Chapter Fourteen
Prelude to Disaster
By now, Bibi was certain that something bad had happened to Groff. Despite the assurances of Reinholt that she was probably ashore and carrying out some sort of confidential business as she had hinted at with Norquist, the multiple disappearances from the yacht were adding up in Bibi’s mind as cause for alarm. Two meetings with the ship’s officers yielded little more than an agreement not to leave the area and to mount double security on all watches. At Bibi’s continued insistence, all officers now were armed and wore body armor. All shore trips were stopped, at least until there was some explanation as to where the missing people might be. At one point, Bibi asked Norquist if she could speak privately with him and they went to his small office below
