Chuck

But they identified a Soviet spy named Homer. uh who worked at the british embassy in dc in 1944 and philby was like oh man i'm reading this thing homer's mclean it's my friend right and if they if they get him then my cover's blown and You know, right now he's in a good spot because everyone thinks he's he's like me, just a straight up Cambridge boy who's who's doing God's work for the crown.

But they identified a Soviet spy named Homer. uh who worked at the british embassy in dc in 1944 and philby was like oh man i'm reading this thing homer's mclean it's my friend right and if they if they get him then my cover's blown and You know, right now he's in a good spot because everyone thinks he's he's like me, just a straight up Cambridge boy who's who's doing God's work for the crown.

But more evidence started coming out and another decoded message came out saying that Homer's wife was pregnant and staying with her mother in New York. And he was like, it's really obvious it's you now. So I got to I got to kick this thing into action.

But more evidence started coming out and another decoded message came out saying that Homer's wife was pregnant and staying with her mother in New York. And he was like, it's really obvious it's you now. So I got to I got to kick this thing into action.

But more evidence started coming out and another decoded message came out saying that Homer's wife was pregnant and staying with her mother in New York. And he was like, it's really obvious it's you now. So I got to I got to kick this thing into action.

Yeah. And he was holding the bag because he didn't know this was coming. Moscow didn't say that was going to happen. So word gets out. It's pretty clear that there's a third man, Q the Zither, and that had said, hey, Moscow, here's what's going on. So the writing's on the wall. He knows he's about to be found out.

Yeah. And he was holding the bag because he didn't know this was coming. Moscow didn't say that was going to happen. So word gets out. It's pretty clear that there's a third man, Q the Zither, and that had said, hey, Moscow, here's what's going on. So the writing's on the wall. He knows he's about to be found out.

Yeah. And he was holding the bag because he didn't know this was coming. Moscow didn't say that was going to happen. So word gets out. It's pretty clear that there's a third man, Q the Zither, and that had said, hey, Moscow, here's what's going on. So the writing's on the wall. He knows he's about to be found out.

Even though he had all his protection as the Cambridge boy, these other two guys being Cambridge gentlemen, being moles and just sort of disappearing, you know, it could be anyone. So he knew that the writing was on the wall. He's everyone starting to remember, like, wait a minute. All three guys were super leftist, like communist in college.

Even though he had all his protection as the Cambridge boy, these other two guys being Cambridge gentlemen, being moles and just sort of disappearing, you know, it could be anyone. So he knew that the writing was on the wall. He's everyone starting to remember, like, wait a minute. All three guys were super leftist, like communist in college.

Even though he had all his protection as the Cambridge boy, these other two guys being Cambridge gentlemen, being moles and just sort of disappearing, you know, it could be anyone. So he knew that the writing was on the wall. He's everyone starting to remember, like, wait a minute. All three guys were super leftist, like communist in college.

And they really turned they really changed their mind on how they felt about things ideologically really quickly. And then there's also the Volkoff affair and Operation Valuable and like all the things that Philby's assigned to are going tits up.

And they really turned they really changed their mind on how they felt about things ideologically really quickly. And then there's also the Volkoff affair and Operation Valuable and like all the things that Philby's assigned to are going tits up.

And they really turned they really changed their mind on how they felt about things ideologically really quickly. And then there's also the Volkoff affair and Operation Valuable and like all the things that Philby's assigned to are going tits up.

Yeah, and those were James Angleton, who we talked about, the CIA guy for 20 years, and a guy named Nicholas Elliott, a career guy at MI6. So they they kept him from being prosecuted. He couldn't still work at MI6. He was forced to resign. They couldn't save his job. But when this all came out, he should have been it should have been like over for him. But he held it again.

Yeah, and those were James Angleton, who we talked about, the CIA guy for 20 years, and a guy named Nicholas Elliott, a career guy at MI6. So they they kept him from being prosecuted. He couldn't still work at MI6. He was forced to resign. They couldn't save his job. But when this all came out, he should have been it should have been like over for him. But he held it again.

Yeah, and those were James Angleton, who we talked about, the CIA guy for 20 years, and a guy named Nicholas Elliott, a career guy at MI6. So they they kept him from being prosecuted. He couldn't still work at MI6. He was forced to resign. They couldn't save his job. But when this all came out, he should have been it should have been like over for him. But he held it again.

The wave was in the sky. He holds a press conference at his mom's house in London and like live on camera, just very openly and convincingly answers all these pointed questions from reporters. saying like, my two friends deceived me. Everyone ended up believing him. And while this made him like technically a free guy, he didn't have that job anymore. And he thrived on that job.

The wave was in the sky. He holds a press conference at his mom's house in London and like live on camera, just very openly and convincingly answers all these pointed questions from reporters. saying like, my two friends deceived me. Everyone ended up believing him. And while this made him like technically a free guy, he didn't have that job anymore. And he thrived on that job.

The wave was in the sky. He holds a press conference at his mom's house in London and like live on camera, just very openly and convincingly answers all these pointed questions from reporters. saying like, my two friends deceived me. Everyone ended up believing him. And while this made him like technically a free guy, he didn't have that job anymore. And he thrived on that job.