and Berenkov's imprisonment, the Soviet Union had decided to both have Berenkov repatriated and deal to the Western Intelligence communities "as harmful a blow as possible." To that end, he used himself as bait and the plan has worked perfectly: his men have captured the 200 British and American agents and now are in complete control of the house, and both Cuthbertson and Ruttgers will be going back with Kalenin to Moscow to be used as barter in exchange for Berenkov's release; the captured agents will be fingerprinted and photographed (making them useless for future Intelligence work) and then released. Cuthbertson and Ruttgers at first can't believe that this is happening, but then they realise that Charlie isn't there. Smiling, Kalenin confirms Cuthbertson's suspicions that Charlie had provided inside information and that Cuthbertson has only himself to blame because of his treatment of Charlie. The money is now Charlie's, and both Cuthbertson and Ruttgers realise with horror that they will not only be completely discredited but also made laughingstocks. Where they are in hiding, Charlie and Edith burn the recorded bills and relax. Charlie knows that he will be hunted, but assures Edith that no one will ever think of looking for the two of them where they are now (in Brighton). He also tells Edith that his affair with Janet (which Edith knew about all along) was necessary because it provided him with both a pipeline into Cuthbertson's office and chances to mislead Cuthbertson (since Charlie knew Janet was informing on him), but that he never loved Janet. In the novel's conclusion, Berenkov relaxes aboard a commercial flight to Moscow with a glass of champagne and toasts his absent friend. Sequels Several more novels featuring Charlie Muffin have been published since, including Here Comes Charlie M (published in the UK as Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie), The Blind Run, See Charlie Run, The Run Around, Comrade Charlie, Charlie's Apprentice, Dead Men Living, and Kings of Many Castles. Adaptations Charlie M was filmed in 1979 as Charlie Muffin (released in the United States under the title A Deadly Game) starring David Hemmings as Charlie Muffin, Pinkas Braun, Ian Richardson, Sam Wanamaker and Sir Ralph Richardson in one of his final roles. A radio adaptation by Geoffrey M. Matthews was broadcast in 1986 on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Night Theatre starring Philip Jackson as Charlie Muffin and Sandor Elès as General