Accidental Nazi by Wagher Ward

Author:Wagher, Ward [Wagher, Ward]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2016-12-12T05:00:00+00:00

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July 30, 1941; 10AM

Nazi Party Headquarters, Berlin

Rainer set a bottle of aspirin and a glass of water on Schloss's desk. “Here you go, Herr Partieleiter. The dentist said you would probably have some discomfort for a few days.”

“May his soul rot in Hell,” Schloss muttered as he shook a couple of tablets out of the aspirin bottle.

“It is better than the toothache, is it not?”

“Everything is relative, Karl. So don't push it.”

“No one would blame you for taking a day to get over the worst of this, Herr Partieleiter.”

“It is a choice of sitting at home with a sore mouth or coming to work with one. I might as well get some work done.”

Where he can torment the rest of us, Rainer thought.

“I know what you're thinking, Karl.”

“Of course, Herr Partieleiter.” Rainer decided it wasn't worth debating. Schloss had been in a terrible mood since he arrived at the office.

“Tell me the plans for the trip to Lisbon,” Schloss commanded.

“At this time,” Rainer said, “it looks like sometime between 15 August and 21 August. The Americans are trying to arrange a flight into Lisbon.”

“We can reserve the Condor during that time?”

“Of course, Herr Partieleiter.”

Schloss looked down at his notes. “Peter is going to have to carry water for me on this trip. Do we know who the Americans will be sending?”

“Just that it will be an under-secretary,” Rainer replied. “The schedule works well for you, mein Herr , this will give you the opportunity to have the stitches in your mouth removed.”

“I believe I will pull them out myself before I go to that quack's office again.”

“Oh, Herr Doctor Kranz assured me that removing the stitches is quite painless.”

“For you, maybe, Karl. But not for me.”

Rainer just nodded. He remembered having this argument with Schloss two years previously.

Schloss shook his head. “Nevertheless, I must schedule another trip to Munich before I go to Lisbon.”

Rainer paged through his notebook and then looked knowingly at Schloss. “I will get something scheduled, Herr Partieleiter.”

“Thank you, Karl. And I apologize for being out of sorts. This tooth problem was just inconvenient.”

“I understand, Herr Partieleiter. Everyone here at the office is making due allowance.”

Schloss glared at the other man through lidded eyes. “I am told, Herr Rainer, that being detained by the Gestapo is an unpleasant experience.”

“And rightfully so, Mein Herr ,” Rainer quickly replied.

The little imp is purposely misunderstanding me, Rainer thought. Although, on second thought, that really was not very funny.

Schloss tapped his pencil on the pad for a few moments before he spoke again. “Did Goering confirm moving the U-Boats to the Mediterranean?”

“He has not. I will check with his office.”

“Very well, I believe I would also like to visit the U-Boat works before we go to Lisbon. Can you work that out?”

“Yes, Herr Partieleiter.”

“What else do we have today?”

“Herr Doctor Engineer Heisenberg has an appointment with you.”

“Who... oh, the atomic scientist.”

Rainer nodded. “That is correct. He wishes to give you a status report.”

“And I very much want a status report.

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