Series 9 Episode 4 discussion

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(18-10-2010 09:40 PM)femaleBertieWooster Wrote:  From reading everyone's new comments a new off-the-wall idea has hit me.

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It is possible that Ruth is the traitor. She is the one who is on Lucas' tail while the others, who are just as smart, have no suspicions of him at all. Here's my reasoning.

1) We are all suspicious of Lucas. As above, why is no one else suspicious?
2) Lucas saying "A traitor is a traitor" in front of everyone when the prudent thing would be to keep his mouth shut.
3) Ruth turning Harry down. She would have at least taken the opportunity to spend more time with him (a let's talk about it approach) if she didn't think it was totally doomed. She does care for him and may want to keep him out of the center of events if things start unraveling. The Harry/Ruth story is played out, sorry but it's true.
4) She was off the grid for a season and it would be child's play to write a back story about how it happened.
5) The only thing standing between this plot line and it's realization is the fans. We've been burned in the past. Writer's would not pass up a shocker like this for us.

Too lazy to google but don't the Russians and Chinese have a symbiotic relationship?

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Well I suppose it's possible. With Spooks I think one has to expect the unexpected. Ruth a traitor, but not a cold hearted traitor wishing to protect Harry? If Ruth was to enter into a relationship with Harry it would draw attention to herself and possible suspicion.

But I can't see much other evidence for Ruth being a traitor other than I'm pretty sure she is on to Lucas but hasn't blown him - yet.

re. Russia/China - while relations have improved in recent years I don't think they are quite symbiotic yet, as recently as 2007 Russia was still a target for Chinese espionage.