In 1988, Nick moved to Toronto. Three years later, the Royal Ontario Museum showed an exhibit of recently excavated Mayan artifacts. Among them was a second jade cup. The news report of the exhibit brought LaCroix to Toronto post haste—but secretly, lest Nick realize his intentions. He broke into the museum, killed the security guard on duty, and stole the cup. Nick was one of the detectives assigned to investigate the murder of the guard; and, when he realized what sort of artifact had been stolen, he immediately suspected that LaCroix was in town.