The Gestapo had commandeered several buildings on Avenue Foch to establish their headquarters. The complex included a prison in which to hold and interrogate those engaged in suspicious activities, a wireless unit that transmitted bogus communications to the Allies from captured radio sets, and a division in development to monitor the Jewish population. During his stay in Paris, which was expected to be brief, Major Ziegler had been loaned a staff car and provided with a small office in a building down the street from headquarters.
Ziegler and Bayer discussed their meeting with Emilie Dufort the following morning, assessing the actions needed to recover the diamonds.
“I should have had you come into her apartment with me,” Ziegler said. “I value your opinion and would have been intereste
