[spoilers] Sir Harry Pearce 2.0

[Tea Lady]

(15-11-2010 05:39 PM)pfgirl1980 Wrote:  Just a small thought but I think there's something more to the whole Albany story and Harry's almost relaxed attitude at just handing it over.
If Harry knew it didn't work why not just tell Lucas that he was doing it all for nothing,why not just hold Lucas instead of letting him go after Vaughn knowing full well that there was a chance he wouldn't return,I mean even Alec said "you know liars too Harry"

Harry didn't know Lucas was after Albany until after he had let Lucas go. When Malcolm appeared on the Grid. Lucas felt he could only keep Maya safe by delivering Albany. Albany's power, was not telling anyone that it didn't work. Harry didn't want the Chinese, or anyone else who came looking for Albany, to know that it didn't work.

(15-11-2010 05:39 PM)pfgirl1980 Wrote:  Then there's the whole going to the church and swapping them over,what was on the file that they replaced Albany with?? Harry had no idea Lucas would have the codes to test it with so why not try his luck at the exchange and if it didn't work then just tell Lucas were the real one was and hope he stuck to the deal and told Harry were Ruth was?

Yes, that was a little confusing. My guess would be that even though Albany didn't work, all the technology and science behind it, was contained in that electronic file. Someone with less scruples and some intelligent scientists, perhaps could make it work. I doubt the British would have revisted the idea, once they found it didn't work. It's not a weapon the British would use. The fake Albany probably looked real on the face of it, but the sciene behind the idea was fake and would be useless.

(15-11-2010 05:39 PM)pfgirl1980 Wrote:  Also,if Harry really believed that he would kill Ruth why was that different to Mani and the plutonium (s8),he was a man who was intent on getting what he wanted and,yes,I know the Albany thing was fake but why risk everything for Ruth over something that didn't work anyway?
I know Harry said he wanted out,wanted to feel clean again but would the Harry Pearce that has given his life to the service really just give it all away like this,I don't think so some how.
Kudos better have a big story line ready to make sense of it all because after starting to watch back over all the series I'm stuck as to why Harry would just end it all in this way,I love Ruth but like she said to him "I'm not worth that much" and after losing the like's of Adam,Ros,Jo,Tom,Zoe,Danny,Colin and Zaf in comparison she isn't really.

Even though Albany didn't work it was still powerful. Look what happened because we all thought Iraq possessed WMD's. Fear is sometimes more powerful. Also, it was still a state secret and Harry could still face a treason charge. Harry couldn't lose Ruth again. Harry wouldn't be able to function or live. Harry had no choice to do what he did and sacrifice himself and hope to fight another day. Also, Harry had planned to get the fake Albany back. He thought he could save both, but Lucas got one over him.