I feel like the time just flew by as I turn down one-way streets and into the Key Largo, the first Key of the Florida Keys. The sleepy beach town lies dormant as we drive down darkened streets towards Dolfin. I remember Zelia raving about this place when we were about to graduate college. From what she told me it sounds like a paradise. But paradise also means more than just two friends hanging out.

A fountain of stone dolphins sits illuminated at the entrance I pull into the ...