Read this excerpt from anne frank remembered. determined not to let my knees tremble, i forced myself up the steps to the room where i had been directed. i knocked on the door. no one answered, so i opened it. as the door swung open, i saw a round table filled with high-ranking nazis. their caps were on the table, and in the middle of the table was a radio. the radio was playing an english broadcast. right away, i recognized the bbc. all their eyes burned into me. i realized that i had accidentally witnessed them committing a crime of treason, for which the penalty was death. i knew they would do with me what they would, so i had nothing more to lose. "who is in charge? " i asked. why is this excerpt suspenseful? the radio is broadcasting war news. miep is committing a crime. the nazis recognize miep. the outcome is uncertain.