Marty

Martijn “Marty” De Groot is a patent lawyer, husband of Rachel, and the heir of the de Groot family fortune. Marty is a kind, moral, and decent man who does his best to always do the right thing. Despite harboring suspicions that the de Vos painting he owns is cursed, he is still quite upset when it is stolen during a benefit for orphans.

Marty hires Red Hammond to find the thief, who in turn tracks down Ellie Shipley. Rather than going after Ellie, Marty decides to get to know her first because she does not appear to be an underhanded person. Marty falls in love with Ellie. However, after sleeping with her, he is overcome by moral guilt . He flees. He later confesses his sins to Rachel, his wife. The two remain married.

Four decades later, Marty travels to Sydney with the original painting long after it...