Vicki Barr The Clue of the Gold Coin PRT01

Vicki Barr The Clue of the Gold Coin PRT01
Vicki Barr Flight Stewardess Series
Vicki Barr The Clue of the Gold Coin PRT01

Aug 23 2022 | 02:13:36

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Episode 1 • August 23, 2022 • 02:13:36

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This part 1 of a two part series featuring The Clue of the Golden Coin by Helen Wells

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1 0:00:00,420 --> 0:00:01,950 we're going to be reading a book 2 0:00:02,070 --> 0:00:04,140 a clue of the golden coin in 3 0:00:04,140 --> 0:00:06,960 this is part of the series called 4 0:00:06,960 --> 0:00:10,560 the vicky bar flight stewardess series and 5 0:00:10,650 --> 0:00:12,254 i guess him before this is the 6 0:00:12,330 --> 0:00:14,550 crew the golden quite and book is 7 0:00:14,550 --> 0:00:19,320 by one wells chapter one sunshine assignment 8 0:00:20,040 --> 0:00:22,230 swirls of heavy snow flakes driven by 9 0:00:22,230 --> 0:00:24,510 a brisk wind that were sold across 10 0:00:24,510 --> 0:00:28,500 the vast expanse of concrete runways at 11 0:00:28,500 --> 0:00:30,990 his new york city's hide awhile airport 12 0:00:32,040 --> 0:00:34,543 dashed line the big picture window and 13 0:00:34,543 --> 0:00:37,140 the press know lounge and spiraled back 14 0:00:37,140 --> 0:00:39,840 into the murky whiteness or the winter 15 0:00:39,840 --> 0:00:43,050 morning inside the comfortable room for girls 16 0:00:43,050 --> 0:00:45,900 are dressed in the trim blue uniforms 17 0:00:46,590 --> 0:00:49,230 a federal airline stewardess is set in 18 0:00:49,230 --> 0:00:52,380 soft leather armchairs of all the luck 19 0:00:52,380 --> 0:00:54,900 one other girls a tall brunette grinned 20 0:00:54,990 --> 0:00:57,540 she shook her head and mock despair 21 0:00:58,080 --> 0:00:59,580 here it is the middle of the 22 0:00:59,580 --> 0:01:02,400 worst winter we've had in years and 23 0:01:02,400 --> 0:01:04,350 what do i drive my new assignment 24 0:01:04,830 --> 0:01:07,350 new york to chicago the to cold 25 0:01:07,350 --> 0:01:10,140 is towns in the world and you 26 0:01:10,140 --> 0:01:13,260 to you lucky kids get the florida 27 0:01:13,260 --> 0:01:15,840 run for keep bar tucked a strand 28 0:01:15,840 --> 0:01:18,480 of her ash blonde hair and place 29 0:01:18,780 --> 0:01:21,660 and her left to called like chinese 30 0:01:21,660 --> 0:01:24,030 check aims stirred and a gentle breeze 31 0:01:24,570 --> 0:01:26,700 your troubles here is that you don't 32 0:01:26,700 --> 0:01:29,430 wish on stars now the other nights 33 0:01:29,430 --> 0:01:31,440 flying down from boston i looked out 34 0:01:31,440 --> 0:01:33,570 the window and there was venus hanging 35 0:01:33,570 --> 0:01:35,700 up in the sky as bray and 36 0:01:35,700 --> 0:01:37,740 as pretty as you please so i 37 0:01:37,740 --> 0:01:41,280 said starlight star break first or seen 38 0:01:41,280 --> 0:01:44,610 tonight i wish i me i wish 39 0:01:44,610 --> 0:01:48,030 i might get on wish tonight oh 40 0:01:48,030 --> 0:01:50,100 go away know i really mean it 41 0:01:50,130 --> 0:01:52,950 i said i wish i was assigned 42 0:01:52,950 --> 0:01:54,930 to the florida right and the next 43 0:01:54,930 --> 0:01:56,760 morning the chief steward has called me 44 0:01:56,760 --> 0:01:58,950 into our office and told me that 45 0:01:59,010 --> 0:02:00,810 my new assignment was the new york 46 0:02:00,840 --> 0:02:04,590 to tampa so chuckled vicky you little 47 0:02:04,590 --> 0:02:07,200 vexing i don't know whether you to 48 0:02:07,200 --> 0:02:09,210 believe you are not like just the 49 0:02:09,210 --> 0:02:11,550 same i envy you when i think 50 0:02:11,550 --> 0:02:14,010 of chicago in this whether she shuddered 51 0:02:14,400 --> 0:02:18,037 mirror and i do member i envy 52 0:02:18,037 --> 0:02:19,590 you one or the other girl spoke 53 0:02:19,590 --> 0:02:21,570 up you kids are really gonna have 54 0:02:21,570 --> 0:02:23,400 fun and i was reading the other 55 0:02:23,400 --> 0:02:25,830 day about the big pirate carnival they're 56 0:02:25,830 --> 0:02:28,290 having every year about this time down 57 0:02:28,290 --> 0:02:30,960 in tampa it's supposed to be huh 58 0:02:30,960 --> 0:02:32,340 as fine and as giddy as the 59 0:02:32,340 --> 0:02:35,010 new orleans mardi gras as to gasp 60 0:02:35,010 --> 0:02:38,400 rayleigh pirate festival the fourth girl vicky's 61 0:02:38,400 --> 0:02:42,000 co stewardess volunteered kathy songs was a 62 0:02:42,000 --> 0:02:43,770 toss the new girl about vic his 63 0:02:43,770 --> 0:02:46,260 own age where flaming red hair that 64 0:02:46,260 --> 0:02:49,200 contrasts sharply but the pale blue of 65 0:02:49,243 --> 0:02:52,140 a perky cap and you're right ricky 66 0:02:52,710 --> 0:02:54,330 and i are going to have fuck 67 0:02:54,330 --> 0:02:56,280 it's a fine she winked at her 68 0:02:56,280 --> 0:02:58,620 flight partner in grinned by the way 69 0:02:58,620 --> 0:03:00,690 vicky i wonder what big things are 70 0:03:00,690 --> 0:03:03,210 happening out in chicago this winter don't 71 0:03:03,210 --> 0:03:06,510 rub it in sushi said she glanced 72 0:03:06,510 --> 0:03:08,610 at the patter of snow swirling up 73 0:03:08,610 --> 0:03:11,250 against a wide window if this keeps 74 0:03:11,250 --> 0:03:13,350 up it doesn't look as if any 75 0:03:13,350 --> 0:03:14,610 of us will get away from new 76 0:03:14,610 --> 0:03:18,180 york maybe not you vicky replied but 77 0:03:18,181 --> 0:03:21,000 we got on schedule i expect with 78 0:03:21,000 --> 0:03:23,640 operations as i came in and south 79 0:03:23,640 --> 0:03:25,620 of washington there's not a snow cloud 80 0:03:26,010 --> 0:03:28,952 and this guy member is the weather 81 0:03:28,952 --> 0:03:30,720 at landing not to take off that 82 0:03:30,720 --> 0:03:34,380 counts at that moment johnny becker copilot 83 0:03:34,440 --> 0:03:37,440 and vicky's flight took to hit stuck 84 0:03:37,440 --> 0:03:40,230 is handsome crew cut blonde head in 85 0:03:40,230 --> 0:03:42,870 the door let's go kids know day 86 0:03:42,870 --> 0:03:45,030 or for you to he said with 87 0:03:45,030 --> 0:03:47,190 a wide grin were taking off on 88 0:03:47,190 --> 0:03:49,590 the nose meet you in five minutes 89 0:03:49,710 --> 0:03:52,590 a gate five vicky and cathy picked 90 0:03:52,590 --> 0:03:54,960 up their five packs and two coats 91 0:03:55,440 --> 0:03:57,540 and headed from the door their johnny 92 0:03:57,540 --> 0:04:00,210 had closed after give her loved either 93 0:04:00,210 --> 0:04:02,280 ice on lake michigan cat he said 94 0:04:02,610 --> 0:04:04,800 over her shoulder and don't slip on 95 0:04:04,800 --> 0:04:06,300 the ice when you walk away from 96 0:04:06,300 --> 0:04:08,670 your ship vicky added with a smile 97 0:04:09,240 --> 0:04:12,385 get out sushi said before we so 98 0:04:12,385 --> 0:04:14,730 you up and oh yes she added 99 0:04:14,850 --> 0:04:17,190 a smiling to a cleaner eyes give 100 0:04:17,190 --> 0:04:20,220 our best to that pirate fellow four 101 0:04:20,220 --> 0:04:22,920 hours later the big dc six be 102 0:04:22,920 --> 0:04:25,650 for engine plane but up it's partly 103 0:04:25,800 --> 0:04:28,620 and the pilot bank to swing and 104 0:04:28,620 --> 0:04:31,620 to his landing patter ricky strapped in 105 0:04:31,620 --> 0:04:34,110 that stood his jumps seat for the 106 0:04:34,110 --> 0:04:36,630 landing look at the window at the 107 0:04:36,630 --> 0:04:39,424 tropical vest spread all around her to 108 0:04:39,424 --> 0:04:41,220 her left as the pilot banked the 109 0:04:41,220 --> 0:04:42,720 window is filled with the bright blue 110 0:04:42,720 --> 0:04:45,600 sky cloudless except for a few white 111 0:04:45,660 --> 0:04:48,990 wisps that floated high overhead through the 112 0:04:48,990 --> 0:04:52,350 window across our she looked down on 113 0:04:52,350 --> 0:04:55,680 sand on the sand beaches gleaming golden 114 0:04:55,680 --> 0:04:59,310 in the early afternoon sir david aquamarine 115 0:04:59,310 --> 0:05:01,860 blue the waters of the golf and 116 0:05:01,860 --> 0:05:03,840 the crystal green the line and guard 117 0:05:03,840 --> 0:05:06,600 ends that surrounded the christine white house's 118 0:05:07,680 --> 0:05:10,245 then the plane straighten passed over there 119 0:05:10,263 --> 0:05:13,171 busy streets for the old city over 120 0:05:13,171 --> 0:05:16,410 the scattered houses in the suburbs and 121 0:05:16,410 --> 0:05:18,960 at last the hangars and runways of 122 0:05:18,960 --> 0:05:22,620 tampa international airport swept into view over 123 0:05:22,620 --> 0:05:25,170 the leading edge of the way the 124 0:05:25,170 --> 0:05:27,510 big plane shuttered has kept in march 125 0:05:27,570 --> 0:05:30,270 this senior pilot lowered his wing flaps 126 0:05:30,300 --> 0:05:33,270 to check the landing speed then the 127 0:05:33,270 --> 0:05:35,010 run real rest up to meet the 128 0:05:35,010 --> 0:05:37,440 ship and there was a shrill and 129 0:05:37,440 --> 0:05:39,420 wine as the tires hit the concrete 130 0:05:39,720 --> 0:05:44,400 strip and her natural elements the air 131 0:05:44,490 --> 0:05:46,470 and the huge plane was effortless and 132 0:05:46,470 --> 0:05:49,260 graceful and flight as a soaring go 133 0:05:49,740 --> 0:05:51,600 but on the ground her wings vibrated 134 0:05:51,600 --> 0:05:53,730 and seem to drop and she shook 135 0:05:53,730 --> 0:05:55,830 all over like some great tired clumsy 136 0:05:55,830 --> 0:05:58,740 beast as she lumbered forward to the 137 0:05:58,740 --> 0:06:01,410 unloading gate the instance she fell the 138 0:06:01,410 --> 0:06:03,780 ship land and steady on it's taxing 139 0:06:03,780 --> 0:06:06,840 course vicky and fastener seat belt and 140 0:06:06,840 --> 0:06:08,880 got to her feet ready to help 141 0:06:08,880 --> 0:06:11,310 her passengers collector things and get ready 142 0:06:11,640 --> 0:06:14,370 to disembark ten minutes later she and 143 0:06:14,370 --> 0:06:16,440 cathy are standing in the open plane 144 0:06:16,440 --> 0:06:19,620 doorway saying goodbye to the last event 145 0:06:20,250 --> 0:06:22,500 three small children who with their mother 146 0:06:22,500 --> 0:06:25,170 had been making their first trip by 147 0:06:25,170 --> 0:06:27,750 air the little girls have been fascinated 148 0:06:27,750 --> 0:06:29,790 by the flight and vicky had spent 149 0:06:29,790 --> 0:06:32,610 a hollow her spirit and it's which 150 0:06:32,610 --> 0:06:34,170 on a shirt so i guess one 151 0:06:34,620 --> 0:06:36,300 and with that hot lunches to be 152 0:06:36,300 --> 0:06:39,330 served and eighty passengers were very few 153 0:06:39,990 --> 0:06:43,710 answer they're eager questions then rapidly the 154 0:06:43,710 --> 0:06:46,140 to stewardess checked through the big cabin 155 0:06:46,170 --> 0:06:49,500 for a belongings their passengers might have 156 0:06:49,500 --> 0:06:52,440 left behind i hope our hotel is 157 0:06:52,440 --> 0:06:55,110 on the beach cathy said stopping it 158 0:06:55,110 --> 0:06:56,880 moment to gaze out or the warm 159 0:06:56,880 --> 0:07:00,210 sunshine i cannot wait to start working 160 0:07:00,210 --> 0:07:02,910 on a florida tampa i'm staying with 161 0:07:03,120 --> 0:07:05,940 which to louise curtain family vicky said 162 0:07:06,630 --> 0:07:08,880 at least for the first few trips 163 0:07:09,570 --> 0:07:12,300 luis curtain she was in my class 164 0:07:12,300 --> 0:07:15,420 at the university of illinois ricky explain 165 0:07:15,870 --> 0:07:17,820 her family lives down here when i 166 0:07:17,820 --> 0:07:19,440 wrote that i was going to beyond 167 0:07:20,250 --> 0:07:22,530 the tamper run she phoned me the 168 0:07:22,530 --> 0:07:26,070 minute she got the letter insisted absolutely 169 0:07:26,070 --> 0:07:28,470 must stay with them on my layovers 170 0:07:29,040 --> 0:07:30,930 it's nice to have friends cathy said 171 0:07:31,170 --> 0:07:34,710 much better than a hotel room federal 172 0:07:34,920 --> 0:07:36,930 like all the other airlines provided hotel 173 0:07:36,930 --> 0:07:41,130 accommodations for the crew when they were 174 0:07:41,130 --> 0:07:43,440 away from home in new york vicky 175 0:07:43,440 --> 0:07:45,810 shared an apartment with several other federal 176 0:07:45,810 --> 0:07:49,770 airline stewardesses that reminds me have another 177 0:07:49,770 --> 0:07:52,560 friend and tampa vicky said i have 178 0:07:52,560 --> 0:07:55,170 to look him up ah sick kathy 179 0:07:55,980 --> 0:07:58,500 brighton mean do i smell romance in 180 0:07:58,500 --> 0:08:01,200 the air vicky laughed i hate to 181 0:08:01,200 --> 0:08:04,230 disappoint you cathy big joy watson is 182 0:08:04,230 --> 0:08:06,180 a boy who works here in the 183 0:08:06,180 --> 0:08:09,720 federal warehouse he's an orphaned porky a 184 0:08:09,720 --> 0:08:12,030 cousin of billy every the pilot who 185 0:08:12,030 --> 0:08:15,030 taught me to fly kathy eyes widen 186 0:08:15,420 --> 0:08:17,340 to fly don't tell me or a 187 0:08:17,340 --> 0:08:19,770 pilot as well as a stewardess i 188 0:08:19,770 --> 0:08:21,510 have had my private lessons for two 189 0:08:21,510 --> 0:08:24,000 years picky smile but i don't have 190 0:08:24,000 --> 0:08:25,890 a chance to get in much flying 191 0:08:25,890 --> 0:08:28,260 time when i'm in new york anyway 192 0:08:28,830 --> 0:08:31,770 she went on joey was dying to 193 0:08:31,770 --> 0:08:33,810 learn to fly and billy ask me 194 0:08:33,810 --> 0:08:35,610 if i had my putting in a 195 0:08:35,610 --> 0:08:37,830 good word for him with federal personnel 196 0:08:37,830 --> 0:08:40,770 department their happened to be an opening 197 0:08:40,770 --> 0:08:43,650 here enjoy got the job so you 198 0:08:43,650 --> 0:08:47,010 see there goes your romance i'm afraid 199 0:08:47,010 --> 0:08:48,480 joy thinks of me more like a 200 0:08:48,480 --> 0:08:52,860 mother kathy surveyed vicky slim jim figure 201 0:08:53,460 --> 0:08:54,810 the keener up and down with an 202 0:08:54,810 --> 0:08:57,900 expression of exaggerated appraisal on her face 203 0:08:58,830 --> 0:09:00,150 you don't look like a mother type 204 0:09:00,150 --> 0:09:03,240 to me go alright right vicky check 205 0:09:03,240 --> 0:09:05,400 on make it a big sister is 206 0:09:05,400 --> 0:09:08,610 that suits you better that moment deterred 207 0:09:08,704 --> 0:09:10,350 a flight deck opened in kept in 208 0:09:10,350 --> 0:09:12,991 march entered the main cabin followed by 209 0:09:12,991 --> 0:09:16,620 johnny baker the copilot the captain had 210 0:09:16,740 --> 0:09:18,930 a leather briefcase tucked under his arm 211 0:09:19,470 --> 0:09:21,870 and both men carry blue canvas overnight 212 0:09:21,870 --> 0:09:25,470 bags stamped with the same sick insignia 213 0:09:25,980 --> 0:09:27,990 of the airline how did ago go 214 0:09:27,990 --> 0:09:30,690 girls the captain assed smooth as silk 215 0:09:30,720 --> 0:09:33,720 ricky answered everybody seemed to enjoy themselves 216 0:09:34,080 --> 0:09:36,150 and one or two when another way 217 0:09:36,150 --> 0:09:38,910 to say so fine the captain said 218 0:09:38,910 --> 0:09:41,490 briskly that's good now let's check in 219 0:09:41,502 --> 0:09:43,860 and get out get out to the 220 0:09:43,860 --> 0:09:46,560 hotel i could use a swim as 221 0:09:46,560 --> 0:09:48,510 the for crew members worked from the 222 0:09:48,510 --> 0:09:52,080 plane do the federal to federals operation 223 0:09:52,110 --> 0:09:55,770 office and the airport building vicky explained 224 0:09:55,860 --> 0:09:58,020 to the captain marsha of our invitation 225 0:09:58,020 --> 0:10:00,840 to stay with the curtains oh yes 226 0:10:01,870 --> 0:10:04,210 continued a young friend of mine works 227 0:10:04,210 --> 0:10:06,790 at the cargo handler and the freight 228 0:10:06,790 --> 0:10:09,460 warehouse she told the kept and briefly 229 0:10:09,880 --> 0:10:12,220 about joy watson and how she had 230 0:10:12,220 --> 0:10:14,440 helped him get his go do you 231 0:10:14,440 --> 0:10:15,820 suppose it will be alright if i 232 0:10:15,820 --> 0:10:18,730 go over and say hello i don't 233 0:10:18,730 --> 0:10:21,070 see why not the captain replay just 234 0:10:21,070 --> 0:10:23,710 don't just be sure to check with 235 0:10:23,710 --> 0:10:25,870 the form first they don't like to 236 0:10:25,870 --> 0:10:31,150 have unauthorized personnel wandering around a few 237 0:10:31,150 --> 0:10:33,490 minutes after they had made their routine 238 0:10:33,490 --> 0:10:35,680 check in vicky say goodbye to her 239 0:10:35,680 --> 0:10:38,560 fellow crew and members and sure leisurely 240 0:10:38,620 --> 0:10:40,300 and the direction of the big warehouse 241 0:10:40,300 --> 0:10:43,390 building heavy set man lounged in the 242 0:10:43,390 --> 0:10:47,140 warehouse doorway holding a half consume bottle 243 0:10:47,620 --> 0:10:50,740 of coke in his hand he looked 244 0:10:50,740 --> 0:10:53,530 quizzically a vicky has she approached can 245 0:10:53,530 --> 0:10:54,790 you please tell me where i can 246 0:10:54,790 --> 0:10:56,804 find the form and vicky asked by 247 0:10:57,910 --> 0:10:59,650 you're talking to him the demand said 248 0:11:00,220 --> 0:11:03,790 a square correct face was expressionless neither 249 0:11:03,790 --> 0:11:06,400 friendly nor unfriendly i like to see 250 0:11:06,400 --> 0:11:08,530 joy watson for a minute is he 251 0:11:08,530 --> 0:11:11,680 on duty this afternoon yep you a 252 0:11:11,680 --> 0:11:14,080 friend of is vicky put on her 253 0:11:14,080 --> 0:11:17,315 pretty smile the assertive she said i 254 0:11:17,315 --> 0:11:19,090 haven't seen him for some time and 255 0:11:19,090 --> 0:11:20,860 if i may have to say allah 256 0:11:21,760 --> 0:11:23,380 just a second to form and say 257 0:11:23,830 --> 0:11:25,780 i'll go get him he turned and 258 0:11:25,780 --> 0:11:29,170 disappeared into the huge building vicky looked 259 0:11:29,290 --> 0:11:32,470 into the doors piles of boxes curtains 260 0:11:32,470 --> 0:11:35,980 and bulky sex stood stacked like an 261 0:11:35,980 --> 0:11:38,530 island on the big expands on the 262 0:11:38,530 --> 0:11:42,700 floor cargo handlers were busy sorting these 263 0:11:43,060 --> 0:11:45,820 loading some mom motor carts and unloading 264 0:11:45,820 --> 0:11:48,340 others that had just been taken off 265 0:11:48,970 --> 0:11:51,790 income implants backed up at a long 266 0:11:51,790 --> 0:11:56,530 platform miranda links of the opposite side 267 0:11:56,530 --> 0:11:58,150 of the building or half a dozen 268 0:11:58,150 --> 0:12:00,400 trucks waiting to pick up the cargo 269 0:12:00,400 --> 0:12:04,990 for local delivery other workmen wade outgoing 270 0:12:04,990 --> 0:12:07,720 boxes and bales and nail cartons of 271 0:12:07,720 --> 0:12:10,600 more securely the whole place heretic air 272 0:12:10,607 --> 0:12:13,690 of quiet efficiency and tae young figure 273 0:12:13,690 --> 0:12:16,450 dashed out and the dimness or the 274 0:12:16,450 --> 0:12:18,820 bedroom and ran up to vicky a 275 0:12:18,820 --> 0:12:21,160 big smile spread across his face eager 276 0:12:21,160 --> 0:12:24,820 face miss vicky he cried breathlessly holding 277 0:12:24,820 --> 0:12:26,740 out his hand i never expected to 278 0:12:26,770 --> 0:12:30,310 see you here hey joey vicky greeted 279 0:12:30,310 --> 0:12:33,160 him she took his outstretched hand and 280 0:12:33,160 --> 0:12:34,660 he pulled her is and a warm 281 0:12:34,660 --> 0:12:37,600 but excited handshake how's the job going 282 0:12:38,200 --> 0:12:40,480 so well miss vicky just was well 283 0:12:42,280 --> 0:12:45,190 enjoy watching was eighteen tall thin and 284 0:12:45,190 --> 0:12:47,260 with long arms that tangled up really 285 0:12:47,890 --> 0:12:51,460 from his game shoulders as he stood 286 0:12:51,490 --> 0:12:54,700 grinning contagious thing he reminded vicky of 287 0:12:54,700 --> 0:12:59,080 are friendlier energetic oversized puppy she can 288 0:12:59,080 --> 0:13:02,110 help grinning back at her well fuck 289 0:13:02,110 --> 0:13:04,420 yes to are there enough airplanes around 290 0:13:04,420 --> 0:13:06,670 here to suit you there sure are 291 0:13:07,240 --> 0:13:08,740 i like to have taken any kind 292 0:13:08,740 --> 0:13:10,930 of job you've been sweeping the place 293 0:13:10,930 --> 0:13:14,020 out just to be around planes and 294 0:13:14,020 --> 0:13:15,610 i can't thank you enough for getting 295 0:13:15,610 --> 0:13:18,820 this one for me just then the 296 0:13:18,820 --> 0:13:23,410 door for men reappeared oh fan joey 297 0:13:23,434 --> 0:13:25,450 city ago and when she to me 298 0:13:25,990 --> 0:13:28,780 as vicky bar she's a federal stewardess 299 0:13:29,200 --> 0:13:32,200 and he added his eyes shining a 300 0:13:32,200 --> 0:13:35,350 pilot then mumbled and act knowledge meant 301 0:13:35,373 --> 0:13:38,230 of the introduction don't take too long 302 0:13:38,230 --> 0:13:40,870 a break boy he said to joy 303 0:13:41,530 --> 0:13:43,180 head will need you on his cart 304 0:13:43,180 --> 0:13:46,360 to me the three fifty flight from 305 0:13:46,360 --> 0:13:49,690 dallas the foreman nodded briskly to vicky 306 0:13:49,930 --> 0:13:52,240 or walked off and vicky looked after 307 0:13:52,240 --> 0:13:56,740 his wooden uniformed for you was he 308 0:13:56,740 --> 0:13:59,950 naturally chile for progestin nose to the 309 0:13:59,950 --> 0:14:03,160 grindstone tape oh well he's really didn't 310 0:14:03,160 --> 0:14:05,770 matter she probably never see him again 311 0:14:06,040 --> 0:14:07,960 she turned her attention back to joey 312 0:14:08,770 --> 0:14:10,060 i'm afraid i'm not much of a 313 0:14:10,060 --> 0:14:12,970 pilot she smiled whatever you may think 314 0:14:13,780 --> 0:14:15,100 his face a wrinkle up in a 315 0:14:15,100 --> 0:14:17,890 grin anybody who can fly is pretty 316 0:14:17,890 --> 0:14:20,140 big and my book he pointed to 317 0:14:20,140 --> 0:14:22,360 an area of concrete strip between the 318 0:14:22,360 --> 0:14:24,850 warehouse and the service hangar next door 319 0:14:25,360 --> 0:14:28,450 see that beach sitting at sitting over 320 0:14:28,450 --> 0:14:31,390 there a small twin engine beechcraft stayed 321 0:14:31,390 --> 0:14:33,970 on the strip the calling have been 322 0:14:33,970 --> 0:14:36,820 removed from one of her engines nice 323 0:14:36,820 --> 0:14:39,010 house and a man stood on the 324 0:14:39,010 --> 0:14:42,850 stepladder tinkering tinkering with the motor net 325 0:14:42,850 --> 0:14:45,460 steve miller joy say he's a charter 326 0:14:45,460 --> 0:14:48,130 pilot here at the field and he's 327 0:14:48,130 --> 0:14:50,290 promised to teach me to fly high 328 0:14:50,290 --> 0:14:53,590 that's wonderful vicky exclaimed her eyes twinkling 329 0:14:53,590 --> 0:14:56,350 with pleasure she knew that been able 330 0:14:56,350 --> 0:14:58,090 to fly was the most important thing 331 0:14:58,750 --> 0:15:01,000 in a boys i still use the 332 0:15:01,000 --> 0:15:05,140 best joey went on enthusiastically so's van 333 0:15:05,140 --> 0:15:08,017 leicester he's the fellow i introduce to 334 0:15:08,017 --> 0:15:10,870 you just now gosh everyone around the 335 0:15:10,960 --> 0:15:14,440 airport is pretty swell you just naturally 336 0:15:15,430 --> 0:15:18,190 you just naturally like everybody that has 337 0:15:18,190 --> 0:15:19,840 anything to do with airplanes don't you 338 0:15:19,840 --> 0:15:22,960 joking i sure do he admitted same 339 0:15:22,960 --> 0:15:24,790 as vicky how long did it take 340 0:15:24,790 --> 0:15:27,370 you do you take you to solo 341 0:15:28,030 --> 0:15:30,880 really nervous the first time vicky smile 342 0:15:31,690 --> 0:15:33,970 see here hand man if we started 343 0:15:33,970 --> 0:15:36,100 talking fly you'll never get back to 344 0:15:36,100 --> 0:15:38,290 work i guess you're right the boy 345 0:15:38,290 --> 0:15:41,140 said laughing a wind you to lose 346 0:15:41,230 --> 0:15:43,270 this job now that i'm getting ready 347 0:15:43,270 --> 0:15:45,250 to be a fly boy for real 348 0:15:46,360 --> 0:15:49,030 vicky say goodbye and promised to the 349 0:15:49,120 --> 0:15:52,690 joey up again then she walked back 350 0:15:52,750 --> 0:15:55,510 to the airport building even though i 351 0:15:55,510 --> 0:15:57,490 had become a common everyday say to 352 0:15:57,490 --> 0:15:59,800 her and airport waiting room never fail 353 0:15:59,860 --> 0:16:03,820 to fascinate vicky and this one at 354 0:16:03,820 --> 0:16:08,410 tampa was particularly interesting passengers from incoming 355 0:16:08,410 --> 0:16:10,810 planes carried heavy coats that they had 356 0:16:10,810 --> 0:16:12,940 worn when they have left the northern 357 0:16:12,940 --> 0:16:16,863 winter weather sometimes friends tanned and wearing 358 0:16:16,879 --> 0:16:19,630 gray colored sports clothes were waiting to 359 0:16:19,630 --> 0:16:23,770 greet them through the big picture window 360 0:16:23,770 --> 0:16:26,470 she could see the air taxis waiting 361 0:16:27,190 --> 0:16:29,710 at one end of the field anyone 362 0:16:29,710 --> 0:16:31,780 who wished to fly across tampa bay 363 0:16:32,170 --> 0:16:35,230 to clearwater or st petersburg or crusts 364 0:16:35,320 --> 0:16:38,710 caribbean to cuba or mexico could charter 365 0:16:38,710 --> 0:16:40,570 a plane like the like the one 366 0:16:40,575 --> 0:16:44,230 joys and tractor steve miller's flu everything 367 0:16:44,230 --> 0:16:46,510 seemed so easy going and carefree here 368 0:16:47,140 --> 0:16:49,240 vicky thorn in the same kissed land 369 0:16:49,300 --> 0:16:51,640 where the breeze was scented with the 370 0:16:51,640 --> 0:16:54,280 perfume of flowers she stopped at the 371 0:16:54,280 --> 0:16:57,100 federal reservation counter where she had left 372 0:16:57,100 --> 0:16:58,930 her bag picked it up and then 373 0:16:58,930 --> 0:17:01,330 went out of the buildings main entrance 374 0:17:01,810 --> 0:17:04,780 to look for a taxi twenty minutes 375 0:17:04,780 --> 0:17:06,700 later the taxi pulled up at the 376 0:17:06,700 --> 0:17:10,270 curtains home and vicky carrying her bag 377 0:17:10,270 --> 0:17:13,300 and topcoat stepped out she stuff for 378 0:17:13,300 --> 0:17:15,100 a moment after she a her fair 379 0:17:15,160 --> 0:17:16,990 to look at the dignified old house 380 0:17:17,590 --> 0:17:19,450 it was a red brick old fashioned 381 0:17:19,450 --> 0:17:24,580 and comfortable looking syrup comfortable looking surrounded 382 0:17:24,580 --> 0:17:27,460 by a close clipped long rambling flower 383 0:17:27,460 --> 0:17:29,650 gardens and to top palm tree is 384 0:17:29,680 --> 0:17:33,550 flanked flanked it on either side she 385 0:17:33,550 --> 0:17:35,530 opened iron gate and walk down the 386 0:17:35,530 --> 0:17:39,190 flagstone path to the front door before 387 0:17:39,190 --> 0:17:40,510 she could ring to build the door 388 0:17:40,510 --> 0:17:43,390 flew open and they're still always looking 389 0:17:43,390 --> 0:17:45,670 more grown up then vicky remembered her 390 0:17:46,120 --> 0:17:48,910 with her dark hair done up and 391 0:17:48,910 --> 0:17:50,770 a big smile of welcome on her 392 0:17:50,770 --> 0:17:54,660 beautiful don't get it and face luis 393 0:17:54,660 --> 0:17:56,950 had written that she was doing social 394 0:17:56,950 --> 0:17:58,990 work but vicky found it hard to 395 0:17:58,990 --> 0:18:02,350 believe that this lovely vacations girl were 396 0:18:02,353 --> 0:18:04,270 can find her energy is to anything 397 0:18:04,660 --> 0:18:08,830 so unglamorous vicky how wonderful to see 398 0:18:08,830 --> 0:18:11,770 you again louise hugged her and then 399 0:18:11,770 --> 0:18:15,730 step back and appraised her you've changed 400 0:18:16,180 --> 0:18:18,850 vicky you aft it's pretty wonderful to 401 0:18:18,850 --> 0:18:21,100 see you too but you don't have 402 0:18:21,100 --> 0:18:24,310 to sound so accusing you've changed yourself 403 0:18:24,790 --> 0:18:27,130 here so poised now vicky and that 404 0:18:27,130 --> 0:18:29,770 lovely will unify i remember you used 405 0:18:29,770 --> 0:18:33,790 to be shy still shy sometimes and 406 0:18:34,330 --> 0:18:35,920 i am delighted to be at your 407 0:18:35,920 --> 0:18:38,320 house you are so dying to ask 408 0:18:38,320 --> 0:18:40,390 me how you actually a social worker 409 0:18:40,390 --> 0:18:44,140 these days you you are southern belle 410 0:18:45,520 --> 0:18:48,400 only a volunteer whenever the agency needs 411 0:18:48,400 --> 0:18:51,160 me but tell me a toss them 412 0:18:51,160 --> 0:18:53,650 for your ran slightly down a bread 413 0:18:53,650 --> 0:18:54,760 stick his had the end of the 414 0:18:54,760 --> 0:18:57,310 entrance hall that's enough of this cause 415 0:18:57,310 --> 0:19:01,420 you know college reunion stuff louise introduce 416 0:19:01,420 --> 0:19:06,280 your kid sister louise laughed and apologized 417 0:19:06,340 --> 0:19:09,520 introduced nina nina had managed to tell 418 0:19:09,880 --> 0:19:12,190 freaky all in one breath that she 419 0:19:12,190 --> 0:19:13,870 was he on was only a year 420 0:19:13,870 --> 0:19:16,390 younger than louise and had left college 421 0:19:16,390 --> 0:19:18,550 to take a fashion job in tampa 422 0:19:20,290 --> 0:19:22,985 in a temper dress shop and that 423 0:19:22,996 --> 0:19:25,330 flight stewardess have the most glamorous job 424 0:19:25,330 --> 0:19:28,390 in the world when vicky said her 425 0:19:28,390 --> 0:19:31,690 job involves some serious know how about 426 0:19:31,690 --> 0:19:34,630 aviation and practical nursing and dealing with 427 0:19:34,630 --> 0:19:38,500 people in general and was not entirely 428 0:19:38,500 --> 0:19:41,170 glamorous you know refused to believe it 429 0:19:42,310 --> 0:19:45,280 share glamour she insisted even better than 430 0:19:45,280 --> 0:19:46,930 been an actress i'm sure of it 431 0:19:47,800 --> 0:19:51,100 louise looked amused and she's and suggested 432 0:19:51,100 --> 0:19:53,470 that they had better innovate their guess 433 0:19:53,500 --> 0:19:56,050 into the house the girl show vicky 434 0:19:56,260 --> 0:19:58,600 to the guest room upstairs and waiting 435 0:19:58,674 --> 0:20:02,290 chattering about the plans they meet up 436 0:20:02,320 --> 0:20:05,057 for her impact of the few things 437 0:20:05,057 --> 0:20:07,350 she had brought with her and change 438 0:20:07,350 --> 0:20:09,330 from her flight uniform and to break 439 0:20:09,330 --> 0:20:12,780 cut afternoon dress better bring more dressed 440 0:20:12,780 --> 0:20:14,460 as a your next flight nina wind 441 0:20:14,880 --> 0:20:16,650 you need them for the parties and 442 0:20:16,650 --> 0:20:19,470 going out they went back downstairs to 443 0:20:19,470 --> 0:20:21,300 the living room which in the late 444 0:20:21,300 --> 0:20:24,120 afternoon was filled with cool shadows and 445 0:20:24,120 --> 0:20:26,790 perfumed with the fresh scent of flowers 446 0:20:26,790 --> 0:20:30,330 wafting into the open windows affixes something 447 0:20:30,330 --> 0:20:33,000 called a drink nina said and disappeared 448 0:20:33,630 --> 0:20:35,820 a few minutes later she reappeared with 449 0:20:35,820 --> 0:20:38,610 a tall frosty pitcher of lemonade and 450 0:20:38,610 --> 0:20:41,430 three glasses on a tree what does 451 0:20:41,430 --> 0:20:43,710 your sister do vicky nino wanted to 452 0:20:43,710 --> 0:20:48,090 know college career romance vicky explain then 453 0:20:48,090 --> 0:20:49,260 she knew he was still in high 454 0:20:49,260 --> 0:20:51,150 school and that her plans for the 455 0:20:51,150 --> 0:20:53,220 future kept changing from day to day 456 0:20:53,670 --> 0:20:55,800 as so new idea took her fancy 457 0:20:56,550 --> 0:20:58,980 louise wanted to hear news about the 458 0:20:59,550 --> 0:21:02,760 castle the big rambling and rambling home 459 0:21:02,760 --> 0:21:08,100 affect his family and fairview illinois which 460 0:21:08,100 --> 0:21:09,510 got it's name from the fact that 461 0:21:09,510 --> 0:21:12,360 it's it's tower and balcony really did 462 0:21:12,360 --> 0:21:15,150 resemble a castle and which louise had 463 0:21:15,150 --> 0:21:17,670 visited as often as she could when 464 0:21:17,670 --> 0:21:20,130 she and vicky or classmates at state 465 0:21:20,130 --> 0:21:23,730 university she asked about as his bars 466 0:21:23,790 --> 0:21:27,390 rock hard and freckles the barnes the 467 0:21:27,390 --> 0:21:31,140 bar spaniel and went news professor bar 468 0:21:31,440 --> 0:21:35,460 brought home from the university vicky answered 469 0:21:35,460 --> 0:21:37,620 the torrent of questions it as best 470 0:21:37,620 --> 0:21:39,480 as she could for have been several 471 0:21:39,480 --> 0:21:41,730 weeks and she had been home the 472 0:21:41,730 --> 0:21:46,710 three girls shattered chad it on without 473 0:21:46,710 --> 0:21:49,080 noticing the time and were surprised when 474 0:21:49,080 --> 0:21:50,910 a cheerful male voice broke into the 475 0:21:50,910 --> 0:21:54,859 conversation well where is she wears or 476 0:21:54,883 --> 0:21:57,810 little flyer a grey haired man of 477 0:21:57,810 --> 0:21:59,910 meeting of heights stood in the doorway 478 0:22:00,000 --> 0:22:01,920 to the room he was dressed in 479 0:22:01,920 --> 0:22:04,020 a dark blue business suit and were 480 0:22:04,020 --> 0:22:07,110 heavy horn rimmed glasses dead louise at 481 0:22:07,110 --> 0:22:09,240 cried jumping up vicky got to her 482 0:22:09,240 --> 0:22:11,940 feet on for smiling to take mr 483 0:22:11,940 --> 0:22:16,890 curtains outstretched hand he was just the 484 0:22:16,890 --> 0:22:19,560 sort of father she to expect she 485 0:22:19,560 --> 0:22:23,310 expected louise to have a substantial businessman 486 0:22:23,790 --> 0:22:28,020 softspoken cheerful cordial and good humor the 487 0:22:28,020 --> 0:22:31,380 smile give vicky in reject the smile 488 0:22:31,380 --> 0:22:32,910 he gave vicky and return was the 489 0:22:32,910 --> 0:22:36,720 very essence of of southern hospitality it 490 0:22:36,720 --> 0:22:38,190 is nice of you to taken a 491 0:22:38,190 --> 0:22:40,530 stranger vicky said he won't be a 492 0:22:40,530 --> 0:22:43,396 stranger in tampa very long vicky as 493 0:22:43,396 --> 0:22:45,690 secret and answered will see to that 494 0:22:46,200 --> 0:22:48,990 what we girls he sat down and 495 0:22:48,990 --> 0:22:52,440 latent and lighted a cigarette he came 496 0:22:52,440 --> 0:22:54,090 to town and just the right time 497 0:22:54,090 --> 0:22:56,820 he said exhaling as spiral of smoke 498 0:22:56,820 --> 0:22:59,070 that drifted apart and hung in the 499 0:22:59,070 --> 0:23:01,230 golden ray of to late afternoon sunlight 500 0:23:01,740 --> 0:23:04,230 which slanted do the window you'll be 501 0:23:04,230 --> 0:23:07,950 here for guess grows pirate festival that's 502 0:23:07,950 --> 0:23:12,660 on the committee nina said excitedly he's 503 0:23:12,660 --> 0:23:14,400 going to be a pirate and the 504 0:23:14,400 --> 0:23:16,937 reason i are going to be senior 505 0:23:16,950 --> 0:23:21,810 eaters vicky smile and mischievously i'm afraid 506 0:23:21,810 --> 0:23:23,010 you don't look like a pirate to 507 0:23:23,010 --> 0:23:25,620 me mr carter you just wait until 508 0:23:25,620 --> 0:23:28,260 you see me in a big black 509 0:23:28,260 --> 0:23:30,600 beard new patch or when i and 510 0:23:30,600 --> 0:23:33,270 a bandana tied around my head maybe 511 0:23:33,270 --> 0:23:36,300 oh change your mind dad looks very 512 0:23:36,630 --> 0:23:40,140 simply for caution ferocious through is a 513 0:23:40,148 --> 0:23:43,560 grinned why heave even frightens me the 514 0:23:43,560 --> 0:23:46,200 forward talking and laughing gamely when the 515 0:23:46,200 --> 0:23:48,810 housekeeper came into a nice dinner mrs 516 0:23:48,810 --> 0:23:51,060 tucker was a large comfortable looking woman 517 0:23:51,420 --> 0:23:52,890 with a grey hair rolled into a 518 0:23:52,890 --> 0:23:54,240 not at the top of her head 519 0:23:54,690 --> 0:23:56,940 and wearing a crispy starched white dress 520 0:23:57,420 --> 0:23:58,770 they followed her and to the dining 521 0:23:58,770 --> 0:24:00,810 room and seated themselves at the table 522 0:24:01,620 --> 0:24:03,060 i'm sorry mother is in here to 523 0:24:03,060 --> 0:24:07,050 meet you vicky louis said as the 524 0:24:07,050 --> 0:24:10,410 housekeeper served the steaming dishes or food 525 0:24:10,890 --> 0:24:12,570 when she got a wire the other 526 0:24:12,570 --> 0:24:14,760 day saying that grandma was ill and 527 0:24:14,760 --> 0:24:18,000 she flew out to oregon to see 528 0:24:18,000 --> 0:24:21,300 her vicky will meet her when she 529 0:24:21,300 --> 0:24:23,916 returns as to curtain said for i 530 0:24:23,916 --> 0:24:26,550 chose young lady he said to vicky 531 0:24:26,970 --> 0:24:29,130 they will consider this your home whenever 532 0:24:29,130 --> 0:24:32,460 you are in tampa deposing conversation continued 533 0:24:32,460 --> 0:24:35,970 as they leisurely a the delicious dinner 534 0:24:36,150 --> 0:24:38,760 and never the think he returned to 535 0:24:38,760 --> 0:24:42,060 the coming festival one of the stewardess 536 0:24:42,060 --> 0:24:44,280 was talking about it before we left 537 0:24:44,280 --> 0:24:46,830 new york vicky said she said it 538 0:24:46,830 --> 0:24:48,840 was some sort of mardi gras but 539 0:24:48,840 --> 0:24:52,620 that's all about but that's all i 540 0:24:52,620 --> 0:24:55,830 know it's an old tradition with as 541 0:24:55,830 --> 0:24:58,650 mr curtain explained i think you might 542 0:24:58,680 --> 0:25:00,390 be interested in how it all started 543 0:25:01,050 --> 0:25:03,750 certainly i would fucking answered it sounds 544 0:25:03,750 --> 0:25:07,380 intriguing oh about two hundred years ago 545 0:25:07,920 --> 0:25:11,190 and seventeen eighty three to be exact 546 0:25:11,610 --> 0:25:13,890 and officer and the spanish navy named 547 0:25:13,890 --> 0:25:17,220 her say guess bar you to need 548 0:25:17,250 --> 0:25:20,430 and seized his ship his worship the 549 0:25:20,435 --> 0:25:26,580 florida blanca then he turned pirate changed 550 0:25:26,580 --> 0:25:29,010 his name to gaspar mean the little 551 0:25:29,010 --> 0:25:31,890 gaspar and began to prey on the 552 0:25:31,890 --> 0:25:35,070 merchant ships of all nations he made 553 0:25:35,070 --> 0:25:37,770 his headquarters and islands around tampa bay 554 0:25:38,400 --> 0:25:41,010 and whenever a merchant came by he 555 0:25:41,010 --> 0:25:44,250 rushed out captured it killed crew stole 556 0:25:44,250 --> 0:25:47,820 the cargo them burned the ship and 557 0:25:47,820 --> 0:25:50,146 this cut through is a patron of 558 0:25:50,146 --> 0:25:53,940 rope patron of rogue of tampa and 559 0:25:54,150 --> 0:25:55,830 put it the way he thinks it's 560 0:25:55,830 --> 0:25:59,340 to disgraceful oh really nina and never 561 0:25:59,340 --> 0:26:02,400 quite sit there mister curtain left as 562 0:26:02,400 --> 0:26:04,887 he went on with the story be 563 0:26:04,887 --> 0:26:06,741 that as it may hold gas grill 564 0:26:06,750 --> 0:26:09,330 is like held out for thirty years 565 0:26:09,750 --> 0:26:11,880 then one day and eighteen twenty why 566 0:26:12,270 --> 0:26:14,820 he made a fatal mistake he pounced 567 0:26:14,820 --> 0:26:17,340 on a long break which he there 568 0:26:17,730 --> 0:26:19,920 was an unarmed merchant but it turned 569 0:26:19,920 --> 0:26:22,050 out to be an american worship the 570 0:26:22,050 --> 0:26:25,740 uss enterprise and gasp and who's was 571 0:26:25,740 --> 0:26:28,350 cut within minutes the ship was a 572 0:26:28,350 --> 0:26:31,680 massive flames so then every finally captured 573 0:26:31,680 --> 0:26:35,700 him now casper the old devil wrapped 574 0:26:35,760 --> 0:26:38,190 a heavy iron chain around his waist 575 0:26:38,190 --> 0:26:40,740 and leapt into the sea still brandishing 576 0:26:40,740 --> 0:26:43,860 his cutlass and now and daddy is 577 0:26:43,860 --> 0:26:46,500 going to be a lovely bloodthirsty pirate 578 0:26:46,500 --> 0:26:50,490 to nina said and personally mr curtain 579 0:26:50,490 --> 0:26:53,550 smile i'd better to vacate the rest 580 0:26:53,550 --> 0:26:55,281 of the story before she thinks we're 581 0:26:55,281 --> 0:26:57,420 are crazy down here you see he 582 0:26:57,420 --> 0:26:59,730 continued since gas grill i had made 583 0:26:59,730 --> 0:27:02,340 tampa bay his headquarters we decided to 584 0:27:02,340 --> 0:27:04,290 use him as an excuse for amidst 585 0:27:04,410 --> 0:27:07,170 winter festival and a week of find 586 0:27:07,650 --> 0:27:10,110 a group of tampa businessmen formed an 587 0:27:10,110 --> 0:27:14,310 organization called he missed his crew new 588 0:27:14,310 --> 0:27:17,730 spill crew with the capital okay and 589 0:27:17,790 --> 0:27:20,010 in the and safe from the festival 590 0:27:20,010 --> 0:27:23,880 week where it city and and sedate 591 0:27:23,885 --> 0:27:27,450 as any right rotary club you know 592 0:27:27,480 --> 0:27:29,670 very this sedate when you capture tampa 593 0:27:30,390 --> 0:27:33,124 do he said no mister curtain emitted 594 0:27:33,124 --> 0:27:34,950 it with a grin i'm afraid there 595 0:27:35,190 --> 0:27:38,130 for the particular week return in two 596 0:27:38,130 --> 0:27:40,710 little boys again plane pirate a few 597 0:27:40,710 --> 0:27:42,210 years ago we raise the money to 598 0:27:42,210 --> 0:27:44,760 build a full rigged sailing ship on 599 0:27:44,760 --> 0:27:47,689 the an exact replica of the gaspar 600 0:27:47,880 --> 0:27:51,570 as florida blacker on monday morning this 601 0:27:51,570 --> 0:27:54,240 year it will be february he'll be 602 0:27:54,240 --> 0:27:57,407 february tenth we all dress up empire 603 0:27:57,420 --> 0:28:00,300 costumes sale the her say guess burleigh 604 0:28:00,360 --> 0:28:02,520 up in the bay and capture tab 605 0:28:02,670 --> 0:28:04,680 tampa then for the rest of the 606 0:28:04,680 --> 0:28:06,660 week everybody has find dancing in the 607 0:28:06,660 --> 0:28:11,970 streets balls torchlight parades then on saturday 608 0:28:12,030 --> 0:28:14,340 we sell away and give tampa a 609 0:28:14,340 --> 0:28:16,560 chance to catch his breath until next 610 0:28:16,560 --> 0:28:19,650 year vicky as were shane with excitement 611 0:28:19,740 --> 0:28:22,316 as louis father finished his story it 612 0:28:22,316 --> 0:28:24,870 does sound like fun i can't i 613 0:28:24,870 --> 0:28:27,810 just can't wait nina and i are 614 0:28:27,810 --> 0:28:29,325 going to raid on one end of 615 0:28:29,333 --> 0:28:32,490 floats and the big torchlight parade louisa 616 0:28:32,490 --> 0:28:35,864 said her own eyes sparkling were hobby 617 0:28:35,864 --> 0:28:37,890 we don't like spanish senior it is 618 0:28:38,310 --> 0:28:40,710 my until his shows and read dresses 619 0:28:41,340 --> 0:28:43,860 and red roses clutched and are pro 620 0:28:44,790 --> 0:28:48,480 how poorly teeth nina insisted why can't 621 0:28:48,480 --> 0:28:49,618 i be a smear you to do 622 0:28:49,618 --> 0:28:52,410 vicky demanded that is her face fell 623 0:28:52,410 --> 0:28:55,620 as she thought as her face fell 624 0:28:55,890 --> 0:28:57,562 at the thought that she might of 625 0:28:57,562 --> 0:29:00,270 fun if i were not a new 626 0:29:00,270 --> 0:29:02,610 york that day whoever heard of a 627 0:29:02,610 --> 0:29:05,880 blonde blue eyes narita mr curtain teased 628 0:29:06,330 --> 0:29:08,489 i have nina and the north of 629 0:29:08,489 --> 0:29:12,540 spain dan new is interrupted told vicky 630 0:29:12,540 --> 0:29:16,410 about the old spanish ogled and mr 631 0:29:16,410 --> 0:29:18,631 couldn't explain that a collection of ancient 632 0:29:18,631 --> 0:29:21,210 and gold coins gathered together from all 633 0:29:21,210 --> 0:29:23,400 over the world are currently on display 634 0:29:23,400 --> 0:29:25,500 at the museum of near and since 635 0:29:25,500 --> 0:29:28,350 pilots and old gold coin seem to 636 0:29:28,350 --> 0:29:31,406 go hand in hand he continued with 637 0:29:31,410 --> 0:29:33,780 out there be an additional and added 638 0:29:33,780 --> 0:29:36,180 attraction for the festival if we could 639 0:29:36,193 --> 0:29:37,830 put them on display here in the 640 0:29:37,830 --> 0:29:40,500 world palm are during gasp or other 641 0:29:40,500 --> 0:29:43,710 week zero new york and it's turned 642 0:29:43,710 --> 0:29:46,618 out that we are in luck they 643 0:29:46,618 --> 0:29:49,380 exhibit is scheduled to close new york 644 0:29:49,380 --> 0:29:51,360 just a few days before our festival 645 0:29:51,390 --> 0:29:53,610 opens and they agreed to let us 646 0:29:53,610 --> 0:29:55,890 exhibit them so at least one part 647 0:29:55,890 --> 0:29:57,930 of the gas girls festival will be 648 0:29:57,930 --> 0:30:02,160 authentic this year him mystic keats make 649 0:30:03,030 --> 0:30:05,550 may be counterfeit pirates but does gold 650 0:30:05,580 --> 0:30:07,830 coins will be the real thing very 651 0:30:07,830 --> 0:30:10,590 real and d the table tag shifted 652 0:30:10,590 --> 0:30:14,270 from another shit drifted to another subjects 653 0:30:14,960 --> 0:30:17,990 two other subjects the florida beaches the 654 0:30:18,001 --> 0:30:20,840 florida sun vicky and reserve school days 655 0:30:21,260 --> 0:30:24,170 at state university and after dinner vicky 656 0:30:24,320 --> 0:30:26,510 and the to curtin girls took a 657 0:30:26,510 --> 0:30:30,200 short walk along the moonlight moon palm 658 0:30:30,200 --> 0:30:33,770 lined streets later on figure had saguenay 659 0:30:34,280 --> 0:30:36,440 and slipped in debate she realized that 660 0:30:36,440 --> 0:30:38,720 the examine of the day see a 661 0:30:38,720 --> 0:30:41,210 romantic new city and meeting an old 662 0:30:41,210 --> 0:30:44,300 friend and made her pleasantly tired she 663 0:30:44,300 --> 0:30:46,220 dropped after seep almost as soon as 664 0:30:46,250 --> 0:30:48,890 her blonde hair touched the cool and 665 0:30:48,890 --> 0:30:51,590 and pillow in or james are filled 666 0:30:51,590 --> 0:30:54,290 with divisions of pirate ships and pirate 667 0:30:54,290 --> 0:30:59,600 cold subjected to a strange trip three 668 0:30:59,600 --> 0:31:02,450 mornings later vicky cathy and johnny baker 669 0:31:02,450 --> 0:31:05,540 strewn across the concrete upon and front 670 0:31:05,540 --> 0:31:07,670 of gate five and i had a 671 0:31:07,670 --> 0:31:09,560 while to board the ship for their 672 0:31:09,560 --> 0:31:12,860 return run to tampa today the skies 673 0:31:12,860 --> 0:31:15,890 were clear that the wind blowing across 674 0:31:15,890 --> 0:31:18,530 the huge airfield carried the crisp cold 675 0:31:18,920 --> 0:31:22,250 by a winter and small snow drifts 676 0:31:22,250 --> 0:31:24,050 were still piled up against the heavy 677 0:31:24,050 --> 0:31:28,400 wire the heavy wire fencing and closed 678 0:31:28,430 --> 0:31:32,030 the pet passenger area where's captain march 679 0:31:32,120 --> 0:31:34,310 ricky as johnny he's a late this 680 0:31:34,310 --> 0:31:36,380 morning and that's not like him the 681 0:31:36,380 --> 0:31:38,990 captain's already on board the copilot said 682 0:31:39,650 --> 0:31:42,320 he boarded her in the hangar what's 683 0:31:42,320 --> 0:31:44,870 the matter cathy left doesn't he trust 684 0:31:44,900 --> 0:31:46,250 the ground crew to see that she 685 0:31:46,264 --> 0:31:48,560 ready to fly don't ask me johnny 686 0:31:48,560 --> 0:31:51,920 replied grinning good naturedly i'm just the 687 0:31:51,920 --> 0:31:54,230 copilot i take over the controls on 688 0:31:54,230 --> 0:31:56,120 the captain tells me too and i 689 0:31:56,120 --> 0:31:59,330 don't ask questions then one of these 690 0:31:59,330 --> 0:32:01,280 days if i'm good and if i'm 691 0:32:01,280 --> 0:32:03,080 a good boy i'll be kept to 692 0:32:03,080 --> 0:32:06,560 myself i'll know all the answers but 693 0:32:06,560 --> 0:32:08,030 of course i won't tell them to 694 0:32:08,030 --> 0:32:09,770 the rest of the crew so there's 695 0:32:09,770 --> 0:32:12,016 no use in ask me anything not 696 0:32:12,016 --> 0:32:13,670 now or in a couple years from 697 0:32:13,670 --> 0:32:15,980 now when i have gotten another stripe 698 0:32:15,980 --> 0:32:17,910 on my sleeve i'm saving up there 699 0:32:18,030 --> 0:32:21,830 the kept see you're a big help 700 0:32:21,950 --> 0:32:24,350 cathy scuffed i told you i was 701 0:32:24,350 --> 0:32:26,780 a chinese and as the three entered 702 0:32:26,780 --> 0:32:28,550 the plane from the landing ramp kept 703 0:32:28,550 --> 0:32:30,410 in march emerge from the flight deck 704 0:32:30,830 --> 0:32:33,140 followed by a stocky man wearing a 705 0:32:33,140 --> 0:32:35,897 blue business suit under a like great 706 0:32:35,897 --> 0:32:38,930 top this is mr jones he said 707 0:32:39,320 --> 0:32:42,050 making the introductions miss bar miss long 708 0:32:42,554 --> 0:32:45,500 as bait mr baker mr jones and 709 0:32:45,500 --> 0:32:46,940 i briefly at each of the crew 710 0:32:46,940 --> 0:32:49,580 members enter mr jones is making the 711 0:32:49,580 --> 0:32:52,700 flight with us the captain explained then 712 0:32:52,700 --> 0:32:54,950 he said to mr jones just taken 713 0:32:54,950 --> 0:32:57,140 you see you like sir the young 714 0:32:57,140 --> 0:32:58,910 ladies will see that you get any 715 0:32:59,300 --> 0:33:02,210 you get anything you want mr jones 716 0:33:02,210 --> 0:33:03,950 removed his top coat and handed it 717 0:33:03,980 --> 0:33:05,930 to cathy and sat down in the 718 0:33:05,930 --> 0:33:09,200 aisle seat opposite the door he took 719 0:33:09,200 --> 0:33:11,540 a folded newspaper from his jacket pocket 720 0:33:11,810 --> 0:33:14,150 and began to read kept in march 721 0:33:14,210 --> 0:33:17,210 and dry baker disappeared you the forward 722 0:33:17,210 --> 0:33:18,740 doors that led to the flight deck 723 0:33:19,280 --> 0:33:21,652 cathy had carried mr jones topcoat to 724 0:33:21,652 --> 0:33:26,563 the wardrobe him amid ship or image 725 0:33:26,563 --> 0:33:29,450 ship vicky followed her down the aisle 726 0:33:30,080 --> 0:33:31,580 it looks as if something is up 727 0:33:31,580 --> 0:33:33,650 she said in a low voice i 728 0:33:33,650 --> 0:33:35,450 don't go to the movies for nothing 729 0:33:35,480 --> 0:33:38,030 cathy remarked that mr jones has a 730 0:33:38,030 --> 0:33:40,640 cop has cop written all over him 731 0:33:41,210 --> 0:33:43,370 we must be carrying something pretty important 732 0:33:43,370 --> 0:33:46,970 today a shipment of diamonds maybe or 733 0:33:46,970 --> 0:33:50,600 gold gold suddenly vicky remembered the empty 734 0:33:50,660 --> 0:33:52,340 gold coins that were been sent from 735 0:33:52,340 --> 0:33:54,650 new york from the new york museum 736 0:33:54,830 --> 0:33:57,560 to the private festival in tampa could 737 0:33:57,560 --> 0:33:59,600 they possibly have been aboard this flight 738 0:34:00,020 --> 0:34:01,550 that could be that could account for 739 0:34:01,550 --> 0:34:04,160 mr jones and the captain writing the 740 0:34:04,160 --> 0:34:07,520 ship up from the hangar and especially 741 0:34:07,520 --> 0:34:10,550 if as cathy has suggested mr jones 742 0:34:10,550 --> 0:34:12,740 had cop written all over him oh 743 0:34:12,740 --> 0:34:15,500 well she shrugged off the thought if 744 0:34:15,504 --> 0:34:17,180 they were carrying a shipment of gold 745 0:34:17,480 --> 0:34:19,970 she'd never know about it vicky looked 746 0:34:19,970 --> 0:34:23,180 at the passenger list which she still 747 0:34:23,180 --> 0:34:25,280 had under her are there was mr 748 0:34:25,280 --> 0:34:28,070 jones name all right all along the 749 0:34:28,700 --> 0:34:31,100 along with assortment of other typical american 750 0:34:31,100 --> 0:34:36,620 name's smith cooper laverne carpenter morris when 751 0:34:36,620 --> 0:34:38,540 name cut her eye she pointed out 752 0:34:38,540 --> 0:34:42,380 to kathy f are eaten smith my 753 0:34:42,380 --> 0:34:44,660 that sounds of fortune who you think 754 0:34:44,660 --> 0:34:47,450 he's supposed to be sounds english cathy 755 0:34:47,450 --> 0:34:50,360 commented that let's go here they come 756 0:34:50,960 --> 0:34:52,460 and attendant had opened in the wire 757 0:34:52,460 --> 0:34:55,670 gave and now the passengers and now 758 0:34:55,670 --> 0:34:57,770 the passengers for the fake were streaming 759 0:34:57,770 --> 0:35:01,916 across the apron up to the loading 760 0:35:01,916 --> 0:35:04,130 ram think he stood by the planes 761 0:35:04,130 --> 0:35:06,560 open doorway the passengers list in her 762 0:35:06,560 --> 0:35:08,870 hand and checked off name's one by 763 0:35:08,870 --> 0:35:12,080 one has passengers entered you are mister 764 0:35:12,350 --> 0:35:15,410 cooper vicky made a check the besides 765 0:35:15,410 --> 0:35:18,020 his name oh yes mister cooper you're 766 0:35:18,020 --> 0:35:20,900 bound for atlanta atlanta was a one 767 0:35:20,900 --> 0:35:23,480 stop and route to tamper with you 768 0:35:23,480 --> 0:35:25,820 studied the man's face could quickly but 769 0:35:25,820 --> 0:35:27,950 carefully forever job was to make her 770 0:35:27,950 --> 0:35:31,970 passengers feel welcome aboard by remarking remembering 771 0:35:31,976 --> 0:35:34,580 their names the man walk down the 772 0:35:34,580 --> 0:35:36,110 aisle and took a seat by the 773 0:35:36,110 --> 0:35:38,840 window one by one the passengers filed 774 0:35:38,840 --> 0:35:41,600 through the doorway an elderly couple a 775 0:35:41,600 --> 0:35:43,760 woman with a little girl a young 776 0:35:43,760 --> 0:35:45,950 men and women in their early twenties 777 0:35:46,220 --> 0:35:48,680 who displayed all the familiar outward appearances 778 0:35:49,130 --> 0:35:51,980 for been honeymooners the next man had 779 0:35:51,980 --> 0:35:54,350 a distinguished air about him he was 780 0:35:55,070 --> 0:35:59,210 partly dignified well dressed his rimless glasses 781 0:35:59,210 --> 0:36:01,700 whereas so highly polished and vicky kids 782 0:36:02,540 --> 0:36:04,250 could not see his eyes behind them 783 0:36:04,340 --> 0:36:07,340 only brilliant reflections of sunlight i am 784 0:36:07,340 --> 0:36:10,070 mr eaton smith his voice was as 785 0:36:10,070 --> 0:36:13,280 dignified as his appearance so this was 786 0:36:13,460 --> 0:36:17,720 fr eaten smith his appearance certainly fit 787 0:36:18,080 --> 0:36:20,060 fit in the name she turned to 788 0:36:20,060 --> 0:36:23,750 the next passenger he was so thin 789 0:36:24,530 --> 0:36:26,510 he was a then frail old man 790 0:36:27,170 --> 0:36:29,720 wearing a battered felt hat or his 791 0:36:29,720 --> 0:36:32,030 belly trimmed grey hair and a chevy 792 0:36:32,030 --> 0:36:35,450 overcoat was afraid color clutched a battered 793 0:36:35,450 --> 0:36:38,150 failing case under his or as though 794 0:36:38,150 --> 0:36:39,770 he had been unwilling to trust it 795 0:36:40,250 --> 0:36:41,540 but the rest of his luggage in 796 0:36:41,540 --> 0:36:45,230 the cargo compartment he certainly didn't look 797 0:36:45,320 --> 0:36:47,120 ricky that like a man who was 798 0:36:47,120 --> 0:36:49,820 a custom to first class air travel 799 0:36:50,510 --> 0:36:52,760 good morning vicky said brightly your name 800 0:36:52,760 --> 0:36:55,490 sir the origin to and the startle 801 0:36:55,910 --> 0:37:00,590 i am almost taro miss he looked 802 0:37:00,590 --> 0:37:03,020 around at the big cabin where it 803 0:37:03,860 --> 0:37:06,830 where which seat is my take his 804 0:37:06,890 --> 0:37:09,560 any see you like mr trump vicky 805 0:37:09,560 --> 0:37:11,810 said but if you want to look 806 0:37:12,140 --> 0:37:14,450 out the scenery i suggest you sit 807 0:37:14,450 --> 0:37:16,310 next to a window we're gonna have 808 0:37:16,310 --> 0:37:17,776 a clear we're going to have clear 809 0:37:17,776 --> 0:37:20,687 whether all the way finally the last 810 0:37:20,720 --> 0:37:23,000 of the passengers trooped on a board 811 0:37:23,570 --> 0:37:25,280 the door was closed and the landing 812 0:37:25,340 --> 0:37:28,130 ramp wield away by the ground crew 813 0:37:29,150 --> 0:37:32,360 and kept remarks started his engines one 814 0:37:32,360 --> 0:37:34,820 by one the big four bladed propellers 815 0:37:35,180 --> 0:37:37,700 wind as they turned over slowly then 816 0:37:37,700 --> 0:37:40,250 cuffed and spat smallpox of blue exhaust 817 0:37:41,600 --> 0:37:44,480 blue exhaust smoke and suddenly burst into 818 0:37:44,480 --> 0:37:47,390 a steady war the revolving blades making 819 0:37:47,390 --> 0:37:50,750 bright shiny discs they're gleamed and sparkled 820 0:37:50,750 --> 0:37:53,150 in the morning sun the big ship 821 0:37:53,150 --> 0:37:56,540 vibrated with the pounding of the airstreams 822 0:37:56,540 --> 0:37:59,120 against her sights straining at the wheel 823 0:37:59,120 --> 0:38:01,730 breaks like a racehorse mp patient for 824 0:38:01,730 --> 0:38:04,433 the start at less kept march taxied 825 0:38:04,433 --> 0:38:06,230 out to the end of the runway 826 0:38:06,890 --> 0:38:08,570 waiting for a signal from the tower 827 0:38:09,050 --> 0:38:10,400 and when he got a gun the 828 0:38:10,400 --> 0:38:12,920 ship down the concrete strip and lifted 829 0:38:12,920 --> 0:38:14,450 her into the air as movie and 830 0:38:14,450 --> 0:38:17,270 as gently as a bird once airplane 831 0:38:17,270 --> 0:38:19,550 was off the ground and journey not 832 0:38:19,730 --> 0:38:22,790 joining up to a cruising altitude and 833 0:38:22,790 --> 0:38:25,400 the no smoking fasten seat belt signs 834 0:38:25,790 --> 0:38:28,220 have been blinked out drinking caffeine made 835 0:38:28,220 --> 0:38:30,710 their way up and down the are 836 0:38:30,710 --> 0:38:33,080 chatting with the passengers offering them chewing 837 0:38:33,080 --> 0:38:36,050 gum and magazines and doing everything they 838 0:38:36,050 --> 0:38:38,510 could to make them comfortable and put 839 0:38:38,510 --> 0:38:43,010 them at their ease mr eaton smith 840 0:38:43,010 --> 0:38:46,520 and interested vicky particularly maybe she thought 841 0:38:46,640 --> 0:38:48,772 it was is curious double name with 842 0:38:48,772 --> 0:38:50,810 the hyphen in the middle now with 843 0:38:50,810 --> 0:38:53,630 ahead now with his hat off she 844 0:38:53,630 --> 0:38:55,880 could see that is the large romanian 845 0:38:55,880 --> 0:38:58,610 looking hair to had a little bald 846 0:38:59,450 --> 0:39:02,000 on top and vicky was again impressed 847 0:39:02,000 --> 0:39:04,430 by his era of dignity when she 848 0:39:04,430 --> 0:39:07,370 came to his i'll see she's separately 849 0:39:07,460 --> 0:39:08,900 anything i can get for you mr 850 0:39:08,930 --> 0:39:11,240 eaton smith a cup of coffee a 851 0:39:11,240 --> 0:39:14,270 magazine perhaps a street and snow smiled 852 0:39:14,750 --> 0:39:17,720 it was a curious mechanical smile polite 853 0:39:17,720 --> 0:39:20,870 but certainly not warmer cordial know think 854 0:39:20,870 --> 0:39:23,090 you can he added i think will 855 0:39:23,098 --> 0:39:25,610 have a pleasant flight today yes ricky 856 0:39:25,610 --> 0:39:27,920 said clear skies other way i can 857 0:39:27,920 --> 0:39:29,630 see that you are a veteran air 858 0:39:29,630 --> 0:39:32,930 travelers sir mr eaton smith's seem flattered 859 0:39:33,350 --> 0:39:35,390 yes i think i might call myself 860 0:39:35,390 --> 0:39:38,150 that since i flowing just about all 861 0:39:38,150 --> 0:39:40,820 over the group of ours oh vicky 862 0:39:40,820 --> 0:39:44,480 said are you foreign correspondent a writer 863 0:39:44,990 --> 0:39:49,310 the street and beamed know but your 864 0:39:49,310 --> 0:39:52,430 close i'm a travel lecture and i 865 0:39:52,443 --> 0:39:54,770 operate a small travel agency in tampa 866 0:39:55,580 --> 0:39:57,170 just to have a sort of headquarters 867 0:39:57,170 --> 0:39:59,660 as you might say just ring if 868 0:39:59,660 --> 0:40:01,010 there's anything i can do for you 869 0:40:01,070 --> 0:40:03,680 vicky said i certainly will and thank 870 0:40:03,680 --> 0:40:06,770 you feldman sitting across the aisle from 871 0:40:06,770 --> 0:40:08,990 his ticket and smith was certainly not 872 0:40:08,990 --> 0:40:11,960 a veteran of hair traveler vicky could 873 0:40:11,960 --> 0:40:14,120 tell that at a glance he kept 874 0:40:14,330 --> 0:40:16,820 he actually looked frightened as he set 875 0:40:16,820 --> 0:40:19,130 tinsley in his seat still wearing his 876 0:40:19,130 --> 0:40:21,680 overcoat with his violin kiss clutch between 877 0:40:21,680 --> 0:40:26,330 is nice a breathtaking paranoia was unfolding 878 0:40:26,330 --> 0:40:29,450 just below the window next to quit 879 0:40:30,230 --> 0:40:32,405 which he was sitting he was paying 880 0:40:32,405 --> 0:40:35,000 no attention to it starting in tennessee 881 0:40:35,000 --> 0:40:36,320 at the back of the scene from 882 0:40:36,323 --> 0:40:38,840 him a i know right sir vicky 883 0:40:38,960 --> 0:40:42,110 as gently i take your overcoat no 884 0:40:42,110 --> 0:40:44,690 no thank you my son called vicky 885 0:40:44,690 --> 0:40:47,810 bent over him anxiously why this man 886 0:40:47,810 --> 0:40:50,990 have fainting the are you feeling elser 887 0:40:51,470 --> 0:40:54,200 hungry he whispered just a minute if 888 0:40:54,260 --> 0:40:56,570 he hurried to the galley obviously mr 889 0:40:56,570 --> 0:40:59,540 to up cannot wait until lunch reserved 890 0:40:59,600 --> 0:41:01,550 she placed a sandwich and a cup 891 0:41:01,550 --> 0:41:03,500 of coffee on the tree and carried 892 0:41:03,500 --> 0:41:05,540 it back to the old man there 893 0:41:05,540 --> 0:41:07,160 she said that she make you feel 894 0:41:07,160 --> 0:41:09,800 better he was so exhausted or so 895 0:41:09,800 --> 0:41:12,140 nervous or ill that his then ever 896 0:41:12,140 --> 0:41:14,810 leave aimed hands shaq and vicky had 897 0:41:14,840 --> 0:41:16,790 to help him hold his cup of 898 0:41:16,790 --> 0:41:19,130 coffee she did not attempt to talk 899 0:41:19,130 --> 0:41:21,650 to him as he ate and when 900 0:41:21,650 --> 0:41:23,780 he had finished he smiled at vicky 901 0:41:23,780 --> 0:41:27,080 gratefully i feel better now that's good 902 0:41:27,200 --> 0:41:29,060 but why did you let yourself grow 903 0:41:29,060 --> 0:41:31,130 so week she knew it was against 904 0:41:31,130 --> 0:41:33,710 the rules to ask personal questions but 905 0:41:33,710 --> 0:41:37,370 she felt a general genuine concern for 906 0:41:37,370 --> 0:41:39,560 this frail old man you didn't have 907 0:41:39,560 --> 0:41:42,770 breakfast did you know a tremors seem 908 0:41:42,770 --> 0:41:45,140 to pass over his face and what 909 0:41:45,163 --> 0:41:48,560 is sensitive face it was vicky that 910 0:41:49,190 --> 0:41:52,040 she had known musicians before she knew 911 0:41:53,090 --> 0:41:55,310 my dreamy and practical people most of 912 0:41:55,310 --> 0:41:58,130 the older ones where was this man 913 0:41:58,130 --> 0:42:01,730 starving his suit coat underneath his overcoat 914 0:42:01,970 --> 0:42:04,850 was worn and better at threadbare his 915 0:42:04,850 --> 0:42:08,090 thing gray hands hairs looked as though 916 0:42:08,090 --> 0:42:10,190 it had him and comfort and months 917 0:42:10,580 --> 0:42:12,740 his ticket showed that he was going 918 0:42:12,740 --> 0:42:15,350 to tamper the florida sunshine will do 919 0:42:15,350 --> 0:42:17,101 you a lot of good mr to 920 0:42:17,540 --> 0:42:19,910 a visiting your family in tampa or 921 0:42:19,910 --> 0:42:22,370 friends he raised his week pale blue 922 0:42:22,370 --> 0:42:24,470 eyes to her is all the family 923 0:42:24,470 --> 0:42:26,900 i have is my grandson and he's 924 0:42:26,900 --> 0:42:28,340 in a school oh a new york 925 0:42:28,820 --> 0:42:31,400 yes i'm going to visit friends he 926 0:42:31,400 --> 0:42:34,970 hesitated and grew silent i didn't mean 927 0:42:34,970 --> 0:42:37,250 to pry vicky said hastily and so 928 0:42:37,250 --> 0:42:38,750 long fly and i just thought you 929 0:42:38,750 --> 0:42:41,330 liked attack but now perhaps we'd better 930 0:42:41,330 --> 0:42:43,910 wait until after lunch she looked at 931 0:42:43,910 --> 0:42:45,950 her watch net won't be long now 932 0:42:46,460 --> 0:42:47,720 and you can have a good hot 933 0:42:47,720 --> 0:42:49,910 meal she removed the tray from his 934 0:42:49,910 --> 0:42:52,490 lap and started to walk away for 935 0:42:52,496 --> 0:42:54,590 the old violinist plucked at her sleeve 936 0:42:55,160 --> 0:42:56,990 please up here miss i'm glad have 937 0:42:56,990 --> 0:42:58,880 a chance to attack you don't know 938 0:42:58,880 --> 0:43:00,890 how lonesome i am and near the 939 0:43:00,890 --> 0:43:03,200 first game person the eyes and as 940 0:43:03,200 --> 0:43:05,510 one face were pleading vicky sat down 941 0:43:05,510 --> 0:43:08,090 and empty seat beside him for frightened 942 0:43:08,090 --> 0:43:10,820 little scarecrow of a man she touched 943 0:43:10,850 --> 0:43:12,950 the well in case you must be 944 0:43:12,950 --> 0:43:15,662 a musician see said she said encouraging 945 0:43:15,662 --> 0:43:18,050 me this isn't a very good instrument 946 0:43:18,110 --> 0:43:20,180 just an old fiddle i had to 947 0:43:20,180 --> 0:43:23,480 some a good violent painful for again 948 0:43:23,480 --> 0:43:25,310 his voice broke off and he fell 949 0:43:25,310 --> 0:43:27,890 silent you'll be in tampa just in 950 0:43:27,890 --> 0:43:29,630 time for the gas grill a festival 951 0:43:29,660 --> 0:43:31,760 vicky say ed trying to cheer the 952 0:43:31,760 --> 0:43:34,730 old man up the way the pirate 953 0:43:34,730 --> 0:43:37,010 festival didn't you hear about it when 954 0:43:37,010 --> 0:43:38,930 you plan your trip planned the strip 955 0:43:39,650 --> 0:43:41,780 it's the finest time as a whole 956 0:43:41,780 --> 0:43:45,530 year the man side it isn't as 957 0:43:45,530 --> 0:43:48,650 if i had exactly planned strip why 958 0:43:48,650 --> 0:43:50,000 it sounds if you don't want to 959 0:43:50,000 --> 0:43:51,650 go to temple at all mister trump 960 0:43:52,340 --> 0:43:55,430 verify the old man's voice sounded scared 961 0:43:55,820 --> 0:43:58,100 for the instead for an instant he 962 0:43:58,100 --> 0:44:00,530 closed his tired eyes i'm talking too 963 0:44:00,530 --> 0:44:04,280 much excuse me miss vicky gotta miss 964 0:44:04,280 --> 0:44:07,400 what's your name victoria bar but all 965 0:44:07,400 --> 0:44:10,250 my friends call me vicky think iraqi 966 0:44:10,520 --> 0:44:12,920 mr trail relaxed in his seat and 967 0:44:12,920 --> 0:44:15,650 closed his eyes as vicky turn to 968 0:44:15,650 --> 0:44:17,780 go down the aisle to the gallery 969 0:44:17,840 --> 0:44:19,580 she noticed out of the corner for 970 0:44:19,580 --> 0:44:22,550 i that mr eaton smith from his 971 0:44:22,550 --> 0:44:24,650 seat across the way was looking at 972 0:44:24,650 --> 0:44:27,400 her and mister trump with a curious 973 0:44:27,770 --> 0:44:30,770 but a curious interest the next moment 974 0:44:30,800 --> 0:44:33,380 the dignifying gentlemen turned his attention again 975 0:44:33,740 --> 0:44:35,180 to the magazine which he had been 976 0:44:35,180 --> 0:44:37,730 reading now it was time for lunch 977 0:44:37,790 --> 0:44:40,130 and vicky and cathy had their hands 978 0:44:40,130 --> 0:44:42,590 full preparing lunches for more than sixty 979 0:44:42,590 --> 0:44:45,440 passengers who were on the flight today 980 0:44:46,190 --> 0:44:48,290 she glanced at the window the ship 981 0:44:48,290 --> 0:44:51,050 was flying above virginia now were scattered 982 0:44:51,050 --> 0:44:53,570 white patches of snow were melting in 983 0:44:53,578 --> 0:44:56,450 the brownfields soon they will be approaching 984 0:44:56,450 --> 0:45:00,320 the green so the carolinas there wasn't 985 0:45:00,320 --> 0:45:02,390 much time to get into passengers fed 986 0:45:02,810 --> 0:45:05,240 vicky forget everything in our concentration on 987 0:45:05,240 --> 0:45:09,440 the job figures showed ricky worked her 988 0:45:09,440 --> 0:45:12,380 way up the aisle to plane serving 989 0:45:12,380 --> 0:45:15,830 little luncheons carry what carrying one tree 990 0:45:15,838 --> 0:45:17,750 at a time making sure that each 991 0:45:17,750 --> 0:45:19,760 passenger had a cushion on is that 992 0:45:20,270 --> 0:45:23,240 upon to rest it inquiring whether you 993 0:45:24,140 --> 0:45:25,910 if you care for coffee or tea 994 0:45:26,510 --> 0:45:28,280 when she came to mr eaton smith's 995 0:45:28,280 --> 0:45:30,320 he she noticed that he had moved 996 0:45:30,320 --> 0:45:32,360 across yeah i was now sitting next 997 0:45:32,360 --> 0:45:35,520 to mr next to old mister to 998 0:45:35,520 --> 0:45:38,540 terrific the old man was dozing his 999 0:45:38,540 --> 0:45:40,610 eyes closed as street and smith was 1000 0:45:40,610 --> 0:45:42,980 putting a finger to his lip this 1001 0:45:42,980 --> 0:45:44,780 gentleman seems to be ill he whispered 1002 0:45:45,170 --> 0:45:47,030 i thought i better move over here 1003 0:45:47,450 --> 0:45:48,860 and see if there was anything i 1004 0:45:48,860 --> 0:45:50,900 could do for him that's very kind 1005 0:45:50,900 --> 0:45:53,750 of you sir vicky said as she 1006 0:45:53,750 --> 0:45:56,030 plays mr eaton stress lunch tray on 1007 0:45:56,180 --> 0:45:59,000 his lap old mr charles eyes fluttered 1008 0:45:59,450 --> 0:46:01,670 and their glance caught vicky for a 1009 0:46:01,670 --> 0:46:04,340 split second they looked as they look 1010 0:46:04,340 --> 0:46:06,830 like i'm pigging puppy dog eyes she 1011 0:46:06,830 --> 0:46:11,227 that and a few minutes she had 1012 0:46:11,240 --> 0:46:13,400 wrapped the tray for the old man 1013 0:46:13,490 --> 0:46:16,670 helped him sterling steady it on his 1014 0:46:16,670 --> 0:46:18,950 lap he picked up his for can 1015 0:46:18,950 --> 0:46:22,130 began to toil this the sli with 1016 0:46:22,130 --> 0:46:24,470 his food keeping his eyes fixed upon 1017 0:46:24,470 --> 0:46:27,110 the plate back in the gallery clean 1018 0:46:27,140 --> 0:46:28,850 up the remains of a lunch ricky 1019 0:46:28,850 --> 0:46:30,770 couldn't get her mind free of the 1020 0:46:30,770 --> 0:46:34,250 chevy old man promptly unscheduled captain mark 1021 0:46:34,250 --> 0:46:37,250 circled his plane over tampa and land 1022 0:46:37,970 --> 0:46:40,310 the mysterious mr jones was the first 1023 0:46:40,310 --> 0:46:42,230 person to get off on the ground 1024 0:46:42,230 --> 0:46:44,480 crew pushed to land in ramp up 1025 0:46:44,480 --> 0:46:46,760 to the door he spoke briefly to 1026 0:46:46,760 --> 0:46:48,500 one of the crew me on the 1027 0:46:48,500 --> 0:46:51,590 ground and the to them step two 1028 0:46:51,890 --> 0:46:54,410 around to the tell the plane next 1029 0:46:54,410 --> 0:46:57,140 to the baggage compartment or then vicky 1030 0:46:57,140 --> 0:46:59,030 saw the rest of her passengers off 1031 0:46:59,030 --> 0:47:00,950 the ship and say goodbye to each 1032 0:47:00,950 --> 0:47:02,810 one of them as she was leaving 1033 0:47:03,590 --> 0:47:04,850 i hope you had a pleasant trip 1034 0:47:04,850 --> 0:47:08,157 mr peterson ride with us again mr 1035 0:47:08,270 --> 0:47:13,191 the fever goodbye mr harper she saw 1036 0:47:13,293 --> 0:47:15,860 mr to our current torture still clutching 1037 0:47:15,860 --> 0:47:18,620 his battered violin case cause behind him 1038 0:47:18,710 --> 0:47:21,590 was mr eaton smith goodbye sir have 1039 0:47:21,590 --> 0:47:24,710 a pleasant stay in tampa good good 1040 0:47:24,710 --> 0:47:27,230 bye miss bar he glanced back over 1041 0:47:27,230 --> 0:47:29,060 his shoulder for a moment in the 1042 0:47:29,060 --> 0:47:31,370 direction of his seat a when his 1043 0:47:31,370 --> 0:47:33,500 eyes returned to vicky they held and 1044 0:47:33,500 --> 0:47:37,100 are hopeless the thank you again behind 1045 0:47:37,100 --> 0:47:39,470 him mr eaton smith was visibly impatient 1046 0:47:39,530 --> 0:47:41,960 had to delay he brushed against the 1047 0:47:41,960 --> 0:47:44,300 old van plan his shoulder and mister 1048 0:47:44,300 --> 0:47:47,300 trump feeling the slate pressure lowered his 1049 0:47:47,300 --> 0:47:50,480 head and seemed almost to scurry through 1050 0:47:50,480 --> 0:47:53,420 the exit door speaking mechanically to the 1051 0:47:53,420 --> 0:47:56,090 other passengers as they left it tricky 1052 0:47:56,090 --> 0:47:57,470 kept an eye on the tired old 1053 0:47:57,470 --> 0:47:59,750 man as she has he went down 1054 0:47:59,750 --> 0:48:04,130 the ramp and across the apron mr 1055 0:48:04,160 --> 0:48:06,950 eaton smith following at his elbow she 1056 0:48:06,950 --> 0:48:09,770 wondered who was going to meet almost 1057 0:48:09,770 --> 0:48:13,370 two hours but he walked straight onto 1058 0:48:13,550 --> 0:48:15,440 the group of people who are obviously 1059 0:48:15,440 --> 0:48:18,020 wedding to create incoming friends and was 1060 0:48:18,020 --> 0:48:20,480 soon swelled up in the crap now 1061 0:48:20,480 --> 0:48:23,660 adolescent passengers guy vicky and cathy went 1062 0:48:23,660 --> 0:48:25,700 rapidly to the big cabin on a 1063 0:48:25,700 --> 0:48:28,490 final inspection tour the empty seats were 1064 0:48:28,490 --> 0:48:32,810 route reclined had all angles pillows magazines 1065 0:48:32,810 --> 0:48:35,840 and newspapers were scattered all over them 1066 0:48:35,840 --> 0:48:38,450 and confusion at once he she picked 1067 0:48:38,450 --> 0:48:40,100 up a small package that have been 1068 0:48:40,190 --> 0:48:42,620 forgotten she taken it to the last 1069 0:48:43,250 --> 0:48:44,990 she'd take it to the lost and 1070 0:48:44,990 --> 0:48:47,840 found us and the terminal building and 1071 0:48:47,840 --> 0:48:49,400 the seat the own mister trump had 1072 0:48:49,400 --> 0:48:52,460 occupied something peculiar cut her eye he 1073 0:48:52,463 --> 0:48:54,680 was at tampa visitors guy part of 1074 0:48:54,680 --> 0:49:00,290 the travel leisure shovel literature and other 1075 0:49:00,290 --> 0:49:04,280 reading matter other reading matters carried and 1076 0:49:04,280 --> 0:49:06,800 the plane see pocket but it was 1077 0:49:06,800 --> 0:49:08,300 folded in the shape of a sort 1078 0:49:08,300 --> 0:49:11,300 of pyramid and was standing upright on 1079 0:49:11,300 --> 0:49:15,260 the seat i'd ricky that and reached 1080 0:49:15,260 --> 0:49:17,750 out over to pick it up as 1081 0:49:17,750 --> 0:49:19,460 she did so she noticed that the 1082 0:49:19,460 --> 0:49:22,100 exposed page was an advertisement for restaurant 1083 0:49:22,490 --> 0:49:25,880 located in you bar city tampa's old 1084 0:49:25,910 --> 0:49:29,150 latin quarter the russia was called the 1085 0:49:29,150 --> 0:49:34,010 grander grander and under the name was 1086 0:49:34,010 --> 0:49:36,500 the slogan the liveliest and most popular 1087 0:49:36,500 --> 0:49:40,820 meeting place and tampa's farmed famed uber 1088 0:49:40,820 --> 0:49:43,700 city the words meeting place where underlined 1089 0:49:43,700 --> 0:49:46,820 by oh were you ever reverie pencil 1090 0:49:46,820 --> 0:49:49,430 scroll had the old man left this 1091 0:49:49,430 --> 0:49:52,280 as a signal she remembered his few 1092 0:49:52,280 --> 0:49:54,770 to over the shoulder glance as he 1093 0:49:54,770 --> 0:49:56,930 was leaving a plane maybe he had 1094 0:49:56,930 --> 0:49:59,390 a job at the good at the 1095 0:49:59,390 --> 0:50:02,870 grand granada plane in the orchestra though 1096 0:50:02,877 --> 0:50:04,610 i hadn't come straight out and said 1097 0:50:04,610 --> 0:50:07,910 so figure wrinkled up her pet her 1098 0:50:07,910 --> 0:50:10,640 pretty browse and a puzzled from was 1099 0:50:10,640 --> 0:50:13,010 something strange going on here or was 1100 0:50:13,010 --> 0:50:14,870 it just it or where she just 1101 0:50:14,870 --> 0:50:18,140 imagining things she tucked and folded into 1102 0:50:18,140 --> 0:50:20,514 her jacket pocket and went on with 1103 0:50:20,514 --> 0:50:23,360 their work and the name of chapters 1104 0:50:23,360 --> 0:50:28,340 he is an odd our offer fig 1105 0:50:28,340 --> 0:50:30,830 you say goodbye to captain march johnny 1106 0:50:30,920 --> 0:50:33,260 and cathy and true leisurely through the 1107 0:50:33,260 --> 0:50:36,140 air terminal waiting room watch him the 1108 0:50:36,140 --> 0:50:39,350 million crowds of people always fascinated her 1109 0:50:40,010 --> 0:50:42,350 one could certainly pick out the yankees 1110 0:50:42,800 --> 0:50:44,990 who had just come in she thought 1111 0:50:45,350 --> 0:50:48,800 the northern punter pet parlor contrasts sharply 1112 0:50:48,800 --> 0:50:51,144 with the deep son brown skins of 1113 0:50:51,182 --> 0:50:54,770 local residents it's only struck with that 1114 0:50:54,770 --> 0:50:56,690 she was a yankee hers so i 1115 0:50:56,690 --> 0:50:58,430 have to go to the beach and 1116 0:50:58,430 --> 0:51:00,200 start working on my own son tan 1117 0:51:00,590 --> 0:51:02,780 she thought the first time i have 1118 0:51:03,050 --> 0:51:05,600 a day off a rack of colorful 1119 0:51:05,600 --> 0:51:08,930 picture postcards caught her eye gosh here 1120 0:51:08,930 --> 0:51:11,060 it is her second trip to florida 1121 0:51:11,090 --> 0:51:12,920 and she hadn't sent a single card 1122 0:51:13,400 --> 0:51:15,620 that was the first thing any respectable 1123 0:51:15,620 --> 0:51:19,069 floridian visitor did she selected a dozen 1124 0:51:19,070 --> 0:51:21,530 are the most exotic cards those it 1125 0:51:21,530 --> 0:51:25,430 had depicted white sandy beaches palm and 1126 0:51:25,550 --> 0:51:29,270 streets and moon moonlight over tampa bay 1127 0:51:29,990 --> 0:51:32,510 and the jose guess barilla sailing up 1128 0:51:32,510 --> 0:51:34,610 the bay with hundreds of bright penance 1129 0:51:34,940 --> 0:51:38,000 flying from it's past and it's deck 1130 0:51:38,060 --> 0:51:43,250 crowded with the him he mystic crew 1131 0:51:44,600 --> 0:51:46,640 raining on the counter she addressed one 1132 0:51:46,640 --> 0:51:48,620 to her father one to her mother 1133 0:51:48,980 --> 0:51:52,400 and wanted ginny who was adored who 1134 0:51:52,400 --> 0:51:54,830 had already get email in her own 1135 0:51:54,830 --> 0:51:58,820 name when to bill every and when 1136 0:51:58,830 --> 0:52:00,470 to each of the girls who shared 1137 0:52:01,310 --> 0:52:04,160 her apartment in new york thank just 1138 0:52:04,160 --> 0:52:05,600 for a fine she addressed one to 1139 0:52:05,600 --> 0:52:08,360 mr curtain to nina and to louise 1140 0:52:08,900 --> 0:52:12,350 on each on each of these last 1141 0:52:12,350 --> 0:52:13,790 three she were am so glad to 1142 0:52:13,790 --> 0:52:16,970 be here love vicky she bought stamps 1143 0:52:16,970 --> 0:52:19,160 from the machine on the counter a 1144 0:52:19,164 --> 0:52:21,230 male the cards and the postal dropped 1145 0:52:21,234 --> 0:52:23,960 nearby and stroll on the main door 1146 0:52:24,290 --> 0:52:26,600 to hell a taxi on our way 1147 0:52:26,600 --> 0:52:29,390 she passed the terminal snack bar an 1148 0:52:29,390 --> 0:52:31,370 ice cream soda it suddenly occurred to 1149 0:52:31,370 --> 0:52:33,836 her would taste just about right on 1150 0:52:33,836 --> 0:52:35,690 this how to on a hot day 1151 0:52:35,690 --> 0:52:38,374 like this she pushed open the swinging 1152 0:52:38,374 --> 0:52:40,250 gus door and enter the damn air 1153 0:52:40,250 --> 0:52:42,890 conditioned room the first person is she 1154 0:52:42,890 --> 0:52:45,680 saw was joy watson sitting and one 1155 0:52:45,680 --> 0:52:48,890 of the booze she state started her 1156 0:52:49,040 --> 0:52:51,350 towards him then checked herself when is 1157 0:52:51,350 --> 0:52:53,660 cheese or that another man was sitting 1158 0:52:53,660 --> 0:52:56,060 in the seat opposite damn vicky decided 1159 0:52:56,120 --> 0:52:58,400 not to intrude and what was probably 1160 0:52:58,460 --> 0:53:01,220 man talk she slipped into the next 1161 0:53:01,220 --> 0:53:02,810 better with her back to the man 1162 0:53:03,260 --> 0:53:06,590 who was sitting with joey the man 1163 0:53:06,590 --> 0:53:08,595 was speaking at a low voice but 1164 0:53:08,600 --> 0:53:11,180 it was deep toned and resident and 1165 0:53:11,180 --> 0:53:13,790 resonated the man spoke with a soft 1166 0:53:13,790 --> 0:53:16,153 spanish accent and had a particular almost 1167 0:53:16,700 --> 0:53:20,030 and discernible lisp since he was separated 1168 0:53:20,030 --> 0:53:22,850 from vicky only by thin plywood partition 1169 0:53:23,690 --> 0:53:25,880 she couldn't help period every word he 1170 0:53:25,880 --> 0:53:28,310 said she pay no attention to the 1171 0:53:28,310 --> 0:53:30,770 conversation and ordered her soda from the 1172 0:53:30,770 --> 0:53:34,490 waitress then a sentence career and you're 1173 0:53:34,490 --> 0:53:36,440 such a nice kid joy that i 1174 0:53:36,440 --> 0:53:39,290 want to help you you're smart ambitious 1175 0:53:39,680 --> 0:53:41,420 i like to help was like you 1176 0:53:42,200 --> 0:53:43,490 but why would you want to help 1177 0:53:43,490 --> 0:53:46,280 me joyce voice it was puzzled you 1178 0:53:46,280 --> 0:53:49,670 never some your before and why i 1179 0:53:49,670 --> 0:53:52,160 don't even know your name now that 1180 0:53:52,160 --> 0:53:54,380 does surprise me a little joy with 1181 0:53:54,380 --> 0:53:56,240 all the business i do with federal 1182 0:53:56,240 --> 0:53:59,150 airlines i'm surprised you're know the name 1183 0:53:59,630 --> 0:54:03,080 of raymond had duke i i think 1184 0:54:03,080 --> 0:54:04,970 i have seen your name on cargo 1185 0:54:05,870 --> 0:54:09,710 consignments joyce said hesitantly sure you have 1186 0:54:09,710 --> 0:54:12,050 good the man said i'm one of 1187 0:54:12,110 --> 0:54:14,570 the biggest importers in tampa and you 1188 0:54:14,570 --> 0:54:16,490 can bet that i've heard about joy 1189 0:54:16,490 --> 0:54:20,390 watson your boss ran ran what's his 1190 0:54:20,390 --> 0:54:24,860 name van lashed lasher sure and leisure 1191 0:54:25,190 --> 0:54:26,570 says you're the smart as man he's 1192 0:54:26,570 --> 0:54:28,730 got he tells me you're saving up 1193 0:54:28,730 --> 0:54:30,410 for flying lessons and that you need 1194 0:54:30,410 --> 0:54:33,800 money real bad like and that kid 1195 0:54:34,580 --> 0:54:36,110 if you work for me i can 1196 0:54:36,110 --> 0:54:37,640 put a lot of money your way 1197 0:54:39,590 --> 0:54:43,340 vicky's easiest picked up the this conversation 1198 0:54:43,340 --> 0:54:46,100 was certainly taking a curious turn now 1199 0:54:46,100 --> 0:54:49,100 she began to listen intently careful to 1200 0:54:49,100 --> 0:54:52,490 catch each word she felt responsible for 1201 0:54:52,490 --> 0:55:00,170 joy watson and the promotion true and 1202 0:55:00,170 --> 0:55:02,210 the proposition this man seem to be 1203 0:55:02,210 --> 0:55:04,640 trying to make damn sounded and mighty 1204 0:55:04,640 --> 0:55:07,490 strange indeed now in my business the 1205 0:55:07,490 --> 0:55:09,530 man when i i can always use 1206 0:55:09,530 --> 0:55:12,110 my boy think you'd like to work 1207 0:55:12,110 --> 0:55:14,150 for me i pay my do well 1208 0:55:15,020 --> 0:55:17,330 gee mister duke choi said i've already 1209 0:55:17,330 --> 0:55:19,010 got a good job i like working 1210 0:55:19,010 --> 0:55:21,200 around your planes i'm already starting to 1211 0:55:21,200 --> 0:55:23,750 take flying lessons or i'll be starting 1212 0:55:23,750 --> 0:55:26,840 a new dana no thanks a lot 1213 0:55:27,440 --> 0:55:28,610 but i don't think i'd like to 1214 0:55:28,610 --> 0:55:31,340 leave their life he said anything about 1215 0:55:31,340 --> 0:55:34,250 leaving the airline kid what i want 1216 0:55:34,250 --> 0:55:35,600 you to do is work for me 1217 0:55:35,870 --> 0:55:38,090 in your spare time do our jobs 1218 0:55:38,420 --> 0:55:41,630 run errands things like their why i've 1219 0:55:41,630 --> 0:55:43,970 got a job coming up that will 1220 0:55:43,970 --> 0:55:46,733 pay you how does one hundred dollars 1221 0:55:46,733 --> 0:55:50,330 her a hundred dollars joey shouted and 1222 0:55:50,330 --> 0:55:53,750 celeb for not solar the man cautioned 1223 0:55:54,050 --> 0:55:56,030 i don't go around offering good jobs 1224 0:55:56,030 --> 0:55:58,310 to everybody i see i don't want 1225 0:55:58,310 --> 0:56:01,100 every tom dick and harry pestering me 1226 0:56:01,100 --> 0:56:04,310 for work is confidential just between you 1227 0:56:04,310 --> 0:56:07,160 and me gi joe he said i 1228 0:56:07,160 --> 0:56:09,650 don't know what do you mean you 1229 0:56:09,650 --> 0:56:12,980 don't know a hundred smokers were share 1230 0:56:12,988 --> 0:56:14,540 pay for a lot of flying lessons 1231 0:56:14,540 --> 0:56:17,120 boy at the rate you're going you'll 1232 0:56:17,120 --> 0:56:18,680 be an old man before you get 1233 0:56:18,680 --> 0:56:21,740 your pilot's license luxury i'll tell you 1234 0:56:21,740 --> 0:56:23,570 what to do you agree to work 1235 0:56:23,570 --> 0:56:26,000 for me how give you twenty five 1236 0:56:26,000 --> 0:56:28,670 bucks an advance ricky heard the man's 1237 0:56:28,670 --> 0:56:31,850 flip some chris bills like a decade 1238 0:56:32,300 --> 0:56:35,120 as just how tissue i can thus 1239 0:56:35,120 --> 0:56:37,640 just to show i trust you and 1240 0:56:37,640 --> 0:56:39,710 there's plenty more where that came from 1241 0:56:40,550 --> 0:56:42,950 ash mister duke after think it over 1242 0:56:43,520 --> 0:56:46,670 nothing doing figure heard mr duke say 1243 0:56:47,210 --> 0:56:48,500 when i make a man a good 1244 0:56:48,500 --> 0:56:52,070 proposition at this i expect him to 1245 0:56:52,070 --> 0:56:54,620 say a santa the sides have got 1246 0:56:54,620 --> 0:56:55,970 a job that needs to be done 1247 0:56:55,970 --> 0:56:59,510 right away now what you and no 1248 0:56:59,510 --> 0:57:01,880 i do you say boy that money 1249 0:57:01,880 --> 0:57:04,070 looks pretty good doesn't it a bet 1250 0:57:04,070 --> 0:57:06,080 she never saw that much her before 1251 0:57:06,080 --> 0:57:07,820 in your life so what is it 1252 0:57:08,300 --> 0:57:11,390 yes or no gee mister do joe 1253 0:57:11,390 --> 0:57:15,890 his voice was waving with indecision hi 1254 0:57:15,890 --> 0:57:18,350 honest i have to think it over 1255 0:57:18,950 --> 0:57:21,470 her came as to do okay mister 1256 0:57:21,470 --> 0:57:24,050 to his voice rose slightly and seem 1257 0:57:24,050 --> 0:57:26,210 to vicky to have an angry exasperated 1258 0:57:26,210 --> 0:57:29,150 town the loki a kid he kept 1259 0:57:29,150 --> 0:57:31,280 here let you keep your that but 1260 0:57:31,340 --> 0:57:34,010 and about this if word got around 1261 0:57:34,010 --> 0:57:35,780 about me having a good job over 1262 0:57:36,110 --> 0:57:38,000 everywhere in tampa would be after me 1263 0:57:38,300 --> 0:57:41,780 scenario where to anybody okay okay joey 1264 0:57:41,780 --> 0:57:44,300 say i'll let you know you do 1265 0:57:44,300 --> 0:57:46,190 that but remember what i said about 1266 0:57:46,190 --> 0:57:49,040 keeping quiet as you do got to 1267 0:57:49,040 --> 0:57:51,770 his fee and picked his panama air 1268 0:57:53,090 --> 0:57:56,930 panama hat after hat trick by the 1269 0:57:56,930 --> 0:57:59,390 booth and started for the door he 1270 0:57:59,390 --> 0:58:02,750 was taught in sleek and slightly overdressed 1271 0:58:03,140 --> 0:58:04,910 the shoulders of a jacket or just 1272 0:58:04,910 --> 0:58:07,970 a little to patted vicky that and 1273 0:58:07,970 --> 0:58:12,440 the lapels it cat vicky that and 1274 0:58:12,440 --> 0:58:17,840 the lapels a little too pointed his 1275 0:58:17,840 --> 0:58:20,090 hair was thick and black and curly 1276 0:58:20,450 --> 0:58:22,820 his long face was deeply tear and 1277 0:58:22,820 --> 0:58:25,430 the hair thin mustache spread across his 1278 0:58:25,430 --> 0:58:28,220 upper lip on impulse vicky stood up 1279 0:58:28,340 --> 0:58:30,230 and casually followed him out the door 1280 0:58:31,340 --> 0:58:33,080 of the snack bar and across the 1281 0:58:33,080 --> 0:58:35,570 terminal building when he stepped out into 1282 0:58:35,570 --> 0:58:37,670 the sunshine of the taxi loading ramp 1283 0:58:38,030 --> 0:58:40,820 she hung back as he whistled for 1284 0:58:40,820 --> 0:58:44,990 a ago and taxi pulled up and 1285 0:58:44,990 --> 0:58:46,880 before mr do cutting he said to 1286 0:58:46,880 --> 0:58:50,600 the driver granada restaurant who by city 1287 0:58:52,190 --> 0:58:56,300 granada restaurant who are city vicky vicky's 1288 0:58:56,300 --> 0:58:59,390 hands so felt for the travel folder 1289 0:58:59,900 --> 0:59:02,120 and her jacket pocket why that was 1290 0:59:02,120 --> 0:59:04,610 no restaurant the old met old mr 1291 0:59:05,060 --> 0:59:07,970 or was his name taro had tried 1292 0:59:07,970 --> 0:59:10,490 to call her attention to if he 1293 0:59:10,490 --> 0:59:12,410 really had been trying to call her 1294 0:59:12,410 --> 0:59:14,960 attention to it by leaving the folded 1295 0:59:15,290 --> 0:59:17,540 by leaving the folder on his seat 1296 0:59:17,600 --> 0:59:19,550 and such a particular way with the 1297 0:59:19,550 --> 0:59:23,120 words medium place under light vicky shook 1298 0:59:23,240 --> 0:59:27,320 her head and bewilderment it it all 1299 0:59:27,330 --> 0:59:29,630 seems to curious to be a coincidence 1300 0:59:29,990 --> 0:59:31,760 the final or man on the plane 1301 0:59:32,480 --> 0:59:34,850 the travel folder and now this odd 1302 0:59:34,850 --> 0:59:37,580 looking man making such strange propositions to 1303 0:59:37,580 --> 0:59:39,830 joy and then going to the very 1304 0:59:39,830 --> 0:59:42,680 same restaurant it seem to curious to 1305 0:59:42,680 --> 0:59:45,320 be a quest coincidence but for the 1306 0:59:45,320 --> 0:59:47,450 life of her vicky can make any 1307 0:59:47,450 --> 0:59:50,000 sense of it maybe she'd better go 1308 0:59:50,000 --> 0:59:52,490 back to the snack bar and have 1309 0:59:52,490 --> 0:59:55,640 a talk with joy she when she 1310 0:59:55,640 --> 0:59:58,430 entered the air conditioned room again the 1311 0:59:58,430 --> 1:00:00,200 melissa which joy in the strange man 1312 1:00:00,200 --> 1:00:03,560 had been sitting was empty vicky shrugged 1313 1:00:03,650 --> 1:00:06,050 and smile to so vicky bar with 1314 1:00:06,050 --> 1:00:08,330 your imaginations you have to write a 1315 1:00:08,330 --> 1:00:11,120 mystery story you see deep dark class 1316 1:00:11,120 --> 1:00:13,790 every time you look around you would 1317 1:00:13,790 --> 1:00:15,500 be spending your time better at the 1318 1:00:15,500 --> 1:00:19,400 beach getting of florida center she addressed 1319 1:00:19,430 --> 1:00:21,470 our suspicions from her mind and went 1320 1:00:21,470 --> 1:00:24,800 out to find a taxi chapter four 1321 1:00:25,820 --> 1:00:29,280 pirate goat the nicest things about vicky's 1322 1:00:29,280 --> 1:00:32,490 new york tamp assignment was staying at 1323 1:00:32,490 --> 1:00:36,000 the kurds home yesterday afternoon after vicky 1324 1:00:36,000 --> 1:00:38,129 had come from the airport she and 1325 1:00:38,129 --> 1:00:40,740 louise a got to had gone to 1326 1:00:40,740 --> 1:00:42,750 the beach for a swim and began 1327 1:00:42,750 --> 1:00:47,040 to work on vicky's flirted suntan after 1328 1:00:47,040 --> 1:00:51,630 dinner mr correct mr christian had taken 1329 1:00:51,630 --> 1:00:54,390 the three girls to the movies appropriately 1330 1:00:54,390 --> 1:00:55,921 enough at have been a picture about 1331 1:00:55,921 --> 1:00:59,910 pray pirates you see mister couldn't have 1332 1:00:59,910 --> 1:01:02,670 said smiling were a real pirate minded 1333 1:01:02,850 --> 1:01:05,070 here in tampa we want to give 1334 1:01:05,070 --> 1:01:06,840 you tourist the real good run for 1335 1:01:06,840 --> 1:01:09,660 the my run for their money vicky 1336 1:01:09,660 --> 1:01:12,150 loved guestroom which was now called vicky's 1337 1:01:12,150 --> 1:01:15,030 room with it's flower curtains and big 1338 1:01:15,270 --> 1:01:19,230 for posted and it's big for for 1339 1:01:19,320 --> 1:01:22,680 put poster bed and everyone in the 1340 1:01:22,680 --> 1:01:26,220 family including mrs tucker the housekeeper for 1341 1:01:26,220 --> 1:01:30,060 understanding about hardworking airline stewardesses and why 1342 1:01:30,060 --> 1:01:31,830 they sometimes had to sleep in late 1343 1:01:31,920 --> 1:01:34,560 and the money now the three girls 1344 1:01:34,560 --> 1:01:38,220 were at lunch branch for vicky at 1345 1:01:38,220 --> 1:01:40,200 a small table on the side of 1346 1:01:40,200 --> 1:01:42,540 the porch the sun was shining brightly 1347 1:01:42,540 --> 1:01:44,820 through the tree tops and making little 1348 1:01:44,820 --> 1:01:46,800 puddles of god am i on the 1349 1:01:46,800 --> 1:01:50,010 tiles her the floor the air was 1350 1:01:50,010 --> 1:01:52,320 still and held a heavy perfume of 1351 1:01:52,680 --> 1:01:55,230 oleander and i biscuits up in the 1352 1:01:55,230 --> 1:01:58,650 trees sunbirds tweeted merrily birds are smarter 1353 1:01:58,650 --> 1:02:02,850 than people vicky their how the they'll 1354 1:02:02,850 --> 1:02:05,370 go sell for the winter you'll be 1355 1:02:05,370 --> 1:02:07,380 back in tampa tomorrow once you vicky 1356 1:02:07,500 --> 1:02:10,200 louise asked not to my vicky corrected 1357 1:02:10,200 --> 1:02:12,900 her sunday and then one more trip 1358 1:02:12,960 --> 1:02:14,730 and i'll have a few days rest 1359 1:02:14,940 --> 1:02:18,240 thief perfect will spend the whole time 1360 1:02:18,270 --> 1:02:21,476 a clearwater peach just relaxing and line 1361 1:02:21,480 --> 1:02:25,230 in the sun nina said enthusiastically daddy 1362 1:02:25,230 --> 1:02:27,000 will come take us out to garber 1363 1:02:27,000 --> 1:02:29,130 city for dinner and your come to 1364 1:02:29,130 --> 1:02:30,540 my shop and see ah the lovely 1365 1:02:30,540 --> 1:02:33,481 things we have then will you know 1366 1:02:33,490 --> 1:02:36,330 dear real interrupted think he says this 1367 1:02:36,330 --> 1:02:39,300 is a rest leave tina shook hers 1368 1:02:39,390 --> 1:02:42,870 silky black hair impatiently oh who wants 1369 1:02:42,870 --> 1:02:44,190 to get rest when they're so many 1370 1:02:44,190 --> 1:02:46,590 more exciting things to do i thought 1371 1:02:46,590 --> 1:02:48,120 you had a job vicky said with 1372 1:02:48,120 --> 1:02:50,520 a grin sure i have and i 1373 1:02:50,520 --> 1:02:52,620 work very hard at it too but 1374 1:02:52,620 --> 1:02:56,010 there's always timed out fine this young 1375 1:02:56,250 --> 1:02:59,670 dynamo wears me out louise at laughed 1376 1:03:01,200 --> 1:03:02,880 i have work to do to you 1377 1:03:02,880 --> 1:03:05,190 know nina and vicky has to rest 1378 1:03:05,520 --> 1:03:07,830 oh managed have fun don't you worry 1379 1:03:08,820 --> 1:03:10,770 all three were chatting gaming and mr 1380 1:03:10,770 --> 1:03:13,459 curtain stepped out through the open fresh 1381 1:03:13,461 --> 1:03:15,270 doris onto the tile floor of the 1382 1:03:15,270 --> 1:03:18,750 porch his face looked drawn haggard and 1383 1:03:18,750 --> 1:03:21,690 worried wrinkles creased the skin around his 1384 1:03:21,690 --> 1:03:24,660 eyes dead louisa cried jumping out whenever 1385 1:03:24,660 --> 1:03:27,750 you doing at doing home and noon 1386 1:03:28,470 --> 1:03:31,590 come and sit down and said soliciting 1387 1:03:31,950 --> 1:03:35,222 v we're just finishing but i imagine 1388 1:03:35,222 --> 1:03:37,320 miss stocker can manage to find something 1389 1:03:37,320 --> 1:03:39,960 for you mr curtain slumped and to 1390 1:03:39,960 --> 1:03:42,690 a high back to which wicker chair 1391 1:03:43,410 --> 1:03:45,090 an awful thing has happened girls he 1392 1:03:45,090 --> 1:03:47,482 said he took off his glasses with 1393 1:03:47,490 --> 1:03:49,770 a nervous gesture rubbing his eyes and 1394 1:03:49,770 --> 1:03:51,600 ran his hands to his the name 1395 1:03:51,600 --> 1:03:53,730 grey hair i am the chairman of 1396 1:03:53,730 --> 1:03:57,090 the committee and i feel responsible but 1397 1:03:57,900 --> 1:03:59,850 he stopped and shook his head i 1398 1:03:59,850 --> 1:04:00,960 don't know what to do about it 1399 1:04:01,530 --> 1:04:03,150 though he ran to her father's side 1400 1:04:03,150 --> 1:04:05,460 and took his hand took his hand 1401 1:04:05,460 --> 1:04:07,830 in hers i gonna say you look 1402 1:04:07,830 --> 1:04:10,740 pale as a ghost whatever happened give 1403 1:04:10,740 --> 1:04:13,050 me a cup of coffee honey district 1404 1:04:13,350 --> 1:04:15,780 mr curtain said i think i need 1405 1:04:15,780 --> 1:04:19,770 something to steady my nerves luis ran 1406 1:04:19,770 --> 1:04:23,010 to the kitchen when she returned with 1407 1:04:23,010 --> 1:04:25,560 a steaming cup of coffee and her 1408 1:04:25,560 --> 1:04:27,570 father had taken a few sips mr 1409 1:04:27,570 --> 1:04:29,580 current took a deep breath and lean 1410 1:04:29,586 --> 1:04:31,920 back in his chair when it happened 1411 1:04:31,920 --> 1:04:34,500 he said i was so stunned i 1412 1:04:34,500 --> 1:04:35,880 just had a walk around for a 1413 1:04:35,880 --> 1:04:38,670 while and think daddy nina said with 1414 1:04:38,670 --> 1:04:40,500 her eyes wide if you don't tell 1415 1:04:40,500 --> 1:04:42,600 us what happened or are simply going 1416 1:04:42,630 --> 1:04:46,740 to burst mr curtain managed to smile 1417 1:04:47,220 --> 1:04:50,370 sorry honey not thinking very straight he 1418 1:04:50,370 --> 1:04:52,740 paused for a moment then continued you 1419 1:04:52,740 --> 1:04:54,270 remember i told you the other night 1420 1:04:54,270 --> 1:04:56,521 about the collection of antique gold coins 1421 1:04:56,521 --> 1:04:59,310 semi committee was brain down here from 1422 1:04:59,310 --> 1:05:01,325 new york to exhibit during the festival 1423 1:05:01,350 --> 1:05:04,440 week well the case from the museum 1424 1:05:04,440 --> 1:05:06,780 was delivered to the exit exhibition how 1425 1:05:06,792 --> 1:05:09,360 this might be in the committee chairman 1426 1:05:09,390 --> 1:05:11,278 i was there to receive it it 1427 1:05:11,278 --> 1:05:13,440 was all secure and wrapped tightly around 1428 1:05:13,860 --> 1:05:16,320 with steel bands but when reopened it 1429 1:05:16,320 --> 1:05:19,170 we found that he was filled with 1430 1:05:19,184 --> 1:05:21,643 gold coins or with a worthless pieces 1431 1:05:21,643 --> 1:05:24,930 of scrap iron vicky mouth dropped open 1432 1:05:25,320 --> 1:05:27,575 speechless louise clap your hands to her 1433 1:05:27,575 --> 1:05:30,930 helps her eyes go wide enough said 1434 1:05:31,140 --> 1:05:34,470 daddy has impossible yes the that's what 1435 1:05:34,470 --> 1:05:37,200 you'd think of other reply had the 1436 1:05:37,200 --> 1:05:39,660 box been tampered with louise asked after 1437 1:05:39,660 --> 1:05:41,880 a minute it didn't seem so mr 1438 1:05:41,880 --> 1:05:45,000 currency as i say it it was 1439 1:05:45,000 --> 1:05:47,370 taped was still bands and the shipping 1440 1:05:47,370 --> 1:05:49,020 label from the museum in new york 1441 1:05:49,020 --> 1:05:51,632 was intact it had come down from 1442 1:05:51,632 --> 1:05:53,670 the new york yesterday by air express 1443 1:05:54,300 --> 1:05:58,200 air express vicky almost screamed the question 1444 1:05:58,560 --> 1:06:00,150 and it might have come down our 1445 1:06:00,180 --> 1:06:03,870 flight suddenly she remembered the mysterious mr 1446 1:06:03,870 --> 1:06:07,470 jones whom cathy had said cup written 1447 1:06:07,470 --> 1:06:09,540 all over him and then there was 1448 1:06:09,540 --> 1:06:11,280 a odd fact that he and kept 1449 1:06:11,280 --> 1:06:13,380 in march had boarded the plane and 1450 1:06:13,380 --> 1:06:15,930 the hangar before she could marshall these 1451 1:06:15,930 --> 1:06:18,330 confusing thoughts in your mind mr curtain 1452 1:06:18,330 --> 1:06:22,290 when i that's right picky air express 1453 1:06:22,500 --> 1:06:25,290 the case stayed in the warehouse out 1454 1:06:25,320 --> 1:06:27,780 at the airport overnight under heavy guard 1455 1:06:28,260 --> 1:06:30,660 i might add and was delivered to 1456 1:06:30,660 --> 1:06:33,300 the exhibition hall that ten o'clock this 1457 1:06:33,300 --> 1:06:35,880 morning and it hadn't been tampered with 1458 1:06:36,000 --> 1:06:38,760 opened up vicky asked the question again 1459 1:06:39,300 --> 1:06:41,312 if it had mr said he was 1460 1:06:41,312 --> 1:06:43,740 the cleverest of tampering jobs have ever 1461 1:06:43,740 --> 1:06:49,737 seen what what were the coins worth 1462 1:06:49,740 --> 1:06:52,110 vicky assed from the standpoint of their 1463 1:06:52,110 --> 1:06:55,380 value as antiques mr curtain answered they 1464 1:06:55,380 --> 1:06:57,990 were priceless for the gold they contained 1465 1:06:58,320 --> 1:07:01,140 figuring gold at thirty five dollars an 1466 1:07:01,140 --> 1:07:04,950 ounce possibly hundred a hundred thousand dollars 1467 1:07:05,310 --> 1:07:08,880 maybe twice that you for who could 1468 1:07:08,880 --> 1:07:11,250 have stolen the golden you has lots 1469 1:07:11,250 --> 1:07:13,170 of people think he said the people 1470 1:07:13,170 --> 1:07:14,760 at the museum who packed in the 1471 1:07:14,760 --> 1:07:16,830 chance for people who tucked into the 1472 1:07:16,830 --> 1:07:19,440 airport the cargo crew at the new 1473 1:07:19,440 --> 1:07:21,690 york airport to cargo crew here at 1474 1:07:21,690 --> 1:07:26,130 tampa the truckers who delivered it from 1475 1:07:26,130 --> 1:07:29,010 the field to these exhibition hall heaven 1476 1:07:29,010 --> 1:07:31,290 knows how many people could have got 1477 1:07:31,290 --> 1:07:33,988 tackled shipment at any rate mr current 1478 1:07:33,988 --> 1:07:36,300 said the tampa police called the f 1479 1:07:36,300 --> 1:07:37,980 b i if the f b i 1480 1:07:37,980 --> 1:07:39,780 can't clear to i don't know the 1481 1:07:39,780 --> 1:07:44,520 cat chapter five the f b i 1482 1:07:44,520 --> 1:07:47,910 takes over after misting curtain had eaten 1483 1:07:47,910 --> 1:07:49,950 a hurried lunch and departed for the 1484 1:07:49,950 --> 1:07:52,740 committee headquarters to away any new developments 1485 1:07:52,740 --> 1:07:55,200 in the gold coin mystery vicky in 1486 1:07:55,200 --> 1:07:57,390 or to hostesses went for a stroll 1487 1:07:57,900 --> 1:08:00,030 through the ornate flower garden said surrounded 1488 1:08:00,030 --> 1:08:03,090 the big brick house look vicky did 1489 1:08:03,090 --> 1:08:05,610 you ever see such a gorgeous camilla 1490 1:08:05,610 --> 1:08:08,730 is in your life and just look 1491 1:08:08,730 --> 1:08:12,180 at these wonderful point poinsettias they just 1492 1:08:12,180 --> 1:08:15,900 really simply they're just simply mother's pride 1493 1:08:15,900 --> 1:08:18,360 and joy did you know that poinsettias 1494 1:08:18,540 --> 1:08:21,600 were invented i mean actually invented by 1495 1:08:21,600 --> 1:08:24,510 a man i think charleston name mr 1496 1:08:24,510 --> 1:08:27,090 point said i don't rightly know quite 1497 1:08:27,090 --> 1:08:29,880 how he did it but he crashed 1498 1:08:29,880 --> 1:08:33,120 one flour with another and nina rattled 1499 1:08:33,120 --> 1:08:34,860 on and on about the flowers or 1500 1:08:34,860 --> 1:08:38,010 grew and such billion provision in the 1501 1:08:38,010 --> 1:08:41,280 gardens vicky nodded absently and tried her 1502 1:08:41,280 --> 1:08:43,650 best to be interested pain what she 1503 1:08:43,650 --> 1:08:46,170 hooked where the right compliments at the 1504 1:08:46,170 --> 1:08:48,390 right time but she couldn't seem to 1505 1:08:48,390 --> 1:08:50,010 get her mind off the theft of 1506 1:08:50,010 --> 1:08:52,350 the gold shipment and that her play 1507 1:08:52,350 --> 1:08:54,540 might have been carrying the valuable coins 1508 1:08:55,170 --> 1:08:57,930 as vicky home is vicky it was 1509 1:08:57,930 --> 1:09:00,030 mrs tucker guy from the porch steps 1510 1:09:00,570 --> 1:09:02,310 as vicky or wanted on the phone 1511 1:09:03,090 --> 1:09:05,640 vicky hurried up the garden path followed 1512 1:09:05,640 --> 1:09:07,920 by louisa nina she picked up the 1513 1:09:07,920 --> 1:09:11,160 telephone and the hall vicky voice speaking 1514 1:09:11,670 --> 1:09:13,770 oh hello kept her much but i 1515 1:09:13,770 --> 1:09:15,330 thought we were and taking off until 1516 1:09:15,330 --> 1:09:17,970 three thirty or yes yes of cause 1517 1:09:17,970 --> 1:09:20,700 i can't half hour yes sir go 1518 1:09:20,700 --> 1:09:24,567 by what's up vicky ah now that 1519 1:09:24,567 --> 1:09:26,910 was captain much chief pilot of my 1520 1:09:26,910 --> 1:09:29,160 plane i have to report in half 1521 1:09:29,160 --> 1:09:32,430 an hour to the airport manager's office 1522 1:09:34,230 --> 1:09:35,850 in his hands full up to earth 1523 1:09:36,300 --> 1:09:37,770 do you suppose it has anything to 1524 1:09:37,770 --> 1:09:40,440 do with the the figure had to 1525 1:09:40,440 --> 1:09:43,650 smile the young girls example if you 1526 1:09:43,650 --> 1:09:45,148 mean with the creative ago there was 1527 1:09:45,148 --> 1:09:47,280 stolen yesterday i wouldn't be a bit 1528 1:09:47,280 --> 1:09:49,770 surprised i have to go check engine 1529 1:09:49,770 --> 1:09:53,040 right fifteen minutes later vicky was again 1530 1:09:53,100 --> 1:09:55,170 in the lower hallway dressed and her 1531 1:09:55,170 --> 1:09:57,840 flight uniform and with a blue flame 1532 1:09:57,843 --> 1:10:00,750 peg in her hands my convertibles out 1533 1:10:00,750 --> 1:10:03,030 front though he said happen and i 1534 1:10:03,060 --> 1:10:04,500 have you at the airport in no 1535 1:10:04,500 --> 1:10:07,710 time i'm coming to new declared the 1536 1:10:07,710 --> 1:10:09,484 three girls piled in the sleek will 1537 1:10:09,540 --> 1:10:11,670 car and a minutes they were whistling 1538 1:10:11,670 --> 1:10:14,225 to the city streets then they left 1539 1:10:14,340 --> 1:10:16,410 the town behind them and we're rolling 1540 1:10:16,410 --> 1:10:19,380 along the causeway a long sandy strip 1541 1:10:19,590 --> 1:10:21,540 that ran across the bright blue waters 1542 1:10:21,540 --> 1:10:24,720 of tampa bay palm trees swished their 1543 1:10:24,720 --> 1:10:27,870 heavy for funds in the gentle breeze 1544 1:10:28,200 --> 1:10:30,380 that blue across the bay and silhouetted 1545 1:10:30,390 --> 1:10:32,970 and their umbrella like tops against the 1546 1:10:32,970 --> 1:10:37,560 blue sky veterans urf fisherman line the 1547 1:10:37,560 --> 1:10:40,560 pink yellow sand of the beach nina 1548 1:10:40,560 --> 1:10:43,350 as usual wanted to talk to and 1549 1:10:43,350 --> 1:10:45,900 speculate about the mystery the louise her 1550 1:10:45,900 --> 1:10:49,330 main concentrating on her driving and vicky 1551 1:10:49,330 --> 1:10:51,940 replied to nunez every questions that i 1552 1:10:51,940 --> 1:10:55,900 haven't had haven't any ideas nina or 1553 1:10:56,110 --> 1:10:59,230 gosh i wonder ls they drew up 1554 1:10:59,230 --> 1:11:01,030 a before the entrance to the terminal 1555 1:11:01,030 --> 1:11:04,600 building with five to despair vicky hurley 1556 1:11:04,600 --> 1:11:07,030 said so line to your friends and 1557 1:11:07,030 --> 1:11:10,210 went directly to the manager's office jonah 1558 1:11:10,223 --> 1:11:13,210 baker and cathy saw were standing outside 1559 1:11:13,210 --> 1:11:15,125 the closed her both were were in 1560 1:11:15,125 --> 1:11:19,180 their fight uniforms either vicky greedy them 1561 1:11:19,270 --> 1:11:21,370 what's up you know as much as 1562 1:11:21,370 --> 1:11:24,010 we do guy said puzzle the skipper 1563 1:11:24,010 --> 1:11:27,010 called the hotel about half hour ago 1564 1:11:27,040 --> 1:11:28,930 or so and he left earlier this 1565 1:11:28,930 --> 1:11:30,638 morning and asked us to show up 1566 1:11:30,638 --> 1:11:33,070 here maybe were high and so imprint 1567 1:11:33,100 --> 1:11:36,190 vip back to your this afternoon but 1568 1:11:36,190 --> 1:11:38,260 heck there's no reason to rush us 1569 1:11:38,260 --> 1:11:40,510 out here before cathy and i were 1570 1:11:40,510 --> 1:11:42,760 going to take one less quick dip 1571 1:11:42,820 --> 1:11:44,932 and the surf that his eyes like 1572 1:11:44,932 --> 1:11:47,020 to know maybe it's a plane load 1573 1:11:47,020 --> 1:11:49,780 of movie stars or maybe some south 1574 1:11:49,780 --> 1:11:52,150 american dictator who was kicked out last 1575 1:11:52,150 --> 1:11:55,600 name johnny left ricky was pretty sure 1576 1:11:55,600 --> 1:11:57,430 she knew why the crew was assembled 1577 1:11:57,430 --> 1:12:00,400 here she remembered mr curtain say the 1578 1:12:00,400 --> 1:12:01,990 temple police have called in the f 1579 1:12:01,990 --> 1:12:04,600 b i but she saw no point 1580 1:12:04,600 --> 1:12:07,086 and mentioned as maybe for she knew 1581 1:12:07,086 --> 1:12:08,260 the f b i was keeping the 1582 1:12:08,260 --> 1:12:11,050 hosting a deep dark secrets are they 1583 1:12:11,050 --> 1:12:13,840 worked behind the scenes so she simply 1584 1:12:13,840 --> 1:12:16,150 said if i have my choice between 1585 1:12:16,150 --> 1:12:19,210 south american dictators and movie stars i 1586 1:12:19,210 --> 1:12:22,571 vote for movie stars and that moment 1587 1:12:22,571 --> 1:12:23,980 the door to the man should laugh 1588 1:12:23,980 --> 1:12:27,130 as open to reveal captain march to 1589 1:12:27,130 --> 1:12:30,220 reveal captain marches frowning face will you 1590 1:12:30,220 --> 1:12:32,470 come in please the three filed in 1591 1:12:32,470 --> 1:12:34,660 the door aside from kept in march 1592 1:12:34,660 --> 1:12:36,310 the only other person in the room 1593 1:12:36,310 --> 1:12:38,410 was a short every boat man and 1594 1:12:38,410 --> 1:12:42,310 a ten carpooling suit his crew cut 1595 1:12:42,310 --> 1:12:44,620 hair was salty black and he added 1596 1:12:44,620 --> 1:12:47,290 tired look about his eyes said i 1597 1:12:47,380 --> 1:12:50,230 sit down he said briskly but courtesy 1598 1:12:50,620 --> 1:12:51,940 the she had take more than a 1599 1:12:51,940 --> 1:12:55,030 few minutes slowly intently his eyes went 1600 1:12:55,030 --> 1:12:57,850 from one member of the crew to 1601 1:12:57,850 --> 1:13:00,640 the other than he straightened his shoulders 1602 1:13:00,640 --> 1:13:02,620 and rested his hands on the side 1603 1:13:02,620 --> 1:13:04,810 of his desk behind which she was 1604 1:13:04,810 --> 1:13:08,170 city and lean stately forward my name 1605 1:13:08,170 --> 1:13:12,430 is quail john quail special investigator federal 1606 1:13:12,520 --> 1:13:15,340 bureau of and esta geisha well she'd 1607 1:13:15,340 --> 1:13:18,730 been re fucking say she story sideline 1608 1:13:18,730 --> 1:13:21,310 glance at caffeine johnny both were open 1609 1:13:21,310 --> 1:13:24,010 mouth was surprise kept in march tells 1610 1:13:24,010 --> 1:13:25,630 me that you were his crew on 1611 1:13:25,630 --> 1:13:28,900 the federal airlines flight seventeen new york 1612 1:13:28,960 --> 1:13:32,950 to tampa yesterday february seventh the copilot 1613 1:13:32,980 --> 1:13:35,140 and the to stewardess nodded automatically the 1614 1:13:35,740 --> 1:13:38,890 flight seventeen mr quill continued and a 1615 1:13:38,890 --> 1:13:42,220 drowning voice was carrying especially valuable item 1616 1:13:42,220 --> 1:13:45,010 of cargo a creative antique gold coins 1617 1:13:45,010 --> 1:13:47,950 from the national museum in new york 1618 1:13:48,490 --> 1:13:51,580 consigned to the royal palms hall here 1619 1:13:51,580 --> 1:13:53,650 in tampa these coins were do you 1620 1:13:53,710 --> 1:13:55,330 have been put on display know last 1621 1:13:55,330 --> 1:13:57,850 week during the gaspar festival it is 1622 1:13:57,850 --> 1:13:59,620 impossible to estimate the value of the 1623 1:13:59,620 --> 1:14:01,810 ship and i can only say that 1624 1:14:01,810 --> 1:14:04,390 it was priceless mr quail looked at 1625 1:14:04,390 --> 1:14:06,100 his audience and silence for a long 1626 1:14:06,100 --> 1:14:08,770 moment when they're crate was delivered to 1627 1:14:08,770 --> 1:14:10,930 the festival committee at royal palms it 1628 1:14:10,930 --> 1:14:12,730 appeared to be exactly as it were 1629 1:14:13,420 --> 1:14:15,670 when it left there is an but 1630 1:14:15,670 --> 1:14:17,950 dick menu members opened it and there 1631 1:14:17,950 --> 1:14:20,410 was found and it was found to 1632 1:14:20,410 --> 1:14:23,170 contain not the gold coins but an 1633 1:14:24,250 --> 1:14:28,390 equivalent wait in iron steel scrap john 1634 1:14:28,390 --> 1:14:30,640 and cathy guess ricky looked at a 1635 1:14:30,640 --> 1:14:33,640 captain march his eyes were impassive naturally 1636 1:14:34,000 --> 1:14:35,890 she thought he had been told about 1637 1:14:35,890 --> 1:14:38,050 this before the rest of the crew 1638 1:14:38,770 --> 1:14:41,080 only two possibilities have occurred to us 1639 1:14:41,170 --> 1:14:43,330 as be i man wanted went on 1640 1:14:44,140 --> 1:14:45,730 as to how the theft could have 1641 1:14:45,730 --> 1:14:48,730 been accomplished one the crate could have 1642 1:14:48,730 --> 1:14:51,580 been opened the gold remove the scrap 1643 1:14:51,580 --> 1:14:54,580 metal put in his place to the 1644 1:14:54,580 --> 1:14:57,010 crate of scrap club and substitute for 1645 1:14:57,010 --> 1:15:00,550 the critical somewhere and route again he 1646 1:15:00,550 --> 1:15:02,110 paused to let his words sink in 1647 1:15:02,650 --> 1:15:04,840 as to the first possibility there was 1648 1:15:04,840 --> 1:15:06,910 no sign of tampering as the the 1649 1:15:06,910 --> 1:15:09,790 second the crate undoubtedly have been packed 1650 1:15:09,970 --> 1:15:12,160 and labeled at the museum in new 1651 1:15:12,160 --> 1:15:15,670 york the labour was genuine again vicky 1652 1:15:15,670 --> 1:15:18,430 noticed a cathy and john you were 1653 1:15:18,430 --> 1:15:21,460 listening and breathless silence i might add 1654 1:15:21,460 --> 1:15:23,530 mr quo when i that a private 1655 1:15:23,530 --> 1:15:26,170 detective employed by the museum a man 1656 1:15:26,170 --> 1:15:28,840 named jones accompanied the gold on your 1657 1:15:28,840 --> 1:15:32,380 flight but his presence was only routine 1658 1:15:32,860 --> 1:15:34,630 he was quite obvious that nothing could 1659 1:15:34,630 --> 1:15:36,790 have happened to the shimmering i a 1660 1:15:36,796 --> 1:15:39,100 plane was in the air the gold 1661 1:15:39,100 --> 1:15:40,840 could only have been stolen under the 1662 1:15:40,840 --> 1:15:44,260 farm and circumstances at the museum in 1663 1:15:44,260 --> 1:15:46,480 new york and route for the museum 1664 1:15:46,480 --> 1:15:49,810 to i while airport at idlewild itself 1665 1:15:50,590 --> 1:15:52,390 while the cargo was being loaded into 1666 1:15:52,390 --> 1:15:56,140 your plane ah mister quest scratched his 1667 1:15:56,140 --> 1:15:59,950 head grinned at tired grant what's the 1668 1:15:59,950 --> 1:16:03,160 next number know yes during your brief 1669 1:16:03,160 --> 1:16:07,180 stop atlanta are flying in the warehouse 1670 1:16:07,180 --> 1:16:10,240 at tampa overnight and finally while he 1671 1:16:10,240 --> 1:16:12,370 was being transferred to a royal palms 1672 1:16:12,790 --> 1:16:15,130 he paused to i make myself clear 1673 1:16:15,130 --> 1:16:17,830 thus far giant record grinned you last 1674 1:16:17,830 --> 1:16:20,320 me a couple letters back everyone in 1675 1:16:20,320 --> 1:16:23,470 the room took advantage of chinese wisecrack 1676 1:16:23,704 --> 1:16:25,900 let off the attention and laugh at 1677 1:16:25,900 --> 1:16:28,270 any rate mr carr said that's the 1678 1:16:28,270 --> 1:16:30,370 picture at the moment or agents or 1679 1:16:30,370 --> 1:16:32,500 chicken every possible angle a new york 1680 1:16:32,500 --> 1:16:34,690 and atlanta i just wanted to have 1681 1:16:34,690 --> 1:16:36,820 this talk with you because after all 1682 1:16:37,180 --> 1:16:40,330 your in the flight seventeen i wondered 1683 1:16:40,540 --> 1:16:42,010 if any of you had no anything 1684 1:16:42,010 --> 1:16:44,800 out of the ordinary mass captain march 1685 1:16:44,830 --> 1:16:48,550 inquired when the theft was discover your 1686 1:16:48,550 --> 1:16:52,240 plane landed at approximately three fifteen yesterday 1687 1:16:52,240 --> 1:16:54,550 afternoon the cargo was taken off the 1688 1:16:54,550 --> 1:16:56,380 ship to the were has so far 1689 1:16:56,380 --> 1:16:58,114 as we know very few people knew 1690 1:16:58,330 --> 1:17:01,720 that actually consignment was coming why the 1691 1:17:01,720 --> 1:17:04,450 people in the festival committee and so 1692 1:17:04,450 --> 1:17:06,160 the airline didn't want to make any 1693 1:17:06,160 --> 1:17:08,890 special production out of it they figured 1694 1:17:08,890 --> 1:17:10,540 it would be safer to let it 1695 1:17:10,540 --> 1:17:14,110 go to the other air express nevertheless 1696 1:17:14,110 --> 1:17:16,210 mr jones the private detective who flew 1697 1:17:16,210 --> 1:17:18,190 down with you stayed in the federal 1698 1:17:18,190 --> 1:17:21,820 airlines warehouse all last night now to 1699 1:17:21,820 --> 1:17:24,730 answer your question sir mister crown nodded 1700 1:17:24,730 --> 1:17:27,310 at captain march and resumed his narrative 1701 1:17:28,060 --> 1:17:30,010 a bonded air express trust picked up 1702 1:17:30,010 --> 1:17:32,320 the create this morning at seven thirty 1703 1:17:32,800 --> 1:17:34,270 and delivered it to the royal palm 1704 1:17:34,270 --> 1:17:36,490 hall their the delivery of the crate 1705 1:17:36,490 --> 1:17:37,990 was taken by the committee of the 1706 1:17:37,990 --> 1:17:40,750 festival people i believe mister curtain was 1707 1:17:40,750 --> 1:17:43,210 in charge and it was opened the 1708 1:17:43,210 --> 1:17:45,400 crate was then found to contain only 1709 1:17:45,400 --> 1:17:47,500 with the scrap iron and bits of 1710 1:17:47,500 --> 1:17:50,800 lead and steel vicky spoke up mister 1711 1:17:50,800 --> 1:17:53,260 queer i'm a houseguest at the curtains 1712 1:17:53,680 --> 1:17:55,210 i learned about this stuff from him 1713 1:17:55,210 --> 1:17:57,400 at lunch not quite an hour ago 1714 1:17:58,120 --> 1:18:00,760 oh his term and vicky's direction like 1715 1:18:00,760 --> 1:18:03,220 those spectators at a tennis match to 1716 1:18:03,220 --> 1:18:05,350 mr curtain say anything that i haven't 1717 1:18:05,350 --> 1:18:07,990 mention the fk k the f b 1718 1:18:07,990 --> 1:18:10,780 i meant assed no sir he told 1719 1:18:10,780 --> 1:18:12,130 me just about the same thing you 1720 1:18:12,130 --> 1:18:14,950 have no right there that is the 1721 1:18:14,950 --> 1:18:17,440 entire picture i might add that we 1722 1:18:17,440 --> 1:18:20,170 have invested we haven't target it all 1723 1:18:20,170 --> 1:18:23,230 the airport employees and federal airline people 1724 1:18:23,470 --> 1:18:25,870 on this ahead who could possibly have 1725 1:18:25,870 --> 1:18:28,090 come into contact with the shipment the 1726 1:18:28,090 --> 1:18:29,920 only reason that i'm talking to you 1727 1:18:30,280 --> 1:18:34,960 the flight the flight seventeen crew as 1728 1:18:34,960 --> 1:18:37,180 i said a moment ago has to 1729 1:18:37,180 --> 1:18:39,190 ask if you notice anything out of 1730 1:18:39,190 --> 1:18:42,670 the usual routine either before during or 1731 1:18:42,670 --> 1:18:45,850 after the flight he looked around slowly 1732 1:18:46,180 --> 1:18:48,570 his penetrating eyes going from captain marched 1733 1:18:48,570 --> 1:18:51,070 to shine baker to kathy and finally 1734 1:18:51,070 --> 1:18:53,771 to vicky as you are aware kept 1735 1:18:53,771 --> 1:18:55,900 him march but first i knew that 1736 1:18:56,080 --> 1:18:58,360 we were carrying and especially valuable cargo 1737 1:18:58,360 --> 1:19:00,790 yesterday frankly i didn't know what it 1738 1:19:00,790 --> 1:19:03,520 was and i didn't ask anyone look 1739 1:19:03,520 --> 1:19:06,130 at label i met mr jones at 1740 1:19:06,130 --> 1:19:09,640 the prearrange by prearrange rent and the 1741 1:19:09,640 --> 1:19:12,130 hangar and idle well this was an 1742 1:19:12,130 --> 1:19:14,920 unusual arrangement but it was the orders 1743 1:19:15,640 --> 1:19:18,550 and i didn't questionnaire together we supervised 1744 1:19:18,550 --> 1:19:20,470 loading of the crate into the cargo 1745 1:19:20,470 --> 1:19:22,960 hold of my airplane then we got 1746 1:19:22,960 --> 1:19:25,450 a born and i personally taxi the 1747 1:19:25,450 --> 1:19:28,720 ship up to get fire then we 1748 1:19:28,720 --> 1:19:30,220 picked up the rest of their crew 1749 1:19:30,250 --> 1:19:32,650 he nodded at it now his head 1750 1:19:32,650 --> 1:19:35,380 and vicky caffeine johnny as soon as 1751 1:19:35,380 --> 1:19:37,990 we had taken on passengers the luggage 1752 1:19:37,990 --> 1:19:40,420 on for we took off now we 1753 1:19:40,420 --> 1:19:42,790 sat down at tampa mr jones stayed 1754 1:19:42,940 --> 1:19:44,890 with the plane and to other cairo 1755 1:19:44,890 --> 1:19:47,560 have been loaded i'm afraid sir he 1756 1:19:47,560 --> 1:19:49,810 concluded that this is everything i can 1757 1:19:49,810 --> 1:19:52,780 tell you very good captain mr quinn 1758 1:19:52,810 --> 1:19:54,940 said have you anything to add mr 1759 1:19:54,940 --> 1:19:57,220 baker i'm afraid i can't help you 1760 1:19:57,220 --> 1:19:59,440 sir john he said i boarded the 1761 1:19:59,440 --> 1:20:01,450 plane after kept her march had taxied 1762 1:20:01,450 --> 1:20:03,520 her out to the apron front of 1763 1:20:04,420 --> 1:20:06,910 gate five when all the passengers had 1764 1:20:06,910 --> 1:20:09,250 come over the captain took her off 1765 1:20:09,730 --> 1:20:12,160 an uptick oozing out to that was 1766 1:20:12,310 --> 1:20:14,920 fourteen thousand feet he then turned the 1767 1:20:14,920 --> 1:20:17,830 controls over to me phil i mean 1768 1:20:17,830 --> 1:20:20,500 captain marsh and then took turns spilling 1769 1:20:20,500 --> 1:20:23,260 each other had controls until he reached 1770 1:20:23,260 --> 1:20:27,430 a letter atlanta on our one stop 1771 1:20:27,430 --> 1:20:30,280 and route to tamper after leaving matter 1772 1:20:30,280 --> 1:20:33,160 i took over control until you're ready 1773 1:20:33,160 --> 1:20:35,950 for our push to tampa the captain 1774 1:20:35,950 --> 1:20:37,330 asked me if i would like to 1775 1:20:37,330 --> 1:20:38,980 take her down and i said i 1776 1:20:38,980 --> 1:20:41,650 would i touched down my belief at 1777 1:20:41,650 --> 1:20:44,826 three seventy vicky can have smiling at 1778 1:20:44,826 --> 1:20:50,800 chinese serious suicide serious it'll three fifteen 1779 1:20:50,800 --> 1:20:52,660 was a close enough to sue him 1780 1:20:53,110 --> 1:20:54,400 it had to be on the news 1781 1:20:54,730 --> 1:20:58,030 three seventy and sir mister baker you 1782 1:20:58,030 --> 1:21:02,014 say nothing unusual nasaruddin mr quail not 1783 1:21:02,014 --> 1:21:04,660 turn to cathy and you miss i'm 1784 1:21:04,660 --> 1:21:06,280 afraid i haven't anything to tell you 1785 1:21:06,280 --> 1:21:09,580 either sir bar and i tried to 1786 1:21:09,580 --> 1:21:12,340 make to the passengers comfortable shoes you 1787 1:21:12,340 --> 1:21:13,690 works and the forward part of the 1788 1:21:13,690 --> 1:21:15,970 ship why work aft and then it 1789 1:21:15,970 --> 1:21:18,370 was time to serve lunch then we 1790 1:21:18,370 --> 1:21:21,178 straightened up and well i'll see denies 1791 1:21:21,178 --> 1:21:22,600 knows a thing out of the ordinary 1792 1:21:23,410 --> 1:21:26,470 thank you mrs slow miss mister quell 1793 1:21:26,470 --> 1:21:29,590 said warily this is obviously a job 1794 1:21:29,950 --> 1:21:31,840 that he had to do and he 1795 1:21:31,840 --> 1:21:34,150 wanted to get it over as quickly 1796 1:21:34,150 --> 1:21:36,760 as possible did you notice anything that 1797 1:21:36,760 --> 1:21:39,280 might help us miss bar vicky couldn't 1798 1:21:39,280 --> 1:21:40,990 erase the picture of the sick tired 1799 1:21:40,990 --> 1:21:43,510 or violinist out of remind it might 1800 1:21:43,510 --> 1:21:45,370 be a so it might be silly 1801 1:21:45,700 --> 1:21:48,280 she tore stuff but then again she 1802 1:21:48,280 --> 1:21:50,050 told the story exactly a that happen 1803 1:21:50,680 --> 1:21:52,240 from the time he had boarded a 1804 1:21:52,240 --> 1:21:55,900 plane bewildered hungry almost starved until you 1805 1:21:55,900 --> 1:21:58,173 hear got enough and she had found 1806 1:21:58,180 --> 1:22:00,220 a folded travel pressure on his see 1807 1:22:01,510 --> 1:22:02,820 but what makes you think this all 1808 1:22:02,830 --> 1:22:05,860 me just musician had anything to do 1809 1:22:05,860 --> 1:22:07,540 with a theft or the gold coins 1810 1:22:07,930 --> 1:22:11,620 miss bar mr quo asked obviously impatient 1811 1:22:12,100 --> 1:22:13,870 nothing makes me think so mr grail 1812 1:22:13,877 --> 1:22:16,480 for cancer us me if anything unusual 1813 1:22:16,480 --> 1:22:18,670 had happened on the flight mr drill 1814 1:22:18,670 --> 1:22:20,980 was unusual and i thought i better 1815 1:22:20,980 --> 1:22:23,410 tell you about him quite right quite 1816 1:22:23,410 --> 1:22:26,140 right charlie coyle said nodding his head 1817 1:22:26,170 --> 1:22:28,810 and fumbling with the file papers on 1818 1:22:28,825 --> 1:22:30,670 the desk in front of him at 1819 1:22:30,670 --> 1:22:32,080 the moment i can't see how the 1820 1:22:32,080 --> 1:22:34,480 incident would have any bearing on arrest 1821 1:22:34,480 --> 1:22:36,580 a geisha but i'll keep in mind 1822 1:22:37,210 --> 1:22:39,310 captain word spoke up my ask a 1823 1:22:39,310 --> 1:22:41,860 question sure sir the f b i 1824 1:22:41,860 --> 1:22:44,380 am i looked up curiously certainly of 1825 1:22:44,380 --> 1:22:47,890 course what security precautions were taken here 1826 1:22:47,890 --> 1:22:50,560 last night between the time we landed 1827 1:22:51,160 --> 1:22:53,320 the crate of coins and the time 1828 1:22:53,320 --> 1:22:55,630 they were picked up this morning that's 1829 1:22:55,630 --> 1:22:58,390 a fair question mister closer and since 1830 1:22:58,390 --> 1:23:00,310 you are the crew that fluid into 1831 1:23:00,700 --> 1:23:02,170 i see no reason why you should 1832 1:23:02,200 --> 1:23:04,420 know as i told you mr jones 1833 1:23:04,420 --> 1:23:06,460 the private detective who flew down with 1834 1:23:06,460 --> 1:23:08,860 you stayed in the warehouse with fishermen 1835 1:23:08,890 --> 1:23:10,930 on night so did the former know 1836 1:23:10,930 --> 1:23:13,930 the warehouse crew mr van gogh asher 1837 1:23:14,410 --> 1:23:16,060 he's an old and trust to employ 1838 1:23:16,390 --> 1:23:19,120 i believe he's been with federal for 1839 1:23:19,120 --> 1:23:21,910 quite some time in any case coin 1840 1:23:21,924 --> 1:23:23,620 ship and was moved into a small 1841 1:23:23,620 --> 1:23:26,770 room within the warehouse or valuable cargo 1842 1:23:26,770 --> 1:23:29,110 is often kept under lock and key 1843 1:23:29,680 --> 1:23:31,330 no flights who were do and that 1844 1:23:31,330 --> 1:23:33,310 night and no night crew were on 1845 1:23:33,310 --> 1:23:37,030 duty so joins so jones and lasher 1846 1:23:37,060 --> 1:23:39,640 stayed with a shipment until the morning 1847 1:23:40,990 --> 1:23:44,080 until the morning cruz reported keeping awake 1848 1:23:44,140 --> 1:23:46,360 with coffee and cigarettes it was a 1849 1:23:46,360 --> 1:23:49,390 lonely watch and pretty dull lasher admitted 1850 1:23:49,390 --> 1:23:51,070 that he had dozed off lately once 1851 1:23:51,070 --> 1:23:53,740 or twice then john cheaper see admit 1852 1:23:53,740 --> 1:23:55,270 it and he might have done the 1853 1:23:55,270 --> 1:23:57,700 same thing but they were both on 1854 1:23:57,700 --> 1:24:01,000 guard all night and one and one 1855 1:24:01,120 --> 1:24:03,010 or the other was awake and alert 1856 1:24:03,070 --> 1:24:06,910 at all times and nothing happened only 1857 1:24:06,910 --> 1:24:09,700 one thing shortly before midnight russia gone 1858 1:24:09,760 --> 1:24:11,950 to an all night lunch counter to 1859 1:24:11,950 --> 1:24:15,220 refill the cottage shop in jones was 1860 1:24:15,220 --> 1:24:17,650 in the warehouse by himself warehouse was 1861 1:24:17,650 --> 1:24:20,530 dark let it only by a few 1862 1:24:20,530 --> 1:24:24,130 scattered laptops then the warehouse all the 1863 1:24:24,130 --> 1:24:26,980 hair warehouse wasn't locked kept nest oh 1864 1:24:26,980 --> 1:24:29,500 yes the whole warehouse is always liked 1865 1:24:29,950 --> 1:24:31,480 and less than a crew is working 1866 1:24:31,990 --> 1:24:33,460 the only people who had keys were 1867 1:24:33,460 --> 1:24:36,280 the format ran lasseter and the night 1868 1:24:36,280 --> 1:24:38,590 watchman the white not sure made his 1869 1:24:38,590 --> 1:24:40,600 regular rounds at night but he saw 1870 1:24:40,600 --> 1:24:43,750 nothing unusual well as i said jones 1871 1:24:43,750 --> 1:24:45,700 was by himself and when he heard 1872 1:24:45,700 --> 1:24:47,680 a sound as if someone had stumbled 1873 1:24:47,680 --> 1:24:50,230 into a pile of packages or crates 1874 1:24:50,230 --> 1:24:51,970 that we're stuck in the warehouse floor 1875 1:24:52,780 --> 1:24:54,430 he jumped to his feet and shouted 1876 1:24:54,880 --> 1:24:57,280 whereupon then shooter dashed across a warehouse 1877 1:24:57,700 --> 1:24:59,080 and out the door that leads to 1878 1:24:59,080 --> 1:25:01,690 the loading rap blusher had left the 1879 1:25:01,690 --> 1:25:03,160 door unlocked when you want to get 1880 1:25:03,160 --> 1:25:05,860 the coffee jones good here feet pounding 1881 1:25:05,860 --> 1:25:08,050 over the concrete floor and tried to 1882 1:25:08,050 --> 1:25:10,540 catch the intruder in the beam of 1883 1:25:10,540 --> 1:25:12,760 his flashlight just as a man dashed 1884 1:25:12,760 --> 1:25:14,440 out the door he seemed to drop 1885 1:25:14,440 --> 1:25:17,680 something mister quell paused a moment and 1886 1:25:17,680 --> 1:25:19,810 giant baker say than you do have 1887 1:25:19,810 --> 1:25:22,540 a suspect know queer said that flee 1888 1:25:22,990 --> 1:25:25,690 not sure that we do leicester turned 1889 1:25:25,690 --> 1:25:28,060 with for leicester returned with the coffee 1890 1:25:28,480 --> 1:25:29,620 he turned on the lights and the 1891 1:25:29,620 --> 1:25:31,750 two of them looked around with the 1892 1:25:31,750 --> 1:25:34,540 prowler had dropped was a flashlight from 1893 1:25:34,540 --> 1:25:36,550 the name into the piece of thirty 1894 1:25:36,550 --> 1:25:39,263 so wrapped around the handle faster recognized 1895 1:25:39,263 --> 1:25:41,230 that buying into a young fellow who 1896 1:25:41,230 --> 1:25:43,480 work in the warehouse dacre a lab 1897 1:25:43,480 --> 1:25:47,590 named joy watson vicky juniper sharply then 1898 1:25:47,980 --> 1:25:50,410 quickly covered up for an image virtual 1899 1:25:50,412 --> 1:25:53,440 expression no surprise by putting her fingers 1900 1:25:53,500 --> 1:25:57,070 to her lips and coffin slightly she 1901 1:25:57,070 --> 1:25:59,140 looked quickly a caffeine kept him much 1902 1:25:59,530 --> 1:26:01,750 remembering that she had casually mentioned joys 1903 1:26:01,750 --> 1:26:04,090 next to them the other day by 1904 1:26:04,090 --> 1:26:05,770 both the pilot and stewardess seem to 1905 1:26:05,770 --> 1:26:08,320 have forgotten all about it a sucker 1906 1:26:08,320 --> 1:26:11,380 continue when the cream was opened had 1907 1:26:11,380 --> 1:26:14,350 royal palms hall that nine this morning 1908 1:26:14,620 --> 1:26:17,740 the theft and the theft discovered the 1909 1:26:17,740 --> 1:26:20,620 police immediately called me on this case 1910 1:26:20,740 --> 1:26:23,740 since the and are sick since the 1911 1:26:23,740 --> 1:26:26,230 interstate aspect of the affair is put 1912 1:26:26,230 --> 1:26:29,500 under the federal jurisdiction i'm usually began 1913 1:26:29,500 --> 1:26:32,080 questioning the ground crew and has prisoner 1914 1:26:32,590 --> 1:26:34,240 and watson was at work as usual 1915 1:26:34,240 --> 1:26:36,340 i had questioned him along with the 1916 1:26:36,340 --> 1:26:38,380 others he admitted that the flash they 1917 1:26:38,393 --> 1:26:40,300 blast him and he said he kept 1918 1:26:40,300 --> 1:26:41,620 it in a locker in the warehouse 1919 1:26:42,130 --> 1:26:44,274 but he denied being around the airport 1920 1:26:44,450 --> 1:26:48,640 at all after he knocked off after 1921 1:26:48,640 --> 1:26:50,440 he knocked off work for the day 1922 1:26:51,160 --> 1:26:53,110 he claimed that he and his pals 1923 1:26:53,110 --> 1:26:54,947 and had gone to the movies last 1924 1:26:54,947 --> 1:26:57,430 time and then straight home to their 1925 1:26:57,430 --> 1:27:00,370 boardinghouse one of my men is checking 1926 1:27:00,370 --> 1:27:02,470 his history has a matter of routine 1927 1:27:03,280 --> 1:27:06,220 captain march was asking another question vicky's 1928 1:27:06,220 --> 1:27:08,350 thoughts had gone to the did had 1929 1:27:08,350 --> 1:27:11,170 gone off in a tizzy this cycle 1930 1:27:11,590 --> 1:27:14,170 a speculation though flashlight that was the 1931 1:27:14,170 --> 1:27:17,530 prowler hedrick last night was joys are 1932 1:27:17,530 --> 1:27:20,530 yesterday afternoon a foreign looking stranger and 1933 1:27:20,530 --> 1:27:22,810 after joy a large sum of money 1934 1:27:23,140 --> 1:27:25,060 to do some kind of work the 1935 1:27:25,060 --> 1:27:28,090 nature which had been taken pains to 1936 1:27:28,090 --> 1:27:31,870 keep obscure i'm leaving join the stranger 1937 1:27:31,870 --> 1:27:34,750 had directed his taxi to the grenada 1938 1:27:34,960 --> 1:27:37,690 a strike new park city on the 1939 1:27:37,690 --> 1:27:39,700 plane home mister true had tried to 1940 1:27:39,700 --> 1:27:42,730 call her attention the same restaurant or 1941 1:27:42,730 --> 1:27:45,220 hurt he could there possibly be any 1942 1:27:45,220 --> 1:27:49,480 connection between the seemingly unrelated events should 1943 1:27:49,480 --> 1:27:52,060 she reveal his son half and former 1944 1:27:52,075 --> 1:27:54,160 that the didn't seem to quite make 1945 1:27:54,160 --> 1:27:57,940 sense to her or miss didn't seem 1946 1:27:57,940 --> 1:27:59,710 to quite make sense to her to 1947 1:27:59,710 --> 1:28:02,530 mr quinn he hadn't been too impressed 1948 1:28:02,530 --> 1:28:04,060 when she had told him about mister 1949 1:28:04,060 --> 1:28:06,730 trails queer behavior on the plane know 1950 1:28:06,790 --> 1:28:09,280 she decided joy was already under the 1951 1:28:09,340 --> 1:28:12,640 cloud of suspicion no use involving him 1952 1:28:12,640 --> 1:28:14,833 any deeper she'd have to talk with 1953 1:28:14,833 --> 1:28:17,140 joy first mine came back to the 1954 1:28:17,140 --> 1:28:19,690 discussion that was going on and so 1955 1:28:19,780 --> 1:28:22,030 mr korea was same for the moment 1956 1:28:22,030 --> 1:28:24,010 we're at a dead end the crate 1957 1:28:24,010 --> 1:28:26,350 that was delivered to the exhibition hall 1958 1:28:26,680 --> 1:28:28,533 was identical with the when shipped from 1959 1:28:28,533 --> 1:28:31,690 museum if an have been opened and 1960 1:28:31,690 --> 1:28:34,450 metal scrap substitute for the gold coins 1961 1:28:35,050 --> 1:28:36,790 it was a clever as java heresy 1962 1:28:37,720 --> 1:28:39,580 vicky remembered mr couldn't say in the 1963 1:28:39,580 --> 1:28:42,040 same thing maybe the coins were taken 1964 1:28:42,040 --> 1:28:43,390 out of the crate and the resume 1965 1:28:43,390 --> 1:28:46,265 and year before the crepe shipped charlie 1966 1:28:46,265 --> 1:28:49,300 baker ventured that's the baffling thing mr 1967 1:28:49,300 --> 1:28:51,370 cole said he shook his head his 1968 1:28:51,370 --> 1:28:53,800 brow wrinkled and postman the curators of 1969 1:28:53,800 --> 1:28:56,710 the museum personally check the contents and 1970 1:28:56,710 --> 1:28:57,880 stood by while the crew he was 1971 1:28:57,880 --> 1:29:01,540 closed in a sealed just a few 1972 1:29:01,540 --> 1:29:02,890 minutes before it was given to the 1973 1:29:02,890 --> 1:29:05,290 crew of the armored truck for delivery 1974 1:29:05,290 --> 1:29:08,410 to ottawa what kept him march confusion 1975 1:29:08,830 --> 1:29:10,090 all i can say is that you 1976 1:29:10,090 --> 1:29:11,920 got the darkness mystery on your hands 1977 1:29:12,220 --> 1:29:14,410 that i've ever come across you can 1978 1:29:14,410 --> 1:29:18,820 say that again said mr coil outside 1979 1:29:18,850 --> 1:29:20,830 of his door the crew the flight 1980 1:29:21,850 --> 1:29:24,190 outside the door the crew flight seventeen 1981 1:29:24,640 --> 1:29:26,050 looked at each other for a long 1982 1:29:26,050 --> 1:29:28,450 moment without speaking what do you make 1983 1:29:28,450 --> 1:29:31,150 of it skipper johnny bucharest and are 1984 1:29:31,150 --> 1:29:33,760 you in try the captain grinned i'll 1985 1:29:33,760 --> 1:29:35,320 leave that to the f b i 1986 1:29:35,830 --> 1:29:37,570 he looked at his watch i mean 1987 1:29:37,570 --> 1:29:39,640 she goes out loading gate and forty 1988 1:29:39,640 --> 1:29:41,770 five minutes he turned and walked away 1989 1:29:42,700 --> 1:29:44,530 can come on girls chinese say really 1990 1:29:44,920 --> 1:29:47,320 about the cooks now for me thanks 1991 1:29:47,320 --> 1:29:49,060 for he said have an errand to 1992 1:29:49,060 --> 1:29:51,892 do she watched john and cathy straw 1993 1:29:51,910 --> 1:29:53,470 way in the direction of the soda 1994 1:29:53,470 --> 1:29:56,740 fountain and stood still a wondering what 1995 1:29:56,740 --> 1:29:58,990 to do should go over to the 1996 1:29:58,990 --> 1:30:02,348 warehouse to talk with joy know that 1997 1:30:02,348 --> 1:30:04,696 better not know use calling attention to 1998 1:30:04,732 --> 1:30:06,880 fact that the stewardess of the plane 1999 1:30:06,880 --> 1:30:08,590 that had brought in the gold was 2000 1:30:08,590 --> 1:30:10,540 a friend of the only person thus 2001 1:30:10,540 --> 1:30:12,550 far who are suspected of having a 2002 1:30:12,550 --> 1:30:15,040 hand and stealing it maybe she'd find 2003 1:30:15,040 --> 1:30:17,320 him in the snack bar she director 2004 1:30:17,320 --> 1:30:19,270 her steps to the small air conditioned 2005 1:30:19,270 --> 1:30:22,000 restaurant and side she looked around but 2006 1:30:22,000 --> 1:30:24,070 there was no sign of joy well 2007 1:30:24,070 --> 1:30:26,530 she that isn't nothing she could do 2008 1:30:26,530 --> 1:30:28,600 her now she just have to wait 2009 1:30:29,020 --> 1:30:30,700 until she got back to tampa on 2010 1:30:30,700 --> 1:30:32,980 sunday maybe a couple of extra day 2011 1:30:32,980 --> 1:30:34,750 she would give her a chance to 2012 1:30:34,750 --> 1:30:38,380 straighten out these wispy formless does that 2013 1:30:38,380 --> 1:30:40,240 were buzzing around somewhere in the back 2014 1:30:40,240 --> 1:30:44,980 of her head so chapter six a 2015 1:30:44,980 --> 1:30:48,310 new york and entirely when six hours 2016 1:30:48,310 --> 1:30:50,470 later in new york city entered a 2017 1:30:50,470 --> 1:30:53,110 large apartment she shared with five other 2018 1:30:53,110 --> 1:30:56,980 federal airline hostesses she found a place 2019 1:30:57,430 --> 1:31:00,790 in shambles financial was piled up helter 2020 1:31:00,790 --> 1:31:03,912 shelters chemist covered parts of floor and 2021 1:31:03,912 --> 1:31:06,370 paint buckets and stepladders were stacked in 2022 1:31:06,370 --> 1:31:09,440 corners a wave of turpentine flavor air 2023 1:31:09,890 --> 1:31:12,680 assailed her nose and some at the 2024 1:31:12,680 --> 1:31:16,190 same time that pounding rhythm of swing 2025 1:31:16,430 --> 1:31:19,130 and sway music from the record player 2026 1:31:19,130 --> 1:31:22,100 blasted and hurt years the last is 2027 1:31:22,100 --> 1:31:26,390 found celia tremble greeted her gave me 2028 1:31:27,530 --> 1:31:29,690 in the stranger has returned come in 2029 1:31:29,694 --> 1:31:32,480 stranger for having a party vicky waved 2030 1:31:32,480 --> 1:31:34,340 her hands around at the jumble of 2031 1:31:34,340 --> 1:31:36,950 scaffold and paint buckets and step players 2032 1:31:37,310 --> 1:31:39,110 what in a world where you're being 2033 1:31:39,110 --> 1:31:41,810 painted vicky at last after two years 2034 1:31:41,810 --> 1:31:44,150 have pestering the landlord your family being 2035 1:31:44,150 --> 1:31:46,850 painted and to honor this event for 2036 1:31:46,880 --> 1:31:49,070 occasion a were giving a party here 2037 1:31:49,070 --> 1:31:51,470 just in time vicky stepped over the 2038 1:31:51,470 --> 1:31:54,590 piles of newspapers and brushes buckets and 2039 1:31:54,590 --> 1:31:57,560 pains platter of harassed and entered the 2040 1:31:57,560 --> 1:32:00,530 apartments big living room apparently the painter's 2041 1:32:00,530 --> 1:32:02,690 hadn't gotten this far for the room 2042 1:32:02,690 --> 1:32:04,880 seem to be unfair semblance of order 2043 1:32:05,960 --> 1:32:08,210 the rogue however had been thrown back 2044 1:32:08,690 --> 1:32:10,910 and two couples were dancing to the 2045 1:32:10,910 --> 1:32:13,910 swing be of the music that conley 2046 1:32:14,240 --> 1:32:17,810 was dancing with pete cup currently the 2047 1:32:17,810 --> 1:32:21,140 newspaper reporter and chain cox with will 2048 1:32:21,140 --> 1:32:24,650 vicky's former co pilot dean fletcher when 2049 1:32:24,650 --> 1:32:26,390 the for spotted vicky in the living 2050 1:32:26,390 --> 1:32:28,820 room doorway deemed stopped in mid step 2051 1:32:28,820 --> 1:32:31,370 and gene over to her well well 2052 1:32:31,370 --> 1:32:34,700 he said he tapped his tan face 2053 1:32:34,700 --> 1:32:36,650 play in a big glenn how does 2054 1:32:36,650 --> 1:32:38,450 my little extra for member like the 2055 1:32:38,450 --> 1:32:41,240 sunny south it's the greatest vicky left 2056 1:32:41,690 --> 1:32:42,770 then how can we haven't got a 2057 1:32:42,770 --> 1:32:45,110 for the ted i'm working on it 2058 1:32:45,110 --> 1:32:47,450 vicky replay she looked up at the 2059 1:32:47,450 --> 1:32:50,270 top fire but you but your ten 2060 1:32:50,270 --> 1:32:52,490 enough for both of us this town 2061 1:32:52,490 --> 1:32:53,870 i got down in mexico and my 2062 1:32:53,870 --> 1:32:57,020 vacation team assured her proudly and you 2063 1:32:57,020 --> 1:32:59,540 know what fucking remember that hidden valley 2064 1:32:59,540 --> 1:33:02,000 we discovered tom their darned if i 2065 1:33:02,000 --> 1:33:04,310 can't find it again i was flying 2066 1:33:04,310 --> 1:33:07,820 around this time and he grinned personally 2067 1:33:08,210 --> 1:33:12,470 without you impossible lucky to jean said 2068 1:33:13,130 --> 1:33:14,810 why don't you dance will you talk 2069 1:33:15,080 --> 1:33:16,790 ago help this is a tough make 2070 1:33:16,790 --> 1:33:20,300 the sandwiches dean fletcher danced as was 2071 1:33:20,300 --> 1:33:23,270 he flew and then vicky new was 2072 1:33:23,270 --> 1:33:26,540 good think think we'll ever be assigned 2073 1:33:26,540 --> 1:33:28,310 to the same crew ten vicky este 2074 1:33:28,760 --> 1:33:30,770 as dean world around to the swing 2075 1:33:30,830 --> 1:33:33,350 the music in this business dean smile 2076 1:33:33,890 --> 1:33:36,110 you never can tell but have my 2077 1:33:36,110 --> 1:33:39,170 fingers crossed i miss you at that 2078 1:33:39,170 --> 1:33:41,120 moment in music stopped was a record 2079 1:33:41,120 --> 1:33:43,970 player was changed at that moment the 2080 1:33:43,970 --> 1:33:46,130 music stopped where the record player was 2081 1:33:46,130 --> 1:33:50,450 changed and piccone came ambling over reporter 2082 1:33:50,450 --> 1:33:52,790 was time they're not like dean fletcher 2083 1:33:53,090 --> 1:33:54,590 his skin looked as if it hadn't 2084 1:33:54,590 --> 1:33:56,450 been exposed to the sun for years 2085 1:33:56,990 --> 1:33:59,390 i vic the report said we have 2086 1:33:59,390 --> 1:34:00,950 a whale of a story on the 2087 1:34:00,950 --> 1:34:03,380 wire today about tampa aren't you on 2088 1:34:03,380 --> 1:34:06,140 that one vicky know your head as 2089 1:34:06,159 --> 1:34:09,020 the story something about gold coins he 2090 1:34:09,027 --> 1:34:11,690 was know anything about it oh not 2091 1:34:11,690 --> 1:34:14,630 much vicky said crinkly number of in 2092 1:34:14,630 --> 1:34:17,390 my concentration except that my plane was 2093 1:34:17,390 --> 1:34:20,300 carrying the gold one peter are shouting 2094 1:34:20,900 --> 1:34:23,420 don't get excited p ricky smell my 2095 1:34:23,420 --> 1:34:25,130 flight had the gold coins i'm for 2096 1:34:25,460 --> 1:34:26,750 we didn't know it until we were 2097 1:34:26,750 --> 1:34:28,160 questioned by the f b i at 2098 1:34:28,160 --> 1:34:30,380 noon today so i'm not what you 2099 1:34:30,680 --> 1:34:33,650 call a new source i can see 2100 1:34:33,650 --> 1:34:36,500 the headlines now pizza vicky were famous 2101 1:34:36,500 --> 1:34:39,800 airlines host his ankle deep admits holding 2102 1:34:39,800 --> 1:34:42,020 up a plane carrying treasure in mid 2103 1:34:42,020 --> 1:34:45,080 air makes off with booty he stopped 2104 1:34:45,080 --> 1:34:48,680 his kidding andrew serious no forensic do 2105 1:34:48,694 --> 1:34:51,800 you know anything i could use seriously 2106 1:34:51,800 --> 1:34:54,410 p vixen not a thing i don't 2107 1:34:54,410 --> 1:34:56,330 know how much of a story that 2108 1:34:57,050 --> 1:34:58,340 how much of a story your paper 2109 1:34:58,340 --> 1:34:59,960 that but i can tell you that 2110 1:34:59,960 --> 1:35:02,270 the temple police and the fps are 2111 1:35:02,270 --> 1:35:04,040 up the guess what they might what 2112 1:35:04,040 --> 1:35:06,680 they admit it's a blank wall you 2113 1:35:06,680 --> 1:35:08,690 mean to say pete arrest that somebody 2114 1:35:08,690 --> 1:35:10,970 just waved his magic fingers and i 2115 1:35:10,970 --> 1:35:15,740 just a gold was changed was changed 2116 1:35:15,740 --> 1:35:17,330 to a chest of nuts and bolts 2117 1:35:17,870 --> 1:35:20,240 pete vicky said that's exactly what it 2118 1:35:20,240 --> 1:35:22,760 looks like at the moment mrs deaf 2119 1:35:22,760 --> 1:35:25,610 and at the moon messes duff the 2120 1:35:25,610 --> 1:35:28,339 girls housekeeper appeared with the help me 2121 1:35:28,339 --> 1:35:31,730 and player sandwiches she followed this with 2122 1:35:31,730 --> 1:35:33,800 a steaming pile of coffee and ah 2123 1:35:33,810 --> 1:35:36,320 cool picture of milk after the supper 2124 1:35:36,320 --> 1:35:38,480 was eaten mrs dash had cleared away 2125 1:35:38,480 --> 1:35:41,450 the dishes p current got to his 2126 1:35:41,450 --> 1:35:43,700 feet and clapped his hands for attention 2127 1:35:44,510 --> 1:35:47,150 we will now he proclaimed play charades 2128 1:35:48,110 --> 1:35:51,290 miss vicky bar we're captain one team 2129 1:35:51,410 --> 1:35:52,670 and i were kept in the other 2130 1:35:53,240 --> 1:35:55,280 vicky take your first choice of players 2131 1:35:56,060 --> 1:35:58,340 it was the winter chris for air 2132 1:35:58,436 --> 1:36:00,620 new york city in new york and 2133 1:36:00,620 --> 1:36:02,990 the afro atmosphere of the apartment which 2134 1:36:02,990 --> 1:36:05,510 he shared with her friends vicky relaxed 2135 1:36:05,510 --> 1:36:06,860 and gave her mind over to the 2136 1:36:06,860 --> 1:36:09,890 problem how to act up a whole 2137 1:36:09,890 --> 1:36:12,050 source a horse my kingdom for a 2138 1:36:12,050 --> 1:36:14,892 horse the deep in her subconscious like 2139 1:36:14,892 --> 1:36:17,540 chips a would in a whirlpool names 2140 1:36:17,540 --> 1:36:20,210 and people and things were churning themselves 2141 1:36:20,210 --> 1:36:22,760 up and around and over and over 2142 1:36:23,090 --> 1:36:27,140 joey's flashlight the slicker but as thick 2143 1:36:27,440 --> 1:36:30,950 latin tape imposter a circle oh man 2144 1:36:30,950 --> 1:36:33,500 on the airplane a restaurant and were 2145 1:36:33,500 --> 1:36:35,870 city the tired looking at a man 2146 1:36:35,870 --> 1:36:38,660 trying to salvage challenge in case she 2147 1:36:38,660 --> 1:36:40,190 was glad when the party broke up 2148 1:36:40,220 --> 1:36:42,530 early and she could tumble in tibet 2149 1:36:43,160 --> 1:36:45,920 in this turpentine smell awful in said 2150 1:36:46,430 --> 1:36:47,570 as she turned out the lights and 2151 1:36:47,570 --> 1:36:50,210 pulled the covers up overhead you ample 2152 1:36:50,210 --> 1:36:52,730 leave gene vicky said but it smells 2153 1:36:52,730 --> 1:36:56,930 like oleander i wish it one we're 2154 1:36:56,930 --> 1:37:01,670 starting nine chapter seven hoover city new 2155 1:37:01,670 --> 1:37:03,620 york had been icy cold and covered 2156 1:37:03,620 --> 1:37:06,385 with a blanket of snow now kept 2157 1:37:06,385 --> 1:37:09,020 captain march fact is paper airplane into 2158 1:37:09,020 --> 1:37:11,930 the landing pattern over tampa it was 2159 1:37:11,930 --> 1:37:13,430 as though vicky you on some kind 2160 1:37:13,430 --> 1:37:16,280 of futuristic spaceship going down into a 2161 1:37:16,280 --> 1:37:19,640 completely different world funny she thought this 2162 1:37:19,640 --> 1:37:21,710 morning it was winter this afternoon it 2163 1:37:21,710 --> 1:37:24,226 was summer when the ship road to 2164 1:37:24,226 --> 1:37:26,270 a standstill and found the unloading gate 2165 1:37:26,660 --> 1:37:28,250 and the big door was swung open 2166 1:37:28,250 --> 1:37:31,490 vicky breathe to deeps a thick sweet 2167 1:37:31,490 --> 1:37:34,850 scent air and side contentedly golly she 2168 1:37:34,850 --> 1:37:37,130 thought and falling in love with florida 2169 1:37:37,520 --> 1:37:41,600 me a girl from illinois she she 2170 1:37:41,600 --> 1:37:43,730 quickly went to the routine of checking 2171 1:37:43,790 --> 1:37:45,740 in at the flight and flights and 2172 1:37:46,220 --> 1:37:47,900 and then once more found herself face 2173 1:37:47,900 --> 1:37:49,880 to face with the problem of what 2174 1:37:49,880 --> 1:37:51,890 to do about joy she knew that 2175 1:37:51,890 --> 1:37:53,810 she had a talk with him but 2176 1:37:53,810 --> 1:37:55,580 again she is highly against going to 2177 1:37:55,580 --> 1:37:57,500 the warehouse to see him it would 2178 1:37:57,530 --> 1:37:59,330 be better to get his address from 2179 1:37:59,330 --> 1:38:01,520 personal and call him at his boarding 2180 1:38:01,520 --> 1:38:03,950 house just as she was making this 2181 1:38:03,950 --> 1:38:07,010 decision she heard a cheerful familiar voice 2182 1:38:07,490 --> 1:38:10,250 i them as ricky juries eager face 2183 1:38:10,430 --> 1:38:12,500 certainly don't look like that of a 2184 1:38:12,500 --> 1:38:15,080 suspected criminal i saw a plank or 2185 1:38:15,080 --> 1:38:16,910 me and i asked the bus for 2186 1:38:16,910 --> 1:38:18,590 a few minutes off to come over 2187 1:38:18,590 --> 1:38:20,780 and say hello he just a prisoner 2188 1:38:20,780 --> 1:38:23,180 wanted to see jury vicky told him 2189 1:38:23,510 --> 1:38:25,550 covert the snack bar and i'll buy 2190 1:38:25,550 --> 1:38:27,920 you a coke nothing doing the boy 2191 1:38:27,920 --> 1:38:30,170 grand a come with you but the 2192 1:38:30,170 --> 1:38:32,630 cooks on me vicky lead the way 2193 1:38:32,630 --> 1:38:35,120 to feel that way to honor the 2194 1:38:35,120 --> 1:38:37,910 booze and when they had ordered she 2195 1:38:37,910 --> 1:38:40,490 said seriously look here joy you may 2196 1:38:40,490 --> 1:38:42,950 be in trouble joy frowned than his 2197 1:38:42,950 --> 1:38:46,730 face brightened in as infectious grin if 2198 1:38:46,730 --> 1:38:48,830 you mean about that flashlight they found 2199 1:38:48,890 --> 1:38:50,780 the night the gold shipment was stolen 2200 1:38:51,050 --> 1:38:54,110 forget it forget it sure it was 2201 1:38:54,110 --> 1:38:56,300 my flashlight or right that either was 2202 1:38:56,300 --> 1:38:58,340 stolen from my locker or i left 2203 1:38:58,340 --> 1:39:00,860 it around and somebody picked up the 2204 1:39:00,860 --> 1:39:02,780 f b i meant squeezed me about 2205 1:39:02,780 --> 1:39:05,540 it lebron prove that it couldn't have 2206 1:39:05,540 --> 1:39:08,210 been anywhere near but i proved that 2207 1:39:08,210 --> 1:39:10,070 i couldn't have been anywhere near the 2208 1:39:10,070 --> 1:39:12,440 air smell that night i room with 2209 1:39:12,470 --> 1:39:14,450 a fellow that the name of pete 2210 1:39:14,450 --> 1:39:18,890 sanders he works maternal check them while 2211 1:39:18,890 --> 1:39:20,990 that particular night thursday i met peak 2212 1:39:20,990 --> 1:39:23,390 have to work for it so paid 2213 1:39:23,390 --> 1:39:27,410 supper had ccs italian fresh run down 2214 1:39:27,410 --> 1:39:29,210 by the ducks that we went to 2215 1:39:29,210 --> 1:39:30,740 a movie and got home a little 2216 1:39:30,740 --> 1:39:33,140 after twelve i told this to f 2217 1:39:33,140 --> 1:39:34,910 b i met and p told him 2218 1:39:34,910 --> 1:39:37,400 to what i was thinking about tricky 2219 1:39:37,402 --> 1:39:39,740 said was don't show offered that man 2220 1:39:39,740 --> 1:39:41,840 made you and the same afternoon the 2221 1:39:41,840 --> 1:39:43,580 man promised you a hundred dollars to 2222 1:39:43,580 --> 1:39:45,347 do a job for him and offered 2223 1:39:45,347 --> 1:39:46,940 to give you twenty five bucks of 2224 1:39:46,940 --> 1:39:50,390 it in advance joyce eyes widen how 2225 1:39:50,630 --> 1:39:51,680 how in the world is you know 2226 1:39:51,680 --> 1:39:54,020 about that is vicky i haven't mentioned 2227 1:39:54,020 --> 1:39:56,000 it to a so that even p 2228 1:39:56,690 --> 1:39:58,130 it just so happy enjoy that i 2229 1:39:58,130 --> 1:40:00,553 was sitting in the next booth this 2230 1:40:00,740 --> 1:40:02,660 very when we're in now and i 2231 1:40:02,660 --> 1:40:05,930 couldn't help overhearing functionally could say what 2232 1:40:06,230 --> 1:40:09,920 the center standish g have you have 2233 1:40:09,920 --> 1:40:12,320 you seen him again mr duke wasn't 2234 1:40:12,320 --> 1:40:14,960 that his knee joint finally found his 2235 1:40:14,960 --> 1:40:17,630 voice gosh i figured he was never 2236 1:40:17,630 --> 1:40:19,910 yours are they offering ya that money 2237 1:40:19,970 --> 1:40:22,280 out of the clear sky i couldn't 2238 1:40:22,280 --> 1:40:24,860 have touched it for anything it sounded 2239 1:40:24,860 --> 1:40:26,930 either crazy are crooked and i didn't 2240 1:40:26,930 --> 1:40:29,510 want any part of it vicky breathe 2241 1:40:29,565 --> 1:40:32,000 deep sigh of genuine relief she been 2242 1:40:32,000 --> 1:40:34,130 pretty sure that joy wouldn't get himself 2243 1:40:34,130 --> 1:40:36,890 mixed up and something wrong if i 2244 1:40:36,890 --> 1:40:38,930 were you joy vicky said i go 2245 1:40:38,930 --> 1:40:40,710 tell mister quell the f b i 2246 1:40:40,724 --> 1:40:43,670 investigator and tell about your conversation with 2247 1:40:43,670 --> 1:40:46,340 mister duke give it a joy was 2248 1:40:46,340 --> 1:40:49,100 so startled by the suggestion that he 2249 1:40:49,100 --> 1:40:51,623 neglected to at the usual met which 2250 1:40:51,623 --> 1:40:53,360 she unlikely put in front of her 2251 1:40:53,360 --> 1:40:56,180 name do you think mister duke month 2252 1:40:57,290 --> 1:40:58,880 do you think mystique might have something 2253 1:40:58,880 --> 1:41:00,879 to do with the storm gold vicky 2254 1:41:00,896 --> 1:41:03,170 that for a certain more her vague 2255 1:41:03,230 --> 1:41:05,120 on or from suspicions wouldn't make any 2256 1:41:05,120 --> 1:41:07,760 sense to the boy she said not 2257 1:41:07,760 --> 1:41:11,660 necessarily but some mighty particular things have 2258 1:41:11,660 --> 1:41:14,805 been going around this airport though you've 2259 1:41:14,805 --> 1:41:16,460 proved that you weren't in the warehouse 2260 1:41:16,460 --> 1:41:19,460 thursday night it was your flashlight the 2261 1:41:19,460 --> 1:41:21,830 prowler draft and up to now you're 2262 1:41:21,830 --> 1:41:23,390 the only person who has come under 2263 1:41:23,390 --> 1:41:25,461 suspicion i think you had to go 2264 1:41:25,461 --> 1:41:27,140 to mr quill if for no other 2265 1:41:27,140 --> 1:41:29,000 reason than to show you want him 2266 1:41:30,350 --> 1:41:32,330 and to show that you want to 2267 1:41:32,330 --> 1:41:35,090 do everything you can't help them besides 2268 1:41:35,450 --> 1:41:39,920 sometimes sometimes little odd unrelated facts can 2269 1:41:39,920 --> 1:41:41,300 be the key that opens up the 2270 1:41:41,300 --> 1:41:43,970 whole mystery met same this is why 2271 1:41:44,540 --> 1:41:46,850 she added history but i'm saying that 2272 1:41:46,850 --> 1:41:49,220 it could be gi joe he said 2273 1:41:49,220 --> 1:41:51,920 again if you think ocean i'll certainly 2274 1:41:51,920 --> 1:41:53,900 do it and doing right now fergie 2275 1:41:53,905 --> 1:41:56,090 advice before you report back to work 2276 1:41:56,750 --> 1:41:58,070 joy look to anxious the at the 2277 1:41:58,070 --> 1:42:00,440 clock over to lunch counter and supposed 2278 1:42:00,440 --> 1:42:01,488 to be back on the job and 2279 1:42:01,488 --> 1:42:04,100 five minutes fans a good guy but 2280 1:42:04,100 --> 1:42:05,810 he'll get sore when people are late 2281 1:42:06,440 --> 1:42:07,790 this time the f b i sent 2282 1:42:07,880 --> 1:42:10,280 you again i know it's sort of 2283 1:42:10,280 --> 1:42:12,590 a sip but under the circumstances i 2284 1:42:12,590 --> 1:42:14,600 think you'll be alright and are to 2285 1:42:14,600 --> 1:42:18,110 satisfy your bus as the to were 2286 1:42:18,110 --> 1:42:19,512 about to get up from their seats 2287 1:42:19,520 --> 1:42:21,800 a tall dark haired young man in 2288 1:42:21,800 --> 1:42:25,010 leather and a leather when breaker luongo 2289 1:42:25,010 --> 1:42:27,500 for the booth hello there joey his 2290 1:42:27,500 --> 1:42:31,160 brow as brand face mild it and 2291 1:42:31,160 --> 1:42:33,830 vicky low he said joy jump to 2292 1:42:33,830 --> 1:42:36,440 defeat jumped to his feet hi steve 2293 1:42:36,950 --> 1:42:39,110 miss keep this is steve miller the 2294 1:42:39,110 --> 1:42:40,610 pilot i was thinking about the other 2295 1:42:40,610 --> 1:42:43,700 day hello steve aoki return the smile 2296 1:42:44,330 --> 1:42:45,350 do you think you can make a 2297 1:42:45,350 --> 1:42:48,020 pilot of this fella i think so 2298 1:42:48,350 --> 1:42:50,120 or at least give given a for 2299 1:42:50,150 --> 1:42:53,030 eagerness but you've got to admit that 2300 1:42:53,030 --> 1:42:54,680 i took over the controls for a 2301 1:42:54,680 --> 1:42:57,977 while yesterday jury beamed that's right almost 2302 1:42:57,980 --> 1:43:00,290 flutters over on our back here a 2303 1:43:00,290 --> 1:43:02,751 pilot as bar oh joy me all 2304 1:43:02,751 --> 1:43:05,960 about you say you so you time 2305 1:43:05,960 --> 1:43:07,820 that you've gotta learn to fly level 2306 1:43:08,240 --> 1:43:10,190 before you can do nip ups and 2307 1:43:10,190 --> 1:43:12,380 bells just as you have to learn 2308 1:43:12,380 --> 1:43:14,360 to sit on a horse or he's 2309 1:43:14,360 --> 1:43:16,220 walking before he can keep your seat 2310 1:43:16,610 --> 1:43:18,980 when is going at a gallop that's 2311 1:43:18,980 --> 1:43:21,590 true jury make you smile you do 2312 1:43:21,590 --> 1:43:23,930 exactly what mr miller tells you and 2313 1:43:23,930 --> 1:43:25,400 will pin a pair of wings i 2314 1:43:25,400 --> 1:43:27,680 knew yet it's been a pleasure miss 2315 1:43:27,680 --> 1:43:30,020 bar steve miller said and as he 2316 1:43:31,250 --> 1:43:32,750 he said as he turned to go 2317 1:43:33,170 --> 1:43:35,570 maybe so afternoon when we're both free 2318 1:43:35,630 --> 1:43:37,460 like to take my ship up for 2319 1:43:37,460 --> 1:43:41,360 a spin thanks lastly i might just 2320 1:43:41,360 --> 1:43:43,040 take you up on that when these 2321 1:43:43,040 --> 1:43:45,530 days she turned to join now you 2322 1:43:45,530 --> 1:43:48,140 do when i suggested before you go 2323 1:43:48,140 --> 1:43:50,630 back to work sure thing is vicky 2324 1:43:50,630 --> 1:43:53,990 joey said vicky came down late on 2325 1:43:53,990 --> 1:43:57,710 monday morning except for mrs tucker puttering 2326 1:43:57,710 --> 1:43:59,840 around somewhere back in the kitchen area 2327 1:44:00,260 --> 1:44:01,730 the big curtain of the house who 2328 1:44:02,390 --> 1:44:05,300 the big curtain house was quiet as 2329 1:44:05,300 --> 1:44:10,670 church and the sound of vicky's footsteps 2330 1:44:10,670 --> 1:44:12,500 on the stairs the housekeeper popped her 2331 1:44:12,500 --> 1:44:15,924 head or the dining room door morning 2332 1:44:15,924 --> 1:44:17,990 this vicky i have some breakfast on 2333 1:44:17,990 --> 1:44:19,490 the table for you in a jiffy 2334 1:44:20,090 --> 1:44:21,800 you don't want to miss the big 2335 1:44:21,920 --> 1:44:24,560 going ons downtown this my this is 2336 1:44:24,560 --> 1:44:26,390 the day this is the day of 2337 1:44:26,390 --> 1:44:29,210 the pirates land think he's had down 2338 1:44:29,210 --> 1:44:31,610 at the big dining table emissions darker 2339 1:44:31,610 --> 1:44:33,200 bought her a glass of orange juice 2340 1:44:33,680 --> 1:44:35,360 you can't live in florida without have 2341 1:44:35,510 --> 1:44:38,300 once choose for breakfast she remarked and 2342 1:44:38,300 --> 1:44:40,730 the girls left you this no ricky 2343 1:44:40,730 --> 1:44:43,340 opened it and red deer vic had 2344 1:44:43,340 --> 1:44:45,350 some errands to do said nina and 2345 1:44:45,350 --> 1:44:47,232 i have gone on the head one 2346 1:44:47,240 --> 1:44:48,470 until a good fit you get your 2347 1:44:48,470 --> 1:44:50,750 beauty sleep don't miss the big pirate 2348 1:44:50,750 --> 1:44:53,330 invasion the ship comes in and at 2349 1:44:53,330 --> 1:44:55,870 about noon a managed to find you 2350 1:44:55,880 --> 1:44:58,130 and the crowds i hope love movies 2351 1:44:58,940 --> 1:45:01,160 ricky looked at her watch ten thirty 2352 1:45:01,550 --> 1:45:04,066 she'd have plenty of time she ate 2353 1:45:04,066 --> 1:45:07,247 breakfast and read the morning paper it 2354 1:45:07,247 --> 1:45:09,770 was devoted almost entirely to the coming 2355 1:45:10,190 --> 1:45:14,270 visit or the jose grass gaspar and 2356 1:45:14,270 --> 1:45:16,040 the pirate crew that was expected to 2357 1:45:16,040 --> 1:45:18,710 land and conquered the city shortly after 2358 1:45:18,710 --> 1:45:21,456 new headlines in the new paper yesterday 2359 1:45:21,477 --> 1:45:23,600 had been devoted to the united states 2360 1:45:24,080 --> 1:45:27,110 new satellite hear a small story about 2361 1:45:27,110 --> 1:45:28,760 it it was almost lost at the 2362 1:45:28,760 --> 1:45:31,640 bottom was the page one vicky giggled 2363 1:45:32,090 --> 1:45:34,640 this week template turn back the clock 2364 1:45:35,210 --> 1:45:37,400 and the calendar a hundred and fifty 2365 1:45:37,400 --> 1:45:40,610 years there was one story on it 2366 1:45:40,730 --> 1:45:42,560 and inside patient that caught her i 2367 1:45:43,070 --> 1:45:44,780 was the follow up on the theft 2368 1:45:44,780 --> 1:45:47,300 of the gold coins the carefully worded 2369 1:45:47,300 --> 1:45:50,503 account contains no new facts simply still 2370 1:45:50,503 --> 1:45:52,160 that the local police as be i 2371 1:45:52,160 --> 1:45:55,100 were oppressing their investigation and that mr 2372 1:45:55,100 --> 1:45:57,740 john queer chief of the federal bureau 2373 1:45:57,740 --> 1:46:00,890 of investigation in the tampa district was 2374 1:46:00,890 --> 1:46:02,720 confident that the case will be broken 2375 1:46:02,720 --> 1:46:04,820 soon there was no mention of joy 2376 1:46:04,820 --> 1:46:08,000 watson or the flashlight clue the part 2377 1:46:08,000 --> 1:46:10,130 of the story that most interested ricky 2378 1:46:10,520 --> 1:46:13,100 was the spread of pictures of anti 2379 1:46:13,130 --> 1:46:15,710 coins that that had been forwarded from 2380 1:46:15,710 --> 1:46:18,740 the museum in new york even in 2381 1:46:18,740 --> 1:46:21,620 the black and white newspaper reproduction she 2382 1:46:21,620 --> 1:46:23,180 could see it these are the kinds 2383 1:46:23,180 --> 1:46:27,170 of exotic design an extraordinary beauty one 2384 1:46:27,170 --> 1:46:30,980 showed a huge great britain one showed 2385 1:46:30,980 --> 1:46:33,230 a huge bird in flight another a 2386 1:46:33,230 --> 1:46:36,920 bore like has overseen of her hair 2387 1:46:38,240 --> 1:46:41,120 blowing above the waves a third sure 2388 1:46:41,129 --> 1:46:43,795 the profile of a forgotten queen wearing 2389 1:46:43,795 --> 1:46:46,370 in a tome many pointy crow her 2390 1:46:46,370 --> 1:46:50,930 face was encircled by laurel branches and 2391 1:46:50,930 --> 1:46:54,170 entire coin was around was stars on 2392 1:46:54,170 --> 1:46:55,820 a hunch vicky toward the picture of 2393 1:46:55,871 --> 1:46:58,220 the paper has lifted into her purse 2394 1:46:58,910 --> 1:47:00,519 when mrs tucker came in to declared 2395 1:47:00,519 --> 1:47:02,390 the table for key as aren't you 2396 1:47:02,390 --> 1:47:04,550 going downtown to see the fun the 2397 1:47:04,550 --> 1:47:07,130 housekeeper smiled and a mother's fire i 2398 1:47:07,130 --> 1:47:09,467 haven't missed one yet has said the 2399 1:47:09,467 --> 1:47:12,380 sun was shining down out of a 2400 1:47:12,380 --> 1:47:15,740 cloudless and brilliantly blue sky a gentle 2401 1:47:15,740 --> 1:47:17,330 breeze blew and from the gulf of 2402 1:47:17,330 --> 1:47:20,330 mexico ruffling the fall once the top 2403 1:47:20,360 --> 1:47:22,640 palm trees that line the street and 2404 1:47:22,640 --> 1:47:25,580 servant and serving to make the heat 2405 1:47:25,580 --> 1:47:28,280 bearable as she approached the downtown port 2406 1:47:28,280 --> 1:47:30,590 of tampa the traffic grew heavier and 2407 1:47:30,590 --> 1:47:32,600 the crown sticker until by the time 2408 1:47:32,600 --> 1:47:34,640 she had made her way to the 2409 1:47:34,640 --> 1:47:37,910 waterfront the throng was so jail that 2410 1:47:37,910 --> 1:47:40,670 she could hardly push her way through 2411 1:47:41,270 --> 1:47:43,550 guy who vicky that she never seen 2412 1:47:43,550 --> 1:47:44,930 so many p people in one place 2413 1:47:44,930 --> 1:47:46,756 and all her life that even in 2414 1:47:46,756 --> 1:47:49,040 new york the hybrid said that more 2415 1:47:49,040 --> 1:47:50,930 than half a million people were expected 2416 1:47:50,930 --> 1:47:53,420 to jam the streets today i'm vicky 2417 1:47:53,420 --> 1:47:55,850 estimated that that figure one before wrong 2418 1:47:56,600 --> 1:47:58,700 this was more than four times the 2419 1:47:58,700 --> 1:48:01,310 normal population of the city she wanted 2420 1:48:01,310 --> 1:48:04,190 helmet she wanted help hold on had 2421 1:48:04,190 --> 1:48:07,100 managed to find places to stay she 2422 1:48:07,100 --> 1:48:08,480 elbow her way to the front of 2423 1:48:08,510 --> 1:48:10,100 the crowd just in time to see 2424 1:48:10,100 --> 1:48:12,740 a big drawbridge swing up to your 2425 1:48:12,740 --> 1:48:17,450 load asian just in time to see 2426 1:48:17,450 --> 1:48:19,400 a big drop which swing up to 2427 1:48:19,400 --> 1:48:21,560 allow a big sailing ship to enter 2428 1:48:21,560 --> 1:48:23,480 the of or bay it was an 2429 1:48:23,480 --> 1:48:26,210 authentic that came pirate ship a full 2430 1:48:26,210 --> 1:48:30,740 rigged sailing vessel hundreds of colorful pendants 2431 1:48:30,740 --> 1:48:34,370 flew from line group rig from lines 2432 1:48:34,400 --> 1:48:37,640 great over it's superstructure and it's decks 2433 1:48:37,640 --> 1:48:40,520 who entered arms were jammed with men 2434 1:48:40,580 --> 1:48:43,280 and fierce that can pirate costumes weaving 2435 1:48:43,280 --> 1:48:45,440 cutlass this and shooting vessels into the 2436 1:48:45,440 --> 1:48:49,460 air the ship sails were for the 2437 1:48:49,460 --> 1:48:51,440 ship sails referral to and a pair 2438 1:48:51,440 --> 1:48:54,800 of toed boots tiny by comparison were 2439 1:48:54,800 --> 1:48:56,450 person in the ship zoo the water 2440 1:48:57,020 --> 1:49:01,700 dozens of cruisers sailboats birds and skiffs 2441 1:49:01,880 --> 1:49:04,700 were clustered around her like chicks around 2442 1:49:04,700 --> 1:49:07,490 a mother hen everybody was shouting and 2443 1:49:07,490 --> 1:49:10,760 yelling people and the crowds that milled 2444 1:49:10,760 --> 1:49:13,040 around fucking reclaim their heads to see 2445 1:49:13,040 --> 1:49:15,560 the over the people's heads and the 2446 1:49:15,560 --> 1:49:18,500 fathers were holding little children on soldiers 2447 1:49:20,150 --> 1:49:22,570 to let them see the fine peddlers 2448 1:49:22,570 --> 1:49:25,400 circulated the crowd carrying trays of souvenirs 2449 1:49:25,400 --> 1:49:29,090 pirate flags confederate flags tiny breast figures 2450 1:49:29,090 --> 1:49:32,330 of pirates pistols catalysis and model ship 2451 1:49:32,990 --> 1:49:36,380 cut up helplessly insurgent wrong vicky was 2452 1:49:36,380 --> 1:49:40,040 pushed away vicky was pushed this way 2453 1:49:40,040 --> 1:49:42,410 and that but she found that she 2454 1:49:42,410 --> 1:49:44,660 was cheering and shouting with the rest 2455 1:49:44,660 --> 1:49:46,430 of them and having a time of 2456 1:49:46,430 --> 1:49:49,280 her life then the pirates landed amid 2457 1:49:49,280 --> 1:49:52,310 while courses of cheering yelling and firing 2458 1:49:52,310 --> 1:49:55,340 of blank pistols shots the cost to 2459 1:49:55,342 --> 1:49:59,180 members of the mystic crew clambered on 2460 1:49:59,180 --> 1:50:01,970 to the gave been decorated fluids amid 2461 1:50:03,200 --> 1:50:05,000 the strident music of half a dozen 2462 1:50:05,000 --> 1:50:08,150 bands the parade began to move slowly 2463 1:50:08,150 --> 1:50:11,900 up the street from the ducks on 2464 1:50:11,900 --> 1:50:13,460 one of the floats wearing a huge 2465 1:50:13,460 --> 1:50:16,220 black beard and a passion brand share 2466 1:50:16,250 --> 1:50:18,770 a revolver and the air vicky saw 2467 1:50:18,860 --> 1:50:21,320 a figure that look vaguely familiar she 2468 1:50:21,320 --> 1:50:23,627 blinked and stared as second time it 2469 1:50:23,627 --> 1:50:26,240 was mr cursed him he were stripped 2470 1:50:26,390 --> 1:50:29,150 red and white sash around his waist 2471 1:50:29,150 --> 1:50:31,340 and on his head was perched a 2472 1:50:31,370 --> 1:50:35,300 try cornered hat what is cute skull 2473 1:50:35,300 --> 1:50:38,030 and crossbones painted on it's front carried 2474 1:50:38,030 --> 1:50:40,250 along by the title the crowd vicky 2475 1:50:40,250 --> 1:50:42,054 waved frantically and yelled at the top 2476 1:50:42,054 --> 1:50:45,050 or voice i to curtain hi mister 2477 1:50:45,050 --> 1:50:49,130 curtain finally he saw her and will 2478 1:50:49,130 --> 1:50:51,860 back yoho vicky and a bowl of 2479 1:50:51,860 --> 1:50:54,017 wrong where are the girls and a 2480 1:50:54,017 --> 1:50:56,420 know vicky shudder but by this time 2481 1:50:56,420 --> 1:50:58,162 the crowd had swept her away and 2482 1:50:58,162 --> 1:50:59,630 then an instant she lost sight of 2483 1:50:59,630 --> 1:51:02,420 mr curtain and his float whole city 2484 1:51:02,420 --> 1:51:04,834 was enjoying itself when she finally of 2485 1:51:04,834 --> 1:51:07,700 war when she finally worm her way 2486 1:51:07,730 --> 1:51:09,071 out of the middle of the huge 2487 1:51:09,080 --> 1:51:11,930 throw vicky could see couples dancing in 2488 1:51:11,930 --> 1:51:14,480 the streets under the waving palms to 2489 1:51:14,480 --> 1:51:18,200 the music of the bands children's children 2490 1:51:18,230 --> 1:51:21,290 were running around everywhere carrying balloons and 2491 1:51:21,290 --> 1:51:23,540 that little toy models of ships from 2492 1:51:23,540 --> 1:51:25,940 pirates or it's over at the worth 2493 1:51:26,120 --> 1:51:28,780 it kelly tighter and deserted by it's 2494 1:51:28,780 --> 1:51:32,740 crew the hussein as casper it's pendants 2495 1:51:32,740 --> 1:51:34,267 flap flapping in the gentle breeze of 2496 1:51:34,267 --> 1:51:35,980 right to the motion of the water 2497 1:51:36,490 --> 1:51:38,860 and squeaked as it sage rubbed against 2498 1:51:38,860 --> 1:51:41,860 the rubber tire vendors that line the 2499 1:51:41,860 --> 1:51:44,500 duck free at last from the thickest 2500 1:51:44,516 --> 1:51:47,470 part of the crowd of swarming people 2501 1:51:47,787 --> 1:51:50,320 vicky step to catch her breath there 2502 1:51:50,320 --> 1:51:52,750 wasn't a chance the moon she thought 2503 1:51:53,110 --> 1:51:55,630 that she would find new memories well 2504 1:51:55,990 --> 1:51:57,580 it was a pleasant day so i 2505 1:51:57,580 --> 1:51:59,320 know walk around and see the sights 2506 1:51:59,884 --> 1:52:01,270 hadn't had a chance to do or 2507 1:52:01,270 --> 1:52:02,830 say and since she had been at 2508 1:52:02,830 --> 1:52:05,410 tampa at that moment her i was 2509 1:52:05,410 --> 1:52:09,310 attached attracted to a painted sign a 2510 1:52:09,310 --> 1:52:11,140 tough one in the dark side buildings 2511 1:52:11,860 --> 1:52:14,830 lizzie glamorous you were a city enchanted 2512 1:52:14,830 --> 1:52:18,100 land a fiesta and romance our city 2513 1:52:18,880 --> 1:52:22,300 the ground or restaurant the little man 2514 1:52:22,360 --> 1:52:24,970 on the plane had appeared on the 2515 1:52:24,970 --> 1:52:26,890 plane had appeared to be trying to 2516 1:52:26,890 --> 1:52:29,410 direct your attention to it and mysterious 2517 1:52:29,410 --> 1:52:32,770 mr do had gone after his particular 2518 1:52:32,770 --> 1:52:36,730 talk with joy chen been able to 2519 1:52:36,910 --> 1:52:38,830 create her mind or the nagging doubts 2520 1:52:39,160 --> 1:52:41,140 that these two events might be connected 2521 1:52:41,590 --> 1:52:42,760 so i know go there and see 2522 1:52:42,760 --> 1:52:45,340 the place herself she walked for some 2523 1:52:45,340 --> 1:52:47,350 time to the credit streets before she 2524 1:52:47,350 --> 1:52:52,360 could find an empty taxi and varsity 2525 1:52:52,360 --> 1:52:54,490 was quite different from the modern section 2526 1:52:54,531 --> 1:52:57,070 of tampa hear the streets were now 2527 1:52:57,160 --> 1:53:00,760 an ancient buildings a brick an instructor 2528 1:53:01,060 --> 1:53:04,150 set flush with the sidewalk unlike the 2529 1:53:04,150 --> 1:53:06,880 broad palm line boulevard of modern tampa 2530 1:53:07,270 --> 1:53:09,516 there were few trees and evidence and 2531 1:53:09,760 --> 1:53:11,292 he were a city some of the 2532 1:53:11,292 --> 1:53:14,080 blames had always of intricate hiring grill 2533 1:53:14,080 --> 1:53:17,200 work and on some balconies overhung the 2534 1:53:17,200 --> 1:53:20,920 sidewalks to make sheltered kids this latin 2535 1:53:20,920 --> 1:53:23,530 quarter of tampa vicky the was indeed 2536 1:53:23,530 --> 1:53:25,420 a city with in a city a 2537 1:53:25,420 --> 1:53:27,250 bit of old spain drop down in 2538 1:53:27,250 --> 1:53:31,660 the middle of modern american metropolitan metropolitan 2539 1:53:32,500 --> 1:53:36,130 she saw signs and she saw signs 2540 1:53:36,130 --> 1:53:37,930 and saw the store windows printed in 2541 1:53:37,930 --> 1:53:40,120 spanish and most of the people on 2542 1:53:40,120 --> 1:53:43,750 the streets aside those who's close and 2543 1:53:43,750 --> 1:53:46,000 bearing mark them as tourist had dark 2544 1:53:46,000 --> 1:53:49,600 haired dark complexion that up flags small 2545 1:53:49,600 --> 1:53:52,660 gold colored ships other souvenirs of to 2546 1:53:52,660 --> 1:53:55,870 gaspar festival filled the window shops and 2547 1:53:55,870 --> 1:53:57,460 were have to pay peddlers on the 2548 1:53:57,460 --> 1:54:01,390 street attractive by the old world trial 2549 1:54:01,420 --> 1:54:06,340 of quarter of the quarter vicky stock 2550 1:54:06,344 --> 1:54:08,680 the taxi and peter fair and stepped 2551 1:54:08,740 --> 1:54:10,990 out onto the sidewalk she was in 2552 1:54:10,990 --> 1:54:12,460 no hurry and to say to walk 2553 1:54:12,460 --> 1:54:14,800 around and see the sights and visit 2554 1:54:14,830 --> 1:54:18,310 the grander restaurant a restaurant where she 2555 1:54:18,310 --> 1:54:21,970 came to visit when she came to 2556 1:54:21,970 --> 1:54:24,580 him she worked leisurely down the street 2557 1:54:25,060 --> 1:54:26,740 as she passed an old brick house 2558 1:54:27,070 --> 1:54:30,250 with an iron grill around storage notice 2559 1:54:30,264 --> 1:54:33,460 the same have are eaten smith travel 2560 1:54:33,490 --> 1:54:36,820 agent now while that name so earlier 2561 1:54:37,330 --> 1:54:39,573 suddenly she remembered of course that was 2562 1:54:39,640 --> 1:54:41,530 near the man on the plane the 2563 1:54:41,530 --> 1:54:43,780 of the day the day the gold 2564 1:54:43,810 --> 1:54:46,240 coin the gold was stolen the man 2565 1:54:46,240 --> 1:54:48,550 who told her he was a world 2566 1:54:48,550 --> 1:54:51,340 traveler and lecturer and opened a travel 2567 1:54:51,370 --> 1:54:54,010 agency in tampa and struck her as 2568 1:54:54,018 --> 1:54:56,110 little odd that he should have his 2569 1:54:56,110 --> 1:54:58,750 office out here and the latin quarter 2570 1:54:59,140 --> 1:55:01,690 instead a downtown tampa the windows were 2571 1:55:01,690 --> 1:55:04,660 filled with attractive travel posters from all 2572 1:55:04,660 --> 1:55:07,390 over the world she holton momentarily to 2573 1:55:07,390 --> 1:55:09,250 look at them and it at that 2574 1:55:09,250 --> 1:55:10,870 moment a truck pulled up to the 2575 1:55:10,870 --> 1:55:13,300 curb and stabbed the driver stepped up 2576 1:55:13,390 --> 1:55:15,730 to mr eaton smoke door rang the 2577 1:55:15,730 --> 1:55:18,100 bell while two other men wrestler large 2578 1:55:18,100 --> 1:55:20,350 cream heard the back of the truck 2579 1:55:20,680 --> 1:55:22,810 and deposed posted on the sidewalk the 2580 1:55:22,810 --> 1:55:25,840 cream was marked air express and those 2581 1:55:25,840 --> 1:55:28,450 letters and faking noticed casually that it 2582 1:55:28,450 --> 1:55:31,540 was securely wrapped around with metal bands 2583 1:55:32,170 --> 1:55:34,090 just then mr agents were answered the 2584 1:55:34,090 --> 1:55:36,490 bell and stepped out onto the sidewalk 2585 1:55:36,940 --> 1:55:39,220 great for you sir the truck man 2586 1:55:39,223 --> 1:55:41,380 said is carried in the front have 2587 1:55:41,380 --> 1:55:44,644 a voice he said his glance want 2588 1:55:44,644 --> 1:55:46,852 to vicky his progress along the same 2589 1:55:46,852 --> 1:55:49,450 rock happening when entirely black by the 2590 1:55:49,450 --> 1:55:51,430 truck men and their burger as he 2591 1:55:51,430 --> 1:55:53,680 stared at her he look exactly as 2592 1:55:53,680 --> 1:55:55,690 he had on the plane when he 2593 1:55:55,690 --> 1:55:57,640 had given her a hand with over 2594 1:55:57,644 --> 1:56:01,660 mr drill dignified slightly for at least 2595 1:56:01,660 --> 1:56:04,750 let people and with his eyes scarce 2596 1:56:04,750 --> 1:56:07,900 be visible behind the highly polished rimless 2597 1:56:07,900 --> 1:56:10,928 glasses he smiled and stepped up to 2598 1:56:10,928 --> 1:56:13,600 fucking and offered his head oh well 2599 1:56:13,600 --> 1:56:15,790 he said aren't you the little hostess 2600 1:56:15,790 --> 1:56:18,100 from the airplane the other day hello 2601 1:56:18,100 --> 1:56:19,690 mr each and smith for he said 2602 1:56:19,690 --> 1:56:22,510 accepting his hand it isn't often that 2603 1:56:22,510 --> 1:56:24,610 i run into my passengers after they 2604 1:56:24,610 --> 1:56:26,650 have left the plane and it's a 2605 1:56:26,650 --> 1:56:28,240 real pleasure to see you again miss 2606 1:56:28,780 --> 1:56:30,910 miss bar fuck he said oh yes 2607 1:56:30,910 --> 1:56:33,010 of course prosper this is a pleasant 2608 1:56:33,010 --> 1:56:35,495 time to visit tampa the festival and 2609 1:56:35,495 --> 1:56:37,810 full swing he glanced over his shoulder 2610 1:56:38,410 --> 1:56:40,510 if you'll excuse me miss bar a 2611 1:56:40,510 --> 1:56:44,020 better tend to this express shipment nodding 2612 1:56:44,140 --> 1:56:46,810 his head politely he does peered into 2613 1:56:46,810 --> 1:56:49,990 the house fucking strode on and turning 2614 1:56:50,980 --> 1:56:53,290 and turning a corner saw a sign 2615 1:56:53,290 --> 1:56:56,830 that read grand restaurant a grander restaurant 2616 1:56:57,370 --> 1:56:59,770 it was on the street what the 2617 1:56:59,770 --> 1:57:03,910 unsung spanish name of fifth avenue the 2618 1:57:03,910 --> 1:57:06,910 grand was a colorful restaurant and judging 2619 1:57:06,910 --> 1:57:08,440 by the number of people sitting at 2620 1:57:08,440 --> 1:57:11,560 it cd seated at the tables a 2621 1:57:11,560 --> 1:57:14,140 popular one for your was just inside 2622 1:57:14,140 --> 1:57:18,580 the door was the for you just 2623 1:57:18,580 --> 1:57:21,373 answer the door was floored with brain 2624 1:57:21,373 --> 1:57:23,980 has a tiles as word the walls 2625 1:57:23,980 --> 1:57:26,050 in the room and tiny fountain in 2626 1:57:26,050 --> 1:57:27,880 the middle of the hall was surrounded 2627 1:57:27,880 --> 1:57:31,960 by small puddle pom poms and brightly 2628 1:57:31,960 --> 1:57:35,770 colored flowers a a huge archway provided 2629 1:57:35,770 --> 1:57:39,040 the entrance to the restaurant proper as 2630 1:57:39,040 --> 1:57:41,590 vicky passed under the archway and looked 2631 1:57:41,590 --> 1:57:43,750 around the room a dark haired waiter 2632 1:57:43,750 --> 1:57:46,300 wayne a short white jacket stepped up 2633 1:57:46,300 --> 1:57:48,130 to greet her with a typical spanish 2634 1:57:48,130 --> 1:57:50,770 politeness you are made in someone's me 2635 1:57:50,770 --> 1:57:52,720 retire he spoke with a soft spanish 2636 1:57:52,720 --> 1:57:56,830 accent now i am alone then here's 2637 1:57:56,830 --> 1:57:58,150 a nice table for you the waiter 2638 1:57:58,150 --> 1:58:00,430 lead the way to a small table 2639 1:58:00,430 --> 1:58:02,350 in the car will this be comfortable 2640 1:58:03,100 --> 1:58:05,080 for vic is purpose the current he 2641 1:58:05,080 --> 1:58:07,270 will was perfect sitting here she can 2642 1:58:07,270 --> 1:58:09,850 view the interior the entrance as well 2643 1:58:10,240 --> 1:58:12,550 she herself was have shielded by a 2644 1:58:12,550 --> 1:58:14,740 cluster of homes going out of the 2645 1:58:14,740 --> 1:58:17,290 blue and white pie and in the 2646 1:58:17,290 --> 1:58:19,532 opposite corner the room and musician and 2647 1:58:19,600 --> 1:58:22,780 spanish costume was every plane spanish tunes 2648 1:58:22,780 --> 1:58:25,572 and and korea to the waiter who 2649 1:58:25,572 --> 1:58:27,610 was standing by she said do you 2650 1:58:27,610 --> 1:58:30,400 have another to have other musicians here 2651 1:58:30,910 --> 1:58:33,910 possibly at night she indicated the piano 2652 1:58:33,970 --> 1:58:39,460 beside the courtiers else the accordionist was 2653 1:58:39,460 --> 1:58:43,330 standing as he play cc at dinner 2654 1:58:43,330 --> 1:58:45,250 we also have a piano and violin 2655 1:58:45,790 --> 1:58:49,210 vicky's hurt quicken violin maybe she was 2656 1:58:49,210 --> 1:58:51,190 on the right track after all your 2657 1:58:51,190 --> 1:58:54,040 violinist she asked is a tall thin 2658 1:58:54,130 --> 1:58:57,040 held him is he a tall thin 2659 1:58:57,070 --> 1:58:59,770 elderly ran with gray hair twitter laughed 2660 1:58:59,770 --> 1:59:03,190 and said his expenses his expensive stomach 2661 1:59:03,790 --> 1:59:05,410 as over here made a funny joke 2662 1:59:06,411 --> 1:59:08,920 you do not know piedras narrative he's 2663 1:59:08,920 --> 1:59:11,710 big like me even fatter he puts 2664 1:59:11,710 --> 1:59:13,990 his fingers to his lips and blue 2665 1:59:13,990 --> 1:59:16,240 kiss them to their but his violin 2666 1:59:16,240 --> 1:59:17,920 is the sweetest and move our city 2667 1:59:18,580 --> 1:59:20,350 then you don't know if i'll playing 2668 1:59:20,417 --> 1:59:23,350 player named mr to go to waiter 2669 1:59:23,350 --> 1:59:25,960 recalled his brow and slowly shook his 2670 1:59:25,960 --> 1:59:28,929 head to really he put it a 2671 1:59:28,935 --> 1:59:30,640 surfer were on the end of his 2672 1:59:30,640 --> 1:59:33,580 knee know senior editor only pedro plays 2673 1:59:33,580 --> 1:59:36,970 the violin had the garage vic is 2674 1:59:36,970 --> 1:59:38,684 hard for quickly as it had it 2675 1:59:38,770 --> 1:59:42,190 leaped up and vicky's hurt fell as 2676 1:59:42,190 --> 1:59:44,440 quickly as it had leapt up a 2677 1:59:44,440 --> 1:59:47,410 moment before to cover her disappointment she 2678 1:59:47,410 --> 1:59:49,480 gave her attention to the menu the 2679 1:59:49,480 --> 1:59:51,670 waiter had handed her she wasn't hungry 2680 1:59:51,670 --> 1:59:53,830 haven't eaten a big breakfast only short 2681 1:59:53,830 --> 1:59:56,080 time for but she felt that she 2682 1:59:56,080 --> 1:59:58,630 had to order something to justify her 2683 1:59:58,630 --> 2:00:01,330 presence she ordered a say watch with 2684 2:00:01,330 --> 2:00:04,630 her unpronounceable spanish new the sandwich first 2685 2:00:04,630 --> 2:00:08,170 name vicky it's contain sausage cheese less 2686 2:00:08,170 --> 2:00:12,820 tighter slice of his and keepers and 2687 2:00:12,820 --> 2:00:14,650 it was so huge that it would 2688 2:00:14,650 --> 2:00:16,420 have made a complete meal by itself 2689 2:00:16,900 --> 2:00:18,970 along with it the waiter brought a 2690 2:00:18,970 --> 2:00:21,460 silver pot of coffee which when he 2691 2:00:21,460 --> 2:00:23,950 poured it to a joke the mean 2692 2:00:25,120 --> 2:00:26,950 a cup prove to be a sick 2693 2:00:26,950 --> 2:00:29,740 and sweet as hot chocolate rookie looked 2694 2:00:29,800 --> 2:00:31,480 around the room as she nibble to 2695 2:00:31,480 --> 2:00:35,980 salvage sandwiches amp or contents most of 2696 2:00:35,980 --> 2:00:38,770 the patrons were american tourists in the 2697 2:00:38,770 --> 2:00:41,050 town for the first for she guessed 2698 2:00:41,260 --> 2:00:43,180 by looking at their pale and our 2699 2:00:43,180 --> 2:00:46,000 faces scattered among them were people with 2700 2:00:46,000 --> 2:00:49,360 distinctly spanish faces many of them dressed 2701 2:00:49,360 --> 2:00:51,940 and car for spanish costumes these new 2702 2:00:51,940 --> 2:00:54,100 must be natives are the quarter the 2703 2:00:54,100 --> 2:00:56,350 air is filled with x year for 2704 2:00:56,350 --> 2:00:58,870 bebo conversation i was a mixture of 2705 2:00:58,870 --> 2:01:02,920 english and spanish suddenly allowed cheerful spanish 2706 2:01:02,920 --> 2:01:05,199 accent and voice and vicky turner had 2707 2:01:05,199 --> 2:01:08,200 sharply raymond duke was coming to the 2708 2:01:08,200 --> 2:01:11,200 arch doorway arturo he held at the 2709 2:01:11,200 --> 2:01:14,470 waiter who had served vicky lunch commerce 2710 2:01:14,470 --> 2:01:18,040 does how goes it for know senior 2711 2:01:18,040 --> 2:01:21,640 duke the waiters dark at the waiters 2712 2:01:21,640 --> 2:01:24,370 dark eyes and brad smiled beamed a 2713 2:01:24,370 --> 2:01:27,850 hard worker it was a plane that 2714 2:01:27,850 --> 2:01:31,302 reminder as a regular patron of the 2715 2:01:31,302 --> 2:01:34,300 current hello duke a group of nearby 2716 2:01:34,300 --> 2:01:37,870 table a nearby table called come over 2717 2:01:37,930 --> 2:01:40,180 and sit with us duke step briskly 2718 2:01:40,180 --> 2:01:42,280 to the table shake their hands all 2719 2:01:42,284 --> 2:01:44,650 era and said it an empty chair 2720 2:01:45,130 --> 2:01:47,230 was it hot in havana when in 2721 2:01:47,232 --> 2:01:49,810 the men assed not on for a 2722 2:01:49,840 --> 2:01:52,750 beach duke flash to by to smile 2723 2:01:53,410 --> 2:01:55,240 a few more words and do excused 2724 2:01:55,240 --> 2:01:57,458 himself he said down alone at a 2725 2:01:57,458 --> 2:01:59,500 small table with his back towards vicky 2726 2:02:00,040 --> 2:02:04,750 after ordering his lunch from there he 2727 2:02:04,750 --> 2:02:08,140 requests our tour he took some papers 2728 2:02:08,140 --> 2:02:10,090 out of his pocket and settle down 2729 2:02:10,090 --> 2:02:12,250 to them every minute or so the 2730 2:02:12,250 --> 2:02:16,390 duke was as duke was eating has 2731 2:02:16,390 --> 2:02:18,550 learned various people started as table to 2732 2:02:18,550 --> 2:02:21,310 say hello has to do that wasn't 2733 2:02:21,370 --> 2:02:24,010 a mit first trip to havana what's 2734 2:02:24,640 --> 2:02:27,010 the good word duke he certainly was 2735 2:02:27,010 --> 2:02:29,350 a popular men were city figure could 2736 2:02:29,350 --> 2:02:31,990 see that plainly duke took his time 2737 2:02:31,990 --> 2:02:35,170 finishing his lunch vicky stepped sipped her 2738 2:02:35,170 --> 2:02:38,080 coffee and finally ordered another part where 2739 2:02:38,080 --> 2:02:41,470 she didn't want ls too cold for 2740 2:02:41,470 --> 2:02:43,180 as check and paid it and got 2741 2:02:43,180 --> 2:02:45,460 to his feet fergie called for a 2742 2:02:45,550 --> 2:02:47,650 check at the same time and by 2743 2:02:47,650 --> 2:02:49,330 the time or to had taken her 2744 2:02:49,330 --> 2:02:52,210 money and returned her church and she 2745 2:02:52,210 --> 2:02:53,830 had stepped out once again into the 2746 2:02:53,830 --> 2:02:56,470 fifth avenue she saw dukes tall broad 2747 2:02:56,560 --> 2:02:59,260 shoulders figure down the end of the 2748 2:03:01,930 --> 2:03:05,140 she saw dukes tall broad shouldered fear 2749 2:03:05,500 --> 2:03:06,790 down at the end of the black 2750 2:03:07,180 --> 2:03:08,830 forget come to were city on the 2751 2:03:08,830 --> 2:03:10,930 off chance that she might see the 2752 2:03:10,930 --> 2:03:13,480 little man from the play instead she 2753 2:03:13,480 --> 2:03:14,980 had a run in with the mysterious 2754 2:03:15,010 --> 2:03:17,320 mr duke the man who had offered 2755 2:03:17,320 --> 2:03:20,050 chuck joy some kind of job on 2756 2:03:20,050 --> 2:03:22,810 the yeah afternoon before the gold robbery 2757 2:03:23,620 --> 2:03:25,780 could there possibly be a connection somewhere 2758 2:03:26,260 --> 2:03:29,080 she didn't see how which since she'd 2759 2:03:29,110 --> 2:03:31,720 come this for her detective and were 2760 2:03:31,720 --> 2:03:33,430 too keen to let her start now 2761 2:03:34,120 --> 2:03:37,060 she sauntered and the dukes direction it 2762 2:03:37,060 --> 2:03:38,980 was well that she will walk slowly 2763 2:03:39,550 --> 2:03:41,800 duke was stopped half a dozen times 2764 2:03:41,800 --> 2:03:43,720 in two blocks by people who love 2765 2:03:43,750 --> 2:03:46,360 the addressed her as the duke and 2766 2:03:46,360 --> 2:03:49,540 exchange pleasantries with him finally he turned 2767 2:03:49,540 --> 2:03:52,275 into the hallway of a house press 2768 2:03:52,275 --> 2:03:54,430 to the buzzer and when it was 2769 2:03:54,430 --> 2:03:57,760 answered disappeared the the door clearly this 2770 2:03:57,760 --> 2:04:00,370 was neither his house nor his office 2771 2:04:00,700 --> 2:04:02,110 or he would have got him without 2772 2:04:02,110 --> 2:04:04,720 ringing the bell vicky waited on the 2773 2:04:04,720 --> 2:04:07,060 street for fifteen minutes looking in the 2774 2:04:07,060 --> 2:04:09,130 window shops trying her bed as to 2775 2:04:09,130 --> 2:04:11,680 act as trying her best to act 2776 2:04:11,680 --> 2:04:13,600 like a tourist the mr duke did 2777 2:04:13,600 --> 2:04:16,600 not reappear an impulse she retraced her 2778 2:04:16,600 --> 2:04:19,810 steps to the garage a restaurant the 2779 2:04:19,810 --> 2:04:22,330 big room was am more than half 2780 2:04:22,330 --> 2:04:26,110 empty settling down as are settling down 2781 2:04:26,920 --> 2:04:28,660 as do all restaurants into the mid 2782 2:04:28,660 --> 2:04:31,457 after noone doldrums artur the waiter was 2783 2:04:31,457 --> 2:04:33,790 sitting at aditya riding out that you 2784 2:04:33,790 --> 2:04:36,310 mean by news and spanish and purple 2785 2:04:36,430 --> 2:04:38,950 ink a large sheets of yellow fever 2786 2:04:39,370 --> 2:04:41,800 he looked up as vicky approached yes 2787 2:04:41,955 --> 2:04:44,260 you're either it's about mister duke i 2788 2:04:44,260 --> 2:04:47,020 have some business with him unfortunately i 2789 2:04:47,020 --> 2:04:50,170 don't have his address at that possibly 2790 2:04:50,170 --> 2:04:52,150 you might not me she took a 2791 2:04:52,150 --> 2:04:54,160 dollar bill for press and placed on 2792 2:04:54,160 --> 2:04:56,440 the table this is for your trouble 2793 2:04:56,920 --> 2:04:59,080 the waiter took her bill and slipped 2794 2:04:59,170 --> 2:05:01,334 into his pocket ah yes he is 2795 2:05:01,334 --> 2:05:03,100 her for weren't you here at lunch 2796 2:05:03,100 --> 2:05:05,530 for mister duke was here yes rookies 2797 2:05:05,530 --> 2:05:07,720 hesitated but he was speaking to so 2798 2:05:07,720 --> 2:05:11,080 many people see see i understand and 2799 2:05:11,080 --> 2:05:12,370 you wish to know where he lives 2800 2:05:12,730 --> 2:05:14,200 and trade or the address of his 2801 2:05:14,200 --> 2:05:16,780 office or to a shred to find 2802 2:05:16,780 --> 2:05:18,640 the duke is like putting your finger 2803 2:05:18,640 --> 2:05:21,760 on quicksilver but his home his own 2804 2:05:21,760 --> 2:05:24,700 columbus drive the corner of thirtieth street 2805 2:05:25,360 --> 2:05:27,580 a red brick house with a balcony 2806 2:05:28,030 --> 2:05:30,370 have you can find him their vicky 2807 2:05:30,370 --> 2:05:32,950 inquired the way to accomplish drive and 2808 2:05:32,950 --> 2:05:34,960 when the waiter told her that it 2809 2:05:34,960 --> 2:05:37,630 was two streets up she thanked him 2810 2:05:38,020 --> 2:05:39,760 and left a cool interior or the 2811 2:05:39,760 --> 2:05:43,090 restaurant walking along the street fascinated by 2812 2:05:43,090 --> 2:05:45,850 the car full costumes of people by 2813 2:05:45,850 --> 2:05:48,490 the open air strands were white cube 2814 2:05:48,496 --> 2:05:51,760 chefs were serving steaming hot bulls have 2815 2:05:51,760 --> 2:05:54,245 been sue to any passer by the 2816 2:05:54,250 --> 2:05:58,480 wonderful vicky took stock of the situation 2817 2:05:58,810 --> 2:06:00,670 she knew that mr remove duke was 2818 2:06:00,670 --> 2:06:03,130 a regular patron of their grad a 2819 2:06:03,130 --> 2:06:06,010 restaurant but cents on thursday she had 2820 2:06:07,780 --> 2:06:09,670 heard him direct a taxi to take 2821 2:06:09,670 --> 2:06:13,030 him there as was not startling news 2822 2:06:13,570 --> 2:06:16,030 from the snatches of various conversations with 2823 2:06:16,030 --> 2:06:18,070 people in the restaurant that she had 2824 2:06:18,070 --> 2:06:20,800 overheard she knew that he had many 2825 2:06:20,890 --> 2:06:24,100 and varied business connections but he had 2826 2:06:24,100 --> 2:06:27,430 told this to joy so again she 2827 2:06:27,430 --> 2:06:30,460 had learned nothing new goodness true was 2828 2:06:30,460 --> 2:06:32,170 not playing in the gravel or of 2829 2:06:32,170 --> 2:06:34,690 extra she had a the finally into 2830 2:06:34,690 --> 2:06:37,000 that and to a conclusion that he 2831 2:06:37,000 --> 2:06:39,310 was employed there when she found that 2832 2:06:39,310 --> 2:06:41,890 market travel folder on the seat the 2833 2:06:41,890 --> 2:06:45,910 elderly man had occupied what what she 2834 2:06:45,910 --> 2:06:47,890 had expected to discover new a city 2835 2:06:48,310 --> 2:06:50,590 vicky didn't know but what she had 2836 2:06:50,590 --> 2:06:53,560 actually found was absolutely nothing they really 2837 2:06:53,560 --> 2:06:56,140 didn't seem to be much sense going 2838 2:06:56,140 --> 2:06:58,360 to miss reduce house but sense and 2839 2:06:58,360 --> 2:07:00,730 impose had made her inquire about this 2840 2:07:00,730 --> 2:07:03,130 address and since she was within a 2841 2:07:03,130 --> 2:07:05,020 block of the house there was no 2842 2:07:05,020 --> 2:07:08,080 reason why she should go when she 2843 2:07:08,080 --> 2:07:10,090 turned the corner and to columbus try 2844 2:07:10,390 --> 2:07:12,250 she saw that it was no different 2845 2:07:12,250 --> 2:07:15,190 from any others to university the same 2846 2:07:15,190 --> 2:07:19,240 crew shops judo shops the same restaurants 2847 2:07:19,270 --> 2:07:21,940 the same crowds or festival people the 2848 2:07:21,940 --> 2:07:24,700 same sidewalk peddlers as she found the 2849 2:07:24,700 --> 2:07:27,640 house with no difficulty a balcony you 2850 2:07:27,730 --> 2:07:29,950 are wrought iron grill work overhung the 2851 2:07:29,950 --> 2:07:32,950 front door she stood before the house 2852 2:07:32,980 --> 2:07:35,680 for several methods looking at the intricate 2853 2:07:35,680 --> 2:07:38,260 old fashioned grill were over the door 2854 2:07:38,380 --> 2:07:41,650 peering at the heavily curtain windows which 2855 2:07:41,650 --> 2:07:45,040 were about to which were which she 2856 2:07:45,850 --> 2:07:47,230 was about to move on when the 2857 2:07:47,230 --> 2:07:50,110 door open and a massive dell it 2858 2:07:50,120 --> 2:07:52,720 was all mister drill he still looked 2859 2:07:52,750 --> 2:07:55,270 as chevy and harass to as he 2860 2:07:55,270 --> 2:07:58,988 had on the plane his spare is 2861 2:07:58,988 --> 2:08:02,380 sparse grey hair was still bear badly 2862 2:08:02,380 --> 2:08:04,810 in need of trimming there was some 2863 2:08:04,900 --> 2:08:08,290 the same boat builder met bewildered one 2864 2:08:08,410 --> 2:08:11,230 hunted look in his eyes when he 2865 2:08:11,230 --> 2:08:13,150 looked up and so vicky he recognized 2866 2:08:13,150 --> 2:08:16,000 her immediately he clashed my hand almost 2867 2:08:16,000 --> 2:08:18,730 desperately she that as bar he whispered 2868 2:08:19,120 --> 2:08:21,520 you remember me why certainly i do 2869 2:08:21,520 --> 2:08:23,980 mister twelve vicky said trying to keep 2870 2:08:23,980 --> 2:08:25,988 your voice calm and i'm not and 2871 2:08:25,988 --> 2:08:28,750 normal into the an unexpected side of 2872 2:08:28,750 --> 2:08:30,910 this old man who had been so 2873 2:08:30,910 --> 2:08:33,010 much inner thoughts had sent her heart 2874 2:08:33,070 --> 2:08:35,500 to had center hurt heart to pounding 2875 2:08:37,120 --> 2:08:39,160 so there was some connection between two 2876 2:08:39,160 --> 2:08:41,650 real and duke and the granada restaurant 2877 2:08:42,040 --> 2:08:44,320 and possibly with duke stock was joy 2878 2:08:44,830 --> 2:08:47,710 and her imagination took a the maybe 2879 2:08:47,710 --> 2:08:50,080 even with the storm gold but she 2880 2:08:50,080 --> 2:08:53,170 said for she said evenly it's nice 2881 2:08:53,170 --> 2:08:55,150 to see you again you look much 2882 2:08:55,150 --> 2:08:56,680 better than you did last time i 2883 2:08:56,680 --> 2:08:59,500 say this was if if if anything 2884 2:08:59,500 --> 2:09:01,780 the old van halen as look pillar 2885 2:09:02,259 --> 2:09:04,690 more worried but she felt that she 2886 2:09:04,690 --> 2:09:06,760 had to say something to keep him 2887 2:09:06,760 --> 2:09:08,710 here until she could put the mix 2888 2:09:08,710 --> 2:09:11,530 up mixed up thoughts that show you 2889 2:09:11,890 --> 2:09:13,780 that were spinning around crazily in her 2890 2:09:13,780 --> 2:09:16,630 head into some order a few days 2891 2:09:16,630 --> 2:09:18,070 and sorta seems to have done you 2892 2:09:18,160 --> 2:09:19,960 a lot of good the old man 2893 2:09:19,970 --> 2:09:22,210 still clung to her hand and spur 2894 2:09:22,330 --> 2:09:24,010 i want you i have to talk 2895 2:09:24,010 --> 2:09:26,380 to you at the moment a voice 2896 2:09:26,380 --> 2:09:29,200 boomed from over the open doorway old 2897 2:09:29,200 --> 2:09:31,690 man gecko my own duke in that 2898 2:09:32,200 --> 2:09:35,890 a moon do student entryway glaring under 2899 2:09:36,760 --> 2:09:40,120 dark eyebrows yesterday old man mulder and 2900 2:09:40,120 --> 2:09:42,490 scurried away like a frightened rabbit she 2901 2:09:42,490 --> 2:09:44,440 looked at duke has dark friend had 2902 2:09:44,860 --> 2:09:47,470 magically become a white to smile and 2903 2:09:47,470 --> 2:09:49,870 he bowed his head graciously ah he 2904 2:09:49,870 --> 2:09:52,210 said a young lady from the restaurant 2905 2:09:52,690 --> 2:09:55,990 this observation again said vicky's hurt to 2906 2:09:55,990 --> 2:09:59,230 punt it had duke seen her the 2907 2:09:59,230 --> 2:10:02,140 day she'd overheard his conversation and the 2908 2:10:02,140 --> 2:10:04,990 airport snack or she stammered or apply 2909 2:10:05,110 --> 2:10:07,120 the restaurant i yes it is an 2910 2:10:07,120 --> 2:10:09,910 everyday young lady lunches at the grown 2911 2:10:09,910 --> 2:10:12,550 out although raymond duke has an eye 2912 2:10:12,550 --> 2:10:14,590 for beauty if you allow it to 2913 2:10:14,590 --> 2:10:16,780 introduce myself and even though as you 2914 2:10:16,780 --> 2:10:19,540 said by yourself at the corner table 2915 2:10:19,900 --> 2:10:21,970 believe me that i notice and admired 2916 2:10:21,970 --> 2:10:25,141 you again vicky noticed a slight lisp 2917 2:10:25,150 --> 2:10:28,390 and his voice as he spoke ravi 2918 2:10:28,510 --> 2:10:30,790 relieved and vicky smile this was a 2919 2:10:30,790 --> 2:10:33,580 break she certainly had expected a chance 2920 2:10:33,580 --> 2:10:35,320 to talk with them at this man 2921 2:10:35,800 --> 2:10:38,680 who like mr a habit who have 2922 2:10:38,680 --> 2:10:40,420 been so much and her thoughts these 2923 2:10:40,420 --> 2:10:43,330 past few days i'm flattered mr duke 2924 2:10:43,510 --> 2:10:46,300 she said clearly i see mister duke 2925 2:10:46,300 --> 2:10:49,150 said cut casually that you are acquainted 2926 2:10:49,210 --> 2:10:52,090 with her elderly friend he noted that 2927 2:10:52,090 --> 2:10:53,980 they're retreating figure of mr to or 2928 2:10:54,400 --> 2:10:57,520 was hurrying down clovers drive and at 2929 2:10:57,520 --> 2:11:00,130 that instant turned a corner and disappeared 2930 2:11:00,130 --> 2:11:03,070 from view not really vicky replay casually 2931 2:11:03,430 --> 2:11:04,840 i met him on the airplane going 2932 2:11:04,840 --> 2:11:07,120 down from new york last week my 2933 2:11:07,120 --> 2:11:09,220 name's vicky bar i'm a stewardess on 2934 2:11:09,220 --> 2:11:11,440 the federal airlines and mr to i 2935 2:11:11,500 --> 2:11:13,600 was ill that's why i remembered him 2936 2:11:13,600 --> 2:11:17,225 so well ah so mr dixon that's 2937 2:11:17,225 --> 2:11:18,820 the smile never leaving has done irks 2938 2:11:18,820 --> 2:11:21,760 can face it does does he work 2939 2:11:21,760 --> 2:11:25,420 for you ricky este hesitantly he told 2940 2:11:25,420 --> 2:11:27,130 me that he was a musician that 2941 2:11:27,190 --> 2:11:30,190 a violinist possibly he plays the violin 2942 2:11:30,340 --> 2:11:32,320 i don't know by here and hoover 2943 2:11:32,320 --> 2:11:34,690 city he works as a handyman runs 2944 2:11:34,690 --> 2:11:37,420 errands he shrugged an old man can 2945 2:11:37,420 --> 2:11:40,360 do much to her living the little 2946 2:11:40,360 --> 2:11:43,870 surprise ricky ventured then in view of 2947 2:11:44,020 --> 2:11:46,616 his circumstances he came to florida from 2948 2:11:46,616 --> 2:11:48,580 new york i first class air travel 2949 2:11:49,300 --> 2:11:52,150 again dukes for dark and voluntarily but 2950 2:11:52,150 --> 2:11:55,180 the smile reappeared almost instantly and once 2951 2:11:55,240 --> 2:11:58,120 more he shrugged his shoulder and the 2952 2:11:58,120 --> 2:12:00,520 gesture that is almost as part of 2953 2:12:02,260 --> 2:12:04,120 and once more he shrugged to shoulder 2954 2:12:04,390 --> 2:12:06,250 and the gesture that is almost as 2955 2:12:06,820 --> 2:12:08,590 much a part of the spanish language 2956 2:12:08,950 --> 2:12:13,510 has spoken word quinn survey who knows 2957 2:12:14,080 --> 2:12:15,880 the conversation had come to a dead 2958 2:12:15,880 --> 2:12:18,400 and vicky would have liked to prolong 2959 2:12:18,400 --> 2:12:19,810 it but she didn't know what to 2960 2:12:19,810 --> 2:12:23,350 say throw pleasant meeting you miss miss 2961 2:12:23,650 --> 2:12:26,560 bar do said visit us and hoover 2962 2:12:26,560 --> 2:12:28,930 city again he inclined his head in 2963 2:12:28,938 --> 2:12:31,690 a shirt not a bad ideas and 2964 2:12:31,690 --> 2:12:34,840 with there he turned his death he 2965 2:12:34,840 --> 2:12:38,350 turned into superior to the doorway vicky 2966 2:12:38,350 --> 2:12:42,251 one one two fig you walk slow 2967 2:12:42,340 --> 2:12:45,430 down the street at the corner she 2968 2:12:45,430 --> 2:12:47,920 held an empty taxi and directed the 2969 2:12:47,920 --> 2:12:52,060 driver to the curtain residents then she 2970 2:12:52,060 --> 2:12:55,870 learned then she'll and crack warily and 2971 2:12:55,870 --> 2:12:57,400 the see her tempted to put in 2972 2:12:57,400 --> 2:13:00,035 order to scrambled that's that still spun 2973 2:13:00,070 --> 2:13:02,650 crazily in her head she had been 2974 2:13:02,800 --> 2:13:05,560 right after all she can imagine what 2975 2:13:05,560 --> 2:13:07,930 the connection between duke and old mister 2976 2:13:07,930 --> 2:13:10,150 trump could be but the old man 2977 2:13:10,150 --> 2:13:13,120 was running errands for do consume frightened 2978 2:13:13,390 --> 2:13:16,090 half to death and head whisper desperately 2979 2:13:16,540 --> 2:13:18,490 i have to talk to you maybe 2980 2:13:18,490 --> 2:13:20,560 she was like early her imagination run 2981 2:13:20,560 --> 2:13:22,930 away with her but one thing she 2982 2:13:22,930 --> 2:13:25,120 was quite sure of it was time 2983 2:13:25,120 --> 2:13:27,490 to have another to has to quell 2984 2:13:27,490 --> 2:13:29,225 of the f b i she leaned 2985 2:13:29,225 --> 2:13:31,600 forward and or see driver she said 2986 2:13:31,960 --> 2:13:33,850 i've changed from my take me to 2987 2:13:33,850 --> 2:13:34,480 the airport

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