[spoilers] Sir Harry Pearce 2.0

[A Cousin]

(15-11-2010 06:00 PM)Tea Lady Wrote:  

(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.

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.

You beat me to it TL! I would add only this.

Albany is still a state secret with a need-to-know status that still has the potential to work. The Human Genome Project made it possible if not probable. Although they had all the genes mapped by 2003, analysis in ongoing and ethical issues, even more so. You can imagine! Any research even on something that doesn't work is still research and puts the keeper closer to making it work.