Trouble Always Comes in Threes

Charlie had told him, "When you walk into the bar the killer will be the brunette in black." He looked at the threesome there. "Great, Jason. This ought to be fun" he said to himself as he tried to think of how to go about this. He decided he needed a drink first.

"Stoly on the rocks," he told the bartender as he sat next to the brunette on the right. She turned at him and smiled, so he smiled back. "Hello," he said.

"Hello to you," she said back, and before he could dazzle her with his charm, the bartender interrupted with his drink. "Thanks," and before he walked away, Jason asked him, "Is there a phone I can use?"

"Phone's in the hallway leading to the bathrooms," the bartender said, pointing to his right.

He picked up his drink and headed for the phone. "I'll be right back," he said to the woman and smiled.

"I certainly hope so," she smiled back.

He almost finished his drink by the time Charlie answered. "Guess what? There are three killer brunettes in black here."

"What?" Charlie answered. After a moment he said, "The killer's name is Nannette, if I got the information correct."

Just then one of the other brunettes walked by him heading for the ladies room. He took a chance.

"Hello, Nannette," he said before she got to the door. She turned around for a moment, smiled at him, and then shook her head before she headed in.

"Well, one down and two more to go," he told Charlie. "You got anything else?"

Charlie was quiet for a while. "I think she's carrying a red purse."

Jason looked back at the two at the bar. Both had red purses. "Great," he said

"But one of them has a gun in it," the voice behind him said, "and it's pointing right at your spine."

She had walked up behind him from out of the bathroom. He took a small breath and said,"Talk to you later, Charlie," and hung up the phone.