lower forty-eight. you're not from here. i can tell by your walk. unsure. your friend's all business. alaskan summers. hope you're an easy sleeper. it'll be like this all night. ready to order? just about. i'm sorry about your partner. pioneer lodge?. hold on a second. he's right here. here. it's on the house. i got it. don't know why i bother. it's been broken for two years. no. he didn't say what his name was. only that you were expecting him. that's not what he thinks. short. dark hair. not that memorable. detective dormer? will. i. there's a guy down the hall. complaining about the noise. says he can't sleep. are you alright? did something happen? will. will. one of your cases? what happened? will. what if someone finds out? well, that's not going to happen now. there are two kinds of people in alaska. those who were born here and those who've come here to escape something in their lives. i wasn't born here, will. i'm in no position to judge anyone. i'm not about that any more. i found a new friend. i would have seen if he came back. what is all this?