It was dark outside the drug store, the streetlights were dimmed, and the lights in the drug store window were shaded. 'Boots' Lannigan paced nervously in front of the store, and with his thumb, he flicked a coin into the air and caught it, over and over before making a decision. He headed inside the store, and picked up the phone to call the Daily Sentinel with a tip, but never gets to finish anything beyond "I've got a tip for you about Mary-Anna", before being machine-gunned to death!