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"There is one other thing, sir," said the first officer "The Americans must have received help"

"They didn't break out by themselves?" Pokofsky asked in surprise

"Not possible Two old men in a weakened condition and one woman could never have overpowered two security people and murdered a professional KGB man"

"Damn!" Pokofsky cursed He rammed a fist into a paler "This complicates matters"

"Could the CIA have sneaked onboard?"

"I hardly think so If the United States governovernment leaders were held on the Leonin Andreyev, their Navy would be converging on us like mad bears

See for yourself; no ships, no aircraft, and the Guantanamo Bay naval station is only forty miles away"

"Then who?" asked the first officer "Certainly none of our crew

"It can only be a passenger," Pokofsky sur Utter stillness fell on the bridge At last he looked up and began issuing orders "Collect every available officer and form five-man search parties Divine up the ship in sections frouards and enlist the stewards If questioned by the passengers, ing the bed linen, repairing plu fire equip that will cause suspicion a questions Be as subtle as possible and refrain from violence, but recapture the Smith woman and the two men quickly"

"What about Suvorov's body?"

Pokofsky didn't hesitate "Arrange a fitting tribute to our comrade from the KGB," he said sarcastically "As soon as it's dark, throw hie"

"Yes, sir," the first officer acknowledged with a smile and hurried away

Pokofsky picked up a bullhorn fro The s about fifty yards away

"Are you in distress?" he asked, his voice boo over the water

A man with a squat body and the skin tone of an old wallet cupped his hands to his mouth and shouted back "We have people who are quite ill I suspect pto May we come aboard and use your medical facilities?"