Philby's Only Chance of Safety

Philby hands Burgess a set of travel documents. Contact your handler first, then McLean. Don't tell him he's been compromised until the day before you leave. You get him across Europe to Prague. If you don't do this right, they'll hang us for treason. All of us, do you understand? He watches the colour drain from Burgess's face. His bloodshot eyes look panicked. What if he's already being watched? What if we're arrested? Philby folds his hands to stop them shaking. Nobody knows who Agent Homer is, not yet. Even when the Brits work it out, they won't have enough evidence to arrest McLean. They fall silent