Skylark Mission Author:Ian MacAlister Some said that Sam Flood wasn't his real name; that his papers bearing that name were either forged or stolen. according to the stories, he was wanted by the law under his real name. The stories varied, but it all remained conjecture. No one really knew. — All they ever knew about Sam Flood was that he'd been sailing merchant ships on Pacific ... more »runs for the past five years. That he was a good man to have with you on a job, and a bad man to have against you in a fight. And that he was the second mate on the Fleming on the night the torpedo sank it.« less