Schütt confesses that she doesn't believe Russo will take her and her son out of Germany. She encloses a lock of her son's hair. Russo did not help her get medical care for her son so she had to borrow from her parents. She encloses a letter she didn't plan on sending in which she discusses suicide and self-hatred. There is a receipt for baby bedding and a letter to Russo, who is called "Herr Dr. D.E.Reusso-Emerson [sic]" from an umbrella manufacturer, stating that Schütt requested that they give Russo a receipt for a child's umbrella. By the end of December, Russo attempts to restore Schütt's faith in him. Schütt believes that she must leave Germany by Easter.