The Second Act of the Great British Spy

The fictional 007 has many outs and never leaves service. The reality is quite different.
Illustration: Camilla Perkins
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Cameron Colquhoun delighted his audience with a big reveal. The 33-year-old former spy for Her Majesty’s government had uncovered a hidden asset.

The asset wasn’t a turncoat, but a yacht. The client? A telecom firm researching a potential takeover target, and the yacht had been left out of financial disclosures. The dossier raised enough concerns to help kill the deal.