<P> Smiley learns that Alleline , Haydon , Bland and Esterhase have been meeting Polyakov -- the `` Witchcraft '' source -- at a safe house somewhere in London , where Polyakov gives them supposedly high - grade Soviet intelligence , in exchange for low - grade British material to help him maintain his cover with the Soviets . However , the mole is passing substantive material , including US intelligence , to Polyakov , his handler , whilst Polyakov 's material has just enough substance to persuade the CIA to share information with the British . Smiley blackmails the location of the safe house out of Esterhase , whose exile status makes him vulnerable to deportation . Smiley then has Tarr appear at the Paris office , implying he knows who the mole is . The mole is revealed to be Haydon when he meets Polyakov at the safe house , where Smiley captures him . The Circus plans to exchange Haydon with the Soviets but he is killed by Prideaux . Smiley returns to the Circus as its new chief . </P>
<P> Smiley learns that Alleline , Haydon , Bland and Esterhase have been meeting Polyakov -- the `` Witchcraft '' source -- at a safe house somewhere in London , where Polyakov gives them supposedly high - grade Soviet intelligence , in exchange for low - grade British material to help him maintain his cover with the Soviets . However , the mole is passing substantive material , including US intelligence , to Polyakov , his handler , whilst Polyakov 's material has just enough substance to persuade the CIA to share information with the British . Smiley blackmails the location of the safe house out of Esterhase , whose exile status makes him vulnerable to deportation . Smiley then has Tarr appear at the Paris office , implying he knows who the mole is . The mole is revealed to be Haydon when he meets Polyakov at the safe house , where Smiley captures him . The Circus plans to exchange Haydon with the Soviets but he is killed by Prideaux . Smiley returns to the Circus as its new chief . </P>
who was the double agent in tinker tailor soldier spy
who was the double agent in tinker tailor soldier spy
Haydon
Haydon