“I told Dietz that I’d left Derek there. If Dietz can prevent Derek from getting to Martinique, he still has a chance to jump the Zook claim.”
“Because I have to sign the permit for the working permit, Biff,” Derek said.
Biff was thinking fast. Another plan was developing in his mind.
“Look, Uncle Charlie,” he said, “If you and Derek could get to Martinique without Dietz, it would be a good break, wouldn’t it?”
“The best ever, Biff. What’ve you got in mind?”
“Suppose I take Derek’s place again.”
“You can’t, Biff. You can’t sign those papers. That would be forgery,” Charles Keene reminded him.
“Oh, I don’t mean that I’d go to Martinique,” Biff said.
“What are you getting at?” Uncle Charlie demanded.
“Suppose I go back to the hacienda? When Dietz and Company return, Dietz will think he still has Derek under his thumb, and that would give you and Derek plenty of time to get set up in Martinique.”