Pulling her phone from her pocket, she scrolled through the screen until she found Nic’s number. Millie tapped out a quick text.I’m standing at the door. Can you let me in?
Seconds later, the door opened. Nic stood at the top, a puzzled expression on his face. “Where’s your keycard?”
“I left it in my beach bag when I went for a swim.” Millie told her husband she found out it was missing when she got ready to return to the ship. “My keycard and coin purse are gone.”
“Someone stole them?”
“I believe so. The bottom line is they’re missing.”
“What about the others you were with? Maybe it ended up in someone else’s bag.”
“They all checked. I’m the only one who had missing items. I heard Donovan was here in a meeting. I need to have my keycard canceled and a new one issued.” Millie climbed the steps. “Until it’s canceled whoever has it could access virtually any area of the ship.”
“Including the bridge and engine room,” Nic grimly replied.
“Yep, which is why as soon as I realized it, I hightailed it back here.” Millie caught Donovan’s eye and strode over. “I have a problem.”
“What’s new?” Patterson joked.
“My keycard was stolen from my beach bag.”
Donovan’s head shot up. “How long ago?”
“I’m not sure. Maybe an hour or two. Three tops.” Millie explained she had left her beach bag on the lounge chair when she and the others went for a swim. “I didn’t think anyone would mess with it. They also took my coin purse and a small amount of money.”
“Nothing else is missing?”
“Nope. Just my money and keycard.”
“Did you notice anyone hanging around?” Patterson asked.
“The beach is packed. It could have been anyone.”
The ship’s purser flipped the cover on his iPad and tapped the screen. “I’m logging in now to see if it’s been used.”
While she waited, Millie prayed whoever had taken it didn’t realize the significance and tossed it in the trash. Despite her optimism, her gut told her this wasn’t the case.
“It’s been used,” Donovan finally said.
Chapter 25
Millie clutched her chest. “Where?”
“Your keycard was used by someone who entered Sharky’s confiscated items room.”
She grabbed onto the back of a chair to steady herself. “I thought it was a keypad access code only.”
“We recently changed it,” Patterson said. “You need either the code or the special keycard.”
“What about Arturo Bautista?” Millie asked.
“We’ve been monitoring his movements since the vandalism. I’ve already verified it wasn’t him. He hasn’t left the ship today.”
“It could have been a passenger who had something confiscated, found your card and decided to go down and get it back,” Donovan theorized.
Millie immediately dismissed the idea. “How would they know where to find it?”
Patterson drummed his fingers on the table. “Our rescued yacht passengers had several items taken when they boarded the ship.”
