Quick steps

In the hour the spooks took to get to Nicosia, Mark had arrived at Paphos International Airport in the far west of Cyprus.

The spooks arrived at the abandoned car, which had also been fitted with a tracking device. They then scoured the restaurants and bars in the vicinity. One went back to the car to search for any clues. Stuffed in the sidepocket was a screwed up piece of paper, the final page of Mark Toomey's itinerary from Paphos to London.

At around this point, Mark switched the communication from his microchip back on.

"He's heading for London. Bastard!"