Code Name Angel

By

Jennaya


Kinch's bed rose up as the Colonel climbed back upstairs, everyone was still looking forlorn. No one liked Hochstetter as it was, but from now on this was going to make matters worse with him. He'd lost someone very close to him; he'd be after the Allies for revenge in the death of Lisal.

"Did we really kill Hochstetter's fiancé with my bombs, Colonel?" Carter asked, starting to look a little pale.

"Actually we didn't Carter," Hogan started but was interrupted.

"But he said she was in the 'otel where we planted all those bombs, sir," Newkirk was confused.

"It turns out that Lisal isn't dead, that agent downstairs is or was Lisal," Hogan informed them. His men all started speaking out in disbelief at once, Hogan held up his hands quieting them down.

"Colonel, we know that Hochstetter loves her, how does she feel about him?" Kinch asked with concern.

"She's British; she was just pumping him for information. I have faith in British women," Newkirk said with pride.

"Actually Newkirk, she loves him," Hogan's words shocked everyone.

"You can't be serious mon Colonel, the filthy Boche. How could she?" LeBeau started speaking excitedly in French.

"She's a traitor, a dirty rotten traitor," Newkirk tossed his cigarette in disgust.

"All right settle down, she's no traitor. We all know what she did last night, and taking out the Gestapo high command is the act of a hero. And she was prepared to do it alone without our help. Love is blind…is all." Hogan tried to calm his men. "London has called her home, and she's following orders."

"Not a bloody moment to soon for those orders," Newkirk couldn't believe what he was hearing, shaking his head in repulsion.

"Now wait a minute, what has Angel done that was any different than Frau Von Schneider? I mean she married the General and everything. Nobody was upset with her. And Angel only dated Hochstetter to get information," Carter questioned them.

"Don't you get it Carter?" Kinch asked. "Hochstetter is Gestapo, and that makes him a thousand times worse than any Army General. And besides Frau Von Schneider didn't love her husband, she married him for her cover."

"Well I think that's worse than actually falling in love. Angel is going home instead of marrying Hochstetter; that makes her more honorable." Carter defended her; he was not giving an inch of ground.

"Blimey bloody hell, when did we start sending women in as agents, and requiring them to seduce men?" Newkirk couldn't believe his country was sending in women in alone on dangerous assignments.

"All right calm down everyone. No matter what we think of her taste in men, we have a job to do. Angel is following orders and so are we. If you're down in the tunnel, give her some space for a while, and that's an order." Hogan looked around at his men. They didn't like the situation, but he knew they would do what was required. He wasn't exactly sure how he felt about this revelation himself.


Hochstetter didn't know how long he'd been alone in Klink's office, but when he pulled himself together, he left. Corporal Schneider drove him back into town, stopping first at a liquor store, and then taking him to Lisal's apartment. Hochstetter let himself in and sat down on the couch. Looking at the two pictures on the mantel, he took the one of him and Lisal down and held it close. Then he opened the bottle and drank until he passed out.


Angel stayed in her make shift room until early evening, and then she wondered through the tunnels finding Kinch and LeBeau in the radio room.

"Hi there, we haven't seen much of you today," Kinch's tone was friendly.

"It's been a long few days; guess I needed the sleep more than I thought I did. Have you heard anything more from London on when I go home?" Angel asked him hoping he had.

"Yes, they'll send a plane tomorrow night as long as the weather holds out. It looks like it'll be clearing by late afternoon."

"You missed dinner, but I saved some for you. It wasn't easy Schultz came by and was begging for it. Let me go get it for you," LeBeau offered as he went upstairs.

"Merci LeBeau, I could definitely eat. Who is Schultz?" Angel asked.

"Oh, he's our barrack's guard and the local food disposal. We give him food and he gives us information. He looks the other way mostly and we keep him in chocolate," Kinch explained with an amused look on his face.

"He sounds like a character," she laughed. "Does London send you enough chocolate to keep him satisfied."

"They try to, but we have to ration his chocolate. He is truly unique," LeBeau answered coming back down with her dinner plate. She took it and sat down on Kinch's cot to eat.

"LeBeau this is wonderful, I'm amazed at your cooking skills. Want to come back to London with me and cook there?" Angel asked half teasing.

"I would love to go to London with you. Kinch tell that transport plane that two will be coming aboard," LeBeau replied. Kinch gave him a dirty look and Angel laughed.

Just then Carter yelled roll call down the hole and the two men climbed up leaving her alone. After finishing her dinner, she continued to walk around until she found Carter's lab. She went through his chemicals and mixed something up finishing about the time Carter came into his lab. "I hope you don't mind, I know my way around a lab."

"No, I don't mind at all, sometimes after one of Louis rich dinners, Peter asks me to make him the same thing. I came down to make some dynamite because we're on the low side. You're welcomed to stay and watch."

"How about if I help instead," Angel offered.

"You know how to make dynamite?" He was shocked.

"Yes, I make my own too. Do you use nitroglycerin or ammonium nitrate in yours?"

"You do know what you're doing! That is really neat! Well, I use both it depends on the job I'm making it for. The ammonia is a little easier for us to get, because the Krauts bring it in for cleaning the kitchen. London will send me anything else I need to make it, but sometimes we need it faster than they can get me the materials. On the plane tomorrow night, they're sending me a bunch of stuff. We have a railroad tunnel to blow up in a few days, and for those I like using the nitro. It makes for a better explosion…" Carter continued to rattle on about his processes as Angel helped him mix the chemicals. When they were filling the sticks he changed the subject. "The Colonel told us about you and Major Hochstetter, I'm sorry you have to leave Germany."

"I think it's for the best, besides I can't go against orders." Her eyes had a deep sadness about them.

"It's hard when you find someone and they're not on the same side."

"Yes, it is, but that is war. Perhaps had we met in another time or under different circumstances it would have been possible. How do the other men feel about it?" She'd picked up on the tension from LeBeau and Kinch earlier.

"Some of them can't get past the fact that he's Gestapo, but the way I see it, he's a man like the rest of us." His simple honesty touched her.

"You're right he is, and I'm a woman. I never intended to fall for him, but he has a charm," she started but didn't finish that thought out loud. She thought of his gentleness when they were alone, his passion for life, and love for her. Even in her own heart, she had trouble reconciling his zest for the Fuehrer, with the private man she knew. If only she could have gotten him to see through the madness, and fight with her they could have been together. If only…

"You know I'm a pretty good listener if you ever want to talk about anything," he pulled her out of her thoughts of Wolfgang.

"Thank you Andrew you're sweet," she gave him a kiss on the cheek, "I'll keep that in mind."

Hogan had been observing for a few moments from the tunnel entrance. Carter's heart was always big and never failed to amaze the Colonel. He decided to let his presence be known. "Carter how's the dynamite coming along?"

"We're finishing up, Angel helped me and we have more than enough for the tunnel now." Carter was enthusiastic about the help.

"That's good, glad to hear it. Carter if you can spare Angel, I'd like to talk with her," Hogan didn't really ask it was more of an order.

"Oh yes, sir, I can finish from here. Thanks for your help again ma'am," Carter was all grins.

"You're welcome Sergeant anytime," Angel answered and left the lab with Hogan. They walked back to her room. "So what did you want to talk about Colonel?"

"I wanted to finish our conversation from this morning. I need to know what your mission was here." Hogan sat on a stool while Angel sat on the cot. "Do you know how this is going to affect us with Hochstetter? He's going to be harder to deal with from here on out."