Last Man to Die (1991)
“At least he’s not complaining, not yet, thought the barber. Doesn’t mind me scalding my fingers raw, but let him feel the slightest discomfort from the hot towels and he’d let the entire bloody street know. After which he’d moan about his shave not being close enough. And he never left a tip, not even at Christmas.
‘Did you see they got Hencke at last?’ ‘What, you mean that bloody German? Thought they’d picked him up a long time ago.’ It was not an uncommon assumption. With so many stories queu...ing up to demand space in the news columns as the war drew to its climax, the coverage of Hencke’s escape had rapidly disappeared from the pages. Even today’s report had been restrained, wrapping up what editors decided was an old story.
‘No. They found the blighter in Cricklewood – or what was left of him. Seems he’d been leading the police a right merry chase, then a couple of nights ago he got caught underneath one of their V-2s. Poor sod. Seems unfair somehow.’ With victory within their grasp the British sense of fair play was beginning to flourish once more.MoreLess
‘Did you see they got Hencke at last?’ ‘What, you mean that bloody German? Thought they’d picked him up a long time ago.’ It was not an uncommon assumption. With so many stories queu...ing up to demand space in the news columns as the war drew to its climax, the coverage of Hencke’s escape had rapidly disappeared from the pages. Even today’s report had been restrained, wrapping up what editors decided was an old story.
‘No. They found the blighter in Cricklewood – or what was left of him. Seems he’d been leading the police a right merry chase, then a couple of nights ago he got caught underneath one of their V-2s. Poor sod. Seems unfair somehow.’ With victory within their grasp the British sense of fair play was beginning to flourish once more.MoreLess
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