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“Soary,” Sam said “Captain, I would appreciate it if the description of the find and the location could be kept out of any public report Professor Fischer has been keeping these things secret If the word got out, the excavation of the site would be threatened I personally assure you that the finds will all be reported to the government there and all permits obtained”
“Thank you both for your candor I’ll do my best to keep this information confidential” There was another blast of static, and he listened to his radio “Danke” To Remi and Sam he said, “They’re ready for us upstairs”
Sam, Remi, and Hauptmann Klein took the narrow elevator to the fourth floor and walked to an open doorhere a police officer waited He stepped aside, and they entered The six Americans Sam and Remi had first seen in the boat off Louisiana were seated in the room, three on the couch and three at the small table by thethat they were close and in a well-lighted room, Sam could see they showed red spots from mosquito bites, severe sunburns, and a nue
“Do you recognize these people?” asked Klein
“I do,” said Remi
“So do I,” Sam said
“Yes,” said Captain Klein “As you predicted, they’re carrying identification from Consolidated Enterprises in New York, and I’m sorry to say all six are here I had hoped one or two of the friend”
The young blond wo here?”
“Mr and Mrs Fargo reported a professorDo you know them?”
“Yes,” she said “They stole our boat and stranded us in a Louisiana swamp We could easily have died out there”
“And now they’ve gotten you detained in a foreign country for a very serious crime If I were you, I would stay far away from them”
“Falsely detained!” said the tall man with the shaved head “I demand to have our lawyer present”
“Falsely or truly detained, still detained,” said Klein “We are si to eliminate one possible set of suspects Trust ood cause to thank us Kidnapping a world-renowned Ger you want to be tried for in Berlin”
Klein stepped away froos They went out into the hallway and closed the door He said, “My hly searched their rooms They found no bones, no rusty objects, and no notes or maps”
Sam said, “I don’t think these people abducted Albrecht Fischer We sao of the us on Unter den Linden to our hotel Thenthe other four walk to our hotel and split up They didn’t seeainst Albrecht, but they could have taken him soon after we left the laboratory”