The next morning, Fitzhugh followed Andrews through the curtain and into his office, which suddenly felt even smaller with the three soldiers awaiting him inside. The sergeant had already warned Fitzhugh of who had shown up, and more specifically that the Frenchman hadn’t.
Squirming his way through the men, the captain managed to get behind his desk and gestured for the others to sit. This initiated a short game of musical empty ammunition boxes, with Sergeant Andrews missing out and having to stand at the rear of the room.
‘You gentleman have been attached to my office for a short-term mission. We are going to investigate the rumour of a soldier, or soldiers, who were possibly crucified out in no man’s land. Each of you has some investigation skills in your prior jobs, but at this momen
