Part II, The Cyclops: Chapters 18 - 20 Summary

October 25, 1989

Key West, Florida

Pitt, Giordino, and Rudi Gunn are joined by their blimp pilot who is none other than Jessie LeBaron. They are given a weather advisory about a possible tropical storm. When news comes that the storm has changed directions, the Prosperteer can no longer be reached by radio. She has disappeared, exactly as she did when Raymond LeBaron was piloting her. Sandecker contacts the President who claims to have notified Admiral Montfort to request assistance. When Sandecker calls Montfort to check, Montfort tells Sandecker that he has been given presidential orders to stay clear of the area. Sandecker is furious. He feels that a vicious trick has been played on him and on Pitt.

Onboard the Prosperteer, the three men argue with Jessie on their direction. Jessie has spilled coffee...