Bond took his finger off the trigger and when Q offered Tony his hand up he lowered the gun entirely. It was obvious to the room that the scenario that had been playing was the opposite of how things were. Q barked the command and Bond was at heel.

"Former CIA," he repeated. "Then where in the hell is the bloody target? I was told there would be a seller. Is that not the intel we had, Q?" he said, calm and cool, as if he hadn't just beaten and nearly killed a man.