Forty-Seven
Saturday, May 28
En route from O‘ahu to Molokini Crater
Their next lead came from Charlie. He called in to report that both the Bougainville and the Tesoro were on course for the east shore of Maui.
“Are you sure?” Eva asked. Prior to this trip, she’d had no idea how many islands made up the state of Hawai‘i, nor had she realized how spread out they were.
Charlie chuckled. “Ey, I’m sure. Trust me. She’s got eyes in the sky.”
“You aren’t getting this information from Clarissa, are you?” Eva twisted the blue crystals of the St. Raphael bracelet around her wrist.
“No, it’s from a close connection at my alma mater.”
“Thanks, Charlie. We really appreciate it. But tell Clarissa no orange push-up pops for you unless this plays out.”
When she passed on this information to Mel
