Nobody said that working for MI High would be easy. The team are pushed to the limit and something's got to give.

"Next please," ordered Frank. Frank turned to see that the man was altering a dial on the wall on the far side of the room.

"Is there a problem ?" asked Frank.

"Adjusting the temperature, that's all," said the man.

"The temperature of what exactly ?" asked Frank. "You aren't trying to hide anything are you ?"

"No, of course not !" said the man defensively.

"I'd like to see that freezer please ?" asked Frank. "Shrimp !"

"What ?" asked the man, puzzled. "We don't have any shrimp in there," he said. 'Shrimp' was the codeword that Frank had agreed with Stella when he wanted backup.

"Show me this freezer !" demanded Frank. Reluctantly the man took him to the door on the left of the dial. He opened the freezer. It was stacked with boxes of fish. Huge tuna hung from hooks in the ceiling. It was not the freezer that held Dan.

"Not this one !" said Frank, getting angry. "Where is it ?"

"I don't know what you mean," denied the man. He reached for a button on the wall at the side of the room. Zoe reached him first and slammed him against the wall, then twisted his arms behind him, making him cry out in pain.

"Where is it ?" she demanded. When the man didn't reply she slammed him against the wall hard. "Show us now !" she shouted. The man didn't say anything but Frank noticed him glance over to an area of plasterwork which looked a slightly different colour than the rest.

Frank pointed to the wall. "How do you open it ?" he asked. The man grinned at him, but said nothing.

The door from the kitchen opened and Stella and a couple of MI9 agents came in. "Have you found him yet ?" she asked.

Frank pointed to the odd area of plaster. "It's got to be there, but he won't tell us how to open it," said Frank, sounding frustrated. To Frank's shock, Stella turned to the man and slammed her fist into his stomach. The man doubled over in pain. She pulled his head up by his hair. She turned his head to face Zoe.

"This young lady can break all of your limbs. She was KORPS trained. Would you like me to leave her with you ?" asked Stella. The man was still puffing after Stella's hit. He looked at Zoe's furious face and licked his lips nervously. The man shook his head.

"You can't do any worse than that woman can. Do your worst !" he said, spitting on the floor.

"Zoe, what about your laser cutter ?" asked Aneisha.

Zoe pulled the laser pen from her pocket and started cutting into the wall. Pieces of plaster exploded from the wall and started to reveal a metal surface. As she continued cutting, she revealed the edge of a metal door. She continued cutting through the door, until she had opened a large square hole. Icy vapour spilled out into the room. Frank and one of the MI9 agents grabbed hold and pulled the door fully open. Through a fog of water vapour they could make out the shape of a body suspended from the ceiling. "Dan !" Zoe cried out. Sensing an opportunity the KORPS henchman shifted to make a run for it. Zoe turned and slammed her fist into his head, knocking him senseless to the floor. She dashed into the freezer room right after Frank and the other agent.

Frank and the other agent lifted Dan and unhooked the chain. Then they carried him out of the freezing room and laid him on the floor. Frank looked up at Stella. "There's a door at the back. It has to lead into their headquarters," he said. Stella nodded.

"Take care of Dan. Leave this with me," she said. She called together a group of armed MI9 agents and lead them through the freezer and out of the back. Frank turned back to Dan. Zoe had started using the laser to cut through the metal cuffs, which had cut into his wrists. There wasn't as much blood as Frank would have expected. One of the agents told him that an MI9 ambulance had arrived and the paramedics were coming. Nodding his thanks, Frank felt for a pulse. It was slow and faint. Dan's eyes seemed to be opening and closing sleepily.

"Dan ! Try to stay awake ! We're here now," Frank said. Aneisha arrived carrying some warm towels.

"I found these in the restaurant," she said. "Thought they might help." Frank and Zoe pulled off Dan's frozen overalls and started wrapping him in the warm towels. After a minute Dan started shivering. "I think he's warming up a bit," said Aneisha.

Tom's voice came over their headsets. "Is he going to be alright ?" he asked hesitantly. Frank had forgotten about Tom, sitting on his own back at base.

"Yes, I think so Tom," said Frank. He was surprised to see Zoe moving away from Dan's side but then he noticed the tears rolling down her face and realised why she had gone. Aneisha went over and put an arm round her.

"F, F, F, Frank ?" said a whispering voice. It was Dan.

"Dan, it's OK. You're safe now. Stella's kicking butt," said Frank.

Dan seemed to focus on Frank's face a little better. "I h-h-h-hate c-c-cleaning t-t-toilets !" whispered Dan. "It's t-t-too d-d-dangerous."

"Yes. You never know what's going to happen," agreed Frank, squeezing his arm. He was grinning with relief.

Then Dan's eyes widened. "Zoe !" he whispered.

"She's here Dan. Look !" said Frank, pointing to her. Zoe hastily wiped tears from her eyes and smiled at Dan.

The paramedics arrived, checked over Dan and loaded him on to a stretcher before wheeling him away. Stella appeared looking slightly ruffled and reported that the attack on the KORPS base had resulted in the capture of a large number of enemy agents. "Well done team. I think we've finally succeeded in closing down this counterfitting ring," she said. She looked at the half-hearted smiles which greeted this news and sighed exasperatedly. "Go on. Get to the hospital and see he's OK," she said with a smile. To her surprise, Zoe and Frank both gave her a quick hug.

"Thanks Stella," said Frank before heading out with Aneisha and Zoe.

"Don't forget me !" called Tom's voice over the radio. They promised to pick him up on the way.

A couple of hours later the team were once again gathered outside the MI9 medical suite. Finally Frank was called over by one of the doctors and they spoke together for a few minutes. Frank told them they were now allowed to see Dan. The subdued group filed into a hospital room to find a nursing assistant tidying away some equipment from the side of the bed. "Well, two times in two weeks. I'm starting to think you must be in love with me !" joked the woman. She smiled at Dan, gathered up her things and left the room.

Tom made a strange, slightly strangled noise when he saw Dan's face and slipped to the back of the group. Frank knew now that the reason there hadn't been much bleeding from Dan's wounds was because of the cold. His wrists had been bandaged up. Since Dan had warmed up his face had become bruised and swollen. The various cuts had either been steri-stripped or stitched together. Dan's face now looked like a Year 7 sewing project. Aneisha put on her best cheerful smile. "God, you look awful !" she said. She hadn't meant to say it, but it slipped out in spite of her best intentions.

"Thanks," muttered Dan. Then he laughed. The tension instantly lifted. The group crowded round his bed.

"That really didn't go well," said Aneisha.

"Well, in spite of everything, it looks like we have closed down the operations centre for the counterfitting," said Franks. "I think you've done it team. Well done," he added.

"They're still trying to get Zoe," mumbled Dan. Zoe picked up one of his hands and stroked it.

"They still can't have me," she said, smiling at him.

Aneisha gave Zoe a sideways look. She knew who had Zoe.