EPILOGUE

Saturday, July 10

Herr Grüber was in a foul mood when he boarded the overnight ferry from Stone Haven to Rotterdam and took scant notice of the two Italian gentlemen with a large steamer trunk in the adjacent cabin. The next morning as the steward made his rounds with hot tea, he noted Grüber’s cabin was empty and suitcase gone, well before the ship entered harbor. As he surveyed the disarray of the bedding, he surmised the passenger hadn’t slept very well. In that he was correct; Grüber had not slept at all.