Peter Gross passed his hand over his eyes and leaned back.
"He told me what I have always believed. Of the confederation of pirates with Ah Sing at their head; of the agreements they have formed with those in authority; of where the ships have gone that have been reported missing from time to time and what became of their cargoes; of how my predecessor died. He made a very full and complete statement. I have it here, written in Dutch, and signed by him." Peter Gross tapped a drawer in his desk.
"It compromises Van Slyck?"
"He is a murderer."
"Of de Jonge—your predecessor?"
"It was his brain that planned."
"Muller?"
"A slaver and embezzler."
"You're going to arrest them?" Carver scanned his superior's face eagerly.
"Not yet," Peter Gross dissented quietly. "We have only the word of a pirate so far. And it covers many things that happened before we came here."