Chapter five

28 January 1958

I wake up, and I feel something, It's smoke! My flat was on fire! I jumped out of bed and I took my coat and my pants. I must reach the door, it's smoke everywhere! Damn , the door it's locked, where are the keys? I can't see anything through this smoke, I can barely breath. I have to break the door! My gun, that's it! I shot the door lock and made a from it. I've made it in one piece, unfortunately my walled and ID got burned. Twenty minutes later the firefighters have made their appearance and the fire was extinguished. I remembered the note from yesterday, "Do you like grill"? He was,I m sure of it ! I will talk with an employee about what happened this morning.

John: Did you see someone who had an unusual behavior?

Employee: No sir, I didn't.

John: Are you sure you have not seen anything?

Employee: No sir, I did not see anything.

I spoke with all hotel employees, and the answers were the same, "I did not see anything." I spoke with an electrician too, he said that there was a electrical malfunction and that caused the fire. like hell it was, that guy wants me dead, and I want him too, hmm I guess we have something in common. My wife left me, Bod shot me, my flat got burned, I couldn't save that little girl, I'm homeless, maybe I'm not a good detective after all. I need to take a walk, and then I will figure it out what I do with this guy, only vengeance keeps my alive now. Suddenly I saw someone with a long cloak , and he keeps something in his hands. Wait! It's a note! He keeps a note! It could be him! He is! I will shoot him, no! A quick death would be too gentle for him. I will make him suffer. I punched him, and he fall to the ground. I felt good when I beat him, my hands are covered in blood, what a satisfaction. I kept beating him for a while and then I realized he's the wrong guy. I took the note from his hands and then I read it. "Olives, Cheese, Bread, Carrots, Onions"....Damn it! It appears to be some old man. I screwed up! he's almost dead but he'll be fine. People have gathered here, I should go! And then I hear " Freeze LAPD"! Damn it! The cops saw me! Oh, he took out his gun, I need to find refuge. I hid behind a building I think he did not see me, eventually I lost him. Damn! I got LAPD on my tail now!

I don't know where to go, my flat got burned, and my wife left me. I'm very hungry I didn't eat anything, I'm not the type of man who steals food. I will return home to take my stuff and to eat something, I know Donna for 15 years she would never let a man to die by starvation, even if she thinks I cheated her, she's a kind person and that is why I love her. Ten minutes later I arrived home, something isn't right here! What the? Why the front door it's opened? I'm going into the house. What in the world! Donna it's tied up! I can't believe it...I saw him...he? During all the time, he was? That son of a.....