Carlos was driving home after a long and boring day of paperwork at the office. Donovan had not given his two-week notice and was considered missing. Chief Vargas forwarded an email asking about him, and Carlos promptly ignored it. It was better not to mention anything and just let sleeping dogs lie. Chief Vargas could fire Carlos for following a suspect into a foreign country.
Carlos drove down US-1 and went to the local shopping mall. He had to buy a new belt, as he lost a significant amount of weight. On his way, he passed the food court and picked up a soda. He heard a popping noise that sounded like a hammer. The noise continued. No one seemed to notice, but Carlos knew it was gunfire. He took a long sip of his soda and threw it to the floor as he ran toward the gunfire. He pulled th
