Chapter 10
Later that night Grace was on the bridge think about every thing that has happen in the past twenty four hours. She was trying to work things out. The boat was tossing and turning up and down. Swain and RO were also on the bridge.
"Mad dog, on the ship"
Grace look over and pick up pair of binoculars and look out to where the ship is then she look at the green light that was flicking on and off
"RO, get me pen and paper" RO got up and past Grace pen and paper she write down each letter then she look down
"Shit, RO go and wake Lieutenant up now"
"Yes ma'am" Then he left the bridge.
Grace got up and over to the lights, she turn them on and off three times then she walk over and pick the binoculars up and look at the flashing green light.
"Mad dog what is"
"I'll tell you when lieutenant get here"
Few minutes later Kate showed up "What is it Mad dog"
"Message from Dutchy" She past Grace what she wrote down 'no uranium, house bricks, no uranium, house bricks' Kate look at Grace
"Then where is it, I better let Mr Tavory know what going on" Then Kate turn around and walk back down the steps.
Fifteen minutes later Kate return with Mr Tavory in tow. They were talking about the message. When they were on the bridge he turn to RO
"I need to contact my people to tell them about what happen, that the navy escorting bricks"
"We can't we in the middle of a storm it will have to wait till morning by that time the storm would of past" Kate said then frond
"But I must, now" He said in angry tone
"Mr Tavory, we can't contact any one not even two dads and Dutchy who is on the ship cause of the electrical storm is interfering with the radios" RO said
"Then how do you know about the missing Uranium?"
"Morse code, Dutchy carrying a green torch, that how we know" Grace said
"I under stand, I'm sorry"
"It alright" Grave look at Mr Tavory and notice the relax worried look
"Mr Tavory, we will let you know soon as we can get a signal" Grace said. He nodded then turn around and walk off the bridge.
Once he was gone Grace turn to Kate "How did he know that the container got house hold bricks. I didn't tell him that it was bricks"
"He knows who got it" Then grace turn to RO
"Soon as you can RO contact NAVCOM. Let them know what going on and ask them to get a list of all ships that left port about the same time as we did" Grace said
"Are you thinking that there a group swap the uranium and bricks"
"Yes" Grace started walking back and fourth thinking then she stop and look at Kate
"They swap containers"
"What" Kate asked
"When a country move Uranium it doesn't stay on the same ship. It was swap at Cairns port. There was another Israeli ship in port. It was suppose to transfused from that ship on to that one we are escorting" Grace said
"So we looking for a ship what carry the container, could it be a mistake" Kate said
"No, it was deliberate, some one who knows the where the uranium is at all times some one like our guest Mr Tavory"
"Why" RO asked
"My best guest is that he selling it to teariest group for millions of dollars. He must have a buyer for it... Did he come aboard with a lap top" Grace asked Kate
"Yes he did... are you planing of finding out what on his laptop"
"Yes I am" Then she walk off the bridge.
Grace went and made two cups of coffee, she put laxatives in one on the cups. When done she walk down and knock on the door and waited. Mr Tavory open the door few seconds later
"My Tavory here I made cup of coffee"
"Thank you commander, please come in" He walk back in his room Grace walk in and sat on one of the beds. She spotted the lap top strait away. Mr Tavory sat down on his bed
"Mr Tavory who know what container that got the uranium and which ship it is on"
"Not many only the Israeli government, three of my people and three from department of foreign affairs and trade"
"What there names, the ones from department of foreign affairs and trade" He thought about it
"Kelly Roberts, Thomas Young and...Madeline Cruise. Why"
"I'm not sure, just a puzzle I'm trying to work out" Grace watch him drink his drink. When he finish his drink. Grace said
"could any of your people sell the information about the wear about of the uranium"
"I don't know how, they wouldn't do that, I've known them for years" then he stomach rumble
"Did you have any dinner tonight My Tavory"
"Yes" Then it rubble again
"That doesn't sound to good"
"Excuse me" Then he stood up and went into the on suite and close and lock the door.
Grace quickly stood up just as RO appeared around the corner. Grace open his laptop and through up a past word she try three of them and nothing then she type in uranium and it was excepted. RO past Grace the pen drive where she did copy and paste. Then she stood up and walk over to the door
"Are you alright in there My Tavory" She heard him groan
"No my stomach hurts"
"Ok do you fell bloated"
"No but I got what you call the trots is that the word" RO try not to laugh
"I'll go and get some thing to help settle your stomach" Then Swain showed up Grace put her fingers to her lips
"Please get me some thing" She walk over to Swain and told him what to get her then he left.
Then she turn to RO he let her know how much was done. When the down load was complete RO gave Grace a nod just as Swain return with the drink
"Thanks" She mouth then she made noises
"Mr Tavory can you unlock the door, I got a drink here that will help fix your problem sir"
RO remove the pen drive and shut down the laptop and close the lid and return it back to where it was just as they heard the door unlock Grace open the door slightly with out looking pasting the man the drink she felt him take the drink so she pull her hand back and close the door
"Thank you"
"Your welcome, that should help fix your problem" Grace called out just as RO walk past and left the room.
"If you have any more problems ask Swain and he will give you some thing"
"Ok" Then Grace pick up the two mugs and walk out closing the door.
She walk down the Galley where she clean the mugs out just as Swain walk in
"Did you give him laxatives"
"Works wounder. Did you get them"
"Yeah"
"Good it will not only fix his trots problem but also put him to sleep for the next few hours"
"Pick up bad ideas from two dads"
"No, I was doing those things when I was a gap girl" She gave him a wink just as she walk past him as he laugh.
"You sure full of surprises mad dog"
"Don't I know it" Grace walk out and down to the radio room She knock on the door and it open
"Found any thing" Grace ask as she walk in closing the door behind her
"This, I'm glad you gave me you lap top. It still translating"
"Good" Grace did some typing
"Here we going"
"Is that about the uranium"
"Yes it copy of where it going, every thing" Then she did some other typing and another page pop up that already been translated
"It's an e-mail regarding the uranium. Thirty million dollars... from...Galilee. It must be code name" RO was also reading what Grace was reading
"That must be the boat name where it being put on a ship called the Brisbane" RO said
"Now we know what ship to look out for question is where is it going" Grace read some more when there was a knock on the door.
"Who it is"
"Open the door lead seamen Dixon" RO turn to Grace. They both knew strait away that some thing was wrong, cause Kate never call RO that and knew that he not lead seamen
"Just a minute ma'am"
Every thing was translated on Grace lap top she hid it and all it show on RO laptop the non English version. Grace gave him a nod He open the door to see Kate and Mr Tavory in the door way. He push Kate in that when they notice he got a gun pointing at them
"You got copy of what was on my lap top" Then he saw RO computer screen and notice it was there
"You can't even translated it" Then he deleted the files and remove the pen drive and put it in his pocket
"I want you three on the bridge now, we going to change course, come on"
They walk out and onto the bridge. Swain and bird where there. They were shock when they saw Mr Tavory with a gun He pulled out a piece of paper and handed it over to Grace
"Give it to him and no funny business or the girl gets it" He pointed the gun to bird. Grace open the paper and look at the numbers as she past it to Swain. He look at it and Grace gave him the nod so he type in the computer the settings then he change course away from S C Tasman.
"Now all of you move over there" He made them except for Swain to move around a table.
Grace was last to move. Mr Tavory got his back to the front of the boat so he didn't know what was going to happen in the next few seconds.
"Bird hang on" Grace said quietly
Then the boat went up and down suddenly. At the same time it gave Grace opportunity to tackle My Tavory to the ground. She notice he was aiming the gun at Swain so she grab his hand with the gun in it and bend it backwards causing it to snap.
My Tavory cry out in pain at the same time he let go of the gun. Grace quickly move off him garbing the gun and standing up she check the gun and put the safety on and past it to Kate then she pick My Tavory up
"You coming with me" Then she push him in front of her
"Bird get bomber will ya and meet me in the ward room" Grace called out.
Two hours later the storm broke. Mr Tavory was still sedated and hand cuff to one of the beds in the lower deck. Kate was able to talk to Dutchy to let him know what happen so he and two dads would under stand. Then she spoke to Maxine. Kate told her what happen and that RO was sending a copy every thing that was on Mr Tavory lap top and the concordance of the Brisbane.
"lieutenant... We can't located mike"
"What do you mean ma'am"
"We don't know where he is, he left yesterday afternoon to go down to the shipping port and he didn't return. His car is still there" Kate turn to Grace Grace put her hand out and Kate past the phone to her
"Commander White, it commander Shepard, can you find out what time the Brisbane left Cairns yesterday"
"Yes I can, hang on...fourteen hundred hours"
"What time did mike leave"
"Just after twelve... You don't think he on the ship"
"More like kidnap, We will be reaching the Brisbane in four hours. If he has been kidnap we will get him back"
"You do that commander Shepard" then they hung up.
"Don't worry Kate we will get him back"
"I know"
Four hours later they reach the Brisbane. Kate was able to talk to the captain
"We got a commander Flynn with us, we trade him for Mr Tavory" Kate turn to Grace for advice
"What would Mike do" Grace said
"Ok we will exchange, you will need to stop your ship so we can do the transferred" They look out to the ship and noticing it slowing down so Hammersley slow down and stop.
"We will be waiting, you got fifteen minutes or commander Flynn will die"
"We under stand" Kate turn around
"I never dealt with this sort of thing before"
"I have, this is what we going to do..."
Fourteen minutes later the five men on the Brisbane saw Mr Tavory get in the RIB with three other men. They notice that they are wearing helmets. When they reach the ship the captain lean over and said some thing in Israeli in which Mr Tavory nodded. Then the rope ladder was thrown over the side of the ship.
They watch as Mr Tavory climb the ladder slowly till he was help onto the ship
"Why didn't you call us" The captain said as he turn Mr Tavory around and was shock to see who it was
"Surprise" then she punch him with one arm and pull out her gun with the other and start firing her gun
"Jump" Grace said to Mike when one of the men try to kill him so he jump over the railing and into the sea just as Swain, Charge and bomber climb the ladder.
RO was in the HRIB he and the driver of the HRIB help Mike into it and undid the rope.
"How did you know which ship to look for"
"It was on My Tavory laptop sir"
"How did you get the information"
"Ask mad dog sir" Mike shook his head as the firing stop
"RO ask mike how many were on the ship"
"sir mad dog want to know how many were there on the ship"
"Five"
"He said five ma'am"
"Ok we got them all, Swain is returning so he can take mike back to Hammersley. Lieutenant McGregor, go and rend view with SC Tasman to pick up two dads and Dutchy, Charge, bomber and I we will turn this ship around and head back to Cairns... Let commander White know we got Mike Back"
"Copy that mad dog" Grace turn to Charge and bomber
"Shall we"
They walk up to the bridge where charge manage to get the engines going. Grace turn the ship around and headed back to Cairns while the HRIB return back to Hammersley.
The next day both Hammersley and the Brisbane return to Cairns. Once the Brisbane was dock the police, five Hurst and navy were waiting for Grace, Charge and bomber. When they walk off the boat Grace smile when she saw who it was.
When she stop in front of him they saluted "captain Marshal what brings you up here"
"hello to you to Grace, why I'm here is cause of what you did. You stop another teariest attack"
"The files from Mr Tavory lap top"
"Every thing but it the same teariest with the toxin water and the attempted to blow up Hammersley and the attempted assassination on ambassador Davis"
"you got to be bloody joking Steve"
"I'm not. You stop them again"
"They are starting to become a pain in the ass Steve. We got to find that dam leak"
"I know but who ever they are, are good"
"not good enough Steve not while I'm around. Soon as I find out who it is there there is no where on earth they can hide from me" Grace said in angry tone. Steve grin
"Let's get you back to Hammersley"
"Thanks, I need to get out of these clothes, How Mike"
"He at the hospital getting a check up. Commander white with him" Grace shook her head
"It should be swain or Kate with him not knocker, what the blood hell is she playing at now"
"Dose she know about Mike and lieutenant McGregor"
"No but she knows he is married"
"I'm sure he can take care of him self"
"I know" Grace look down to the ground and shaking her head
"Grace what it is" she look up to Steve
"You better ask Mike"
"About what?"
"Maxine...Ryan."
Then she walk away from Steve and over to where charge and bomber is who was waiting next to navy staff car
"Every thing alright" Charge asked
"Not really lets go" Grace got into the front seat while Charge and bomber got into the back.