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From: Don.Provan@CMU-CS-A
Of course the prisoner wasn't John Drake. He was number Six. Remember?
He didn't *have* a name. Even if the character was supposed to be
the Secret Agent, even the Secret Agent didn't have a name, right?
John Drake was just a cover. I think this explains the descrepency
fairly well. McGohan (how embarassing not to know how to spell his
name!) was answering the question asked: "Was the prisoner John Drake?"
The other dude was answering the question intended: "Was the prisoner
the same person as the Secret Agent?" At least, that's my guess.