The arrives in Monaco
After a couple of days of sailing, exactly as anticipated the yacht Irina arrived from Marbella at Port Hercules, Monaco’s pleasure harbour, with her precious cargo securely locked away.
Irina As soon as the docking manoeuvre was completed and the engines stopped, Yuri set foot ashore and looked for a public telephone. He called the number of Ivan Orlov, his boss. When he answered, he uttered the phrase they had agreed on: “your friend is now here”. Ivan’s reply was an address, which his right-hand man memorized. He then returned aboard, went to his cabin, opened the safe, took out the package that had been delivered to him in Marbella, which he had not unpacked, and put it in a briefcase with a chain attached to his wrist. In Monaco, such sights were commonplace
