Scotty turned to watch the departing sedan. "It didn't take them long to complete their business, whatever it was. I didn't hear any talk, did you?"
"Not a word. Do you suppose that was Mac and Pancho that came from the base?"
"No way of knowing, but it could have been. Come on. Let's find our jeep."
The jeep was where they had left it, but the hood was up. Scotty hurried to look, while Rick went to the glove compartment. The flashlight hadn't been touched. He got it and joined Scotty, throwing the beam under the hood.
For a moment everything looked normal, then Rick saw that the distributor cap and rotor were missing. The question was, had the men simply hidden them? Or had they taken the parts along?
Scotty put his thoughts into words. "If the parts are here, we'll find them in the morning. If they aren't ..."
Rick finished, "We'll be here until someone finds us!"