Alex, fearing exposure, reluctantly approaches MI6, asking them to discourage Bulman from his work. John Crawley leads Operation Invisible Man, which sees Bulman having his bank accounts drained and credit cards stolen, his car disappearing and locking him out of his own apartment in Chalk Farm, as well as broadcasting the news that Bulman is dead, that he is "his" own killer, escaped Broadmoor inmate Jeremy Harwood. After Bulman is arrested, Crawley meets him and makes it clear that he will vanish off the face of the earth if he ever approaches Alex again or publishes the story.
