COMMUNICATIONS DESK

“I JUST HOPE they haven’t been stolen and sold on eBay.”

The Mossad officer stood looking out to sea, wiping his brow and squeezing the railings he was leaning against.

“I did the original count and we’re definitely short about 500 units. I’ve been on to the manufacturer and their figures tally with mine. So where the hell are they?”

He pulled out a vape and began to suck on it.

“I hate theses things but we’ve been booby trapping them too. So you develop a habit. If I get sick I’m suing Bibi personally. The things I do for Israel. I counted all the Hezbollah pagers out and I counted all the … we call it results. Yes, results. God calling Hezbollah martyr! God calling Hezbollah martyr! It’s a Mossad in-joke. You have to have a sense of humour when you’re in booby traps. I’ve rigged everything from toilet bowls to sushi rolls. You’d be surprised what damage a small charge in sushi can achieve. Damn I hope I’m wrong about the pagers.”