In the Hydra laboratory, the first Wehrmacht officer jabs a finger at the map on the table, his voice rising in outrage. \u201cBerlin is on this map!\u201d<\/p>\n
Johann Schmidt smiles. \u201cSo it is.\u201d<\/p>\n
The officer\u2019s face reddens with fury. \u201cYou will be punished for your insolence! You will be brought before the F\u00fchrer himself!\u201d<\/p>\n
Before he can move, Schmidt\u2019s weapon hums to life, locking onto him. A blast of blue light engulfs the officer, dissolving him in an instant. The Waffen-SS officer, eyes wide with horror, meets the same fate, disintegrating in a flash of bright blue energy. The second Wehrmacht officer bolts for the door, but as he turns, a scream tears from his throat\u2014cut short as the weapon\u2019s beam reduces him to vapor.<\/p>\n
Schmidt turns to Dr. Zola, his voice calm but commanding. \u201cMy apologies, Doctor, but we both knew Hydra could grow no further in Hitler\u2019s shadow. Hail Hydra.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Hydra guards in their sleek black uniforms shout in unison, \u201cHail Hydra!\u201d<\/p>\n
Zola, his face pale but resigned, hesitates before joining in. \u201cHail Hydra!\u201d<\/p>\n
The scene shifts to a medical room in New York, where a nurse carefully draws a vial of blood from Steve Rogers\u2019 muscular arm. Steve, watching the needle, manages a tired smile. \u201cThink you got enough?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TOPIC: Red Skull Cleans House","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3465,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"https:\/\/www.capminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cap046.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"https:\/\/www.capminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cap000-mp3-image-scaled.jpg","cover_image_id":"4116","duration":"00:26:50","filesize":"27.62M","filesize_raw":"28960746","date_recorded":"2026-03-30 14:06:40","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"46","itunes_title":"Minute 046: My Apologies, Doctor","itunes_season_number":"1","itunes_episode_type":"full"},"tags":[],"series":[17],"class_list":["post-518","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","series-the-captain-america-minute-podcast"],"aioseo_notices":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/www.capminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cap046-scaled.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.capminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cap000-mp3-image-scaled.jpg","download_link":"https:\/\/www.capminute.com\/cm\/podcast-download\/518\/minute-046-my-apologies-doctor.mp3","player_link":"https:\/\/www.capminute.com\/cm\/podcast-player\/518\/minute-046-my-apologies-doctor.mp3","audio_player":"