 Unbeknownst to Rita, Miriam, now a Commissioner in the Commonwealth, is the subject of an assassination attempt, and the suspect’s train ticket leads the government to hunt for a sleeper cell in the same area as the train yard.It seems New Britain’s King-in-Exile, John Frederick Charles of Hanover, has teamed up with the Dauphin, Louis, of the French continental empire, to foment dissent in the new government during Sir Adam’s declining health.Already mistrustful of the monarchist, the Commonwealth goes on alert, and Rita is captured on one of her missions.