Octavio Escandero was a drug dealer and currency counterfeiter, using distributors such as Ray Soliz to deliver the product and mobsters like Harry Grubbs to possibly launder money. Escandero is a student of the works of William Shakespeare (who he calls the "Immortal Bard") and frequently delivers lines from Shakespeare with a theatrical flair. He also dresses in flamboyant Renaissance-style clothing with heavy boots and long-sleeved, blousy shirts. Despite his bizarre style and behavior, Escandero is a ruthless master criminal who James "Sonny" Crockett stated "would shoot you just as soon as look at you." Although he makes a great deal of it from his criminal enterprises, Escandero has little material interest in money and never personally handles cash. He claims to be a man of honor an