Once back at the docks, the 5 of us are sitting and just talking when a bloated, open-eyed, body is lifted off a police boat on a longboard and rested on the concrete edge of the marina. A crowd of residents gathers round while the deputy writes the time.

"Who do you think it is?" John B asks crossing his arms and looking at us.

"Give me a sec" I stand up and go join the crowd sounded around the body. Once I start walking back JJ calls out to me as I get closer "So?"

"Scooter Grubbs, he was out during the storm. I've seen him working at the Cameron's House. Cops say he was last seen in a Grady White.....But the thing is, the Grady White isn't his boat, it's the Cameron's" I rest my arm on the railing and then glance at the sun shining onto JJ's hair.

"Holy shit" says john B looking at the ground.

"As in Ward Cameron?" JJ asks looking at me. I nod "Yes. Everyone is out looking for it"

John B turns his head and looks at JJ who looks back at John B stunned.

••••••••

20 min later the five of us reach the chateau and debrief.

"ok so um. We didn't see anything, we don't know anything. We need to have total and complete amnesia" Pope says pacing around then finally sitting down next to Kie.

"Actually, Pope's right for once. See I agree with you sometimes" JJ says while standing up. "Deny deny deny"

"We can't keep that money" Kie says looking directly at JJ.

"Not everybody can afford unlimited data plans, Kiara"

I look at JJ "I agree with Kie we have to pass it on to Lana Grubbs. Otherwise, it's bad karma"

"Bad karma to be implicated in a felony too. We have to keep a low profile, gotta go dark" Pope says.

"If that means we get to keep the money, then OK, I agree" JJ argues back.

I look at John B who has said nothing so far "what are you thinking John B"

"I'm thinking that I don't agree"

"Why?" JJ says looking at John B. "Just think about it, this is Scooter Grubs we're talking about alright. Same guy whose buying individual cigarettes at the port hall. I once saw him at the Sav-A-Lot begging change for gas." He pauses and looks at us, and for some reason as Sydney saw Scooter working for Ward Cameron on the druthers" Kie and JJ are looking at John B with a look.

"What are you saying John B" I say looking at him confused.

"We're talking about a dirtbag marina rat whose never had more than 40 dollars in his pocket, and all of a sudden he's got a Grady White from the Camerons? Just saying" John B shrugs and turns his back on us. I look at JJ in shock while JJ looks at me and grins.

                                                              ••••••••

Later that day, as the sun sets, the five of us sit on the dock while John B. tries to convince the pope. 

“From my point of view, it’s shady, smuggling shady. Why would he have that boat, why a secret motel room, why a gun and all that money. He lived at that Reiki retreat place right? So he had to do something to get all that. They’re not exactly rolling in golden pirate chips now are they…”  

I sigh then shrug "Fuck it, what more is there to lose?"  I look at John B and smile, now he's more determined to convince the others.

 “All right, so think about it, Pope. How does a marina rat get a Grady-White?”

“They were straight smugglin'. Smugglin'.”

"They were straight smuggling shit"

"Smuggling," He says nodding in agreement , "I guarantee there's a serious amount of valuable shit in the boat"

"Hell ya" JJ says reeling in a fish.

"For the record. If that is a smuggling ship with legal contraband on the inside of it. It probably belongs to someone else"

"Minor Details" Kie says stretching

“They could come looking for it guys" 

"So are you saying that taking it would be catastrophically stupid?" I say looking at pope

"that's exactly what I'm saying"

"Right well stupid things have good outcomes all the time" JJ says taking the wad of cash from his pocket and then fanning out the hundred-dollar bills. I look at him and he grins.

"All we need to do right now is just figure out how to get the loot out of that boat. Till then, we just lay low, act normal" I look at JJ and grin "We all know you don't act normal J" I laugh

"Thanks, princess"

"And how exactly do we blend with the crowd? how the hell do we exactly do we do that?”

"Keggar" Kie says shrugging. I grin and look at Kie "I like the way you think Kie"