"Right."
"I'd have died if he killed you. I love you, Matt."
She was sitting on the edge of the bed. He stood over her, took the glass from her hand. "You know how I feel, then," he smiled.
"Darling," she said, raising her face, "didn't you think that I knew?"
"Wait," he laughed. "I'm filthy with his blood. I'd better change my clothes."
He found a fresh suit and a clean shirt in his closet. "I'll change in there," he said.
"Darling," she said, while he was changing, "I still can't figure out why Ansaldo wanted me at the ranch."
"I think I can, baby. It's not so hard. Figure it out for yourself. The beautiful American nurse is a complete political innocent. Sees all, knows nothing. A perfect set-up. The Falangist doctors take you along to San Hermano. You sit in the sickroom while Ansaldo examines Tabio. You yourself work on the smears and the slides in the laboratory. You are the clean, unbiased witness who can testify that scientifically all was on the up and up. Your existence is proof that Ansaldo's visit was legitimate. If anything was shady, he'd bring a Falangist nurse."
"But why was I brought to the ranch?"
"Same reasoning. Lavandero blocks Ansaldo's plans. Meanwhile, the Falange sends two agents from Spain with the latest orders for Ansaldo. He has to sneak out of town to confer with them. So does Androtten, the Nazi boss of the expedition. Again Ansaldo takes the unbiased, non-political nurse along. She is still the witness. She sees nothing wrong at the ranch, and, after Ansaldo puts Tabio in the grave, if anyone starts to suspect anything, they question the obviously innocent American nurse and she backs Ansaldo's story. She really hasn't seen a thing."