I drink tea, chat to a Greek crewman whose English is very poor but who insists he wants to know what my books are about.
Last year, Murphy began acting bizarrely while on the Los Angeles movie set of Across the Hall, one crewman told me.
And because of that, the gunmen killed the crewman to make an example to other ship owners.
The roaring faltered and died as Y'Nor pushed another button which called for a crewman who was not there.
"Well, you know who takes care of his own," the crewman said.
"They've got the big trap out of the ship," said the distant, tinny voice of the crewman.
The crewman Thorpe was stationed as a guard outside their bolted door.
General Shorter followed the crewman up the spiral staircase and along the corridor.
