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.

................. Much better chapter Linxe, I loved the way it played out!

............ 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?

.... The expediency of this trial is warranted yet a bit un-furfilling, you scarped through Jordan's testimony and totally disregarded the last testimony of Mr. Portman, The gaps are full, the trial moves dead ahead without those gaps filled. Otherwise a great chapter!

................. 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.

..............Returns Andy semi-hero status!!

...................You are an evil man, I saw this post up, and thought oh boy, a new chapter!!

........ Another chapter, this one was definitely a great date! Haze has spilled some of his demons to Blake, and Blake finds pictures suggesting Haze had a brother, perhaps a twin? I'm going out on a limb and suggest there was a tragic accident of some kind. So when is Blake going to confide to Haze his own demons? Subtle, yet implied if Mrs. Herrington finds out Blake and Haze are hanging around, she will fire Blake, or have the shop and charter business closed down. Great Chapter!

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.