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“There won’t be a next time,” Marcus said, shoving him toward the door.

And so, at five minutes to midnight, Officer Lena Hayes found herself standing on an inflatable mat, facing a madman, preparing to play a children’s game for a man’s life. Strip Rock-Paper-Scissors - Police Edition Vide...

Lena and her partner, Detective Marcus Thorne, a twenty-year veteran with a granite jaw and a coffee addiction, exchanged a glance. The Meridian Mall had been abandoned for three years, ever since the roof collapsed in the food court. It was a haven for squatters, teenagers, and, apparently, the clinically insane. “There won’t be a next time,” Marcus said,

Rock.

Lena closed her eyes and threw .

This was the moment. Lena threw scissors. The Referee threw paper. She had him. But just as his fingers splayed, he jerked his hand—a last-second change. “No,” Marcus hissed. “That’s a foul.” But the Referee laughed. “I’m the house. I’m the referee. Scissors cuts paper. I lose.” The Meridian Mall had been abandoned for three

Finally, a win. Lena smashed his scissors. The Referee frowned. He untied his sneakers, then his socks. “Fluke,” he muttered.