The shocking newscast
Dalton was sipping his morning coffee, half-listening to the news when a story caught his attention. The disbelief was palpable; the events unfolding on the screen seemed like a plot straight out of a movie. Yet, the photograph displayed by the news anchor was undeniably real, anchoring the surreal tale to reality.
Dalton’s realization hit him like a thunderclap—the man he’d assisted with a tire change was now plastered across the news as a criminal. He had sensed something off about the man from the start, his gut instinct now confirmed in the most unsettling way.