Doctor Petra Navarova was sleeping in her apartment above her dentist office on Klementska Street. She was awakened by someone ringing the bell at the back door of the office below. She looked at the clock as she pulled on her robe and slippers. It was ten minutes to two in the morning. Although she wasn’t pleased to be disturbed at this hour, she had become used to it. As a member of the Resistance, she often had people ringing the bell in the alleyway at all hours. Some were just delivering a message. Others needed a place to hide; her basement had a secret entrance that made it useful for hiding all manner of people and things. The worst situations were the ones needing medical attention. The war had made her as expert in treating gunshot wounds as she was at filling cavities. And so, she wasn’t really surprised to be receiving another visitor in the wee hours of the morning.
She was, however, quite surprised when she cracked open the door and saw a blond woman in the uniform of an SS Major. She was even more surprised when the woman said: “It is raining in Bratislava.”
It took Dr. Navarova a moment to respond: “Um...But it is sunny in Olomouc. Are you Rabbit?” the Dentist said with confusion.
“Yes,” the woman replied, “And you must be Zebra. I can explain why I’m dressed like this, but, may I come in first? It may be sunny in Olomouc, but it’s freezing in Prague.”
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The body of Greta Kreuzer was found at mid-morning the next day. She was sprawled naked on the floor with a leather leash wrapped around her neck. The official report to Berlin said that she had been attacked while questioning a prisoner. Why she had been questioning a British spy alone in the middle of the night was not explained in the report. Though the reason was known to many in Petschek Place, there was no reason to inform Berlin.
A massive search was immediately conducted, but Elizabeth Nolan could not be found. She hid in Dr. Navarova’s basement for several weeks, until she could dye her hair brown and acquire new identity papers. She later moved to various safe houses throughout the city. During this time, she put together a network that supplied valuable information to the Allies, carried out acts of sabotage, aided the escape of downed Allied airmen and took part in the Prague Uprising in May of 1945, opening the way for the liberation of the city. After the War, she returned to Britain and was awarded the Military Cross for her achievements, perhaps the greatest of which was the killing of the She-Devil of Prague.
The End