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He's the only crewman unaccounted for"

"An ian "The real steas probably murdered and his corpse hidden"

"What about the others?" queried Emmett

"The Asians?"

"Were they poisoned too?"

"Yes, but in a different manner They were all shot"

"Shot, poisoned, which is it?"

"They were killed by fraghly lethal venom that comes from the dorsal spines of the stonefish"

"No auys," commented Emmett

Thornburg nodded in agreement "The method was very professional, especially the o froan's people As I recall, the poison was injected by a bio-inoculator"

"I'm not familiar with it," said Lucas

"An electrically operated handgun," said Brogan, giving Thornburg an icy stare "Totally silent, used on occasion by our resident agents"

"A little loose with your arsenal, aren't you, Martin?" Mercier goaded hiood-naturedly

"The unit in question was probably stolen froan said defensively

"Has an id been made on any of the Asian bodies?" Lucas asked