Chuck

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.

So he was pretty miserable at this point and drinking way, way too much.

So he was pretty miserable at this point and drinking way, way too much.

So he was pretty miserable at this point and drinking way, way too much.

And while this happened, or sort of shortly after this happened, Elliott said, and you know what? You can start working for MI6 again, just on the down low. We'll throw you some bones here and there. You can go to work. So now Philby has this, once again, he's a journalist again. He's quietly working for MI6 again.

And while this happened, or sort of shortly after this happened, Elliott said, and you know what? You can start working for MI6 again, just on the down low. We'll throw you some bones here and there. You can go to work. So now Philby has this, once again, he's a journalist again. He's quietly working for MI6 again.

And while this happened, or sort of shortly after this happened, Elliott said, and you know what? You can start working for MI6 again, just on the down low. We'll throw you some bones here and there. You can go to work. So now Philby has this, once again, he's a journalist again. He's quietly working for MI6 again.

And he could have just, you know, played it straight from this point forward and been like, all right, I got back on track. But he calls up the Ruskies and is like, guess what, old boys? Guess who's back in? And immediately, you know, because of his his love of communism is one thing, I think.

And he could have just, you know, played it straight from this point forward and been like, all right, I got back on track. But he calls up the Ruskies and is like, guess what, old boys? Guess who's back in? And immediately, you know, because of his his love of communism is one thing, I think.

And he could have just, you know, played it straight from this point forward and been like, all right, I got back on track. But he calls up the Ruskies and is like, guess what, old boys? Guess who's back in? And immediately, you know, because of his his love of communism is one thing, I think.

But the author of that book, McIntyre, also makes a point that and I think a good one that he was he was sort of addicted to this kind of lifestyle, the deception lifestyle of of drinking and philandering and leading these two lives like he seemed to really thrive off of that subterfuge and could not give it up.