Chris Pine appears to be on the verge of establishing himself as the leading man in the action-thriller genre, following the release of the previously released ‘The Contractor’ and now ‘All the Old Knives.’ “All the Old Knives,” on the other hand, takes a critical look at the Central Intelligence Agency, which is the subject of “The Contractor.” Pine, who is surrounded by equally effortless performers such as Thandiwe Newton, Laurence Fishburne, and Jonathan Pryce, gives an easy performance as a spy probing his lover’s involvement in the hijacking of Flight 127 and the consequent deaths of everyone on board, in this film. This page contains all of the information you need concerning the conclusion of the novel ‘All the Old Knives.’ WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD.
Synopsis of the plot: All the Old Knives
Flight 127 of the Turkish Alliance was hijacked by the dreaded terrorist group Al-Da’irat, which then caused the deaths of everyone on board the plane. Eight years later, Henry Pelham (Pine) is informed by his boss Vick (Fishburne) at the Vienna train station that Langley is re-opening the Flight 127 investigation. Chechen citizen Ilyas Shishani, who was responsible for the hijacking, was apprehended and brought to justice. A mole was apparently present at the time of his death, according to reports from the CIA. He claimed to have gotten critical information from within the Vienna station prior to his death. Because a phone call was made from the office of CIA operative Bill Compton (Jonathan Pryce) to a Tehran phone number, he is the most obvious person to suspect. Bill, on the other hand, wasn’t the only one who was making use of that extension at the time. In addition, Celia Harrison (Newton), Henry’s lover and coworker, was working directly under Bill at the time, and she may have made the phone call as well.
Later, Henry pays visits to Bill in London and Celia in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, in order to question them further. As the story progresses, the focus switches between Henry’s chat with Bill and Celia and the hijacking episode, which took place eight years earlier. Celia is now married and the mother of two young children. She and Henry first meet at a beautiful restaurant with a view of the sea. Except for an elderly couple, there are no other guests present. Prior to entering the restaurant, Henry makes contact with an assassin known only by the codename Treble. It becomes clear that Treble is on the scene in order to eliminate Celia. In addition, he assures Henry that he will discuss the situation with him before carrying out the deed.
Who Is the Mole in the Ending of All the Old Knives?
The video begins with the premise that anyone who was involved in the Flight 127 event at the Vienna train station could be a mole, which is supported by the evidence. After being told of the hijacking, the Vienna station receives word that a CIA operative is on board Flight 127 at some point in the future. Ahmed, the CIA operative in question, sends messages from within the plane, asking the organisation to launch an attack through the jet’s rear undercarriage. The plane has landed at Vienna International Airport, and the only thing the CIA can do is make suggestions to the Austrian authorities about what to do next. The Al-Da’irat organisation wants several of its affiliates released from German and Austrian detention centres, but the governments of those nations understand that doing so would be political suicide. As a result, they attempt to buy more time by putting the lives of all those innocent individuals at danger.
Those working at the Vienna station are well aware that the Al-Dairat will not tolerate anything less than the level of demands they have set. Henry believes that they should detonate a bomb on the plane, as Ahmed recommended. Ahmed’s messages, on the other hand, quickly shift. He informs the CIA that the undercarriage has been penetrated and that they should refrain from attacking. It has been accurately deduced that Ahmed has been apprehended, and that someone else — most likely one of the terrorists — is now responsible for sending the communications. Ahmed is eventually executed in front of the media before the terrorists use Sarin gas to kill themselves and the rest of the passengers and crew aboard the plane.
Eight years later, during one of his discussions with Bill and Celia, Henry informs them of the phone call to Tehran that had been placed. It is revealed that Celia was aware of the phone call but chose not to report it. For a brief moment, the spectator is made to assume that she committed the crime out of a mistaken sense of loyalty toward Bill. Later on, it is revealed that she had discovered the same Tehran phone number on Henry’s phone. Ilyas had been one of Henry’s sources while he was stationed in Moscow several years previously. Ilyas was a gentle and caring family man with a wife and a daughter at the time of the incident. Despite Henry’s protests, the Moscow station turned him over to the Russian police. When his daughter was killed in Iran, this served as a spur for his conversion to terrorist activity.
Following the Flight 127 disaster, Celia decided to leave Henry and the CIA. Simply put, she wanted to get away from it all. However, when Henry arrived to question her, she saw it as a danger to herself and her family and contacted the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Prior to his death, Ilyas is said to have informed them that Henry was the mole. Celia’s admission provided them with further confirmation of the facts. They were able to bring Henry to the restaurant with the assistance of Celia, where they were able to place their operatives as both staff and customers. When Henry walks inside the pub, he requests a vodka martini, but the bartender informs him that they only have wine available. They poisoned his wine glass, which he had been drinking from throughout the evening, and placed it on the table.
As Henry is on the verge of passing away, Celia inquires as to his motivations. In answer, Henry informs her that he completed the task on her behalf. The day of the hijacking, he was brought to Ilyas by a source he had in the organisation. Meanwhile, while on the trail of a lead, Celia comes face to face with one of Ilyas’ minions, which she does not realise. In order to ensure Celia’s safety, the terrorist leader informed Henry of her whereabouts and sought information in exchange for her protection. And Henry was powerless to do anything except agree.
Is Celia going to die?
Henry tells Celia to go as he is on the point of passing away. She eventually succeeds, oblivious to the fact that Treble is following her. Treble asks Henry for permission, but he passes away before the latter can respond. The fact that Celia is able to return safely to her house suggests that Treble did not complete the mission as planned. The story goes on to reveal that Vick was aware that Henry was the mole and collaborated with other high-ranking authorities to get rid of his former employee. No matter what his motivations were, Henry’s actions resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people, and he was eventually forced to face justice. Meanwhile, Celia returns home to her family, leaving her life as a spies in the past for the foreseeable future.