At the start of the week there was an SIU meeting to discuss important drugs related events. The break-in at Billy's house was mentioned and the wrong conclusions drawn by most there, except by those it was intended to alert. Queenan was most interested to hear that the FBI now wanted the police to help apprehend Billy. Then the contact phone rang. Queenan grabbed the phone, confirmed that Billy was all right, and then rushed out of the room to find somewhere more private. Both Dignum and Ellerby had seen the phone so they knew who was calling.

Once in an unoccupied room Queenan asked anxiously "Why didn't you call me before now, where are you ?".
"I had to go back to my place for the phone charger, then I found myself out of range. Money is the other issue, I had to find night work out of town so I could eat. What's with the surveillance ?".
"Someone, we guess Costello, set-up false rumours; I'm under suspicion. At least, because of it, we have a possible mole suspect".
Billy was shocked by the clear SIU screwup, it stank of Costello "Who ?"
"Staff Sergeant Sullivan. He's in charge of finding the mole. If Dignum is right about him, he is clever, dangerous, and has influence as he's backed by Ellerby".
Billy thought Oh God, and just what exactly does Dignum know, "Who ?"
"Captain Ellerby ... Look, you are in danger. Costello has put out a hit on you, and got onto the FBI, but I don't think that the FBI's use of Costello is condoned by their upper management, at least as far as screwing us. But I dare not ask my contacts any direct questions. You need to come in, soon."
"And just how safe is that ?" mussed Billy, thinking that it was probably more convoluted, and dangerous, than a bag of rattlesnakes.
"Exactly. Where are you ?"
"Just within cell range on the edge of town, but I'm not sure that I want to say where under the circumstances. Call me paranoid, but could Costello have the phones tapped ?"
That idea shook Queenan, "Unlikely, unless the mole ever got access to the sim card ... still, you're right to be worried. We need to be careful. It should be safe for me or Dignum to come and get you but there is too much going on here, and we might be missed. There's no telling what The Mole might get up to and I wouldn't trust anyone else to pick you up. How long would you need to get here ?"
"I need to hide the car outside town, maybe two hours, no make it three. I need to try and find some different gear".
Queenan had to wonder if Billy was cutting it rather fine "OK. Go by an alias, say John Smith, and contact me before and from the downstairs desk when you come in. But hopefully I, or someone else, can meet you and get you through under that alias. I'm going to massage your criminal files to make out that you are to be reinstated as a reward for your help. That should act as a red rag to a bull to the FBI. For now we hide the truth, except maybe from Ellerby once you are safe".
"I've shaved, to make me harder to identify."
Queenan had to think before replying, "It won't work for anyone using your criminal file or cadet photo's, so be careful".
"Are there any unguarded ways in, say by using a fire door ?"
"No, all other exits are either to the car park which is guarded or through the basement vehicle exits which are no better". Queenan signed off.

Billy got to work concealing the car at the disused factory unit he was in, and then headed into town.

Queenan went back to the meeting. Two hours should be enough time to complete the meeting and get Billy's record massaged. Once at the meeting Queenan bluntly refused to say what the interruption was about, because of the mole. However, Queenan told Ellerby that he needed to see him later in the day regarding the call. The rest of the meeting was no more eventful than usual.

Sullivan, however, was wondering what Queenan might be up to. Was it a call from Costegan ? But it could be from other informants who might use that odd phone. As far as Sullivan knew from information that had reached the SIU, Costello wanted Costegan's head for some reason, ha ha. However, Sullivan had already stuck his neck out far enough. Best if he act as if Costegan was just some other crook until Queenan said otherwise. In fact, as officially he didn't really know what Costegan looked like, it would be best to just ignore Costegan if they crossed paths.