Brick in the wall: the darkroom
After I finised all the knackwurst Adler went inside the store and joined Park and Lazar. So now I'm alone on these streets in front of Kraus's apartment again.
Why did I agree with Lazar? This mission is so dangerous and my team won't be with me: I have to do this on my own.
First I need to reach Kraus's room without getting caught by his wife, then I have to find his briefcase and place a tracker in it. Sounds easy but if he will caught me nobody will rescue me, at least I think.
While I'm walking to our enemies's apartment I ask myself why Adler brought me this meal.
I mean, I really enjoyed it and I was so hungry but... why?
Lazar wanted to bring some knackwurst to Park too because he's in love with her but Adler... Wait a minute, is Adler-?
"The Stasi are stopping everyone, be careful." - Park's voice on the radio makes me jump.
Geez, I will think about that later.
I need to get Adler out of my mind for now.
Focus Bell.
I reach the door of the apartment.
"I'm ready to go inside of the building." - I say on the radio.
"Bell, I saw Kraus writing in a ledger. See if you can find it." - Park adds.
I enter inside: it looks very expensive and well decorated.
In front of me there is the desk of the apartment keeper wich is a woman. She's checking some letters and she barely noticed me. Good.
I walk through the corridor and the the Stasi at the end of it. How can they be already here?!
Fortunately they didn't notice me either.
"Bell, if you're spotted by Kraus or his wife, the mission is over." - Parks warns.
Great, now my anxiety is growing up.
I turn left and climb the stairs wich brings me to the first floor.
At my left there is a door. The Kraus's apartment door. Number 27.
An umbrella is laying down. He's definitely here.
"I'm in front of his door."
"You can tranq the wife if you have to, but Kraus must go to tie meeting."- Park says. "I'm about to phone Kraus' apartment. Get ready to enter."
I draw my tranquilizer gun and take a deep breath.
I don't wanna hurt or make her sleep, she's not part of this, but for the last resource I have to.
I open pick lock the door and enter. The apartment is pretty nice but very dark. Very well, this will help me.
"I'm in." - I wishper.
"Nice work, now find the briefcase."
Suddenly the Kraus' phone rings.
This must be Park calling to create a distraction .
I saw Kraus' wife going into the living room.
"Hello?" - she asks with a strong German accent.
In front of me there is the kitchen and on my left the stairs.
"I'm sorry, there is no Freyja here." - the wife replies.
I take advanced of the situation and climb the stairs.
"Edda, can you find my umbrella? I'll be leaving in a few minutes." - someone says I'm German.
Fuck! It's Kraus and he's at the end of the stairs! I need to hide.
"Yes, Franz. It's right here in the living room. I'll put it by the front door."
I quickly go back and hide into a dark room.
My heart is beating so fast.
After I hear their footsteps far from me I climb the stairs again.
Now I'm in a corridor with three doors: in wich do I need to search for the briefcase?
"Dad, are you coming? Mama, I can't find my blanket." - a voice says behind a closed door.
It must be their son.
"Kraus is leaving his office! Hide!" - Park warns me.
"I'll be up in a few minutes, William." - Edda says.
"Brush your teeth, I'll be up shortly." - Kraus replies.
God, where can I hide?
I open the door near me, hoping that this is not Kraus' office.
Fortunately it's their bedroom: the atmosphere is creepy. The only light comes from the big window and shows the bed and the massive wardrobe. A white dress is hanging on it.
Near the wardrobe there is an armchair and a lamp. Above them, on the wall, there are two paints.
The bed is huge and it has two shelves on each side.
Looking at his house and the rooms it seems that they're rolling in money.
"Shit, we missed the kid. Don't let Kraus see you." - Park says.
Before going out I decide to search in the shelves near the bed. Maybe I will find something useful.
I open it and notice a book full of words.
That's what I'm looking for. I collect the evidence and sneak out of the bedroom.
"Dad, I'm all done!" - says the kid.
I make sure nobody is nearby and check the last door.
It's open, like an invitation for enter in. That's suspicious.
The room has a desk and a chair, some plants and many shelves: that must be the Kraus's office where I saw him on the phone from the store with Park and Lazar.
"I'm in, Park."
"I've lost sight of Kraus every time he enters that room. Have a look around." - she says.
I can't see nothing much here, I guess I must use the black light.
It's useful to see wich surface a person touched.
I toggle it and immediately saw an hand on the big wardrobe.
"You're running out of time. Find the briefcase." - Park says angrily.
Geez, like if it's easy!
Let's see... I motive many imprints ok the desk but it's normal: he works there.
"I- I don't see anything!"
"Hurry up, Bell!"
"Yeah but I looked-"
Suddenly I notice and hand on the wall near a crooked paint.
"- everywhere."
I fix it and something snaps behind the wall.
I activated a timer. A hand on the paint and the other on the wardrobe... I think I got it.
"Wait a minute, I think I found it."
I push the wardrobe in the exactly point where the Kraus's hands is.
The armchair opens with a click.
No way!
Behind it there is a room full of hanged photos on the ceiling.
It's dark inside, I have to swith the light.
I pull a string and a red and creepy light comes from the light bulb.
The red atmosphere reminds me of my nightmares, where a woman and a man tortured me and did an injection in my neck.
It looks like a darkroom.
I shiver and watch closer the photos: an house, some files and... Greta?
I wonder what happened to her. Did she make it? Or they captured her?
He must be looking for her since years ago.
In front of me there is a desk full of jars with medical liquid inside.
"What the hell..." - I wishper looking at this stuff.
Why does this room remind me of the one I see in my nightmares?
It must be only a déjà-vu.
On the desk I notice the briefcase I was looking for. I open it: it has some cash, a passport AMD some photos.
What? Where is the other stuff?
"Bell, have you found the briefcase?" - Park asks.
"There are photos of what appear to be a nukes."
"Understood. Just plant the tracker and get out of here."
I do what she said and close the briefcase.
Suddenly I hear a noise from a wardrobe.
I take my gun waiting to see the enemy, but nothing happens.
I hear the noise again; it seems like somebody is calling for help.
This bastard raped a person!
I carefully reach the wardrobe and open it: the shocking view let my without words.
Greta, with her hands tidied behind her back and her mouth shouted with some tape, is trying to break free.
When she saw me her eyes filled with joy but the second after she is looking behind me with a worried face.
She can't talk so she only does some noises, obviously. But I can't understand her. What is she trying to say?
I turn around and see someone hitting me on my head with his gun.
My view becomes blurred and I fall on the floor. Only now I realize who hit me.
I can clearly see Kraus, standing in front of me.
He charges his gun and watch me with a cold expression.
I'm too weak to scream, to run away.
I pass out after a few seconds.
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