Nassau BahamasThe big man waddled rather than walked along the quay-side. Jack Pollard, ex police sergeant and escaped convict, known colloquially as Grasshopper on account of his habit of clicking his teeth was making sure no one saw him. He had been incarcerated for his part in stealing the Columbus Cross, but the escape from jail had been easy. Now free he had sworn revenge on Guy Tresanton and was ready to strike back. As an ex cop behind bars life had been extra difficult. He had survived by cunning and trickery. His wife had divorced him and his daughter disowned him, it was payback time. Already he had expedited delivery of the Cross to The Teacher through his contacts in the Madrid underworld and using exorbitant sums of The Teacher’s money to blackmail a police chief. Now after an
