Act 4, Scene 6:
McGee swallowed hard as he trotted up to Horatio. "M'lord?" he attempted.
The nobleman scholar turned to him, and there was curiosity in his polite nod.
"There are messengers, sire… They demand to speak to you… and only you."
"What are they that would speak to me?" Horatio questioned.
McGee let out a breath. "Seafaring men, sir. They say they have letters for you."
A hopeful light began to burn in Horatio's eyes. "Let them come in."
As McGee scurried off to fetch the messengers, he could hear Horatio muttering to himself, "I do not know from what part of the world I should be greeted, if not from Lord Hamlet!"
McGee hoped so. After bringing the messengers back to Horatio, McGee hung around to learn what was going on. He wanted to be able to report back to Gibbs with information that would help his investigation. McGee had liked Old King Hamlet too.
"God bless you, sir," one of the sailors greeted Horatio.
"Let Him bless thee too," Horatio replied.
"He shall, sir, as it please him. There's a letter for you, sir. It came from the ambassador that was bound for England – if your name be Horatio, as I am let to know it is." He handed over the letter with a nod of respect.
Horatio read the letter aloud, and McGee started breathing faster. Prince Hamlet's ship had been overrun by pirates, and when the grappling lines drew the two ships up next to each other, the Prince had jumped across into the waiting arms of the pirates! Upon learning the identity of their new 'prisoner', they let the other ship go and promised to protect Hamlet, provided he did a good turn for them. Hamlet was summoning Horatio to come to him, after he allowed the sailors who delivered this note to pass some letters on to the King.
"Come, I will give you way for these your letters and do it the speedier that you may direct me to him from whom you brought them!" Horatio barked in excitement, leading the sailors out of the room at a jog.
McGee grinned to himself. Prince Hamlet was safe, and he had an earful of news to give to the Boss! If only he could find him!
Horatio whirled in the doorway, and waved for McGee to follow. Remembering that he was a messenger first, McGee leapt to follow. Now he'd be delivering messages to the King!