(Originally Posted Friday 12-14-18)
The first thing that caught my eye with this pic and why I saved it, wasn’t the squad of soldiers. It was the guy with his hands up against the wall.
My first question after that was who was this guy that a squad of six soldiers were going after him? What had he done?
But if you look at the guy in the front by the shield, his gun is aimed down the alley not at the guy.
Which could mean there’s still a threat down the alley.
Maybe this guy was just a sentry and they’re securing him before they raid the place their target is in.
The buildings are given me a European vibe so maybe this is in France, Germany, or Italy.
If it’s France then maybe we’ll tie in Isabella Racine somehow. But I like the idea of this being somewhere new. In a country we haven’t used yet or really explored who some of the players are in say, Italy.
These soldiers seem serious about this considering the guns and gear they’re packing. I’m thinking the target is a big deal and not just some low-level criminal group.
Maybe this guy is a high-ranking Lt in this criminal group and the soldiers took him by surprise. They’re still on alert because they didn’t run into his group of armed bodyguards and were expecting a big shootout to happen.
Now they’re in a big rush to get the guy padded down and out of the sight before his men show up.
That would be a huge win for them.
Follow up questions to ask, why was the guy away from his bodyguards? Did he feel secure in this neighborhood? Who/what is he involved with that would make him a target anyway. What happens once they have him at a secure undisclosed location?
Also, who exactly are the soldiers?
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