 Agent Owen Carvour is revealed to be undercover as one of the Russian operatives, and he and Curt escape the compound, communicating with Cynthia Houston, the director of the Americans and also Barbara Lavernor, a medical scientist.During the two calls, it is revealed that Owen works for the British Secret Service, although Cynthia wants him to work for the Americans.Curt rashly plans to blow up the weapons facility instead of just giving Barb the plans he has stolen.