Twenty-OneMichael closes the front door behind him, crosses to the bar, throws his keys down and starts to make a drink. But in the mirror he sees his bloodstained clothes and changes his mind. He ascends the stairs to the guest bedroom, opens his overnighter and begins to unpack some clean clothes. He picks up the picture of Dominique and stares at it longingly. When he attempts to stand the photo up on the dresser he notices the picture in the frame is upside down. What the hell…? He removes the photo to correct it and feels the heaviness of the key taped to the back. He removes the key and studies the number “528.”
After a long, hot shower Michael puts on grey slacks and a blue cotton shirt then proceeds downstairs to the bar. He takes the key from his shirt pocket and looks at it agai
