Gary was driving home on the outskirts of the city

it was dark muggy late summer evening

his thoughts were lost in the jazz music playing on the radio

he spotted a car stopped ahead with flashers

instinctively slowing he noticed a young woman beside the car

is this a trap or is she genuinely in need of assistance he thought

seeing nobody else in her car he decided to pull over

I hope I don’t regret this he said to himself 

as he approached the woman smiled saying thank you sir my engine just died

he smiled back as he flipped open the hood to look at the engine

suddenly he felt something prodding in his back

keep them hands up or I shoot said a mans voice

he turned around slowly to see a masked figure holding a gun

empty your pockets real slow he barked

Gary said please don’t shoot I will give you everything

carefully placing his wallet keys and phone on the floor

a gun waving towards his wrist was the signal for Gary to take off his apple watch

the woman quickly picked up the keys and the wallet

we aint dumb enough to take your tracking devices said the masked thug

before roughly trampling the phone and watch into the pavement

Gary was forced into the back seat of the decoy vehicle

lay down and don’t move or you die here was the order

Gary listened to his BMW engine firing up

the robbers sped away before he dared to sit up

Gary walked back towards the city and found a shady looking bar

ordering a beer as he reached for the money belt under his shirt

keep the change he said handing the bartender a fifty dollar bill

and do me he favor please call me a cab

upon entering his house he went straight to the computer

scanning the event log on his vehicle security system

unauthorized vehicle start- hijacking sequence initiated-doors locked- engine immobilized- police on scene- doors opened- recovery service dispatched

the tow truck pulled up outside followed by a police car

Gary shook hands with the officers saying nice work fellas

that was our third arrest this week said the smiling police officer

the chief asked if you could cruise around west side tomorrow evening