Mike Dixon

„What shall I do?‟
„You‟ll have to go to the police sooner or later.‟
„No! They‟ve set me up.‟
„There must be someone you can trust. You said your
grandfather was important in the government. Can‟t you ask
him to help?‟
„My grandfather is old. He‟s not well. He wouldn‟t know
what to do.‟
„There must be someone … think, David!‟
He stared at his feet and started to prod the sand with
his toes.
„There is someone. His mother used to work for my
grandfather. They know about Charlie and Tong Yee‟s jour-
nal. They helped translate it. That‟s how we knew where to
look for the gold.‟
„You could phone them.‟
David thought for a while. „What if their line‟s being
tapped?‟
„Do you think that likely?‟
„I don‟t know,‟ David shook his head. „The police searched
their house. They could be spying on them for all I know.
They found out we were going to Cooktown. Footsie and
those two policemen were waiting for us when we got
there.‟
„Do your friends live in Canberra?‟
„Yes.‟
„I‟m going to uni in Canberra next week,‟ Rebecca said. „I
could go and see them. Give them my mobile. That‟s not
being tapped. You could phone its number and speak to
them.‟
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