Harlot's Ghost Chapter Summary & Analysis - Part II: Berlin. Chapters 1-4 Summary

Part II: Berlin. Chapters 1-4 Summary

Dix Butler picks Harry up at the Berlin airport; they will be sharing an apartment. Harry learns about his new cover job; a clerical job for the Department of Defense. Finally, he is asked to report to VQ/Giblets (Harvey), though it turns out that C.G., Harvey's wife, who wants Harry to accompany her as she travels the city distributing supplies to safe houses, is actually summoning him. During this trip, Harry mentions his father. Later, Harvey finally summons him; the Chief of Base is intimidating and says that he needs a junior officer to help him with VQ/Catheter, the Berlin tunnel project. When he asks about Harry's past, Harry says that he worked in technical services, so he never had a cryptogram before.

Harry begins his job reporting directly to Harvey in Chapter 2. Harvey asks him to trace Cloakroom. Harry tries to change the subject to...
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