TWO SILHOUETTES
The front page of the newspaper carried a warning announcement from the police that had shocked the city residents.
“To collectors and admirers of old paintings. If you come across a painting of two silhouettes, with writing on the other side that says ‘Don’t take anything from bad people,’ please report this to the nearest police station. Do not keep the painting with you for any reason, it could pose a danger to your life…”
New details soon surfaced. The strange painting, it emerged, had a dramatic story. All twenty people who had obtained it had each jumped out a window and died a short while after it came into their possession. Police detectives were unable to find an explanation, but the antique experts supporting the investigation were convinced that the painting w
