London Calling

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As Carla's guardian angel keeps her away from danger, Nikitin successfully launches his banking operations on the London Stock Exchange.

Unable to hit, Mossad's new strategy is to plant the debatable notion that a potential destabilization of the European markets would harm the US economy.

Introduction of Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) and USCYBERCOM.

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MONDAY MORNING, LONDON, TRADING OFFICE

A broker reads an online press release about the introduction of a new bank on the market named Russian Middle Eastern Bank.

"The bank, which was born from ashes of the short lived now defunct Dubai Mirage Bank, will also follow Sharia Banking practices."

"It was introduced on the London Stock Exchange this morning under its predecessors, code: DUBMI"

ZABAR'S GROCERY STORE, UPPER WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN

Aaron is waiting at the cured fish counter of a specialty grocery store next to Naama, a 24 year old woman.

Naama
So you should have told us you were coming. I would have shopped or something...

Aaron
It was a last minute call. You know how it is. I never know much in advance.

Naama
(pointing to the man behind the counter)
Half a pound of Gravlax and half a pound of this Lox right here.
(to Aaron)
So why can't you stay one till Wednesday. Ilann's supposed to be back from his trip tomorrow. I know he purposely turned off his phone but I'll check on his Facebook friends who are with him. They might cheat on their woes.

Aaron
What woe?

Naama
Not to log on while they're at the beach.

Araron
And they need to make a woe about this.

Naama
(smiling)
You don't get it dad.

Aaron
(playing innocent)
I guess not.

CARLA'S APARTMENT, BERN, SWITZERLAND

Carla looks down the window at a Cantonal Police car parked in front of her door.

Carla
(on the phone)
I prefer to stay alone these day.. Thanks Franzi... You've done enough... I need to rest...

She hangs the call and looks at a hand written note that she's holding, the one Uri left in the hotel room in Moscow.

STAY OFF THE GRID

She then stares back at the police car and looks at the few passerby's on this quiet Bern street.

WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, LOWER MANHATTAN

Aaron is looking at the construction site of the Freedom Tower from the 50th floor of 3 World Financial Center. Two men AAA, 30s and BBB 40s walk into the conference room.

BBB
(in English)
Mr. Hanin... Nice to meet you. Sorry for keeping you waiting, we learned of your arrival this morning.

Aaron
(extending his hand across the conference table)
Aaron... Shalom.

BBB
(extending his hand)
BBB...
(introducing AAA)
AAA works with the SEC... I asked him to join us before he'd start his day.

Aaron
(shaking hands, gauging AAA's allegiance)
Aren't you based in Washington.

AAA
Actually our New York offices are just two floors down... In this building.

Aaron
(cutting to the chase)
We have been monitoring the activities of a Russian national, Alexander Nikitin, for some time now and it's become difficult for us to nail him as his business moves are rather... in-predictable.

AAA
Yes.. The Russian Middle Eastern Bank which just opened on the London Exchange. They haven't filed with us yet, but BBB mentioned your concern so I look into it.

BBB
(turning towards Aaron)
AAA's uses our internal network...

Aaron
(to AAA)
We can't get to him in Dubai. Not directly, nor through their official channels... So what we need I guess is for the US Treasury Department or even your agency to be break him.

BBB
(to AAA)
Basically, I believe that Aaron's people can feed you as much intelligence as need be on Nikitin's activities to justify the US's intervention.

AAA
The problem is that from what I gather... this bank's activities are out of our jurisdiction. I don't even see how the Treasury could intervene.

Aaron
What if they destabilize Europe's markets... Won't this affect the US economy.

AAA
Not automatically... and it's not necessarily bad... I mean for the US interests.

Aaron
Well what we're interested in is that Nikitin does not extend his reach, wealth and power.

Silence...

AAA
Well I assume that if we are provided with specific and clear intelligence that a foreign bank, even if out of our jurisdiction, is deliberately manipulating numbers to hurt one of our exchanges, our people will get in touch with the relevant law enforcement authorities.

Aaron
Intelligence is not the problem here... It's getting it to the right people and then getting these people to bring it to the other set of right people who will finally act on it.

BBB
(looking at AAA)
All this needs to be monitored and well coordinated.

AAA
Remember I don't run the shop here, I'm just a case manager.

Aaron
You're a young and energetic young man. Grab this as an opportunity to make a name for yourself...

AAA looks forfeit.

USCYBERCOM

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-Aaron is at the Conecteka US office to arrange a meeting with some Office of the Treasury and Financial Agency guy to plant the notion into US intelligence services that Nikitin's newly formed RMEB is preparing to disrupt the NYSE by posting bogus numbers. -Office of the Treasury and Financial Agency will tip off newly formed USCYBERCOM in order to get the US and Jouni involved into terminating Nikitin.
-Fan's ties to Shenzhen will alert Najwa of the Jouni/USCYBERCOM's plans.

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