Two Spaniards, Sebastien and Mattias, enter the cinema, identify Frederick as “Number Nine” and say that they must leave Alex behind, according to instructions. Mrs Jones and Crawley try to explain, but the half term break has finished, the schools have reopened, and Jack has heard nothing from him. Dr Flint says that infants have very good memories, and that even if the indoctrinators knew where Frederick lived and who his parents were, they won’t have known about Benjamin and won’t have suppressed it. He then says that his ‘family’ has told him to stay in the cinema until sunset, at which point, people will help him escape.

On pg 207 Dr Flint refers to Alex by his name in front of Freddy whilst Alex was undercover as 'Julius'. Towards the ending of the movie, Stanley Goodspeed places a marble of the nerve gas into a gutter and keeps a second ball. When he figures out what is really going on, he is captured by Brother Mike and taken to El Dorado, a mockup Western town owned by Nightshade's new client: Jon Lucas. Brother Mike is still wanting Alex dead, but Brother Lamar says that he might have Alex killed after Leap of Faith, maybe via public execution or a hunt.Nightshade planned to rescue their agents in an air ambulance, and the police arrived thanks to Jack. During a joint British-Australian attack on Major Yu’s oil rig, Ash and Alex find Royal Blue, but are apprehended by Yu, who later reveals his plan to destroy an island hosting an international summit. Frederick says that he is “just one of twenty-five” orphans, in Nightshade’s thrall; they were seemingly abandoned by their parents on a boat at sea, spending one hundred days at sea, until the “Teachers” found them and adopted them.

Alex is captured by Scorpia, and manages to help his long-time friend and caregiver after his uncle's death, Jack, (who has also been captured) escape. Three days later, Mrs Jones is summoned to the Foreign Office to see Royce, having been reinstated as head of MI6 Special Operations, straight from Downing Street and a meeting with the Prime Minister. Alex says Dr Flint gave it to him, and reveals its name, to no reaction, save a glimmer in his eyes.Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. She then shows Alex and Jack the picture that Crawley had shown her, of the girl assassin in Rio; it is revealed that the girl is Sofia Jones, Mrs Jones’ daughter, who is now fourteen years old, and is now believed to be, along with Frederick, an agent of Nightshade.

Afterwards, Crawley meets with Mrs Jones, says that Redwing is in charge of giving Andrews, and Royce by extension, false information to placate him, and shows a photograph of the girl assassin. Mrs Jones says the intelligence agencies of the world are looking for Nightshade, William and all the other Numbers, and says that she may recruit Alex to MI6 properly. The second and fourth books were adapted into a TV series in 2020 and 2021 respectively, this time starring Otto Farrant.Alex is there by choice, and Frederick is happy to see him; it is part of his treatment, right down to Benjamin the monkey, recovered from Crete. Tomorrow when the newest update goes live, a bug in the system will lead thousands of players to their deaths. It is revealed that Nightshade is on the other side of the world, and the Teachers are studying Alex. The prayer, which goes on for five minutes, reads: “O Great Master, creator of the universe, protect me in this, the hour of my need.

He finds maps and photographs of London, along with a newspaper clipping from The Financial Times documenting Lord Clifford’s death, weather patterns, and several rooftops. Alex sticks to Julius’ Point Blanc origins and deliberately mentions Jenny the nanny, hoping to breach his mind. Yasha's mother injects him with a vaccine and dies of smallpox while his father dies from a bullet wound. Alex's cover is blown by Nightshade's client, and he is used as a distraction while Frederick, Sofia, and 'Number Eleven' try to kill many at St Paul's Cathedral.Yassen is put to work for many years, often enduring the teasing of Sharksvosky's son Ivan, and being taught by his helicopter pilot.