In a city owned by the Four Families, Constable Paix Hanger has advanced as high as he can. A hard-working twenty-year veteran relegated to walking a beat in the worst neighborhood of the worst precinct of the city, he resents the crime family which rules his quadrant, chafing at the restrictions placed on him by his superiors "for his own good". A boy who's a reminder of the son he might never have disappears and those who look for him begin dying. When the incompetent and corrupt detectives assigned to the case are unable or unwilling to act, Constable Hanger takes matters into his own hands. This companion story takes place during the same time frame as The Jacq of Spades: Part 1 of the Red Dog Conspiracy.

Drawing Thin








18



When Paix woke, Reina had made breakfast. But he
couldn't look at her, and food had lost its appeal. He dressed in
street clothes. "I'm going out."

"Paix, please, don't do
this."

He put his hand on the
doorpost, leaned his forehead upon his arm. "Jake Bower has saved
my...








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When Paix woke, Reina had made breakfast. But he
couldn't look at her, and food had lost its appeal. He dressed in
street clothes. "I'm going out."

"Paix, please, don't do
this."

He put his hand on the
doorpost, leaned his forehead upon his arm. "Jake Bower has saved
my...

Chapter 18