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 The Admirable Crichton

   Prologue

   "This is breaking news on WNN ....  We are getting reports that Nadia
Sheremtova and her two children have been found safe and well on an island
in the South Pacific, 7 months after their luxury catamaran, Singular, was
reported missing.  Let's go over to our reporter, Michelle Lai, in Fiji for
an update.  Michelle, what can you tell us?"

   "Thanks, Rick.  We have received a report that the actress and model,
Nadia Sheremtova, and her twin children, Chloe and Lance together with two
other, so far unidentified, members of the crew were spotted on an island
between Samoa and Tahiti by a passing yacht who made contact and raised the
alarm once they discovered who they were.  The high-tech catamaran,
Singular, disappeared without trace 7 months ago on a voyage from Samoa to
Tonga with 7 people on board, Ms.  Sheremtova and her two children and a
crew of 4 under skipper, Bill Crichton.

   "The Singular's GPS transponder and other automatic satellite
communication devices lost contact 2 days into the 500 mile journey and a
massive search and rescue operation was mounted immediately despite there
being no distress call.  Some debris that could possibly have come from
Singular was found but it would now appear that the search was in the wrong
place as the survivors were found over 500 miles away.

   "Russian born, Ms Sheremtova, one of the most famous models and
actresses on the planet and considered to be one of the most beautiful
women in the world, had taken the voyage to de-stress and avoid media
intrusion after commencing divorce proceedings against her husband the
British billionaire media mogul, Carson Trip,.  The divorce was publicly
acrimonious and Ms Sheremtova had alleged rape, cruelty and unreasonable
behaviour.  Mr.  Trip counter-sued with accusations of infidelity citing a
hitherto unseen internet sex video which some experts believe to have been
digitally altered.  Mr.  Trip, who stands to lose a significant portion of
his fortune in the settlement, has subsequently got the divorce proceedings
thrown out on the basis that his wife was dead.  It would appear that they
will be back on soon!

   "Local maritime authorities are in the process of picking up the
survivors and we will know more of what happened once this has been
completed.  However, the amount of interest and intrigue surrounding the
divorce, the disappearance and subsequent reappearance is only going to get
stronger.
   "Rick, back to you in the studio."