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“None for ot one et an early start After to around, finding nothing”

“That’s right, we could,” said Sae, locked the door, and turned off the lights They let the overhead fan turn lazily above their bed and went to sleep listening to the waves washing in along the beach

Sa in the curtain, thinking he would tiptoe out of the bedroo on the front porch with a cup of coffee, dressed and waiting for hi out over the Gulf of Mexico

Sam and Remi stopped at a coffee shop to buy croissants and coffee, then arrived at thethe dock to the berth where they had tied their rented dive boat, and then stopped “See that?” she whispered

Sa silently out of his shoes and onto the foredeck of the boat The cabin was closed, but the padlock’s hasp had been knocked off with a heavy blow He opened the sliding door and looked down into the cabin “Our gear is all screwed up”

“Tampered with?”

“That doesn’t quite cover it All screwed up is the technical term” Sam took out his cell phone and punched in a nuo We see We’re at the marina, and the dive boat we rented froulators, cut the rubber on the masks and fins Can’t tell what they did to the tanks, but I’d be really careful putting theas tank If you could get us resupplied right ae could still go out Meanwhile, I’ll call the police”

Dave Carmody said, “Hold on, Sa you need And better let me call the cops for you Grand Isle is a small place, and they know me They know they have to live with me another twenty years”

“Thanks, Dave We’ll be here” Sam put away his phone and went to sit on the foredeck For some time he didn’t move, just stared out at the open water

Remi watched him closely “Sam?”

“What?”

“Pro out of proportion”

“Not out of proportion”

“A bail money?”

“Not necessarily,” he said