Dan pauses in the hallway and closes his eyes to listen.
He made more noise than he wanted when he climbed through the basement window.
Stealth is the most important part of this operation.
He hears footsteps on the stairs, so he slips into the men’s room and locks himself in the stall.
His heart pounds and he is instantly drenched in sweat.
The anger begins to drain from him, and with it the resolve.
He takes out his service revolver, checks the hollowpoint rounds.
As always, this makes him feel better.
He takes a deep breath.
Let’s do this.
On Nov. 27, 1978, Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by Dan White, a former police officer and former city supervisor who had clashed with Milk over LGBTQ issues. After shooting the mayor, White entered Milk’s office and shot him five times at his desk, having reloaded to do so. Dan White was a bigot elected on a reactionary platform that included promises to “eradicate malignancies that blight our city”, but his actions were also motivated by anger and loyalty to the racist and homophobic factions within the San Francisco police department. It is also theorized that Dan White himself was a closeted homosexual.
The explanation of the context made this much more dramatic
Thanks! There are a bunch of conspiracy theorists who tie this to the Jonestown massacre two weeks before, saying White was an MK-Ultra Manchurian candidate assassin. I think he was a closeted racist pig with anger issues. Occam’s razor.
Dear Josh,
Wow, this made my pulse race. Great use of the prompt. ;)
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks!
I agree with the Neil. The story was good, but knowing the real life background makes it all the more powerful.
Thanks!
Great story. As to the real story, oddly enough I have seen Harvey Milk’s name come up a few times in the last couple of weeks.
I think that’s due to the recent violent racist insurgencies
I think so, too. I also saw it a few times after it came out that the QAnon congresswoman wished Nancy Pelosi’s dead.
Good story in its own right – thanks for the explanation.
very well done!
A great tale with an informative footnote! Nice one.
My story!
I loved the explanation that came with this. Until reading it, I found myself uncertain whose ‘side’ I was on, which of course means you succeeded in putting me in your character’s mind.
Well done, Josh. The explanation made this one very powerful.
I’m so glad you wrote the explanation. I was left wondering what on earth. . .