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sock.
    “You carry your cell phone in your sock?” Wolfe asked.
    “Yeah,” Luther said. “Don’t you?”
    Wolfe shook his head. “What did your parents say?”
    “Dad just texted me to say that he and Mom are flying in tomorrow morning to check out Mr. Squid. They’ve been reading the press reports, and they’re excited to get a firsthand look. I told him that we’d be able to give them a behind-the-scenes tour of the leviathan. I hope that’s okay.”
    Marty knew about the phone in the sock, but the text was news to him, which meant there was a good chance that Luther was lying about his billionaire parents flying in. In all the years he’d known Luther, Marty had met his parents exactly twice. He wasn’t sure if Luther himself would recognize them on the street if he bumped into them, but they would recognize him, if by nothing else than his shocking flame-colored hair.
    “I wish you would have asked,” Wolfe said.
    “I would have if I had seen you. I’ll write Dad back and tell him no.” He started to tap on his cell phone.
    Wolfe held his hand up. “You don’t have to do that. I just need to figure out what to do with you for the night and how to get you to the island tomorrow. What time are your parents flying in?”
    “I’m not sure.”
    “Where are they flying in from?” Ted asked.
    “They didn’t say. Could be anywhere. They virtually live on their jet. They use it like a recreational vehicle.”
    Wolfe looked at Ted. “Can you keep an eye on these two?”
    Ted shook his head. “I’m afraid not, partner. Theo Sonborn is going to be busy keeping an eye on Architeuthis today. And tonight he’s going to change back into Ted to take care of some very important business. Business that can’t wait and can’t be done with company.”
    “What are you up to?” Wolfe asked suspiciously.
    Ted smiled. “You don’t want to know.”
    Marty looked at Luther, who was looking at Wolfe with a goofy grin. He knew Luther had a plan, too, that he hadn’t let him in on yet. He could hardly wait to get Luther by himself and find out what he was really up to. Knowing Luther like he did, it had to be something insanely stupid, but incredibly interesting.
    “The problem is, I don’t have a way to get the boys back to Cryptos, with Phil and Phyllis flying to South America. The Coelacanth has to leave today. Another ship is scheduled for the slip,” Wolfe thought aloud.
    “How are you getting to DC?” Marty asked.
    “Military jet. The Pentagon arranged it. I guess they’re eager to see me.”
    “Wait until they see the video of the Orb,” Ted said. “They’ll kick the president out of the White House and give the place to you.”
    “I wouldn’t take it,” Wolfe said. “But I am going to talk to them about our lease for Cryptos and getting a replacement chopper.”
    Butch McCall had sabotaged their helicopter when he was aboard the Coelacanth . Cryptos Island, where Wolfe and Ted lived, had been a secret military base during World War Two.Wolfe had gotten it in exchange for some work he and Ted had done for the government. Grace had tried to find the island on a nautical map, but with no luck. It was as if the island didn’t exist. They weren’t even sure if it was a part of the United States. The name Cryptos came from the word cryptic , which meant “secret” — and Marty could think of no better word to describe the mysterious place.
    “I’ll be stranded, too, until I can figure out a way back to Cryptos,” Ted said. “Maybe the Hickocks can keep an eye on them.”
    “Who?” Marty said.
    “Our new caretakers,” Wolfe said. “You haven’t met them yet. They started on Cryptos after we left for New Zealand. Bill Hickock; his wife, Melanie; and their son, Dylan, a few years older than you two. Dylan’s down at the squid tank. Nice kid with an incredible story about an encounter with a Sasquatch during the last eruption of Mount Saint Helens.”
    “He saw Bigfoot?” Luther