Part I, The Prosperteer: Chapters 4 - 6 Summary

Pitt is participating in a thirty mild board-sailing marathon around Biscayne Bay to Key Biscayne's Cape Florida lighthouse. Prosperteer interrupts the race by appearing out of nowhere and heading for people. Pitt chooses to chase the blimp rather than finishing the race, knowing the degree of devastation if the blimp hits the hotel. He gets help from people on the beach and they all manage to stop it just in time. Looking inside, he finds the crew of three dead at the controls. He does notice that there is very high tech equipment aboard, everything needed for an underwater search expedition. Looking at the corpses, he realizes that death has been present for some time for the three aboard the blimp.

Dade County coroner, Dr. Calvin Rooney assists with the presumed identification of...