Gustave A. Boehn

The San Diego Connection Gustave A. Boehn

Death Below DeckJim and Lee are in their kayaks exploring a boatgraveyard in the San Diego Bay, when they decide to board an old woodenschooner that's sitting on the bottom in shallow water. The schooner is listingbadly with most of its' hull exposed. With flashlights in hand they go belowdeck and make their way aft along a passageway. They come across a gaping holein the deck where the boards have rotted away. Shining their flashlights downinto the darkness they discover a horrific crime scene. One so terrible, itturns the stomachs of the police chief and the two hardened homicide detectivesassigned to the case. The investigation eventually leads to an internationalmanhunt. Dos CabezasTwo guys embark on a weekend trip to the desert insearch of an oasis with giant palm trees. It's rumored to be located in an areacalled Corrizo Gorge, which is one hundred miles due east of San Diego. Justbefore daybreak they stop to have breakfast in the small desert town ofOcotillo. The only people in the restaurant at that early hour are the sheriffand the elderly woman proprietor. The sheriff is more than happy to give themdirections to Corrizo Gorge. Upon the sheriff leaving, the proprietor informsthem that Corrizo Gorge is located on sacred Indian land, and rumored to beprotected by their Gods. She also enlightens them about several accidents thathappened there that cost people their lives. She was hoping this informationwould discourage them from venturing into the Gorge, but they fail to pick upon what she was trying to get across to them. Upon entering Corrizo Gorge,their worst nightmare begins to unfold.