What happens when Harry gets caught up in a straightforward bank robbery? OR is this a straightforward anything?

Chapter 3

Harry drew out his phone and red flashed Lucas. He speed dialed Tariq and dumped his phone and wallet in the rubbish bin. He heard the muffled sound of Tariq's voice and hoped the gunmen wouldn't notice the voice amidst the trash.

Harry surveyed the room, assessing the situation. As he cast his eyes around, he saw four masked gunmen. One unmasked man was standing with arms folded just inside the doors. His eyes flitted past and he saw Ruth holding Wes tightly to her side, the boy's eyes wide with fright. Harry judged that he had a few moments while the robbers organized themselves and moved quickly to Ruth and Wes, putting his arms around them both.

"All right, if everybody cooperates, no one gets hurt, ya understand? Hey-" the masked man pointed his gun in the air and fired a few shots. People screamed. Harry moved himself between the gunmen and his loved ones.

"Harry. Harry?" Tariq called into the telephone. Now Lucas was calling Tariq's mobile. What is this a joke? Torment the poor newbie? Tariq wondered. He answered the telephone, "Lucas. What's going on?"

"Tariq get a trace on Harry's phone."

"Lucas, I'm on the other line with Harry but he's not answering. And I –never mind."

"What Tariq? Tell me."

"I thought I heard gunshots."

"Keep Harry's line open, start recording the call and-" A black thought crossed Lucas' mind. "And get a trace on Ruth's phone as well."

"Lucas, what's going on?"

"I don't know. I'll be there is 15 minutes." Lucas rang off and, grabbing his coat, headed to the car.

As Harry stood by Ruth and Wes, he located the CCTV cameras in the ceiling and made certain they got a clear shot of him, hoping that either Tariq or Lucas would figure out what was going on.

Lucas burst into the tech room, slowing his pace as he saw Harry on the screen over Tariq's shoulder.

"That is Harry." Lucas stopped, astounded.

"Yep, and that is Ruth and I don't know who the kid is but Ruth's got a tight hold on him." Here Tariq handed Lucas a transcript. "Here's what's happening so far. I think Harry called me and dumped his phone so we could hear what's going on."

"Bank robbers!" Lucas exclaimed. "Where are we, the wild west?"