Setting the Frame

Bond led up the stairs of the building that he was getting quite accustom too. He was taken to the top floor where, once again, he met Laureth Lasko. He stood up and walked up to Bond and stared into his eyes.

"Well, Mr. Bond I'm glad that you really didn't leave the country. I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to thank you" Lasko grabbed Bonds hand and shook it. Just then a camera hidden in the eye of the painting of the Prime Minister of England made three silent clicks.

"What's this all about Lasko?" Bond said pulling his hand away from Lasko's.

"Ah, Mister Bond, you have been most useful to us." Lasko walked back over to his desk and picked up a small stack of papers. He returned to Bond and handed them over. Just as Bond reached out and took the papers, the hidden camera made another three silent clicks. Bond looked down and inspected the papers which he was handed. They turned out to be the files from the British embassy about the peace keeping plans in Iraq. "You see Mister Bond I have a backup plan."

"CIRA" Bond said aloud.

"Precisely Mister Bond, you spoiled my first plan, which was going smoothly until your friend unfortunately found the factory. We tried moving it but then you had to come. And although Majed was a fine person to carry out the mission he was to careless with you."

"Yea, I get that a lot" Bond said.

"Not from me you won't Mister Bond. So after your destructive appearance, I needed to find a new way to complete my goal, and you were my answer." Lasko walk back over to his desk and sat down in his chair. "You see Mister Bond, I could use you. You would be a great asset for CIRA."

"I'm not for hire. I would never work for someone like you."

"It's too late for that Mister Bond. You already are." Bond gave off a confused look. "You gave us the access to you headquarters back in England. We have had you bugged ever since you first visited me. Once we learned the access numbers for to get through to your Headquarters, we used that to get access to employment records.

"So you implanted a spy into MI6?"

"Very good Mister Bond"

"And that would explain the communication silence."

"Oh, yes that is a major part in all of this. You see Mister Bond you government will have no contact from you; they will have no idea of the progress you will make. But I still need you around. You see, as long as your alive, it's you who will be to blamed for the 'unfortunate accident' that will occur in Iraq. The war might be over but I can still use it to my advantage."

"How will I be the one to blame?"

"That Mister Bond you will not need to worry about. Just pray that your government doesn't try to hard to find you." With that Lasko signaled to Mr. Stearyl to take Bond away. He raised his right hand and crashed it into the back of Bond's neck sending him unconscious. He put Bonds gun on Lasko's desk and dragged Bond out of the room and at the same time a man walked in. He was carrying a folder which he gave to Lasko.

"The pictures you wanted sir" Lasko took the file and opened it. He looked at the pictures

"These are perfect. Thank you." The man turned around and walked out of the room.