He tried to think how many men he had killed and could not remember. How many do you need to kill before you lose count? he wondered.
Sir Stephen Mendal, head of MI6, looked up from the report. Apparently an unknown secret organisation had been recruiting ex-MI6 agents, specifically those that specialised in 'wet work', the nasty side of the business. One of these old employees had just been shot dead by the authorities whilst robbing a bank in Switzerland.