She didn’t feel the strong hands that pulled her into the helicopter nor did she acknowledge the concerned questions of the three men in the cabin. She could only think of one thing.
And when she saw Paul being winched up out of the water empty-handed her fears were confirmed. They had lost the cassettes!
Without them as proof would anyone believe their story? And what if the creature was still alive and making its way towards the mainland? Without the cassettes as evidence they’d never be able to convince the authorities of the terrible danger it presented. No precautions would be taken against its possible infiltration… no one would be on the look-out for it. Its planned invasion of humanity would meet no opposition. It would be like a fox loose in a chicken yard, and it would spread…
Linda sat shivering on the cabin floor, oblivious of the heavy coat that someone had placed round her shoulders. She knew the nightmare hadn’t ended, but only just begun.
