Summary

George was having nightmares about Westhofen. Fiedler resolved to confide in Reinhardt, a colleague and former comrade. At the same time, Reinhardt was planning to approach Fiedler, because Hermann had asked him to investigate Paul, and Reinhardt thought it would be unwise to do so directly. Reinhardt gave Fiedler an envelope containing the papers, passport and money that Hermann had secured for George. Meanwhile, Liesel felt convinced that Paul would never return, or that if he did, their life would never return to normal.

Mettenheimer’s assistant, Schultz, asked for permission to spend time with the family, in the hope of eventually marry Elli. Mrs Fiedler brought the envelope to George, and told him where to board a boat the next day. Paul came home in a good mood, having bluffed his way through the interrogation. He told Mrs Grabber that George was not...