THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT

Over at the motel, Pipsqueak walked down the second-flood corridor looking for victims. He wanted to rob, maim or kill someone – it didn’t matter who. The guests, frightened by the shots, locked their doors. Pipsqueak broke down the first, the second, and stormed the third after shooting the lock, like the heroes in American films. A couple awoke to discover they were being shot at, although the bullets only grazed them. He cleaned them out. He was trying to break into more rooms when he heard police sirens. He threw himself out of the window head-first.

Lins/God