The Professor exhaled a deep breath of satisfaction at his success. He pulled his collar up high and continued on, softly humming his favorite requiem to calm his mind. Determined to keep his pace to a casual stroll, he even felt the tension beginning to lift. All the while, the professor did not realize that a shadow was drawing rapidly closer, that he would not get the brandy he was so looking forward to and that he would never hear his beloved requiem again..