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Why would Prideaux take a deep cover op and then warn the individual who is setting him up?


Prideaux was going on a deep cover assignment and he’s going to warn the individual that is going to set him up?
What did Smiley mean when he said to Haydon, paraphrasing, “Did Prideaux come to you before the mission…., he went to warn you, in his heart he knew it was you.”

I loved this film but this part through me, can someone please clarify, thanks?

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Prideaux and Hayden had been gay lovers, and Prideaux suspected that Hayden was the spy (Hayden was a popular but disloyal thrill-seeker). On some level Prideaux wanted to subtly warn his ex-lover that the noose was about to tighten around him, giving him a chance to escape.

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Thank you!

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