Jack, entering the Colorado Lounge of the Overlook hotel, can see and hear the hotel coming to life. He is convinced that the decades of time have come together in a combination of temporal space, and that soon, the Torrance era will join the mix. Lloyd, the bartender, greets Jack warmly, and gives him a martini, telling him it is on the house, courtesy of the manager. A small chill goes through Jack as he asks whom the manager is. He is told that the manager is very interested in his son Danny. Jack notices Lloyd's face begin to change, becoming corpselike. Confused and frightened, Jack states that his son has nothing to do with this situation. As the bar stares at him silently, Jack is told to drink.....
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