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Heydrich laughed at her as if she were a child, afraid of the dark. 'There
now,' he began, and got no farther.
'They are going to kill you!' she exclaimed.
'Who?' asked Heydrich. He laughed dismissively.
'The partisans,' she told him. 'They are going to bomb your car on the way
to the castle tomorrow. On the Čechův Most.'
'The Čechův Most, you say?' he asked warily. 'How would they know I
have been planning to change my route?'
In a flash, he had spun her around. His grip was not so tender anymore,
and the contemptuous smile was gone from his thin lips. 'How do you know
this?' he demanded.
'There's a traitor in your office,' she said. 'Someone close to you. Someone
very close.'
He had to believe it. He had to.
She took a deep breath. 'Someone who has decided to betray you: Frau
Hentgen.'
'This Laszlo is a dangerous man,' said Ilsa. 'Send your best men to the
Čechův Most. Station them there to watch for him. You and I, however, will
be at the Charles Bridge tomorrow.'
He looked at her in defeat. 'Make love with me,' he begged.
'No,' she said. 'This is not a time for love. This is a time for hatred.'
He drew himself up, struggling for his dignity. 'You are right,' he said. 'A
German must put aside weak emotions like lust in favor of the grander pas-
sions. I shall order my men to the Čechův Most. You shall stay here tonight,
and ride with me over the Charles Bridge in the morning, that all Prague
might see the Protector and his consort together!'
Stiffly he bade her good night. 'Hear this, however: If my men find nothing
on the Čechův Most, you will die. If anything untoward happens on the
Charles Bridge, I shall kill you myself.'
13.1
As they approached the center of the Old Town, Ilsa could hear the faint
sounds of music. How incongruous they seemed. Her heart was hammering as
she turned to Heydrich with feigned enjoyment. 'It's marvelous!' she cried.
'What is it?'
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Heydrich glanced down at her. 'That is my private military band, sent
down from the castle on my orders to serenade you,' he replied. 'They could
not know I would change my mind this morning.'
7:56 A.M. The car was passing through the square. From here, they could
either turn into Pařižská Street, drive through Josefov and then over the
Čechův Most, or continue straight on Platnéršká to the river, left at the
Clementinum, right onto the Charles Bridge, and straight to the end.
'Please, Reinhard,' she said. 'Take me over the Charles Bridge. Let me hear
the music and bask in your glory. I was a fool last night to turn down the love
of a man like you. I know that now. Tonight will be different, I promise. Kill
them all, but not in front of me. I beg you!'
They turned left onto Křižovnicka Street.
Rick was at the intersection now. The Mercedes was just starting to turn
onto the bridge. Victor Laszlo was right behind it. Rick was right in front of it.
Then he saw something else, something he wasn't looking for. In the back-
seat, seated behind the driver. Another passenger. A woman.
Ilsa Lund.
She was sitting beside the Protector, clad in a rich red dress and clutching
his left arm.
Rick hesitated. After Heydrich, she was the last person he expected to see.
Laszlo kept going. If he felt any surprise, any emotion at her presence in
the car, his face did not register it.
The limousine slowed nearly to a complete stop as it turned right onto the
bridge. Laszlo was two steps away.
'No!' cried Rick, sprinting toward him.
'Victor!' shouted Ilsa. 'Hurry!' She pulled Heydrich hard, nearly toppling
him.
Heydrich had his pistol out. Rick thought at first he was going to shoot
Laszlo. Instead the Nazi pointed it at Ilsa.
Before the driver or the bodyguard could react, Rick dove into the car.
Rick hit Heydrich just as he fired at Ilsa. The shot went wild.
In the same instant, Laszlo jumped onto the running board and flung the
bomb into the backseat.
Ten …
Rick lunged for the bomb, which was rolling around on the floor. Victor
saw him and understood his purpose immediately. 'Get away!' he shouted,
Heydrich laughed at her as if she were a child, afraid of the dark. 'There Heydrich glanced down at her. 'That is my private military band, sent now,' he began, and got no farther. down from the castle on my orders to serenade you,' he replied. 'They could 'They are going to kill you!' she exclaimed. not know I would change my mind this morning.' 'Who?' asked Heydrich. He laughed dismissively. 7:56 A.M. The car was passing through the square. From here, they could 'The partisans,' she told him. 'They are going to bomb your car on the way either turn into Pařižská Street, drive through Josefov and then over the to the castle tomorrow. On the Čechův Most.' Čechův Most, or continue straight on Platnéršká to the river, left at the 'The Čechův Most, you say?' he asked warily. 'How would they know I Clementinum, right onto the Charles Bridge, and straight to the end. have been planning to change my route?' 'Please, Reinhard,' she said. 'Take me over the Charles Bridge. Let me hear In a flash, he had spun her around. His grip was not so tender anymore, the music and bask in your glory. I was a fool last night to turn down the love and the contemptuous smile was gone from his thin lips. 'How do you know of a man like you. I know that now. Tonight will be different, I promise. Kill this?' he demanded. them all, but not in front of me. I beg you!' 'There's a traitor in your office,' she said. 'Someone close to you. Someone They turned left onto Křižovnicka Street. very close.' Rick was at the intersection now. The Mercedes was just starting to turn He had to believe it. He had to. onto the bridge. Victor Laszlo was right behind it. Rick was right in front of it. She took a deep breath. 'Someone who has decided to betray you: Frau Then he saw something else, something he wasn't looking for. In the back- Hentgen.' seat, seated behind the driver. Another passenger. A woman. 'This Laszlo is a dangerous man,' said Ilsa. 'Send your best men to the Ilsa Lund. Čechův Most. Station them there to watch for him. You and I, however, will She was sitting beside the Protector, clad in a rich red dress and clutching be at the Charles Bridge tomorrow.' his left arm. He looked at her in defeat. 'Make love with me,' he begged. Rick hesitated. After Heydrich, she was the last person he expected to see. 'No,' she said. 'This is not a time for love. This is a time for hatred.' Laszlo kept going. If he felt any surprise, any emotion at her presence in He drew himself up, struggling for his dignity. 'You are right,' he said. 'A the car, his face did not register it. German must put aside weak emotions like lust in favor of the grander pas- The limousine slowed nearly to a complete stop as it turned right onto the sions. I shall order my men to the Čechův Most. You shall stay here tonight, bridge. Laszlo was two steps away. and ride with me over the Charles Bridge in the morning, that all Prague 'No!' cried Rick, sprinting toward him. might see the Protector and his consort together!' 'Victor!' shouted Ilsa. 'Hurry!' She pulled Heydrich hard, nearly toppling Stiffly he bade her good night. 'Hear this, however: If my men find nothing him. on the Čechův Most, you will die. If anything untoward happens on the Heydrich had his pistol out. Rick thought at first he was going to shoot Charles Bridge, I shall kill you myself.' Laszlo. Instead the Nazi pointed it at Ilsa. Before the driver or the bodyguard could react, Rick dove into the car. 13.1 Rick hit Heydrich just as he fired at Ilsa. The shot went wild. As they approached the center of the Old Town, Ilsa could hear the faint In the same instant, Laszlo jumped onto the running board and flung the sounds of music. How incongruous they seemed. Her heart was hammering as bomb into the backseat. she turned to Heydrich with feigned enjoyment. 'It's marvelous!' she cried. Ten … 'What is it?' Rick lunged for the bomb, which was rolling around on the floor. Victor saw him and understood his purpose immediately. 'Get away!' he shouted, 79 80
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