“You might want to head down here.”
Tohan told her they were on their way and ended the call.
Less than a minute later, he and the other Sea-nanigans crew member arrived. Tohan greeted Millie before easing past her.
“Like I said, we found the door ajar. We haven’t touched a thing.”
The second crew member tiptoed inside, muttering under his breath. “Someone broke into our cabin? Who would do such a thing?”
Tohan’s eyes narrowed. “Jeremy.”
“Why would Jeremy break into your cabin?” Millie asked.
“We had a disagreement last night. I insisted that we call his father to let him know what had happened. He didn’t want to, and even threatened me.”
Millie stared at him. “The senior Mr. Manning still doesn’t know the yacht sank and you had to be rescued?”
Tohan shook his head. “For whatever reason, Jeremy was adamant about waiting until this morning.”
“This is unacceptable,” she said. “I’ll be honest. He strikes me as a spoiled brat and vindictive.”
“He can be…challenging to deal with,” Tohan said. “We were to meet on the upper deck at ten for a conference call.”
“Which is half an hour from now.” She glanced at her watch. “Where?”
“On the sun deck. I’m sure I’ll be blamed for everything.”
“Do you have any idea what Jeremy may have been looking for?”
Tohan’s eyes slid to the side.
“What is it?”
“The passports.” He explained he’d been hanging onto them for each of the passengers. “Mr. Manning made me promise to keep them. Thankfully, I was able to grab them before the yacht started to sink.”
“Because…” Millie prompted.
“After we departed Bimini, we were traveling to Nassau to pick up some…supplies.”
It dawned on her what he was referring to. “Drugs.”
“Correct.” Tohan hurried on. “I had no idea we were going to Nassau. We had mechanical problems, which is why we stopped in Bimini. As soon as the repairs were made, I thought we were headed to Freeport. Jeremy told me there was a change of plans and insisted we sail to Nassau. As soon as he told me, I called his father.”
“Who had no idea about the change of plans.”
“Correct. He was not happy about the news. He didn’t come right out and admit he knew why Jeremy wanted to go there, but made me promise to take his son’s passport and accompany the passengers in all ports.”
“Basically babysit them,” Gloria summarized.
“What a mess.” Millie paced, struggling to fill in the blanks. “Jeremy borrows Daddy’s yacht. Without his father’s knowledge or permission, he made plans to take it to Nassau to score some drugs. Not long after leaving Miami, the yacht had mechanical issues. You stopped in Bimini for repairs. After the repairs, you think you’re heading to Freeport. Jeremy changes the itinerary.”
“Correct. At which time I contacted Mr. Manning to let him know. He asked me to confiscate the passports.”
“I’m sure Jeremy was fit to be tied,” Millie guessed.
“He wasn’t happy. I informed him I’d spoken with his father and would be accompanying him ashore.”
“You could look at it as dodging a bullet,” Gloria said.
