Dane Maddock Origins 06 Electra by David Wood; Rick Chesler

Author:David Wood; Rick Chesler [Chesler, David Wood; Rick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure, men's adventure, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, War & Military, Thrillers & Suspense, Military, Thriller, Thrillers, Pulp
Amazon: B00QQHIT6S
Publisher: Gryphonwood Press
Published: 2014-12-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Spinney’s face went beet red the moment he heard about the airplane sliding into the abyss. He’d already issued his grandiose press release to media outlets around the world, and in an effort to save face, he made Watanabe repeat himself four times. He even went so far as to question each diver independently as to what they saw, which naturally did nothing to change the outcome. Amelia Earhart’s plane was gone once again, and with it Spinney’s dreams. Perhaps it was still gliding to the bottom of the ocean as they spoke, but regardless, it would end up well beyond the range of any salvage technology Spinney had access to.

He stomped around the beach, pacing like a caged tiger, imploring his men as they prepared to haul their gear back to camp for the last time.

“We still found it!” Spinney bellowed after them. “It’s not like we don’t have proof. We know where it is!”

No one answered him.

“What about the artifacts from this dive? I see the crate.” He pointed to the box Maddock and Bones had just set down in the soft sand. “Anything else?”

The two divers who had been inside the plane with Maddock and Bones stepped forward and wordlessly handed Spinney their bags containing the odds and ends they had recovered from Earhart’s plane.

“Steve, let’s get a workup going on this new stuff and see what we have. We’ll also have to send a follow-up on the press release...”

“We just lost a man…”

“He’s gone. Nothing we can do about it.” Spinney continued blathering on about his next steps as the team began trooping back to camp in a single file line along the beach path. One of the divers pushed the wheelbarrow filled with dive gear. Spinney and Carlson led the way up front, while Maddock and Bones brought up the rear with the new crate. They had improvised a simple carry rig for it out of two tree branches left over from the raft construction. They set the old crate in the middle of the two branches, spaced about two feet apart, and then each picked up one end, with Bones leading. George Taylor walked alongside them for a stretch, snapping pictures of them carrying the box while giving them a wink in between shots before falling back in line ahead of them.

Maddock’s mind was spinning as Spinney chattered on up ahead about research plans and media kits and television appearances....What would they do if the crate they now carried was opened and it contained something of value to their military objectives? For Spinney’s team just to see something like that, even if Maddock and Bones appropriated the items afterward, would be less than optimal with regard to their mission. And no doubt, after the press conference, the explosion, and now this, the little atoll was about to be overrun with authorities. He knew Bones was aware that today was the day they had to make their escape, but he had no idea how soon their opportunity would arise.

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