Gordon Carrera

They can see his position has weakened.

He's got less operational tactical intelligence.

It's more political.

He started to voice concerns about the way he's treated and about the fact this is taking its toll on him.

He makes it clear he's unhappy when two of his long-term handlers are reassigned to other work.

He asks for them to be reinstated.

That's ultimately refused.

The army, the military is still trying to kind of massage his ego, telling them that if he stops, the loss would be felt throughout the intelligence world, kind of classic flattering and that they'll keep the money going.

But he's angry, including with senior Republicans, and that will lead him to a bizarre and reckless move.

So there is a TV investigative program which is airing in 1993 called The Cook Report, which is looking into Martin McGuinness, who's a senior Republican.

Scappaticci, though, seems to blame McGuinness for Scappaticci's marginalization, and he's come to kind of hate him.

Scappaticci, as we know, is a man who has grudges.

So he gets angry

after seeing this TV program.

He's angry they didn't go harder on McGuinness.

This is crazy.

He cold calls the producers of the program and says he's willing to meet them anonymously and tell them more.

It's wild, isn't it?

Yeah.

And he calls himself Jack, so he doesn't give him his real name.