1) Mr. Conway and Karen Jackson travel to Haiti for different reasons - Mr. Conway is a businessman and Karen is writing a book about voodoo. 2) On the plane, Mr. Conway mocks Karen's book about Baron Samedi, the most dangerous voodoo spirit, while an old man named Kee senses danger upon seeing their plane. 3) Mr. Conway wants to build in an old graveyard near Kee's home, but Kee warns him not to because of the spirits buried there.