Michelle summons Ren and the others into the backroom and reports that the British have a new plan to get the two airmen home: send a midget two-man submarine up the canal at midnight - the airmen must sit astride it wearing diving helmets. This hopeless plan finally pushes Ren over the edge - he can take no more of Michelle's plots. Secretly, he and Yvette plan to take the paintings and run off to Switzerland. However, Helga arrives at the caf and forces Ren to take the paintings (still hidden inside knockwursts) to Von Strohm. Von Strohm explains that General Von Klinkerhoffen has told him Hitler wants the paintings right away and has got an art expert to verify the authenticity. Hitler has also ordered that the peasant who was hiding the paintings be shot but Von Strohm gives Ren a quick headstart to escape. Helga tells Herr Flick about the paintings and he finds out that Hitler could not have given these orders. Von Klinkerhoffen's Swedish art expert, Yoop Hoop de Hoop, verifies the paintings as real and the General has him sell the paintings in exchange for several goldbars. Since Von Klinkerhoffen's safe has been blown up, he hides stores the goldbars at the police station but Ren manages to sneak in and steal it. Ren leaves a letter for Yvette, telling her to meet him at the 11:15 Geneva Express. He also leaves a goodbye note for Edith but Leclerc mixes them up so Edith happily heads to the Geneva Express. Mimi later finds the same letter and also heads to the Express. Only Yvette is left devastated. Helga, Gruber and Von Strohm discover that Yoop Hoop de Hoop is using the 11:15 Express to take the paintings to Berlin and they sneak after to retrieve the paintings. As if that wasn't enough, Von Smallhausen and Herr Flick also end up on the Express as they are suspicious of Von klinkerhoffen. Meanwhile, Ren to his horror finds Edith in his sleeping compartment.moreless