A few moments after Raquel tells Del that the phone has been cut off, Denzil rings to say that they have a stowaway, and the call comes through.
Del and Rodney are led to believe that Albert fathered illegitimate sons during his stay in the French village, but many of the men they encounter are clearly too old to be Albert's sons. He was in his 20s during the war; any sons of his would be around Del's age.