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Arrest - Conversation with Mrs. Grubach - Then Miss Bürstner
"Inapositionlikeyours,andyouthinkyoucanstartgivingorders,doyou?Itwon’tdoyouanygoodtogetusonthewrongside,evenifyouthinkitwill-we’reprobablymoreonyoursidethatanyoneelseyouknow!""That’strue,youknow,you’dbetterbelieveit,"saidFranz,holdingacupofcoffeeinhishandwhichhedidnotlifttohismouthbutlookedatK.inawaythatwasprobablymeanttobefullofmeaningbutcouldnotactuallybeunderstood.K.foundhimself,withoutintendingit,inamutedialoguewithFranz,butthenslappedhishanddownonhispapersandsaid,"Herearemyidentitydocuments.""Andwhatdoyouwantustodoaboutit?"repliedthebigpoliceman,loudly."Thewayyou’recarryingon,it’sworsethanachild.Whatisityouwant?Doyouwanttogetthisgreat,bloodytrialofyoursoverwithquicklybytalkingaboutIDandarrestwarrantswithus?We’rejustcoppers,that’sallweare.JuniorofficerslikeushardlyknowoneendofanIDcardfromanother,allwe’vegottodowithyouiskeepaneyeonyoufortenhoursadayandgetpaidforit.That’sallweare.Mindyou,whatwecandoismakesurethatthehighofficialsweworkforfindoutjustwhatsortofpersonitisthey’regoingtoarrest,andwhyheshouldbearrested,beforetheyissuethewarrant.There’snomistakethere.OurauthoritiesasfarasIknow,andIonlyknowthelowestgrades,don’tgooutlookingforguiltamongthepublic;it’stheguiltthatdrawsthemout,likeitsaysinthelaw,andtheyhavetosenduspoliceofficersout.
