Once upon a time in a neighborhood wedged between to bridges on the Southside of Milwaukee. The wind blows through a happy go luck guy as he walks amid the stares of shadowy business men and street walkers to an  run down strip of apartments. Man it is cold for October I hope Steve's home, he really needs to get a phone. Jack thought to him self as he pondered the possibility of having walked through the hood at night for nothing or worst having to walk back after the local highwaymen have gotten their chance to size up their prey. Jack enter the hallway of windgate apartments as the rancid smell of urine stung at his nose and panic started to race through him as two men started on the approach to hallway door. As the he pushed the buzzer frantically his eyes darted around hopeless as one of the figures start to open the door, while the other clutched something under his coat. Suddenly Jack realizes the old security door had been propped open with a newspaper. Quickly he bolts for the door kicking the paper out as he enters the building. "Hey man you have a square"? The first man asked as the door slams in his face.
    "Maybe he got high and fell asleep or something" jack thought to himself as he walks to apartment  six-ten. Steve often plays fan-tan a Chinese betting game at the basement of the local Asian market and gets high with the money he's won. Steve "open the dam door" jack shouted as he kicked the bottom of the door with his foot. This caused the door to swing open alarming jack as he entered the small apartment. "Hey Steve you there, wake up man"? He asked only to find the place empty. As he moved around trampling over beer bottles, dirty clothes and even dirtier magazines looking for clues to where his friend Steve had disappeared too. He noticed Steve's computer was still on,  so he looked at the online chat message board left on the screen. Fan-tan devil1235: you coming to the big game tonight or what? Steve_lucky$$: yeah I 'am hoping to win big so I can pay off the money I lost last time. Fan-tan devil1235: I heard you're a dead man dude. Steve_lucky$$: funny jerk so where's the game. Fan-tan devil1235: the place on 37th and national and remember to bring your bean. Steve_lucky$$: gotcha.
    "What the hell did he mean by bring your bean"? Jack said out loud. Walking out suddenly his feet flew over his head. Coughing and with tears in his eyes, he felt around for what he slipped on. It was a hand full of beans that caused his introduction to Steve's floor. Wiping the tears form his eyes, he picked up a bean form the floor. "What the hell Steve clean your dam place". Jack said to himself as he rose swearing under his breath. Looking down he began to notice that all the beans had small writing on them that said fan-tan Co. on them. Putting a hand full of beans in his coat pocket he begins to walk to the door. When he hears a familiar voice "hey man you got a smoke" the first voice says. Than jack here's a second unfamiliar voice "give me all your lot before you get popped" the 2nd man says. No a third voice proclaims loudly as shots ring out in the hall. Then as jack peeks out in to the hall he sees the two men form earlier and a third lying lifeless on the ground with guns in there hands. Suddenly he eyes what the stickup men where after on the floor by the third man's feet. The man's money rolled up on the floor, arms length forms the door. Like a cobra striking at it's pray jack's arm darts out snatching the money for the hall and slamming the door shut in one fast swoop. "Today must be my lucky day" jack say's to him self as he locks the door and heads down the fire escape in search of Steve.
    At the back door of the Asian market on 37th street jack is greeted by to burly doormen "is this the fan-tan game or what guys" Jack asked the two men showing them a bean form his pocket. "Yeah come on in" the bigger of the two say's in broken English. As Jack walks down the stairs he notices men in circles playing fan-tan for money. So he decides to join them in the fun hoping Steve will show soon. After an hour he tries to leave, but he's stopped by the same burly man at the door. "Where do you think you're going pal, the burly man say's as he pushes jack back. " I have to go man" Jack said as he steps back. "You have to stay to the games are over idiot" said the doorman as he steps forward. "I was just going to play a couple games and look for my pal Steve, then bounce man" jack said as he steps forward bringing him face to face with the door man. Suddenly the door man's face softens in to a smile as he speaks Chinese to his partner. "Oh you're a friend of Steve's he's in the V.I.P room this way please sir" said the enlightened doorman as he extended his arm to lead jack in the right direction. "Thanks jerk" jack say's under his breath as he walks down a dim hallway in to a room. "This doesn't look like any V.I.P room" Jack said as he turns around to greet a mouth full of foot. As Jack wakes there is some good news and some bad news. The good news is that he's found Steve, but the bad news is there both hanging up side down in a frozen fish locker. "Hey jack how's it hanging" said Steve as he slowly rocked form side to side. "Nice to see you haven't lost your sense of humor Steve, "what's going to happen to us dude" jack said to his freezer mate. "I guess there going to kill us man" said Steve who some how was high at such a desperate time as now. "What do you mean there going to kill us holyshit" Jack screamed as piss started to run down the front of his shirt. Just then a group of men form the triad gang with chain saws walk's in the room. "This is what happens when you don't pay you gambling debt's Steve" said the oldest of the group as he started a practice run on a large tuna. Steve passed out as jack screamed and thrashed around desperate to escape the tuna's fate. Just then Jack's scream stopped as he noticed the large bank roll he found earlier fall at one of the triad's feet. What's this? The older triad said as the money was handed to him and counted. "Looks like this is your lucky day gentlemen" said the oldest one as he ordered them to be let go and to never come back again. As Steve and Jack turned the corner in his apartment hallway Steve turned to jack. "Hey it could have been a lot worst" said Steve as he trips over three dead bodies.