"Cute that you think the British government officially acknowledges all its intelligence agencies. I work for a department you won't have heard of and no one in the British government is going to talk to you about. Needless to say, I don't carry a badge."

He flicks his hand loosely in dismissal of the whole topic. "Anyhoo, it hardly matters to me whether you believe me or not. I came here to help Neal, not the FBI. He was the one who insisted we come here." He'll try to steer Burke to believing that Neal loyally returned when he could have fled. "I suppose you could have me deported if you really wanted to get in a snit about it, but that wouldn't do anyone any good."