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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,