“No problem, sir. I"ll leave D.C. Rose to keep watch over Derek. He knows he"s one of ours so I"m sure he"ll call us if there"s any change in his condition. How are you doing there on the ship?”
“We"re just about to descend into the bilge compartment. And I"m about to tell Captain Gideon about the theory the two of us arrived at yesterday.”
“Good luck with that,” Drake said as she hung up and Ross returned to the bridge to inform Ferris and the others.
“Derek"s out of surgery. He"s going to make it.”
“Thank God for that,” Ferris exclaimed.
“Good for Derek,” Curtis nodded, smiling.
“I take it that"s good news about your officer, Inspector,” Gideon said. “I"m glad he"s going to be okay.”
“Thanks, Captain. Now, where were we?”
“You were about to accuse another one of my officers of be
