the lone sailor looked puzzled and fired off questions

what do you mean work for us at the CIA

what exactly is going on here and what country is this

why did those soldiers torture me

the CIA officer explained that they were in Colombia

to help support the Colombian government

in is war against the drug cartels

they move most of their drugs by sea

using a network of small boats to meet larger ships well off shore

this way the large ships are not vulnerable to detection in ports

one of the small boats carrying a drug consignment went missing last week

the cartel and the Colombian authorities think the package was transferred to your boat

thats why they both came after you when you ran aground

the Colombian military was trying to extract cartel information from you

the cartel is blaming you for the disappearance of a large drug consignment

they have put a big price on your head

of course you are free to leave here and take your chances

or you can work for the CIA

we will give you a totally new identity

and everybody will believe you died at sea

the lone sailor was still puzzled

he turned to the CIA officer and said

I wonder who fed the cartel that false information about me

it must have been someone with something to gain 

and another thing how did you know I was approaching the coast

was somebody tracking me during my voyage

the CIA officer smiled like a guilty man trying to deflect the truth

well thats all speculation but the fact is you are a marked man now

we have all your new identity papers prepared

once you agree you will go into training

we will teach you how to forget your old life

and with some cosmetic surgery you will be a totally new man