I’ve finally done it, I’ve broken something that shouldn’t have been broken, and I’m really not sure who the monsters are anymore. - Charles Stross

Lawyers do not mix with diplomacy.

You’re like a priest who awakens one day and realizes that his god has been replaced by a cardboard cut-out, and he’s no longer able to ignore his own disbelief. And, like the priest, you’ve sacrificed all hope of a normal life on the altar of something you no longer believe in.

Watch out for any signs—anything, however small—that suggests Billington isn't in the driving seat, if you follow my drift. Got that?"
Mo stares at him. "You think he's possessed?"
"I didn't say that." Alan shakes his head. "Once you start asking which captains of industry are being controlled by alien soul-sucking monsters from another dimension, why, anything might happen."