The Austrian Policeman escorts Fraulein Doktor and the restrained deliverer through a barred doorway into Dr. Gerde's secured office. The station's clamor fades behind them, replaced by coal smoke, ink, and the faint metallic click of a locking bolt.
A dispatch case lands on the heavy desk. The deliverer's right wrist remains pinned behind him as he is forced to stand beside it.
Dr. Edmund Gerde
Viktor Savić. I have seen that name in warnings sent from Belgrade. Why was it attached to a diplomatic parcel?
Viktor Savić
I only carried what I was paid to carry. The man who gave it to me said the office would know the name.
The Aide
Doctor Gerde, General Potiorek's office is requesting the prisoner and the parcel. They say the matter falls under the governor's authority.
Dr. Edmund Gerde
Then we have minutes, not hours. Fraulein Doktor, you identified this man. I ask you to witness the opening before anyone removes that case.
✓ Quest Accepted
Secure the parcel evidence
“"Of course. I am always happy to cooperate with the police." She observes whatever she can of the contents of the case.”
SUCCESS (Good Investigation, rolled +0)
Fraulein Doktor
Of course. I am always happy to cooperate with the police.
Gerde breaks the seal. Beneath the wrappings lies a folded route schedule, a railway timetable, and a small envelope bearing the name Viktor Savić. The black dispatch case's brass corner is bound with red thread.
Dr. Edmund Gerde
The route is genuine. The name is camouflage, not a coincidence.
A second inspection reveals a penciled mark beside Appel Quay, and a Serbian railway receipt dated two days earlier. The receipt's issuing station is Belgrade.
Viktor Savić
That mark was there when I received it. I was told only to deliver the case.
Gerde places every document, including the envelope and receipt, into a numbered evidence folder. He seals it with police wax and writes Fraulein Doktor's name in the witness column.
The Aide
The governor's office will demand the folder immediately.
Dr. Edmund Gerde
Then they will receive a sealed record, not the evidence itself. Fraulein Doktor, will you witness the inventory?
Quest Complete
Secure the parcel evidence