Thank you. Thank you for that,” he said, his big boyish eyes still full of pain. In 1975, the young army intelligence officer who was now sitting in front of him, old and fat like a pig, had been working undercover and trying to blow the whistle. They were meeting for the first time at the officer’s house in Belfast, more than 30 years after those events. “You must be Robert,” said the officer as he opened the door. “I’m Anthony. It’s good to meet you, Robert. Come in, let’s talk.” “I was reporting all the facts, but I was ordered to stop digging and forget all about it. My fault, Anthony. That’s the thing that still hits me. If I had really pushed it through in 1975 or 1976, you could have been rescued. I’m sorry, Anthony. I didn’t have the strength or the courage to do it.” That was when Anthony made a big effort to say: “Thank you. Thank you for that.” It took real effort. He felt completely empty and disillusioned, but he was still able to be civil. He realised that the man in fron...