Kellie spent the nexthour searching the yacht for any sign of her father and Tyler, even Luis. She also spent that time staying out of sight from Luis's men. She wanted the element of surprise on her side.
Unable to locate them, she radioed Luke, "I can't find any sign of them."
"You checked all the state rooms, the galley, the pilot house," Luke asked.
"Yeah," Kellie said, "I checked everywhere."
"Did you look in both engine rooms or just one?" Luke asked, "The Coast Guard here wants to know exactly what they're dealing with explosives wise."
"Just one," Kellie said, "I'm not that far from the other one. I'll go check it before I find the hostages. What about clearing the harbor?"
"It's already done," Luke said.
I'm out of here," Kellie said, noticing Luis's men near by. She switched the radio off and waited for them to leave before heading to the engine room.
Once Kellie entered the engine room, she heard voices she moved in closer until she could see who they belonged to, Tyler, Sonny, and Luis.
"You finally decided to join us," a voice from behind her said. Kellie turned to find Bernie standing behind her.
"Luis," Bernie shouted, "Our guest has arrived."
Luis, Tyler, and Sonny turned to look in their direction as Bernie shoved Kellie into view.
"Where's your entourage," Luis asked, "Last time you came sniffing around my property, you had a party with you. "
"If I had brought my adoring fans," Kellie said, "We'd all be dead right now wouldn't we? Something to do with a bomb that will go off if too much weight is added to the boat. Am I right?"
"I know you didn't come to that conclusion on your own," Luis said, "Bombs are one of the few areas you lack knowledge in."
"That seems to be changing as events unfold," Kellie said, "Now how many people can I get off this boat without setting off the bomb."
"Aside from myself and Bernie," Luis said, "You and one other; which means that its time for you to choose, your father or Tyler. Which is it going to be?"
"I've got a better idea," Kellie said, grabbing Bernie, putting him into a headlock, and pulling her gun on him, "I can always kill your prize employee instead. I don't think you want that to happen. From what I can tell he's the one who's actually been doing the work. You'd actually have to get your hands dirty it I shoot him because he'd be awfully hard to replace on such short notice. Here's what we'll do. My father, Tyler, and I will walk off this boat. You won't mind trading spots with one of us. You do have the knowledge to dismantle the bomb I'm sure. So you won't die. I'll keep an eye on Bernie here until you make it back to shore. I'm being more than generous."
"You actually think you can beat me," Luis said, "You have more ambition than I gave you credit for."
Kellie cocked her gun.
"Boss, please don't let her kill me," Bernie said, sweating and shaking out of fear.
"Your constant shaking is making my hand a little unsteady," Kellie said, "You wouldn't want me to accidentally shoot the gun now would you."
"You'd really kill me in cold blood," Bernie said, "I could have had you killed back in the safe house. But I didn't. Now please I'm begging you to spare my life."
Kellie moved her finger as if she was going to pull the trigger.
"Don't do it," Sonny yelled, "Don't kill a man in cold blood like that. Once you do it. You can't ever go back. I know you've killed people and even planned Ethan's execution without actually pulling the trigger yourself. But you're not prepared for how killing a man, even one as pathetic as Bernie, in cold blood will change you. I'm begging you for your sake, don't do it."
"Listen to your father," Bernie whimpered.
"Enough," Luis said, pulling out his own gun andshooting Bernie right between the eyes.
