Acute concern crept across Melissa's and John's faces as they watched the screen from outside the Retrovision store window. 'Police are still baffled as the death toll rises now to nine about the identity of the serial killer who still stalks the streets of Brisbane always using a small knife to slay his victims' cheerfully reported the annoying news reader. ' Police warn all females between the ages of fifteen to nineteen to lock up …showed first 75 words of 1655 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1655 total…tracks. On the floor where John had been now was a puddle of blood. He sprinted for the bench but, confirming his worst fears, the gun was gone. ' Hey pig!' croaked a dry, hoarse voice from behind. Jackson spined around, looking straight now the barrel of his own gun. Outside, Melissa was just starting to come to terms with what she had just experienced. She heard the shots and began screaming once more.