Scandal breaks in the London press: There is a mole in the Intelligence Service! And it appears without a doubt, on a photograph taken by agents of MI-5, that the mole wears the face of Francis Blake! Mortimer believes that his friend has been forced to act against his will. But the initial investigations sweep away this hypothesis: Blake has opened, under an assumed name, an account fed by payments coming from the Bahamas. In a few months, he has withdrawn more than 10 times his annual pay! With MI-5 agents planning to try Blake for high treason, or to kill him if needed, Mortimer decides to find his friend before they do!
(W) Jean Van Hamme (A) Ted Benoit