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“It took a while before we figured out the lab was gone and got acoustical sensors down,” he said “We’ve got three antisub submarines equipped with electronic ears so sensitive they can hear a fish sneeze out patrolling the perile”

“You ht want to tell your subs to use their acoustical detectors to listen for the sound signature of a Russian Typhoon-class submarine The Typhoons run quiet, butup”

Dixon gave Zavala an odd look

“You think the Russians are involved in this?”

“No,” Zavala said, “but one of their old subs ot all bases covered I’d like to go back to square one I’ll contact the NUMA ship to see if I can borrow a subet a look firsthand at the site”

“I’ll give the out of ideas You got any suggestions?”

Zavala stared at the vast area represented by the satellite i, almost impossible task The Federated States of Micronesia consisted of more than six hundred islands scattered across a million and a half square miles of the Pacific Actual land covered an area s in the ocean, the FSM o-thirds the size of the United States

“The good news is, your search plan is terrific, Captain Given enough time, I don’t doubt you would find the lab”

“Thanks” The captain narrowed his eyes, and said, “What’s the bad news?”

Zavala gave him a sad smile

“We don’t have time”

CHAPTER 38

PAUL TROUT DROVE THE RENTED SUV INTO THE DESERTED back lot of a four-story mill that had been abandoned decades before when New Bedford’s textile business pulled out of the city Silhouetted against the night sky, the granite building could have been a relic fron advertising DISCOUNT FURNITURE A security light over the front door illuminated a small wooden plaque: BRIMMER’S ANTIQUITIES, 4TH FLOOR

The hts in the showroolow in a fourth-floor

“Look familiar?” Gamay asked