From the moment Jack entered the lobby he felt another presence. Some one thing was unusual, neither bad nor good, but SOMETHING. The desk clerk didn't help the feelings of uneasiness Jack had. All this talk about a 'wife', if he had a wife, why would she come all the way to Boloxi. Feeling he had to play along, but not sure why, the waitress only added to the confusion. He was being blindsided at every turn. He wasn't used to uneasiness of not being in control of every situation. And why did he need to sit with his ‘back to the door'. He'd never been in this city before, and only one other knew he was coming, who was making these strange requests. The pull of curiosity was greater than the need control.
Sipping his drink, and looking over the warm Gulf waters, pondering the reasons he was here in Boloxi. Sure he had business up north, but, that was quickly completed. The gambling casino's held little attraction. The golf courses, while magnificent, weren't a factor is his diverting his journey. The answer lay in the anonymous email he'd received. "I heard your were going to be in Mississippi on this date, could we meet at the Boloxi Beach Resort." Usually a man of more caution, Jack was intrigued by the mysteriousness of the note, and never having been to Bolixi, and thought it was worth a delay in route