:03:02
That was my business.
:03:03
And even now with the war on,
there was nothing illegal about it.
:03:07
Sweden was neutral
and traded with both sides.
:03:14
When I went to my office that
morning, I received a call
:03:17
from a friend of my brother's who
was in Stockholm on business.
:03:20
He was staying at the Grand Hotel.
I went over.
:03:23
I knew the blacklist would be
printed in the American papers,
:03:26
and it was sure to embarrass my
brother and parents
:03:29
who lived in New York.
:03:31
I wanted to explain
a few things to this man
:03:33
so that he could take
back my side of the story.
:03:36
The lobby of the Grand
was a busy place.
:03:39
Like Lisbon and Istanbul
and other neutral cities,
:03:42
Stockholm was crowded with what
were euphemistically called "visitors".
:03:47
They came
from every country
:03:48
and babbled away
in a dozen different tongues.
:03:51
Some were there to buy Swedish
ball bearings and Bofors guns,
:03:54
and the rest were espionage
agents trying their best
:03:57
to see that the shipments
never reached their destinations.
:04:10
Come in, come in.
:04:19
Sorry not to have finished,
I slept late.
:04:21
- Let me take your things.
- I'll put them here, thanks.
:04:25
- May I offer you something?
- No, thank you.
:04:28
Please sit down.
:04:30
- You're British.
- Have been for years.
:04:33
You didn't sound
it on the phone.
:04:36
I didn't call.
:04:39
Cigarette?
:04:41
Thank you.
:04:43
- How's that brother of mine?
- I really don't know.
:04:47
You see, I've never met
your brother.
:04:49
Oh, I say, this is
a delicious bit of bacon.
:04:54
You must forgive me for using
the "friend of the family" approach.
:04:59
I didn't want you to tell anyone
you were coming