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Further reading reveals that the father of the child is listed as German. His

                   name: Dieter Stormann. Another couple adopts the child, while Inge-Lise gets
                   married on the 8  of July in 1955, to an American, named James Epstein. Shortly
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                   afterwards, she then immigrates to the United States. He finds out, via other

                   sources, the she returns to Denmark in 1987 again. A lot of travelling Danes did
                   so, so nothing particularly weird there.

                          “Dieter Stormann.” He cannot help himself; he has to say it out loud,

                   feeling how it rolls off his tongue.
                          He is certainly a man who could manage to run such a big company as

                   Kräsen. From being a small local dairy producer to becoming Germany's largest
                   diary company, then a global giant.

                          In Dieter's time as chief of the business, there has never been anything to

                   put a finger on; quite the contrary, he has emerged as a splendid representative
                   of his top-post in the company. Always trustworthy, a popular man whom with

                   great zeal, always participated in the annual Oktoberfest, public Christmas

                   events, as well as being the sole sponsor of many local markets in Germany. It
                   was from those markets that most of the photos of him were taking, portraying

                   him as kind of a Father Germany. Immaculately dressed in a dark grey suit, in
                   conversation with different organizers of the various events, usually with a pint

                   in his hand, making him common. It’s hard to imagine that Dieter Stormann was

                   the father of Kräsen's current boss, Gustav Kräsen.
                          At first glance, Gustav Kräsen is the epitome of a cynical, modern

                   businessman – of the worst kind. Unlike his father, he has managed to avoid all

                   contact with the general public, he changed his surname from Stormann to
                   Kräsen, and every move he makes, seems thoroughly calculated, his booming

                   Swiss bank accounts and his harsh business methods, has made him even more

                   unsympathetic than the CEO Klaus Bonnert. Bonnert had been the face of the
                   company outwards, until his recent death; a situation, in which Tom was

                   involved.

                          The Danish and German intelligence services know that it is Gustav
                   Kräsen who is either part of an extensive network of illegal art traders or - and

                   this is the theory that Tom is most inclined to believe - he is the real mastermind
                   behind it all; a narcissistic and cold person who, with any means necessary,
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