A RIDDLE WRAPPED IN A MYSTERY INSIDE AN ENIGMA

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So, this was not going to be easy after all………..

‘Please give us a moment Frau Weber………..and standby the intercom if you please’

‘Of course, Frau Direktorin……..at your service’
And with that she turned on her black heels………her backside under her dark blue dress also swayed………..as did her hips……..

Schreiber turned her head over her shoulder watching the woman leave……….
She rapidly switched back to the woman behind the desk………..
Her hands gripping the arms of the chair……….
Her legs pivoted………..
She was thinking now……….what the hell is going on here

The door closed……….with a loud click

There was panic in Paula Schrieber’s voice…….
Her eyes wide……….
‘What’s going on……..what are you two playing at……..I only came here to pick up a bloody envelope and all I get is……..

She was curtly cut off………
Loudly and harshly………..

‘Shut your mouth……..I can see know why she gagged you’ the voice was loud and full of authority that one could only accumulate in decades………
The voice was not particularly that loud but was full of menace……..

Schreiber’s jaw became slack……….her aching mouth was open like a fish had just landed……..
She slumped back into the arm chair

Roth now glared and stood up……….
She knew Germans………whatever they hissed and griped about in private, deep down in their character they were very docile………..and they were programmed to take orders
They obeyed when commanded…………..

Roth was now pointing her fountain pen like a dagger at the girl

‘You like the sound of your own voice too much’

Schreiber’s mouth opened and closed………to venture some kind of defence……….then she thought better of it
She had instantly realized that she was now in greater danger than when she had been imprisoned down in the basement……….
Too late………she had gone too far

‘You say a fucking word and I will have you locked up………and you know where………I have plenty of dark basements within this institute’
‘Why…….I even have real cells’
Roth’s eyes twinkled malevolently………..
‘And no one knows I have them My Dear’
Roth showed her teeth………
‘I can make you disappear for good this time’

Schreiber’s face said it all………
She been very flush in the face……..
Now she looked pale………..
A bemused, fearful and shocked look on her face………

Roth sauntered over to her……….her still slim and shapely figure on full view
She leaned closer to the sitting girl……….
‘Do you understand’

Schrieber looked up, her eyes fearful………
Roth was more intimidating in her grace and menacing calm…….
More so than if she had actually hit her……..

She nodded, she understood all right………..
She realized that she had stumbled into a mad house…….
The people here were crazy………..
That must be it………….it was secret lunatic asylum………...it must be and no one had told her
She had to get out of here…………

Roth continued………she could see that the girl was cowed, and confused on what was going to happen to her……..
Her mind flashing with horrendous images with the prospect of being locked up………or worse

Roth spun around suddenly on her heel……..
Schrieber flinched……….to avoid a blow that never came

Hannelore Roth resumed her position on her ever-comforting chair
She crossed her nylon sheathed legs………..and placed her manicured hands on her desk
Her face and composure completely changed………even her voice was calm as she smiled at the girl…….

‘I can break you……..or make you Fraulein’ and that was true
‘It is your choice in the matter’
‘You may be the victim here that deserves a little justice of a sort’

Roth let that sink in………..
‘And maybe a reward………….’ Spoken in a tantalizing manner

Schreiber just stared back……….frightened of saying the wrong thing

‘But let’s be honest………when as justice mattered in this Century so far’
‘The fields and forests of Eastern Europe are full of unmarked mounds from those who deserved justice’

Schreiber’s throat gulped, taking the point…………what had she got herself into………..

‘We all have secrets Fraulein………we all have, and they always finally surface’
Roth pointed at her again
‘And I will find yours and bury you too……..and maybe your family if you have one’

Paula Schreibers face went white……….

Roth had made her point there; she did not want the girl to faint or something else equally dramatic……..
It was time to change tact……..

Her voice became softer………….her face less stern and unpleasant looking
She was not the Frau Direktorin for nothing………..the survivor
Her ability at charm and to manifest fear at the same time was her mantra to control………it always had been

‘Or we can do this my way………I do not want a scandal, it’s as simple as that’
Which was the truth……….
She paused…….

‘Take as much time off as you wish to recover your composure……….your natural self-confidence, which I can see that you have in abundance……..’
She let that compliment sink in……..

‘And return to the Ministry as all was normal in your life……..’

The girl just looked at Roth………unable to speak unless told to do so……..she knew that

‘But you will not return to your old office or your old and rather lowly position…….’
Schrieber’s eyes narrowed……….

‘I can assure you Fraulein Schreiber that you will join the personal staff of Herr Moerdler upon your return’
Schrieber’s eyes widened a little…….

‘Yes………you will be working for the Minister himself……..a promotion indeed, a jump up the ladder missing many rungs by the way………….quite a feat for someone so young’

‘Think of the prestige…………..the large increase in salary and state benefits, a guaranteed and lucrative pension……….your housing allocation will have to be taken care of course………...a rather nice flat relative for someone in your position…………’

Schreiber’s look said it all……..
Roth had her hooked now………..this type where always easy to catch………
‘Think of the clothing allowance………quite generous I believe, no more saving coupons for you’

Roth pointed at her girl’s bare legs now bereft of nylons……….
‘You could buy new nylons until your hart is content’
‘Real silk too this time……….’

‘And trust me…….’
She smiled charmingly……….
‘Paula is it not’
The girl nodded………

‘Then trust me Paula………’
‘She will be disciplined; she will pay for what she did to you………I can assure you of that……..your embarrassment and humiliation will not go unpunished’

Schreiber lowered her head………..
No doubt at the memory of being rendered helpless, her body clad just in bra and panties………tied up and gagged in front of a stranger………
Not in control of her own wellbeing……..
The desecration of her clothes and certain undergarments………

But still, she had listened and understood the import of what was being offered………..
Schrieber’s colour returned to her cheeks………..
She regained a little composure………..
Then her head rose up like she was prone to do…………..her eyes looked different……..they looked more calculating, rather than those of a pitiful and wounded doe……..

Roth waited……….
The girl did not look angry anymore……..just a little curious, like she was thinking
What is the catch !!!

Roth verbally intervened on those thought’s…………
Before the girl could change her obvious positive attitude towards the proposal………
Roth could see it in her eyes……..weighing up the benefits against those of remaining stubborn in the pursuit of justice……..or in Schreiber’s case revenge on what had happened to her down in the basement……..

‘Do you agree to my proposal Fraulein Schreiber’ her tone neutral

Paula Schrieber was quick in her reply………...after all, she was a very practical girl……..and a survivor herself

Her life and luck had just changed………and she was quick to see it…………
She had learned years ago to grasp an opportunity when it came along……….
And this was one hell of an opportunity…………if it was true

Here was a way out of something she had gotten herself into……and was getting very complicated…….
And there was another issue that had been on her mind………
Roth had been right…………
There were skeletons in her closet, like Roth had threatened to uncover………
And they concerned Herr Peter Moritz………….her supervisor and the head of Statistics Bureau 2B

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And of course, he was much older than she was……..
A supposed family man…………
Peter was past middle age, plump and bored with his wife who happened to be a well-connected party member in Leipzig’s new proletarian jet set…….

They had been seeing each other on a regular basis for months…………it was only a matter of time before their illicit and secret world would come crashing down……..
And Paula Schrieber knew it………..she would fall too no doubt
It had been on her mind for a while, looking to escape from the arrangement…………and here was a way out, no questions asked……….
And with improved perks…………

She did not feel much for the man anyway……..but she enjoyed the freebees ……..
Paula Schreiber came from poor stock………….all she had to do to make her life easier was close her eyes in the dark and spread her legs wide…………..
And moan in ecstasy of course………..but it was becoming tiresome

She could be herself………..at last
Even the outfit she had worn today………..all the underwear……….the stockings and shoes
They had not been hers originally………….only the slip was her own, purchased by her own hand

The rest had belonged to Frau Moritz, her cast offs, supposedly donated to charity……….
Secretly redirected by her infatuated fat husband……..
Luckily for Paula, and unlike her husband Frau Moritz was rather more attentive in her appearance and kept herself in shape……….
And she was Schrieber’s size in all……..
In a way they had gone to a good cause……..
How was she expected to buy decent clothes and undies on her pitiful salary……….

The decision she had to make was obvious……..

‘Thank you Frau Direktorin……..I accept your kind, thoughtful and gracious offer’ she even managed a smile………..which looked a little eerie and abnormal what with the red welt of the long-removed gag still in evidence

Roth sounded pleasant now…….she too smiled, all charm

‘Jolly good………there is no reason why we cannot be civilized about these affairs’

Her finger pressed the plastic intercom button………..

Claudia Weber must have been standing behind the closed door…….waiting for the intercom to buzz……for she had immediately entered the room……..closing the door behind her
As she marched in…….her dress remained tight over her midriff and bust………..the fabric taut with stretch lines

‘Ah Frau Weber thank you for being so prompt’
Claudia smiled……..knowing that her Chief had achieved the desired result…….

‘Fraulein Schreiber needs transport back to her home, curtesy of the institute of course……..one of our drivers’
Roth looked at Schrieber

‘We will deliver your car back to the Ministry’ Weber added

Roth took over the double act now……..

‘I have to deal with you know who and after that I will be straight on the telephone to the Minister himself………..I can promise you that Fraulein Schrieber’

And she meant that promise too……..there was a general rule in keeping the silence on situations like these………and it was to keep to the promise or the deal made……….
It normally ensured silence………

Roth stood up with her hand extended towards Claudia Weber………..and the door

‘Have a better day Fraulein Schreiber………’
‘And more importantly have a healthier and more rewarding life………...now go home, have a hot bath and enjoy a good sleep………....forget this day ever occurred…………and relish those weeks off on full pay’

And with that Roth looked at Frau Weber……
‘Frau Weber, if you please’

Paula Schrieber hesitated for a moment then awkwardly stood to her feet………not quite sure if she was being swindled………..or worse bundled off somewhere sinister

She was still stiff and sore from being tied up………and all that constant struggling………
She managed to say

‘Thank you again Frau Direktorin’

She left the briefcase behind………and just retrieved her shoulder bag, which was actually her own and not Frau Moritz’s………..
Claudia Weber handed her back the small cloth bag containing her possessions, plus the calf skin gloves

And with that she allowed herself to be led out of the room……..
Her walk was stiff……….she had lost all that pompous strutting……….
Her bare legs starkly white, oddly contrasting to the colour of her skirt……….her hair a mess
She was a far cry from the neat and smart woman who had entered the institute just a short while ago……

But she was better off……….and thankful to leave
The door closed………

At last Roth was on her own……..
She swore aloud………….as she strode back to her chair
She was visibly fuming and irritated………….right now more with herself than anyone else……….
She had not seen it………..and that’s what had caused her present state of mind
In not seeing the subterfuge in another………….one of her supposed own
She worried that she was losing the touch……….….some may call it a sixth sense………..
In truth it frightened her, that aging was making her lose those skills that had kept her alive for so long………
She had seen nothing in the girl that had raised any alarm…….
Nothing…………
Hannelore Roth had no inkling that the young woman she supposed was the courier was not actually Schrieber………
And that it was one of her own girls in disguise……..

And now she had to find out why………….

But why and for what reason………..
And she had nearly succeeded too………that was very worrying and very dangerous for Hannelore Roth…..
The girl had obtained a classified document but it was hardly worth a visit to the Gulag……..or worse

Was this Kreuz actually a traitor………
She sat back in her chair…………the frame creaked
The girl had a stella record, outstanding…………
Yet, she wouldn’t be the first individual envisaged to have a bright future that would develop and surface as a ‘Judas’……….

Roth had not recognized Kreuz for what she was……..an imposter, a threat………
That really riled her………
She blamed herself in not taking stock on what and who these girls really were……..
She had become complacent………
And not just her……….
They all had……….she already had had her suspicions on her staff…………she should have acted sooner………..

After all, these so-called girls………...that term would have to change too………...they were not so
This was no finishing school where they were being groomed to be young ladies………..
They were being groomed by the state to serve the state……..
Even now, this early in their careers, they had been trained in certain skills and initiatives not available to the general civilian service……….or the public
They had all lost sight of that………
Too lax by far……….
And Roth, no doubt would get the blame…………………and she deserved it this time

She suddenly slapped her thigh……….the noise echoing in the office………the hidden black suspender strap with its metal hook digging into her skin……….
Regretfully she rubbed her thigh…………..she had probably bruised herself there………..

Then she was back to thinking once more………
Some of those skills were dangerous if in the wrong hands…………and those newly acquired skills could be used against them………
It was time to get positive……….and regain the initiative
From now on a book would be produced………….a book or album with lots of female names and photographs…………
An album that would be studied by all……….followed by recognition tests………
That would be her first corrective measure………..
And a bloody curfew on the staff directly in charge of them……….idiots

Even their onsite Police Security would be more involved………
On thinking of the State Police
Roth reminded herself that she must also call the Chief Commissar of the Leipzig Police……..
That young officer…………...what was is name, she checked her ledger, there it was his name and serial number
Gruber Ernst……..

He may have saved them all a lot of trouble………he was very observant that young man………
He spotted what they had all failed to do……..he had recognised the Schrieber who had entered was not the same Fraulein Schrieber who was leaving the institute……..
He needed to be rewarded……….

Little did Hannelore Roth know that his deductive powers were all down to how Ernst Gruber graded the size of a woman’s tits………

Ignorance would be bliss in this case……….

There was a brief knock at the door………….followed by Frau Weber returning to the room
Thank heavens thought Roth……….a figure of stability………….

Roth asked her…….
‘She has been taken care of’ in an enquiring and friendly tone

‘Of course, Frau Direktorin’

‘Good……..I know that type, the rewards of keeping silent will outweigh her sense of indignation’
Weber nodded as she approached the desk
Roth elaborated
‘Anyway………I have no doubt she engages in more degrading acts in her free time’
Roth slumped back into her chair again
‘That’s what it takes to get decent employment nowadays……..It was always so I suspect’

Roth then spied something else just deposited on her desk………...

Articles of shiny white placed on the right-hand side of her large desk by Frau Weber without any explanation…….
She also had a pair of ladies work shoes……….that she placed on the carpeted floor……..
Roth frowned……….
One of the articles definitely looked like a ladies brassiere……….

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She shook her head……….
What now………

Roth still had her black fountain pen in one hand……….she pointed the pen at the garments
‘What in God’s name is the story behind these’
Her voice sounding resigned to more bad news…………

Claudia Weber looked to where Roth had pointed

‘Kreuz was wearing them………’ her tone suggested she found this amusing

That was very unusual for Weber, making comments in jest was just not her……….but today had been an unusual day
So, Roth indulged with her own tone of sarcasm

‘We do have rules and regulations. And we may come across as strict but the last time I read them students were not issued or allowed to wear undergarments of this sort’

‘Rightly so Frau Direktorin’ chimed Weber……….still upbeat
‘But unfortunately, these undergarments belonged to Leutnant Richter’

In a rare display of panic Roth shot bolt upright……..
‘She’s not………’ she spluttered

Claudia held up her hand…….

‘No……..no………Leutnant Richter is on leave, I believe she is quite safe……..I had administration call her contact number………she checked in’

Roth slumped backwards exhaling a sigh of relief
‘Please do not do that to me again’

Then her eyes narrowed…..
‘Then why………’ Roth was confused now…………pointing at the underwear again

‘It appears that Kreuz broke into her room earlier this morning……….something along the line that she needed a little extra support in her disguise efforts’

Two jokes in one day………….Roth was impressed

‘What was she thinking’ her look puzzled….
She looked up at Weber……..
‘Is she normal…………alright in the head……….something we never picked up on’

‘She is calm, lucid and compliant to orders…….too calm actually, quite composed’

‘Really’ Roth was surprised at that from someone so young and inexperienced……..
Only the old hands played it cool when captured………..

‘Yes……..like she is about to face no consequences for her actions at all’

Roth rubbed her chin……….

‘Hm…….we will see about that’

‘Is she outside’ asked Roth…………

‘Yes Frau Direktorin……….under escort of course’

Weber anticipated the next question
‘The escort and detainee were kept out of the way until Fraulein Schrieber departed……..I thought it best that Kreuz and her did not cross paths……….’

‘Quite right and very sensible……….can’t have those two fighting in the corridor like a pair of cats’
‘Anyway……….Schrieber would probably end up on the flat of her back again’ concluded Roth
Weber gave a nod accompanied with a sly smirk………
‘I think we could both agree on that’

Roth became serious and all work all of a sudden…………..

‘Okay……..let’s get this over with……..’

‘Please, Frau Weber have her brought in’ said Roth, she sounded a little tired of it all
But she responsible………..
They would make certain of that in Berlin if word got back to them………
She was now going to find out if they now needed to know what went on in that basement and now her office………..

The local VoPo and Sergeant Muller she could handle on her own……….

Hannelore Roth resumed her composure and expression that she reserved for those she was not very impressed with……..
Erika, in the guise of Paula Schrieber had already encountered the façade………..

Roth waited as Frau Weber strode over to the door…….
Her shapely figure swaying as she did so……….
The seams on the rear of her dark black stocking layered legs highly visible and complimented her shiny heels……………

Roth saw her open the heavy wood door and call out loudly

‘The Frau Direktorin wants you now’
It was not a welcoming tone………..
It was definitely an order

Roth could hear movement outside………..

Claudia Weber stood to the side as Hauptmann Hedwig Feldhof marched straight through the door
In full field grey uniform and service cap…………
Looking stern and marching with her back straight………..her grey sleeved arms swinging forward and backwards
Her thin figure striding towards the desk……..
She had no rump or hips to swing………..but she made the effort anyway

The officer was quickly followed by Erika Kreuz……..
Now redressed in her institute uniform……….but not all of it
Just the white shirt, blue skirt and the shoes and high socks……….
Her once falsely coifed hair now reduced to just being held in a loose pony tail……….
She had been forced to remove all the purloined cosmetics……….and the earrings
What had hit Erika hard was the loss of her new bra and panties………
Upon undressing to hand back the clothes she had stolen they had also seen her new underwear……
They had ordered her to take them off as well…….

The swine’s……..

But as she marched in Erika’s excellent all-round vision spied those intimates on the Direktorin’s desk

Erika was quickly and closely followed by another two female instructors………
Both in female army uniform……..
The equally stern Silke Voigt and Margaretta Ziegler closely following from behind……….
The uniforms were more filled out, especially that of Ziegler………..hers looked too tight and therefore too the various buttons and zips that held her all in place

Erika marched straight up to the desk while Feldhof marched over to the right………
Ziegler and Voigt halted behind covering the door
All three unsmiling female officers with their strict and bunned hair stood at attention…….

Frau Weber closed the door and stood nearby………
Ready to listen in to it all………..

Erika just stood there waiting………head facing front, staring straight ahead above the sitting Roths head
She was ramrod straight……….
Shoulders back…….
Her large chest jutting out…………looking a lot freer and easy now, when being re supported by the soft cotton issued bra…….
She missed the recently acquired feel of the solen one wrapped around and on her chest…….
She had felt, however briefly like a real woman wearing that one……..
Once more……..with her thick and muscled thighs clamped together she felt like a mere schoolgirl waiting to be scolded………

The three uniform clad mannequins also stood straight, facing forward……….
Uniforms tight over their figures………
Light tan nyloned legs close together…………heeled black service shoes angled at the heel………
Lipsticked mouths tightly shut………..
They too, new they were in trouble……..

It felt like an hour………..
But at precisely five minutes into the interview, Roths’s voice broke the silence
The rather plump Ziegler actually jumped a little………

The word was rather curt……..and loud, said with more than a hint of menace……..
‘Explain’

Erika licked her now bare lips……….still looking at the bookcase wall behind Roths’s head
She reported in a good and precise military style……..

‘Comrade Direktorin I beg to report’
Roth waited………..so did Weber standing well back in the background near the door……….her arms crossed over her bosom…….

Erika started her well-rehearsed defence

‘The task provided by Hauptmann Feldhof was a written assignment……..I quote’
She paused and quoted from memory……..

‘The reason why we find ourselves in a position of constant vigilance is not because our enemies have sent men to invade our shores or planes to destroy our cities but rather because of the traitorous actions of those who have been treated so well by our glorious State and our ever-wise leader’

Roth said nothing………
Erika continued…………

‘Due to the importance of the task set for us in life I found it lacking in realism……..too academic, lacking in the real time or the real and dangerous world we live in………..’
She continued………..
‘Remaining in our own land rooting out those who betray us, or discovering their treachery after the damage is done is not good enough………’

‘We have to take the fight to them………more than that, we have to become one of them………on the surface at least……..’

Roth was listening…….
Erika caught her breath………

‘The second part of the assignment requires more than words set on paper………it requires action and people prepared to carry out that action to safeguard the state, whatever the cost’
She repeated the words……..
‘Following the Party Doctrine you have absorbed from this learned and disciplined institution………how may we improve our watchfulness, our vigilance and constant defence against the Capitalist hyena and their traitorously paid lackeys across the artificial line on a map they call a border……………..’

She stopped and then continued……..a look of pride on her face………

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‘How may the State and the State Security Bureau in particular ensure the survival of our Revolution from hostile internal reactionaries……….’

‘I apologize Frau Direktorin for the inconvenience caused to some……..it is an old adage that he who attacks first as a better chance of survival……….’
She did look down this time……….
‘But I fear an enemy operative would have done a lot worse……….and with the usual cruel contempt they have for us.

‘There is no room in the world for both our systems and way of life……….only one can rule, only one can survive’

Erika stopped talking when Roth suddenly put up her hand for silence………..

‘Tell me Kreuz………how far did you intend to get with the list, and your new wardrobe’

Roth twirled her fountain pen………..…looking intently at the girl’s face………….
Looking for any sign of deceit…………and if there was, she would detect it
Roth purred………..
‘Sweden perhaps………….Switzerland’

Erika looked Roth in the eye……….

‘Frau Direktorin………I have no way to convince you otherwise, just my word and character of good standing………..’
‘Like any trainee I was seeing how far I could get………..I had all the intention of halting outside the outer gate and alerting the guard………’
‘Fortunately, a very astute and observant officer deduced I was not the same female who had entered………..and Bravo, I confessed immediately’

She paused again……
‘I have no way of proof or intent Frau Direktorin………..except my unswerving loyalty to the state and my wish to serve in the State Security Bureau………..and not by submitting a piece of paper but by the actual deeds of a committed amateur………..’

‘I wish to learn……..to fight’

‘I await your punishment Frau Direktorin’

Roth remained silent………..

She placed her fountain pen down on the desk and retrieved a long wooden slide rule………
She used the ruler and slid it inside a shiny white bra strap and lifted…………..displaying the lace embraided brassiere up so that the girl could view it for better inspection……….
Leaving the large white panties underneath in place…………

‘And where did the Leutnantin Richter’s underwear fit into this’ her voice low and calm…….

Hedwig Feldhof reacted to that piece of new information but remained at attention…………she was now looking at Erika……..her ratty eyes squinting

Silke Voigt grew very interested in what had just been said for personal reasons, but she remained rigid…….
Ziegler looked straight ahead behind Erika’s left shoulder……..her face forming a sneer

Erika spoke again with confidence………..

‘When I initially planned the operation I knew that the smallest of details must be taken care of……..
‘What is the saying………..look after the small things and the bigger things will look after themselves……..’

‘A disguise or masquerade must be complete if one is undercover…………in a real situation on enemy soil I may have been thoroughly searched, a most complete search may I say………..’
‘Another scenario’ she offered
‘I may have become intimately involved with someone and would have to have resorted in using my womanly charms to gain access to the objective………..’

Roth raised her eyebrows at that…………
Frau Weber was impressed………..these were not the words of am adolescent that she was hearing…….
This was more of a debrief that she was more than familiar with………
Realistic too………

Erika continued in a causal tone………

‘Therefore, I had to ensue that my disguise was complete, the issue underwear would not be suitable for the task I had in mind’
She paused……..
‘I had to obtain garments that would fit……….the Leutnantin Richter’s did’

Roth cut in
‘How did you now’ suspecting a bigger story

‘The instructors were my only source on gaining adult garments’
‘Due to the fact that after duty or during they are all off the compound leaving their living quarters vulnerable and when on duty they tend to anything they like rather than what they were supposed to do’
She paused briefly and barged on……..
‘Due to their criminal negligence, I had full access to their clothes and uniforms, and subsequently many personas and disguises’

She breathed in……..
‘The were all a godsend for any real and dangerous operative’
‘Like I said……..beware the enemy within’

Erika totally neglected to add that she was also indulging in satisfying her lust and illicit desires at the same time……
That she hid…………..and would always do so

Nevertheless, the revelation caused an uproar with three lady instructors……
All three…….including Hauptmann Feldhof broke ranks………
Faces screwed up in outrage and looking at Erika………

Feldhof ‘How dare you’
Ziegler ‘Cheeky swine’
Voigt ‘I knew it………I knew someone had been going through my things’

All three outraged and spluttering in quick succession……..
Faces visibly angry, fists clenched…………
Not at ramrod attention anymore……….
Voigt looked like she was going to strike Erika………..

Claudia Weber resting her back against the far wall, back near the door was struggling to not burst into laughter……..
Her opinion of the Armed Forces had not been great in the first place………

‘Silence’ shouted Roth

All three female officers came to attention………
Obeyance was ingrained into them………

Roth’s slide rule lowering the white brassiere back onto her desk top

Although now facing front and standing to attention all three lady instructors gave a side long glance at Erika……..
There were daggers in their eyes………

All of them, for months had experienced strange occurrences in their quarters that they had put down to paranoia……….
All, at some time had discovered items that should bever have been moved by others……….and yet they had……..or had they………
A stocking found under their beds that they could not remember dropping………
Their clothes hanging up in the wardrobe in the wrong order……….
A bra, or a pair of panties they rarely wore at the top of the pile……..
Slips not so ironed and smooth as they thought they had left them…………
Fresh blouses with crease’s that they thought had been ironed out………
Cosmetics arranged as they themselves would not have done so……..
At the time they had all shrugged it off as unfounded………it was them just being forgetful…….

Now, it had all been explained…………………..
And they were furious……….
The look on their rouged faces was venomous………..
If they had all been left alone with Kreuz……….she would have received a severe beating alright…….

Meanwhile the Frau Direktorin was speaking…………
‘Anything else’ asked Roth of Erika………

‘Report is finished Frau Direktorin’

Roth sat there……….looking up
The silence in the room was oppressive…………….
Her hands resting on both sides of the chairs arm rests……….
Her back still straight………
Her greying hair tight and pinned………
Her face pinched and impassive
The grey dress hugging the contours of her still shapely breasts…….

Hannelore Roth, in spite of her modern attire would not have looked out of place in the Kaisers court……….
The silence seemed to go on forever………..
Then suddenly……….

Roth loud, sounding like a Prussian officer of old

‘Until I say otherwise……….solitary confinement down in the block ………..only water and bread’
‘Now get out’

The block being a specially constructed cell within the institute……….maintained, but rarely used

Erika instinctively turned on her heel…………about faced
She marched towards the door………
She was naturally followed by the three officers in field grey………..who were clenching their fists

Frau Weber conveniently opened the door as they all marched out
Weber made to follow……….
The Boss would inform her of what she was planning in due course……
A voice stopped her……….

‘Frau Weber please remain in your office I will be needing you shortly’

‘Of course, Drau Direktorin’

Roth added something
‘Oh…….please take these with you;
She pointed to the stolen underwear…………

Claudia Weber duly retrieved the bra and panties………….

‘Maybe have them laundered first before they are returned to Leutnant Richter’ Roth offered

Weber replied
‘Or have them burned in the buildings incinerator’
‘I would she added’ coyly………..

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An excellent idea’ answered Roth

And with that Claudia Weber’s finely shaped bottom and legs disappeared through the door

Roth still sat and just waited……..the room very silent
She had listened…………
Her thoughts and deliration’s going through her mind………
She clasped her hands…………needling her fingers……….
She stared at the door……..
The cadet was surely perplexing……….
She was sure that she had not been working for any foreign agencies……….she had not been subverted
There was no indication in her manner when giving her statement………….no little tell tale traits that Roth had learned to detect over time……..

After all, the trainees were very isolated from any outside influence………..
Where and when could they be approached and turned………..
Her report seemed plausible………..her word meant nothing either
Was she really out to impress……….showing initiative and daring………….ready to succeed at all costs
Was she stable………
Where her actions reckless and damaging………

Yet for one so young, with limited training and experience she had succeeded
After all, she had deceived them all…………..
Much to her chagrin even herself………..

She had read the girls file………
She had been an outstanding student………….she had been slated for high office
This girl had a future…………
But would that future be where Roth was sending her……………

Roth decided…………
It would not be the first time that she went with her intuition……….it had served her well so far
She reached for the manila envelope that was still sealed………….
She tore open the seal………
She retrieved the rich vellum list from inside………
She placed the envelop to one side at the same time laying the list flat upon her blotting paper…….

Her hand picked up her black fountain pen…………..

Hannelore Roth hastily scratched out the name at the top……….
And then the one underneath………..
In her swirling and old-fashioned handwriting, she proceeded to rewrite the names………..
In a lovely swirl at the top of the list was now the name……….
Kreuz Erika…………

Roth had determined………..
Young talent like this could and would not be wasted……………

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That concludes that back story, which was longer than intended
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