The Keep discussion

read this some time ago, but i'll give it a try: 1) ray is the author of the story, danny is the one he killed 2) don't remember 3) the story takes place before ray goes to prison.

hmmm. not sure i remember right. make sense?

Ray writes the story about how he murdered Danny while working on Howard's hotel. His writing is a form of penance, I guess. Following the murder, it seems like he was extradited back to the States, and that's when he encounters Holly and begins writing the story.