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Pitt shook his head slowly "No I'm sorry"
"I found his body floating eight kilometers out to sea He had lashed himself to a pair of fuel cans The water was cold, and he died of exposure All we ever found of his fishing boat was a piece of the wheelhouse"
"You think Dorsett's security people murdered him"
"I know they er in his eyes
"What about the law?"
Broadmoor shook his head "Inspector Stokes only represents a token investigative force After Arthur Dorsett sent his prospecting geologists swar all over the islands until they found the hit, he used his power and wealth to literally take over the island froovernment Never round Now it is illegal for any of my people to set foot on the island without permission or to fish within four kilometers of its shore We can be arrested by the Mounties who are paid to protect us"
"I see why the ard for the law"
"Merchant, 'Dapper John' as he's called," Broadmoor said, pure hatred in his round face "Lucky you escaped Chances are you'd have simply disappeared Many men have attempted to search for diamonds in and around the island None were successful and none were ever seen again"
"Has any of the diaone to the Haida?" Pitt asked
"So far we've been screwed," answered Broadmoor "Whether wealth froal than a political issue We've negotiated for years in an atteet a piece of the action, but Dorsett's attorneys have stalled us in the courts"
"I can't believe the Canadian government allows Arthur Dorsett to dictate to them"
"The country's economy is on the ropes, and the politicians close their eyes to payoffs and corruption while e any special interest that slips money into the treasury" He paused and stared into Pitt's eyes as if trying, to read so "What is your interest, Mr Pitt? Do you want to shut the mine down?"
Pitt nodded "I do, providing I can prove their excavation is causing the acoustic plague responsible for theof humans and sea life"
He looked at Pitt "I will take you inside theproperty"
Pitt considered the offer briefly "You have a wife and children No sense in risking two lives Put et over theseen"