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Bachman's plans finally come to fruition. He and his assistant Erna Fey flip Annabel. Issa has refused to make a claim thus far due to the fact he considers his father's money to be dirty and immorally gained, which it almost certainly was. However Bachman now suggests a new approach through Annabel. That Issa donate the money to a respectable local Muslim leader who can use it for the good of other Muslims around thw rodl while saving a little for Issa to go to medical school. That way Issa will feel clean as he never will actually own the money. At the same time Brue is approached by a Mr.Lantern. A member of the local British embassy who has been brought in on the operation by Bachman. He encourages Brue to go along with the plan. Bachman now brings the operation before Joint Steering. Their target was a Dr. Abdullah. A very well respected Muslim scholar living in Germany. It was believed he was almost completely legitimate but that he still funded terrorism through one of the many many muslim charities he supported. Bachman is given tenative approval at the meeting but notes the presence of a higher ranking CIA official. Abdullah is given the codename Signpost, as it is hoped he will lead the way to these dirty charities and that they can be taken down. However final approval of the operation was not to be given until that night, and it had conditions Bachman was not happy about. "As Bachman listened despair overcame him like a sickness. The police proposed to place shooters at the bank against the possibly Singpost was wearing a suicide belt, Mohr announced proudly"(253). Bachman is despairing because Signpost may notice the shooters and flee. The night of the operation comes and everything is set. Signpost arrives at the bank and receives the money. He wires it to many different charitites all being tracked by the German police. Then it is time to leave. Bachman has not received permission for the final pick up of Signpost but goes ahead anyway. He is dressed as a cab driver and is there at the bank to pick Signpost up. However as Signpost is walking out with Issa, Brue, and Annabel a silver van comes screaming out of nowhere. It hits Bachman's taxi out of the way and the doors slide open, operative jump out screaming and grab Issa and Signpost. Bachman jumps out of his car furious and injured. He sees a CIA operative he has met before, Newton is renowned for his vicious techniques. The van screams off with Issa and Annabel, Brue, and Bachman are left there furious and stunned.

Le Carre, John. A Most Wanted Man. New York: Scribner 2008.