Summary

In the Prologue, the driver and his passenger realize halfway across the causeway that they are not going to make it across before the tide comes ashore. The driver thinks the media will have a “field day” (2) with what is happening. He also thinks that he deserves to die this way.

The Prologue includes the opening portion of an article printed in Vanity Fair. The article's title is "Murder of the Island." The article reports that a weekend party was hosted by Home Group CEO Ned Groom to celebrate the opening of his newest exclusive resort, Island Home, as well as the 30-year anniversary of Ned’s inheritance of Home Club in Covent Garden from his grandfather. The writer describes how Ned and his brother, Adam Groom, have opened multiple Homes across the globe since that time.

A brunch on Sunday morning...