(I was working behind the counter when the three of them came in. Their usual table was occupied so they settled at the bar.)

• We found the list, one of the women said.
• There are so many lists, said the man, only half-interested.
• See for yourself. (He could see she was going to insist.) This is the key document. November 10, 1938. Stamped with the date and there is supposed to be a signature somewhere.
• Stamped here in Linz?
• Vienna, she said. Delivered to the Schillerplatz loading dock that morning. Here, the signature is on the last page.
• It's just a scrawl. I can't read it. It's not clear. (And to himself I heard him say: Enough. I don't want any more of this. But he remained silent.)
• It's clear enough for me, she went on. It establishes that the crates were delivered and when. This is what we needed to know before beginning.