SEVEN TARGETS

lnut street had been aroused from sleep by the sounds of two rapid gunshots around 3 a.m. that morning. Mr. Andrew, a business guru, had been hacked to death in the living room while Betty

lood, Then she started screaming out of fright. She remained at that spo

cars. Nancy was sitting beside the little staircase outside s

after which he signaled to the other patrol officers who immediately inspected the whole apartment to be sure no one was there. Mr. Andrew was covered with a white cloth. As the medics carried his body away,the sounds of t

: 49," she said t

e you up by

ed by the footstep

ootsteps?" Mr. James asked Nancy a

the banging on Mr. Andrew's bedroom door." Nancy's room

by the handle of the door. She continued, If Mrs. Betty or Mr. Andrew needs me to do som

ow many were they?

but they were

s approaching Betty's door and mine." she said as she pointed in the direction of the passage with her right han

do after that?

drobe In my room. When he came he opened the door and

done he told Nancy she would be going to the station with them.. She was reluctant at first but later considered it better than staying alone i

side his wife were kidnapped by the bandit. They have had no clue as to their whereabouts till now . The second was Mr. Stephen, a newly married man who was also nabbed on the couch in the living room of his apartment while his wife was kidnapped. All tw

mes looked back

the men?" He asked her looking at her f

em spoke a word

for some seconds be

as told to write a statement narrating what had just happened. luckily, this was the only case with a witness. the previous cases left no inkling and the case had made no progress. The residents and neighbors were interviewed and neither of them gave them concrete information that would give a blueprint of the bandit's whereabouts. By the time Nancy f

past 5 p.m. that Friday evening detective Daniel started looking around the offic

o was just seven years old. Daniel and Stephanie had Robert a year after they got married But Christine came very late as both couples had to live separately for a long period while Daniel was investigating a murder case in another State. As the day comes to an end he anticipates his retirement and looks forward to processing the last crime case on his desk after w

ir".he said

hich often airs superiority and his blistering presence.He continued.How close

g out for the case file which he just c

und had opened the back door to their flat with a pin and hauled away some of the gadgets in the apartment. Unfortunately, the next-door neighbor who saw the couples go out had heard strange sounds coming from

etective Desmond".He said, pausing for

by noon tomorrow".Daniel replied

ou are the best man to head the investigation team". The commander said,not waiting for Detectiv

l replied in a rather cranky

". The command

at Bradford street is supposed to

and quickly added, we would talk

r".Detective

take c

r of this new case. She would be saddened as they had been looking forward to the event they had both planned to attend that weekend and a lot of preparation had be

d with his left hand he closed the file on the table. "Yes detective, be prepared

ed, camouflaging the disa

ver from him when he resumed the next day. He cleared his desk, arranged all the files in the l