Dear readers:

For reasons beyond my control, the shadow men have apparently decided to take Ollie to an undisclosed location, and unfortunately, I am unable to communicate with him now.

It seems that they believe that I am becoming too close to the old man, and that perhaps I may take him up on his offer to write a book about him.  That is not in their best interest it seems, so they have taken him away and well, that is my best guess as to what happened.

Maybe it was my fault, spending too much time with him one on one —on the beach and then, talking with him at the bar several times.  They may not know what we were saying, but I am sure due to his knowledge, in the presumed national interest, they decided to protect him from me, some curious author who cannot be trusted and will write too much about him.

This is sad news, and I am sorry for trying to hang around him occasionally. I didn’t know he was watched so closely. But then, he did tell me that these shadow men are patriots who love their country and are simply doing their job to protect a valuable asset. I am sure they are treating him well, great food and drinks, and travel to exotic locations around the world where he can enjoy himself and hopefully not get close to anyone else who might learn too much. He does like beaches, as you know, so he is probably on some exotic beach somewhere, working on his tan and drinking beer.  However, from what I have learned about Ollie, he is not a man who can be taken captive, at least, not for long.  He will find a way to escape those brutal sunny beaches, or make them a deal they cannot refuse, because, perhaps, a national treasure should not be hidden.

You need to know this:  Whatever happens, you will hear about him again, or at least, read about him, in some form, because that is what he wanted me to do, so I must do it.

SRCarson