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Set to one side, approximately 40 metres behind the main house, stood a large greenhouse laden with all manner of seasonal vegetables destined for the Jaeger dining table. The Jaegers loved to host dinner parties as often as Gerhard’s work schedule would allow and Heidemarie, when not in the house, could almost always be found in the greenhouse tending to her garden. She took great pride in regaling their dinner guests with how she and Gerhard were almost totally self-sufficient regarding their supply of fresh, home-grown vegetables.
Polizeidirektor Claus Meier had never seen a greenhouse as large. As the small group of three police officers accompanying Hermann Schmidt and led by Claus Meier walked past the structure, Meier gave a slight shake of his head, not even prepared to guess
