It’s said that the past is a foreign country, but to Marc Jaggard it had the comfort of home and purpose, compared with his present incarnation as an above-bored desk jockey in Canadian Intelligence. So, when the Department comes knocking concerning his greatest achievement, Chinese Agent LORIKEET, who has gone dark and says he is the only person she will meet with, how can Jaggard say no to a rendezvous in Mongolia? The only drawback is that it means sticking his head in the noose and seeing if anyone will pull it tight.