The drive to Munich felt uncomfortably familiar. Katelina noted with surprise that a crimson uniformed guard drove the SUV and not the usual Scharfrichter. Were they all busy?

The SUVs stopped in front of a red roofed building. The guards led them inside and down a narrow corridor. The room at the end had been shadows and hints of heavy furniture to Katelina before, but now it was clear as daylight. She could even see the figures in the heavy paintings.

The back wall ...