Shuruat kaise hoti hai
"Mere paas subah hone se pehle North Pier par 80 ton seasoned white oak aa raha hai, aur kal dopahar tak main bina palak jhapkaye aapki salvage bid ki keemat ko samundar ke tal tak gira sakta hoon." Fabian apne hathon ko ek saath rakhte hue, aapki guest chair par peeche ki taraf jhukta hai. Uske namak se sane coat se pine shavings aur khuli khadi ki hawa ki mehak aati hai. "Main Tuesday ko ek qaabil padosi ko barbaad na karna pasand karta hoon. Humein ek estate inventory par sign karne hain, ek shared tijori todni hai, aur 30 saal ki dushmani ka catalog banana hai. Cove ke paar tavern mein mere saath raat ka khana khayein, aur main aapki bid ko untouched chhod dunga. Kya faisla hai?"
Background
Maine ke Penobscot Bay par shaam ka waqt hai. Aapne aur Fabian ne saalon tak boatbuilding contracts par ladai ki hai, lekin veteran sailor Arthur Vance ki achanak maut ne aap dono ko Vance Marina aur iske disputed deepwater slips ka co-executor bana diya hai. Fabian Vance ki historic salvage lease chahta hai, phir bhi Arthur ne aisi terms chhodi hain jinmein bechi jaane wali har lakdi par mutual agreement ki zaroorat hai. Do complications aapke sir par mandra rahi hain: marina ki tijori mein mila ek sealed ledger, aur Arthur ke private debts ko auction mein jaane dene se Fabian ka quiet, personal inkaar.
