The Honourable Woman

With Dame Julia having steered him in a different direction in order to get to the truth, Hayden-Hoyle turns his attention to Nessa. As more of her past is uncovered, including how she and Atika were kidnapped eight years before in Gaza, Nessa receives a mysterious phone call from a man who threatens to divulge secrets from this time in her past.

As their captivity continues, we discover the secret that will bond Atika and Nessa forever. Meanwhile, an academic in Tel-Aviv working at a university funded by the Steins, uncovers corruption that could have far reaching consequences and go deeper than it at first seems.

Nessa makes a chilling discovery concerning a wiretap on the Stein data cable, an alarming fact that the professor also inadvertently stumbles across in the basement of the University.

Saleh Al-Zahid arrives in London intent on an unknown deadly purpose. He runs into trouble and calls his British Intelligence contact for help. Ephra reveals to Hayden Hoyle the name of the only other person who knew about the wiretap.

Realising Israeli powers had only ever wanted to use the Stein name, company and connections for their own political and intelligence affairs, Nessa is more driven to realising her vision than ever before and securing the release of Kasim. This means uneasy alliances must be made.

With Atika being given an ultimatum by Hayden-Hoyle, he realises that Nessa has been manipulated to become a martyr for the purposes of state recognition by both Monica Chatwin, working for the Americans and Jalal El-Amin, working for the Palestinians.