What's the Deal with Jackon Lamb's Foot at the End of 'Slow Horses'?

What's the Deal with Jackon Lamb's Foot at the End of 'Slow Horses'?

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I was going to post a screenshot of Jackson Lamb’s (Gary Oldman) foot in the final shot of the fifth season, but I think I’ll spare everyone that grisly image and just describe it: It’s gross . It looks necrotic, calloused over — like a foot that belongs to a zombie. We’ve seen a lot of Lamb’s toes over the years (the man doesn’t own a decent pair of socks), but never the entire foot.

But there was a reason for it. It was the payoff to a story Jackson Lamb told earlier this season that ultimately inspired his team to act. MI6 had Jackson and the rest of the team locked down in the Slough House offices, unable to help with the ongoing threat. That’s when Jackson relayed a story about ano