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"It so happens that after long lengthy investigations we know that Dieter,
at one point and in deep secrecy, contacted Johan, while you two were still living
together. They established contact, and well, then he disappeared.”
Beatrice says. "I knew that he did small assignments for KRÄSEN, adver-
tising stuff. But I never knew it was this deep, this big. I remember him being
very enthusiastic with his pay checks from the company."
Tom interjects. “Let me just finish quickly. I have more to tell you. Besides
Johan, Dieter had another son, one that he had with another woman. It was in-
tended that this son should run the Kräsen conglomerate. But for unknown rea-
sons he disappeared. He was deeply involved the Berliner Bezetsen, an occupy-
the-city movement on the far left. After learning what his family had been
involved in, he refused to have anything Kräsen company and his family as well.
It seems that Johan was persuaded by Dieter to run the company, taking the
place as head of the company. Everything indicates that from this moment he
changed identity. Today he has become Gustav Kräsen.”
She takes the glasses off and rests her eyes, as well as her head. She’s
processing this new information. She leans back on the chair and looks at him
with a look that signifies a deep sadness, and a little skepticism. Could she
believe all of Tom’s words?
“He changed his identity you say?” Before he has time to answer, she an-
swers her question herself. “Yes, of course you do. Otherwise you were not here
now.”
Tom continues. "Yes, I have to complete faith in my sources.
Unfortunately. Many families, with ties to the Nazis and the history, have been
eager to change their surnames. Take his father, Walther Stormann, for example.
It wasn’t long after the war ended before he changed the family's last name to
Kräsen instead of Stormann.”
Beatrice listens intensely.
“In Johan's case, it has been an extremely clever manoeuvre as neither the
Danish police nor Interpol have been able to track him down, because his change
of identity, done in a way only professionals know of. Presumably, through Diet-
er's strong contacts, he obtained German identity papers rapidly, which have