Bill Fairbanks, known by the the code-name 002, was an intelligence operative of the Double-O Section, an ultra-covert unit within the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6). The '00' prefix indicated his discretionary licence to kill in the performance of his duties. The character was mentioned (but not seen) in EON Productions' 1974 James Bond film, The Man with the Golden Gun.
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In 1969, Fairbanks was with the belly dancer Saida at a cabaret in Beirut, Lebanon, when he was fatally shot through the neck by professional assassin Francisco Scaramanga, with his Golden Gun. The golden bullet which killed 002 was found lodged in the wall by the dancer, which she pocketed as a good luck charm. Consequently, the identity of the killer was never confirmed until James Bond - 007, investigated the venue several years later in pursuit of Scaramanga.