The Land of the Long Green Cloud opens a few years before Mr Asia's wildly amoral criminal journey begins. We also meet the policeman who provides the canvas on which later events are to be painted.
While Ben is temporarily assigned to the Mona Blades disappearance/murder, Marty flaunts his bail conditions and flies to Europe with Andy, where they set up the smuggling of 75000 LSD tabs.
While the local boat runs and pick-ups continue, with bales sometimes going missing and helicopters chasing speedboats, Marty and Peter prepare for their blue-water enterprise with the Brigadoon.