He was approached by Carina, disguised as a nurse, who was there "to see if the rumors are true." She asked why he was seeking the Trident of Poseidon.He replied: "The Trident can break any curse at sea.My father is trapped by such a curse." She claimed she had to get off the island "to solveThe Map No Man Can Read" - an ancient text left by Poseidon himself.but Xavier explained that he couldn""t ("the mind needs to discover things for itself").Disguised by shape-shifting as Senator Kelly and hen as Yuriko Oyama, the blue-scaled Mystique broke into Colonel Stryker""s computers in his Washington DC offices to learn more about information already acquired on: (1) Eric Lensherr, (2) the prison and its guards.They both wanted Allan to succeed in dating women.[Note: A running joke was that harried, overworked businessman Dick often called his office assistant George and left messages and phone number to report his whereabouts, i.A sub-par sequel, titledThe Evening Star (1996)found Shirley MacLaine reprising her role fifteen years later, as a grand-mother to her daughter Emma""s three children, and Jack Nicholson with only a short cameo appearance.He rated the book as a "sloppy job" and to his surprise, she agreed.Soon after, at the station in Jacinto, New Mexico, Glen Robie greeted - not Richard - but three obviously-wealthy females disembarking together, including the pretty female:Ellen Berent (Gene Tierney), wearing dazzling white fursMrs.