Ghost Ship (The Ghost Files Book 9) by Chanel Smith

Author:Chanel Smith [Smith, Chanel]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2016-09-08T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Bridge of the Eucalyptus, early Tuesday morning

“I must say that was the strangest display I’ve ever witnessed in my life,” Captain Norris commented as we left the brig and started back along the corridor to return to his cabin. “Is that poor man really possessed by a spirit?”

“Yes,” Ellen responded.

“I’m in entirely new territory here,” Captain Norris admitted. “You’re going to have to tell me how we are to deal with the situation and what is to be done.”

“I’m afraid that I don’t have an answer for you yet, Captain,” Ellen replied.

“That’s not exactly what I wanted to hear,” he growled.

“Look, I know that you’re used to having clear, concise reports that are full of facts to work with. Believe me, Monty and I would love to have that luxury too, but most of the time, our job is more like piecing together a puzzle until we get enough of it put together to get the big picture,” Ellen countered. “Right now, we have a few scattered pieces and we need to try to fit them together.”

We all remained quiet until we arrived back at the captain’s quarters.

Stepping inside, the captain rubbed his hands together rapidly and then waved us toward a couple of chairs. “Makes me long for a fireplace like the old timers used to have. I would have never imagined that it would be cold pulling duty on a cruise ship that only sails during the summer.”

A crew member appeared in the doorway. “Captain,” he said. “Mr. Dawson directed me to come tend to you and your guests.”

“I’d like the hottest coffee you can come up with,” Captain Norris replied. “You two?”

“Sounds good to me,” I replied. I nodded toward Ellen, who I knew didn’t usually go for coffee. “Tea, Babe?”

“You know what?” she responded. “I don’t usually drink coffee, but for some reason, it sounds really good right now.”

“Three mugs and a pot then,” Captain Norris ordered. “And see if you can some rolls, cold cuts and fruit while you’re at it. Actually, the sun will be up in a half hour or so. Perhaps you’d prefer breakfast? Send someone to track down Billings too. I need to know how he plans to pull off breakfast this morning.”

“Aye, Captain,” the crew member said before hurrying out of the captain’s quarters.

“Fortunately, most of our cooking is done with gas, so that part of the operation isn’t completely shut down, although I suppose the large percolators that are used to make coffee for the passengers won’t be working. Hell of a lot of things you take for granted until the power goes out.”

Captain Norris rubbed his eyes and then looked up at Ellen. “Okay. How about we talk this out? Tell me what facts you know, what we just learned, what it means and what your experience tells you ought to be done. That’s how I taught my officers to think when I was a skipper in the RAN.”

“Fair enough,” Ellen responded.

“I want you to start off by telling me how you knew to talk to Mr.

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