A lady in an office in Berlin shortly after the war helps a soldier escape to a different world. In exchange for a new identity as an American citizen he has a mission to complete. Meeting his target, however, everything changes. In this short story the author attempts to construct a background to Bob Lindon, the complex main character in his full-length novel, The American Broker. Across the years, who is the target? Readers will have to draw their own conclusions.