X not being the spot it was buried, or anything like that, and not even just the spot and the way the bodies fell, although it is that, it's also the moment (or the spot) where things changed for Mike, hopefully for the better.

Uh...yeah, I am totally that smart and thoughtful a writer and did that on purpose! Kidding, kidding, but also you're right even if I wasn't thinking that at the time. It's rare, and I guess lucky in a way, to have an epiphany where you see your path so clearly and can make a conscious choice to alter it.