Alois Pech stood in the entrance way to one of the five story mansions that line Masarykova Street, hidden by the ornate stone mantle that covered the entrance. He had watched the whole incident from the shadows, and had made sure he was not been seen by the saboteurs. Which was good, for Alois Pech was an official Sate informer, and it was not healthy, in these troubled times, to be seen doing his job.

As the glow from the burning carts reached into his hiding place, he emerged and took out his leather bound notebook. Slowly, which was his way, he opened the book and began to record the details of the attack in cramped German, using the stub of a pencil.

First recorded were the names of the attackers, all of which were well known Czech nationalists, or "Hussites" as the authorities called them. Some of them were only known by code names, and Pech wrote "Devet", which meant "nine" in the Czech language, against the description of the man and his actions in the cart burning.

Next he recorded the time and place of the incident, and how long the attack had lasted. By this time the soldiers on the cobbles were all shouting loudly, and they, along with the burning carts were starting to attract an audience. Pech placed his book back under his coat and moved further away. He made no attempt to help the soldiers of put out the fire; that was not his job.

But as he turned to leave the scene, he saw the second man. Like Pech, this man had watched the saboteurs collect, wait and plan their attack. He had seen them, and knew what they were about to do before the carts appeared, and like Pech he had simply watched, not warning the soldiers or making any effort to prevent the damage.

Unlike Pech, he had smiled as the ambush successfully neutralized the soldiers without hurting them, too much. He had grinned as the carts were smashed and their contents were set on fire, and he had been pleased when all the attackers had escaped without being seen - or so he thought. Now, the incident being over, he too started to move away.

As he left, he passed under one of the street lights, that had only been lit a few moments before. He was moving quickly, but as he passed through the pool of light, Pech got a good look at his face, and recognized him at once. Here was one of the leading Czech nationalists in Brno, a man that had caused the authorities a lot of problems in the past, and, at least in Pech's mind, had probably organized and led the attack on the carts.

Taking out his notebook again, Pech added one more name to his list - Mateous Klacel - Brother Matthew from the Augustinian Monastery. Well pleased with his evening's work, Alois Pech headed home to his waiting wife and family.