Moffitt is an old friend of JoLayne's who works for the ATF. Moffitt gets involved in JoLayne's missing lottery ticket when she calls him for help. Moffitt finds out who owns the red truck that JoLayne's attackers drove and then searches Bode apartment. When Bode leaves the apartment, he leaves behind a written sign on the wall that declares that the Black Tide is watching Bode. This frightens Bode to such a degree that he takes a boat and escapes to a remote island in the Florida Keys. ater, Moffitt helps scare away a rival buyer for the land that JoLayne wants to purchase.