Chapters 7-10 Summary

John drives through the area's vineyards on his way to the ferry and makes a mental note to speak with Frederic Tobin, who was a friend of the Gordons and a winemaker. John is thinking about Plum Island and the rumors he had heard in the past that Lyme disease had come from that research facility. He remembers the summers he and his family used to spend on North Fork as guests of Uncle Harry. John arrives at the ferry dock and arranges his vehicle so he can watch who gets off the early ferry. As he suspected, it is Ted Nash and the FBI man. John wonders why the federal officials went over to the island before the rest of the team, and realizes it is because they want to find out the truth before the locals discover anything. John...