[John Smith is summoned to meet with Reichsmarschall George Lincoln Rockwell, with Heinrich Himmler and ARBI Director J Edgar Hoover by his side. Smith is curious why he is there]
Let's start with Dr. Adler, whom you eulogized following his sudden demise from a heart attack. A man who'd just gotten a clean bill of health from his own cardiologist. So what caused Adler's fatal coronary?
Undetected coronary blockage, I'd assume. You- you tell me, George.
I can't tell you, because Gerry Adler was cremated before a proper postmortem could be performed, per Alice Adler's pleas to anyone who'd listen. And then Alice went suddenly silent, too. She died in a botched burglary, according to the police. But now, [glances at Hoover] ARBI agents have come up with a fascinating conclusion: the burglar - if indeed it was a burglar - who murdered Mrs. Adler was another woman. Meantime, evidence has come to light of Smith's scheme to sneak his ailing son out of the country, and then stage a kidnap plot to spirit Thomas to an Argentinian safe haven. [staring down Smith] It's treason to cover up your son's illness, and treason to use your office to spirit away your sick son. Not to mention assassinating a high-ranking Nazi official, Dr. Adler, and his wife.
Do you have evidence to back up these accusations?
Mein Fuehrer, we have the motive, the means and the proof.
I'm sorry, Reichsmarschall, but I'm afraid you're confused.
[nonplussed] Confused. How?
The charges you've leveled against Oberstgrueppenfuehrer Smith are unfounded. They're mere conjecture.
[glares at Hoover] Why the fuck would you say that? [goes and opens a briefcase he left on a nearby table; only a few crumpled papers are left inside] I don't understand. You showed me all those cables from Buenos Aires. [to Smith] Helen Smith's button, stained with Alice Adler's blood. [slams briefcase on table] Edgar. Where is it all?
Am I to understand there is no evidence to support these claims of treason?
I have no evidence whatsoever, Mein Fuehrer.
It is, in fact, treason, to falsely accuse a senior Party member of such crimes!
Mein Fuehrer-
[In German, to guards] Get him out of here!
Mein Fuehrer-
[shouting furiously in German] Go away! Out of my sight! Out of this country! Immediately!
[as he's manhandled out of the room] Edgar, you set me up. A put-up job?! I will fucking crush you!
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