Through a series of events, the Sarge and members of the squad come to learn the secrets of Stillwater-the town’s big ‘no-no’. Which is, honestly, the sort of thing I suspect every time I run into someone from high school. It’s here that our stakes are thus raised: Ted’s old sergeant has his suspicions for his old charge’s mysterious life, assuming that he must be a hitman. What’s more, Ted is using this hit as a smokescreen so that he might attend the funeral of a fallen comrade in arms - something he must keep hidden from the Judge for fear of reprisal.
How many of the townspeople have had their loved ones silenced? More pressingly, do they know? These are the stakes presented - the silent murders of distant, innocent parties, whose lone crime is to be concerned for their family and friends. This is treated, by Ted and the Judge, as a somewhat common occurrence, and the ramifications are horrifying.
