TABLE OF CONTENTS Jimmy lay in his bunk staring at the ceiling and pondering the items on his mental to-do list. He was off duty for the day, which meant that he had time for some much-needed reflection. He relished the rare solitude as his roommate was somewhere on the ship, enjoying his day off as well. It had been just over six months since he had started working full-time on the ship, and he was now fully trusted by nearly every crew member on board. He thought to himself about how easy it had been to get hired and become accepted as a part of the team. Considering the security ramifications of hiring the wrong person, American businesses were still very trusting. Rudimentary background checks were run on potential hires, but not much else beyond that was ever done. The concept of innocent until proven guilty was definitely working in his favor. Although, even if they did dig a bit further than usual, he didn t have anything in his background that would raise a red flag to authorities.
He always had practiced caution since he arrived in the United States. Aside from that one incident back in high school, he had nothing in his background to fuel suspicions, and the event was ruled an accident. Murder had never even been considered as an option. Even online, he had been careful not to announce his beliefs too loudly or overtly, even taking the precaution of using a computer from...
