Bond is used to reading the inventive stories Moneypenny writes up to put out to cover his missions. Things that are, at times, just on the edge of unbelievable. Which eventually lead to conspiracy theories.

Elliot Carver falling off of his & yacht and presumed dead gave rise to several. Partying with highly-place people, designer drugs, & prostitutes. The stories make the rounds of pubs, news stands & chip shops.

Bond in an old Barbour jacket with the collar turned up & a tweed flat cap pulled low on his forehead always reacted with surprise at the stories and added fuel to the fire; "Really? Well, the way I heard it...."