:13:02
I thought that might speed your arrival.
:13:04
It did.
:13:14
It's a pity you lost Radcliffe.
:13:18
We were expecting something like that.
:13:20
I hope you're not imputing negligence.
:13:23
My dear chap,
there's no question of that.
:13:30
Let me put you in the picture, Dalby.
:13:32
The killing of Radcliffe's guard
has verified our suspicions.
:13:37
For some time we've had a section
investigating the brain drain.
:13:42
Too many government scientists
are leaving their jobs
:13:46
at the peak of their careers -
they cease to function.
:13:49
- You've checked on them, of course?
- Naturally. We checked on them all.
:13:56
126 have left in the past two years.
:13:59
107 had fair enough reasons to go -
better facilities, better pay.
:14:05
Three defected to the other side.
:14:07
- And the other 16?
- 17 with Radcliffe. 17 top men.
:14:12
What defies probability
:14:15
is that none of them
had a rational explanation for quitting.
:14:18
But Radcliffe didn't quit.
:14:20
- He was lifted.
- Exactly.
:14:27
Now we think
we've got our first real lead.
:14:32
And I want you to get Radcliffe back.
:14:36
- I'll try, of course.
- That's not good enough.
:14:39
If you don't get him back, the people
upstairs might have to close you down.
:14:44
Now wait a minute.
:14:46
This department was set up
for counterespionage
:14:49
not security grade one surveillance
on people like Radcliffe.
:14:53
Neither were Wilson's
or Roberts's departments
:14:56
but I put them on S1 duties.
:14:58
They were War Office, I'm Home Office.