FF – Not as Clever as he Thought
Here is my contribution to Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Dale Rogerson.
Copyright Dale Rogerson
Detective Inspector Bardon looked across the scene. Crisp, white, beautiful. Like a Christmas card. Idyllic – apart from the body, the red-tinged snow.
“Back wound. Murder definitely happened here. Knife was driven in at close range. Only one set of footprints – the victim’s! How?”
High above, Jimmy ‘Jetpack Assassin’ Jameson hovered and laughed. His web ad had paid off. Plenty of clients, police always baffled!
“Hey, guv, just found this ad on the internet. Some joker calling himself the ‘jetpack assassin’!”
“Jetpack? Of course! Constable, grab the newly-issued ground-to-air missile launcher out the car, will you?”
Jimmy’s eyes widened in horror.
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Is he allowed to use a SAM on a suspect?
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How did you know the constable was called Sam?
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🙂
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He’s a bit of a maverick.
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Dear Ali,
Busted! Sounds like Jimmy’s goose is roasted and browned to a crisp. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Yep, he fell into that “hanging around to see your handiwork” trap. And who knew the police now had guided missiles for just such an occasion? 🙂
Ali
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That snow won’t be pretty for very long. I guess everything can be bought online these days 😀
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There’s gonna be broiled Jimmy all over the place 🙂
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Blast!
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Ha 🙂
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It’s difficult to advertise your talents as an assassin without being discovered by the authorities!
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Yes, they’re even checking the dark web these days. So I hear 😉
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Time for Jimmy to rocket off.
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Let’s hope he has enough boost!
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Uh oh!! Funny stuff
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I’m glad you liked it!
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Great idea. Just blow the bastard up!
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No more of this mamby-pamby Taser nonsense. Hit him with a bazooka!
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It looks like Jimmy’s killing spree is coming to an end. It might be hard to find him here, there, and everywhere with all that snow. Get out the bloodhounds. Gruesome but funny dark humor, Ali. 😀 — Suzanne
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He’ll certainly be here, there and everywhere after the missile hit. The problem with bloodhounds is they might eat the bits 🙂
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What a well-equipped cop car! Nice one.
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DI Bardon’s car has all the latest violence-related upgrades!
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Drastic – but then again how do you catch a Jetpack Assassin?
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I believe DI Bardon has requisitioned a jetpack of his very own! Heavily armed, of course.
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This made me chuckle, Ali.
I guess Jimmy got too cocky, shoulda parked the jetpack right away!
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Yes, he should have been over the hills and far away by the time the police showed!
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Suspect in the Christmas card stabbing death remains at large.
In other news, a passenger plane crashed under mysterious circumstances in the same neighborhood, killing all 357 on board and 35 on the ground. Witnesses included Detective Inspector Barton who, when asked if he saw how the plane crashed, merely shrugged his shoulders.
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Technical problems I expect, mate. Oh, is that my phone, gotta take this, bye…
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It was just a question of time…
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Yep, he wasn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer.
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i hope the jetpack had enough juice to get him out of there. otherwise, he’d be toast. 🙂
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I doubt he even checked… 🙂
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Crime and law enforcement is like a chess game. Move and countermove. May the good guys win.
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Fortunately for the police Jimmy only ever seems to look one move ahead 🙂
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Which is exactly why I don’t play chess 🙂 Not a strategist.
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Teehee! Entertaining yarn, Ali
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I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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When killers use technology. Better hope that jet pack has gps!
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I’m sure the missile managed to lock on 🙂
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Made me laugh Ali ! I like that the jet pack assassin is outdone by the Constable’s gizmo.
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And he thought he was being so clever 🙂
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I like the picture, Draliman, looks like it was launched well..MOL😸Pawkisses for a Happy Weekend🐾😽💞
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It’s all over for Jimmy 🙂
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So NCIS, I can see the scenario taking me where I never imagined. Great piece.
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Now I’m imagining the constable as “Probie” and the DI as DiNozzo. That would work well 🙂
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Too funny
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What a maroon! Like the pyromaniac who hovers to watch his handiwork, so does the jetpack assassin! Always a question of time before they are busted!
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Yep, he just couldn’t resist watching the police wander around in confusion. I expect it came as quite the surprise seeing police, who don’t even carry handguns, fire a missile at him 🙂
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Jimmy’s definitely on the shortlist for the world’s dumbest criminals!
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And the most “explosive” takedown 🙂
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Oh, very good story, you caught me up. As a lover of murder mysteries, this has to be one of my favorites!
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Thanks! It didn’t take long for our intrepid coppers to work it out, but then they only had 100 words 🙂
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LOL
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🙂
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You hadn’t thought of that, had you, Jimmy. You’re going down.
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Literally!
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