Makati, Metro Manila, Republic of the Philippines
A room with a balcony view of Intramuros and the bay was pricey but Shake Davis was assured by the officious desk clerk that all fees and incidentals had been paid for the duration of his stay at the historic Manila Hotel. What the hell, he thought, as he stood on the balcony of his ornately-decorated room and stared out at Corregidor, the once defiant guardian of Manila Bay. If it was good enough for General Douglas MacArthur to call home for six years, it was good enough for a retired chief warrant officer on an overnight stay. He had an early pick-up scheduled for tomorrow when a staff car would take him to meet a military flight from Luzon to Mindinao, so he’d probably have to pass on a sightseeing trip out to The Rock. But there would
