Series 9 Rumours & Speculation

[conniesachs]

First post, so a bit nervous. Have had so many ideas about John/Lucas, but had no one to discuss them with. Pleased that others have been thinking along some of the same lines, maybe they weren't all so far-fetched after all. Will try to keep it as brief as poss.

Split/multiple personlities is the only explanation I have for the contradictions in John/Lucas' behaviour; desperate and treacherous one minute, efficient and caring team leader the next.

I think when Harry realises what is happening with Lucas he will try to help. He knows he is not a traitor but he did return from Russia as "damaged goods" and he'd been warned by the psychiatrists that something like this could happen given the right trigger.

John got involved in radical/anarchistic politics in university (Lucas' fascination with William Blake) and teamed up with Vaughn probably some time shortly afterwards. 15 years ago they did something big/bad and John faked his own death and took on the identity of Lucas North, becoming so immersed in him that John faded away.

Lucas North was the role Vaughn had intended to use himself , which is why he asked what it had been like being LN, because it should have been him playing him. LN was either;
a) MI5 agent investigating John and Vaughn, who the killed, which is why John can't come clean about his past. However, for this to work John and LN would need to look very similar or MI5 would have to be persuaded that LN had needed plastic surgery.
or b) totally fictional squeaky clean identity designed to be able to get through MI5 clearance.

Vaughn tried to join MI5, and like Beth rejected by Harry. But whereas Beth went into legitimate private security Vaughn sought revenge for his rejection and had planned to use the LN identity to get into MI5 and sabotage from within.
And/or; May have been in prison for the last 15 years and looking for revenge on John for leaving him carrying the can by blackmailing him into stealing secret files and being exposed as a traitor. Not knowing that by re-introducing Maya he would trigger the split/multiple personalities to come out.

Albany - A file in name only (randomly allocated) marked top secret as bait to see who will come looking for it. Must have been set up after Connie James or she would have found it and been revealed as a traitor earlier.

Haven't read any spoilers for eps 7 & 8, so much of this is probably now obviously wrong, but if I take in any more new information I think my head might explode! So I'll stick with this and see if any of it turns out to be right. Would appreciate your comments.