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Friday 30 December 2016
The Therapy Zone
Who precisely was the Colonel working for
in ‘Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling?’ If it was for the department run By Sir
Charles Portland, one would have expected him to recognize the Colonel. “Hello
Colonel, and what can I do for you?” he might have said, or something like
that. And yet on the other hand, if Sir Charles was “in” on The Village plot,
then he might well have feigned not knowing who the Colonel was, having sent
him to The Village himself, knowing full well that ZM73 was who he claimed to
be but in the guise of the Colonel. However if not, then the Colonel probably
didn’t work for Sir Charles Portland, but for another department within British
Intelligence, and it was they who sent him to The Village. Sir Charles might well
be innocent in this affair and knew nothing of The Village. If that is correct,
then the race between those behind The Village and Sir Charles Portland and his
department to find Doctor Seltzman was on. Whether Sir Charles believed the
Colonel/ZM73’s story or not, he couldn’t afford his department to fall behind
in the race and miss out on finding Doctor Seltzman. So Potter was despatched
to follow the man who claimed to be ZM73, after all he is the only link to
Doctor Seltzman. And if Sir Charles was only too aware of the new identity of
ZM73, then for The Village’s sake he could not afford to lose him. So Potter
would be on hand not only to collect Doctor Seltzman in the net but also retain
ZM73. And yet there is that final scene in the basement of the Barbers shop,
the sudden appearance of an undertaker in the uniform of a chauffeur. Armed
with a nerve gas gun, he not only rendered ZM73 unconscious, but Potter also.
Potter not working for The Village might well have otherwise put up a struggle
against the agent in the pay of those behind The Village. But whether Potter
was then taken to The Village along with ZM73 and doctor Seltzman is of course
unknown. But if he wasn’t, he would certainly have some explaining to do to Sir
Charles Portland!
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