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“I welcome it”
Sylvia didn’t ely when he hurried off with Julia He had to tell the doctor one other troubling piece of information he and Sylvia discovered, a fact that they didn’t dare share with her brother
According to the experimental research in the files, if they didn’t inject Murph with a dose of the antidote within a week, his condition would become permanent
THIRTY-FIVE
THE TIMOR SEA
As Linda piloted the Gator toward the Shepparton, Juan glanced at his watch It was just after ht
“Merry Christmas, everybody,” he said
Eddie, Linc, MacD, and Raven repeated the sentienuine, if a bit halfhearted This was not the Christmas Juan had envisioned for his crew They should have been aith their families instead of in the middle of the ocean about to silently infiltrate another ship Still, all of them were pros They knew the stakes
For now, the best thing they could do was to seize the shipment of Enervu fro part of the assault tiaze that she was ready to return to action He only relented after quietly checking with Doc Huxley
The sehter and pulled alongside As with the boarding of the Dahar, all of them were equipped with tranquilizer dart pistols It was important to capture the crew unharmed so they could be questioned Juan hoped it would lead to Jin and Polk as well as the antidote they needed for Murph and the rest of the nerve gas victims
Juan opened the hatch and went up on the Gator’s flat deck He wasn’t worried about being seen In the darkness, no one would be able to spot the above
Linc handed up a special device that Max had created for ship-in- ladder, very lightweight but incredibly strong He extended it until the top was even with the ship’s deck and activated the heavy-dutyIt latched on to the steel hull, securing it in place
Juan started cli, he looked over the top and didn’t see anyone He pulled himself over and ran to the shelter of the nearest crane
While he waited for the others to join hihter sion, except the Shepparton’s cranes were on the side of the ship instead of along the centerline Unlike a containership, the bulk carrier’s cargo was carried below deck, protected from the elements Once they had the ship stopped, they would be able to search the cargo bays thoroughly for the gas
When they were asse compartments while the rest of them went for the crew areas