block were all dark by now. The exceptions were what seemed to be nightlights. No bluish illumination from TV sets flickered through partially covered windows. Aside from the occasional bark of a dog, the neighborhood was quiet.
Each time a pair of headlights came down the street, the man slid down behind the wheel until he wasn’t visible through the windshield. Twice he’d done it, only to see the headlights pass and be replaced in his rearview mirror with the twin red dots of taillights receding in the distance.
This time, the vehicle bearing the headlights slowed as it approached the doctor’s house. After it turned into the driveway, he eased up from his hiding place behind the steering wheel and watched the car stop with its nose just feet from the locked garage door.
He knew it was locked, because less than an hour ago he’d parked farther down the street, walked innocently past Gordon’s house, then ducked back to try his coat hanger trick on the door. He could trip the emergency release lever but was unable to budge the door. So she’s discovered how to lock it. That may make her safer in the short term, but it’s inconvenient for her, and all it means for me is that it’s time to step up the action.
Dr. Gordon sat for a moment in her car, apparently deciding how to proceed. Either way, the man was prepared. He pulled his pistol from his waistband, lowered the driver-side window of his vehicle, and, resting the pistol barrel on the window ledge to steady it, aimed the Beretta toward Gordon’s front door.
When the car door opened and she started her dash toward the house, the man smiled. He took in a deep breath, let it partway out, and gently took up the tension on the trigger. The noise of the gunshot was no more than a flat clap that quickly died away. A dog a few houses down the way let loose a series of sharp barks. Then everything was quiet once more.
The man rolled up the car window, carefully stowed the pistol, and drove away, not turning on his lights until he reached the end of the block.
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