[Spacetrucker]

"I'm just a tiny bit disappointed.

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You would be referring to the 25% that was a fail? >8=)

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Actually, on second thought it may have been optimal. Three examples set. The intelligence gained from the survivor may be about the same as the intelligence gained from all four, so perfect.

I think we ought to thank the fourth pirate publicly for his contributions to the rescue and his cooperation with American authorities, and then privately threaten to return him to his pirate masters if he didn’t spill his guts.