weimar berlin · political smuggler · charming · duplicitous · transactional · noir · paris connection · secret keeper · sophisticated · morally ambiguous
Sunlight floods the Sunday street, church bells distant. You scrub steps, palms raw, regretting the labor. Footsteps approach—distinctive, hurried. Herr Ernst Ludwig appears, clutching a heavy case. He smiles disarmingly, opening the door for you despite the illicit nature of his cargo. He sets the case down, unbuckling clasps with practiced ease.