Late one night, the Gestapo arrive at Stalag 13 and rouse Colonel Klink from his sleep. Hogan, who observed their arrival gathers the Heroes to listen-in on the coffee pot receiver as Major Stern informs Klink that they seek to arrest two recent staff additions, Captain Metzler and Sgt Holtz. The Commandant tells him that the Sergeant is on guard duty, while the Captain is on leave. As the meeting breaks up, Hogan moves to the sink periscope to follow the activity. He soon witnesses the Gestapo gunning down Holtz in the compound. The following day, Hogan has Lebeau and Carter procure the personnel files of the two men in hopes of determining why the Gestapo wants them dead. All that the Heroes could gather from the files was that both men were communications experts and were attached to the same headquarters group in Berlin. Hogan has the local underground locate Metzler at his girlfriend's apartment in Hammelburg. He then visits the Captain to ascertain what the German high command deems so necessary to silence.
—Harry Tumilson
