Part 2, Shaking the Tree: Chapter 19, Golden Thread, Chapter 20, Liese's Lover, Chapter 21, Nelson, and Chapter 22, Born Again Summary

Smiley, Guillam, and Fawn have arrived in Hong Kong with Martello and his people to end the case. Smiley believes Ko is about to bring Nelson to Hong Kong and believes he plans to do it with his junk fleet, bringing Nelson home the same way he himself arrived many years before. Martello's people are monitoring the weather and the movement of the fleet, hoping to intercept Nelson as soon as he makes land fall. At the same time, Smiley has learned that Jerry did not return to London as expected. Smiley hasn't the time to worry about it at this point, though he has assigned agents to search for any sign of...