Series 9 Episode 6 discussion

[Tea Lady]

(27-10-2010 02:24 PM)lottanyman Wrote:  

(27-10-2010 01:40 PM)Tea Lady Wrote:  Just going back to this point, which I don't think will get explored any further in the show, how did Lucas and Malcolm know about Cologne and Operation Omega? Wasn't this a highly classified operation, a black op? The only person who knew was the DG (and others at a similar level) and Juliet, who found out over pillow talk. I am perhaps just being picky here and it just suited the story to have it mentioned.

Did Lucas or Malcolm say anything about operation Omega?
I have to watch it again but I thought Lucas only mentioned Cologne and assumed he just threw that in in order to make the necessity of him wanting the file more plausible to Malcolm but having no real background information on any special operation.

I think all in Section D or at least Lucas (and Malcolm) know that Harry was stationed in Germany in his past and maybe that and some involvement of the Stasi etc was the first thing that came up in Lucas' mind to make Malcolm to buy into his story.

I'm just going by memory here, so I admit I could be wrong, but Harry was working for MI6 at the time and was stationed in Cologne. His job (operation Omega) was to conduct operations to make the Germans take action against the Red Army Fraction Group. This was a black op. So, yes, I guess it could be known by others that Harry was in Cologne at the time, but I would have thought, not know what he was doing there.

I could be wrong here though. I know others are more expert in Harry's Diary.