085 Sea of Suspicion by Carolyn Keene

Author:Carolyn Keene [Keene, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: OpenLibrary, Mobilism
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

"You know I can take care of myself, but I do love the attention." Nancy threw her arms around her boyfriend and gave him a big bear hug.

"What's the next step?" Ned asked.

"I've got to find a way to get on Leif Dorning's boat," Nancy said, checking her watch. "Hank Morley told me he saw the bearded man there. I need to find evidence linking Doming to either the murder or the sabotage. I also need to confirm that Talia is his contact on the Lady Jane. It's very possible that Doming is behind this whole thing. I do want to stop by Hank's place to see if he can remember anything else about the bearded guy that could help us."

At five o'clock Nancy and Ned pulled into the parking lot of the King Point Marina. She and Ned walked over to Hank Morley's diving and engine shop. They found Hank working in a metal shack beside the shop. He was soldering some wires on a small, cigar-shaped craft. It resembled the submersible on the Lady Jane.

Nancy introduced Ned to the shop owner, then asked, "Is that an underwater submersible, Hank?"

"Yeah," Hank said. "I'm repairing it for a big client." He patted the submersible's hull appreciatively. "I wish I could afford high-tech gear like this. My old tub's docked right there," he said, pointed to an aging wooden boat that was moored in the waterway just beyond the shop's front door. Hank lowered his voice. "You hear anything about Sean, Nancy? Have the police figured out who murdered Rusty? No one around here believes Sean did it."

"I don't know anything more than you do, I'm afraid," Nancy said carefully. She didn't want to go into details since she still wasn't sure who the culprit was. She also didn't want anybody else to find out that she was investigating.

"Poor Sean," Hank said. "I'd hate to see him go to jail for something he didn't do."

"Hank, I wanted to try to jog your memory about the bearded man who ran through your shop the other day," Nancy said. "Can you remember anything else about him—like when it was you last saw him on Dorning's ship? Could he have been a member of Dorning's crew?"

Hank thought for a moment. "I think I saw him there pretty recently," the shopkeeper said slowly. "But I can't say for sure." He paused for a minute to question Nancy. "Do you think that guy had something to do with Rusty's murder?"

"It's possible," Nancy replied quickly. She said goodbye to Hank and returned to the parking lot with Ned.

As soon as they got back in the car, Nancy turned to Ned. "Let's go to the marina where the Sea Scorpion is anchored," she said. "Maybe I can figure out a way to get on board without being spotted."

They drove across the island to a large commercial marina. Nancy scoured the marina for the sleek black boat, but it was nowhere around.

"Doming must have gone out for the day," Nancy said, stifling her disappointment.

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