Operation Dolphin Spirit by Bindschatel Kimberli A

Author:Bindschatel, Kimberli A.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Turning Leaf Productions LLC
Published: 2018-12-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

My elbow was the color of an eggplant—from what, I had no idea. Probably whacked it on the windshield when I ejected from the Zodiac. My dad always seemed to have weird bruises. He’d laugh and say they were clues about what his body was doing while he was in the trance of shooting. His pictures were magnificent. Seeing animals through his lens was an experience. What were you shooting, Dad, in your last moments in Africa?

As I held a bag of ice on my own battle scar, I stared out over the marina to the mangroves beyond. It was my day off. From my intern duties, that is. A good thing because I didn’t get to bed until four a.m.

I didn’t envy Dalton having to explain the damage to the Zodiac. Of course, his boss knew from the beginning that he was here undercover. And the government would cover the damage. But still.

And this morning, we knew nothing more than we did before.

We were back to square one.

The more I thought about it, the more I didn’t buy the drug running theory anyway. There had to be some other connection, some other reason to train a dolphin to carry a backpack. But filled with what, pirate treasure? Follow the money. That’s what they say. Bimini had a long history of pirates and shipwrecks, not to mention looting. Had someone trained dolphins to retrieve valuables from deep-water shipwrecks? Maybe, but the dolphins couldn’t load the backpacks themselves, but they could transport the goods. Maybe. Seemed far-fetched still.

Follow the money…

Skylar planned to study the impact of the building of the pier—the pier where the express ferry docked, bringing hordes of spenders to the casino at the Hilton. Was there some tie there? Possibly. But the casino was open for business. Nothing was hindering it, as far as I could tell. Maybe something was in the works that would hinder it.

“There you are,” Chris said, approaching me. “What are you doing?”

“I’m sitting in a bright pink Adirondack chair on a tropical island, enjoying the ocean breeze. I just ordered a drink with an umbrella in it.”

“Oh-kay. What’s happened?”

I told him about the midnight run that went nowhere.

“Wow, that sucks.”

“Yeah.”

My drink arrived. Chris grabbed it before I had a chance and slurped a mouthful through the straw. “Maybe you’re going about this all the wrong way.”

I sat up in the chair and took the drink from him. “Do you know how many plastic straws are used every day?”

“No. Did you hear me?”

“Yes. I’m sure I am.” I yanked the drink from his hand and took a sip. “What would you do? I mean, if you could train a dolphin to do anything, anything in the world, specifically carry something, what would it be?”

He thought about it for a moment. “I’d train one to knit.”

“I’m serious.”

“I am too. Maybe attach the knitting needles to their flippers somehow, and then—”

“All right, you’re right. I’m going to order another drink. Without a straw.”

“My point is, you don’t seem to be thinking outside of the box here.

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