Part VI, Eureka! The La Dorada: Chapters Summary

November 8, 1989

Washington, D.C.

The United States gets word that the ships detonated four hours ahead of schedule and that much of the port of Havana is in flames. Loss of life is estimated to be in the thousands; but it is infinitely better than initially expected. The U.S. offers relief aid immediately under the auspices of the Red Cross. Open communication between Castro and the U.S. looks promising. In Cuba, Castro is rounding up disloyal government officials and military officers. They are arrested and taken to underground prisons and are never heard from again.

At this point in the story there is no news of Pitt. Admiral Sandecker and Al Giordino fly to Cuba to help search for him, expecting him to be merely a body. Everyone they...