If he is bleeding | Stephen King

In January 2021, the Conrad family, the neighbors adjacent to the Anderson family, received a small padded envelope addressed to Detective Ralph Anderson, who was on a long vacation in the Bahamas with his family, and stamped in large letters, "Do not open and keep until arrival." When Ralph opened the envelope, he found a flashing disk drive labeled "If he's bleeding," which presumably refers to the old news phrase "If he's bleeding, it will lead to the perpetrator." The disk drive contained some kind of report, or oral diary, from "Holly Gibney," with whom the detective had collaborated on a case that started in Oklahoma and ended in a cave in Texas. It was a case that changed Ralph Anderson's view of reality forever. The last words in Holly's audio report date back to December 19, 2020, and she seemed to be panting. I did my best, Ralph, but that may not be enough. Despite all my precautions, there is a possibility I won't come out alive. If I die, and you decide to continue what I started, please be careful, for I have a wife and a son...