Lilly waved her husband off indicating she was all right and Fuchs took off stopping Bernard outside the infirmary entrance. He grabbed him by the collar and threw him against the wall holding the Englander up to where he barely stood on his toes. Terrified Bernard let out a blood curling scream.

"You will shut up!" Fuchs demanded clamping a hand over the private's mouth. Instantly Bernard cooperated out of fear, and Fuchs slowly removed his hand from his face. Pushing Bernard up higher against the wall he sternly warned, "Down here you're safe. However, this behaviour of yours is endangering that safety. And the safety of my wife and child! Plus, the lives of every man in this operation are in jeopardy if the tunnels are discovered by your yelling. If you can't stay quiet until you're safely in England, then I will arrange for you to become a proper guest of Herr Hitler. The entire time you shall spend in a small windowless cell until the Allies win this war, however many years that takes. Do I make myself clear, private?" Bernard shook his head yes. Fuchs let him go and Bernard stumbled until he got his footing. "Get back in there and I don't want to hear another sound from you!" Fuchs pointed to the infirmary. Bernard wide-eyed complied and climbed onto his cot pulling his legs up close to his chest. Fuchs walked over to Lilly making sure she was all right.

Behind them, Hogan and Kinch had come running down the tunnel to quell the noise from the errant private. They'd seen Fuchs confrontation with Bernard, but didn't make their presence known until Bernard was cowering on his bunk.

"Is everything all right in here now?" Hogan asked concerned at the dirt on Lilly's dress.

"Yes, I'm fine. He became scared of Fritz's uniform and I was in the way of the exit," Lilly answered with Fritz's arm protectively around her shoulders. They all moved out into the hallway to speak freely.

"I'm sorry he hit you," Hogan apologised trying to keep the anger he felt out of his voice, and ready to get rid of the private.

"It wasn't your fault, and I really am fine," Lilly replied with a reassuring smile. "Thomas needs a time out."

"He's willing to take that time out now," Fritz said glaring back towards the infirmary.

"I witnessed your persuasion with him," Hogan responded.

"He had to be dealt with swiftly, but I would not have hurt the boy," Fritz declared.

"I wasn't concerned. In fact, you might have been gentler than I would have been," Hogan said shaking his head.

"Persuading people to my line of thinking is part of my job, and I'm superb at my job," Fritz replied with a smirk.

"Of that I have no doubt," Hogan said glad Fuchs was on their side and not an adversary. His friend would be a scary person to face on the wrong side of an interrogation room. Wilson came back down with his supplies and was filled in on what had happened. He promised to keep an eye on the young private until time to leave for the plane.

"I had a visitor earlier of concern to Carter and Mady," Fuchs started. Hogan called Carter over to them. "To my surprise, Mady's brother came to see me about her murder this afternoon."

"Brother?" Hogan said stunned then he turned towards Carter. "Did you know about this brother?"

"Yes, sir," Carter answered shaking his head.

"You told me she had no family," Hogan retorted angrily.

"No sir, I said she had no family here. She has a brother, two sisters, her parents, two uncles, an aunt and their families," Carter corrected.

"Carter!" Hogan ground out. He pinched the bridge of his nose closing his eyes. Then he opened them asking Kinch to bring Mady to the meeting room. As everyone gathered around, Hogan stood against the wall. "Fritz, tell us what happened this afternoon."

"A Sergeant Eike came to my office asking about Mady. He showed me a well-worn photo of the two of them taken a few of years ago. He's broken up believing she's dead," Fuchs explained.

"Sjurd's here?" Mady gasped and placed a hand over her mouth. "How did he know where I am?"

"He said a friend of his recognised you in the tavern from a snapshot. Probably the same one he showed me. After speaking with the bar's owner he came to Gestapo headquarters, he wanted to get any information he could before informing your parents," Fuchs answered.

"Does he know about Andrew or our marriage?"

"Nein, all he knows is you're missing. I told him no body was found, so he shouldn't give up hope."

"Why didn't you didn't tell us about him. Is there any other family we need to worry about showing up?" Hogan demanded with his arms crossed.

"Mady's estranged from her family. She hasn't seen or spoken to them in over two years, sir," Carter revealed. "To our knowledge, Mady was safely hidden from them and they gave up looking for her."

"Explain the estrangement and why it occurred," Hogan ordered. Mady and Carter's eyes met, an unspoken understanding passed between them, then she looked down biting her lower lip. "Fellas, would you give us some privacy?" Kinch, Newkirk, Fuchs, and LeBeau all stood to leave.

"No, it's all right, everyone can stay. Mady's family are Nazis, and she's not. About three years ago there was an incident that divided her from her family," Carter explained.

"What was this incident?" Hogan asked determined to get the truth.

"My cousin, Millie, was younger than me. I loved her so much and spent as much time as possible with her since we lived close to each other. Millie was born different; she didn't learn like a normal child and never went to school. She remained like a four or five-year-old even when as a teenager. Millie loved people and had a special way about her where she never recognised bad in anyone. Her mother loved her, but her father and other siblings were embarrassed by Millie." Mady stopped taking deep breaths before she continued. Carter held her hand in support. "A new hospital for kids like Millie opened near our town. Her father committed her to it. I begged him not too and promised to take complete care of her. My parents said I was too young to understand what the responsibilities would entail and for my future they wouldn't allow it. Our grandmother was ill with little strength to fight them. It nearly killed her to learn where Millie was. The hospital forbid visitors, and we would only see her when she came for holidays. But I missed her terribly so one day I went to the hospital. When I got there, I was sternly told to go home. Not being deterred I snuck into the ward. What they were doing to the poor children was indescribably horrid." She stopped wiping a tear away.

"You don't have to tell that part," Carter said softly then held her close. He gave Hogan a look that said he'd explain later.

"I couldn't leave my cousin in that place and was so angry at the doctors and nurses. Thought my Aunt wouldn't allow Millie to be there if she knew what I'd seen. I found Millie, and she'd been given an operation which left her disfigured. When she saw me she cried and cried begging me to get her away from the bad people. I hid until the nurse left the ward and snuck her out of the hospital. It took most of the night to bring her home, and I believed her parents would be as angry as I was. But when we got to the house, the entire family was waiting for us. The hospital had notified them that Millie was missing, and I'd been there. I explained to our family what I saw adamant we had to protect her. My father said I didn't understand the therapies the doctors used. Millie's father screamed for a long time about the problems I had caused taking her out of that place. Her mother wouldn't even look at Millie. Then our fathers took my cousin back to that horrid hospital. I did everything I could to stop them, but wasn't able. A week later Millie was dead."

"I'm so sorry," Hogan said watching Mady tremble in Carter's arms. "What happened next?"

"My father told me if I didn't stay out of trouble he'd have no choice but to admit me to the same place. I was terrified and ran to my grandmother, who protected to the best of her ability. Her heart was growing weaker, and she needed constant help, so I became her nurse for the last two months of her life. When I explained the things that had happened, she told me I'd done the right thing. We were always closer than my mother and I'd ever been. Grandma was worried what would happen to me. She told me about some money hidden in the house and jewellery. She was dying and made me take the money and jewellery and leave. I told her I wouldn't, but she forced me to go because the train only stopped there every few days and she wouldn't live long enough for me to take the next train. Grandma told me it was her dying wish for me to be safe; then she could pass peacefully and be with my grandfather. With a broken heart, I packed my things, kissed her goodbye and left. Often I've wondered how long I was gone before my parents noticed. After taking four trains crossing the country, I ended up in Hammelburg. Ulfred was putting out a help wanted sign when I walked by trying to decide what to do next. He hired me instantly and let me stay in the back of the bar until I found a place. He never asked me what I was hiding from and always treated me like I was a member of the family. Two months later I met Andrew," Mady explained looking at Andrew the entire time.

"Mady's father had a habit of using his fists to get his point across. I won't allow him near her again," Carter said protectively.

"Wow, that's…a lot to be carrying around," Newkirk said shocked he heard none of this. "Don't worry; we'll help protect Mady from him always." The others chimed in agreement.

"Sjurd loved Millie too and we've always been close. He'd already enlisted in the army and didn't know what happened until he came home on leave after Millie died. His anger and grief so great, he beat my uncle nearly to death," Mady explained. She'd calmed down enough to stop shaking.

"He'll be here for two days, and then is heading for the Western Front," Fuchs said.

"Not to the Eastern Front?" Mady asked.

"Nein, he's been there and is being reassigned. If he knows you're alive, he'll want to see you," Fuchs said.

"Which presents problems," Hogan started. "The plane arrives in three hours. There's no time for you to meet with him and be on the plane. I'm not sure when we could get another plane in here, and the submarine might not be safe. We have no idea how it would affect the baby so that's not a viable option."

"If you meet with your brother, then you will have to speak with Hochstetter. Your disappearance afterward would be tricky. Plus, Kohl is still out there looking for you," Fuchs interjected.

"The option is yours. What do you want to do?" Hogan asked Mady.