They made an odd trio sitting at a Wine Bar table. A muscle man , a wiry ex-copper and an aristocratic fop.
" So Colonel Schtum is developing a toxin designed to rid people of all their inhibitions " said King
" Sounds like Brew Eleven! " said Doyle. The two partners laughed
" A-hem" continued King " His secret laboratory is located in the jungles of Coco Rico. which , coincidentally , look an awful lot like Pinewood . His right hand man is Johann Kartoffel , who incidentally only has one arm "
" His right hand only has one arm " giggled Doyle , stuffing a hankie into his mouth
" 'Ee must be a one-armed bandit " laughed Bodie
" Really, I'm not sure you chappies are taking this terribly seriously " said King , who was fairly miffed.
" Sounds like James Bond on the cheap" said Bodie
" I know where I've seen you now" Doyle had a flash of inspiration " Weren't you rescued from a mountain with that fat-faced bloke and the tasty blonde bird?"
" No , that was the Champions. Now can we get on with it?" said King
" Keep your cravat on , mush" said Bodie " We like to 'ave a laugh in CI5"
" I expected as much when I saw your haircut" rejoined King " If we can get back to Colonel Schtum? His Headquarters is filled to the brim with highly trained henchmen wearing identical tracksuits and French World War one helmets. "
" There's only three in this picture! " protested Doyle
" Er , the others are just off camera . Really " King said unconvincingly..
" So what are we waiting for ? " said Bodie " Lets fly to Coco Rico and clean this Geezer's clock! "
Just then a parcel arrived. It was a film reel marked " Old footage of Boeing 707 taking off "
Bodie and Doyle looked puzzled
" It's how things work in Department S" said King " Once we get the footage of the jungle we can get a taxi to Pinewood"
"I'm very confused " said Doyle " Mind you , all that racket from the Builders isn't helping. What are they up to? "
" I think they're breaking down the fourth wall " said King
( TBC )