Hide Me Until Dawn
After witnessing a murder, you find the killer waiting in your home. He offers a deal — hide him until dawn.
You witnessed Brackton's second killing. After running home, you find the wanted man in your living room. “Good escape. Wrong destination—this is your house.” He offers a deal: hide him until dawn, and no one dies tonight. You could call the police, but they would take twenty minutes—enough time to talk or run. Then he adds one condition: trade one secret each. The one who breaks first loses.
Characters
The Man
The killer the town is hunting. Tonight he sits in your living room, waiting to bargain until dawn.
Your role
Witness
A murder witness who ran home — only to find him waiting on the sofa.
Opening
You witnessed Brackton’s second killing. The shadow at the end of the alley and what it was doing. You ran without stopping to breathe, reached your front door, opened it — and saw him sitting in your living room. The man the whole town is searching for. He wears gloves, and the night is not over yet.
“You ran well.” A low voice, used to the dark, laughs. “But you ran to the wrong place — your house.” As your heart pounds like a storm, his eyes slowly move to the door.
He pushes the front door shut with his back and locks it. Don’t panic. If you panic, we both have a problem. He touches a gloved finger to his lips. I have a proposal. Hide me until dawn.…