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And even more valuable than that, he had a head start. And every intention of using it to throw those who'd be looking for him off his scent.
Using a driver's license he swiped accidentally on purpose from a former client named David Davis, Walker goes to Geneva as Davis, visits a safety deposit box, buys two London Geneva first class tickets, return with his Amex that he knows they'll be able to trace as a decoy, then he flies to Paris and takes a boat back.
Using a driver's license he swiped accidentally on purpose from a former client named David Davis, Walker goes to Geneva as Davis, visits a safety deposit box, buys two London Geneva first class tickets, return with his Amex that he knows they'll be able to trace as a decoy, then he flies to Paris and takes a boat back.
After tying a thorough naval knot with his movements, he needed a place where they could lay low. He found a place in London that served as a temporary cocoon.
After tying a thorough naval knot with his movements, he needed a place where they could lay low. He found a place in London that served as a temporary cocoon.
While Sheena's mother back in Canada was reporting her missing, and the Canadian police were sending Interpol Switzerland photos of father and daughter, Albert and Sheena were getting ready to make their debut as different people, 200 miles north of London, in Yorkshire.
While Sheena's mother back in Canada was reporting her missing, and the Canadian police were sending Interpol Switzerland photos of father and daughter, Albert and Sheena were getting ready to make their debut as different people, 200 miles north of London, in Yorkshire.
Reverend David Hoskins was the flock leader of the Baptist Church in Harrogate in 1991, when David and Noelle Davis, a lovely American father-daughter duo, first appeared.
Reverend David Hoskins was the flock leader of the Baptist Church in Harrogate in 1991, when David and Noelle Davis, a lovely American father-daughter duo, first appeared.
Reverend Hoskins was one of the first people to meet this new version of Albert Walker.
Reverend Hoskins was one of the first people to meet this new version of Albert Walker.
Harrogate was a perfect town for them to start a new life. Far from the glare of London, but still a place where you can throw some money around without people raising an eyebrow.
Harrogate was a perfect town for them to start a new life. Far from the glare of London, but still a place where you can throw some money around without people raising an eyebrow.
He got a nice place, became a regular at the higher end spots. And one day, he went into an art auctioneer, where he met a woman named Elaine Boyes, who had a boyfriend named Ronald Platt, who had a medium-term plan to move to Canada. And immediately, of course, Albert Walker devised a medium-term plan himself. Their current identities had limits.
He got a nice place, became a regular at the higher end spots. And one day, he went into an art auctioneer, where he met a woman named Elaine Boyes, who had a boyfriend named Ronald Platt, who had a medium-term plan to move to Canada. And immediately, of course, Albert Walker devised a medium-term plan himself. Their current identities had limits.
He had the Davis driver's license, but Noel had no ID to speak of. So if he could find a way to earn the trust of Elaine Boyes and Ronald Platt, and find a way to entangle himself with them, by the time they made their big move to Canada, he and Sheena would be able to smoothly and permanently step into the shoes and identities of Elaine and Ron.
He had the Davis driver's license, but Noel had no ID to speak of. So if he could find a way to earn the trust of Elaine Boyes and Ronald Platt, and find a way to entangle himself with them, by the time they made their big move to Canada, he and Sheena would be able to smoothly and permanently step into the shoes and identities of Elaine and Ron.
And all through this, just as it was in Canada, home base for Albert and his daughter was the church.
And all through this, just as it was in Canada, home base for Albert and his daughter was the church.
Molly Mountford was a well-traveled and discerning woman who belonged to the church. She remembers David Davis not only showing up, but showing up in a big way.