It was a painfully cold day in Chicago. Like many winters the ground was covered in a blanket of fresh snow, dirty foot prints creasing it. Each step taken was heard crunching under your feet, loud but somehow peaceful. Howling winds, winter coats and visible breath. It was cold.
Like every other working member of society the Halstead brothers were on their way to work, today sharing a car.
"I can't believe your car got snowed in!" Jay mentioned sarcastically, a bitter but playful tone etched on his breath.
"Yeah well at least you get to drive." Will shrugged, laughing his brother's criticism off. Jay let out a small chuckle and concentrated on the road, barely visible under the snow. The radio played quietly in the background alerting the brothers on the traffic they would soon need to face. So far the road they were driving down seemed to be empty, no other cars blocking their view of what looked like a accident ahead.
"Pull over!" Will demanded, his hand on his seatbelt ready to jump out of the car and help the victims inside. As instructed Jay pulled the car over, right beside the mangled vehicle. Both brothers jumped out of the car and sprang into action. They slid towards car, the ice under their feet making them slip with each attempted step. Finally after constantly sliding on the ice the brothers came to the car. Each peered their head into the vehicle looking for victims inside.
The search ended moments later. A look of horror spreading across Jay's face as a figure crept up behind his red haired brother and hit him in the head, sending his body into the frozen snow. Moments later a similar motion happened to him. Jay's body catapulted forward and hit the ground with a thud. Blood clouded his vision. Muddy boots appeared by his head, unable to move he focused on the boots, so muddy.
Jay felt a sharp pain in his arm. Seconds later a syringe was dropped beside his head. He concluded that he had been drugged. His eyes fell under the heavy weight that the drugs gave him, his breathing evened out as he fell into peaceful oblivion.
Who were these men and what did they want?