of his unguarded moments, a desperate Adolf wrote a love letter to his niece. Well not exactly a love letter, but a detailed description of their time together, which he carelessly left lying on a table, where it was discovered by his landlady's son. Knowing that if the letter was ever made public, it would have ended his political career, he spoke to his advisers.

They decided it would be too obvious if they themselves went to the holder of the infamous letter, so instead sought the help of a local eccentric, who collected political papers. They had him buy the letter for his "collection" but Hitler paid dearly, and would continue paying.

Aiding in the scheme was Father Bernhard Stempfle, from the Catholic order of Saint Jerome; an anti-Semiticjournalist, and "armed bohemian". He was a supporter of Hitler and some say his confessor. Regardless he was aware of the contents of the letter and knew that it had to be retrieved.

In the meantime Geli was becoming restless and wanted to move to Vienna to study music. Her uncle had promised to support this career move, but was not willing to let her go. They fought constantly and to add insult to injury, Adolf also had to deal with the continued embarrassment of the letter, and though rumours had already circulated about his strange desires, there was now proof. This no doubt brought up insecurities, especially given the fact that Strasser was in on the secret, courtesy of his sometime lover Geli.

Things finally reached a tipping point