Chapter 32 The Bad Guys
The Bad Guys
Pono?ole: unjust, unrighteous, dishonest, unprincipled
The harbor blockade lasted three days, giving Minnow and Woody and Chip enough time to give the police and Judge Carlsmith
their photos and written testimony. They also went to the media so that the whole world knew what had been going on—that sharks
were being lured into the area by illegal chumming of nearshore waters. Woody also wanted to make sure the story couldn’t
be swept under the rug by a questionable administration.
Luke met with Josh Brown to tell his story about being hired by an anonymous ex-military guy to bring in as many big sharks
as he could. And then there was Minnow’s threatening note. Brown, true to his investigative journalist nature, smelled a story
and looked into all involved. It turned out Sam Callahan had hired Bob to hire Luke, but they hadn’t been behind the note.
That was someone working with Alex and the shark tours.
Jess, the woman on board, had spilled in order to save herself from jail time, telling how their operation was conducting several shark dives throughout the day, some in the cage and some not, and they were chumming each time they went out.
Money had been pouring in, and the only way they’d been able to keep doing it was paying off Warren, who in turn was giving a cut to Lum.
No wonder they needed this whole thing over with.
Within days the story made headlines and the shark hunt was overshadowed by the scandal.
Suddenly the sharks were no longer the bad guys.