Imagination set aflame by the capture of a 4000 pound shark caught off the east coast of Long Island, Peter Benchley enraptured readers with the release of JAWS in 1974, followed by the record shattering motion picture in 1975. Though never confirmed, some have speculated that there was more than just an active mind behind his masterful storytelling. Is it possible that Peter himself experienced something real that opened the floodgates of his imagination?The tale within these pages is inspired by that possibility.