The smell of the swamp around them was weirdly pleasant, even though the air was damp and hot. Seth even got a tingle of excitement when he saw a small alligator run into the water when they stopped in front of the wooden house that could only be reached by following a road designed for a comfortable ride in one car. Seth supposed two cars could technically pass one another with their side mirrors folded, but even as Dana drove behind the pickup, it was impossible to avoid touching the overgrown branches of trees growing on both sides. The drive through this green tunnel lasted about twenty minutes after leaving the nearest asphalt road, and clearly no one remembered the dead owner of the place too fondly if his body was still there. In other words, it was just the kind of place they needed.