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Intrigue

The Ratline – Ep 8. Nest of Spies

Intrigue

BBC

True Crime, Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.64.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Philippe and the team work out the identity of the mysterious man Otto lunched with on Lake Albano, and discover he too is connected with the Nazi Bishop. They take a trip to the lake to meet the Priest who buried the man and he reveals an unbelievable family secret.

A story of life, love and a curious death told by writer and barrister, Philippe Sands. A cold war mystery that reveals shadowy forces at work and consequences that stretch across generations.

Producer: Gemma Newby

Sound Design: Neil Churchill

Transcript

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It's Saturday, the 2nd July in 1949. Otovish has come up from Rome to Lake Albano,

0:42.0

just a little outside the city to visit an old

0:44.7

comrade. He's married to an Italian here and they've got a little girl. He's feeling

0:51.3

great. He's finally emerging from a difficult period. He's been in Rome for three months.

0:56.4

He's made acquaintances. He's about to get a passport which is going to get him out to Argentina or some other place.

1:05.0

He's a hunted man, but here he is with someone he trusts and he feels good.

1:11.0

He invited me to spend the night, so I slept there and met his wife and the baby.

1:17.0

Ten days after spending the weekend with a mysterious old comrade, Otto Verta, Nazi on the run, is dead.

1:26.0

If Otto was poisoned, then the old comrade is likely to be suspect number one.

1:32.0

It's taken an awfully long time,

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but we've discovered who that person is, and it's pretty surprising. I'm Philip Sans and this is the Rat Line.

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