At the Charité hospital in Berlin Anna was sitting at the desk jotting down information about the patients in her department when Professor Scherer, a handsome man in his fifties with salt-and-pepper hair, stopped by with more paperwork for her to look over.
“How are things going, Fräulein Klausen?” he asked politely. Since marrying a Slav was illegal according to the Nuremberg racial laws, she had married Peter in a clandestine Catholic ceremony performed by Pfarrer Bernau. For everyone except her immediate family, she still was a bachelorette.
“As good as can be given the situation. This war takes a toll on everyone.” Anna looked up at the professor, who was her mentor and fatherly friend. One of the most renowned scientists in the Reich, Professor Scherer had contacts in the highest N
