The sun rose early through the scattered fog. During a brief break in the fog, Rachel stared out from her balcony and could see the city as it spread out southwesterly toward the peaks of nearby Cabuyao and Santo Tomas, guarding the western entrance to Baguio. She turned directly south and viewed the willow trees surrounding the manmade lake in Burnham Park beneath her, home to a few early-morning joggers and walkers. en, the sky darkened and a light rain began.