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everything was rosy. But later l I was offered a scholarship in America, and so

everything started to turn. He broke off the engagement because I accepted the
scholarship. And let me be honest, I was probably a bit of a rebel at that point

saying yes to that. I have since then regretted my choice over and over again."

Tom nods as he’s taking notes. "Yeah. That sounds tough."
“I discovered, way too late, that I was pregnant and did not tell Dieter

anything about the pregnancy, so when my son was born, I made sure some

wonderful people adopted him. It was something my mother and doctor
arranged for me. The situation was sorted just mere days before I went to the

States. I got married shortly after my arrival. You know, I was looking for
stability and security at that point."

While she is talking, he notes all the details. Some people prefer this, then

to be recorded, makes them more comfortable.
“So that means Dieter and you have not had any contact since then?" He

asks.

“No, no. Dieter was a rather special man. He was a child of war and his
mother was dead, I think he and the father saw something in me that his mother

possessed, she was not from the country either and had a fine academic
education, a very rare thing for a woman from that time. Even though it's so

many years ago, I still remember that he sometimes talked about that he was sad

that he had lost his mother.”
Tom nods and squints at the clock.

“From other sources, I have been told that Dieter was very hurt that I

accepted the scholarship. It was deeper than just that I had to travel. He was very
proud man, as well as secretive. I have later thought about whether the dairy

group he built, was something he was even passionate about, because he had a

great interest for art, like a strange obsession that he wouldn’t let me in on.”
"Well, I think this is the perfect moment for what I have to tell you then.

Prepare for a little shock," he says.

"Yes, come with it."
"Johan, your adopted son, has been missing for the last twenty years, and

no one knows where he is. Unfortunately he has probably passed away, that is
the theory that the police are holding on to, but within the last few months