"Where is Joe Stratham's house?" asked Gilbert with curiosity. The kid pointed to a house sandwiched between two buildings. It looked old and shabby and didn't directly open onto the main road, and it would have been difficult to locate.

"Come this way," said the boy, leading them through an alleyway towards the house. Jacqueline gasped at seeing the house.

"Maddox's cap, I can see his cap on the windowsill," said Jacqueline.

"Juliet, you need to stay here. The man might be inside the house carrying weapons," said Gilbert.

"No sir. He has abandoned the place and taken shelter the moment he heard cops had arrived in the locality, "...