We can just make him out. A vague figure looming in the gloom of the disused cotton mill. We knew he’d be here.
We’d threaded together strands of information, tip-offs and hunches; clues, no matter how nebulous. Months of painstaking work by our dedicated officers has brought us here, the place where he controls his evil operation. We have a job to do. An arrest to make. Victims of his sordid contemptible business to rescue.
Soon you’ll be free. Soon. I promise.
My head’s reeling with nervous excitement. ‘Five’ I whisper, ‘four, three, two, one…’
‘GO GO GO’ I yell.
Word count 100
Friday Fictioneers is hosted by Rochelle. Sandra Crook has provided this week’s photo.
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Dear Keith,
You have me wondering what the operation entails. Well woven piece.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The SVU have their methods! Thanks, Rochelle.
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Be careful. Those kinds of things are always so dangerous~
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I’m sure those cops are well prepared. At least, I hope so! Cheers Larry
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The tangled webs we weave…
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Indeed we do. Thanks Violet
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I admire the way you use the prompt both physically and metaphorically. And you’ve constructed a strong story with a good build of tension. Nice one!
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I’m delighted it had the desired effect. Thanks Penny
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Very exciting, Keith. Sounds like a script for an episode of SVU 🙂
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That’s exactly what I based mystery on. Can’t wait for new episodes so I wrote my own!
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Hi Keith – a distant shadow taking with him his gore and world of hate – fun read – presume he’s caught or sent off into the universe … cheers Hilary
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Locked away by now I reckon!
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The anticipation builds up to a sense of relief, despite the tension.
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Indeed. Thanks Reena
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Witty stuff here.
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Thank you kindly!
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i hope it ends well just like in the movies. 🙂
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Oh, it will! I had my fave TV programme in mind when I wrote this – Law and Order SVU!
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Well that all got a bit frantic, didn’t it!
Nicely built, Keith
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It did – best keep your distance CE!
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I really enjoyed this, Keith. You built the tension without giving us details.
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Even with a bucket load of words I think I’d still have left to the reader’s imagination!
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And that’s great!!
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Let’s hope they get their man, and get him convicted.
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I think they’ve got him! Cheers Mimi
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So much going on here Keith. Most intriguing!
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Thanks Tannille
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Bullets will soon be flying, methinks. Very tense!
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I’d block my ears if I were you!
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You really ramped up the anticipation there. Good one.
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Thanks Sandra
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Well done. You have caught the criminal at last. Nice job.
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Seconds away, but it’s a done deal now!
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Well done, Keith! If that man is the man from my piece, I hope they find him and … um … ensure he won’t harm anyone again …
You built the tension and the scene and the state of mind of the narrator very well!
Na’ama
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Don’t worry, they got him!
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yeah!
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The calm before the storm! What fantastic tension you built up.
Great read!
-Rachel
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Thanks so much Rachel
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An intriguing thriller which leaves us wondering. Nicely done.
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Just as I hoped! Thanks so much.
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Enthralling!
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Well thank you Dawn
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As said above, tension and anticipation, coiled like a spring. Could be a mob raid, or maybe a human trafficking ( for the purposes of garment work) case, who knows. You plop us in, at the height of tension, leaving us thirsting for details. Good work!
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I’m so pleased it had the desired effect! I wrote it as a police operation hence the mention of officers and an impending arrest. Thanks so much for your kind words.
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Fabulous. And clever idea based off the prompt. All the loose threads of a case pulled together
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I’m pleased you liked it Laurie, thank you.
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Ah, the tangled webs we weave when first we practice to deceive are so easily cut through by the authorities.
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Indeed! Thanks Alice.
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Oh I have no clue what has happen and what will but the tension is great.
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It’s game over for the traffickers! Cheers Bjorn
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Exciting story. Great build-up and the scene setting. Yay for the good guys!
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Yay indeed! Cheers Margaret
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I love this, great tension and very exciting. The personal touch of wanting to free someone close to them gives it an extra punch.
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I’m pleased that came through. Thanks so much
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It’s a trap!
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Don’t worry it’s s a Police one!
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