Chapter Seventeen
The ship, for all its lack of law enforcement, did house a brig—really just a small, secure room. It was in this room that Bettina was placed once the ship doctor, Dr. Powers, was able to rouse her. Apparently, the fact that she was stopped in the process of attempting to smother Myrtle, meant that the crime would end up being reported to the FBI upon return. Although they wouldn’t investigate murders, a witnessed crime-in-progress appeared to be a different matter. And, considering that the somewhat loopy Bettina had fully confessed to Red that she’d committed the other crimes (and Red had been smart enough to record her confession with his phone), the other victims would also receive justice.
Myrtle found that she was very happy to spend the rest of the at-sea day qui
