DISPATCH FROM THE CITY
Something’s happening in Noir City. You’ve been called to the scene. Make your choice. See what happens.
The Footprints
The snow stopped twenty minutes ago. Cutting through The Back Way, you notice a fresh set of footprints leading into the alley.
They curve toward a dumpster against the wall and disappear behind it.
Then you notice a second set.
Larger shoes. A longer stride.
Whoever made them was following the first person.
Those footprints disappear behind the dumpster, too.
Neither set comes back out.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
You follow the tracks toward the dumpster.
Behind it, you find a narrow service door.
Both sets of footprints end at the threshold.
The door is slightly open.
You reach for the handle.
The door is quickly pushed shut.
From the other side, someone quietly slides the bolt into place.
You decide whatever happened behind that dumpster is none of your business.
You turn and head back toward the street.
At the mouth of the alley, a parked car turns on its headlights.
The engine starts.
You keep walking.
The car pulls away from the curb and follows you.