text: Go fuck yourself," you bark at Westfield. "Go fuck yourself, that's what you want your last words to be?" Westfield responds puzzled. "It's not very original and not exactly something you want written on your tombstone, although there is- Westfield's rambling is interrupted by Carla who punches him squarely in the jaw knocking him down.
  
  Without hesitation Carla grabs Westfield's revolver and points at him. "Shut the fuck up, you annoying loquacious bastard," Carla demands. She offers you her hand and helps you off the floor.
  
  "Are you alright?'" Carla asks.
  
  "Yeah, I'm fine what about you?" You ask in regard to the injuries Carla obtained.
  
  "Don't worry, it's nothing that won't heal in a few weeks." Carla says as she keeps her gun firmly aimed at Westfield.
  
  "Well detective are you going to kill me or what?" Westfield goads as he continues to lay on the floor. "You've must have fantasized about this moment hundreds of time, don't chicken out now."
  
  "As much as I'd love to shoot your fucking head off, I need you alive to tell me where Victoria Higgins is."
  
  "Yeah and then you'll just kill me anyway, tell you what if you give me your word that you'll spare me, I'll lead you to her."
  
  "You're going to take her at her word?" You interrupt, somewhat baffled by what Westfield said.
  
  "Ben, I've known Carla for years and if it's one thing I've learned about her it's how much pride she has in the fact she is honest and incorruptible, it would go her against her nature to say she'll let me live and then just kill me, she calls it honor but in reality it's just egotistical."
  
  "Shut up," Carla snaps at Westfield.
  
  "So what's it going to be detective, is letting me live worth the life of Ben's sister?"
  
  "Alright you fucking asshole, you have a deal but if try anything I'll hurt you very badly, now call your two thugs downstairs to get in here, this deal doesn't include them."
  
  "Fair enough, they failed in their task to keep intruders out so it's no skin off my nose if you kill them."
  
  "Ben, take cover," Carla warns you.
  
  You hide behind a dresser in the room while Westfield calls for his men. "Lewis, Jerry get you're asses up here!" He yells. Walking into the room oblivious unaware of the trap, the two men enter the room. Carla using Westfield's own revolver shoots one of the thugs in the eye while the other reaches for his gun. His able to take out of the holster but is shoot in the throat before he can even aim it at Carla.
  
  "Now tell me where Victoria is," Carla aims her gun back at Westfield.
  
  "Hillside apartments, it looks like an apartment building on the outside but it's really a whorehouse, she was brought there early this morning, the address is 197 Hillside Street," Westfield informs.
  
  "Let's go get her then," You say rather impatiently.
  
  "Hang on Ben, how many men do you have at this building?"
  
  "There's the man in charge, Ivo and I think he was two guys with him,"
  
  "Just three guys?" You interrupt once again baffled.
  
  "I own the police, I don't need to waste money recruiting more muscle then I need, besides there is also going to be about eight girls and a few johns" Westfield points out.
  
  "Well we should get over there but before we do..." Carla trails off midsentence. She heads to the dresser you hid behind earlier and opens the top drawer, all the while keeping an eye on Westfield. She pulls out a set of handcuffs and tosses them to Westfield.
  
  "Put these on," Carla orders.
  
  "Kinky," Westfield quips as he puts the handcuffs on his wrists.
  
  Carla goes to the body of one of the dead henchmen and takes the gun from its hand. "Take this," she says in a way that makes it sound she isn't going to take no for answer.
  
  "I don't know how use these thing," You whine.
  
  "You just aim and shoot."
  
  Reluctantly you take the gun from Carla as she goes back to Westfield. "On your feet asshole."
  
  Westfield complies and the three of you head out of room and downstairs. "Ben, we're taking your car it would be a dead giveaway if we show up in my cruiser, also you're going to have to drive, I won't be able to do the driving and keep an eye on this fucker."
  
  You nod your head in agreement and go out the front door. Once in your car along with Carla and Westfield you drive off to Hillside apartments. When you arrive you notice that the apartment building doesn't look anything like you thought it would, in fact it looks ordinary. Since most of your knowledge of the outside world has been through TV and movies rather than firsthand experience, the events that have happened today have made you realize the world is for better or worse not quite what you thought it was. You pull into a parking spot in front of the building.
  
  "So I'm going to head ask for your sister, once I get her it's mission accomplished, there's nothing to it," Westfield plans out.
  
  "Let's get going," Carla instructs.
  
  "Hold it there detective, my men know who you are they will shoot on sight, not that I care but it would put my life in danger as well, Ben has to bring me in, also you're going to have to remove this handcuffs, they will defiantly know something is wrong if I enter the building wearing these."
  
  "Don't take your eyes off him," Carla warns you. "If I here gunshots I'm coming guns blazing." Carla lets Westfield out of his cuffs as you get out of the car. Westfield soon does the same while you heed Carla's advice and watch every move he makes.
  
  "I saw the way you looked at Northcutt, do you have a thing for cops or authoritative women in general?" Westfield pokes fun at you. 
  
  Due to being far more focused on finding Victoria you ignore Westfield and the two of you head inside. The interior looks just as ordinary as the exterior as you make your way to the front desk. Behind the desk was a heavy set man who might as well be wearing a sign that said "sleazy", he must be Ivo. He is looking into space when he noticed you and Westfield. Upon recognizing his boss he becomes much more attentive.
  
  "Westfield sir, what brings you here? Ivo says somewhat surprised by Westfield's presence. "Who's this with you?"
  
  "Never mind who this is, bring me Victoria," Westfield demands with a no nonsense attitude.
  
  "Who?"
  
  "The girl that was brought in this morning you moron."
  
  "Yes of course I'll get her right away," Ivo obliges as he scurries from the front desk and goes up a flight of stairs. Several tense minutes later he comes back down with a girl, it takes you a moment to figure this is your sister. She is covered in bruises, has an eye swollen shut and looks absolute petrified.
  
  "What happened to her?" You say very upset which causes Ivo to look at you awkwardly.
  
  "My friend asked you a question," Westfield reminds Ivo.
  
  "Oh yes, you see the first customer who requested her, nearly got his eyes scratched out, I had to break her, so she would understand the consequences." Rage fills your body of the thought of this lowlife causing harm to your sister, you remember the gun Carla had given you.
  > don't kill Ivo
  You decide not to kill Ivo, it takes ever nerve in your body to resist the urge to point your gun at him and shoot. As badly as you want this monster to pay for what he did to Victoria, trying to kill him would put you and your sister in danger and you're very close to getting out of this situation. You know where Ivo works, there will be time to get revenge another day.
  
  "I'm taking her, you don't need to know why," Westfield bluntly tells Ivo.
  
  "Yeah sure, she'd but nothing but trouble for me anyway," Ivo presumes.
  
  You take Victoria by the hand as you head out of the apartment building. You notice Victoria says nothing and doesn't acknowledge you in any way. When you try to make eye contact with her, she gives you the thousand yard stare with her eye that isn't swollen shut. As soon Westfield is dealt with you need to get her to a hospital.  You, Westfield and Victoria leave head outside and towards your car. Carla gets out of the back seat when she sees you approaching.
  
  "Oh my god what happened to her?" Carla asks in regard to Victoria.
  
  "One of Westfield's men hurt her," You explain trying not to get too upset.
  
  "I had no idea Ivo would that," Westfield defends himself.
  
  "Like would give shit, now put your jewelry back on," Carla orders as she tosses the handcuffs back to Westfield.
  
  You help Victoria into the passenger seat as Carla and Westfield seat in the back. After helping your sister you get into the driver's seat and head off. "Where are we going?" You ask Carla.
  
  "Head out to Kennedy road," Carla requests.
  
  "Kennedy road, there's nothing out there...oh shit!" Westfield figures out what is happening. After fifteen minutes of driving in silence you turn on to Kennedy road. It's outside of Van Hove and as Westfield claimed there is nothing out here. The road seems to go for miles as two empty fields lie to the left and right of the road. After going along on the road for almost a mile Carla tells to stop the car. 
  
  "Alright get outside," Carla commands.
  
  "You can't do this, I kept my end of the deal," Westfield protests. After exiting the car Carla grabs Westfield by arm and keeps her gun firmly pressed against his back.
  
  "Ben get over here," Carla calls to you.
  
  You follow her as she leads Westfield away from the road and deeper into the field. "On your knees," She continues to order Westfield.
  
  "You're not going to do this, you're too proud to do something so underhanded," Westfield tries to call Carla's bluff.
  
  "True, I gave you my word that I wouldn't kill you, but I never said anything about Ben," Carla points out.
  
  "What?" You say as Carla's comment catches you off guard.
  
  "Ben if you don't kill this monster, he'll just harm more people like he harmed Victoria, you need to put an end to this."
  
  "I know a killer when I see one and Ben you're no killer."
  
   
  > kill Westfiled
  Holding up the gun you got from Carla you put the muzzle up to the back of Westfield's head. You pull the trigger immediately without saying anything knowing the longer you hesitate the more difficult it would get. Small bits of what used to be Westfield's head wind up landing on your shirt as his body falls forward. You stand in silence as the realization of what you just did sinks into your mind. Carla notices you're becoming uneasy.
  
  "You did the right thing Ben," Carla comforts you as she puts her hand on your shoulder.
  
  "What's going to happen?" You ask.
  
  "Westfield's gang will implode, the police will start doing their fucking job now that no one will be paying them to do otherwise and Westfield will become a meal for the vultures, now let's get your sister to a hospital."
  > Three days later
  Ivo sat in his room behind the front desk. With the death of Westfield the rest of the gang has either left Van Hove or fighting in a fruitless battle for control of what little power the gang still has. Once word had reached his brothel about what had happened, all of the girls who were working for him left. It always the fact the Ivo was connected to Westfield that kept girls living in fear of him, without Westfield he was nothing. The two men who served Ivo left shortly after in an attempt to save themselves. Ivo also thought about leaving but he had nowhere to go. His only hope would be that in time a new criminal would come in and take over Van Hove and Ivo could offer his services to him.
  
  The sound of footsteps came from out in the hall. Ivo picked up his shotgun off the floor and head out. Running out of his room Ivo took cover behind his desk. Briefly peering out he saw nothing but he knew someone was there. "Van Hove police department, drop your weapon and come out with your hands up!" A voice called out.
  
  Knowing he couldn't bribe or shoot his way out of this, Ivo tossed his shotgun over the front desk and walked up with his hands in the air. In front of the doorway was Carla aiming her gun at him, yet she wasn't alone, you were standing beside her. The last time you were here you spared Ivo simply because it was too risky for you and your sister. Now there was no risk at all, Westfield is dead, Ivo's guards have abandoned him and Victoria is recovering at the hospital.
  
  "You!" Ivo shouts upon remembering you from your last visit. "I knew you had something to do with what happened to Westfield."
  
  "I killed Westfield for kidnapping my sister, you harmed her and now I'm going to kill you." You threaten.
  
  "Detective Northcutt, you're a cop, you're not going to let him kill me in cold blood are you?" Ivo tries to plea with Carla.
  
  "All my life I played by rules and it wasn't until I broke them that I actually got where," Carla says as she aims her gun at Ivo and shoots him in the kneecap. Ivo falls face down and start screaming in pain. You approach him while Carla hands you her gun. Like with Westfield you put the gun on the back of Ivo's head and pull the trigger. Unlike with Westfield you have no doubts about what you did.