The Red Detective 3

Dawn knew that she had stumbled upon something serious, something dangerous. The smell of gun powder fresh in the stale warehouse air, she called the only person she could think of. Danny Breslin.

"Danny? Danny? It's Dawn. Oh, God, Danny. It's awful! It's!---"

"Slow down, Dawn! What happened? Where are you?"

"Oh, Danny! I was following a lead, I was chasing a scoop... and... Danny..."

"Take a deep breath, Meadows. What the heck happened?"

"I stumbled upon a business meeting... I think. Or I dunno. It seemed like some kind of deal was about to go down. One guy double crossed the other. The next thing I know one of them pulls out a gun, threatening to shoot the other guy!"

"What the heck!?"

"---Danny, there's all this money. And alcohol. And... and... a gun!"

"A gun!? Are you in any danger!?"

"...N-nn-nno? At least I don't think so. Oh, Danny, they're both dead!"

"Both dead!? What the heck have you gotten yourself into, Dawn!?"

"One guy... he... he shot the other guy. But not before the victim warned the gunman. He said 'Do you know you're stealing from? Go ahead and shoot me, but you'll just be signing your own death sentence. You're gonna wish you were dead when he gets here.' And oh God, Danny! That's when he shot him! It was so loud, and there was--- there was--- oh it was everywhere!"

"Did the gunman see you? How did you get away?"

"I... he... oh Danny... he... I was hiding from the sudden sound of gun fire. There was a moment where it stopped... but then... I heard another loud shot. I waited as long as my pounding heart could stand before I entered the room. That's when I found the both of them. The gunman shot himself! Oh, Danny, it's horrible!"

"Shot himself!? What in blue blazes??? ...Wait... you said the victim said something about someone... mentioned that the other guy would be sorry when 'He' showed up, right?"

"Yeah?"

"And you said there's a big pile of money on the desk?"

"Bigger than you can imagine, Danny!"

"Dawn, whoever that money belongs to is scary enough to cause a man who just killed another man over that money, to kill himself, rather than face this mystery person."

"Oh, Danny... I think you're right. Who could---"

"It doesn't matter who, Dawn! You just need to get out of there. Fast!"