Truth IS, indeed, stranger than fiction – the news events of 1996 appear as nebulous dots on the page until, when correctly connected with the appropriate lines, a horrifying picture begins to form. Using his expertise in geostatistics, Fred is able to identify the pathways of potential devastation. An untimely and dangerous field trip on the active Kilauea volcano sets the stage for “An Unlikely Journey.” Guarded by an ancient Hawaiian spirit, our hero is entrusted with a glimpse of the end result of the government’s strategy, should their ill-conceived plan proceed to fruition. But can he convince the numerous layers within the bureaucracy to stop before time runs out, or has he become a man with a price on his head? Fred’s new gal pal, a femme fatal with a murky past, says she can help. If true, she’s been less than truthful about her role in the grand scheme of things, as well as her own career plans within the government. It looks as if nothing can stop the powerful U.S. Navy Admiral in his quest to create a mega-military deterrent against the perceived Asian threat. Unauthorized, secret missions by Los Angeles class submarines and the deployment of high tech mobile mines establish the framework for triggering a catastrophic matrix of chain reactions that will threaten millions of innocent people, including the military itself. t. The harder Fred tries to break through the monolithic bureaucracy, the more at risk he becomes. Even the suspicious circumstances surrounding the untimely death of the Admiral himself seemingly cannot prevent the diabolical events that have already been set in motion. Stopping the momentum becomes synonymous with discovering what technology was being used to control these weapons and, as the clock keeps ticking, it is turning into no small task. What will it take to unlock the launch code for disaster? Can it be accomplished in time?