A man is having troubles with his wife and visits his friend Arty (a
hitman) to do her in. Arty agrees to kill her, but the man doesn't have
much money. Finally, Arty agrees to do it for a buck, all the guy can
spare. He tells Arty she's at the grocery store wearing a red shirt.
Arty goes to the store and sees her from behind in the frozen food
section. He sneaks up and strangles her. Down she goes. On his way out
he sees another woman with a red shirt in the juice aisle. Just to be
sure, he sneaks up from behind and strangles her too. He's getting real
nervous now, and heads for the door. In the check-out he spies yet
another woman in a red shirt. He sneaks up and strangles her.
By now the police have arrived, and he's caught. The next day, the
newspaper headlines read: