Much later, when they were alone in the SWA Daniela asked Walther, "Was everything you said just now true?"
"Of course, but it's supposed to be a secret, so don't tell anyone else, ok?"
Daniela just gave him a sweet little smile that Walther thought was due to her being affected by the mission stress that had been making her act strangely for the past hour. Nothing a visit to Dr. Bianchi couldn't solve. Suddenly she hugged him in a particularly odd fashion that caught him off-guard. Any other person might have hugged her back but Walther recognized it immediately. He shoved her away but it was too late, for in her hand was his H&K USP pistol that she had pulled from his shoulder holster. Fortunately she wasn't too concerned about shooting him. Instead, she released the magazine and seeing that it was empty, she pulled the slide back and locked it in place. A single bullet was ejected from the chamber.
"Were you really planning to shoot yourself?" Daniela asked quietly. Walther replied with a slight nod. At that she flung herself at Walther, crying uncontrollably and babbling nonstop about never allowing him to such things. Walther just pulled her closer and held her tightly. It was all he could do at that point to keep him from crying too.
Some months after the investigations ended, the SWA received a strange gift for Walther and Daniela. Two Zeiss scopes were placed side by side in a glass case, with one of them completely shattered. Most of the blood had been cleaned off, but if you examined closely, you could still see some traces of reddish-brown matter on both scopes. The glass case was mounted on a wooden base and attached to the wooden base was a metal plate with the words "To Walther and Daniela: Thank you" engraved in neat letters. Walther gave it to Daniela to display it in her room. It would be a fitting testament to the professionalism and skills of the fratello that Walther and Daniela have become.