We got our characters in all sorts of trouble, then the time came to settle the issues. We tried to give each cast member the latitude to act as their character dictated. We expected the worst from Big Chang, Wen-biao, and General Ping. Jian-mei was the product of her horrible life, but we gave her the opportunity to recapture her humanity through her feelings for Billy Ray and her mother. Maryanne became a major character in how the scenario played out. Hong, our man in London, continued to be a shadowy figure, but important none the less.
We expected the best from Cloud, Billy Ray, and Maryanne. We got nothing less. Jian-mei's mother died at the hands of Big Chang. Even though he felt secure surrounded by the security of his own headquarters in Macao, General Ping's man got to him. The word seeped down to Jian-mei about the death of her mother and her father, and she went berserk. She killed Wen-biao knowing he was her blood brother. The act pushed her over the edge and she, essentially, lost her mind. Billy Ray, for reasons that even I don't understand, took her under his wing and nursed her back to mental health. Cloud survived the efforts of Wen-biao to take her life by the skin of her teeth. Maryanne cleaned up after Jian-mei, took over the tanker of oil, and negotiated a settlement with Billy Ray for the money.
Next: The conclusion.
This is a series of short descriptions of the development of the characters and plot in this novel.
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