Who: Cool Blue: a nightclub on Saba, host to invitation only marathon poker games;
Patrick: Cool Blue's owner, retired U.S. Army NCO, best selling author in France; Michael: Cool Blue's builder and handyman, southeast Asia MIA; Karen: Cool Blue's poker game dealer; Duong: Cool Blue's electronics guru, North Vietnamese intelligence analyst and traitor; Mark: a bookmaker, former client of Cool Blue; Mano Brothers: muscle for hire.
What: After identifying Luke's body Mark is driven by his upbringing and his society to seek revenge upon Michael. Mark recalls the Mano brothers to Martin and then to Saba.
Where: Saba: a volcanic island in the Netherlands Antilles. St. Maarten/Martin: Dutch/French Caribbean island.