July 21, 1949
Friday has been off duty for two hours when he receives an emergency phone call from Chief of Detectives Ed Backstrand. An entire block in the heart of the city has been threatened with complete destruction by Vernon Carney. He is threatening to blow up City Hall with a bomb if his brother isn't freed from jail by nine o'clock. Friday and Romero are tasked with getting the bomb away from him before it is too late.
