Night Owls

Jerry glanced down at the photograph in his hand, then back up again at the woman sitting alone at the back of the cafe.

Why did the blackmailer want her hurt? She looked perfectly nice, like a bus driver, or maybe a blackjack dealer.

All at once a blinding light coursed through the space. Jerry and the woman froze. And then a creature appeared, seemingly from the air itself.

"And now I have you, Starman Jerry!" Jerry stomped his foot and let loose a shrill cry, "Damn you, I've told you and told you! I'm not that Jerry!"