Eileen asked Mary Chamberlain:

Thanks for you answer to my previous question. That was very helpful, but I still wonder about Pierre's connection to Trude. What was his motivation in introducing her to Joe? Perhaps he just thought Joe was lonely, And how did he happen to have contact with her?

Mary Chamberlain Thanks Eileen! Pierre was a wheeler-dealer who was prepared to play both sides in the war to his own or his friends’ advantage. Having said that, he had a soft spot for Joe and wanted him to be less lonely. Perhaps. Perhaps he also thought that by introducing Trude to Joe, knowing that a) Joe has access to a cross section of islanders and b) Trude could be used to garner information for the Germans, this could work in his - Joe’s - favour. Perhaps. Perhaps Pierre was also lonely - trusted by no one though used by all. It could be all of the above. But he did save Joe and Joe never forgot that which is why they stayed friends. Does this help?

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