173

With nerves on edge you wait a full minute before you chance a glance out of the window. The assassin is nowhere to be seen, and you are gripped by the fear that he may by now have gained access to the courthouse. Cautiously you peer into the passage outside, and then through the banisters at the entrance and lobby, but all are empty.

You decide to escape from the courthouse while you can. The passage leads to a staircase, at the bottom of which is a fire exit. Through a crack in the door you can see that the yard outside is empty, so you push open the locking bar and leave. You have taken only a few steps away from the door when the assassin comes rushing around the corner of the courthouse with his rifle in his hand.

If you possess a missile weapon and sufficient ammunition for one round of fire, turn to 181.

If you do not, turn to 270.