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In silence, the three of you busy yourselves with the grim task of burying Sergeant Haskell’s body in the loose shale that borders this part of the highway. When the task is complete, the captain marks his grave with a cross and says a few words in honour of the memory of this brave soldier who died in the course of duty.

You and the captain leave Knott to pay his last respects and walk back to the pick-up to consider your next course of action. Mad Dog Michigan is known to have snipers at his disposal, former HAVOC assassins who operated under him in the years before ‘The Day’. If it was one of those professionals who killed Haskell, the chances are that he will not stop until he has finished you all off.

‘We’ve gotta keep moving if we’re to stay out of range of this assassin,’ says Captain Frankland, as he stares across the landscape. ‘I’ve had experience of these murderers in the past. They’re totally ruthless and totally professional.’

Then, as if in answer to his words and your fears, another gunshot echoes across the pine-clad mountains.

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