CH 32
Kate was in the ship's office with the Captain talking about Two Dads when MacGyver knocked on the door.
" Come," Baxter said.
"You wanted to see me, Sir?"
"Yes, X told me about what happened last night."
"Thought she would, here is my report and photos of the three men, Sir," she passed him her file.
"Thank you, MacGyver, you may go."
"Sir, I suggest we tell MacGyver about Two Dads," Kate says.
"What has he done this time, X?"
"Alright," Baxter answered.
Kate turned to MacGyver and passed her his file, "you were right about him being a troublemaker," Kate said.
MacGyver read Two Dads profile, "Great and we've got him here if he doesn't change his ways I'll make him change them."
" How do you intend that, MacGyver?" the Captain asked.
She closed the file and popped it on the desk. "Wall torture, Sir. X knows what that is. If you will excuse me, Sir, I've got to get lunch on."
"You're dismissed."
She turned and left the office. The captain looks to Kate, "Tell me about this wall torture, X."
The next day Hammersley helps a boat with engine problems. Charge, Two Dads, Kate, Buffer, and MacGyver went over to help fix the problem. While in the engine room MacGyver turned to Charge, "I'll be back."
"What are you up to?"
"Snooping."
"Be Careful."
"Always," she left the engine room and went to check out the boat.
In her search, she found two rooms full of stuff that she recognized as being from boats that had been boarded and items taken. Since she didn't want to use her radio, she got her beacon out and turn it on. Kate was on the bridge with the others when MacGyver's laptop buzzed so Kate sent to see what is going on. MacGyver sent out a morse code message using her beacon. So when Kate saw the message popping up, "Sir, you'll want to take a look at this."
He walked over to her and read the message, 'jackpot, evidence, got them.'
"What does that mean?" he asked.
" There are items that were stolen from boats, that's what she meant."
"Ok, tell her, back up's on its way," Baxter says.
Kate sent a return message, 'BU on way'. "She'll know what it means."
"Good, call hands to boarding stations."
"Yes, Sir."
MacGyver managed to make it back to the engine room without being seen.
Charge says to her, "it's fixed."
"Unfix it."
"Why?"
"These guys are the pirates that have been attacking boats, stealing stuff and beating people up. I saw some of it, come on we don't have much time."
"Okay."
MacGyver went over and she unscrewed the spark plugs, removed two, damaged them then put them back. Then she walked over to help Charge when one of the men came down to the engine compartment with a gun,
"It is fixed?"
"Almost," MacGyver said.
"Then hurry up." He watched them fix the problem.
"There that should do it," Charge says.
"Get up top," he ordered.
As they walk through the passageway, MacGyver did a handstand kicking the guy in the head and causing him to hit the wall, knocking him out.
"Great going!" Charge said. They took the gun off of him and dragged him into a room and tied him up. Then they slowly worked their way up to the wheelhouse where Charge used the gun and MacGyver used her hands and legs to take out the other two. Charge stayed watching the pirates while MacGyver went to untie their crewmates as the two RHIBS showed up.
"Everything ok here?" Kate asked.
"Yes, it is." MacGyver showed Swain and Kate the two rooms containing the stolen goods.
"Great going MacGyver," Swain said.
"I'll go and replace the two damaged spark plugs and then we can take this boat back to port."
"You go and do that," Kate said.
Three hours later the boat was docked and the police took the men away and thanked the Navy.
Then Hammersley left port to carry on with its patrol.
Three weeks later Hammersley went through a storm when there was a mayday call from Robson One, a pleasure boat. After telling them to go to a nearby island, they did their best to ride out the storm. By the next morning, it was calm. They picked up an ex-Navy man, Geoff Kershaw after they spotted him in the water among the wreckage of his boat. Then they head to the island and Robson One. On the way, Geoff talked about when he was in the Navy and how much has changed since he was there.
When they reach the island they saw the boat so a boarding team went over and found weapons on board and no sign of the Robsons.
"Bravo 8-2, Papa 8-2"
"Go ahead, Bravo."
" There's no one on board, Sir. There is a cache of guns."
"I'll send a second RHIB to take control of the weapons, you and your team proceed to the island and commence a search."
"Roger that, Bravo 8-2 out."
They went to shore where they found the Robson's tied up. They released them and returned to Hammersley. MacGyver checked them both over and gave them a bottle of water each. She then told the Captain and kate that they are fine but dehydrated.
The Captain went down to the wardroom to talk to the Robsons to find out what had happened to them. After speaking with them he contacted Steve at NAVCOM and spoke with him learning that weapons were stolen.
After talking to Steve, Baxter sent a team ashore to see if they can find the remaining weapons and the man who tied up the Robsons. As they were searching the island, someone took a shot at Spider and fortunately missed.
MacGyver moved to a spot, "Spider, take your hat off and raise it on a stick."
He did what she said, then the guy stepped out and shot at it but missed. At the same time, MacGyver shot him and he went down. Then they went over to the guy they noticed he was wearing a bulletproof vest. When he came to he came up fighting and tried to go after MacGyver, she pointed her gun under his chin, "Nice try."
At that moment Buffer and Swain showed up. They took control of the guy and brought him back to Hammersley. When they took Matt Robson to identify him they found out that he wasn't the guy. Baxter ordered them back to the island.
Spider and Buffer were paired up together. They found the weapons and radio and the coordinates when they heard a shot fired. Kate and MacGyver ran to the location of the gunfire. They saw three men holding Buffer and Spider at gunpoint. Laying low and watching what was happening and then they followed them.
MacGyver turned her beacon on and off as they follow. On Hammersley, the message came across on the laptop, 'found buff, spi, 3 arm hos, follow, no radio'. Blaxter replied back, 'gl'.
Watching the laptop with McGyvers beacon, Baxter was able to see in which direction they were heading. Reaching the beach, they saw a hovercraft. Kate and MacGyver moved back into the bush then slowly moved closer. As they watched they could see what was going to happen.
MaGyver got out her pocket knife and ran to the hovercraft. She saw the keys to the craft, she turned and waved Kate over. Getting in they started the hovercraft and headed straight towards the men and knock them onto the ground. MacGyver stopped the craft and pointed her gun at two men while Kate covered the other. Buffer and Spider cuffed the men and then put them on hovercraft.
"Do you know how to operate this thing MacGyver?"
"Yep, hang on," she started it up and headed out where the Robson's boat is anchored and then parked it on the beach. Using the RHIB to head back to Hammersley. Matt identified one of the men who had attacked him and Samone.
After they got the Robson's statements and removed the weapons from their boat, the Robson's were returned to their boat and they headed for home.
Hammersley stayed to wait for the Feds that were to be there the next day to take control of the prisoners.
"Sir, seeing that we are going to be here overnight, and we've done such a great job in catching the thieves, and recovering the Army's stollen weapons... How about hot plate tonight on the boat deck," MacGyver suggested.
"That's a bloody great idea," Charge said as the others agree.
"Why not," Baxter replied.
"Great I'll go and make the hot plate sizzling." An hour later everyone was out on the back of the ship enjoying sausages and fried onions. MacGyver happened to notice that Geoff was walking towards the hatch.
"Swain, can you take over for a bit?"
"Sure." she passed him the tongs.
"Thanks," as she walked to the hatch and up onto the bridge. She went over to where the monitors for the monitoring cameras are and could see where Geoff was heading. She started recording what was going on and she could hear everything. Then he walked out and headed back to where the others. She stops the recording then walks down the stairs when RO walks out of comcen.
"RO, I need to make a phone call."
"Can it wait?"
"Inside," she said.
He stepped back and she followed him in closing the door behind her.
"I need to call NAVCOM."
"Why?"
"Geoff Kershaw, gut instinct."
"I hate it when you say 'gut instinct', but I need the CO's permission."
"Ok, but keep it to yourself."
"Of course," giving her a sour look.
She walked out of comcen and saw Geoff talking to Kate. "You know I heard that an instructor at Watson Bay was having an affair with his blonde student, let's see, when was it…"
"Excuse me, X, I need a word."
"Excuse me, Geoff," as she walks past Geoff and over to MacGyver mouthing 'Thank you'. What did you want to see me about MacGyver?"
" The Captain wants your report about today's events."
"Sure."
They're walking down the corridor chatting and then once they were around the corner she grabs Kate's arm and they stop. MacGyver got her swiss knife out and opened it, then crouched down and used the blade as a mirror to see around the corner to see Geoff walking towards the hatch.
She stood up and put away her pocket knife.
"X call NAVCOM, find out who Geoff Kershaw is."
"Your gut?"
"Yeah, and I saw him cut the ties off the men down in austere. They are planning on getting the weapons at midnight tonight. So, why don't we throw them a surprise party of our own and catch Geoff Kershaw in the act while we're at it."
"What did you have in mind?" MacGyver grinned.
That night everything went as planned. The guys took a RHIB to the beach where there were three guys staying with the weapons. They knocked the three guys out, and then they went and put the weapons into the hovercraft. The driver tried to get the engine started.
"Going somewhere boys?" They heard a female voice then they heard the click of guns as their torches were turned on to them. They were all shocked and raised their hands when they saw eight crew members and MacGyver there with a gun in her hand.
"Well, well, well, Geoff Kershaw, I knew some things didn't add up to why you were out at sea in the middle of a storm. Not till I saw you on camera cutting your mates ties. With that and the dishonourable discharge from the Navy. Plus the icing on the cake was catching you and your mates assaulting Navy personnel and theft of a RHIB. Shame you won't be getting any cake any time soon," they took the men back to Hammersley.
The next morning the feds showed up but they had one problem, none of them knew how to drive a hovercraft.
"MacGyver can" Kate said.
"Can you?"
"Oh yeah."
"Can you drive it back to Cairns?"
"Why not, who wants to come with me?"
"I will," one of the feds said.
"Ok, make sure you use the head before we go cause it is a three and a half-hour drive."
"Head?" he said confused.
"Dunne."
"Oh, good idea."
Ten minutes later MacGyver and the Fed Agent left in the hovercraft while the rest of the Feds followed behind on the police boat.
Meanwhile Hammersley attends a may day call.
When the hovercraft arrived back in Cairns, she drove it up the boat ramp and turned it around and then shut it down. Then they stood up and stretched their legs.
"Enjoyed the ride sir?"
"Yeah, actually I did, thanks."
"That's good."