[spoiler]Cell-3=Celle Briggs Student Nazo=Nate Briggs Snowy=Miss Snow Mjolnirschprang=Mjol NIL=Ninette MØØSE=Tom "Moose" Martin xX_miniatimat_Xx=Mini[/spoiler] "So what's out next move?" Said Moose in a hushed voice "I think we should alert the passengers. Tell them to protect themselves and their families. We need every person on this boat prepared. You three," said Captain Reedy pointing to the three officers , "Spread the word. There's a murderer on this boat and he plans to kill again." The officers nodded solemnly and left. Reedy turned to see a woman rushing down the hallway towards them. "My apologies for my lateness." The woman said through a thick French accent. "Ah good morning Ninette. Nice to see you again. Everyone, this is Mjol's wife and a far more qualified translater than I. I asked her to join us so Mjol can better understand our deductions." A few quick introductions were exchanged. Ninette was a very calm woman. It was plain that she was slightly bothered by the sight of the bodies but did her best to maintain composure. "Now then" Miss Snow said impatiently. "The reason I came her to Mister Briggs room was to ask to see the Generals body. I knew him. I was a nurse in the war. I saved his life once. I was fired shortly after but he invited me on the cruise because I guess he felt indebted to me." " What were you fired for? " said Moose "That's beside the point" she said angrily. "I think we should look at the Generals body again. Maybe he has a clue of some sort." "Alright" said Nate. "We'll take a look but make it quick. We still have a lot of ground to cover." The group made their way down to the infirmary where the small morgue was. The guard let them in and hastily closed the door. Miss Snow threw back the covers on the Generals face. She checked his eyes first. Then she checked his neck, his ribcage, and his mouth. "I just don't understand it." She said desperately "Don't understand what?" Said Celle "The general weighs around 258 pounds. From what you described to me, Nate, he was hoisted up rather quickly. Either we're looking at an incredibly strong man or it was the work of two. "So either we're facing a team of six people, including Mr. Mortis and the three men on the searchlights, or, we should start looking through the strongest passengers." Said Nate Just then they heard a faint scream through the door. They rushed out and followed the sound down to the lower decks where the found a woman, wide-eyed and fearful, backing away from the side of the boat. They hurried over and looked over the railing. Three men hung over the side of the vessel, tied in by nooses around their necks. It was the three officers. The men pulled up the officers. All three of them were covered in blood and no longer breathing. Mjol yelled something to his wife who said: "Mjol needs some water fast!" Mini ran over the decks in search of water. He soon returned with a bucket and passed it to Mjol, who ripped open one of the officers shirts and poured the water over their bloody flesh. The water washed away the blood to reveal four stab wounds. He gave the bucket to Celle, who did the same. All three men had four stab wounds in perfect lines on their chests. "Search the deck for a message" said Ninette. Nate looked at her with a quizzical expression. "I just thought that maybe they left a clue like last time" she said They searched every inch of the deck but found no message. They returned to the bodies and checked their pockets. Nothing. Just then the loudspeaker clicked on and a voice echoed over the decks. "[i]One, two, thre[/i]e" It shut off. They looked around at each other with terror. Mjol muttered something to Ninette, who said promptly: "Mr. Mortis is killing in order. He's killed one man first, two men second, and three men third. His message in the corridor was a clue, not a threat." "But why was it by my door?" Said Nate Ninette relayed the question to Mjol. They spoke quickly "Mr. Mortis must have known that you were speaking with the officers this morning. He knew that once you found the bodies in your room you would alert them and Captain Reedy. Except Miss Snow found them. She was what scared the killer away from finishing the second man. These three men were the only officers onboard. So either Mr. Mortis can spy on you without you noticing or we are in the company of one of his men." To be continued