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Crime 55: July 2002


Beep.

"Mrs. Curran, call MedCenter. Your daughter's shot. The shooter's still loose."

A pistol cocked behind her.

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One Way or Another by Nick Andreychuk

Carl grabbed Denny's shirt to stop him from jumping off the bridge to certain death below.

Denny scowled. "Don't play the Good Samaritan - I want to die."

"I'd let you jump, only your insurance policy won't pay your wife if you commit suicide. If she doesn't get paid, neither do I." Carl shot Denny dead.

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