Wrecker

The forged vaccination cards that Quantraine and his gang smuggle into Key West are a symbol of prioritizing personal gain over social responsibility. During the COVID pandemic, people who had legitimate vaccination cards could prove they had been immunized and were at much lower risk of catching and transmitting the COVID virus. These cards were needed to work and travel in some places. People who used forged cards placed both themselves and others at risk by pretending to be vaccinated when they were not.

Wrecker first encounters the cards when he dives down to the wreck of the purple go-fast and brings the wrapped pizza boxes full of forged cards back up with him. Both literally and figuratively, he is surfacing what the gang is up to, bringing their malfeasance into the light where something can be done about it. This does not happen immediately, however. At first, Wrecker holds onto the cards while he decides how to leverage them. This enmeshes him further with Quantraine and his men.

While Wrecker holds onto the cards, he is part of the gang, whether he wants to be or not. He initially keeps the cards for personal gain—because he wants to use them to free himself from Quantraine.