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"We've got to find the yacht," Mercier said grimly

Emmett looked at him "I've already ordered a surface and air search"

"You won't find it that way," Metcalf interjected "We're dealing with da around where it can be found"

Fawcett poised his pencil inthe yacht was destroyed?"

"Thatin his eyes "If so, we have to be prepared to find corpses"

Oates leaned on his elbows and rubbed his face with his hands and wished he was anyplace but in that room at that moment

"We're going to have to spread our trust," he said finally "The best man I can think of for an underwater search is Jim Sandecker over at NUMA"

"I concur," said Fawcett "His special project team has just wrapped tip a ticklish job off Alaska, where they found the ship responsible for winespread contamination"

"Will you brief him, Sam?" Oates asked Emmett

"I'll go directly from here to his office"

'Veil, I guess that's it for now," Oates said, exhaustion creeping into his voice "Good or bad, we have a lead Only God knoe'll have after we find the Eagle" He hesitated, staring up at the blackboard Then he said, "I don't envy the first man who steps inside"

Every MORNING, including Saturdays and Sundays, Adate apart He had just stepped out of the bathroo his office when his secretary's voice came over a speaker above the sink: "Admiral, Mr Emmett is here to see you"

Sandecker was vigorously toweling his hair and he was not sure he heard the naht "Sam Emmett, as in FBI?"

"Yes, sir He asked to see you ient"

Sandecker saw his face turn incredulous in the mirror The esteeht in the ame had rules Everyone from the President on down abined by theency