[during an argument at MI6 headquarters]
That's preposterous! We know exactly where that ship was positioned! The GPS system - Global Positioning Satellites do not lie!
Yes, but our Singapore station picked up a mysterious signal - on the GPS frequency at the time of the attack. It could have sent that ship off course.
I have a missing British frigate-
I'm aware of that!
And instead of decisive action, all you want to do is-
My goal is to prevent World War III, Admiral, and I don't think sending an armada into the recovery area is the best way to do it.
Where exactly did this mysterious GPS signal come from?
We're still investigating.
"Investigating". With all due respect, M, sometimes I don't think you have the balls for this job!
Perhaps. But the advantage is, I don't have to think with them all the time.
That's enough. Now where do we stand?
It was an unprovoked attack held in international waters. We send in the fleet for recovery and prepare for full retaliation!
Moderation. We investigate and stop short of sending the entire British Navy within 10 minutes of the world's largest air force.
When will our ships be in position?
48 hours.
Great. The press are already screaming for blood; the last thing we want to do is escalate the situation.
[arrives with a copy of the Tomorrow newspaper]
I'm afraid it may be too late to worry about that.
[reads the paper]
"Seventeen British sailors murdered"?! "According to Vietnamese officials who recovered the bodies, the victims were riddled with the same ammunition used by the Chinese Air Force."
Did you leak this?
NO! This is the first I've heard of it.
Well, this settles it. We send in the fleet. M, you have 48 hours to investigate.
