When Lillian got the call from Andre two weeks later, she could barely keep the excitement out of her voice. It was she who proposed they have dinner that Friday. She told him her husband had to travel to Amsterdam again for a conference and would not be back in Vienna until midweek. This wasn’t the first time Felix was leaving on a Friday for a conference that started on a Monday. Why would he want a free weekend in Amsterdam? But this time she didn’t care. She knew Felix never gave a moment’s thought to what she might be doing.
Andre had agreed to pick Lillian up at the entrance to the Hotel Sacher near the Vienna Opera House. He’d made dinner reservations at the Korson, a restaurant known for flawless service and memorable meals. Andre pulled his car into the circular drive in front of
