When Kate and Rick had been gone Lanie and Javi explored the Island.
"You know Lanie when we first arrived. I thought I was hallucinating." Javi said.
"Me Too I thought I was going to be greeted by a Short little man in a white suit." Lanie said.
Flora one of the native girls wandered by then giggled.
Javi was perplexed.
"Flora? Right…?" Javi asked.
"Yes Senor" Flora said.
"Why are you giggling?" Lanie asked.
"…Because Senor Rick forbade Mr. Munoz from showing up!" Flora again burst into a fit of giggles.
"Why? Is that funny?" Javi asked.
"…Because, Mr. Munoz looks like the actor on Fantasy Island!" The Girl giggled.
"Really…?" Lanie asked she had always loved that old TV show.
Flora nodded her head
"Would you like to meet him?' Flora asked.
Lanie looked at Javi pleading.
"Oh all right let's go meet Mr. Munoz." Javi said Lanie just smiled at him.
Flora happily skipped to the village to where Mr. Munoz was sitting on the veranda of his house.
Both Javi and Lanie was dumfounded the man sounded and looked like the actor.
Flora said. "See I told you. A few years ago He would follow Senor Rick around and call him Boss!"
Flora giggled as both Lanie and Javi were invited to sit on his veranda and sip a cool drink.
Flora said good bye to Javi and Lanie then bowed to Mr. Munoz. Mr. Munoz bowed back to Flora.
The customs of the Islanders was very interesting.
The couple chatted and learned Mr. Munoz liked the TV show very much. So Lanie and Mr. Munoz talked about the show.
Lanie convinced Mr. Munoz to say that famous line.
"De Plane de Plane Boss" said Mr. Munoz perfectly.
Both Lanie and Javi applauded. Mr. Munoz smiled.
Eventually Javi and Lanie were getting hungry then returned to main building.
"Can you believe that?" Lanie asked.
"Believe what Chica?" Javi asked not understanding what Lanie was referring.
'Kate talked Rick from showing up in a White suit and with Mr. Munoz in tow!" Lanie said.
"I think I understand what Kate was thinking." Javi said.
"Really and how is that Javi?" Lanie was getting miffed at the thought Javi knew her GF better than she did.
"Well remember we were all shocked we had to go into hiding then we appeared on this mysterious Island Rick appearing as Mr. Roark with Mr. Munoz in tow would have been just too much!" Javi replied.
Lanie just had to chuckle as they ran into Kevin and Jenny they had to tell everyone about their encounter with Flora and Mr. Munoz.
Jim agreed it would have been over the top but something Rick might have wanted to do.
/
Back on the Cat Rick took them to several more islands in the chain.
"Kate we are now in the American Protectorate attached to Guam. Further south is the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Here we are in a nature preserves so we can not set foot on the islands." Rick said. "But we can stay anchored off shore."
"It was from here 20 years ago did the Cat called the same name developed trouble then a Typhoon blew in and tossed us toward first Crow's Nest then finally the Island." Rick said recounting his sea adventures.
Us? Kate asked.
"Yeah Philippe Cousteau and three divers we were here to document the sea life before it was named a Nature preserve." Rick said.
"You dove with the Crew of the Calypso?" Kate said wondering what else Rick had done.
"Well no not exactly I never was aboard the Calypso but met the crew in Guam." Rick said.
"You were scouting locations for Derrick weren't you?!" Kate said amazed.
"Yeah I was and thinking of a sea adventure for him but it never worked out. But I did find the Island and swore the rest of the crew to secrecy." Rick said.
"So is that why the island was never part of the preserve or Crow's nest?" Kate asked.
"Yeah if they were discovered they would have been forced to leave the Island and I just could not let the bureaucrats do that. So I told the people in Washington the Island chained ended here." Rick said "and the Crew and Philippe agreed and said the same thing."
"You did a wonderful thing for those people Rick." Kate said as she kissed then continued into the cabin to make love again.
/
A few days had past and Jim was watching the news then it broke in with the Senate hearing. Jim was disgusted seeing Senator Bracken's face on the TV he was about to change the channel and was stopped by Ryan's hand.
"Wait" he said.
"Wait for what?" Jim said.
"I want to see what Bracken is up to?" Ryan replied soon other guests arrived at the TV screen.
Then the hearing got underway.
"Hey that is my Dad and Kate" Alexis pointed out.
Jim looked closely at the screen.
"So that is why they left! They could have told me about the subpoena" Jim said. "You know I once argued in front of a Supreme Court?"
"No Jim tell us all about it?" Martha said.
"Shhh it is starting" said Ryan.
They all watched in rapt attention as Kate detailed the case against the Senator.
Jim felt very proud.
"So that is the Doctor" Lanie said. "He looks very handsome."
Javi looked at Lanie.
"Well he does nothing is wrong with that." Lanie protested.
The group cheered when the committee was dissolved into Chaos. They had gotten Bracken to confess. The hearing was over and Bracken was forcefully detained.
/
A few days later Kate and Rick returned and were feted.
"We got him Dad we got him" Kate cried in her father's arms.
Your mother would have been so proud! Jim said hugging his daughter.
Rick stood in front of everyone.
"It is time we go back to our normal lives. The threat is over I got word from Special Agent Hayes that all of Bracken's accounts were frozen. Bracken himself was kicked out of the Senate but was allowed to stay in an insane asylum in his home state. But without his wealth he is no longer any danger." Rick said. "All his assets were seized by the IRS for missing back taxes after the FBI showed the illegal accounts."
"So the Al Capone offense worked?" Jim asked.
"Yeah Dad Rick's plan worked perfectly. However, I wish he was sent to jail for his crimes but being put in an institution for the criminally insane I guess is enough." Kate said.
"Your mother would be so proud!" Jim said again hugging his daughter then a scream was heard!
"Oh My Gad! Look at you! GF!" Lanie pointing at the rock Rick had got her.
"What?" Everyone said.
Kate smiled and grabbed Rick's hand. "He proposed and I said Yes!"
Rick was smiling at his Fiancée.
Lanie grabbed Kate by the wrist
"Spill Girl Friend and look at the size of that rock!" Lanie said all giggly.
Lanie dragged Kate away and all the girls joined in on hearing about the way Rick proposed.
Alexis came over and said.
"At Crow's Nest?" She inquired looking at her father for confirmation.
Rick nodded his head.
"Oh I am so happy!" Alexis wrapped her arms around her Father.
The Islanders had to have another feast to celebrate the up coming Nuptials this time Kate allowed Rick to dress in a white suit and have Mr. Munoz stand next to him.