Charlie was pushed out through one of the service entrance garage door openings and outside.
In the alley, there was a masked man dressed in black standing next to an unmarked white van. He had a handgun in his hand. "Get her in the truck."
Charlie was pushed forward towards the back of the van. The nervous woman who got him into this situation was there.
"Sorry, Ms. Smith. They said they would kill my family if I didn't cooperate."
"Enough talking. Get her in there," the masked man said, waving his gun to make his accomplice hurry up.
Suddenly, as if Charlie's prayers were answered, the sky changed color. This time it was ...