When everything was settled at home, Phoebe and Maureen went to the Basten residence to deliver the last words of his widow. His residence was in an area called Ruby alley in the red district where majority of the less fortunate lived. It explained the reason as to why he had chosen to take part in such a risky job, he was desperate for the money.
He had been like many residents that found shelter in the embrace of the rugged district__desperate for escape.
The buildings in the district were a chaotic mix of brick houses, neon lit establishments, unfinished skyscrapers and abandoned warehouses. Nearly every wall surface was painted with graffiti, some inspirational and most just ugly.
No matter the time of day, the air in the district was thick with music from nightclubs, loud arguments, singing of drunkards, and cries of street vendors hawking wares both mundane and illicit.
