Musical accompaniment: Smoke by BOBI ANDONOV, Son Lux.
In the shadows they wait, the darkness is their game, the agent is their prey…
CAMERON
Ambush.
One single word, clear as crystal.
To my credit I do not run out screaming it into the road even though that is what I want to do. Even though all the blood is starting to rush from my head and to the tip of my fingers.
Earl is alone in that building surrounded by Conti’s men. I have to get to him first. I have to warn him.
But what if I’m too late?
No, I shake my head to dismiss the thought before it even has a chance to settle and build. Earl would never have gone down without a fight. If they had tried to make their move, all hell would have since broken loose and it would be obvious. Wouldn’t it?
Or maybe they did it quietly
