The Ending

You step out back into the cool streets of Baltimore, the pulsing beat of the club's techno base ebbing on your back as you head towards where you last saw Adam. There is no sign of him and you stop to look around for where he may have gone when you hear a shrill whistle. At the corner of the of the block you spot Adam waving you towards him with his hand at his hip. As you begin to walk towards him you notice several vehicles approaching; two large sedans followed by an armored van of some sort and several police cruisers. Adam watches them pass seemingly out of curiosity but his shoulders are tensed and his stance rigid. At the moment you finally catch up to him he grabs your arm firmly and quickly pulls you away from the club around the corner.

You barely catche a glimpse over your shoulder as the squad cars's lights flash in front of the club entrance. Adam's grip on your arm loosens as he leads you down a secluded alleyway. "Do you have the Fire?" he asks. You hand him all of the Fire tabs you managed to get your hands on inside the club. Adam then hands you what looks like a wad of bills rolled into a scrap of paper with a rubberband wrapped around it. "Thanks man you're the best." says Adam "Oh, and do me a favor. I'd really appreciate it if you waited about 15 minutes after I'm gone before you step out of this alley." You nod your head and he leaves briskly, the crinkle of one the Fire tab wrappers echoeing his footsteps.

As you stand there waiting you hear the blare of sirens and watch the column of vehicles you'd seen earlier zip past the alleyway entrance. You think you recognize the face of the starlet you'd met earlier in the ViP lounge, as the last squad car rolls past. After the sirens fade away you pull off the scrap of paper from the money wad and inspect it. On it is a pair of dots with two rows of opposing triangles beneath them with the word 'Beware!' written beside them. An uneasy feeling slithers into your stomach as you pocket the money and step back into the streets of Baltimore and head home.