Part 1, Winding the Clock: Chapter 7, More About Horses, and Chapter 8, The Barons Confer Summary

There is some excitement in Smiley's office when the pictures come in from Hong Kong after the tension of waiting for Jerry to come out of the bank. Smiley learns about Jerry's safety from the Cousins with whom he has formed a secret alliance. The Cousins have people in Hong Kong providing surveillance, and Smiley has a direct phone line to Martello, the head of the Cousin's London office. The pictures from Jerry reveal a name, Drake Ko. The account is a trust set up by Drake Ko for an unnamed beneficiary whose only identification is a fingerprint. Connie is confused because she cannot imagine what Karla is up to sending money to Drake Ko, not to mention putting...