"Just then a man came by, presumably her father, and the girl got up andwalked away with him. Chris slapped his forehead in exaggeratedfrustration. ...Aww! You missed your chance!"Mark shrugged again, relieved.On the last day they went out in the evening to a nice restaurant.Before they left Chris spent ages in the bathroom getting ready. Hecame out in clean black jeans and a dark blue shirt and with his hairneatly brushed. But when Mrs Halford saw him she had to stifle agiggle."Oh my God! . I remember hearing gun shots before I was knocked out, so I’m already prepared for the worst.”“I hope you are,” he replied sadly. “When I got back, I went straight to the radio room for an update. When I saw the first plane go down I called in and Joseph told me we were being attacked. He said they couldn’t get a hold of you, but Dale had already radioed in to tell them he’d lost an engine and would have to land or reroute to Tahiti. I gave the order to send them to Tahiti, just in case the. They all wore thin, straight, black ties, some knotted up to their throats, most loose showing beneath the collars that were routinely put on when pick ups were booked in to the Prep Centre.I looked appreciatively as they busied themselves at their tasks. "I like your style too," I said."Well," said Seb, "I guess it's a bit of an indulgence but a man's got to give in to his enthusiasms. Come over here, I'll give you a demo — the site that is, not the girls," he grinned. "214," he called and one. However there was no joking during this ride. We were all deadly serious. We knew that if anyone had survived the crash, their continued survival depended on us doing our jobs.Thor was not too happy flying in the rocking, rolling motion of the chopper and he was more than ready to jump out when we touched down. As soon as the chopper was out of the way, I checked the GPS I was carrying and headed to the search site.Thor was setting a quick pace and I was soon peeling off my parka. The air was.