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Chapter 22 - Judge, Jury, Executioner

The two detectives walked up the apartment staircase to room 801. They drew their guns, around them the pouring rain came down as the darkness of night added to the eerie feeling. In front Detective Bart Russell twenty two year vet and hardboiled detective.

"This is where it all ends, Ginger. We got our guy." He said as they prepared to kick the door in. 

His rookie partner, detective Ginger Galley, a freckled redhead. They both donned their blue police jackets and t-shirts under them. They both wore khaki pants and police boots.  

Though Ginger had added a little bit of heel to hers for a more feminine touch. 

Finally they had cornered the Back Alley Ripper. A wicked serial killer who ripped prostitutes to pieces in the back alley of the city's red light district.

Bart kicked the door in and as the door flew open a loud bang could be heard coming from inside the building. Bart's head exploded and his body fell to the ground like a sack of potatoes. 

"Dispatch, detective Russell is down, we have shots fired!" She said as she fired her weapon into the empty house. Upon noticing the house seemed empty she slowly walked in. There she saw a shotgun tied to the door handle. 

"Dispatch, it appears it was a booby trap. It doesn't seem like anyone used home." She said as she traversed the house. 

She shines her flashlight and goes through the house going from room to room. Upon entering the back room she found a young woman tied up, bound and gagged.  

"Dispatch, there's a woman inside the house. We need EMS ASAP." She screamed over the radio

The young woman was of asian descent, she had black hair and a short mini dress. Though barefoot a pair of pumps was laying beside the bed. Ginger quickly untied her as the woman began to yell through her gag. Upon removing the gag the prostitute shouted. 

"He's behind you!"  

Ginger looked at first but didn't see anyone standing in the doorway. She looked down more to see a tiny man standing in the doorway with a mask on his face.  

The young woman huddled into the corner crying. 

"We're both going to die!" She cried

"Dispatch suspect is a Tiny man. I have him in my sight." Ginger said

She drew her service weapon and instantly fired. Her shot proved true and the bullet hit the tiny man and ripped him to shreds. Ginger walked up to the bullet hole which was drenched in blood and stomped on it. 

"Dispatch. Suspect down."