Madness in the Ruins: A Mason Collins Crime Thriller 1 by John A. Connell

Author:John A. Connell [Connell, John A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: NailHead Publishing
Published: 2019-06-13T22:00:00+00:00

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Mason roamed Dr. Sauber’s office, fingering books on the shelves, opening cabinet drawers, and leafing through things on Sauber’s desk; not usually Mason’s style, but it unnerved Sauber to no end. Wolski’s imposing stance next to Sauber’s desk certainly added to the administrator’s fluster.

“Herr Collins, please, I’ve already told you all I know.”

“That’s hard for us to believe,” Wolski said, “since you concealed and lied about Albrecht’s identity and his activities at Ravensbrück.”

Mason opened one of the file folders stacked on a chair. “You’ve already violated a number of regulations by aiding and abetting a war criminal. If you want to stay out of prison, I suggest you tell us everything.”

Sauber dabbed his brow. “As I said before, we were desperate for surgeons. I was the one with reservations. But Dr. Tritten pressured me into hiring him.”

“That’s odd. Dr. Tritten said the opposite.” In fact, Tritten had offered nothing, but Sauber didn’t know that. “He said you’d threatened him with exposure of his Nazi past if he didn’t agree.”

“That’s a lie!”

“It’s his word against yours. If you two can’t agree on the truth, then we’ll be forced to have you arrested for the cover-up. However, if you cooperate, nothing of this incident needs to leave this hospital. Tell me what you know about Albrecht. His friends, anyone else at this hospital who may have concealed his true identity. That person may be harboring him.”

Sauber suddenly became very still.

Mason stopped his travels around the office and stared Sauber down. “There is someone else, isn’t there?”

Sauber shook his head as he held his breath.

“Someone at this hospital also knows.”

“I don’t know… I mean, no.”

“Who are you protecting, Doctor?” Wolski barked.

Nothing from Sauber. Mason could see the guilt in his face. “It’s because he’s concealed the true identities of other staff at this hospital.”

Wolski leaned on the desk, prompting Sauber to lean away. “Why Doctor, shame on you. That could be very bad for you. Very bad.”

Mason stepped up to the desk as he spoke. “Who else are you conspiring to conceal? Which one of them is hiding Dr. Albrecht?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Wolski dropped his handcuffs on the desk in front of Sauber. Sauber nearly jumped out of his chair, then jutted out his index finger in the general direction of Tritten’s office. “He’s the one. He talked me into hiring those people. I protested but he insisted. I’m trying to run a hospital. You’ve seen what we’re up against. You can’t arrest me for looking the other way. He’s the one you should arrest.”

Mason softened his tone; he didn’t want Sauber to have a heart attack. “Provide us with a list of names. We are not here to persecute you. We are here for information. But we will be forced to arrest both of you if you do not cooperate.”

Wolski took the lead from Mason and lowered his voice to a soothing tone. “Giving us the list will convince us that your only concern is caring for your patients. We respect that, and we want to help you.

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