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Mystery – September 11

“When rich wives get dead, I usually go after the husband. The only problem is, you saw a thief.”
– Detective McLean in a film written and directed by Brian De Palma, who was born on this date in 1940.

Writing prompt: Write a scene in which your protagonist achieves a crucial task and discovers it did not, as your protagonist expected, contribute to achieving his/her goal — and instead contributed to achieving your antagonist’s goal.

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