Personnel Files

The Dossier

Classified CVs lifted from the S.E.S personnel archive. Read carefully. Destroy after use.

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File №001 · SUBJECT-001

Herbert McNulty

Junior Operative (provisional)

Active · Field Trainee

Age 9

South West London

Education

  • St. Aldwyn's Primary, Wandsworth

    General Studies (Year 5)

    Top of class · History, English

  • S.E.S Saturday Programme (clandestine)

    Cryptography for Beginners

    Pass with distinction

Career History

  • 2024–

    Subject of Interest

    S.E.S Field Operations

    Recruited following Incident at London Bridge.

  • 2022–2024

    Paper round (cover identity)

    Bellevue Newsagents

    Excellent recall of doorstep details.

Skills

SkateboardingCode breakingHistoryEnglishMathematicsMemorising tube stationsLock picking (basic)Rugby

Languages

  • EnglishNative
  • FrenchConversational (school)
  • JapanesePicking up - Saturday classes
  • RussianPicking up - Saturday classes

Interests

Rugby · Football · Skateboarding · Building apps · Marvel comics · Maps of the London Underground

Field Note

Subject does not yet realise he is being trained.

S.E.S // File Verified

Douglas Barker mugshot

File №002 · K9-DOUG

Douglas Barker

Canine Field Companion

Loyal · Permanent Asset

Age 4 (28 in dog years)

Wherever Herbert is

Education

  • Battersea Behavioural Programme

    Advanced Recall & Tracking

    Gold Paw Award

  • S.E.S K9 Division

    Counter-Surveillance Sniff Work

    Distinction

Career History

  • 2023–

    Trusted Accomplice

    McNulty Household

    Refuses to be left behind on any operation.

  • 2022–2023

    Rescue Dog

    Battersea Dogs Home

    Origin: unclear. Microchip: scrambled.

Skills

Tracking by scentLooking innocentStealing sausagesBarking in code

Languages

  • BarkNative
  • WhineFluent
  • English (commands)Selective hearing

Interests

Doggy doughnuts · Sniffing lampposts · Long walks at midnight · Squirrel reconnaissance

Field Note

Do NOT feed unknown treats. See cafeteria menu for approved snacks.

S.E.S // File Verified

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File №003 · MCN-SR

Edward McNulty

Subject's Father · Civil Servant (cover)

Quiet · Background Subject

Age 41

South West London

Education

  • University of Cambridge, Pembroke College

    BA Engineering (Aerospace)

    First Class Honours

  • Imperial College London

    MSc Mechanical Engineering

    Distinction

Career History

  • 2018–

    'Civil Service Logistics'

    Whitehall (purportedly)

    Returns home with surprising amounts of foreign currency.

  • 2008–2018

    Aerospace Engineer

    Undisclosed contractor

    All references redacted.

Skills

Mechanical designTying impossible knotsMaking excellent pancakesPretending to be ordinary

Languages

  • EnglishNative
  • RussianWorking proficiency
  • GermanConversational

Interests

Restoring old radios · Long-distance running · Chess by post · Ordnance Survey maps

Field Note

Does not discuss his work. Ever.

S.E.S // File Verified

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File №004 · STEP-07

Fanny - Codename Redacted

The Stepmother

Watch · Untrusted

Age Allegedly 36

Currently: Wandsworth. Previously: Geneva, Marrakech, Vladivostok.

Education

  • University of Exeter

    BA Arabic & Middle Eastern Studies

    First Class Honours

Career History

  • 2024–

    Stepmother (??)

    McNulty Household

    Spends an unusual amount of time on the phone in foreign languages.

  • 2019–2024

    Independent 'Cultural Consultant'

    Various embassies

    Travel records: incomplete.

Skills

Hand-to-hand combatReading body languageSmiling without eyesDisappearing at parties

Languages

  • Arabic (Egyptian)Fluent
  • Mandarin ChineseFluent
  • RussianFluent
  • FrenchFluent
  • EnglishNative

Interests

Fighting · Perfumes · Make-up · Long unaccompanied walks

Field Note

Approach with caution. Background dates contain a suspicious 14-month gap.

S.E.S // File Verified

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File №005 · FA-007

Jonty Kinghorn

Handler & Field Operative, Unit Z

Classified · Trusted

Age 29

Somewhere underground (beneath the Underground)

Education

  • University of Durham

    BA History & Psychology

    First

  • Sandhurst (short course)

    Tactical Field Conduct

    Pass

Career History

  • 2021–

    Field Operative

    S.E.S London Bureau

    Lead handler on the McNulty file.

  • 2018–2021

    Intelligence Analyst

    GCHQ (pre-Tri-Agency formation)

    Transferred into S.E.S when the new agency was stood up.

Skills

SurveillanceDisguiseParkour through Zone 1Interrogation (polite)

Languages

  • EnglishNative
  • MandarinOperational
  • FarsiOperational

Interests

Rugby (S.E.S 1st XV - unbeaten by other global agencies since 2020) · Brutalist architecture · Cold-water swimming · Vintage espionage novels

Field Note

First friendly face Herbert encounters inside the agency.

S.E.S // File Verified

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File №006 · FA-008

Hattie Harrington-Harper

Head of Unit Z

Classified · Trusted

Age 27

Somewhere underground (beneath the Underground)

Education

  • University of Bristol

    BA Modern Languages (French & Spanish)

    First

  • Sandhurst (short course)

    Tactical Field Conduct

    Distinction

Career History

  • 2022–

    Field Operative

    S.E.S London Bureau

    Partnered with Kinghorn. Excellent under pressure.

  • 2019–2022

    Officer, Close Surveillance Unit

    National Crime Agency (NCA)

    Specialism: prolonged covert foot and vehicle surveillance.

Skills

Close surveillanceAnalysing personalitiesClose-protection drivingImprovised disguisesReading lipsKnife throwing

Languages

  • EnglishNative
  • FrenchFluent
  • SpanishFluent
  • ArabicOperational

Interests

Long-distance running · Sprinting · Rugby (S.E.S 1st XV - unbeaten by other global agencies since 2020) · Writing poetry · Ocean swimming · True-crime podcasts

Field Note

Do not let the calm voice fool you.

S.E.S // File Verified

The Prof mugshot

File №007 · Q-LAB

The Prof

Head of Gadgets & Disguises

Volatile · Genius

Age ≈40 (changes the date on his ID often - nobody actually knows)

Sub-basement, S.E.S London Bureau

Education

  • University of Oxford, Magdalen

    MEng Engineering Science

    First

  • MIT

    PhD Robotics & Applied Mechatronics

    Awarded with commendation

Career History

  • 2015–

    Head of Weapons Development

    S.E.S Q-Lab

    Three small explosions logged this quarter.

  • 2010–2015

    Research Fellow

    DARPA (visiting)

    Specialism: 'unlikely things that work'.

Skills

MechatronicsSoldering blindfoldedInventing things nobody asked forTea-making

Languages

  • EnglishNative
  • LatinReading
  • KlingonConversational (don't ask)

Interests

Restoring penny-farthings · Birdwatching · Beekeeping · Theremin

Field Note

Issue safety goggles before any briefing.

S.E.S // File Verified