Cutty wakes from a Maya-influenced nightmare with one thing clear: he's still failing to reach his missing sister, Floey. Over sulfurous campground showers and rocket‑fuel coffee in a cramped RV, he and Paula sketch the first real plan—call the gallery, chase Ayer Dada's yacht, and see if the DMV can shake loose her stolen car. As the stakes climb from bad dreams to legal threats and cult money games, we see the first hints of who Paula is rebuilding herself to be—and how little time Cutty has to find Floey before the lawyers, the ex‑husband, and the true believers close in.

Bonus: Previously in Revelation at Tikal – Chapters 1–3

I flew down from Alaska expecting a surprise reunion with my big sister at her first Los Angeles gallery show—and walked straight into a tombstone painting she'd signed with her own name and death date. While collectors treated her "death" as a clever stunt and the gallery owner counted the money, Floey herself was nowhere. Chasing the few clues she left behind, I fell back in with old friends, reclaimed my beat‑up RV Rocinante, and followed her trail into a decaying New Age commune in the Pasadena hills, where a guru was busy selling off her car and her faith. There, amid UFO‑Maya posters and chanting true believers, I teamed up with Paula, a sharp‑mouthed law student trapped in the cult, and together we pulled off a small heist, a big escape, and proved I'm willing to get bruised and stupidly brave if that's what it takes to find my sister.

On a cold December night, Cutty and Paula roll Rocinante into Leo Carrillo Beach, looking for a cheap campsite and a little sleep before chasing Cutty's missing sister up the coast. They find a flirtatious ranger, sea caves glowing radioactive blue, and a manila envelope in Floey's trunk—stuffed with nothing but blank pages and a message Cutty suddenly understands might be meant for him. Chapter 5, "Leo Carrillo and the Blank Pages," is where the road trip turns intimate, the mystery deepens, and Floey's past begins to demand a witness.

Cutty and Paula climb higher into the Pasadena foothills to the Temple of the Rising Moon's shabby bungalow where Floey once painted, meditated, and immersed herself in her work. Inside the linseed‑stained room they find a vandalized trunk, a mirror haunted by half‑erased Zen graffiti written in soap, and one last sketch of feathered ancient astronauts and falling suns. As they drag Floey's heavy trunk back to Rocinante, Cutty realizes someone else has already been rifling through his family's secrets, but still hopes that whatever Floey left in that box may be a map to where she's gone next.

Cutty pushes Rocinante up into the scrubby mountains above Pasadena, following a hand‑painted sign toward the Temple of the Rising Moon and the sister who vanished into its orbit. What he finds is a crumbling "spiritual community" with a prophet who talks like a brochure, a classic woody wagon half‑packed for escape, and a law‑school dropout named Paula who is closer to mutiny than enlightenment. A simple argument over a pink slip spirals into a raid on the commune's money man, a showdown with Ayer's hired muscle, and Cutty's first real glimpse of how dangerous this brotherhood is willing to be to keep its flock.

Cutty goes back to Pasadena, to the battered camper van Rocinante and the buried bomb shelter where his old crew still jams, hoping someone can tell him why Floey vanished from her own gallery opening. Instead he finds stasis: a house frozen in old habits, friends half‑converted to cabbage‑juice enlightenment, and a dangerous new rumor that pulls Floey even farther out of reach. This chapter peels back the history between Cutty, his sister, and the men who orbit her, setting the stage for the long chase south.

Next Wednesday at 5 a.m. Eastern, Chapter 3 of Revelation at Tikal drops on the feed, as Cutty's search for Floey pulls him deeper into the Temple of the Rising Moon cult looking for old secrets and finding new threats.

Cutty Braughn flies into Los Angeles expecting a reunion with his big sister at the opening of her first real gallery show. Instead, he finds a room full of wealthy strangers drinking free wine and staring at a small painting that announces Floey's death. The dates on the painted tombstone say she died two weeks ago—but no one can tell him where she is, or whether the "death" is a stunt, a hoax, or a warning. As the gallery owner quietly cashes in on the mystery, Cutty realizes this night will knock his life off its tracks and send him chasing his sister through communes, jungles, and old ghosts. This episode begins the quest that will carry him all the way to Tikal and beyond.

In between the San Juan airport and the Rainforest Inn in Rio Grande, there's a Shell gas station that is home to one of Puerto Rico's best-kept secrets. The Pimentón pizzeria inside the gas station, and its accompanying coffee shop Cafe La Estación provide locals and tourists with the best pizza, coffee, wine and more. Listen for an interview and tour with owner Daniel Rivera.

This episode was produced by Sonia A. Rao.

Bill goes to San Juan to interview Omar Torres, the founder of Gustos Coffee Company. The company provides Puerto Rican-grown coffee at shops across the island. We also talk with Laura Colon, a key account executive for Gustos.

Listen for a tour of Gustos' shop and factory in Mario Julia Industrial Park, where Omar also shows us their barista training classroom. Gustos Coffee Co. gives back to Puerto Rico by training baristas and supporting local farms.

And for pictures, don't forget to visit our blog at https://www.rainforestinn.com/myblog.

This episode was produced by Sonia A. Rao.

Bill goes up to Old San Juan to interview Enoc Rivera, the owner of Filtrado, a specialty coffee shop. This is the first part of a series on local coffee growers, shops and producers from Puerto Rico TravelCast.

To view photos and learn more about Filtrado, visit our blog page at https://www.rainforestinn.com/myblog.

This episode was produced by Sonia A. Rao.

Renée and I leave the Rainforest Inn, our El Yunque retreat, and drive into Old San Juan to interview Eddie and Tisha at Casa Sol bed and breakfast. Casa Sol is a member of our Puerto Rico Bed and Breakfasts Association and he brings intimate knowledge of Puerto Rican politics to the table. He is especially knowledgable about Old San Juan. We discuss the resignation of Ricardo Rosselló and the expected orderly succession of the government. We discuss the impact on tourism and what's been happening with local businesses in Old San Juan.

Up in the rainforest Renée and I have seen no changes from the remarkably non-violent and orderly March on the capital.