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Mitch placed the laptop flat under the tray and pressed both flat to his body. They retraced their steps, Eva inconspicuously grabbing some clean napkins from the shelves as they passed through. Heading up the stairs, Mitch saw the guard was gone.
“He must be in the room,” he whispered to Eva. As they neared, Mitch saw on the screen that the speeches were over and the stage was clear. s**t.
“I think they’re in the room,” he turned and passed the laptop hidden by the tray to Eva. She turned it sideways and stacked the napkins on top.
“I can’t risk going in just in case Julian Schmid is in there or they ask me something in German. Will you be okay?”
“Of course,” she said.
“Hurry before they realize.”
“If they haven’t already.” Eva raced past him into the room. Mitch moved farther a
