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“Just fishermen”

“Probably” But after last night

One thing that had been nagging at Sam was the proximity of their submarine to where Ted had said he’d found the punt shard It was unlikely the tere connected, but not so unlikely that Ted’s assailant ht choose to search this area of the Pocomoke

He crouched beside one of the duffel bags, rued around, and came up with a pair of binoculars With Re the bank to where they’d tied off the skiff They dropped to their knees in the high grass and Sam aimed the binoculars upriver

A few seconds later a powerboat appeared around the bend of the river It contained fouron the afterdeck Sam zoomed in on the driver’s face

Scarface “It’s him,” he muttered

“You’ve got to be kidding,” Remi replied

“I wish I was”

CHAPTER 8

The skiff!” Sam rasped softly “Come on!”

He slid belly first down the bank and into the water A quarter mile upstream Scarface had turned the powerboat into thethrough a pair of binoculars Sam heard Scarface’s voice echo over the water, followed by another voice saying, “Nyet”

Great, more Russian heavies

Sam stroked over to where he’d secured the skiff’s painter line, quickly undid the knot, then swalanced over his shoulder Scarface was bringing the powerboat about and turning their way

“Sam”

“I see them”