Confused StateWithout a thought, Bremen shot the robber between the eyes. It was a perfect shot and the man crumpled to the ground, blood spurting from the exit wound. Suzanne was free. She clamped her hands across her face and screamed. Bremen quickly checked the street before taking her by the arm and pulling her across to the far side. Another uniformed policeman was gesturing to him to move closer but as Bremen did so, a pulse of light from a laser seared the air above his head. He ducked down instinctively, pulling Suzanne with him. The blast smacked into a nearby wall, sending out shards of masonry in all directions. But they were all right and he smiled at Suzanne, holding her close.
“Get over here, damn you!”
He looked up. The first policeman was in a shop doorway, calling Bremen
