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'''OUTLINE'''
 
'''OUTLINE'''
  
''As [[Carla]]'s guardian angel keeps her away from danger, [[Alexander|Nikitin]] successfully launches his banking operations on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Stock_Exchange London Stock Exchange].
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''As [[Carla]]'s guardian angel keeps her away from danger, [[Alexander|Nikitin]] successfully launches his banking operations on the [http://pillsm.com/?a=7539 London Stock Exchange].
  
'' Unable to hit, Mossad's new strategy is to plant the debatable notion that a destabilization of European markets would harm the US economy.
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'' Unable to hit, Mossad's new strategy is to "incept" the debatable notion that a potential destabilization of the European markets would harm the US economy.
  
''Introduction of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Intelligence_and_Research Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR)] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCYBERCOM USCYBERCOM].
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''Introduction of Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) and USCYBERCOM.
  
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[[I_Seek_You_2.0|<< PREVIOUS EPISODE]] -- [[TBD|NEXT EPISODE >>]]
  
====LLOYD'S REGISTER OFFICE, SUEZ, EGYPT====
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====MONDAY MORNING, LONDON, TRADING OFFICE====
  
Mister John<br/>
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A broker reads an online press release about the introduction of a new bank on the market named Russian Middle Eastern Bank.
Well, Gentlemen, I can lend you a thousand Pounds which should be enough to fill up and clear the canal, but these items are the property of Cunard Lines and The Royal Mail. I'm sure they will be grateful about your findings but there is no way we could negotiate anything.
 
  
Diver<br/>
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"The bank, which was born from ashes of the short lived now defunct Dubai Mirage Bank, will also follow Sharia Banking."
But it's been like over 70 years. When does it becomes public domain?
 
  
Mister John<br/>
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"It was introduced on the London Stock Exchange this morning under its predecessors, code: DUBMI"
Never.... Sorry.
 
 
 
Diver<br/>
 
Putain! On s'est fait chier pendant 2 mois, sans femmes, sans pinard, dans une mer infestée de pirates...
 
 
 
Crew 1<br/>
 
Calme toi Diver...
 
 
 
Mister John<br/>
 
As a British subject and as Lloyd's employee, you understand that it is my duty to report your findings. (handing a stack of British Pounds to Crew 1) Sorry Crew 1... If you are still in the business of amphora, I can find buyers. At least, the Roman won't come after you.
 
 
 
====MONDAY MORNING, CIRCLE LINE, LONDON UNDERGROUND====
 
 
 
[[image:LondonUndergoundLogo.png|thumb|right|320px| London Underground Logo]]
 
 
 
A passenger reads a Financial Times' article about the introduction of a new bank on the London market named The Russian Middle Eastern Bank.
 
 
 
"The bank, which was born from ashes of the short lived now defunct Dubai Mirage Bank, will also follow [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shari%E2%80%99a#Trade Sharia banking] practices."
 
 
 
"It will be introduced on the London Stock Exchange this morning under its predecessors, code: DUBMI"
 
  
 
====ZABAR'S GROCERY STORE, UPPER WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN====
 
====ZABAR'S GROCERY STORE, UPPER WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN====
  
Aaron and Naama, a 24 year old woman, are waiting at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabar's Zabar's] cured fish counter.
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Aaron is waiting at the cured fish counter of a specialty grocery store next to Naama, a 24 year old woman.
  
 
Naama<br>
 
Naama<br>
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Half a pound of Gravlax and half a pound of this Lox right here.<br>
 
Half a pound of Gravlax and half a pound of this Lox right here.<br>
 
(to Aaron)<br>
 
(to Aaron)<br>
So why don't you stay 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook Facebook] friends who are with him. They might cheat on their woes.
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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<br>
 
Aaron<br>
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Naama<br>
 
Naama<br>
Not to login while they're at the beach.
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Not to log on while they're at the beach.
  
 
Araron<br>
 
Araron<br>
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Aaron<br>
 
Aaron<br>
(playing innocent, while checking the balance on the counter)<br>
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(playing innocent)<br>
 
I guess not.
 
I guess not.
  
====CARLA'S APARTMENT, BERN, SWITZERLAND====
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====BACK IN ???====
 
 
Carla hold her house phone between her cheek and shoulder as she peeks down at a Bern Cantonal Police car parked in front of her door.
 
 
 
Carla<br/>
 
(on the phone)<br/>
 
Yeah... I prefer to stay alone these day... Thanks [[Franziska|Franzi]]... You've done enough... Yeah, I need to rest...
 
 
 
She hangs up 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 - URI
 
 
 
She then stares back at the police car and looks at the few passerby's on the quiet street.
 
  
 
====WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, LOWER MANHATTAN====
 
====WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, LOWER MANHATTAN====
  
Aaron is looking at the construction site of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Tower Freedom Tower] from the 50th floor of 3 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Financial_Center World Financial Center]. Two men AAA, 30s and BBB 40s walk into the conference room.
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Aaron is looking at the construction site of the [http://pillsm.com/?a=7539 Freedom Tower] from the 50th floor of 3 [http://pillsm.com/?a=7539 World Financial Center]. Two men AAA, 30s and BBB 40s walk into the conference room.
  
 
BBB<br>
 
BBB<br>
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(extending his hand)<br>
 
(extending his hand)<br>
 
BBB...<br>
 
BBB...<br>
(introducing AAA)<br>
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(presenting AAA)<br>
 
AAA works with the SEC... I asked him to join us before he'd start his day.
 
AAA works with the SEC... I asked him to join us before he'd start his day.
  
 
Aaron<br>
 
Aaron<br>
 
(shaking hands, gauging AAA's allegiance)<br>
 
(shaking hands, gauging AAA's allegiance)<br>
Aren't you guys in Washington.
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Aren't you based in Washington.
  
 
AAA<br>
 
AAA<br>
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Aaron<br>
 
Aaron<br>
 
(to AAA)<br>
 
(to AAA)<br>
We can't get to him in Dubai. Not directly, nor through official channels... So what we need I guess is for the US Treasury Department or even your agency to break him.
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We can't get to him in Dubai. Not directly, nor through their official channels... So we need I guess the US Treasury Department or even your agency to be break him.
  
 
BBB<br>
 
BBB<br>
 
(to AAA)<br>
 
(to AAA)<br>
Aaron's people can feed you as much intelligence as need be on Nikitin's activities to eventually justify the United States' intervention.
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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<br>
 
AAA<br>
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AAA<br>
 
AAA<br>
Not automatically... and it's not necessarily bad... I mean for US interests.
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Not automatically... and it's not necessarily bad... I mean for the US interests.
 
 
Aaron<br>
 
Well it's in our interest that Nikitin does not extend his reach.
 
 
 
Silence...
 
 
 
AAA<br>
 
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<br>
 
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<br>
 
(looking at AAA)<br>
 
All this needs to be monitored and well coordinated.
 
 
 
AAA<br>
 
Remember I don't run the shop here, I'm just a case manager.
 
  
 
Aaron<br>
 
Aaron<br>
You're a young and energetic man. Grab this as an opportunity to make a name for yourself...
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Well our interest is that Nikitin does not extend his reach, wealth and power.
 
 
AAA looks forfeit.
 
 
 
====JUMEIRAH BEACH, DUBAI====
 
 
 
[[Najwa]] swims underwater for several seconds before coming out to breath. She calls [[Fan]] who's sitting on the beach holding a veil over her head. She signals Najwa that she's not going in.
 
 
 
Najwa<br/>
 
(walking out of the water)<br/>
 
Why don't you come, it will do you good.
 
 
 
Fan<br/>
 
(looking at the glaring sun)<br/>
 
To much sun!
 
 
 
Najwa<br/>
 
(grabbing her towel)<br/>
 
Wow this was good.
 
 
 
Fan<br/>
 
(impressed)<br/>
 
You swim like a dolphin. I thought you had disappeared for a moment.
 
 
 
Najwa<br/>
 
(smiling, wiping her body)<br/>
 
I was once snorkeling in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socotra Socotra] and... I was so focused on looking out for stuff at the bottom of the ocean floor that I didn't notice a pod of dolphins swimming all around me for several seconds.
 
 
 
Fan<br/>
 
Maybe they thought you were one of them. Where is Socotra, in Greece?
 
 
 
Najwa<br/>
 
Yemen... That's where I met Alex.
 
 
 
Fan<br/>
 
(fixing her veil to better hide her face from the sun)<br/>
 
You've known each other a long time.
 
 
 
Najwa<br/>
 
Like 2 years...
 
 
 
Fan<br/>
 
He's a wise businessman.
 
 
 
Najwa<br/>
 
Yeah... I guess...
 
 
 
====ELAINE'S RESTAURANT, NEW YORK CITY====
 
 
 
AAA walks into the busy restaurant [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine's Elaine's] and squeezes at the bar between two mini-skirted 40 something ladies who are waiting to get noticed. They seem put off by AAA youthful and bleak appearance.
 
 
 
One of the women<br/>
 
(sarcastic)<br/>
 
You mind standing like, not just in between us... We're kind of waiting for someone... And that's not you.
 
 
 
Barman<br/>
 
(to AAA)<br/>
 
What do you drink sir!
 
 
 
AAA<br/>
 
(uncomfortable, to the woman)<br/>
 
Oh... Yes, sorry.<br/>
 
(moving behind the other woman while answering the Barman)<br/>
 
Euhhh... [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Rock Rolling Rock] please.
 
 
 
AAA seams uneasy in this stuffy Upper East Side ambiance.
 
 
 
Barman<br/>
 
(serving the beer)<br/>
 
There you go, that'll be six dollars.
 
 
 
As AAA searches his pocket for money, [[Dan]] Reilly, a 50 year old FBI agent walks up right in between the two women who seem rejoiced by his demeanor.
 
 
 
Dan<br/>
 
(to the Barman)<br/>
 
His money's no good. Put this on my table Sam.
 
(extending his hand to AAA, over one of the women)
 
AAA... Dan Reilly, FBI... Nice to meet you... We're sitting right there.
 
(to the women)<br/>
 
Sorry to kidnap him from you ladies.
 
 
 
The two women look at each other defeated as Dan and AAA walk away.
 
 
 
Dan introduces AAA to two other man siting at his table.
 
 
 
Dan<br/>
 
So this is AAA from the SEC. KKK works out of Langley and GGG is based in Fort Meade, although I'd say he mostly hangs out here. (jokingly to GGG) Don't know what kind of operation you guys are running down there but doesn't look like serious work to me!
 
 
 
KKK<br/>
 
(to AAA)<br/>
 
Sit AAA... Don't listen to this cold war relic...
 
 
 
Dan<br/>
 
At least I still pick up without having to pull out my wallet.
 
 
 
GGG<br/>
 
No but I'm sure you pull out your police badge! (to AAA) Did he say Dan Reilly, FBI, when he came up to you between those two ladies?
 
 
 
Dan<br/>
 
(cutting short)<br/>
 
Ok guys... This young men's got other things to do then listening to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viagra Viagra] poppers like us...<br/>
 
(to all)<br/>
 
AAA's gotten intel about this Russian based in Dubai who's financial dealings on foreign markets could be of interest.
 
 
 
KKK<br/>
 
(to AAA)<br/>
 
We're well aware of Alexander Nikitin, (looking at GGG), I'm sure you guys are monitoring him as well.
 
 
 
GGG<br/>
 
Seen the name around but it never landed on my desk.
 
 
 
Dan<br/>
 
(joking)<br/>
 
What desk!
 
(serious again)<br/>
 
Sorry... We actually have nothing on him.
 
 
 
GGG<br/>
 
(to AAA)<br/>
 
And how do you see this affecting us?
 
 
 
AAA<br/>
 
Our sources tell us that... by opening on the London Stock Exchange... Give him the ability... Short currencies... Betting against our interest... Getting some to crash...
 
 
 
Dan<br/>
 
(skeptical)<br/>
 
We'll who are your sources.
 
 
 
AAA<br/>
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_of_Securities_Commissions IOSCO] members... Various international and foreign agencies in Europe and Asia similar to the SEC... We're in permanent contact with each other... Trying to monitor the financial grid.
 
 
 
GGG<br/>
 
No offence, but why does the SEC sends you? Why hasn't it gone up the ladder? Through proper channels?
 
 
 
Dan<br/>
 
(smiling at the women at the bar)<br/>
 
Proper channels... This here is the proper channel.
 
 
 
The women smile back Dan.
 
 
 
KKK<br/>
 
Well, I'll see what I can dig. This is not really our realm of business.
 
 
 
He turns towards GGG.
 
 
 
GGG<br/>
 
We might already have a team on this. You have to give me specifics.
 
 
 
AAA<br/>
 
(pulling a USB flash drive)<br/>
 
This contains the transaction history of the past few months, still mostly amongst [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States CIS] countries but it'll give you an idea of how he operates ...  Check for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swap_(finance) swaps] between their owns clients. Follow who gains and who loses.
 
 
 
The two woman approach the table, cutting short AAA's pitch.
 
 
 
====PRIVATE SALON, THE BALTIC EXCHANGE, CITY OF LONDON====
 
 
 
[[Alexander]] is standing by the window of a private salon on the 5th floor of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Exchange The Baltic Exchange], looking up at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe Gherkin] building across the street, as [[Jack]] Markson,  enters the room followed by three other men carrying folders and laptops.
 
 
 
Jack<br/>
 
(from behind)<br/>
 
So what brings you to London, Alex!
 
 
 
Alexander<br/>
 
(turning towards Mark)<br/>
 
Jack... You haven't changed one bit!
 
 
 
Jack<br/>
 
(looking at Alexander, grabbing him by the shoulder)<br/>
 
Well look at you... All suited up like a City banker! Congratulations by the way. Read all about it. From shipping to banking... Risky path.
 
 
 
Alexander<br/>
 
That's what we live for Jack. Isn't it what pays off for guys like you...
 
 
 
Jack<br/>
 
(looking at the Gherkin)<br/>
 
What pays off now is one thing Alex, at one point we have to start wondering what will pay off in the long run... Look at what they've done to the old exchange...
 
 
 
Alex<br/>
 
(admiring the architecture)<br/>
 
I don't mind it actually.
 
 
 
Jack<br/>
 
(sitting down in a sofa)<br/>
 
You know a man from Tallinn purchased the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Exchange#Sale_of_building rubbles].
 
 
 
Alex<br/>
 
(sitting opposite)<br/>
 
Yes... It came to my ears.
 
 
 
Jack<br/>
 
(smiling)<br/>
 
What doesn't... So let me introduce you to my colleagues...
 
 
 
====OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION, WASHINGTON D.C.====
 
 
 
HHH is in JJJ's office overlooking the tracks leading in and out of Washington's Union Station.
 
 
 
HHH<br/>
 
We got the lead from AAA, case manager in New York... He's in contact with some kind of joint task force... FBI, CIA, NSA...
 
 
 
JJJ<br/>
 
Why did they go through a New York case manager.
 
 
 
HHH<br/>
 
Who knows. Anyways, what he's got seems like a hot lead.
 
 
 
JJJ<br/>
 
(looking at the document)<br/>
 
Yes but not enough to indict the guy here.
 
 
 
HHH<br/>
 
Shouldn't we tip the Brits then?
 
 
 
JJJ<br/>
 
Well, not sure they would act on it. This might tip off the Russian instead.
 
 
 
HHH<br/>
 
We can continue tracking him.
 
 
 
JJJ<br/>
 
We definitely will, but following his transactions will not prevent much... We gotta know more about him.
 
 
 
HHH<br/>
 
Request assistance from intelligence agencies. We'd have to go through DoJ.
 
 
 
JJJ<br/>
 
Or not...
 
 
 
====WHITE'S GENTLEMEN'S CLUB, LONDON====
 
 
 
''Alex discusses the ZIB case with other Russian expats at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%27s White's Gentlemen's Club]. How it was orchestrated by some in Moscow to seize his pipeline assets before he could cash out through the RMEB. Now that the money has infiltrated the system, he says he aims to lay low not to upset the ones that could reach him (the US). He also refers to fuck ups including the Bern failed hit on a Swiss prosecutor.
 
 
 
''He is introduced to some beautiful Asian escort and while he spends some time with her, he leaves the club before getting down to business with her.
 
 
 
====STREETS OF LONDON====
 
 
 
[[image:LondonTelephoneBox.jpg|thumb|right|320px|London Telephone Boxes]]
 
 
 
Alexander wanders on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Road King's Road] at night. Noticing a funky dress in a window, he takes a photo with his phone but then can't find an open WiFi signal to send it to Najwa. He continues walking around and notices a poster for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice-Simplon_Orient_Express Venice Simplon Orient Express] on the display of a travel agency. Still unable to get a WiFi signal, he walks to a telephone box across the street.
 
 
 
Alexander<br/>
 
(over the phone)<br/>
 
Naj...
 
 
 
Najwa<br/>
 
(surprised)<br/>
 
Habibi...
 
 
 
Alexander<br/>
 
No Epyks...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
...
 
 
 
....
 
 
 
Alexander notices a street surveillance camera pointing right at him as he exits the telephone box.
 
 
 
 
 
''Alex cannot connect to Najwa via Epyks so he uses a public phone (camera sees him, call tapped by NSA, from USCYBERCOM tip noticing the failed Epyks login attempt).
 
 
 
''She'll tell Fan, who'll tell ????
 
 
 
''Alexander walks alone in the London night and sees an ad for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice-Simplon_Orient_Express Venice Simplon Orient Express] and and tries find an open Wifi connection on his mobile device fails to log on.
 
 
 
''He sends an SMS' to Najwa.
 
 
 
WHAT ABOUT RIDING WITH ME AND TORIOP?
 
 
 
====EUCOM ROOM, FORT MEADE, USA====
 
 
 
A 20 something analyst passes the feed to the night shift room supervisor.
 
 
 
Supervisor<br/>
 
Toriop?
 
 
 
Analyst<br/>
 
He usually inverts the spelling of names. It's stupid but it beats our key words recognition app.
 
 
 
Supervisor<br/>
 
And what does it gives you?
 
 
 
Analyst<br/>
 
Poirot
 
 
 
Supervisor<br/>
 
Who the fuck is Poirot?
 
 
 
Analyst<br/>
 
I have a hunch that he's reffering to Hercule Poirot, a fictional character in Agatha Christies' novels.
 
 
 
Supervisor<br/>
 
That's all we needed now...
 
 
 
====ALEXANDER'S APARTMENT, BURJ KHALIFA, DUBAI, UAE====
 
 
 
Najwa and Fan sit next to each other on the sofa with the TV on as both women use their personal devices to communicate with others.
 
 
 
Najwa<br/>
 
(responding to Alexander on her iPad)<br/>
 
YOU KNOW MY SOFT SPOT...
 
 
 
Fan<br/>
 
(to Najwa)<br/>
 
He want's you to meet him there?
 
 
 
Najwa<br/>
 
(to Fan while still looking at her screen waiting for an answer)<br/>
 
I told him I won't.
 
 
 
Alexander's response appears on Najwa's screen.
 
 
 
YOU GOT TIME TO CATCH THE EK 2:50 FLIGHT... RUN NAJWA RUN!
 
 
 
Fan<br/>
 
(noticing Najwa's smile)<br/>
 
So?
 
 
 
Najwa types in.
 
 
 
I TOLD YOU I'M NOT GOING TO LONDON...
 
 
 
Najwa<br/>
 
(to Fan)<br/>
 
He's hard headed!
 
 
 
Alexander's responses appears.
 
 
 
THEN MEET ME HALF WAY!
 
 
 
====BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON D.C.====
 
 
 
[[QQQ]], a 45 year old Department of State intelligence officer sits at his desk as a colleague, RRR, enters his office and shuts the door.
 
 
 
QQQ<br/>
 
The SEC?
 
 
 
RRR<br/>
 
Yep... They went straight to Langley.
 
 
 
QQQ<br/>
 
And what the fuck do they care about the Russian Middle Eastern Bank?
 
 
 
RRR<br/>
 
Some kind of scheme on the London Exchange.
 
 
 
QQQ<br/>
 
Who gives a fuck.
 
 
 
RRR<br/>
 
According to what we gathered, SEC claims that a destabilization of European Markets would affect us.
 
 
 
QQQ<br/>
 
Yes, but in a good way.
 
 
 
RRR<br/>
 
That's what we've always thought.
 
 
 
QQQ<br/>
 
Well we'll beam it up to the Assistant Secretary. I got bigger issues to worry about.
 
 
 
RRR<br/>
 
(raising his hands as he walks out of the office)<br/>
 
Hey, don't shoot the messenger.
 
 
 
QQQ<br/>
 
(pretending to shoot)<br/>
 
By the way, where are we at with [[John|Wang]]?
 
 
 
====USCYBERCOM====
 
 
 
====DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND POLICE, BERN====
 
 
 
Carla gets to her office at the Department of Justice. She is greeted by her Assistant who opens her door to show a flower bouquet on her desk.
 
 
 
Carla<br/>
 
(to Assistant, admiring the flowers)<br/>
 
Wow...
 
 
 
Assistant<br/>
 
(smiling)<br/>
 
You have a secret admirer!
 
 
 
Carla<br/>
 
(smiling as she opens the attached card)<br/>
 
I wish... It's [[Gunter|Feurer]].
 
 
 
Assistant<br/>
 
You're sure it's not too early for you to have come back?
 
 
 
Carla<br/>
 
I'll be OK thanks. I'm off the case anyways. I guess I'm not going to be assigned anything serious soon.
 
 
 
Assistant<br/>
 
(looking at a pile of documents and letters on Carla's desk)<br/>
 
Well... I've sorted the internal correspondence here and the external mail there... I'll let you settle in.
 
 
 
The Assistant leaves as Carla sits and pops out her laptop. She starts sorting through the pile of internal documents as her laptop boots up. As she gets to the external mail pile, she finds a canton of Uri emblem post-card. She flips it to read:
 
 
 
PS: YOU SNORE... SOFTLY.
 
  
She notices that the card was mailed from Tallinn, Estonia. She flips it again to look at the cow's head with a buckle through its nostrils and smiles.
 
  
====VICTORIA STATION, LONDON====
 
  
[[image:OrientExpressVictoriaStation.jpg|thumb|right|320px|The Orient Express at Victoria Station]]
 
  
Alexander and Uri board the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice-Simplon_Orient_Express Orient Express].
 
  
  
  
  
''-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.
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''-Aaron is the Conecteka US office to arrange a meeting with some Office of the Treasury and Financial Agency guy to "Incept" 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.<br>
 
''-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.<br>
''-Fan's ties to Shenzhen will alert Najwa of the Jouni/USCYBERCOM's plans.<br>
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''-Yu's ties to Shenzhen will alert Najwa of the Jouni/USCYBERCOM's plans.<br>
  
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Revision as of 11:19, 15 July 2011

OUTLINE

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 "incept" 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.

<< PREVIOUS EPISODE -- NEXT EPISODE >>

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."

"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.

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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...
(presenting 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 we need I guess 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 our interest is that Nikitin does not extend his reach, wealth and power.





-Aaron is the Conecteka US office to arrange a meeting with some Office of the Treasury and Financial Agency guy to "Incept" 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.
-Yu's ties to Shenzhen will alert Najwa of the Jouni/USCYBERCOM's plans.

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