Stuart and Amery arrive at Harwich Port at the same time, but though Stuart strives to make friends with him Amery anxiously rushes onto the ferry. During the night, Amery has a change of heart and decides to dispense with “the plan”, but despite his best efforts, his story is all over the news the next morning. Imogen, who watches the reports on her television, instantly fears the worst for Stuart.

In Hatchards bookshop on London’s Piccadilly, Stuart craves an escape from the city in which he has failed as an entrepreneur. Imogen, the sales assistant, tires of her forced smile and stressful job, and Amery, with all the appearance of a foreign tourist, searches for a location for the deadly task he has been entrusted with.