Chapter 11Identity
“I'm not entirely stupid, Detective Inspector,” Gideon announced as soon as Patrick Neary had left the bridge.
“I never thought for a minute that you are, Captain,” Ross replied.
“This whole quarantine thing is a ruse, isn't it? You needed a way to keep Alexandra Rose and her passengers and crew out of port, so the killer can't do a runner as soon as we dock, right? Quarantining a ship normally takes more than a phone call from a pathologist, as we both know. Public health officers would normally visit the ship and the order to quarantine us would come from higher authority than your Doctor Nugent.”
Ross knew the captain had worked it out and had to hope he could convince him to play along. It was time to place his cards on the table.
“You're right, of course, Capta
