He was a man who was a decorated war hero who was a higher up in the nazi government and took part in the assassination attempt of Hitler. When his involvement was discovered he was offered three options. 1) defend himself to Hitler 2) been sent through kangaroo court and killed along with his family and servants or 3) chew on cyanide and have the press call him a hero with his family getting his pension. He chose the third. But why was the third offer given to him when they could have just tortured him and have the press say otherwise.