From the introduction: Monte Carlo. This city is my prison, and you are going to help me escape. Listen closely, this will be a four-man operation. First, bring me a locksmith, a man whose fingers move in his sleep. He doesn’t need brains, no, just a particular set of talents. Have you seen the beggar with the monkey? This man shall be our pickpocket. We also need a woman, a lookout. Someone who is trained from youth to see danger around every corner. And lastly, a man who cannot control his violent urges. Bring me a man familiar with chloroform.