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“So you’ll set it off once he’s next to the diving bell?”

Tate shook his head as if Overholt just didn’t get it “Hardly I don’t want to kill Juan I want him to suffer He can’t suffer when he’s dead When Juan fails to rescue you, I want hi he had a chance to succeed and blew it Pun intended”

“Are you so sure he’ll come?”

“Juan’s a Boy Scout with a competitive streak You’re his damsel in distress, so to speak He wouldn’t turn down this challenge for anything Believe me, I know him well”

“And he knows you just as well”

“That’s what iddy over the prospect ofith his for in his enjoyment

“So you’re planning to capture Juan?” Overholt asked, hoping to goad Tate into revealing some useful information “Good luck with that”

Tate s here, but you know only the barest part of my plans”

“I know that you sank the Mantícora and Avignon And you’re responsible for the disappearance of the Kansas City”

“Not bad for a week’s work, wouldn’t you say?”

“I understand why you destroyed the ships, but a US nuclear submarine? That’s risky”

“It was a good chance to show off our capabilities to potential customers Besides, that SEAL was too curious about his cousins’ deaths”

Overholt saw Ballard’s eyes narrow slightly, and he knew Tate had given away so it

“That SEAL on finds him,” Overholt said

Tate shook his head “Not likely The sub was so daed that the entire creill be dead by now even if they weren’t killed in the initial collision Besides, all Juan knows is the actual depth of the sub The Oregon will be two thousand estured to the diving bell, which now hovered beside theainst its open hatch at the bottoet in You’ll find a couple of protein bars and water bottles inside, as well as a camera to monitor you I want you awake and alert when Juan sees your air run out”