't

be working for two master?

Precisely?

We don't.

How do I know if I can even trust you.

You won't.

I mean, I hope you're lucky enough

you'll meet someone you trust.

I've got to say....

I haven't.

You must be young Edward.

Dr. Frederick has told

me so much about you.

Arch Cummings.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

I understand we are like

minded on many things

Good school boys. Yale. Cambridge.

Dreamers.

They say he's been an

exceptional intelligence officer.

You have to have a steady mind and

and an unwavering sense of

belief in what you're doing

and to be a hopeless romantic.

phone rings

American Trade Bureau

It's overseas. It's

Senator Russell, for you.

Hello.

Yes, Yeah Ah, Yes. I can hear you.

Thank you for telling me.

Good bye.

We had a boy.

Would you mind if we called him Edward?

If we called him Edward Jr?

I love that. I think it's perfect.

Fit of a king.

That's what I was

thinking. Fit for a king.

You like Edward?

Oh. I think he likes it.

So how are you? Are you

saving the World and keeping us safe?

Sometimes.

What color are his eyes?

static

Hello? Hello?

When he's old enough

you can read it to him.

It's a first edition.

Charles Dickens. A Christmas

Carol. It was my fathers'.

He would read it to me when I was a boy.

Thank you.

I had an unfortunate discovery today.

A man that works for me said just as at my

door I found out he had given a rose to a woman.

with a small note, the rose was quite lovely.

An Abyssinian rose.

With stem neatly wrapped in silk paper

quite beautiful and touching.

Save for the fact

that the paper was filled with

secret writing for her German friends

detailing changes to the

American order of battle here.

Excuse me sir.

Thank you.

Thank you sir.

How did the Irish poet say it?

Hmm?

E'er friend for today,

is tomorrow's heartbreak

Do you know what my deepest fear is?

That I will end up....friendless.

Completely alone.

I think you two know each other.

Richard!

Hello Edward.

I didn't expect to see you.

Mr. Hayes has come over to work

with us in special operations.

I hope you don't mind I invited

him to join our conversation.

I'm afraid our dear English teacher has

a bad habit of making easy friendships.

You know, of course, about

his ridiculous sexual tastes.

I'm afraid he is not being very

discriminating in his partners.

Some people are extremely

worried about his exposure.

I hope you two can help sort this

rather delicate matter out for us.

Seem to me to be a

problem for the Bristish.

Why are we involved?

The British are a civilized people.

They don't ????? their own.

They have somebody do it for them.

So why are you telling me.

I'm giving you an opportunity to handle it.

Or somebody else will.

I'm sorry you've been brought into this.

If the headmaster won't listen to

reason who might want to tie your shoe.

Sorry it has to be this way.

It's not something I'm happy

about having to be doing.

Have you thought at all about

maybe going back to

teaching again? Sometime?

They are concerned about my

personal associations. Aren't they?

Cambridge boys stick together like glue.

I'm far too democratic in my taste for them.

They like pressed trousers

and proper buttons.

No.

I've done all the

teaching I intend to do.

I am who I am.

I'll suffer that.

Please. You've given them all the service that you can.

It's time to retire.

The good schoolboy will be close by.

You won't want to know my response.

I understand.

If you want to tie your shoe.

It's a dirty business Edward.

I've been part of it for far too long.

You might want to think about getting

yourself a new pair of shoes Edward.

There's a wonderful shop at St. James'.

Mr. Pendingbones.

He's boot maker to the king.

But then....

I suppose we all are in our own way, arent we?

boot makers to kings.

Get out while you still can.

While you still believe.

I'm sorry.

He knew too much.

You understand?

It appears the word we couldn't make out

had it's sound wave significantly

clipped by whoever made this tape.

We restored it by amplifying specific frequencies

seen on the oscilloscope.

Cochinos is Spanish for pigs.

Let me hear it again.

cochinos

And the siren noise we couldn't

pinpoint before were hiding church bells.

For some reason other noises

were added to distort the bells.

In the makeup table's mirror

we can actually make out the

reflection of a church steeple

whose three belfries correspond

with the bells you hear.

The volume indicates that the church is across the street.

Again, possibly on a town square.

On the night stand, we can see a clock radio.

It reads almost 10 o'clock

which would correspond

with the church bells.

I also have audio of the ceiling fan.

It's a four blade standard ceiling

fan. We don't know where it's from.

There is something here....

could be nothing significant.

Maybe a candle, a paper weight.

Or it may be something personal that we

can identify the people in the room with.

We are going to wash it

again. Maybe see what's there.

How long till there some

definition as to exactly where we are?

We're going as quickly as we can sir.

How are Clover and your little boy?

Good. Thank you. You

know he is almost five.

You may ????? for yourself in London.

The World War is over.

The war for the World has just begun

and in every liberated country

there will be a battle

between us and the Russians

for their hearts and minds.

Since we dropped the Bomb

they're feeling a little

short between the legs.

But the Russians still live in the nineteenth century.

Beets and potatoes.

All that will change dramatically.

But right now, they're gobbling up territory

taking home every

scientist they can steal.

In ten years, they'll have a Bomb.

We have to get anyone that can

be useful to us out of Berlin

before they do.

Churchill was right.

We shouldn't have stopped

marching until we reached Moscow.

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