“Comrade Kapustin,” Goltsman said in the grating voice of a pencil sharpener. He was in no hurry: we’ll dig right through, we’ll sift off the sand. “We are a field group of the NKVD State Security Directorate’s fourth department.” Kapustin nodded with deep gratitude and relief — perhaps he actually knew what the fourth department did.
Question: Comrade Umansky did not live to see our nations triumph over the Fascist scum, and was killed in the line of duty by our enemies. The Soviet government accepted the condolences expressed by the American government, but only in order to make our work here, Comrade Kapustin, easier. Were you shown the official results of the investigation at the defense ministry?
Answer: Yes, It appears the plane was cleared for takeoff at almost exactly 5:30 and bl
