“I’ve got another favour,” Nhiari said. “If I send you a video which is embedded with a tracking device, can you extract it and put it in something I can send to someone so their phone is tracked?”
“Maybe. Send it to me so I can look.”
Nhiari pressed a few buttons and sent Amani the video Lee had sent her to get access to her phone. “Sent.”
“What’s your priority?”
“I need it on the phone by Saturday morning.”
“Geez, Nhiari. What are you doing to me?”
“I owe you big time,” Nhiari assured her.
“Give me a second. I’ll see if it’s anything obvious.”
Dot raised her eyebrows.
“Lee tracked both of our phones,” she said. “It’s how he knew where we were. If I can get something similar on his phone by Saturday, we can follow him if he can’t be trusted.” Her gut clenched.
“If that’s all you need, I’ve got something that will work,” Amani said. “All you need to do is make sure the person opens the message and it will install on their phone. You’ll have real-time tracking.”
“What are the legalities?” Dot asked.
“You need court approval,” Amani said. “Have you brought Rodney into this yet?”
“No.” Nor did Nhiari want to, but she also acknowledged they would have to at some stage. “If he’s working with Stonefish and knows we’ve put it on Lee’s phone, then it won’t work. Lee could just leave his phone off for the entire time.”
“Let me know what you’re going to do. I’ve got to go.” Amani hung up.
Nhiari looked at Dot. “What’s your gut telling you?”
“That he’s a professional and only he knows who he’s telling the truth to.”
Her phone dinged and she looked down at the screen.
Use it wisely.
She didn’t recognise the number, but she smiled at the photo which accompanied it. Amani had come through for her. She considered what to write and then sent Lee a quick message before she could second-guess herself.
Then she downloaded the tracking app and hid it in a folder on her phone.
She hoped she didn’t have to use it.
Chapter Fifteen
TheheattookLee’sbreath away as he jogged across the yard under the piercing sun to the shade of the sheds. There were no cars parked next to the caravans any longer, though someone could still be inside. He sent a message with images of the treasure and before he had a chance to call Lucas, his phone rang.
“You’ve found it.”
Lucas’s chortle made Lee cringe. It reminded him of family dinners when Lucas was making fun of Lee or Lee’s father. “Yeah. I don’t have long,” he said. “The museum knows about it and they’re planning to move it on Saturday with the cannon Steven Hamilton brought up from the wreck.”
Lucas laughed. “Steven didn’t take the cannon. I arranged for it to be dropped there after he got caught.”
Lee raised his eyebrows as concern filled him. What contacts did Lucas still have in Retribution Bay? “Did Martin do it?”
“No.”
Lee waited, but no more information was forthcoming. “Joseph?”
