He tried the door, but it had locked behind him and Alice, so he rapped sharply on it. Doris had been just sitting after they had left. She was sure s...e had lost at least ten thousand dollars in the deal, and was stunned. She started when she heard the knock on the door. Now, who can that be? She thought. She started out of the conference room toward the door, but when she saw it was Gerald, she turned on her heel and walked back into the conference room. If that shit wants something more, he. John's in Newfoundland would be a great jumping off point. We could go north to Iceland or south to Portugal from there. SJ said that the Azores were a good stopping point. Bobbi said, "Yes, but it will be harder to miss Portugal." They grinned at each other. According to our calculations, St. John's to Lisbon would be under two thousand, three hundred miles. That would leave us with a thousand mile cushion but we couldn't return without refueling. That was a concern. We decided to push on to. Their conversation skirted the issue, like the couple who know that the hidden agenda contains something very special.“Hey, are we going to Interlaken, or what?” asked Nikki, rolling onto her back.Lauren looked down into her eyes. “Dunno, what do you want to do?”“I need some stockings for tomorrow. What’s this Rebecca like, is she OK?”“Sure, she’s a real laugh. She’s really into this church thing. I think it’ll be fun. You know we have to get there at some god-awful hour?”“No, when?”“Someone’s. "Mainframe what was that?" The Remote interface Unit inquired.A calm masculine voice reverberated through the bridge "Ships systems have degraded, Life support not operational in many key areas, power systems damaged, ships power reserves are low." The ship responded."Shut off all non essential systems and bays, keep life support to key areas and to crew quarters." The Remote Interface unit responded. "What has been done with the life forms that were brought aboard?" They have been placed in.