Episode 3 continues….
Ruth's feeling of unease rises as Dmitri, Malcolm, Tariq and Harry take their seats.
It could be any other potential crisis the way they are all behaving. But this is not just some anonymous situation, affecting the lives of people she doesn't know, her Mum is on one of those passenger lists and she is due to fly home in three days. Her flight number 738 leaves Tel Aviv on Friday at 16.15 GMT.
Ruth feels like she is in a bubble, watching the meeting unfurl around her. None of the spook speak makes sense to her anymore, she is thirteen again and her Dad is dying and all those wretched emotions are threatening to rush to the surface just as Harry brings her out of a daze with a gentle shake to the shoulder, "Ruth? Are you alright?"
"Sorry…. um yes"
"Ruth, there is a connection … we think the Israeli vigilante group Mahslaha are being protected by Mossad. We don't know for sure that Mahslaha are responsible for the kidnapping but we do know that one of their members, someone who has been on our radar for a couple of years now, is the hacker responsible for lifting the passenger lists. Incidentally the passenger lists taken were only for this Friday." concludes Tariq glumly.
"We can assume that Mahslaha are also responsible for stealing the blueprints to Sde Dov airport" adds Malcolm
"So, we know that an Israeli vigilante group have acquired flight and airport information from Tel Aviv to London Gatwick. We also know that one of their assumed allies is being held by MI-6, what don't we know?" asks Harry
"We don't know why the Americans have been kidnapped yet. We don't know why this Mossad officer has come to the UK but more importantly we don't know which flight Mahslaha are targeting and her what their intentions with it are!" interjects Ruth, getting increasingly angry
Everyone but Harry looks to their feet as Ruth's frustration finally surfaces. Harry simply fixes her with a steely, yet compassionate stare, takes her hand gently in his and turning back to the team says "we dig up every agent, every potential lead gets the third degree, understand? We have 72 hours to stop whatever is being planned. I will make sure we get in today to have our own little interrogation with our friendly Mossad officer, Dmitri, you're with me. "
Malcolm and Tariq disappear quickly to their respective tasks. Harry asks Dmitri to give him a minute with Ruth.
Still holding her hand Harry stands as Dmitri exits the meeting room. Taking her into his arms Harry wishes he could find some words of solace for Ruth. Instead he holds onto her as tightly as he can as uncontrollable sobs wrack her body, tears soaking the shoulder of his new navy blue shirt.
Sorry, very angsty :0(