Jake Randolph in "The Eternal Night" Pt. 270

Then I heard, "You little shit!"

I turned to see Gertie standing in front of some burning crates, pointing her pistol at me.

"Drop the rod!" she yelled.

I looked up to see a burning crate above her starting to fall.

"Gertie...look out!" I screamed.

"Nice try, chump!" she yelled as she started to pull the trigger.

The burning crate toppled down and crashed onto her head and she fell to the floor with a thud. Her hair and clothing were burning as she writhed and screamed.

I looked back to see Harrigan standing up over a very stationary bartender...