In the dark violence of the French Revolution, Count Lucas lived in Paris in decadent splendor. But by night, the mysterious Highwayman stalked the roads with his gang, preying on travelers without mercy. That is, until the price on his gang’s head grew to a hundred thousand francs. Then Lucas promoted his second-in-command and turned them all in for the reward. He had always despised dividing his loot with inferiors, anyway.
And indeed it was as a solo artist that The Highwayman became a figu