Two Days Ago
Danny sat nursing a beer at the bar in Jake's place, staring down into it and watching the bubbles intently as they rose. He took another sip, and glanced nervously around the bar.
"Hearn?" Came a voice from behind him. Danny spun around quickly in his stool.
A man in a long brown coat stood there a few feet away from the bar, his hands tucked into his pockets.
"You Max?" Danny asked.
"Sometimes," The man replied, and sat down.
"Do we have to make small talk or can I just give you the money now?" Danny asked.
"I like you," Max answered, and pulled a large envelope from the inside pocket of his jacket. Danny pulled a smaller envelope from his pocket and placed it on the bar. Max extended his arm and took Danny's envelope, sliding the larger one across as he did so.
Danny opened the large envelope and rifled through it.
"Passport. La Perditan driver's license. Couple of faked bank statements. Enough to convince anyone that you're Average Joe Nobody," Max said as Danny inspected the contents of the package.
"My new name isn't actually 'Average Joe Nobody', is it?" Danny asked as he pulled out the passport.
"Actually it's Gil Ellis."
"Right."
"Don't get yourself into any situations where the cops are checking you out out or anything. It's not airtight. Not for the money you're paying me," Max said.
"It's all I have left," Danny said, somewhat defensively.
"But the stuff in there will be enough to get you a ticket off this island."
"That's all I need," Danny said.
"You really want to leave that bad? Why?"
"Never liked the weather," Danny answered.
