"There is one additional request," Molokov answered, bending his head close to de Courcey's. As an additional precaution, he switched to Spanish. It wasn't likely they'd be overheard - he had put agents around to be sure of that fact (and likely, his counterpart had too) - but it was the principle of the thing. An incautious spy was a dead spy, and he planned to be around for a long time. There was great work to be done, after all.

"Sergievsky." He paused for a moment, unable to resist letting Walter wonder if there was going to be shooting and paperwork involved after all. "He must lose the match to your Trumper. If he does this, then Miss Vassy's father and your men will be released."