Spies One

	Hugh comes into the office. Stephen is sitting behind a
	desk. 


Hugh		Hello, Control.

Stephen		Oh. Hello there, Murchison. How are you today?

Hugh		Very well indeed as a matter of fact, Control.

Stephen		That's good.

Hugh		Yes.

	Faintly uncomfortable pause.

Stephen		So. Anyway. What can I "do you for"?!

Hugh		Well. This just came through flash from Berlin,
		sir. I thought perhaps you might like to take a
		look at it.

Stephen		Flash from Berlin, eh? Well I better had. We've
		got quite a few valuable agents in Berlin, haven't
		we? It might be something quite urgent, I expect.

Hugh		Yes.

Stephen		(Reading) I see Valerie has decoded it for me.
		That's kind of her. Saves me quite a bit of extra
		work. I must remember to thank her.

Hugh		That would certainly be a nice gesture, sir.

Stephen		Well, much as I expected. I don't know if you had
		an opportunity to look through it, Tony, before
		thoughtfully bringing it into me, but it is quite an
		urgent message from Firefly, our network head
		in Berlin.

Hugh		Yes, I had time just to glance at the codename
		as I came in. Firefly is under deep cover. Has
		something quite important happened to make him
		break it like this?

Stephen		Well that was the first thought that crossed my
		mind, Tony, certainly. It looks as if his network has
		been penetrated by an enemy agent.

Hugh		Oh no.

Stephen		Yes, I'm afraid so. All his men have been arrested.
		Glow-worm was shot attempting to cross over
		into the west and Firefly himself is hiding up
		somewhere at a safehouse in the east.

Hugh		So the whole network has been blown?

Stephen		That's right. It's a thundering nuisance.

Hugh		It certainly is. Thundering.

Stephen		I'm severely vexed, I don't mind telling you.

Hugh		I expect a coffee would come in welcome then.

Stephen		Well it certainly couldn't hurt, could it?

Hugh		No. Not just one. I'll get Valerie onto it.

Stephen		Thank you so much, Tony.

Hugh		You're very welcome.

	Makes to go. Turns from the door.

		Let's hope it's not going to turn out to be one of
		those days, eh, Control? Like Thursday.

Stephen		Oh! That's all we need! I don't know! See you
		later then, Tony.

Hugh		Alright.