Benji

YO STEVE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,How does it feel to be older?

....................... Marty, I beleive you have given us the who, what and how of the crime. What we are missing is the why! My contention is that Rachel found Arnolds secret compartment and thought she and her family were at risk of being killed by the cartel if she turned it over to the authorities. She knew she was going to need money and lot's of it so the idea that she never filed taxes on the charters makes sense.

............ Very intense, well written and did I mention intense?

............ Bridget's silent partner is so silent, he almost doesn't exist. So Trevor is the owner of both the Atlantis and the Aries! How interesting, that would explain Dirks question about Trevor with the attorney Frank. That video made the crossing Trevor and Shane accomplished look unreal, especially in the dark. So Shane and Trevor are going to be taken off the Kookaburra for a bit, I guess they going to see more sights inland then they intended. I imagine Constable Kaminski, will have an interesting talk with Trevor and Shane. ... Goat Island? How lucky can an author get! Great chapter CJ!

.......... Nope I did not forget that at all, just fiquered many would already assume it!

................ I think the significance of the pies are a reminder from his mother, a subtle hint from the goat that Rachel is near. Easy, 1st they are teens, and with all that swimming and running they have done, they have burned up a lot of calories.

................ Quit introducing new characters Steve, it is bad enough I keep mixing up Henry and Frank

........... I'm also under the influence that the Aries is the Kookaburra, after all if Rachel a 'Shelly' came in with a damaged catamaran and decide to up grade it up. I'm sure Ned could have done it, which leads me to conclude that the Aries and Atlantis were never switched (seeing that the Atlantis was gone over with a fine tooth comb method) That leaves me to the conclusion that Rachel found one other hidden compartment, but no others. What if where Trevor held his money in the bilge area there was another concealed storage compartment that no one would think to look at, except maybe Trevor while looking at its area! The goat mentioned this area a couple times, Hmmm! What could Trevor discover here?

................. I believe that Trevor and Shane will have to make a quick retreat from where they are at and decide to head north to try and get the supposed tail off them, skipping Carnavon bay they then head north were Kline pointed the reporters at. That is the area I thought was infested with the 'salties' I could be wrong, but it would make an angry hit man being duped into to returning to the area after having been there before dropping off a real air mail express into the the sea My theory hangs on the past actions of the goat, the dead from the pirates boat were already dead and so for instance that nominal as they were already dead, No problem with the deaths. However the captain was alive when slashed to death by the sharks, his greatest fear. I see the goat promoting the fear of both his good guys and enemies. Here I see Basingstoke gets the name from Kline of the boat, yet what Kline really believes it to be is the Kookaburra a falsehood since they a;tered the name, but under a slight duress he may offer any more info. The style of the writer does not differ very much, in that this one always takes down a good guy here and there when the bad guys fall. My thoughts!!

.................Let's compromise on the last part of your post, Trevor and Shane feel danger and leave the region they are in and head far north (where I believe the salties lie). One or both Shane and Trevor use the shark boom on the hit man and he goes overboard with interested salties looking at him. Maybe in the same area he dumps Kline in the water.

My thoughts!!!

....................Actually, I think Frank was hoping to follow the other lead into the business's and let Gonzale's make the call for him. He already knew of the boat sales and it would not bear him much fruit in the investigation. I didn't say it right!

................ Just to add to that, the bonus was taking the heat off her if it looked like Trevor's dad was trying to kill him, leading credence that Dirk was a killer and possibly ties into Arnold's death in which Bridget was the main suspect. Throwing Dirk out as the culprit took away her as a suspect.

.......Interesting the way Henry phrased that huh! Made me wonder if he already has that information, or was seeking to fish for something else, like the SEA WITCH?

Erhem! Can't say I recall any such thing happening! After all I innocent of any crime!

........... Err, it's right above yours and yes it was yesterday!

.........I replied in Brainstorming section.

“I agree. What’s his name?” Henry asked. “I haven’t been able to find it yet, which is rather odd. We need to look into that, probably via doing some legwork and paying a visit to those businesses tomorrow, as well as looking into the sale's records of the Aries and the Atlantis". I'm biased, but having no name, means having no person, I think it is part of Bridget's persona, there is no Brother. Henry silently cursed himself for blithely walking into that particular minefield. He chose his words with great care. “I’m in an awkward situation. I could have raised that issue, but then I’d be misdirecting this investigation if I did, and my clients are adamant that the threat to Trevor takes absolute priority. So, I can’t misdirect this investigation, even if it’d help my clients. I do have reason to believe that Bridget and George had nothing to do with the destruction of Ares or Rachel’s death. However, I didn’t want to tell you that, because it sure as hell sounds like the reason would be that Dirk did it and I know it. That’s not true, but I can’t say why. That’s why I tried to let that one slide.” Biggest clue here, Henry has basically told Gonzale's that Rachel is alive, neither killed by either parties Gonzale's thought of. Then we get this: In the customs shack, Fowler and Grundig browsed Kline’s story and then did a news search for related ones. Fowler cleared his throat, and said, a bit awkwardly, “Craig, I can let you in on some more of this now. I’m working with a police officer in Florida named Gonzalez, and we’re trying to set up whoever is after Trevor. It looks like a cop there is involved in it, and I just got confirmation: it appears that the threat isn’t over. The theory is that they’re after Atlantis for some reason, so we’re using her as bait, with a little help from Jason Kline. I don’t trust him, but so far, he seems to be playing it straight with us. All he knows is we think someone might show up looking for Trevor or the boat, and he’s helping, in return for an exclusive if we get ‘em.” Hehehe, want a WAG? I bet you that before this saga is completed Kline and Henry will both be killed! That leads me to assume there is nothing on the Atlantis, the boats were never switched, as Ned and Fowler went over her, so the officer's have to conclude why is Trevor being targeted? Gonzale's will be the factor here, will he arrive at the conclusion that Trevor is under the gun simply for looking for his mothers lost boat as it relates to Bridget's business as well as her crime?

................ Yep, I agree with your assessment here. Arnold and Bridget are not related, I think the fact that Gonzales could not find Bridget's 'supposed' brothers name is a red herring that there is not one at all. It is a lie that will catch up to Bridget, as she told Lisa about it. The webs Bridget wove are going to come tumbling down and ........ very soon.

.................. I am so pissed off, I spent an hour replying only to have it disappear because of my server glitch! Not the first time this has happened to me either. I think I should go to word and copy paste back here.

............. Far from taking the goats approach, I am reminded of one of the most profound movies I have ever watched; 'To Kill A Mockingbird' with Gregory Peck as the defense attorney in a overly prejudiced town in the south, in the 30's or 40's. To watch this classic is an understanding of the mentality set of the people, this is where CJ's argument resonates the most. Hence the closing scenes by the little girl made was a social statement in which she told her dad, 'Wouldn't that be like killing a Mockingbird?" The social impact would not be felt until a generation later, how hatred is allowed to linger on is anyones guess, but it persists today.

.............. Come one goat! Gonzales met Henry every time at the Chandliry, he let him in. NEVER was it considered to be a crime scene, no tape around the building, and who let Joel and Lisa in? I'd find it hard to believe Henry would give Gonzale's a key to the place considering he is working for his clients best interest. You mentioned earlier that Henry had some sort of 'power of attorney' into the shop, that said makes it simple to believe that Gonzales has no access, unless he has a warrant, and the only one he has that I know of is for the arrest of Dirk, and maybe Jim.