Cache 72 (A Jaxon Jennings' Detective Mystery Thriller Series) by Richard C. Hale

Author:Richard C. Hale [Hale, Richard C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense & Thrillers
Publisher: Three Thirty A.M. Publishing
Published: 2013-08-17T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

“It can’t be done,” Gil said. “By the time we figure it out and get what we need to break in, it will be time to open anyway. We might as well wait.”

Jaxon stared at the satellite view of the park and shook his head. “I can’t believe that security is so tight for an amusement park. What the hell do they have in there?”

“Just the most beloved theme park in the whole world,” Gil said. “It attracts millions of worldwide visitors a year with the promise of fun and joy without the worry of injury or safety issues. They take it pretty seriously.”

“You sound like a brochure. We are wasting valuable time,” Jaxon said. “I know he planned it this way, but dammit, we need to find a way around this.”

“I don’t see any other way,” Ray said. “We’ll get in there at 10:00 and then we’ll start throwing our weight around to get us in a scuba suit and to the bottom of that lagoon.”

“I think we can get in through this hotel, commandeer a boat here and get to the cache site. All we need is some snorkeling equipment. You know where it is, Gil, right?”

Gil nodded. “I’ve done it.”

“We’re going to need more than that,” Mel said. “We’re gonna need luck.”

“That’s what you’re here for,” Jaxon said and smiled.

“I’m going to get fired,” Ray said. “I’ve probably lost my job already after shooting that guy.”

“Then you have nothing to lose,” Jaxon said. “I could use another investigator anyway.”

“You’re in a pretty damn good mood,” Ray said. “This won’t work.”

“It won’t if we sit here. Look. I’ll take all the risk. Just help me get in there and I’ll do the rest.”

“Have you ever snorkeled before?”

“Can’t be that hard. You just breathe through a tube, right?”

Ray shook his head. “That water is probably murky too. You won’t be able to see five feet in front of you.”

“I’ll figure it out.”

Ray sighed. “I’ll do it. I’m the only one who’s even come close to doing anything like this.”

“Didn’t think you’d be doing anything like this, did you? It’ll be fun.”

“I can’t wait.”

“Where do we get snorkeling gear?” Mel asked.

“Walmart,” Gil said. “They’re open 24/7. I’m sure they have it.”

“Walmart it is,” Jaxon said and they loaded up.

They pulled into the Super Walmart on Vineland road and went in.

At this hour of the night, the aisles were filled with boxes and stock items and the shoppers were sparse and strange. These were definitely night people. Women in slippers, men in bathrobes grabbing anti-diarrheal medication or Tylenol for their kids, late night partiers in need of some cheap entertainment. They really were Walmart people.

They found a snorkel set that included fins and a mask and they paid quickly and got out.

They followed Vineland Road north until it became Winter Garden and then eventually turned left on Vista Blvd. At Fort Wilderness entrance they turned right. The road was deserted. It wound through the Fort Wilderness resort area for a

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