Part XVI
From the silence the voice emerged again, louder and more agitated.
"I know this sounds unbelievable, I know I would doubt it if I didn't know the truth. So I give you proof, in the envelope a copy of Petain's report, the copy I stole from the Ministry and which, in all the chaos, they never noticed was missing."
The heavy began sorting through the papers looking for the indicated document. Though a decidedly unimaginative soul, such gentlemen are never picked for their empathy or insight, as he sifted he suddenly realised that the man on the tape must had done exactly the same thing while making the recording. Struck by this he suddenly felt a tenuous but very real connection to the voice which, in a different man, would have been accompanied by an intense pang of guilt.
As it was the heavy shook his head to clear such thoughts and returned to his search but, not meeting with success, shrugged his shoulders at his superior. The voice carried on, growing more desperate as it continued.
"Please old friend, whatever you decide to do with this, you must stop it from getting into the wrong hands. "
The trenchcoat stirred himself and focused on the source of the voice.
"Yes it would be a shame if it has gotten into the wrong hands." He said, then gestured at the heavy to collect the paperwork and retrieve the tape, he then put the whole package safely in his suitcase.
This job done the two men walked out of the room, the heavy pausing only to kick the lifeless body of the rooms former owner out of the way so he could lock the door behind them.