Chapter 2
Hour later Grace showed up in her civvies and carrying a back pack and duffel bag. Mike was talking to the two FEDS when grace showed up
"Agent Greg Murphy I should of relies it was you" He turn around
"Dr Shepard I was told you would be coming, I don't know how you can help us"
"Trust me Murphy I'll found the souse you know I never give up" He snorted
"Dr Shepard I'm lieutenant Mike Flynn welcome" They shook hands
"Dr Grace Shepard"
"Shall we, we are due to leave in few minutes" The two agents walk up first then Grace did.
When the agents weren't looking she saluted on the gang way with Mike behind her. Once on the ship. Mike got Pete to take them to where they would be sleeping.
Once Grace was in the room with the two Feds she said when she look at back of Pete
"Nice ass" Pete turn around
"Ma'am"
"I said nice ass" she gave him a wink while grinning
"Do you like navy guys Dr Shepard" Grace turn around to the two feds
"They got better looking asses than you feds do since about eighty percent of the time you sit on yours" Then she turn around to Pete
"Where can I get cup of coffee"
"This way ma'am"
"Buffer right"
"Yes ma'am"
"Lead the way buffer" He walk out and grace followed Pete down to the galley is. Pete pour her a drink why trying not to laugh
"Go on, I know you trying not to" Chefo was there then Pete burst out laughing
"What happen" chefo asked. Grace look back down the hall way then turn to chefo
"I told the feds that navy asses are better looking than feds asses since they sit on theirs eighty percent of the time" Chefo laugh
"That a good one" Pete past her, her coffee
"Thanks Pete, they heading this way" She sip her drink when the two agents showed up
"What the coffee like"
"It fine by me but you guys wouldn't like it you rather have that fancy stuff... buffer which way is it to the bridge"
"This way Ma'am" he walk past Grace and the two agents
"yep nice ass alright" Then she look at chefo who trying not to laugh.
She turn around and follow Pete down and onto the bridge. "Grace behave your self"
"Don't worry I'm use to pissing the feds off especially Murphy"
"You know him"
"I work with him couple times before, he even ask me out once and I told him that I wouldn't go out with him not even for billion dollars" Pete stop and turn to Grace
"You told him that"
"Yes and I told him I don't date slime balls like him"
"Good"
"His head is so far up his ass he still hasn't pulled it out I notice" Pete Grin and turn around and walk up and onto the bridge
"Grace where the feds"
"Trying Hammersley brew, Pete you better go and check on chefo, he look a bit red around the gills just before" Pete shook his head before walking off the bridge.
Mike turn to Grace "Ask Pete later" Then she took a sip of her coffee while grinning.
When they arrived at bright Island Pete took the two feds and Grace to it. Once they were on the island they look around
"Buffer where was Dr homes found"
"This way ma'am"
"Hey we going to set up here before we go to the doctor camp site"
"You set up I'll go and check out the camp site. I might as well get started since we got about two hours of light" Then she turn around drop her duffel back and back pack then she open her duffel bag and pulled out a bag.
"Which way" Grace follow Pete to where the camp site is. Grace look around it and bend down to sniff every thing
"There a smell here"
"What sort of smell"
"Unknown Toxin smell, I could smell it on Dr homes body, it here" She stood up and sniff the air
"It in the air it coming from that direction" she pointed in the bushes
"Should I let the boss know"
"Yeah send a team in, let head back to the beach" Then they turn around and walk back to the beach while Pete spoke to Mike.
When they return "We going to need Hammersley crew help"
"What no if we going to need any more help I just need to make one call"
"Hammersley crew been here, the toxin is still here"
"Are you sure"
"Yes"
"Ok call Hammersley"
Few minutes later Mike showed up in the second HRIB with three of the crew members.
"Come on why there still two hours of day light" Grace said then she walk back to the camp site. The others follow.
When they reach Dr homes camp site Grace put gloves on as she crouch down to started picking different items up and sniff them then put it down. Then she pick up a water bottle and sniff it
"Got some thing" Then she stood up and remove the lid and took a quick sniff
"Bingo" Then she turn to Pete
"In my bag is a testing kit get it out" Pete open the bag and got the kit out.
They watch Grace got sample of the water in a small bottle then she open another bottle that got clear liquid in it and put a drop of the liquid into the water and lift it up and gave it a quick shake it turn blue
"There your toxin, it shell fish toxin. I need to test the water here and see if it in the streams"
"Why do you think it might be in the stream"
"Listen" every one listen
"Here that, nothing"
"So what you point" Murphy asked Pete look at Grace
"No animals" Pete said Grace turn to Pete and grin
"That right, no animals, not even animal tracks, not even birds"
"Ok miss smarty pants, lets go and find you a stream"
"I know where one is" spider said Grace turn to him
"Lead the way" They all follow spider to a stream
"Here is it there some thing else I found"
"The shed I heard about"
"Yeah, it just over there"
"Let's check it out first" Grace said. Spider show them the shed
"It gone"
"What gone" mike said
"There was four freezers full of crabs" Grace walk into the shed and sniff the air then she turn around to Mike
"Dr Shepard what is it"
"Captain contact you ship get your XO to contact NAVCOM. That boat has got to be found, those crabs are toxic"
"Are you sure" Murphy asked
"Yes from the autopsy on Dr home in her stomach contents is fresh crab meat. By guest is that she got the crabs from here, let's check the water supply"
Grace walk back to the stream where she tested it "It's clear, where the map of this island"
"Here" Pete gave her the map.
She look at it "Ok we are here" she pointed
"The camp is here" She pointed again
"With the wind direction coming from north east makes it here it got to be that stream, it not far from here"
Then she walk quickly with the others following her till she reach the stream twenty minutes later.
Grace tested the water "Bingo" she show every one the water sample
"Lets go up stream to see what up there" They walk up stream half crew on one side. They walk quickly up stream for ten minutes when Grace stop
"What is it"
"Smell it stronger" they walk till they came to a old hut right next to the river and man made cave.
"Let's check it out I can't hear any thing"
"Buffer you and spider go and check out the cave, be carefully" Mike said
"I'll go with them" The agent said
Then they walk over to the cave while mike, Grace, Charge and Murphy walk to the hut. When they check and notice it was all clear they walk in and Grace walk out again.
"What is it" Mike asked
"The smell it concentrated in there. That is where they been filling the bottles up using the stream water, if you notice the hand pump in the shed and the out let" then spider ran out of the cave
"Sir, you better come and look at what we found" They all follow spider into the cave.
"Bottle water" charge said
"There must be thousands of bottles here" Mike said
"Question is who is it for, where is it going to" Grace asked
"We defendant going to need more people" Murphy said
Grace look around the floor and started walking out of the cave. Pete follow Grace till she out side
"What is it"
"Get the others, we going to follow these tracks to see where it leads us" Pete walk back into the cave
"Dr Shepard founds some tracks"
They walk out side and notice Grace was walking one direction so they follow her till she stop and crouch down then stood up again
"The tracks going to different directions, we go these way" Then she walk to the tack on her left.
The others follow her till they came to old tree Grace sniff the air then started moving the branches away till they notice a hole that on an angle. Grace walk in first removing a torch from her bag and turn it on.
The others followed till she stop and look around "More bottle water" Pete said
"There enough here to kill every one in Cains and Sydney alone" Grace said
"Dr Shepard were you expecting any thing this big" charge asked
"No, question is how many more are there of these hidden bunkers, let's follow the other track and see where it leads us and we better cover the entrance way again" They walk out of the cave and return back to the track.
It was late by the time they return to the FEDS camp site. Mike, spider and Charge return back to Hammersley. Pete was staying just in case some thing happens and they need to get in contact with Hammersley. Grace walk with Mike back to the HRIB.
"Mike contact Steve and let him know what we found and here get RO to down load these video images and have them sent to NAVCOM" she past him a video chip
"What do you think those bottles are for"
"I have no idea and ask Steve to find out where that brand of bottle water going to and when"
"Sure, talk tomorrow"
"Ok" Mike got into the boat and they headed back to Hammersley.
Grace walk back to the camp and sat down next to Pete "I gave Mike the video chip"
"So any idea how long they been poisoning the water for"
"It hard to tell, at least six weeks with the amount of bottles my best guest is there there would be at least ten plus men involve" The two agents walk over and sat down on the other side of the fire.
"I was saying to buffer here there must be at least ten plus involve with the water bottles"
"Why that many"
"Moving and stacking them I found tire tracks in both caves so they would be using some sort of portable fork lift to move the crates of water bottles and there number of different shoe prints in the dirt"
"Who ever going to come and get them must be using a big boat" Murphy said Grace through about it
"Barge"
"What" Murphy said
"A barge like a cattle barge it would be easier for the fork lift"
"I guest your right" They talk for another half an hour before they all went and got some sleep except for Pete who on watch till one of the crew came to take over.
Pete walk Grace over to her tent. "Pete contact Hammersley tell them to ford onto NAVCOM that we could be looking for a barge and find out if there one in the area. If so keep an eye on it and we going to need more man power to search the island for any more caves and bunkers"
"Sure, night Grace, I wish"
"I know, night Pete" Grace craw into her tent.
Pete return back to the fire and sat down and listen to the sea around him and keep alert just in case there some one on the island.
The next morning Mike return with two crew members and hot breakfast for them.
"Dr Shepard"
"Captain" He past her, her breakfast
"Thanks" the other two crew member went to distract the two FEDS with breakfast and hot coffee.
"I spoke to Steve last night he received the video images. He shock and fording the information on to the FEDS" Grace sat down and started eating breakfast with Mike next to her.
"Any word on the water bottles and barges"
"Nothing yet. Kate will inform me soon as she knows"
"Good, we need to set up surveillance system up at the main site"
"What sort are you thinking of"
"lazier alarm but instead of tripping the alarm it would trigger video camera, some thing with night vision lens just in case who ever they are show up at night"
"Good idea" Then the two feds walk over to them
"Lieutenant commander any idea when reinforcements arriving"
"Later today, then there would be more ground to cover"
"Good"
"I was saying to lieutenant commander here that you guys should set up a Security system up at the main cave"
"Why, we going to be staying here" Grace shook her head
"Who ever they are come close to the island and see you guys crawling around here, they would disappeared and start over again some where else. What can be done is set up a lazier alarm but in steed of sending off alarm it would trigger hidden video camera with night vision lens. It the only way to find out who is behind it and get evidences at the same time"
"I need to get approval for that type equipment"
"Already done last night the equipment will be here with your buddies get here"
"You should of spoken to me first" Murphy said angry
"Hey you should me thanking me, gee don't get your panties in a bunch mate. Your bosses gave the green light"
Grace stood up and walk over to were a log is and sat down in front of it crossing her legs and putting her hands on her knees and close her eyes as she let out her breath.
Later that afternoon HMAS Childers showed up. They use their two ribs as well Hammersley HRIBS to take the FEDS and equipment to the island. When they got there Murphy started telling them what need to be done. Grace shook her head and step ford
"Agent Murphy I know this is your show but I'm sure they would like an up date first"
"Dr Shepard it my dissuasion"
"Murphy It Dr Shepard show" One of the agents said then he show Murphy a letter which he read it
"You got to be kidding me, she just a Doctor"
"With a nose of a blood hound you moron" Mike raise his eye brows and turn to Swain
"I wounder what she going to call him next" Mike whisper
"You never know with mad dog, she sure knows how to keep her cool"
"Good point there"
"Right this is what been search so far"
Grace started telling the other feds what happen so far and what they are planing on doing over the next few days. When she finish talking to them she walk over to mike and Swain
"We will call you in the next few days for pick up"
"Will you be ok with them" grace smile
"I'm starting to have fun, fair winds and I know you both dying to tell the others about what happen"
"We are" Then they walk back to the HRIB and headed back to Hammersley since the other patrol boat has already left to carry on with it patrol as well keep a look out for any barges.
After Hammersley left the FEDS started getting things set up and as well started searching another part of the island with Grace help.