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‘That explains why he never let the holdall out of his sight,’ said Willia to Monti, it was e’

‘No doubt he was hoping that his application would ested Jackie

‘In one,’ said Lamont

‘That may well be the case,’ said William, ‘but Lieutenant Monti made it clear that if ant Carter’s application to be held up indefinitely, or even rejected, all we have to do is ask’

‘Bruce?’

‘Carter hasn’t committed any crime on British soil that we’re aware of, and the only e’re going to find out what he’s up to is to tell the Italians we have no objection to hiranted a licence In fact, the sooner the better’

‘If that’s the case,’ said Jackie, ‘why not arrest Carter even before he reaches the airport and confiscate the coins?’

‘And charge him hat?’ said Hawksby ‘With Booth Watson on his side, he’d claim the coins were just reproductions that he intended to sell for a s Carter, we have to let him carry out the whole operation Because whoever is the brains behind it has to be soh capital to see the whole operation through, which I agree is looking more and more like Faulkner’

‘So with your permission, sir,’ said Lamont, ‘I’ll call Lieutenant Monti and ask him to rubber stamp the application, and keep us fully informed Meanwhile, I’ll ask my contact at BA to call ht to Rome’

‘Where you, Lieutenant Monti and DC Warill be sitting on the dockside waiting for him,’ said Hawksby

‘Not me, sir,’ said Lamont ‘Carter knows me far too well’

Jackie looked hopeful

‘Then I’ll have to make the sacrifice and acco else?’

‘Just one thing, sir DC Warwick and I are going to Pentonville toh’

‘The man Warwick is convinced copied the Rembrandt?’