The four of them crowded into a hack. On their way to the docks, they came up with as good of a plan as could be managed on such short notice.
Henry didn’t like this one bit. Especially not the first part of their plan, which involved Caro strolling down to the Execution Docks with naught but Fanny for protection. But the sun was sinking fast, and they had run out of time to think up something better.
As they had agreed, the driver let Caro and Fanny out right at the stairs to the Execution Docks, where the Royal Navy strung up pirates, mutineers, and whoever else the Admiralty decreed worthy only of death. The gallows were set right on the banks of the Thames, visible only at low tide. At high tide, the waters would rise over the freshly hung body, typically three times before it would
