The Assignment (novella) the murder victim thought to be Tina von Lambert. Mistaken Identity The red fur coat that passes from Tina von Lambert to Jytte Sørensen to F. is representative of mistaken identity. Terrorism The underground desert compound is symbolic of the labyrinth in Greek mythology, built by Daedalus for King Minos of Crete to house the Minotaur. The criminally insane Achilles represents the Minotaur. The red fur coat that appears throughout is inspired by the red fur coat purchased by Dürrenmatt for Charlotte Kerr. Kerr's 1992 book portraying her marriage is titled "Die Frau im roten Mantel" (The Woman in the
Return to Labyrinth the making of and commentary on the DVD release of "Labyrinth". Another book at the Ministry is titled "Legend of Dark Crystal", referring to Tokyopop's 2 part Manga series "Legends of the Dark Crystal" based on the Jim Henson film. Toby's Philosophy teacher, Glosspan, is a reference to the character Pangloss from "Candide" by Voltaire. In Toby's flashback, Sarah reads the phrase "When the Wizard awoke, the six colored suns were shining..." which is from "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz". Cob the Exile's tiny robot, Mandelbrot, addresses Jareth by saying, "Please state the nature of the medical emergency," a