Oh, could I love again I’d sing with gladness.Here, far from home, I long to dream.
I want what I have not - to love;
And there is no one to love, nor to sing to.
—From the song “I want what I have not,” poem by Bohdan Zaleski,
music by Frédéric Chopin
Chapter 29Sunday 21 March
True to his word from the previous night, Sheriff Sailor arranged to meet Drayco at noon. On his previous trip to the Seafood Hut, Drayco hadn’t paid much attention to the decor. As he waited for the sheriff to arrive, he inspected a wall behind the register with signed photographs. They were the Seafood Hut’s version of celebrity patrons, including a TV news anchor from the D.C. area, a former Washington Senators baseball player, and a few other notables.
Drayco was surprised to see Oakley Keys on the wall,
