Even though that wasn’t her real issue, Shy raised it so strongly that Mike let it get under his skin. So, when Shy finally got around to what was really bothering her, he was on fire from what he considered her repeated attacks on his fidelity and commitment to their relationship. The truth of the matter was that Shy hadn’t really been all that happy on the island.

"It’s not you, Michael, or anything that you’re doing. Please believe that. I just wanna go home," Shy said to him the night before. "And if that means that I have to go to jail, then I would rather do that than spend the rest of my life here." That’s when he lost his mind. But he knew now that he shouldn’t have. If going back to New York would make her happy, and she believed it so strongly that she was willing to do time, then he should have been willing to hear her out. How bad could it be? With his money and contacts, he could have easily had the case heard before a sympathetic judge, and Wanda could have pled it down to something minor.

Truth is, Mike wanted Shy out of New York. He strongly believed that her life was in jeopardy every second that she was there, not only because of what she was doing, but also because of him. His enemies knew that she was his weakness, and Shy would be a way for them to get to him. And he wasn’t having it. It was safer for her if both of them were out of the city and out of the game, or so he thought.

When they arrived at the charter plane, Jamaica’s men were waiting with the man who saw Shy being abducted. Mike recognized him as soon as he saw him. His name was Harold Elgin. Mike had known Mr. Elgin during the days when he was a number runner back in New York, before circumstances forced him to return home to Freeport. The moment Mr. Elgin saw Mike coming, he rose to his feet. "Mr. Black," he said as Mike shook his hand.

"Thank you for taking the time to talk to me," Mike said.