Rastenburg, East Prussia, Farm of Tadeauz Malewicz
July 20, 1944, 1425 hours

When the returned to the house, Tadeauz and Grzegorz hurried to finish the butchering while Vladimir went to the radio. Before sending the message, he wanted to take a look at the list. He carefully unfolded the sticky paper, careful not to rip it. When it was unfolded, he began to read. He was surprised at the names the list contained – Admiral Canaris was on there, as was General Rommel. There were many other names that he did not know. He wasn't surprised to find Stauffen's name on the list. "And he thought he would get away with this," he muttered. "Tadeauz was right … Stauffen is as good as dead."

Then he came to a name and stopped. "Major Hans Teppel, Abwehr." Vladimir stared at the name – he knew the name from his days at Stalag 13. Teppel was an Allied agent. He was also the agent that was working with Michael in Berlin. If Teppel was on the list …

He quickly scanned the list. He did not find Major Kurt Wagner on it anywhere, but he knew that might not mean anything. If Teppel was caught, his close associates would also be rounded up. Michael was not safe … and Teppel was in grave danger. He must get a message to Berlin.

He quickly set up the radio gear and waited for the set to warm up. As soon as it was ready, he sent his first message to The Center. He told them in detail about the assassination attempt, Stauffen's visit and the now deceased Major Gerstein. He also told them about the list of names he pulled from the dead body and gave each and every name on the list. He closed the message by telling them he was going to contact Michael. Moscow's reply was a simple "Message received, proceed as you see fit."

Vladimir didn't know what he expected them to say, but he was disappointed with their lack of helpful advice. "Thanks for nothing," he muttered in English. He had heard Carter utter that phrase while in Stalag 13, and it seemed very appropriate at this time. After signing off, he readjusted the frequency dial to Michael's listening band. He tapped a message out and waited for a reply. Nothing. He tapped again and waited. Same result.

"Damn, I was hoping he would be monitoring," Vladimir swore. "I know it's the middle of the day, but this is an emergency."

He got an idea and quickly switched frequencies. He would try Jack in Leipzig to see if he was monitoring. If not, he would try his old friends at Stalag 13. They had an interest in Teppel's safety, and Vladimir knew that Colonel Hogan would do whatever he could to help. If that didn't work, he thought he remembered the . He was surprised when a response came almost immediately. He hurriedly tapped in his message …frequencies and codes that Kinch used to contact London. The codes were probably outdated by now, but he had to keep trying to contact someone.

He tapped in a message on Jack's frequency and listened for a reply

"Attempt to kill Hitler today. Attempt failed. Stauffen on way to Berlin. Stopped here but was followed. Major Gerstein, SS, killed. Carried list of names of people to round up. One name important. Major Hans Teppel. Must get word to Teppel. He is not safe. Michael also in danger, but not on list. Over."

He listened for a reply. After a long moment it came … "Are you sure?"

He smiled. Jack had received the message and understood it. He tapped back his one word answer … "Da."

He signed off and put the radio equipment back into its hiding place. He took extra care to make sure the hiding place was well hidden – if the SS would come investigating the death of one of their officers, he didn't want to have the radio found.

"That would be bad," he muttered.