At the villa three days later, a bunch of policemen walked into the living room and reported the search and rescue situation to Old Madam Barker, who was sitting on the sofa.
"Old Madam, we received the report immediately after the explosion and rushed to the scene as soon as possible. I regret to say that the explosion was so powerful that the yacht was half-destroyed, and more than half of its bow was blown away. There was no one else on it."
"We searched the nearby waters for seventy-two hours and only found Mr. Barker's remains, but there was no sight of Samantha or Matthew."
"Since they are were in the middle of the sea, we have reason to believe that they...did not make it, and their bodies were either washed away by the sea or...blown up."
As he said that, Old Madam Barker fell back while clutching her heart. Her face had turned pale and she was having difficulty breathing.
