Message no. 1

From:	"Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject:	Where Now?
Date:	Wed, 12 Feb 1997 01:58:19 +0000

*****PRIVATE: Emma
>>>>>[So.

Our chief allies are destroyed in a kamikaze charge on Seattle. Our
funding is almost at a standstill. SIGA gain new strength from their
success against the renegade Goldsmith; now they have closer ties to the
FBI and other groups. Jalopy's renovation is a year behind schedule and
slipping steadily. British Intelligence are snapping at our heels.

Explain to me why we should not simply exterminate the whole scheme and
abandon Wild Rose altogether. The risks now appear to grossly outweigh
the rewards: we have gambled and lost. I suggest we should leave the
table while we still can.]<<<<<
-- Farmer <01:48:53/02-12-58>

*****PRIVATE: Farmer
>>>>>[I do not share your pessimistic appraisal. SIGA are distracted and
overconfident. Goldsmith's elimination also helped secure _your_
position. We are forgotten.

Old MacDonald's fury is feeding upon itself, his hatred growing every
day, and he tells me that the constraints upon Jalopy are now time, not
money: we are adequately financed. The British are effete fools, we face
only the addled and useless Five, not the fury of Six or any of their
covert-operations units.

Meanwhile, our gambit of supporting Harbinger has paid off incredibly
well: and we have no need to sacrifice such a valuable and productive
asset now, since the Queen is no more. We can exploit him fully without
needing to deliver him to an unfortunate fate: he might even be of
assistance in the final phase of Wild Rose.

Our organisation is stable, sufficiently financed, and secure. I foresee
few problems: we have only the unexpected to cope with. One minor matter
is already being attended to.

Wild Rose _must_ continue.]<<<<<
-- Emma <01:55:42/02-12-58>


*****PRIVATE: Old MacDonald
>>>>>[Did the special munitions arrive on schedule?]<<<<<
-- Emma <01:56:18/02-12-58>

*****PRIVATE: Emma
>>>>>[Arrived, stowed, stored, and if you want them fired first they'll
be fired first, as long as the target is David Coppinger.]<<<<<
-- Old MacDonald <01:58:53/02-12-58>