Second Robber Fatally Shoots Simon, Grocer Flees in Panic
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
Simon calls for NYPD backup, but is suddenly shot by a second robber hiding in the store, who then flees.
The grocer panics and runs out, leaving Simon's body on the floor as a melancholy tune plays in the background.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Frozen shock fracturing into raw horror and panic, overwhelmed by violence invading his sanctuary.
The Korean grocer remains frozen behind the counter, watching Simon's backup call and reassurance attempt, then panics upon the gunfire, glancing in horror at Simon's fallen body before fleeing the store in terror.
- • Survive the escalating threat by observing silently
- • Escape to safety after witnessing Simon's death
- • The intruding hero's intervention might restore normalcy
- • Immediate flight is the only path to self-preservation
Nervous compliance turning to stunned immobility amid surrounding violence.
The cuffed suspect lies prone and subdued on the floor near the fruit stand, hands bound behind his back, remaining inert as Simon calls for backup and the second robber's shots erupt, chaos unfolding around his immobilized form.
- • Avoid further confrontation while restrained
- • Await authorities without resisting
- • Compliance with the armed agent's commands ensures survival
- • Escape is impossible under Secret Service restraint
Cold predatory focus exploding into desperate flight post-kill.
The long-haired second robber erupts from hiding in the back aisle, firing three deafening shots that hurl Simon backward lifelessly, then immediately flees out into the night, abandoning the scene.
- • Eliminate the intervening threat to enable escape
- • Flee the scene before backup arrives
- • Lethal force neutralizes armed interference swiftly
- • Speedy retreat maximizes survival odds in botched robbery
Calm and professionally reassuring, exuding control in crisis until abruptly shattered by mortal shock.
Simon stands confidently after subduing the first robber, activates his wrist mic to call for NYPD backup specifying the location, and begins reassuring the grocer with 'Sir' while approaching the counter, only to be violently thrown backward by gunfire, collapsing lifeless amid the chaos.
- • Secure NYPD backup to fully resolve the robbery
- • Reassure the traumatized grocer and maintain situational calm
- • His Secret Service authority guarantees rapid containment of threats
- • Empathy and protocol can stabilize victims post-intervention
nervous
Browses the fruit stand after the robbery, reaches suspiciously when confronted, complies by raising hands and lying face down on the floor, allows Simon to cuff his hands behind his back.
- • avoid detection after robbery
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
The dimly lit Korean convenience store serves as the intimate battleground where Simon's authoritative backup call offers fleeting triumph, shattered by ambush gunfire echoing off grimy walls and fluorescent buzz; it frames the robbery's savage pivot from control to tragedy, petals and candy evoking mundane life's fragility amid urban peril.
Organizations Involved
Institutional presence and influence
Simon invokes his U.S. Secret Service affiliation implicitly through protocol-honed authority in calling backup, his federal training manifesting in precise crisis command even off-duty, underscoring the organization's protective reach extending from presidential orbits to street-level heroism tragically overwhelmed.
Simon urgently summons NYPD via wrist mic to the specified location, positioning police as the immediate responders to secure the robbery aftermath, their institutional machinery primed but arriving too late to prevent Simon's death, framing procedural response against raw chaos.
Narrative Connections
How this event relates to others in the story
"Ron's hint at significant progress in their investigation foreshadows Simon's tragic intervention in the robbery."
"Ron's hint at significant progress in their investigation foreshadows Simon's tragic intervention in the robbery."
"Simon's shooting in the convenience store narratively leads to Ron discovering his body, intensifying the impact of his death."
Part of Larger Arcs
Key Dialogue
"SIMON: This is Donovan. I need NYPD at a Korean grocery at 98th and Broadway."