Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom

I’m taking those keys and scuttling out of here as fast as a crab on a
white sand beach, Christophe. I have to put them back in Teague’s
cabin before he misses them. Give me about ten minutes to get out of
the dungeons before you make your break, understand? I have to go
back the way I came, so they won’t see me.” He glanced over his
shoulder. “With any luck, Teague decided to sit in on Villanueva’s
Hazard game.”
Christophe nodded. “I see, mon ami. Very well. It is, of course,
your choice.”
Jack followed behind Christophe as the French pirate unlocked
the remaining cells, all the while keeping a nervous lookout. He felt
horribly exposed. Finally, Christophe turned the key in a lock, and
announced, triumphantly, “There we have it, Jacques. The last of my
crew.”
Jack let out a sigh of relief. “That’s great, Christophe.” He held out
his hand for the ring of keys. “You’d best get back in your cell. One of
the guards will be along any moment. Remember, I need about ten
minutes to haul my arse out of this bloody dungeon, then you make
your break for it.” He smiled. “I hope we run into each other
somewhere. We can have a drink and have a good laugh over all of
this, eh?”
Christophe smiled. It was a sly, cunning, expression. Jack found it
unsettling, even disturbing.…It was almost as though he were looking
at a stranger, one wearing Christophe’s face and clothes. “Oh, yes,
Jacques. A good laugh, that is most apropos.”
Turning, he walked away from Jack and his outstretched hand,
carrying the ring of keys, and heading for the first cellblock. Before de
Rapièr turned the corner, he carelessly waved his free hand. Jack
stood there gaping as the Frenchman vanished. “Christophe! What the
bloody—”
He barely registered the sound of the cell door at his back
creaking open, he was so stunned to realize that Christophe was, in
fact, betraying him. How can he do this to me? Jack thought, outraged.
I have to warn Teague’s—
As Jack drew breath to yell, hard hands seized him and a filthy
palm clamped down over his mouth.