Two days ago
Mal walked to the front door of the building where he knew his suspect would be hiding. He knocked loudly at the door, yelling "SFPD! Open up!". He kept his hand on his gun as he waited, and saw a larger man open the door only a crack. "Maxwell Morgan?" he said, barely able to see him past the crack. The man nodded. Mal pulled out his badge "Detective Mal Fallon. I need to take you in and ask you a few questions about your wife and daughter's disappearances". For a moment Maxwell looked at him with wide eyes, and for a moment he looked as if he would come out. Then a young girls girls scream, a high one that yelled "Help!" sounded. Mal didn't hesitate. He broke down the door with three quick shoves, breaking it right off his hinges. He drew his gun, running through the dust from the plaster where Maxwell had clearly just disappeared. He ran in, and the dust was just clearing as he heard a loud crack and felt his shoulder burn. He saw his own blood fleck the carpet and wall. A swift punch came way to close to his head, and Mal was able to dodge it just in time. He held his injured shoulder, which was bleeding freely. It suddenly burned with pain, and in his moment of distraction Maxwell pounced in his and knocked him to the ground, holding a cold knife to his throat and sitting on top of him. He felt the cool blade press down, and felt a few beads of blood just escape his skin. "Daddy no…" cried the same little girl. Maxwell turned his head but Mal didn't dare move. He could see her in the corner if his eye though. She couldn't be more that eight, and was crying as she stood over a large bloodstain. The body of a woman was at her feet, and he heard her briefly call "No, mommy…" at the sight of her dead mother.
"Don't you let her see this" said Mal. Maxwell shot him a hateful glance.
"Molly, go back in the other room" he said.
"No, you'll just kill him!" she yelled, still crying "Don't do it daddy, please…" she wept. Maxwell turned back to Mal, and for a moment he looked as if he would kill Mal anyways. Then her raised his fist and struck Mal quickly in the temple, and his vision faded to black.