“Captain,” he began to the EA, “We’ve got to recast this piece completely.” Aenid sat nearly catatonic in the background.

“I’m glad you realize that. A wise decision, Lt. But at this late date, let’s go with what you’ve got and append a single line at the end that reveals this breaking news. To make this simpler, Lt. Marlow will do the entire presentation.” Aenid audibly exhaled her relief at dodging this bullet.

Marlow may have been junior but he knew a set up to take a fall when he heard one. What he didn’t know was that his report had already made it to the NSC and the Secretaries of Defense and State. Lastly, he was unaware that SecSTATE was in China secretly talking to the NORKs and the Chinese politburo.

“I’ve already finished drafting the changes.” Aenid jumped in, eager to make up lost ground. Her nose for intelligence was both keen and brown. Marlow felt like his green wooden hulled career was about to smash and founder upon a coastal jetty’s rocks. It seemed the Navy’s flagship of operational intelligence was about to set sail over the horizon without him.

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