Title: Alone at the Crossroads, Observed
Challenge #77: Revision
Fandom: The Blacklist
Rating: PG
Length: 100 words
Summary: Raymond Reddington saw the events surrounding Mako Tanida's actions as an opportunity.
Author's Note: Spoilers for 1x16

It played out like a Shakespearean play. An old enemy on the hunt. A man attempting to protect his love failing, their car forced off the road. In the ensuing gunfight the woman, scared, injured and confused, wandered into the line of fire.

A love lay dead.

A good man was at a crossroads.

But which path would he choose?

Donald was kind of man possessing such inner strength to survive such tragedy, like a phoenix rising from the ashes.

However, if the horror of the loss were increased....

The planted pregnancy test provided the nudge.

Then wait and see.