Chapter 5

The Escape

After scrambling down the ladder, Jack and Max found themselves in a dead end alley. Behind them was the ladder. In front of them was a cobblestone lane of shops, pubs, and restaurants.

“The crook could have easily blended into the streets of Dublin from here,” said Max.

The boys looked around for clues. On the ground near Jack’s foot was a single tire track heading out of the alley and into the lane. Jack bent down to get a better look.

“It’s fatter than a bicycle tire,” said Jack. “This looks like a motorbike tread.”

Besides the tread, Jack noticed something else. There was a CCTV camera mounted on the brick building opposite the fire escape.

This time, Jack contacted the GPF’s surveillance team. He asked them to tap into the camera footage from the alley around 5:45 a.m. and try to isolate the crook.

It took the surveillance team ten minutes, but when they called back, they had helpful news. A masked figure dressed in black was seen leaving the alley on a black motorbike at 5:50 a.m. From there, he drove north. The GPF knew this because other cameras in the city had been able to track his movements too. The last time the masked thief was seen was at 7:30 a.m. near the Ha’Penny Bridge.