Summary

Chapter 1 – Morris takes Victor to a hotel room. Inside the room he finds Cook and Martha. Morris gives Cook the envelope. Victor is baffled, confused as to who is and is not involved in the operation and on what side. Cook reveals that Victor had been tracked by Underground Airways to the plantation. Lionel, he reveals, is being held as “insurance” to make sure Victor and Martha cooperate. Cook reveals that he is also a Marshal. Martha realizes that Victor is a Marshall and, in turn, a slave catcher.

Cook explains that he had also made a deal with the Marshals and was in charge of learning Barton’s secrets for the federal government. Cook, like Victor, was spying on Barton with the promise of being freed from the Marshals service and allowed to leave the country. Victor initially, feels...