Chapter Seventeen
Alison and Babbs broke through the cafeteria doors and Babbs was the first to speak. “What’s the news on Jill?”
“Jill is resting. She’s had something to eat and Amy gave her a shot, so with luck, she’ll sleep the clock ‘round. But before I left her she gave me some disturbing news. All of the dive tanks in the shed have been discharged.”
“Purposely?”
“Yes. Purposely. The valves were left open. Jill only had one full tank, presumably charged with Nitrox, and she gave it to Jocko for his dive on the wellhead. By the time he hit seventy-five feet he was experiencing a migraine-like headache and was nauseated.”
“The gas mix...”Babbs exhaled. “God– what was he breathing?”
“Good question. Jocko jettisoned his weight belt and made an emergency assent. Jill went into the wa
