You and your enemy are alone in his grand, extravagant house. He has asked you to have a brandy with him, and you have accepted his invitation. He does not realize that you know about him, that you know what he is. His back is turned to you while he pours the drinks. You wonder whether this conversation you're about to have will accomplish anything. You can't let him know that you suspect him, or he will surely kill you. But you can't let him continue to do what he's doing...

He takes a moment too long, and you wonder if he is poisoning one of the brandies. Maybe he does know about you after all. He faces you, and offers you the brandy in his right hand.

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CHARACTERS:
You - a police officer by the name of Edward.
Cal Beauchamp - a wealthy, respected businessman who you know to be a murderer.
Gabrielle - your 19-year-old sister who is engaged to Cal and recently pregnant.
Nicolas Dias, alias Joe - a man who might be able to help Cal, and who claims to have once been in Cal's situation.
Radovan - a mysterious character who, according to Nicolas, forces people to kill people.

SETTING:
New Orleans in the late 90's or early 00's

STYLE:
The title is Outsmart because the characters are constantly lying and hiding things from each other. OR ARE THEY??? Everyone has his own agenda and probably doesn't want to reveal what that is. But somewhere, deep inside this story, there really is a coherent plot.

AUTHORS:
Anyone is welcome to add to this story, but please email me first. There's a significant amount of background information that you should know.

Thanks for reading!

updated Jan 18 '11 by Rac7hel