Undercover in
By JSRobertson
Seaview
had
been in port for nearly two weeks following a long and exhausting mission that
had lasted two months. Although no one
had been injured during the cruise everyone was still spent from the experience
and Will Jamieson, Chief Medical Officer for NIMR insisted that everyone take a
least a week off before they headed out for the next mission.
The
crew and junior officers were given two weeks off. The command staff had agreed
to take a week off. There was a lot of
work to catch up on at the Institute so the admiral, Chip, Lee and Janet would
get their time off in one week intervals.
Chip took the first week off to visit his parents. They were celebrating their fortieth wedding
anniversary and he and his siblings were throwing them a huge party.
The admiral took the second week off and
headed back east as well to visit with his sister Edith and friends. He had returned a couple of days early, much
to Jamie’s disapproval, but he looked rested and relaxed from the break.
Lee
and Janet had agreed to take the last week off before they set sail on the next
mission. Technically they weren’t
allowed to go on vacation. The admiral
had banned them from taking one since they always seemed to get into trouble
when they did. After much deliberation
they finally settled on a leisurely cruise down to
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The
admiral had Lee and Chip in meetings all day on Thursday. He was reviewing all the suppliers NIMR used
and toyed with the possibility of maybe replacing some of them.
The
admiral scheduled a dinner meeting at Giovanni’s with a possible new supplier
of gears for Seaview which Lee and Chip were required to attend.
When
Janet was ready to leave for the day, Lee told her to take the car. She could have walked but it was raining and
chilly so Chip said he would drop Lee off at home when they were finished.
Since
Lee wouldn’t be home, she just had a salad for dinner. She was happy they decided to sail down to
She
was reading her book when she heard Chip’s car pull in the drive. She met Lee at the door. While they do spend a lot of time together,
she couldn’t wait for him to get home.
He doesn’t have many dinner meetings but she missed not having dinner
with him. He gave her a kiss and a hug before he hung up his jacket, put his
cover in the closet and took off his shoes.
They wore their dark blue uniforms today instead of the khaki ones. Janet didn’t care; she liked the dark blue
ones better anyway. She thought the men
looked more handsome in them.
“How
did your meeting go,” she asked returning his kiss and hug as they walked over
to the couch.
“Okay,
I don’t know if this supplier is any better than the one were using now. If it were up to me I would keep the one we
are currently using.” he said honestly.
“But as of right now, I’m off of work.”
He
sat down on the couch and put his feet up on the table. As Janet cuddled up next to him, she removed
his tie, undid the buttons on his shirt and rubbed her hands on his chest.
“Are
we feeling a little frisky tonight?” he asked enjoying the attention.
“Yes,
just a little,” she answered excitedly.
“Blame it on the dark uniforms; I think they make you look very
sexy.” She had been waiting all night
for him as they laid down on the couch for some intimate exercise. As they were getting up to go to bed, Lee’s
phone rang.
“Crane,”
Lee said sharply. He was off work, on
vacation and didn’t want to take any phone calls.
Janet
was surprised at the way he answered his phone.
He never talked like that to anyone and was curious as to whom he was
talking to.
“Hello
Admiral Johnson. What can I do for you,”
Lee said as he rolled his eyes not happy he was calling. “Yes, I see you do have a problem. Janet and I were going to get away for a few
days. We have some time off and desperately need a break. You do?
Where? Yes, I understand. We’ll be there tomorrow sometime. We’ll see
you first thing on Saturday morning. No
I will arrange our transportation to
“Okay
what was that about,” Janet asked annoyed at Admiral Johnson’s call. She didn’t like him very much and could tell
by Lee’s conversation they weren’t going to have their time off.
“Well,
he ordered us to take a mission,” Lee sighed.
“Couldn’t
you just say no, not this time? Wait a
minute, he can’t order me on a mission?
I don’t work for ONI,” she said angrily.
“Sweetie,
please believe me I tried,” Lee sighed.
“He said he desperately needs your help. So will you go? At least we’ll be together.”
“Where
are we going?” she conceded. She knew
even if she didn’t go he would have to.
“
“The
“No
sweetie,
“I
know that,” she said sarcastically. “We
have to go there on a mission? What is
this mission and what do I have to do?” she asked seriously.
“I
don’t have all the details but something to do with weapons being sold. We will find out more details on
Saturday. I’ll have to make arrangements
for us to fly out tomorrow,” Lee said frowning.
“Lee what do you wear to
“Yes and Monte Carlo is very formal so I will
have to pack my tuxedo and you better bring some formal wear too.
Lee
called the airlines and made flight arrangements for them to get into
It
was getting late so they went to bed where some more exercises took place.
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Lee
and Janet woke up at
“Good
morning,” Lee said to Chip as he walked in his office.
“What
are you doing here?” Chip asked surprised he was there.
“Just
letting you know that Janet and I are going to
“I
thought you were going to sail to
“Well,
that was the plan. But duty calls. Janet is actually part of the mission.”
“What!”
the admiral asked catching the last part of the conversation between Lee and
Chip as he walked into Chip’s office.
“I
was just telling Chip that Janet and I are going to
“What
happened to your week off,” he asked frowning.
“I
tried to tell Admiral Johnson that we had a week off but he needed us to do
this,” Lee sighed. “I really wanted to
just relax and get away.”
“What
exactly are you doing there?” Chip asked scowling. He hated when Lee and now Janet went on ONI
missions. He always came back hurt and
now he would have to worry about Janet getting hurt too.
“Something
about the selling of weapons, we will find out on Saturday.”
“Please
be careful,” the admiral said pissed that Lee and Janet wouldn’t get the break
he knew they needed. “How are you
getting to the airport?”
“I’ll
get a limo. Since we aren’t getting time off we can at least travel in style.”
“I’m
going to
“Thank
you, sir. I’ll take you up on your
offer. Our flight leaves at
“Good,
I need to leave by
Lee
said good bye to Chip who patted him on the shoulder and told him to be
careful. He told him he would check on
the house while they were gone. Lee said
good bye to Angie and Wanda too.
After
he left the office, Chip said to the admiral, “I didn’t know you were going to
“Actually
I’m not,” the admiral said slyly. “I
just wanted to take them to the airport and I knew Lee wouldn’t let me so I
told him I was going to
“Very
clever, sir,” Chip replied grinning.
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Lee
got home and saw Janet with her suitcase but nothing in it. She checked the weather and it would be in
the 50’s and 60’s.
“I
see you’re starting to pack. Can you
make sure you get everything into one suitcase,” Lee said grinning. He had given her his suitcase to use as it
was bigger.
“Yes,
I will but Lee I really don’t know what to bring,” she confessed.
“Just
take pants, tops and some dresses.
Especially ones you would wear to a party or ball.”
“Lee,
how many balls have I been too recently,” she chuckled.
“Ok
ball was the wrong word. Take the dress
you wore to the charity auction last year,” he replied with a gleam in his
eye. “I loved the way you looked in that
dress. You can also buy something there
if you need to. They have a very
exclusive shopping district.”
“Okay,
thanks for the help,” she said gratefully.
Janet
grabbed her short black dress and the long dark blue dress with the slit on the
side and gave them to Lee to put in his garment bag with his tuxedo. She also grabbed her white dress out of the
closet but quickly put it back remembering what happened the last time she wore
a white dress.* She took out some pants,
tops, and a few more dresses and put them in the suitcase. She also managed to
put her dress shoes, flat shoes, a pair of pumps and gym shoes into her
suitcase too and actually got it closed with no problem. She packed up her toiletries and put them in
another small case and was ready to go.
Lee
put some pants, shirts and shoes into his suitcase along with his
toiletries. He was impressed that she
got everything in one suitcase.
“Sweetheart,
ready to go?” he asked as he took their suitcases downstairs while she carried
the garment bag and her other little one.
“The admiral is picking us up at
“The
admiral?” she asked. “I didn’t know he
was going to
They
kept a master calendar in the office at NIMR with all the trips, meetings and
missions scheduled for the month. Maybe
it was a last minute decision. Lee
smiled and looked at Janet after she said that.
He figured out the admiral just wanted to take them to the airport and
used that as an excuse.
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Tommy
rang the doorbell at
“Thank
you for taking us to the airport,” Janet said cheerfully.
“No
problem, I was going that way anyway,” Harry told her. He smiled as he saw Lee wink at him, knowing
they were both on to him.
They
had a nice ride to the airport chatting casually with the admiral about
everything but business and their reason for the trip to DC. They arrived in good time at the
appropriate the terminal and Tommy took the suitcases out of the trunk and gave
them to the sky cap.
“Well,
here we are. Have a safe trip and you
both be careful, got it?” The admiral said as he gave Janet a hug and a kiss
then shook Lee’s hand as he patted him on the back.
“We
will sir. Thanks for the ride and enjoy
your “trip” to
((()))
Lee
and Janet went inside the terminal, checked in for their flight then headed for
the airline VIP lounge to await their flight.
They picked up a cup of coffee and found a quiet corner of the lounge
where they could talk quietly while they waited.
“Honey,
Admiral Johnson didn’t tell you anything more about our “trip” than it deals
with the selling of weapons? Nothing about what he needs me for?” she asked
nervously.
“No
that is all. He’ll fill us in when with
a complete brief we get to
Finally
it was time to board the plane and they were looking for their seats when the
stewardess offered to help them all the while staring at Lee. He did look pretty handsome in his tight
jeans and shirt with the sleeves rolled up. She showed them where their seats
were, her eyes never leaving his face.
Janet twisted her wedding ring on her finger making sure the stewardess
noticed he was married.
Lee
sat by the window as Janet hated to sit there, something about watching the
ground disappearing from sight. As they
prepared to take off, she grabbed Lee’s hand.
He thought she was going to break it she squeezed it so tight. After they were up in the air for awhile, she
let his hand go.
“Sweetie,
you almost broke my hand,” he said laughing as he flexed his hand. “Please relax, everything will be fine.”
“I’m
sorry. I just get very nervous during
take off,” she replied a little more relaxed.
Another
stewardess came to their seats and asked if they wanted anything to drink. She was also staring at Lee.
“Sweetie,
would you like anything to drink,” he asked Janet lovingly.
“Yes,
just some tea,” she replied looking at him smiling.
“My
wife would like some tea and I’ll have a beer.”
The
stewardess smiled and left to get them their drinks. Lee was smiling at Janet and she returned his
smile. The stewardess came back, gave
Janet her tea and Lee his beer and left them alone. Lee watched the in-flight
movie as Janet read her book. Before
long she laid her head on his shoulder and fell asleep. He rested his head on hers and fell asleep
too. He slept for about an hour until he
was awakened by the conversation between the passengers in front of them and
the stewardess.
Noticing
that Lee was now awake the stewardess moved next to their seats. “Excuse me sir, we’re starting our dinner
service now, would you like a meal?”
“Yes
that would be nice. Please bring meals
for both of us.” Lee answered.
“Very
well, I’ll be right back with your meals.”
As
the stewardess turned to return to the galley, Lee reached across Janet to
lower the tray table. Feeling Lee brush
against her Janet woke up and smiled at her husband.
“Sorry I fell asleep,” she told him yawning.
“I
fell asleep too,” he replied rubbing her hand.
The
stewardess brought their dinners and told them they would be landing in two
hours. They ate dinner and talked about
where they were staying tonight before meeting with Admiral Johnson in the
morning. Lee had made reservations at a
hotel near Admiral Johnson’s office.
When they finished with dinner and their trays were removed, they sat
there holding hands watching the movie.
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They
arrived promptly at
“Hi
Commander, Janet, how are you?” she asked politely. “I know the admiral is expecting you but he
is on the phone right now. Please have a
seat. I’ll let him know you’ve arrived”
“Hi
After
a few moments Admiral Johnson came out of his office and invited Lee and Janet
in.
“Thank
you for coming so quickly,” Admiral Johnson said. “I know I didn’t tell you very much over the
phone. Before I tell you any more, I’m
waiting for one more person to show up.
You’ll have someone working with you on this assignment besides Janet,”
Johnson explained.
There
was a knock on the door and
“Good
to see you again, Commander and Mrs. Crane,” Jason said as he shook Lee’s and
Janet’s hand.
”Good to see you too,” Lee replied, “But if we’re going to be working together,
from now on its Lee and Janet.”
Admiral
Johnson handed the three of them a dossier on the gentlemen they were looking
for.
“His
name was Devin Shelby. He’s been selling
guns and ammunition to the pirates operating off the west coast of
“This
LRAD we need to bring back, it must be similar to the one our government has
developed to use against the pirates to stop them from raiding the boats that
come to close to their shores,” Lee said.
“The admiral and I were just talking about it a couple of weeks ago.”
“Yes,
we think it is, so the government wants to compare ours to theirs. It is very
important we get this weapon.”
“What
do you need Janet to do,” Lee asked quickly.
He was not thrilled with the fact that she would be involved with guns,
ammo and LRAD.
“Before
she does anything, I need you to sign off on this waiver, giving your
permission for her to do this mission,” Johnson told Lee as he handed him the
waiver for him to sign.
“You
want me to sign this before you tell me what she will be doing,” Lee
said annoyed.
“We
need her to distract
“Admiral,
if I’m reading and understanding this information correctly, this man is a
playboy. He’s been with some very famous
and beautiful women and you want me to distract him,” Janet said
seriously.
“Intel
has it he when he goes to
“Just
great,” Lee said tersely. “So you are
using my wife as his date du jour.”
“Commander,
watch your tone,” Johnson warned.
“Please sign it. I don’t have
another female agent available right now.
With Liddy Novak in prison and the other female agents tied up on other
cases, I didn’t have a choice but to use your wife. I realize she is not a trained ONI operative
but she has helped out before so she does know a little bit about this. Besides she has you and Jason for back up.”
“It’s
up to Janet. If she wants to take this
on I will sign the waiver. But if she
doesn’t you are out of luck. I will
not force her to do this and you can’t either,” Lee said firmly.
All
eyes were looking at Janet. She was
pretty sure she could do what they needed.
“Lee,
I’ll help out Admiral Johnson on this.
You can sign the waiver,” Janet told Lee.
“Sweetheart,
are you sure? Don’t be afraid to say
no. I don’t want you in harms way or to
get hurt,” he said protectively.
“I’m
sure.”
Lee
signed the waiver and gave it to Admiral Johnson. Lee wasn’t so sure he just did the right
thing.
“Thank
you, Janet,” Johnson said relieved.
“What
will our cover be,” Jason asked after Lee signed the waiver.
“Lee
will be David Howard and you are Kevin Howard.
You’re cousins working together in a family real estate business. You’re hoping you can convince
“Your
flight from
“Admiral
we realize he can’t know we are actually married.” Lee replied sharply.
“Lee,
please relax,” Janet told her husband calmly.
“Admiral Johnson please don’t worry he will not find out. Do we know where Devin Shelby stays when he
is in
“
“Admiral,
how are we going to remove the weapons and ammo from the warehouse? We will
need a truck,” Lee asked.
“There’s
an agent, Craig Somers, working as a desk clerk at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel
and Resort. He will be your contact.
There will also be an agent posing as a room service waiter at the Hotel De
Paris. His name is Dale Wade,” Johnson said showing them their pictures. “They will also have pictures of the three
of you.”
“How
will he know when to get the truck?” Jason continued.
“When
you have found the warehouse and made sure the LRAD along with guns and ammo is
there, you will contact Craig. He will
go with you to the warehouse and help you load the weapons. The other agent will stay at the hotel and
keep an eye on
“Do
we know how many guards are at the warehouse?” Lee asked.
“No,
we don’t know how many guards are there.
You will have to find that out. Any more questions?
If not, you better get ready for your flight to
“Admiral,
one more thing, how are we going to get out of there?” Janet asked quietly.
“Seaview
will be there in the area and FS-1 will pick you up. It will land in a secluded part of
All
of them breathed a sigh of relief when Admiral Johnson told them FS-1 and
Seaview were their ticket home. The
briefing complete, they left Johnson’s office and decided to get some breakfast
before heading to the airport to catch the first of their flights.
((()))
After
the three of them left Admiral Johnson’s office, he made a call to Admiral
Nelson to update him on the mission.
“Harry,
they just left. How soon can you leave
for the
“We
are leaving tomorrow and will get there as soon as we can. I will let you know when we are in position.”
“Thanks
Harry for taking the back up on this,” Johnson said gratefully. “We don’t want
anything to happen to that weapon.”
“No
problem Gerald, I don’t want anything happening to my captain and his
wife.”
((()))
They
found a diner not too far from the airport, ordered breakfast and were talking
about the mission arrangements.
“We
are taking a helicopter from the airport in Nice to
“Sweetie,
don’t worry about it. You will be
fine. Maybe I should let you hold
Jason’s hand. You can break his instead
of mine,” Lee said grinning as he ate his toast.
“Very
funny,” Janet said sarcastically while Jason stared at the two of them totally
confused.
“Lee,
I wouldn’t mind holding her hand, but how will she break it,” Jason questioned.
“She
doesn’t like to fly especially during takeoffs.
She squeezes your hand until after you’re in the air,” Lee
continued. “You won’t be able to move
your fingers after she lets go.”
“As
much as I would like to hold her hand, I think I will pass,” Jason replied
smiling as he ate his bacon and eggs.
“Are
you two done making fun of me,” Janet said grinning as she ate her pancakes.
They
finished up their breakfast and left for the airport to catch their flight to
((()))
Their
flight landed in Nice on time. They got
off the plane picked up their luggage and went through customs with no
problems. Lee could tell Janet was very
nervous about the helicopter ride.
“Sweetie,
please calm down. The ride is no
different than riding on FS-
“I
know but you’re not flying the helicopter,” she said nervously.
They
found the heliport and boarded the helicopter with Janet sitting between Lee
and Jason. Lee grabbed her hand and
could feel it shaking. He felt sorry for
her that she was that scared of the short helicopter ride. Jason could tell she was scared too, so he
grabbed her other hand. When the
helicopter took off, they both thought she would break their hands she was
squeezing them so hard. They all hoped
she would never have to fly on a helicopter again.
((()))
After
landing at the heliport, it was a short distance to the Monte Carlo Hotel and
Bay resort so they decided to walk to stretch their legs after the long flight;
their bags would be delivered by the hotel shuttle van and be waiting for them
when they arrived. As they were checked
in the desk clerk, Craig Somers gave Lee a note with their room keys. Lee
recognized him immediately from the picture Johnson had shown them. They had two rooms with a connecting
door. Janet would stay in a room by
herself and Lee and Jason would share the other room. Even though Lee and Janet would be able to
sleep together, he would leave his belongings in the other room.
They
were shown to their rooms by the bell hop.
He put Janet’s suitcases in her room and Lee and Jason’s in the other
room. Lee tipped him and he left. He opened the note the desk clerk gave him.
“The
note states that Devin Shelby is already in
“I
better take a nap if we are going to the casino tonight,” Janet informed Lee
and Jason. “I’ll never make it till
“That
actually sounds like a good idea for us all.
We need to be on our toes from now on,” replied Lee.
Lee
and Janet went to her room and checked out the accommodations. The view from
the room as gorgeous as it overlooked the
They
were awakened by the alarm at
“What
should I wear to the casino tonight?” Janet asked Lee.
“Formal
wear is required at this restaurant,” he replied then kissed her on the
forehead and moved to “his” room to get ready.
Perusing
her wardrobe Janet decided she would wear her long dark blue dress with the
slit up the side.
As
she was finishing her hair and make up Lee dressed in his tux came in from the
other room. “Wow you look absolutely
fantastic,” he said. He picked up her
necklace and helped her put on then ran his hands down her arms and nuzzled her
neck. He wanted to do more, but there
was no time.
What
Lee did for a tux was rather stunning as well and Janet was equally dazzled by
her spouse. “You’re no slouch
yourself. I wish it were just us going
out tonight, I love seeing the look of envy on the other women’s faces,” Janet
teased.
Jason
was ready to leave and saw Janet and Lee together. They did make a very nice looking couple.
They left the hotel and caught a cab to the casino.
((()))
They
arrived at the casino a little early so they could check out the restaurant and
wait for Devin Shelby. They were sitting in the lobby waiting for him to show
up. The plan was for Janet to
accidentally run into him as he entered the restaurant.
He
came into the lobby a little before
“Wish
me luck,” Janet said to Jason and Lee.
She
got up from the couch and pretended not to look where she was going and ran
right into him.
“Are you okay?” Devin Shelby said as he
grabbed her arm to keep her from falling.
He picked up her purse that she dropped when she ran into him.
“No
it was my fault,” she said straightening her dress making sure she showed her
leg.
“Please
it definitely was my fault. I’m Devin
Shelby,” he introduced himself.
“Elly
Lee
and Jason saw what happened and came over showing their concern.
“Elly
are you okay,” Lee asked as he saw
“Yes,
I’m fine. Just a little embarrassed that
I didn’t see him.”
“Who
are these gentlemen?”
“This
is my brother, David Howard and my cousin, Kevin Howard.”
“Pleased
to meet you,”
“I’m
fine,” Janet assured him. “Please don’t
worry about it.”
“Well,
if you will excuse me I have a dinner meeting to attend. Maybe I will see you
later at the bar,”
((()))
The
three of them went into dinner. They
watched Devin Shelby as he ate dinner with another gentleman. They could tell the two of them were in a
heated discussion. As they enjoyed their
dinner, Lee could see
“He
sure has taken an interest in you,” Lee said softly to Janet.
“You
saw him staring at me too,” she replied.
“Isn’t that what we wanted?”
“I’m
going to the bar. When you are finished
with your dinner, would you please join me for a drink and perhaps a dance or
two?” he asked Janet. “Your brother and
cousin are also welcome.”
“Yes,
I would like that,” she said quietly.
“We will meet you there shortly.”
They
finished their dinner and while Jason paid the bill, Lee and Janet went to the
bar.
((()))
They
found a table and sat down. Lee sure did
look handsome in his tuxedo. There were
a couple of tables behind them with women sitting at them talking. They thought it was strange there were only
women at the tables and no men.
“Could
I please have this dance?”
As
they were dancing,
Jason
came up behind him after paying the bill.
“Johnson isn’t going to like that
charge. That dinner was very expensive,”
he told Lee as he sat down and watched Lee stare
at his wife. “It must be hard for you to sit here and
watch them.
“Harder
than I realized,” Lee responded honestly.
A
waitress came over to their table and asked them if they wanted a drink.
“Bourbon
on the rocks,” Lee said unhappily as he watched his wife continue to dance with
“I’ll
have the same,” Jason told her.
With
Shelby
and Janet continued to dance most of the night.
When they weren’t dancing he took Janet back to his table where they
drank champagne. Lee hoped Janet didn’t
drink too much champagne she would get sleepy if she drank too much. She did drink one flute but nothing more.
Lee
and Jason sat at the table by themselves.
Several women did come up to them and ask them to dance but neither one
of them accepted the invitations. They
didn’t want to stray too far from Janet and Shelby and listened intently to
their conversation at the next table.
“Why
are you here in
“We
are here to meet a few clients. We are
involved in commercial real estate and hope to get them to rent or buy some
warehouses we have.” Janet answered.
“Why are you here?”
“I
have some business to take care of too.
I sell parts for cars, trucks, and other motorized vehicles. I have a client that wants to see his
shipment before it leaves the warehouse,” he replied.
“Now
you wouldn’t be interested in more warehouse space would you,” Janet
asked. “I have some space I could rent
you very reasonably priced and it’s probably bigger than what you have now.”
“Maybe
I would. I’m outgrowing my current space
in Cap-d’Ail,
After
finishing their drinks, Lee and Jason left the bar and waited for Janet in the
lobby.
“Thank you for a wonderful evening. I really do have to leave,” Janet said as she
got up from the table after seeing them leave the bar.
“Could
I interest you in a nightcap in my hotel room?”
“Not
tonight, I’m very tired,” she replied as she gently pulled her hand away from
his.
“Will
you have dinner with me tomorrow?” he asked.
“Is
it okay if my brother and cousin come with?
We’ve already made plans but I’m sure they wouldn’t mind having dinner
with you,” Janet said coyly.
“Goodnight,
Janet, until tomorrow.”
“Goodnight
Devin.”
He
walked her out of the bar to the lobby where Lee and Jason were waiting for
her. He said goodnight to them and
walked outside heading for his hotel which wasn’t too far from the casino.
“Well
you sure had a good time tonight,” Lee said in case someone was listening.
“Just
a little jealous my dear brother because I scored and you didn’t” Janet
retorted with a smile.
“No
fighting,” Jason interrupted laughing.
“You two are too old to fight over dates.”
((()))
They
also walked back to their hotel as it wasn’t too far from the casino, Janet
went to her room and Lee and Jason went to theirs. They said goodnight at the door. Once inside the room, they opened the
connecting door. Lee made sure the
drapes were closed and gave his wife a kiss.
“You
were very good tonight. From what we
heard, we should be able to get into the warehouse tomorrow. I will admit to you that I was very jealous
when you were dancing with him,” Lee told Janet smiling as he pulled her close
and kissed her again.
“I
almost had to fight him off. He wanted
to go to his hotel room,” Janet said quietly.
“I was afraid he wouldn’t take no.”
“Let’s
go to bed,” Lee told her. “We have
another long day tomorrow. Good night
Jason,” Lee said as he closed the door between the rooms.
“Good
night,” Jason said smiling.
After
some intimate exercise, they both fell asleep.
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Lee
and Janet woke up early the next morning and were getting ready to leave for
breakfast when there was a knock on Janet’s door. Lee quickly went into the other room leaving
the connecting door slightly open.
“Who’s
there?” she asked cautiously as she wasn’t expecting anyone.
“It’s
Devin. I was hoping to have breakfast
with you,” he said eagerly. “Please open
the door.”
Taking
a deep breath, she unlocked the door and he came in.
“Damn,
I was hoping I would catch you still getting ready. I thought maybe we could go to bed and...” he
said quickly but she cut him off in mid sentence.
“How
did you get my room number?” she said angrily.
“You
gave it to me last night, don’t you remember,” he replied surprised that she
was mad.
“I
did not give you my room number.
Who gave it to you?”
“Please
don’t be mad, the desk clerk. She really
didn’t have a choice, I badgered her into giving it to me,” he said
truthfully. “I’m sorry I lied.”
“I’m
not very happy that she gave out my room number. I value my privacy and if I wanted you to
know my room number I would have given it to you. Who do you think you are assuming that I
would go to bed with you? I just met
you,” she sharply.
“I’m
terribly sorry if I offended you. I
really thought we hit it off. I was just
hoping we could take it a little farther.
I’ve never been turned down before,” he replied embarrassed.
Lee
and Jason were listening in the other room at what Janet and Shelby were
talking about. Jason was smiling at Lee
who was surprised at the way his wife was talking to
Lee
nodded to Jason to open the door and make their presence known.
“You
have connecting rooms?”
“Yes,
we find it helps us with our work. This
way we don’t have to leave our rooms, we just go back and forth,” Janet
explained. “After all I’m with my
brother and cousin.”
“Please
accept my apology. I will never do that
again,” he apologetically.
“If
you want to see me, please have the front desk call me and I will see if I’m
available,” she told him. “Now why did
you come here?”
“I
was wondering if we could go to breakfast and then maybe talk about renting
some warehouse space from you,” he asked politely.
“I
would love breakfast. David and Jason
would you like to join us? We always try
and discuss business as a team.”
“Sure,
no problem if they come with.”
They
left Janet’s room and went to a small cafe not too far from the hotel. When
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They
entered the cafe and were seated immediately. Once they sat down they ordered
coffee which the waitress brought right away.
“How
much space do you have now,” Lee asked as he took out a notebook and was taking
notes.
“Actually
it’s not very big and pretty cramped in there.
I’m going to need more space as my business is picking up,”
“Why
don’t we look at the space you have now so we can see how big it is. It will be easier for us to recommend some
spaces once we know how much more space you will need,” Jason told him.
“Well,
I don’t know,”
“Devin,
how can we do our job effectively if you won’t let us see what you have? We need to see it so we can check our
inventory and see what is available,” Janet explained.
“Alright,”
The
waitress brought more coffee and they ordered breakfast. They talked about how nice
After
they finished their breakfast;
With
the darkened windows on the limo, Lee was having a hard time seeing where they
were going. He managed to catch a few
landmarks. They had only driven about twenty minutes from the cafe. Hopefully he would find an address on the
building so he could give it to Craig.
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The
limo pulled up to a small brick building in Cap-d‘Ail. They exited the limo and were brought in the
front door. Lee and Jason were checking
to see if there were any surveillance cameras or an alarm system. There was a small office which had only one
desk and nothing else. There were no
telephones either.
“Do you specialize in shipping only parts for
cars and trucks,” Jason asked.
“What
difference does it make what I ship?’
“Devin,
sometimes there are restrictions on what can be stored in warehouses depending
on the zoning,” Janet said calmly. “We
only need to know so we can make sure you have no problems storing your items
there.”
“Sorry,
I didn’t realize it mattered,” he replied.
“Yes, mostly parts for cars, trucks and other motorized vehicles.”
They
looked around the building a little longer and said they had seen enough. As they left the warehouse, Lee spotted an
address on the wall outside.
“Let
us look at what we have available and get back to you. I think we have some warehouse space that is
much larger and maybe cheaper in our inventory.
Does it matter to you if it’s not in France?” Jason asked as they drove
away.
“No,
place doesn’t matter as long as it is near the ocean. I ship most of my containers via boat.”
“That’s
good to know,” Lee replied as he wrote it in his notebook.
They
arrived back at their hotel. The driver
opened the door and Lee and Jason got out.
They heard
“Are
we still on for dinner tonight?” he asked as he helped her out of the limo.
“Yes but as I told you before I have plans with
David and Jason so I hope you won’t mind if they come along.”
“No
that is fine,”
“Well,
you can count me out. I have friends
here and they found out I was in
“Then
it will be the three of us. I will pick
you up in the lobby at
He
kissed Janet’s hand, got into the limo and drove away.
They
went to their room and discussed what they saw in the warehouse.
“No
alarm system or surveillance cameras,” Jason told them. “Also, I only saw one guard in the
warehouse.”
“Jason,
I’m going to come with you tonight to check out what is in the containers. I’ll contact Craig and have him get us a
car. He might want to come with us and
check out how big a truck we will need.
I hope those containers are not too heavy.”
“I
noticed a dolly or something like that in the back of the warehouse maybe you
can use that to load the containers,” Janet replied.
“I
didn’t see that,” Jason muttered.
“Neither
did I,” Lee also muttered. “Nice job, sweetie.” He said as he gave Janet a kiss.
Lee
went down to the front desk and saw Craig was there. He told him he needed a car for tonight and
could he arrange to have it here by
“Lee,
how are you going to get out of going to dinner with us?” Janet asked unhappily
as she didn’t want to be alone with
“Sweetie,
I’m going to get ‘sick’,” Lee explained.
“You can tell
“But
Lee what if he wants me to go back to his hotel?”
“Tell
him you need to check on me.”
“When
are we going to move the containers,” Jason inquired.
“I
was thinking about that myself. Sweetie
you’re going to have to keep him busy all day tomorrow.”
“How
the hell am I going to do that?”
“He’s
smitten with you. Tell him you want to
go shopping or look around the city. He
will do anything you want.”
“I
will think of something.” Looking at her watch she sighed, “I better get ready
for dinner.”
Janet
put on her short black dress fixed her hair and make-up and was putting on her
heels when Lee came to check on her. He
took her in his arms and kissed her.
“Sweetheart
I’m sorry I can’t go with you. But we
have to find out what is in those containers. Please don’t be mad.”
“Lee,
I’m not mad. I’m afraid of what
She
wasn’t the only one who was worried. Lee
wasn’t too thrilled about his wife going to dinner alone with
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The
telephone in Janet’s room rang promptly at
“Lee,
please be careful, you too, Jason.”
Lee
gave her a hug and a kiss and told her to be careful.
She
grabbed her wrap and went downstairs to the lobby where
“Where’s
David? I thought he was coming with us,”
“He’s
not feeling well. I feel guilty leaving
him, but I promised I would go to dinner with you and I always keep my
promise.”
“I’m
sure he will be fine. Do you mind
walking to the restaurant? It is a
beautiful night.”
“No
I would like to walk.”
He
linked her arm into his as they walked to the Le Bar Americain
restaurant at the Hotel de Paris.
Just great. He would pick a restaurant at his hotel, Janet thought.
They
got to the hotel and it took her breath away.
This hotel was one of the older hotels in
They
were seated immediately.
“Would
you, your brother and cousin like to go out on the yacht tomorrow? The weather is going to be perfect for
boating,”
“David
and Kevin are seeing some potential clients tomorrow so they won’t be able to
come but I would like to go,” Janet answered knowing they would be tied up all
day so Lee and Jason could take the containers and LRAD out of the warehouse.
“It’s
a date. I will pick you up at
“Let’s
not plan that far ahead,” Janet stated.
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While
Janet was having dinner with
Jason
used his lock pick to open the front door.
They cautiously walked into the office, seeing no one was there, Lee slowly opened the door to the warehouse
and saw no one was around. Craig brought
flashlights and pry bars so they could look in the containers. After they each opened a few containers, just
as they suspected they were loaded with all types of guns. Jason found the one
with the LRAD and scratched a small mark in the corner of the container so they
would know which one to take with them.
Lee went back into the office to see if he could find any paperwork as
to where these guns were being shipped.
He found the manifest and saw they were headed for
They
decided to dress up as delivery men. If
there was guard they would have to knock him out so they could load the
containers in the truck. Lee figured it
would take the three of them at least five hours to load up all the
containers. Hopefully Janet would keep
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Lee
was back in his room before Janet and
“Johnson,”
he answered quickly.
“Admiral,
this is Crane. We found the warehouse
and the containers. They are full of
guns ready to be shipped to
“Fine.
How long before you are finished with this assignment. Seaview should be there by tomorrow.”
“Right
now I would say in two days. After we
take the containers, I don’t want to leave right away. It will look to suspicious. We will leave the day after tomorrow. I will let you know when FS-1 can get us.”
“Alright,
keep me informed.”
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After
Johnson talked to Lee he called Seaview and wanted to talk to
Nelson.
“Admiral,
I have Admiral Johnson on the phone for you,”
Both
the Admiral and Chip looked up from the charting table with worried looks on
their faces.
“Pipe
it over here Sparks,” he ordered, “What’s going on Gerald?”
“Just
talked to Crane, so far everything is fine.
They are going to move the containers tomorrow. They are looking to leave there the day
after. Where are you?”
“We
will be at the
“Good,
I’ll fill you in if I hear any more.”
Johnson signed off.
“Well
at least they’re still okay.” Chip said cautiously.
“But
who knows for how long,” Nelson answered worriedly.
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After
talking to Admiral Johnson, Lee took a hot shower, put on his pajamas and got
into bed. Before long he heard the door
to Janet’s room open.
Damn,
she wasn’t alone.
Lee
started moaning the minute they were in her room. Janet went over to the door.
“David,
are you alright,” Janet called after hearing him moan.
“Elly
are you back? I
feel terrible,” he said weakly.
Janet
and Shelby went into Lee’s room and found him lying in bed. He did look pretty bad.
“Do
you need a doctor,”
“I’ll
be fine maybe it’s something I ate.” Lee said as he ran to the bathroom.
“I’m
sorry Devin but I need to take care of my brother. Please don’t be angry that we have to cut our
night short. But I’m very worried about
him.”
“It’s
okay, I understand. I will see you
tomorrow at
Damn, he
thought. He really was after
her. What have I gotten her into?
Janet
showed
“That
was some act, Lee,” Janet said grinning.
“You almost had me convinced you were really sick.”
“He’s
lucky I didn’t make a quick recovery and slug him for kissing you like that,”
Lee said jealously.
“Well,
you told me to distract him,” she said coyly as she went over to Lee and kissed
him long and hard.
“Enough of that. What did he mean when he said he would see
you tomorrow?” Jason asked eagerly.
“I’m
going sailing with him on his yacht, The Restless Pirate, for the day.
We’re leaving at
“Sweetie,
we’re going to need about five hours to move all those containers. Can you last that long?”
“I
think so.”
Lee
placed a call to Craig and told him to meet them with a truck at
“I’m
tired, could we please go to bed,” she said yawning.
Lee
got out of bed and went into her room telling Jason goodnight and shut the
door.
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He
helped Janet get undressed and they climbed into bed for some evening
exercises. He didn’t fall asleep right
away. He watched Janet as she slept and
hoped she wouldn’t get into trouble tomorrow on the yacht. He finally fell asleep hugging her close to
him.
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Janet
and Lee were up early and ready to go by
Before
Janet left to go downstairs, Lee gave her a hug and a kiss.
“Sweetheart,
please be careful. I know you can handle
yourself on a boat, but please don’t take any chances. Call at any time if you are in trouble.”
“I
will. Please take care too. Don’t hurt yourself lifting those
containers. I may want some evening fun
later,” she said trying to lighten the mood.
She
grabbed her bag with a change of clothes, her phone and a few other items she
thought she would need for the day. She
didn’t bring a swimsuit as it was too cold to go swimming. She left just as the phone was ringing. Lee let it ring.
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Damn, she
thought. I’m in big trouble. How long can I hold him off?
The
sun was out, but it was quite windy. It
was going to be a little warmer today than it has been the last few days.
“Well
are you ready for a beautiful day of sailing?”
“Yes,
it is a beautiful day and I’m ready.”
“How
is David this morning? I hope he is
feeling better.”
“Yes,
he is much better. He and Jason were getting ready to meet some clients.”
They
arrived at Port Hercule. There were a lot of boats as well as cruise
ships in the harbor.
“My
goodness you weren’t lying when you said she was big,” Janet said as she stared
at it.
“Yes,
we can spend a whole week on her without ever stopping,” he replied longingly.
“Well,
I can’t be gone that long. I do have
work to get back to. Today will be just
fine.”
He
helped her board the boat. She let him
treat her as though she had never been on a boat before.
They
went to the main deck dining room where breakfast was waiting for them. There was fresh fruit along with eggs, bacon,
toast and mimosas of course.
Janet
was hungry and enjoyed the food very much.
She only had two mimosas, anymore and she would be asleep.
After
breakfast they went up to the sun deck where there were lounge chairs. They had been sitting there for a couple of
hours enjoying the view as the cruised along the coast of
Even
though this was a big boat, it was very windy and the sea was rough but nothing
Janet couldn’t handle. But she knew
“Devin,
I’m not feeling very well. I think I’m going to be sick,” she said as she ran
over to the rail.
“Why
don’t you take these,” he offered her some sea sickness pills. “They should make you feel better.”
“Thank
you,” she replied as she took the pills with the water her offered her. She didn’t swallow them but threw them
overboard when he turned away after taking the glass from her. She sat back down and waited a little while
for the ‘pills’ to take effect.
“Devin,
I don’t know what you gave me but I feel worse.
Can we please go back?
Maybe I caught what my brother had yesterday,” she pleaded.
“Okay,
please don’t get sick. I hate it when
people are sick.”
He
called the captain on the phone and told him to turn around and head back for
Port Hercule.
“Thank
you, Devin. I’m so sorry. I’ve never been on a yacht or boat and I
guess it’s a little too rough for me. How long before we get back?”
“We
should be back in about two hours.”
Janet
continued to ‘play’ sick for the next two hours. Running over to the rail and pretending to
get sick.
Actually,
she was sorry she couldn’t stay on this yacht any longer. It was very comfortable and luxurious.
Before
long they were docking in Port Hercule. Janet ran off the boat to the nearest
bathroom. She waited a few minutes
before going out to find
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Right
after Janet left, Lee and Jason walked to the place where they would meet up
with Craig. He was there waiting with
the truck. He almost didn’t recognize
them as they hadn’t shaved and looked pretty scruffy.
”Where are you going to take the containers after we load them,” Lee asked as
Johnson wasn’t sure where they were going.
“After
we load up the containers, I’m going to take them to
The
three men arrived at the warehouse and parked the truck at the back entrance.
Craig would stay with the truck just in case someone came by. Jason picked the lock on the front door
again. He checked the office and no one
was there so he signaled Lee to come in.
Lee went to the warehouse door and opened it slightly. He could see the guard standing by the back
door. He motioned Jason to slowly move
along the containers to the right side.
He would go to the left and knock out the guard. He got to the guard and hit him over the head
with a piece of pipe. Jason tied him up
as Lee opened the back door.
“Let’s
get these loaded,” Lee told them as they grabbed the dollies.
They
managed to load all the containers in four hours. They were beat by the time they were
finished. Lee took the LRAD out of the
container and put it in a backpack he brought with. They climbed back in the truck and drove away
breathing a sigh of relief. When they
got to the drop off point for Lee and Jason, Craig assured them he would
deliver the containers and call Lee when he was on his way back to
“Good
work, Craig and Jason,” Lee said. “I
hope Janet is back from her cruise.”
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Janet
went back to the dock where
“Do
you feel better?” he asked very annoyed at her.
“Yes,
much better now that I’m land. I’m very
sorry I ruined your day,” she said quietly.
“Could you please take me back to my hotel?”
Before
he could answer his phone rang.
“Damn,”
he said as he answered the phone. “This
better be important.”
“Mr.
Shelby, someone has taken all the containers out of the warehouse. It is
totally empty. I just came on duty and
found Sam tied up. He said someone
knocked him out.”
“What
the hell. No one knew those containers
were there...except you,” he said viciously as he looked at Janet.
She
could tell he was very angry. She
figured he must have found out about the empty warehouse.
“Who
the hell are you?” he yelled at Janet.
“Devin
what’s wrong,” she asked quickly.
”You, your brother and cousin were the only ones who knew those containers were
in that warehouse. What did you do with those containers?”
“Devin,
I don’t know what you’re taking about.
The containers aren’t in the warehouse?”
He
grabbed her by the arm and dragged her down the dock back to the yacht.
He
shoved her onto the main deck. When he
shoved her, she fell and twisted her ankle.
“You better tell me what you know about this
or you will be sorry. I have no problem
beating or shooting you for the information,”
“Tie
her up and leave her here for now,” he ordered.
One
of the ship’s crew grabbed her arms and tied her wrists together very tightly
in front of her. He took her ankles and
tied them together too. She could tell
her ankle was starting to swell and it didn’t help that it was tied to the
other one.
He
told the captain to set sail for the
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Lee
and Jason got back to the hotel. Lee was
not happy to see Janet wasn’t there. She
had been gone about six hours and was worried she hadn’t returned. He took a shower, shaved and got dressed. As Jason was showering, his phone rang; it
was Craig.
“Craig,
everything okay?”
“Yes,
just dropped off the load and I’m on my way back. I’ll see you later.”
Jason
came out of the shower and heard Lee on the phone and hoped it was Janet.
“Was
that Janet? Is she okay?”
“No,
it was Craig. He’s on his way back. I’m going to notify Johnson and let him know
the goods have been delivered and I have the LRAD. I’m really worried about Janet she should
have been back by now,” Lee said as he ran his hand through his hair.
Lee
called Johnson and he answered right away.
“Admiral,
the goods have been delivered to
“Good,
what do you mean so far,” he questioned.
Lee
explained to Johnson how Janet distracted
“She’ll
be back. Seaview should be at the
“Thanks
for the information.” Lee hung up on
him.
Lee
told Jason what Johnson said about Seaview waiting for them. Neither one cared at this point; they both
were worried about Janet.
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“Elly,”
Lee answered on the first ring.
”No not Elly but she is here with me,”
“Let
her go and I will make sure you get your containers back,” Lee said frantically.
“I
don’t give a damn about those containers. But I want your assurance that I have
a clear getaway to
“David,
don’t do it,” Janet yelled which got her a slap across the face. Lee heard her cry out and cringed.
“Howard
you better do as I say or the next time it will be worse than just a slap,” he
threatened and hung up. He put her phone
back in her bag and left her alone.
“Damn,”
Lee said as he threw his phone across the room.
“
They
ran to Port Hercule and asked the dock manager where The
Restless Pirate was moored.
“It’s
the last slip on the right. But they
left about fifteen minutes ago. She came
back in port and left again in a big hurry,” he told them.
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Lee
and Jason didn’t waste anytime looking for the yacht. Lee was on the phone to Seaview.
“Crane to Seaview. Come in Seaview.”
“Seaview
aye,”
“
“Admiral,
I have Captain Crane on the phone. He
sounds very upset.”
The
admiral and Chip both moved quickly to the radio shack.
“Yes,
Lee what’s wrong,” he replied anxiously.
“
“Damn. We’ll be ready to launch in ten minutes,” he
said nodding to Chip as he issued the order to preflight the little sub. “We should be at
“Jason
and I will meet you there. Please
hurry.” Lee hung up the phone. “Let’s go back and pack up our suitcases. By the time we finish FS-l will be at the
Port.”
They
ran back to the hotel and Craig spotted them running in.
“David
is there a problem?” he asked with concern.
“Yes,
“Yes,
I’m just going off duty. What do you
need? Who’s Janet?”
“A car.
We need to get to the
“No
problem, my car is here. I will wait for
you outside.”
Jason
and Lee went up their rooms and packed up all their belongings. Janet as usual had most of her things
packed. They were back downstairs in ten
minutes. Lee had the backpack with the
LRAD. Craig had the car in front and was
waiting for them. They jumped in the car
and he drove to the Port. As they were
driving Lee explained to Craig who they were.
“I’m
Lee Crane and this is Jason Weldon.
Janet is my wife. I’m captain of
the submarine Seaview. They are
going to help us find her. She is on The
Restless Pirate a yacht owned by Devin Shelby. He has her and is threatening to kill her. Do you know anything about that yacht?” Lee explained.
“Yes,
I’ve see that yacht. It was huge and
mostly white with black stripes on the side.
Unfortunately almost all the large yachts around here are white.”
“Can
you help us find it?”
“No
problem. I’ve only seen it once but I
should be able to recognize it,” he answered as they pulled up to the secluded
area.
By
the time Lee and Jason arrived they spotted FS-1 at the end of the dock
awaiting their arrival. Lee walked
quickly down the gantry and climbed aboard along with Jason and Craig. Craig was amazed at the small flying
sub. On board were the Admiral and
Kowalski. It was a little crowded on the
small sub but they needed all the help they could get. Lee stowed their gear in the lockers and put
the backpack with the LRAD in the locked compartment under the bunk.
“Craig
this is Admiral Nelson and Seaman Kowalski,” Lee introduced them. “Admiral we are looking for a huge white
yacht heading for the
“Seaview
is sitting about a hundred miles outside of the Strait. If they are heading for
“No
“FS-l
to Seaview,” Nelson called using the throat mike.
“Seaview
aye,” Chip answered quickly.
“Any
tracking signal from Janet’s phone?”
Chip
looked over the
“Nothing yet, Admiral. If we do get a signal, I will call you.”
“FS-1 out.”
“Damn,”
Lee said as he ran his hand through his hair.
The
admiral steered FS-1 west.
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Janet’s
face was still stinging from Devin’s slap.
He came back to the main deck and told the man guarding Janet to
leave.
“Well
so far so good. Radar isn’t showing
anyone following us in the air or on the water,” he said as he ran his hand
over her cheek. “You better hope they
don’t find us or they will find you dead.”
He
called the guard back in, “Take her down below and lock her in a cabin. Keep her tied up.” He walked out of salon. She saw he left her bag sitting on the chair
next to her.
“Could
I please have my bag,” she asked softly.
“I need a tissue.”
“What
the hell do you need a tissue for,” he demanded.
“Please
I’ve got something in my eye,” she pleaded.
“You don’t even have to untie my hands.
I can get it if you hold my bag, please.”
“Okay,”
he gave her the bag and as he held it for her, she found her phone and pushed
the number two button. It was the number
programmed to track her phone. She got
the tissue and wiped her eye.
“Thank
you.”
He
untied her ankles and shoved her towards the stairs. She tried to walk down the stairs but her
ankle gave out and she fell all the way down.
She bumped her head and shoulder on the stairs as she hit the
floor. She was unconscious.
“Crap,”
the guard said as he tried to pick her up.
A
steward was walking by and saw the guard trying to pick up her and offered to
help him. When he saw her he recognized
her from the picture he was given by ONI.
He helped the guard take her to a cabin.
The guard thanked him and told him to go. He laid her on the bed and retied her
ankles. If
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Dale
Wade was on a break when he helped take Elly Hayward to the cabin. He got this
job because
Craig’s
phone rang while FS-1 was scouting the area for
“Somers,”
Craig answered recognizing Dale’s number.
“Craig,
Elly Hayward is on
“We
know she’s on the boat. What do you mean
she’s unconscious, how’d that happen?”
When
Lee heard Janet was unconscious, he grabbed the phone out of Craig’s hand.
“Dale,
this is Lee Crane and Elly is Janet Crane.
I will explain later who we are.
Why is she unconscious? Did
“No
he didn’t hit her this time. She fell
down the stairs and hit her head. I
helped the guard take her to a cabin and recognized her picture.”
“Do
you know where you are? We are searching
for the yacht but it’s getting too dark to see anything.”
“I’m
not familiar with the area. Sorry I
can’t help you,” he replied unhappily.
“Please
keep an eye on her if you can,” Lee implored.
“No
problem, I will try.”
Lee
hung up and gave the phone back to Craig.
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Janet
woke up and had a terrible headache and was dizzy. Her shoulder also hurt. She couldn’t see anything in the dark but
could tell she was still tied up. She
hoped she pushed the right button but it was hard to do with her hands
tied. She knew it would be harder for
them to find her now that it was dark if they didn’t get her signal.
“Leave
me alone,” she said as she picked her hands up and hit him in the face
grimacing in pain as she lifted her shoulder.
“You
will be sorry you did that,” he slapped her across the face her head hitting
the wall and walked out rubbing his cheek.
“No woman will ever get the best of me.”
She
picked herself up and could barely sit up.
The room was spinning and she passed out.
((()))
Seaview was still positioned
at the
“Mr.
Morton,”
Chip
ran over to the radio shack.
“I’m
receiving a signal from Janet’s phone.
It’s about fifty miles from where we are.”
“Can
you send the coordinates to FS-1 so they can track it?”
“Yes
sir.”
“Seaview to FS-1. Come in FS-
“Yes
Chip. What is it,” the admiral answered.
“We
have a signal from Janet’s phone.
“Okay
we got them. Good work. Meet us at the coordinates. We are about ten minutes from there. FS-1 out.”
They
all breathed a sigh of relief. Somehow
Janet managed to trip the tracker.
Afraid
FS-1
landing on the water, the admiral decided to submerge and come up along side
the yacht hopefully un-noticed. Craig
was amazed at what this vehicle could do and held on with one eye open afraid
of what would happen when it hit the water.
The
only problem they now had was how they were going to board the boat while it
was still moving at top speed.
Lee
asked Craig to call Dale. Craig phone
Dale and hoped he would be able to answer the phone.
“What
is it Craig,” he whispered so no one else would hear him in the kitchen.
“Lee Crane here. Are you armed? If yes, can you stop the
boat? We need to stop the boat so we can
pull up alongside of it. We will be
there in five minutes.”
“No,
I’m not armed but I will go to the captain and make him stop the boat. I will lock the door to the bridge so
Dale
ran up the bridge unseen by Shelby or any of the guards. He went into the bridge and locked the door
behind him. As he locked the door his
phone rang once.
“Stop
the engines right now Captain,” Dale demanded.
“Who
the hell are you and no way will I stop the engines,” he retorted.
Dale
punched him in the face knocking him out cold.
Dale went over to the engine panel and pressed the button to turn off
the engines. The yacht slowly came to a
stop.
FS-1
had pulled up alongside the yacht as soon as it stopped. Jason was the first
one out of the hatch and was spotted by Shelby who took a shot at him. He caught him in the shoulder. Kowalski was behind him and caught him
before he fell overboard.
“Are
you alright, sir,” Kowalski asked.
“Yes,
just grazed me,” Jason replied as he climbed back up on deck.
Since
Janet was unconscious, the admiral knew Lee would want to get her aboard Seaview
as soon as possible.
“Lee
as soon as you find Janet, get her aboard FS-1 and take her back to Seaview. The rest of us will take secure the yacht,”
Nelson told Lee. “Come back only if
Janet’s alright."
“Thank
you sir,” Lee said to the admiral. “Now
I just have to find her.”
“Where is she?” Lee yelled to Dale as he stood
on the bridge. Kowalski was standing
along side Lee.
“Lower
deck first cabin on the right,” he told him.
They
ran down the stairs, found the cabin but the door was locked. Lee wasted no time kicking in the door. He found Janet tied up and unconscious. He untied her and carried her to the side of
the boat. He could see bruises on her
face and that her ankle was swollen.
The
lower deck of the yacht matched up almost perfectly with the top hatch of FS-1.
“Kowalski,
go back into FS-1, I’m going to hand Janet to you. I will be right there to take her to Seaview,”
he said to him.
“Aye sir,” Kowalski replied as he ran to FS-1
and waited for Lee. He gently took Janet
from Lee’s arms, placed her in the bunk and made sure she was secured before he
strapped himself in.
Lee
climbed through the hatch, jumped down the ladder, strapped in and started the
engines.
“FS-1 to Seaview,” Lee called
impatiently.
“Seaview
aye,” Chip replied noticing the tension in his voice.
“Have
Jamie standing by. Janet’s
unconscious. We will be there in five
minutes.”
“Okay
Lee.”
Chip
radioed sick bay and told Jamie to get to the observation nose immediately.
((()))
Jamie
and Frank, the corpsman on duty, were in the observation nose by the time Lee
berthed FS-1. Chip opened the hatch as
soon as he heard the docking doors close.
Lee carefully handed Janet up to Chip who placed her on the stretcher. Frank and Kowalski carried her to sick bay
while Lee followed close behind his eyes never leaving her face.
Once
they reached sick bay, Jamie did a thorough examination and found Janet had a
slight concussion to go with the large bump on her head, her shoulder was
bruised but not dislocated, her ankle was severely sprained and had several
bruises on her face. But other than that
she was okay. As Jamie finished
examining her, she started to come around.
“Seaview...sick
bay,” she asked softly.
“Yes
sweetie,” Lee told her as he brushed his hand on her forehead.
“Good,”
she replied and went back to sleep.
“Lee,
she will be fine,” Jamie told him. “She
will be sleeping for awhile. I’ll wrap
her ankle but there is nothing I can do for her shoulder. She will be very sore for a few days and will
have to walk with crutches. I’ll put an
ice pack on her bump. How did this
happen?”
He
breathed a sigh of relief as he told Jamie, “She fell down some stairs on the
boat and I heard him hit her at least once.”
“That
would explain her injuries. He must have
hit her a couple of times by the bruises on her
face. Why don’t you go back to the yacht
and take care of things there. She will
be asleep for a little while. If she
needs you I will call.”
“You sure, Jamie?”
Jamie
just gave him a look and Lee knew she would be fine or he wouldn’t let him
leave.
((()))
Lee
and Kowalski took FS-1 back to the yacht.
When they boarded, they found
Lee didn’t even know Jason had been shot or he
would have taken him back to Seaview with Janet.
“How’s
Janet,” he asked Lee when he came back aboard.
“She’ll
be fine. What happen to you?” Lee asked worriedly. “Do you need to go to sick bay?”
“I’ll
be fine, he just winged me, I’ll check in with sick bay later.”
Nelson
called Admiral Johnson and told him they had
“Do
you have the LRAD?”
“Yes,
Gerald” Nelson answered.
“Is
Janet going to be alright,” he asked with concern.
“Yes
but it might be a couple of days before they can come to
“Fine. I’m very sorry Janet got hurt. Please
tell them they did a great job.”
“Nelson out.”
He hung up the phone and gave it back to Jason.
((()))
They
all stayed on board until the helicopter came.
Once the agents boarded, Lee, the admiral, Kowalski and Jason took FS-1
back to Seaview. The trip back to
Seaview was quick and they all breathed a sigh of relief once they were back
aboard.
“I’m
glad you came back unhurt this time Lee,” the admiral told him as he patted him
on the shoulder. “But I’m worried about
Janet.”
“Janet
will be okay but will have a hard time walking on crutches on Seaview”
“Don’t
worry, we’ll work something out.”
Chip
had given the order to have Seaview start for home as soon as FS-1 was
back.
O’Brien
was in the control room and gave Chip’s order to the helmsman as soon as FS-1
berthed.
Lee
and Jason headed right to sick bay as soon as they came aboard. Jamie saw Jason’s arm and made him sit on a
gurney so he could take a look at.
“Doc,
it’s okay. Just put a bandage on it,”
Jason told Jamie.
“I’ll
be the judge of that,” Jamie replied as he swabbed it with an antiseptic,
bandaged it and give him a shot of antibiotics.
“Thanks
Doc.”
Chip
was off duty and stayed with Janet until Lee came back. She was still asleep when Lee and Jason
arrived. He took her hand in his and was
rubbing it when she woke up.
“What
truck hit me,” she asked as she tried to sit up and decided that wasn’t a good
idea when she got dizzy.
“Sweetie,
take it easy,” Lee said as he gently pushed her back down. “You have a slight concussion, bruised
shoulder, severely sprained ankle and some bruises on your face, but according
to Jamie you’re okay.”
“Is
that all,” she smiled slightly. “Did you
get
“Yes,
we got him,” Lee told her. “You
did a great job and Admiral Johnson is very appreciative.”
“I
know the routine so when do we have to go to
“When you are up to it. Johnson knows you are hurt and will wait
until you are better.”
“Okay,”
she said yawning. “Thank you Jason for
rescuing me. Please tell the rest of
them thanks too.”
“No
problem. I’m glad you’re okay,” he said as he gave her hand a squeeze.
She
fell asleep a few minutes later
“All right gentlemen, she’s going to be out
for the night. I think it’s time you all
head to the wardroom for a good meal and then to bed for some much needed
rest. Lee I’ll call you if Janet needs
anything.” Lee scowled slightly and
looked ready to protest but Jamie beat him to the punch. “It’s that prescription or I check you into
sick bay for the next 24 hours.”
“Okay
Jamie, you win.” Lee quickly conceded.
“Come on Jason let’s get out of here before he pulls out the restraints. We’ll grab a quick bite and then get you
settled in a cabin,”
As
the entered the wardroom they quickly spotted the admiral seated at one of the
tables. They each grabbed a tray and moved through the food line where Cookie
loaded them up with chicken, potatoes and fruit. Lee led them over to the admiral’s table
and set his tray down. Before sitting
down he made his way to the coffee urn and poured a hot cup of the stout
brew.
“Evening
Lee,” Nelson said. “How’s Janet doing?”
“Evening sir.
She’s got a slight concussion, banged up shoulder, a sprained ankle and
assorted bruises but Jamie said she’s going to be fine. She’s sleeping right now, which is the best
medicine for her,” Lee answered.
“Good
to hear it’s nothing too serious. She
did a hell of job. I’ll stop by sick bay
later after she’s had a chance to rest and more up to visitors. How are you doing Jason, you’re shoulder
okay?”
“It’s
fine sir. Dr. Jamieson just cleaned it
up, put on a new bandage and kicked me out of sick bay to get a good meal and a
good night’s sleep.” Jason replied with a smile.
“That’s
good news as well,” the admiral answered.
“Looks like you’re getting a good start on the first part and once
you’re finished with dinner we’ll get you set up for the rest of the good
doctor’s order.”
“Thanks
Admiral, I’m definitely looking forward to a little sleep.”
They
spent the rest of dinner going over the events of the mission and just relaxing
after the last few hectic days.
((()))
After
dinner Lee escorted Jason to one of the guest cabins so he could get cleaned up
and catch a little shut eye. “Thanks for all your
help. We make a good team,” Lee told him
as he patted him on the back.
.
“No
problem. I’m really impressed how well
Janet did under pressure. You have
trained her well,” he said with smile.
“I know we didn’t get off to a great start, but I would gladly work with
you and your wife any time.”
“Thanks
for the vote of confidence. She is
learning too much. I’m afraid she will
want to become a full time agent,” Lee replied with a wry grin.
Just
then the admiral and Chip walked up and heard what Lee said.
“She
better not. We couldn’t take another
agent on board,” the admiral remarked as Chip nodded his head in agreement.
They
all said goodnight and went to their cabins.
The
admiral went back to sick bay to check on Janet. She was sleeping when he got there. When he gave a kiss on her forehead she
stirred a little but didn’t wake up. He
was very thankful that none of them were too badly hurt.
((()))
Lee
was up early the next morning and went to sick bay to see Janet. Even though it was early she was awake and
waiting for him to come. She missed
sleeping with him.
“Good
morning sweetie,” he said as he gave her a kiss and gentle hug.
“Morning.
I missed you,” she said returning the kiss and hug.
Jamie
came in as they were talking. He checked
her vitals and found everything was normal.
“When
can I get out of here?” she asked Jamie eagerly. “I’m fine.”
Even though her shoulder hurt like hell and every muscle in her body
hurt.
“Mmm, where have I heard that before,” he said shaking his
head. “Do you still have a headache?”
“I
never told you I had a headache, how did you know? And no I don’t have a headache.”
“I
knew from the look on your face.”
“Can
you tell by the look on my face that I’m hungry?” she smiled.
“No
but I hear your stomach growling,” he retorted.
“I will release you to your cabin tomorrow.”
“Enough
banter, if you are hungry I will bring you breakfast,” Lee said laughing at the
two of them.
He
went to the wardroom and brought them some breakfast. He also brought a carafe of coffee. While they were eating breakfast, Chip, the
admiral and Jason came in to check on her.
They could see she was fine so Lee told them to go to breakfast.
((()))
Jamie
let Janet out of sick bay the next day but confined her to her cabin. He didn’t want her hobbling around Seaview
on crutches. She didn’t like it but knew
she had no choice other than sick bay.
((()))
They
flew to
Lee
and Janet boarded FS-1 and headed west.
Tired from her ordeal, Janet was fast asleep in no time and only woke up
when she felt them touch lightly down on the ocean surface. Lee smiled fondly at her, glad she was able
to relax during the flight.
((()))
As
FS-1 was secured at the dock, Lee helped Janet up and out of the sub. They were met by Chip, Angie and Wanda and
given a hearty welcome home.
Shocked at the extent of Janet’s
injuries the ladies told her not to worry about things at work and to
concentrate getting better.
Janet smiled appreciatively and thanked them for their help.
Lee
chatted quietly with Chip giving him a quick rundown on the
debrief in
“All right sweetheart time to get you
home and off your feet.”
She
smiled knowing he had read her mind. She
gave everyone a hug and hobbled to the car with Lee’s assistance. Once home Lee parked the car in the garage
and then gently lifted Janet out of the seat, carried her into the house and
deposited her lightly on the sofa.
“You’re
really sore aren’t you,” he asked tenderly as he sat down next to her and
wrapped his arm around her.
“Oh
Lee, my shoulder hurts, my ankle hurts and every muscle in my body still
hurts. I don’t know how you do this time
after time. I guess I’m a big wimp,” she
said softly leaning against him.
“No
you’re not a wimp well maybe just a little,” he teased. “I’m really proud of the way you handled
yourself, but don’t get any ideas you will not be an ONI agent. I guess a little workout is out of the
question.”
“Well,
I might be able to if you’re gentle with me,” she replied as she rubbed his
cheek.
He
helped her up off the couch and carried her upstairs to their bedroom.
The End.
*See
story, “A New Agent for the ONI?”
**See
story, “Family Forgotten”
Credits:
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In
this story they have a small one so they could transport it in a backpack. I couldn’t find any information if the
Russians had developed a LRAD but this being fan fiction I used them for the
story.