Once again pursued by a vengeful 007, Blofeld begins creating identical decoys of himself using a team of plastic surgeons. Expecting Bond to find him at any moment, Blofeld demands that his chief surgeon completes an operation that evening. Later that night, the operation begins in a cavernous operating theatre, with a volunteer double lying in an 80 degree mud bath. After the surgeons leave, Bond enters and removes his disguise. The volunteer recognises 007 and gently lifts a pistol out of the mud bath. The spy spots the gun and, as the man sits upright to shoot him, he pulls a release cord; dumping a heavy quantity of mud on top of the henchman, until he is overwhelmed and drowns. After checking the man's identity, Bond is suddenly confronted by one of the two finished Blofeld doubles.