Chapter 5: Confessions

The next gunshot came through the door and nicked Mac's leg. He hit the ground in pain, which allowed the men to open the door.

Hochstetter ordered "See if you can find them! Don't come back until you do." He then knelt down beside Mac and drew back his fist. "You have caused me a lot of trouble. I will make you pay for it. You shall take her place until my men bring her back to me."

Mac curled in a ball and held his arms in front of his face. "Don't hit me please. I give up."

Hochstetter was still determined to hit something so he punched Mac in the stomach. "Bring him."

The men took Mac into the room they were questioning Sarah in and tied him to the chair. Hochstetter got in Mac's face and growled. "Answer my questions, and I might allow your death to be quick and painless." Hochstetter drew back his fist to strike. Mac flinched.

"Come on Major. I'll cooperate with you. You don't need to use violence. Tell me what you want to know."

Hochstetter smiled. This is going to be easy, too bad. "What is your name and who do you work for?"

"Names MacGyver. London asked me to help get White Fox out."

"Why did they send you?"

Mac smiled. I hope this byes them enough time and maybe get him off of Colonel Hogan's back at the same time. "Major Hochstetter, you ought to know that answer. Who else would be better qualified to get White Fox out than Papa Bear?"

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"Colonel, do you 'ave a plan for gettin' MacGyver out. You know that place is goin' to be lousy with krauts lookin' for us."

Hogan just paced trying to think. He looked up at the sky and saw that there was only about an hour before the sun set. "It would be too risky now for a rescue. We will have to wait until tonight."

"But Colonel, we cant just let him stay in there at Hochstetter's mercy. I should be the one in there, not him. I blew it, and now he is going to pay for it."

Hogan put his arm around Carter trying to comfort him. Yes, Hogan was mad at him for messing up on an assignment this important, but now was not the time to yell at him. Right now Carter was doing enough yelling at himself.

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"Papa Bear? You are too weak to be Papa Bear. Besides, I know Colonel Hogan is Papa Bear." Mac laughed. "What is so funny?"

"You believed what I wanted you to believe. That is why you have never caught me until now. I left just enough clues for you suspect Colonel Hogan, but not enough to convict him."

"What are you talking about?"

"As long as you were busy trying to pin everything on Colonel Hogan, I was able to work undetected. Think about it Major, how could Hogan possible get out of camp, commit all those acts of sabotage, get back in camp and be in your presence when something happened?"

Hochstetter circled around Mac. What he says could be true. It makes since. Could I have been wrong all of these years? No I am sure Hogan still had a part in it some how. But MacGyver's explanation makes more since. Hochstetter got a brilliant idea. Even if it isn't true, I have a man who confesses to be Papa Bear. I can present him to the Fuhrer and get a promotion.

"All right Papa Bear. I want you to sign a confession stating that you are responsible for the sabotage operation in the Hammelburg area."

"After I sign the paper, then what?"

Hochstetter smiled evilly. "Then I present you to the Fuhrer. Then we will go on the radio saying that we have finally caught the great Papa Bear. Next, we make some propaganda films and then you will be publicly executed."

Mac thought about it for a while. Can't you just shoot me and get it over with. I have to stall as long as possible so the guys get away. "Deal."

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Word had spread quickly bout "Papa Bear's" capture. Hogan, Carter and Newkirk were sitting in a bear garden waiting for the time to come to try and rescue Mac. A Gestapo officer walked up to them.

"Did you hear the good news?"

Hogan looked at the others. Please don't tell me that you caught LeBeau and Sarah. "What news?"

"Major Hochstetter has finally captured Papa Bear."

"Papa Bear?" They exclaimed in unison.

"Ja! Isn't it great?"

"Ja. A glorious victory for the Third Reich." Newkirk said.

The officer saw another person to share the news with and walked over to them.

"Colonel, what was that all about?" Carter asked

"I am not sure. The only thing I can think of is MacGyver is creating a diversion to give us time to escape."

"Doesn't 'e realize this is a dangerous game 'e is playin'? 'Ochstetter is not going to play nice with 'im and will probably torture and kill 'im." Newkirk added.

Hogan nodded in agreement. We don't have any other choice. Now that Hochstetter thinks that MacGyver is Papa Bear...I don't want to think about what he is going to do to him."I should have been in there with you guys."

Newkirk took a sip of his beer. "You and I both know that if you had gone in there, 'Ochstetter would have pegged you from the get and we all would be in trouble and not just one."

Carter just stared into his beer "I should be the one in there. I am the one that messed up. It is all my fault. I am just a screw up. I don't know why you even bother to keep me on the team?"

At that moment, Hogan realized now wasn't the time for self pitty. Not for him and especially not Carter. There was still a job to de done and there mind had to be sharp in order to pull it off. "Right not we don't have time to be blaiming ourselves for who should be where and done what. We have to get MacGyver out of there now and this is how we are going to do it..."