In the diary entry dated Tuesday, 11 April 1944, Anne recounts what happened during the weekend to her and the others in the annex. This is the entry that documents the third burglary attempted on the warehouse. After the men of the annex scare the burglars off, a night watchman discovers the broken panel on the door. He and another police officer search the premises while the Franks, Mr. Dussel, and the Van Daans hide upstairs quietly. An attempt to open the cupboard rattles the house and their nerves, so they start to discuss what to do if the police come through that night.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan suggest to destroy the radio. It is then that Mr. Frank vocalizes that the police would also find Anne's diary. It is Mrs. Van Daan who suggests to burn the diary, but Anne says that it will be over her dead body. Not much else is said after that, but it can be inferred that since the diary has entries dating back two years, and it chronicles their time in the annex, it could be used as evidence against the families for being in hiding for that time. It could also incriminate the people who have helped them to stay in hiding, and no one wants Miep and the others to be punished for helping them for the past two years.
Hiding for one day or two years doesn't seem to matter, though. They are Jews and will be shipped off if they are caught whether there is a diary or not. At this point during a dark and tense night, the people in the annex are scared and talking about anything they can think of to ease their suffering if they are caught. Apparently, they are concerned that the radio and the diary will bring them the most trouble. Van Daan says, "If they find us, then let them find the radio as well" (203). The same could be true for the diary because whether the police find it or not doesn't matter. Again, what matters is they are Jews and Jews are shipped away when they are found.
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