The Counterfeit Traitor Page #5

The damage was repaired

in six hours.

Good. Have those transcribed

and sent up to London right away.

- Good work, Red.

- How about a drink now?

No, thanks.

Red, I was hoping

you might come back

a little more enthusiastic

about the Allied cause.

When you force me

to blackmail von Oldenbourg,

one of my closest friends,

don't expect me to whistle

the "Stars and Stripes Forever".

- What about money?

- I'll send you a bill later.

Meanwhile, I want Holtz and

the baron taken care of immediately.

Documents acknowledging

their cooperation

will be filed

at the legation tomorrow.

Incidentally, I gave such

a document to Holtz.

You did what?

I had to, he wouldn't help otherwise.

It's in a safe place.

Why didn't you file it

with the Gestapo?

It'd have saved them

all that trouble of looking for it.

It's awful damned easy

for you to sit here

figuring out how brave

and smart I should be.

The only danger you're in

is getting a bad lobster.

All right, I made a mistake.

But if they find that letter,

it's my neck, not yours.

Curious chap.

The most amazing combination

of intelligence and stupidity.

Willy!

Hello, Eric.

Welcome back.

Thank you.

I was going to call you.

I wanted to tell you about

my conference in Berlin.

Any time. I'll be waiting.

- Your office, 3:00?

- Splendid.

Eric! Where have you been

keeping yourself?

I called you a dozen times,

but you never answered.

I would think that

you'd finally get the idea

that I want nothing to do with you

or your propositions.

I don't do business with Jews, Gumpel,

so stop bothering me.

That, I think,

was the loneliest moment of my life.

When other people hate you,

it's unfortunate,

but when you hate yourself,

it's unbearable.

And hurting Max the way I did

filled me with self-contempt.

Of course, news that

I'd publicly insulted him

didn't take long to spread.

My wife called me at the office

and berated me for what I had done.

I went home and tried to mollify her,

but it was hopeless.

I couldn't tell her why I had to do it.

I could only plead rather guiltily

for understanding.

All right, you've made your bed,

but don't expect me to share it.

Dear Eric, I cannot believe

you have changed to this extent.

Your outburst this noontime

only strengthens my conviction

that your conduct

has some special hidden purpose.

Because I trust you implicitly,

I shall consider our friendship

only temporarily interrupted.

If I can ever be of help, let me know.

Every good wish. God bless you. Max.

They seemed greatly interested.

Providing, of course,

I could give them some promise

of Swedish government approval.

Perhaps if you wrote

a letter to Nordoff...

I have just one question.

What were you doing

at 20 Stortorget last night?

I'm glad my wife didn't ask that.

Yes, infidelity is difficult to explain...

...but not nearly as difficult

as espionage.

I have to send

that lady some flowers.

She recommended the restaurant.

A lovely place.

I'm amazed at American intelligence

sending two such incompetent men.

But that's not my worry.

My problem is,

what do we do with you?

I could turn you over

to the Swedish Security Police,

but I can't see what would

be gained by that. Can you?

I think the best procedure would be

for you to continue to work

for the Americans,

with one slight difference.

The information you bring back

from Germany will be supplied by us.

Have you told Berlin about me yet?

Oh, no.

I haven't told anybody yet.

I wanted to talk to you first,

to see if you'd be reasonable.

It's not often we are able to get

an Allied agent working for us.

These are five canceled checks

from me to you.

An Allied agent has paid you

over 20,000 crowns

in the last few months.

I doubt whether the Gestapo

will consider these... gambling losses.

You can destroy them if you want,

they're only Photostats.

The originals, in the meantime,

are in the hands

of these two incompetents.

Now, I think you'd better write

that letter to Nordoff,

saying that we've discussed

the refinery plan

and you'll contact the more influential

members of Parliament and...

We can discuss the details later,

can't we?

You realize if I'm arrested...

...the originals will find their way

to the Gestapo.

So if there are any other members

of your department

who are suspicious of me,

tell them... I'm a real nice fellow.

Oh, Willy.

You didn't honestly think I was

that bad a bridge player, did you?

Kortner was most cooperative.

We collaborated on the letter.

I wrote it and he signed it.

It was a perfect opportunity to move

on to the second phase of my plan.

The letter requested that

I be allowed to make a survey trip

of all the refineries in Germany.

After all, since I was going

to help the Third Reich

by building a refinery in Sweden,

it'd be to their advantage

if I became acquainted firsthand

with all the latest technical

developments

and methods of production.

So on my next trip to Berlin,

I went to Gestapo Headquarters

to see Nordoff once again.

He had referred the request

to the Oil Commission.

The baron, who was the chairman,

naturally could do nothing

but recommend it.

With such auspices,

Nordoff was willing to push it up

the ladder for Himmler's approval.

When I got to the hotel later,

I received a cryptic message

telling me to meet a contact

on the embankment of the Spree

River near the Oberbaum Bridge.

Hello...

Well! There hasn't been

a welcome like that

since Lindbergh landed in Paris.

Just in...

In case you're being followed.

Keep it up.

The whole Gestapo's behind me.

There was someone following me

in the subway, but I think I lost him.

We'd better go.

Is this...?

Now, good evening.

Good evening.

Wagner seems to be popular tonight.

Hitler speaks in a moment.

When they told me to contact you,

they didn't tell me why.

My courier has had to hide out.

And I have some information that must

get back as quickly as possible.

Just a businessman keeping

his eyes and ears open.

Why this place?

Well, if our romance

were to be convincing,

we'd better have a rendezvous.

I rented it shortly after we met.

Since we're both married,

I think it's only logical

that we wouldn't want to be seen

in my home or in hotel rooms.

But you're ruining my reputation

for being generous and gallant.

In Berlin today, not even Lothario

could do any better.

Now, if you're ready.

How about a drink before we start?

How about a drink

after we're finished?

Now...

The third bomber group

is being transferred

from Lesmont in France

to Brok in Poland.

Third bomber group

transferred from Lesmont

in France to Brok, Poland.

I can't concentrate

with that going on.

Look, I have a visual memory.

If I can write it, I can remember it.

Do you have some paper?

Yes, of course.

Now, third... bomber...

Lesmont... to Brok.

Now, I overheard a senior officer

in the construction corps mention

that just north of Regensburg...

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