Pam: Well, Case McKenna. Or is it Casey?
Case: Just Case. (Shakes dark, shaggy locks away from his face.) But yeah. Casey’s my given name. Just got a bit worn.
Pam: Case it is. Let’s see. You own a lighthouse?
Case: (Shakes head, grins) Oh, no. Not me. You’re talking about Point Surrender, right? Nope. Not mine. Thank God. It belongs to my girlfriend’s brother and his wife.
Pam: I see. But you have a connection.
Case: Well, yeah, you might say that.
Pam: You don’t want to talk about it.
Case: Can I buy a vowel, Vanna?
Pam: (laughing) Can you tell us anything about this famous lighthouse? I heard it was haunted.
Case: (chews bottom lip, thoughtful) Yes. Yes, I’ve seen…a ghost there.
Pam: Scary!
Case: Not really. He’s a benevolent type. He had a … message for us.
Pam: Us. You and ?
Case: Amy. My lady love. My cohabitant. My significant other.
Pam: What kind of message?
Case: He wanted us to know about some…important events that occurred in the lighthouse. To clear up some things. You know. He couldn’t rest… all that stuff.
Pam: Do you know who he was?
Case: Yes.
Pam: And?
Case: Just—yes.
Pam: Is it true that the last keeper died in the lighthouse?
Case: Yes. And no, it wasn’t him. (Chuckles).
Pam: Well thank you for that, at least! Now, you are a veteran of the Marines?
Case: (Shakes head, again) I’m a marine veterinarian. I take care of sick sea mammals and birds.
Pam: But do you visit Point Surrender?
Case: Not if I can help it.
Pam: Did anyone ever tell you you are a tough interview?
Case: (Blue eyes twinkle) You want to talk about whales or sea otters?
Case McKenna and Amy Winslow are both characters in POINT SURRENDER by Anne Carter, from Echelon Press, Amazon and available for your Kindle, iPhone or other ereader from Fictionwise.