Chapter 8 Summary

Once Pitt escapes the crazy confines of the labyrinth, he now faces the truly daunting task of reaching the ship in time to warn everyone aboard. He is still miles from the beach, and he has lost great deal of blood. He knows that he has one hour and eighteen minutes before dawn, and that deadline spurs him on.

"Over and over, since his escape from the labyrinth, pictures of the defenceless scientists and crew of the First Attempt being strafed by the Albatros flashed through Pitt's mind. He could see in perfect detail the bullets tearing into flesh and bone, leaving heavy red splotches on the white paint of the oceanographic research ship. The carnage would all be over before the new interceptor jets at Brady Field could scramble, providing of course the replacement aircraft had arrived from the North Africa depot...