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Then When.. . Professor Porschatt?

We'l l take care of it immediately after finishing the tests,

with the rocket's auto-targeting mechanism.

How long could it last?

Gentlemen, l can only promise you, that we shal l try. ..

to do it as quickly as possible.

But you must understand, this is only an idea.

The first tests. You should have thought of it before.. .

Michelson's interferometer has been known for 50 years.

l wish to build a machine,

capable of concentrating light beams to the sun's temperature,

lt was here.

First l paid no atenttion to the RAF reports, but they became frequent...

Something resembling a rocket or a projectile was sighted.

One of the pilots was able to photograph,

the fiery spiral trajectory of such an object.

The object was heading towards the plane and when evasive manoeuvres

were attempted, it seemed to change it's direction.

- Seemed? Did it? - lt fol lowed the plane.

What else do you know, colonel?

You're leaving the worst for the desert, aren't you?

We received two reports from Z-82 in this matter who's working. ..

But working too slow!

Z-82 reported that concemed tests by Prof. Porschatt. Hitler's favourite.

Prof.Porschatt, he says, seems to be working on a new weapon,

- which he cal ls the ''J-rays'' - What is it, colonel Nichols?

A guided rocket or missiles like the V-1 or V-2?

Z-82 didn't obtain any information.

He's certain it has nothing to do with the V-2. Maybe concentrated light rays.

Where does this Porschatt work? Where's the laboratory?

Somewhere here...

And the RAF is supposed to bomb somewhere here?

Are you aware of what may happen, colonel ,

if they finish it before the invasion?

Z-82 is silent, we've lost contact with him ...

Want some more? Talk, if you want to live.

What do you know about Prof. Porschatt? Your codename?

Still being stubborn?

You signet that report we found in your lighter.

But maybe you've forgotten about that lighter as wel l?

First you'll tell us who you accompanied to Altdam,

what's the man's name?

You're concemed about that, Hans? Well then, we'll ask Mr. Z-82

to tel l us everything about his English friends.

Hubert!

Take the boy for a few minutes. Then bring him back to us.

And bring Miss Laun!

Miss Laun is Prof. Porschatt's assistant,

more of a girlfriend than an assistant really.

Now that Prof. Porschatt's left, she's staying alone at his house.

- She's very keen to help us. - And where has the professor gone?

You're not the only one who'd like to know.

Prof. Porschatt has a very important assignment.

One thing l can tell you, Hans, the Fuhrer himself is counting on him.

- Did Miss Laun see the man in Altdam? - She'l l tel l you herself in a moment.

Come in.

Good afternoon.

Lieutant Kloss,

l'm very pleased to meet you, Lohse has told me about you.

Please sit down.

What more would you like to know?

About that man, whom you saw yesterday in the company of. ..

Wienert?

l must tell you that this Wienert looked suspicious from the start.

l met him in a cafe right away he tried to chat me up.

And l don't like men, who get down to that too quickly.

He was constantly asking questions.

He wanted to know where the professor was.. . And he asked me.

Yes, l saw two days ago at the bus stop. With a young man.

- Would you recognize that man? - With difficulty, unfortunately.

lt was quite dark.

They went to Altdam and parted in a front of barracks.

Last night l was due to come home late, and Wienert knew about it.

As it happened, l was early,

and l found him going through the professor's desk. He tried to scared me.

He forgot that women such as l are always armed.

That's about al l.

Wel l then.. . Thank you, Miss Laun.

Goodbye.

Hubert, bring the prisoner in.

Sit him down in the chair.

Now you'll tel l us.. .

What were you looking for at Porschatt's?

Guided missiles.. .place... .. .of production.. .

- Obersturm. .. - Stop the interrogation!

- But he was just starting to talk. - Stop the interrogation.

Take the prisoner away. Feed him. And get a doctor.

You're not to interrogate without my prior consent.

- Herr Obersturmbannfuhrer. - Be quiet, Lohse.

l have to think. So should you once in a while.

Who gave you the order Lohse?

You were in Berlin. l received information about an English spy.

- Who supplied the information? - Martha Laun, Porschatt's secretary.

- What did he tell you? - He was just starting to.. .

You're an idiot, Lohse.

Name? Affectation?

Lieutenant Hans Kloss Abwehrst elle Kolberg.

Currently with the special unit in Altdam.

Why did you bring him in? l didn't ask you, Kloss.

>From Martha Laun's testimony,

it was clear the spy had contacts with someone from the special unit.

We have a unit prepared to be shipped to England in Altdam.

- The suspicion arose. .. - l'll take care of this.

l'll take all decisions myself. Have you gentlemen understood me?

- Have you come to see Dr. Rastel? - Yes.

- You haven't heard? - What happened?

lt was yesterday. A car accident.

DR. RASTEL lS DEAD.

NEW CONTACT NEEDED. AWAlT lNSTRUCTlONS REG ARDlNG PORSCHATT.

Answer, Wilde.. .

Panzernacke, 9 armour penetrating smal l caliber projectiles.

Ordinary caliber 5 pistol .

Two powerful mines with liming mechanisms.. . Radio transmitter. ..

Good. .. Name?

Bob Taylor. l work in the Dover docks,

l'm going to visit my mother in London.

Alright.

Your training is reaching it's end.

Soon you'l l be in enemy territory, in England.

Detailed intructions wil l be issued by Major Forbach.

Lieutenant Schlosser... With one of them was on leave yesterday?

Streit.

Where were you?

ln town. ln a cafe in the Mackonstr. l met a friend there.

- Did he accompany you back? - Yes.

A mistake.

No one should see us on entering this building. Please continue.

Twelve so-cal led inner boroughs. Cunden, Greenwich...

Thank you.. . You can go.

When wil l they receive orders from Major Forbach?

Tomorrow. Streit was appointed group leader. That's al l l know.

They haven't even told us where they're sending them or when.

Of course.

But that Streit is good. Best one we've had yet.

- Where he's from? - Hamburg.

They wanted to send him cast, then they changed their minds.

- You remember don't you? - No. ..

What do you mean? Right, you weren't here then.

Anyway, those out east weren't lucky neurly all units have become silent.

Did Streit take frequent leaves?

- Yes. Each time he wanted to. - Whers did he go?

l don't know. At least l don't know.

Could he have gone to Amswalde? lt's supposed to be very nice there.

Amswalde? l have a friend there.

She worked for us, a nice girl.

Gerda Tinsler. l ofen go there.

Wonderful resort, yachts, kayaks...

Lieutenant, telephone for you.

Hel lo.

- Lieutenant kloss? - Yes. Who is it?

Martha Laun. You remember me, don't you?

Please come at once, it's very important. ..

Please contact Sturmbannfuhrer Kleist in this matter.

l cal led. .. He told me he didn't have time for me.

And l'm very frightened. .. Come at once.

Alright, l will.

l've waited nearly an hour.

Please sit down.

- And what do you want from me? - My name is Bertha von Lutwitz.

And?

Two days ago, near the hospital. There was a car accident.

They brought in a seriously wounded man, Dr. Rastel.

l knew him because he sometimes come to the hospital for consultations.

He was a good doctor, he died.

- Yes? And what else? - You're impatient and rude.

Dr. Rastel regained consciousness before dying.

He could speak, but couldn't move.

We were alone.

When l bent down to give him a morphine injection,

He asked me to open his medical back,

he said l'd find a piece of paper among the syringes,

He told me to take it out and burn it in front of him.

l found a smal l piece of paper covered with numbers.

He looked at me with balred as l put it away.

Here it is.

Schott, get in here!

Why do you bring it only now?

First duty towards the patients, then towards the state.

Please forget about all this.

- l already have. - Thank you.

Schott, get your men on this. Have them decipher this mess.

Meanwhile, l'll visit a doctor who is unfortunately already dead.

MlCHELSON'S lNTERFEROMETER CONCENTRATED LlGHT RAYS

Come closer, lieutenant.

What's this important matter that you want to inform me about?

Martha Laun's been murdered. l found her in Prof. Porschatt's house.

Really? That's the important matter?

This death so greatly moved you, that you came straight to me?

- She was working for the Gestapo.. . - l don't know anything about it.

- And you Lohse? - l questioned her today, that's all.

When l was leaving the house someone tried to shoot me.

ls that so? And what where you doing there?

Maybe it's you who shot that poor Laun?

Obersturmbannfuhrer, l came here since l considered it my duty.. .

Martha Laun had me came to the house, she felt very uneasy.

And you fultil l the wishes restless women.

You're chivalrous and assiduous.

- l do my best. - You escaped death, lieutenant.

Death sometimes finds even the most assiduous.

And conceming this Laun...

Maybe she had a lover? Maybe she was attacked by bandits?

Or maybe she just knew too much? Report this to criminal.

Am l to say that you're not interested by the case?

You're to say nothing. You're not the most perceptive.

- Been long in the Abwehr? - Third year.

Enough to become dumb.

Report it to criminal . And don't bother me for nothing.

- Have l made myself clear? - Yes, sir!

Don't overdo it, Kloss.

As per orders, well separate.

Three miles from here is an abandoned windmill .

You'll wait there until tomorrow night.

lf anyone gets caught. .. The others fultill their tasks as planned.

Now take the dinghy and go. Quick!

Sergeant White reporting, everything in order, colonel.

Sit down.

This gentleman's gone crazy.

He pretends he got out of a German submarine and that he's a spy.

l checked, his name is Bob Pearson. Al l his papers are in order.

Where am l? l asked you to take me to the police.

You're in the local Home Guard HQ. Can you prove what you say?

Well. .. That is proof.

White. .. Handcuff him.

Wilden ! You're surrounded.

lf you don't come out we'll open fire in three minutes.

We know you're armed.

Come out with your hands in the air.

l haven't smoked ones like this in a long time.

You'l l be able to smoke them until the end of the war. You've deserved it.

l just got the news, they found your partners.

What made you change sides?

The prospect of a reward? Hatred of the regime?

Six months ago, l was recruited by your agent, Z-82.

l was a student of the Abwehr school in Kolberg at the time.

Wienert got caught.

Martha Laun handed him over to the Gestapo.

She's Prof. Porschatt's assistant and secretary.

Then it's true. Did you know Z-82 was interested in Porschatt?

Yes.

l got rid of Martha Laun.

l was afraid she might also know something about me.

A few days before his arrest, Z-82 had time to give me a microfilm.

Did Z-82 tel l you what the microfilm contained?

No, l only know it has to do with Porschatt's experiments.

Wienert told me it was of the almost importance and that you knew.

Thank you, Streit, or Pearson if you prefer.

You should get some sleep now.

Tomorrow you'l l be questioned by our officers and the ClA.

l'm sorry to disturb you. But l have vital news.

The ''somewhere'' l mentioned in the last report,

scheduled to be bombed by the RAF, is called Amswilde.

Hel lo!

Gerda? Yes please.

Yes?

l didn't think you'd be here this soon.

We just finished a little job with Lieutenant Schlosser.. .

And l decided to get some fresh air.

A holiday then. l'l l make you a proposition.

We've also just finished an amusing little job.

We're having a party tonight to celebrate.

lf you don't have anything else to do.

- Did you visit the town? - Yes, l had ample time to.

But what is there to see? The town square and two streets.

Just beyond the river the whole area is closed off,

- . ..guards, docks... - That's where l work.

Then maybe al l the precantions are because of you?

- Maybe.. . - l don't understand.

Let's switch to first names.. .

- Shame l didn't meet you before. .. - That isn't so terrible.

You're mistaken. l'll mary Arthur. He'll make a great husband.

You don't look like a suitable candidate.

- You make friends too quickly. - Blitzkrieg, our German specially.

You hear? They're coming.

- They're bombing. - That's right.

We should go down to the shelter.

We can drink in peace. They want to touch the town.

- They have a better target. - That's a good one.

You're drunk!

English planes are destroing our factory, killing Germans and you.. .

There isn't a single German there. The entire factory was built by us.

- Just plywood, you fool . - To a successful bombing!

The first strike.. .

eliminated targets in zone A.

After the second,

buildings marked B1 , B2, B3, B4, were destroyed.

Objects marked X. ..

and Z, resembled rocket launchers.

To sum it up, each square mile,

got 7 8 tons of conventional and 1 2 tons of incendiary bombs.

They'l l need months to rebuild.

That Streit is very useful.

That Streit should be thoroughly checked al l the same.

You have doubts?

Yes, he escaped arrest after Wienert got caught.

Besides, why did he eliminate Martha Laum.. .

if she knew nothing about him?

- He's come out. - What did you think?

That's my secret.

Look how lovely it is here.

What would l not give to have my Heini here with us.

l was so afraid for him . l was constantly thinking about him.

Now you needn't be afraid. lf they think they bombed Prof. Porschatt's. ..

laboratory, then your Heini is safe. At least for some time.

- You know the professor? - No, l don't.

But my Heini does. Prof. Porschatt's a great scientist.

He'll save Germany. And Heini's his right hand.

lf only l could write to him about this, that his girl also did something,

to guarantee the professor's, and his, safety.

Unfortunately, army consorship.

l can't even visit him, even though it's so near.

- Near? - Yes, in. ..

The enemy's listening. ..

There aren't any enemies here, only our own.

Gerda's right. One is never too careful.

For example, my letters come to field post no. 291 2.

And no one in the family knows, if it's in Normandy or in Russia.

Just 291 2.

Damned 4854.

Everyday, l write to 4854.

And l'd like to be with my Heini again so much. ..

Soon, Ewa... Soon the war wil l end...

That was a bril liant idea with that Streit, Herr Obersturmbannfuhrer.

- Had l known before.. . - You would have made less blunders.

l feel a bit sorry for that Martha Laun. She was a good agent.

A pretty woman.

You always feel sorry for pretty woman.

l had to have Streit eliminate her, she knew too much.

lt wouldn't have been a bad thing if that Kloss had also died.

He doesn't suspect a thing.

- Are you sure? Have you checked? - Yes. A flawless service record.

ls he really that thick or is he just playing dumb?

What about the investigation about that Dr. Rastel?

We haven't made any progress, l searched this flat thoroughly. ..

But l didn't find anything. That transmitter's silent. ..

You've had few successes lately, Lohse.

And you haven't really contributed to mine.

Herr Obersturmbannfuhrer, l.. .

Come in.

Herr Obersturmbannfuhrer, we decoded it.

Read it out.

lnstructions to liaison...

Zoo, bench on the corner, near the giraffes.

Lohse.. . this is for you.

We don't know any anything but we could know a lot.

Yes, sir!

As you ordered, lieutenant, here are the field post listings, 4800 to 5000.

Thank you.

What about that directive concerning the safety of special factories?

l don't know anything. Real ly.

But l know that it was lost.

Do you know what could happen if it fell into the hands of the enemy?

lt seems l ordered you to conduct an investigation into the mother.

lt is only because of the friendship l bestow on you.

that l haven't filled a report yet. But l shall have to in two days.

- l'm doing my best, lieutenant. - Two days.

Faster. You're moving like flies in tar and you have three runs to do.

Button that pocket!

- Have you seen the professor? - He's in his quarters...

But he won't receive you now, there's some kind of meeting.

That's just where l'm due.

Operator?

Put me through to the professor's office.

Abusch.. . This is Kampke.

l'm sending Lieutenant Kraft from the Abwehrstelle over.

He's come to verify the implementation of directive MG 06.

Yes. ..

Unterstumfuhrer Abusch?

l hope you were informed of my arrival .

Come in, lieutenant. ..

Kraft, isn't it? The obersturmbannfuhrer called a moment ago.

l hope the equipment mentioned in directive MG 06 isn't in here.

Of course not.

l'd prefer if you put off less urgent matters till later.

l want to see the disposition of the charges in the units.

- The commision was here three days ago. - The commision asked modifications.

l want to check if that's the case. Let's go!

- Prof. Porschatt forbade it. - Let's go!

l warn you, the professor will be mad.

Leave that!

Where!

The third one.

- Today's password? - Add seven to today's date.