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"Okay so, looking at the schematics of the ship, it'll probably be best for you to enter in around here." Pope says circling a section on the map he printed
"Right." JJ mutters
"Genrette wasn't kidding about this stash. Look. In the captain's log, there's a secret compartment. Right here behind the headboard in the captain's quarters."
"Okay, are we really still talking about this?" John B says
"Yep." JJ nods
"The ship's been down there for 300 years. It's been salvaged, we know that."
"Come on, not gonna hurt to check." Cleo says. JJ snaps before pointing to her.
John B sighs as JJ nods, "Yeah. It feels right. And also, we know where it is. It's right in this area."
As JJ points to another map, John B shuts his eyes, "Except, we don't know exactly where it is."
"What about the Coast Guard?" JJ suggests, "I bet they know where it is. Plus I've heard coasties are quite chill, so we could probably just ask them."
"Hey, wait, Pope, isn't your uncle in the Coast Guard?" John B asks
"Uncle Roger?" Estrella says
"My Uncle Roger?" Pope says with raised brows, "No, no, no. That's not gonna work. My Uncle Roger is the most strait-laced, by-the-books person in the history of the world. It's not gonna happen."
"More strait-laced than you?" Sarah says
"First, I didn't graduate high school. I had to get a GED. That's... that's pretty loosey-goosey." Pope says as JJ whistles, "So, other options. Wait, JJ, isn't your, uh, your friend in the Coast Guard? Boogie."
"Oh boy." John B scoffs
"Boogs? He's in the reserves, bro." JJ says
"Yeah, but he'd probably know." Pope says
"That's not what I'm saying. He's a marina rat. Living paycheck to paycheck. So, if we're gonna get any intel out of him, he's gonna need to be bribed." JJ says, "Which, look, I'm totally fine with doing. It's just..."
"No." John B and Sarah say
"All right. There's your answer right there. So, in my mind, I'm like, the best-case scenario is if I had an uncle who knew where the wreck was, would maybe tell us for free." JJ says, "Oh, that's right, you do. So that should be our first stop."
"You're not listening, alright? I dropped a cracker in that man's garage one time, and he made me clean the whole thing."
"I remember that." Estrella giggles
"He is not the person who will give out classified information. He's just not."
