Because this chapter contains quite a lot of jumps between Klinks office and Barracks two, I labeled them to avoid confusion. Again, much thanks for the reviews and enjoy reading :-)

Barracks two

Kinch shook his head, smiling. "No, I´m not mad I think this is going to work. Anyway, this mission will be completely voluntarily, so if anyone thinks this is to dangerous, he may stay here and no one will get angry at him. It is not your duty to put your lives at risk.-".

"Mais Kinch, of course we´re in, aren´t we mes amis?"

Carter and Newkirk smiled, nodded and then Carter said. "It sounds like a plan of Colonel Hogan and they always worked, so why shouldn´t this one? It´s so nuts that even the Gestapo would not suspect us to do this.".

Kinch smiled. "All right, I knew I could count on you all, let´s get started. Newkirk, go and make some orders from Berlin ready for Carter. LeBeau, find a suitable uniform for Carter. I will make radio contact with the underground to make sure the car is at the right place."

It was only ten minutes after Kinch had finished explaining his plan, that their preparations were interrupted by a black car coming through the entrance gate, Hochstetter had returned.

Olsen came running into the tunnel. "Kinch, fast Hochstetter has come to talk to Klink".

Without further talking, Kinch nodded and ran of to get the coffee pot. All of them gathered around, for Hochstetters visit might hold something that would either be the downfall or the guarantee of succes for their plan.

"Klink! I am here to tell you, that I have got the signed form. I have arranged everything. Hogan will by shot the day after tomorrow at 9.00 am. Make sure he has got a happy time ´till then in the cooler. Hahaha. I will have my guards guarding him from now on, to make sure he will not escape. Remove your guards from the cooler and let them guard the fence to make sure no other prisoners escape. That´s everything. Heil Hogan... Ehm I mean Heil Hitler.".

Klink sat behind his desk, not knowing what to do. How had Hochstetter got his signature? How was this possible?

Kinch exchanged worried looks with the others. "The day after tomorrow 9 o´clock in the morning. It´s now 5.00 pm. We haven´t got much time and the extra guards at the fence won´t make things easier. What if they check on us, while Carter is away and he is missing? How do we get him out safely?".

Newkirk placed his hand on Kinchs shoulder. "No worries mate, everythin´ will turn out to be fine.".

Then he turned his head to the window and said: "Hey, Hochstetter´s comin´ back, he´s runnin´ into Klinks office again.".

"Vite, turn on le coffeepot!".

Klinks Office

"Klink, I have changed my mind. Your guards, who will not guard the cooler anymore will guard the prisoners inside the Barracks. It is up to you, to assign them to different Barracks, but I want one inside every single one.". Then Hochstetter hurried away again, not even taking time to shout the Hitlergruss.

Klink sighed. Why does this guy always cause trouble?

Why is he always running around, trying to prove that my prisoners are spies?

Barracks two

"Wow, great and what are we going to do now? With one of the guards here we can´t afford to run around outside the camp.". Carter sighed, he did not know how this should work. Even the optimistic Kinch did not speak.

After a time, Kinch thrust his fist onto the table. "I´ve got it, I think, but it will increase the danger involved in this plan. We need to convince Klink, that Schultz has to guard us. With Schultz here, we can do as we please.".

"Yeah but what if Klink puts up Schmidt or one of the others. We won´t have a chance then.".

"That´s what causing me difficulty as well, but let´s try and convince Klink, maybe we´re lucky for a change.".

With these words, Kinch headed to the Kommandants office, leaving behind his three worried friends.

Klinks office

"Kommandant, can I speak to you for a moment?". Kinch was standing in front of Klink, who did not answer, he was to absorbed in his thoughts. Kinch tried once more.

"Kommandant, can I have a quick word with you?".

Klink looked at him for a moment as if he was returning from another world and then said: "Yes, sergeant, but make it quick I have other things to worry about.".

"Well Kommandant, we want to protest against the behaviour of your guards, specially Schultz. He is always on us, we can´t take a step towards the fence or he gets us, we can´t do anything when he is around, even when we are doing something what we used to do every day. He controls everything, it sinks the moral Herr Kommandant.".

Klinks eyes started to glim. His greatest worry had been, that one of the Hogan guys as he called them would do something stupid to try and save their Colonel. Now Schultz seemed to be in complete control of them. He smiled.

"Sergeant, I will not have you question the behaviour of my guards. I think Schultz is doing an excellent job.".

"Herr Kommandant, it will not happen again, but I have got another question. What is going to happen to Colonel Hogan?".

Klink sighed. He had dreaded this question more than any other and especially he dreaded to answer it to Hogans closest friend, but he realised that he had to.

"Sergeant, Colonel Hogan is going to be executed the day after tomorrow by order from Major Hochstetter.".

Kicnh tried to look as if he heard the news for the very first time and looking at Klinks reaction, he felt he had succeeded.

"But- but- Herr Kommandant, can´t you do anything?".

"Sergeant I know this is difficult for you and it is so for me as well, but my hands are tied, the Gestapo has got more power than I have.".

"Herr Kommandant, we heard about that execution form you had to sign. Did you do so?".

Klink shook his head. "No, but Hochstetter falsified my signature.".

Why am I telling this to a prisoner? What should I care if he thought it was me condemning Colonel Hogan? The answer came from a little voice at the back of his head. Because you know it is not right what is happening and you don´t want to be associated with this.

Kinch continued. "But Kommandant, what if you called up the person who interrogated Colonel Hogan? You don´t even know if Hogan has confessed anything that has led to this death penalty. Maybe you should ask for more information.".

Klink was beginning to get unnerved by the provoking look that Kinch had put on him, but at the same time he knew it was Kinchs right to be upset and to bid for action from Klinks side.

By all means, it is not a bad idea he is offering me. At least I will know if Hogan is guilty or not.

He nodded and said to kinch. "I will, sergeant and now, dismissed.".

Kicnh went out and when he was closing the door behind him, he heard Klink shouting: "Hilda, call Sergeant Schultz for me.". Smiling, Kinch went back and sat beneath the other around the coffee pot.

Barracks two

"Schultz, I have heard excellent things of you and I think I should honour this by giving you the chance to show what a great guard you are. Hochstetter has placed an order to guard all Barracks and I think you should be assigned to Barracks two. See it as an honour to serve the Fatherland in this way. Dismissed.". Had our Heroes seen the startled look on Schultzes face, they would have roared with laughter. The poor sergeant knew very well what a though job it was to guard them. But trying to make himself more at ease with the idea he assured himself, that without Colonel Hogan they would not feel the desire to cause him any trouble.

Then they heard Klink shouting for Hilda. "Hilda, give me Obergruppenführer Wachtelschneider on the phone!".

A moment later, the heroes could hear the following conversation. Kinch and Carter, who knew German quite well translated for Newkirk and LeBeau.

"Heil Hitler, Herr Obergruppenführer. This is Kommandant Klink from Stalag 13. You know, the one with the record. No one has ever escaped from Stalag 13. I need some informations from you, about the interrogations of a Colonel Hogan, the senior POW in my camp.".

A few minutes, nothing could be heard, then Klink spoke again.

"So no confessions, absolutely nothing? Well, then I must protest against Major Hochstetter. He has condemned Colonel Hoagn to death for sabotage and spionage, but as there is no proof...".

"What do you say? Oh, the execution permission. He gave it to me to sign, but I did not, because I was not convinced.".

"How can Hochstetter shoot him then? Well, he imitated my signature. I must protest against this. Yes, you will investigate. Heil Hitler Herr Obergruppenführer.".

Kinch looked very satisfied. "Okay that´s the first problem solved, now continue with the preparations, Carter, I need you to make the phone call to Wachtelschneider in a minute.".