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тАЬOn assignment.тАЭ
тАЬOn assignment where and for what?тАЭ
тАЬI cannot say.тАЭ
тАЬCanтАЩt say where, or canтАЩt say for what?тАЭ
тАЬNeither.тАЭ
тАЬAnd why canтАЩt you say?тАЭ
тАЬIt is a matter of national security.тАЭ
тАЬAnd a large amount of sensitive weaponry missing from a Swiss defense depot
isnтАЩt a matter of national security?тАЭ
тАЬAll I can say is, it is not my matter. ItтАЩs yours.тАЭ
тАЬHerr Miner, is it that you canтАЩt tell me your whereabouts on the night in question, or
is it that you just wonтАЩt?тАЭ
тАЬIt is both,тАЭ Miner replied. тАЬI wonтАЩt tell you because I canтАЩt.тАЭ
тАЬAre you aware, Herr Miner, that I can get a court order to compel you to answer
my questions?тАЭ
тАЬYes.тАЭ
тАЬSo, why donтАЩt you make it easier on both of us: answer my questions and I will go
back to Bern to pursue my investigation from there.тАЭ
тАЬFr├дulein Mueller, I am not in the business of making your job easy. I serve the
Federal Republic of Switzerland. IтАЩm not at liberty to answer the questions youтАЩre
asking. Should you wish to attempt to compel me to answer, I assure you your
efforts will be met with much resistance. I do a job for the people of Switzerland that
is, shall we say, delicate. I have done this job for more years than you have even
been alive. My position does not require me to answer your questions. I have told
you I would be of no value to your investigation, yet you pursued me nonetheless.тАЭ
Claudia was determined to get something out of him and so, changed course.
тАЬPerhaps, then, as you are an expert on the security of Swiss military installations,
maybe you could suggest to me how such a theft would be possible and where such
weaponry might be secreted or sold, if that was the intent.тАЭ
тАЬFr├дulein Mueller, I have learned that there are many ways to enter one of our bases
undetected. A person or persons could have done so with or without assistance
from someone inside. Were there any signs of a forced entry?тАЭ
тАЬNot according to our investigation.тАЭ
тАЬWere the security measures functioning properly at the time the theft was assumed
to have taken place?тАЭ
тАЬYes, they were.тАЭ
тАЬYou of course questioned the entire base staff to see if anyone saw or heard
anything unusual during the time in question?тАЭ
тАЬNaturally.тАЭ
тАЬAnd?тАЭ
тАЬAnd, no, nothing unusual was seen or heard.тАЭ
тАЬFine, then, that brings us to your next question. As far as where such merchandise
could be hidden, the answer is, anywhere. And, as far as where such merchandise
could be sold, my answer again is, anywhere. You simply do not have enough
evidence to even begin to formulate a hypothesis as to what happened. You are
chasing ghosts, and I frankly do not see much hope for a successful outcome to
your investigation. But, your day is not a complete loss. Since you have come all the
way from Bern, you can at least enjoy your lunch and perhaps we can take a stroll
together afterward.тАЭ
Claudia spent the rest of their lunch probing for answers while Miner deftly parried