The Dover Hideout

This thread follows Anthony Cade’s pursuit of the address from the gardens at Chimneys to the criminal headquarters in Dover and the prisoner found there.

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An Address Appears

A Scrap from Boris Boris Anchoukoff gives Anthony Cade a scrap of paper bearing the address Hurstmere, Langly Road. He says that a foreign gentleman dropped it, though the exact circumstances remain unclear. A Route to Danger M. Lemoine recognizes that the address may have come from Herman Isaacstein’s suitcase and advises Anthony Cade to investigate Boris’s background. The clue pulls Anthony Cade away from Chimneys toward a possible criminal base.

The Rose Garden Encounter

A Shared Suspicion Anthony Cade meets Hiram P. Fish in the rose garden and realizes that Fish is watching the same territory. Their wary exchange about roses hints at the hidden diamond without disclosing either man’s full knowledge. A Sudden Departure Anthony Cade leaves Chimneys with Bundle and then continues toward Dover. The move suggests that the address has become more important than the immediate political gathering.

A House Under Guard

A Criminal Headquarters Anthony Cade reaches Hurstmere and sees a sentry circling a neglected house. Inside, members of the Comrades of the Red Hand argue with French associates while waiting for King Victor. A Prisoner Upstairs The group mentions a captive recovering from a blow to the head. Anthony Cade hears enough to understand that the house is more than an abandoned property and begins looking for a way inside.

The Rescue Attempt

A Bound Man Found Anthony Cade climbs through an upstairs window and discovers a bound, injured foreigner on a bed. The prisoner’s presence suggests a deliberate substitution or kidnapping connected to the plot. A Gun at the Door Before Anthony Cade can free the man, Hiram P. Fish appears with an automatic and orders him to raise his hands. Fish has followed him, but his intervention also prevents Anthony Cade from blundering further into the hideout.

The Real Detective Recovered

An Impostor’s Victim The captive is the real M. Lemoine, whom King Victor has displaced and impersonated. Anthony Cade and Hiram P. Fish learn that the criminal is using the detective’s identity. A Trap Prepared The rescue gives the investigators a decisive countermeasure for the final meeting. King Victor’s false authority can now be exposed by the real man he tried to erase.

Monday after the revolver discovery

Monday afternoon

Monday evening in Dover

Monday night, shortly after Anthony Cade enters

Before the final gathering at Chimneys