“Of course, we make mistakes sometimes, but we always play by the rules. We always respect regulations. And we always stick to the law…. So, clearly you can accuse me, maybe [you can] try to accuse me of many things, but [it is] not for me to seek attention and to be, you know, an ego- driven, really sad person. I had a lot over the last 12 months, by the way, and sometimes was not able to refute the allegations directly.”

Not the tortured words of an entrenched and belligerent Conservative Prime Minister, but Cevdet Caner, the man who come in from the cold at Aggregate, for one more dangerous assignment.