George and Alanna power was not disputed at all before Testify happen they did more traveling then most of the other department heads. They were sometimes out of the country for weeks if not months for that matter. If they could get away with it which was not often with Control getting more and more paranoia as the days, weeks, and months pass. But when Testify starts George and Alanna had made there way to Berlin then split at that point. Alanna had gone to see to one of her networks in Czechoslovakia. George had a couple of contacts in Berlin to speak with. Alanna had just gotten in touch with one of her leading agents when she got the new of Prideaux being shot in Hungary. Alanna had to leave quickly from Czechoslovakia to go back to George in Berlin. Alanna took five days to go back to George from Czechoslovakia.

"George, we have to get back to England as in now" Alanna was a ball of nerves at that point.

"Alanna, why" George asked curious to see Alanna so nerves about something.

"I was talking to someone from my network when I got a scrambled code four from England on my ticket tape" Alanna said softly keeping her voice down a little. "Prideaux was shot as Ellis his Hungary work name" Alanna said looked around paranoia as if someone was going to attack. "The code was one of my personal system. But it was still a scrambled code four" Alanna said still looking around them.

"Scrambled code four is nothing bad" George knew that they need to get back but he was not finished with the person he had been talking about. "Are you sure it was Prideaux that was shot" George asked he knew that sometimes gossip was a big deal from the ticket tapes.

"Positive I got the message from Jerry Westerby" Alanna said to George continued. "He said something about calling your house to see if you were back from Berlin or not" Alanna said as she forced herself to remain sitting in her chair and not pace a habit she had started getting when her grandfather had taken over as Control.

"We will leave in a few hours. I still have to finish up the meeting I am having" George said he knew that Alanna was to nerves to hang around in Berlin for long.

"Will you let me go back" Alanna said trying to sound calm when really she was not all pleased. "I go by your house check on Ann. Before I report back in" Alanna said then she continued. "Controls going to be in a right snit about this" Alanna never sounded more nerves now then before.

"Alanna, go and be careful" George thought of telling Alanna that he did not trust Haydon but felt better to leave it be for now. "An watch out for-"

"George, don't worry about him. He will not touch me" Alanna said to George over her shoulder calmly as she walked out.

George watched her walk out he knew that she would get to Cambridge Circus in London in about eight hours. George also knew she would not report in till he arrived back in London himself as well. George stayed at the room he was in till his three o'clock conference then moved to the lecture hall he would be speaking in.

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George remember that memory very clearly. Alanna sat next to him remembering her memory of Haydon for when she got back from Berlin about a hour before George did.

"Alanna" George said thinking for a minute. "What do you remember when you went to my house" George asked softly think that Alanna knew something he did not.

"George, you really don't what to know" Alanna said she could tell he was trying to interrogate her about what happen. "You should remember. You came in about half a hour after I did" Alanna said getting up to let the muscles in her back and shoulder relax and not get anymore stiff then they already were.

George watched her silently he knew she was thinking about the memory. Alanna as she got up to move slipped into the memory.

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Alanna walked up to George door lightly knocked on the door. Haydon came to the door and answered it.

"Black what are you doing here" Haydon asked he was frighten he did not like the look on her face.

"Is George in" Alanna said keeping the smirk off her face as she looked at him.

"He not back from Berlin" Haydon said he looked at her for a minute he could not see the claim bite mark on Alanna neck that George had made. "Why not wait for him at the office" Haydon asked suspiciously to her?

"He sent me a message to wait for him here" Alanna said with a look on her face. "Now will you let me sit down in the dining room" Alanna asked calmly and quietly. "It was not a easy flight you know" Alanna said almost glaring at Haydon as if to say it was his fault in the first place.

"Where were you at" Haydon was curious he knew that Alanna was a master at breaking people in the interrogation room.

"I was in Czechoslovakia going over one of my networks checking on something" Alanna said she did not have to tell Haydon the reason she was back in England so quickly.

"Have you heard about Prideaux" Haydon asked looking at trying to see if she even flinched.

Alanna just pushed past him not wanting to answer that question. Haydon wonder what had happen over seas for Black to so clod to him. Alanna sat down in her regular chair that was close to the fire. Haydon never sat in that chair it was George chair. He did not know how she could sit in the chair. Haydon sat back down on the couch still a little shocked about that.

"I hope you know that Smiley does not like somebody other then himself sitting in that chair" Haydon said as if he thought George would come out of no where and be angry.

Alanna only shrugged at him not really caring that much. Haydon was shocked. George arrived home a short time later. George gather the mail up off the floor after he had picked up his wedge from outside the door.

"Good flight" Haydon asked curiously to George.

"Yes. Pleasant enough" George was to busy with the mail to really notice Haydon sitting in his living room but he did see Alanna out of the corner of his eye sitting in his favorite chair.

Haydon smirked a little at the fact George paid him no mind but he did see Alanna in his chair. Alanna gave George a soft nod of the head getting out of the chair and sat down on the floor next to chair. George sat down and gentle pick through the mall. George other hand reached out and gently rubbed Alanna on the top of the head. Alanna kept quiet even if she wanted to purr with happiness. Haydon looked surprise at the action he thought George was completely faithful to Ann.

"I was just passing, thought I'd call in. Ann was in bed but she insisted on getting up. She said she'll be down in a minute" Haydon said to them a little nerves.

Alanna services you right you evil git. Alanna keep her eyes on floor so that Haydon would not be able to read her thoughts on his affair with Ann. George knew that Alanna did not like Haydon for the world. Haydon could tell from the fact that Black eyes were down cast that George must have lectured her earlier about speak to him to much. Haydon looked at the painting he had placed on the couch.

"That's what I'm dropping off" Haydon said as if he was acting innocent.

George looked at the paint in distaste like it was something he had never seen or interested in. Alanna did not even look at it to busy counting silent in her head till George removed his hand from her head. Haydon did not understand why George had left his hand on Black head.

"Awful daub really but Ann expressed a liking...What's keeping her?" Haydon asked quietly to George and Black.

"Ann expressed a liking" George said keeping a firm grip on Alanna hair to keep her from getting up and attacking Haydon in his house.

Haydon slipped out of the room into the hall. George and Alanna exchanged looks with each other. Ann had come down the stairs on light feet. George and Alanna heard the whispered conference but not the whole conversation or what was said.

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George was surprised about how much he remembered of that day. Alanna gave a small smile at him.

"You never explain to me why when you knew I was not home you went to my house" George said looking at Alanna.

"I had my suspect about him" Alanna said with a small smirk.

George looked surprised he knew that Alanna was a very suspicious person. But then looking at who her family was did not surprise him. Alanna gave a small smile at his look of surprise. George knew that accident was the point were there power started to slip away from him, Control, and Alanna to Alleline, Haydon, and Bland. It was not a easy thing to watch the power you once had fade into the hands of you worse enemy with control of the circus. Alanna had not like having her power striped from her. They both were never power hungry but after years of having it not having made them feel really weak.