The Assassin Who Gave Up His Gun

A target's wife makes a cold-hearted assassin question his work

The hitman adjusts his rifle sight in an apartment across the street from his mark. For thirty minutes he peers through his scope, watching the man he is about to kill. He waits patiently, for assassinations demand focus. One bullet is all he needs. When the job is done, he disappears.

This is an ordinary working day for Richard Breckner, a hired gun on the payroll of one of America's enemies. He kills for the money, holding...