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"She wasIran's disastrous invasion of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in 1985 Flying theof Panama, she secretly sank two Soviet spy ships in the Persian Gulf

The Russians could never prove who did it, because none of our Navy ships ithin range They still think the missiles that destroyed their ships came from the Saudi shore"

"And you found out about all this?"

"I have my sources," she informed him

"Does the Hobson have anything to do with the Pilottown?"

"Indirectly," Loren answered

"Go on"

"Three years ago, the Hobson vanished with all hands off the Pacific Coast of Mexico"

" so? "

"So three ain

"Sounds familiar," Pitt mused

"My thought too" Loren nodded "A replay of the San Marino and the Belle Chasse"

"Where was the Hobson discovered?"

Before Loren could answer, the waiter set their plates on the table The zuppa di pesce, an Italian bouillabaisse, looked sensational

As soon as the waiter walked out of earshot he nodded to her