On Wednesday, Jim and Donny drove to the berth of the Well Deserved at Newport Harbor to investigate. Immediately, something struck them as odd. The line securing the dinghy to the yacht had been made fast haphazardly, as if by a novice. Thomas was always extremely conscientious about boating safety and protocol and would never have secured the dinghy in such a manner.

They then boarded the yacht and saw that several of Thomas' valued possessions, like a custom-made surfboard and an