You are disillusioned, But take cheer, my youngfriend. Presently you will see a paper, a quite important paper for which several men and women have risked their lives, come to me.
You were told that I was a secret agent, a spy. You wished to meet me because you are a writer, young and romantic.
You are disapointed
The report that is being brought to you tonight concerning some new missiles. I thought I would take it from you. It will be safer in my hands than in yours.
Max, you gave me quite a start. I thought you were in Berlin. What are you doing here in my room?
Balcony? No, a passkey. I did not know about the balcony. It might have saved me some trouble had I known.
I’m going to raise the devil with the management this time, and you can bet on it, This is the second time in a month that somebody has got into my room through that nuisance of a balcony!
It belongs to the next apartment.It’s not my balcony.
You see, through that door there — used to be the living room. It had the balcony, which extends under my window now. You can get onto it from the empty room two doors down — and somebody did, last month. The management promised to block it off. But they haven't
KNOCK KNOCK
That will be the police, What will you do now, Max? If I do not answer the door, they will enter anyway. The door is unlocked. And they will not hesitate to shoot.
Send them away! I will wait on the balcony. Send them away or I’ll shoot and take my chances!
Here is the drink you ordered for when you returned.
But...the police...
No, he won’t return. You see, my young friend, there is no balcony.
But won’t that man out on the balcony…?
There were no police. Only Henry, whom I was expecting.