The Odessa File Page #4

a new job, a new life.

By the way, this one was caught.

Find the man

who deals with these things...

...and you will be closer

to finding Roschmann.

I don't even know

what Roschmann looks like.

Roschmann.

- When was this taken?

- Nine years ago. In South America.

The man who took the photograph

said he had a limp.

Probably the result of his fall

from the train.

May I borrow this?

I will make a photocopy.

312, please. And I'll be leaving today.

Herr Miller? Herr Peter Miller?

- Yes.

- I wonder if we could talk somewhere?

- Your room, perhaps?

- We can talk here.

Of course.

My name is Schmidt. Dr. Schmidt.

- What do you want?

- Perhaps we can sit down.

A very pleasant hotel, this.

- A little too solid for me.

- What is it that you want?

You're a journalist, I am told.

With a reputation for being very thorough,

very tenacious.

Some friends of mine heard

you are making an inquiry...

...into events that happened

a long time ago.

- You mean Eduard Roschmann, don't you?

- I do.

- I most certainly do.

- So?

Eduard Roschmann is dead!

- I didn't know that.

- Of course not.

There's no reason why you should.

I thought I'd mention the fact because

I didn't want you wasting your time.

Tell me something, Dr. Schmidt,

when exactly did he die?

In May, 1945,

fighting the American advance.

I'm sorry. You'll have to try harder.

Roschmann was captured

by the British in December, 1947.

Didn't your friends brief you properly

when they gave you this errand?

Drop this inquiry!

Roschmann was seen alive

in Hamburg this year.

It was never confirmed.

You just confirmed it.

Good day, Herr Dr. Schmidt.

- Stay where you are!

- Car keys.

For the last time:

What do you know about the Odessa?

Only just what Simon Wiesenthal told me.

So, why after you spoke with Wiesenthal...

...did you contact Ferdinand Schultz?

Dr. Schmidt. He represented himself to me

as Dr. Schmidt...

...and I didn't contact him.

He contacted me!

David, give us 15 minutes

and we'll get the truth.

I'm telling you the truth.

I've told you the truth.

You say he threatened you.

Yes.

Why?

I don't know why.

Because of your interest in this diary.

Yes, yes!

Peter Miller was last seen in Vienna

two days ago.

One of our Kameraden talked to him

at his hotel.

Then we lost him completely.

Who was in charge?

I am in charge!

Here's the information.

The address of his girlfriend,

Miller's flat in Hamburg.

There's also a list of the people

who are at your disposal.

Let me know where you are, every move.

We wouldn't have called you

if it were not of maximum importance.

And when I catch up with him?

Kill him!

What are you running for?

- Why are you scared?

- Leave me alone. That hurts.

Just tell me where your boyfriend is.

- I don't know.

- Don't give me that.

Where is he? Where is Miller?

- In Vienna.

- He's not.

He left there five days ago.

- Where's he gone now?

- If I knew I wouldn't tell you!

I don't want you to misunderstand me.

Now, where is Miller?

Stop! Let me in, quick.

What happened?

A man attacked me.

Where do you live? I'll take you home.

Thank you.

I have told you

we are members of Israeli intelligence.

I must also tell you we have tried twice...

...to infiltrate the Odessa.

The question is:

How far would you go to find this man?

Would you risk your life?

I already have.

Your best chance of finding him...

...would be to get into the Odessa yourself,

of course.

You would have some advantages

over the other two.

What are they?

In the first place, you are not a Jew, and...

What happened to the other two?

The first we found drowned in the Elbe.

The second disappeared without a trace.

But we've learned a lot from our mistakes.

Our contacts are better

than they used to be.

One of them is an expert

on all SS procedure.

He would brief you very thoroughly.

Can you trust him?

As much as we can trust you.

- What would you be gaining from all this?

- Information about the Odessa.

All the information

you could supply us with.

All right, I'll do it.

You made the right decision.

Let's get started. There's a lot to do.

We'll begin with Hartstein

at the Bremen General Hospital.

RECORDS OFFICE:

I want the medical file

on a Rolf Gunther Kolb.

Kolb?

Arcadia Clinic - Delmenhorst

When will Inspector Braun be back?

Maybe next week. He's away on a case.

Is there someone who could move in

with you for a few days?

There's Peter's mother,

but she lives in Ahrensburg.

Anyway, I don't want to upset her.

You really shouldn't be alone, you know?

I could arrange for someone to come

and stay with you.

- I don't think I'd like a stranger...

- A girl. A policewoman.

You'd feel safe with her.

- Do you really think it's necessary?

- If I didn't, I wouldn't suggest it.

I'll get her to you as quickly as possible.

Don't go out more than you have to.

Stay away from the nightclub

and keep in close touch with us.

And if you hear from your boyfriend,

let us know.

- Name?

- Rolf Gunther Kolb.

- SS number?

- 6-2-1-8-0-2.

- Rank?

- Unterscharfhrer.

- Unit?

- 22nd SS Special Battalion...

...attached to

Flossenbrg Concentration Camp.

Tell me, Unterscharfhrer Kolb,

what is an Aryan?

An Aryan is invincible!

Nature's chosen ruler!

What is the life expectancy

of a concentration camp inmate?

From one day to nine months.

- What was your date of enlistment?

- January, 1944.

Who was your commandant

at Flossenbrg Concentration Camp?

Major Max Koegel.

- What is the SS motto?

- "My honour is loyalty."

- Camp motto?

- "There is a road to freedom.

"Its milestones are obedience,

hard work, honesty, orderliness...

"... cleanliness, abstinence,

truthfulness, readiness...

- "... to sacrifice, love for the Fatherland."

- Good, Unterscharfhrer Kolb.

How can we show a profit margin

on a prisoner's death?

By commercial utilization of the corpse.

Gold fillings, clothing, hair.

But every corpse

means the loss of two marks...

...due to the cost of cremation.

If make-up will be detected,

we can't have make-up.

- But we've got to age him ten years.

- Peter, please come into the light.

You see, he has that young face,

young skin.

Well, no make-up,

but I can do something around the eyes.

- I'm sorry, but as I told you...

- The moustache is good.

Kolb was tattooed

with an SS blood group...

...and he would have had it removed

if he was on the run...

...so you must have the scar.

- I understand.

- Oster, we'll do it now.

Take off your jacket.

Put up your arm.

Close your fist

and grip as tightly as you can.

The first thing they look for is the scar.

Exactly as I did it.

Why do I have to learn this so precisely?

Kolb hasn't been in the SS

for over 20 years!

He's a baker now, not a soldier.

Pick up that gun.

He's a 40-year-old man

recovering from a tumour.

This is crazy!

I'm finished with this. I'm tired.

What I am trying to teach you

may save your life.

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