‘First of all, do you know who I am?’ ‘You’re Martin Bormann.’ ‘And what do you know about me?’ ‘From what I’ve been told you’re the Leader’s right-hand man here in the Alps.’ ‘Is that it?’ Bormann uttered a scornful laugh. ‘I thought you were a detective.’ ‘Isn’t that enough? Hitler’s no ordinary leader.’ ‘But it’s not just here, you know. No, I’m his right-hand man in the rest of Germany, too. Anyone else you’ve ever heard of as being a person who’s close to the Leader – Göring, Himmler, Goebbels, Hess – believe me, they don’t amount to shit when I’m around.
