Derek joined them.
“A million thanks to you, Biff. And a million more pardons for my ever having suspected you or your uncle.”
“Forget it, Derek. I don’t blame you for being suspicious. How could you help it when I even had your pearl?”
“Well, Biff, to be truthful, I did think for a while that maybe the real reason you wanted me to impersonate you at the airport was so you could get my coat.”
“That’s one joke I won’t be trying again for a long, long time.”
“It turned out for the good, though, didn’t it?” Derek replied. “Dietz still doesn’t know there are two of us. Either two Dereks or two Biffs.”
The boys laughed.
“How’d you know I’d be here?” Biff asked his uncle.
“I didn’t, Biff. I was afraid Crunch might have caught you. So was Derek. I was pretty sure that Dietz would head back for Willemstad as soon as I left.”
“What made you so sure?”