Morris and Cecil met in the address that Morris had given, the only sound being the distant hum of the city. Morris's eyes gleamed with intensity as he handed Cecil a small disc."What's this?" Cecil asked, his voice laced with skepticism."The proof we need to take down Lecter," Morris replied, his eyes burning with determination. "It's a recording of Lenore's death, and Anna's testimony. She was there, Cecil. She saw everything."Cecil's eyes narrowed as he took the disc, his mind racing with possibilities. He inserted it into his phone, and the sound of Lenore's terrified screams and Bruce's angry voice filled the air, followed by Anna's tearful account of the events.Cecil's face darkened with anger, but his eyes still held a hint of doubt. "This is it, Morris. This is the evidence we need. But how do I know this isn't another one of your tricks?"Morris's face fell, his eyes flashing with hurt. "Cecil, I understand your doubts, but I assure you, my commitment to our cause has nev

Bone's eyes never left the building, his gaze fixed on the windows, waiting for any sign of movement. He had been watching Cecil's hideout for hours, following Lecter's orders to the letter.As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden glow over the city, Bone's phone buzzed. Lecter's voice was low and urgent. "Bone, any update?""Not yet, sir," Bone replied, his eyes scanning the building. "But I have a feeling he's getting close.""Keep watching," Lecter ordered. "I want to know the moment he makes a move."Bone nodded, his focus never wavering. Suddenly, Cecil's men emerged from the shadows, their guns drawn. Bone's instincts kicked in, and he reached for his weapon. But before he could react, a bullet hit his shoulder, and he slumped forward, his vision blurring."Cecil's men...they ambushed me," Bone managed to whisper into his phone."Get out of there, Bone!" Lecter shouted. "Alaric will take care of you. I'll handle Cecil."Bone's vision faded to black as he heard Lect

"I need him gone. Bruce is too nosy, too close to the truth. Detective Bruce, you know him, don't you?" Tommy said to a gang leader. His face burned with rage as he sat across from the gang leader and his eyes blazed with intensity.The gang leader, a burly man with a scar above his left eyebrow, raised an eyebrow. "You want me to take out a detective? That's a whole different level of trouble, Tommy. I don't want no issue with the police. Detective Bruce is trouble. We all know this,"Tommy's hands clenched into fists. "I'll make it worth your while. I'll pay you $50,000 to make him disappear."The gang leader snorted. "You think I'm stupid? I can't take out a cop for chump change."Tommy's eyes narrowed. "Fine. $100,000 then. That's my final offer."The gang leader leaned back in his chair, a calculating look in his eyes. "I'll do it for $200,000. And that's only because I like the way you negotiate." "Fine. We have a deal." Tommy's face twisted in a mixture of anger and desperati

The drive back home for Morris was a rather quiet one. All the way, he kept thinking about the deal that he had made with the mischievous Tommy. Something about the whole arrangement just didn't sit well with Morris. He could not shake off the feeling that Tommy had ulterior motives."He was brazen enough to betray his own nephew. What's to say that he won't do the same to me?" Morris asked himself.Then he drove into his compound and then parked the car beside another Ferrari. Morris then proceeded to step into his house.The first thing that Morris noticed was the silence. There were no sign of his house workers or his servants"Where's everyone? Where the heck did they go?" Morris asked himself. He continued to step into the house until he was inside the sitting room.Morris did not take notice of the person's presence at first until he looked and then saw Lecter sitting on the master seat.Alaric and Bone were at his side. Morris gasped in shock when he saw Lecter."You brazen foo

Cecil could hear the opening of the door to his study. He was so engrossed in his work that he did not raise his head to see who it was. However, no one would be dumb enough to try and take him on, especially not in his own house."Cecil, my nephew," Tommy muttered. Cecil raised his head and then saw Tommy standing before him with a look of uncertainty on his face. "Uncle Tommy, what's the matter?" Cecil asked as he stopped working on the computer and turned his focus to his uncle. Tommy sighed and then sat down, still wearing the grimace that has been on his face from the very beginning."I'm afraid there's something that I must tell you, nephew, and for this I am also partially responsible for what has happened," he said to him.Cecil didn't understand what his uncle was trying to say. He approached Tommy with a reassuring look on his face."What is it uncle? Whatever it is, you know that you can tell me" he said to him. Tommy sighed."Morris was not who we thought he was. He was a