The Ark by Boyd Morrison

Author:Boyd Morrison
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Turkey, Noah's ark, War & Military, Fiction, Technological, Turkey - Antiquities, Espionage, Antiquities, Intrigue, Fiction - General, Archaeologists, Thriller, Historical - General, Fiction - Espionage, Suspense fiction, Historical, Thrillers, Antiquities - Collection and preservation, Action & Adventure, General, Collection and preservation, Suspense
Published: 2009-12-17T05:50:15+00:00

Chapter 35

Locke and Dilara took time to eat at the gala. Locke kept one eye on his cabin door five decks up just to make sure no one entered while they were gone. He had been quiet since the conversation with Garrett, considering his next move.

What was Garrett doing here? If the incident on Rex Hayden’s airplane was related, they could be planning the same thing on this ship. With such an immense vessel, distributing the bioweapon would be much more difficult. He could use the food, which was how the norovirus that continued to regularly sicken passengers was passed along, but the industry had gotten much better at maintaining a safe food supply. Locke looked at the empty plate on his table and immediately discounted that method. Garrett wouldn’t have infected people while he was still on board.

The water system might be vulnerable, but it would require accessing the central distribution point from the desalination plant. Someone would have to get access to secure areas of the ship. It was a possibility, but risky.

The easiest method, one which Locke guessed was used on the plane, was an airborne pathogen. That meant finding a central location for inserting it into the ship’s air handling system. But Garrett couldn’t expect any device to be left alone for a significant period of time, not with the rigorous maintenance a new ship would be subject to. He’d need someplace that was guaranteed not to be disturbed…

The solution hit Locke like a two-by-four. He shot out of his seat.

“That’s it,” he said.

“That’s what?” Dilara asked.

“Garrett. He made a mistake when he told me he wasn’t staying for the cruise. Come on. I need to call Aiden and have him send something to my computer.”

The music had stopped, signaling that gala was over, and they threaded their way through the thinned crowd toward the elevator.

On his way back to the room, he called Aiden to have him to send a complete schematic for the ship, particularly the air handling system.

Locke made a quick sweep of the room to make sure it hadn’t been disturbed, and when he was satisfied, he flipped open his computer. One of the ship’s features was a wireless Internet connection throughout the vessel, so he immediately saw the email from Aiden. In the body of the email was the other piece of information he’d requested. Garrett’s cabin number.

He called up the schematics. Garrett’s cabin, a sprawling 2500-square-foot suite, was on the highest residential deck at the bow of the ship, just above the bridge. The views from the balcony spanning from one side to the other would be marvelous.

Then he overlaid Garrett’s cabin with the venting system and saw what he was expecting.

“I’ll be damned.”

“What is it?” Dilara asked.

“Until we got here, I assumed Garrett was taking the cruise since he had a suite. But then he said he was leaving in the morning before the ship sailed. It made me wonder why he would go to the trouble of booking the best cabin on the ship if he was only going to use it for one night.

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