“I thought they were. Can’t imagine why they’d come up with such a wild tale, but when I read through the Coast Guard’s interviews, that was the first thing that sprang to mind. You know, a kraken took her, or the Loch Ness Monster, or something like that. Even a shared hallucination . . . but when I interviewed them myself, I wasn’t so sure. Cortez would have thrown Anthony under the bus if there’d been any collusion in their story. And there’s another thing.” He rummaged through the folder. “See, if they’d been making it up, it wouldn’t have left evidence behind.” 