It was a premeditated murder.

"This is bad, Captain Thompson."

Another subordinate darted over, breathless and drenched in sweat. "The perpetrator, Brian Wise, is holding a person hostage on the roof of the building.

"If we don't let him go, he'll jump off the building with the hostage."

The subordinate handed the phone to Ralph.

Ralph took the phone and stared anxiously at Brian yelling at the cops while holding a girl hostage in the video.

When he realized the pale-faced, teary-eyed girl was Carrie, his eyes bulged, his heart sank, and his blood ran cold.

He could not believe his eyes.

The ever-calm Ralph, even at a close encounter with armed drug traffickers, panicked and ran upstairs.

Yasmin, her eyes bloodshot, ran to Ralph with a teddy bear.

"Is the hostage Carrie? Is it Carrie?" She sobbed

Ralph nodded solemnly.

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