Where might a rich guy be where a bunch of assassins can ambush him? I need them to be aware of where he is going to show up. There's got to be a guy behind a counter (cashier, front desk person, etc.) so that they can use him as part of their plan. He's got to be there alone (except for the "guy behind the counter") so they can ambush him. So essentially, Guy goes into [BUILDING]. [BUILDING] is quiet. No one is there but Guy and the man behind the counter. The man behind the counter looks nervous which causes Guy to be suspicious. Guy checks his surroundings and notices the door behind him is cracked. Guy assumes that his attackers are behind that door. Story goes on from there.
Anywhere that isn't a rich area. The poorer the area, the greater the chances of him being attacked for his valuables.
Rich guys generally go to mostly the same places as poor guys. I live in a road with a lot of very wealthy people, and I frequently bump into them in places like Screwfix or Wickes (DiY stores). You might find him in a chandlery trying to source a new cringle for the reefing lines on his yacht (but you are just as likely to find a local fisherman there), he may prefer a wine-bar over a regular pub, but you will find multi-millionaires in sports-bars. Is it a crucial plot point that the venue would be somewhere that only a rich guy would go? Are you using it to "show" that he is rich? In which case, maybe a ferrari dealership or something might fit the bill (but my mum's next-door neighbour has an old ferrari and he is by no means wealthy...)
No. It's not crucial that it's only for rich people. The reader already know he's rich. Just needs to be a place where they can attack and no one else is around. Thank you!
Well if it is set in the UK I would go for Screwfix. If not do you have something similar where you are? It is a DIY warehouse with a trade-counter; the actual "shop" area is very small, you order on a screen (or online before you arrive) and an assistant makes up your order, you just pay and go. There could be a staff door leading into the warehouse for your cracked pane, and displays of any murder weapon of your choice... They are also open until 10pm and can be completely empty late evening
The slums would be my best guess. He goes in there flaunting his riches, someone's bound to attack him.
If the premise is that he's going to a place where he thinks he'll be safe, then alleyways and slums are out. In that case, perhaps a VIP lounge at an airport, at a time where the assailants know that it will be empty of other passengers, or a bathroom at a private club where the attendant is the "man behind the counter."
Here are some things to think about: Just how rich is he? Would he have top-notch security with him at all times in public? If he's really alone, are you planning for him to escape the ambush? If so, how's he going to do that? Assassins or a team of them might prefer a public place like the parking lot. They ride up in a van, stop behind his car and attempt to shoot him when he gets out. They roar off. Plates stolen, van stolen. They torch it after. Or they follow him on the road from his home, pull up alongside and bang. Good luck! SB
lobby or car garage of his penthouse. They would expect him there. maybe have the clerk or whatever be someone he has never seen before, or have his uniform not fit quite right(if the staff has uniforms tailored to fit to make it look really classy they may have knocked out the actual clerk and put in a replacement). Have him notice a security camera is no longer facing the way it should, or looks damaged, ect....
I'm reminded of the yakuza killing salarymen in the steam house. You want to catch the target where he's vulnerable. So maybe in the showers at his raquetball club?
This far too vague, and an attack can happen anywhere. Mostly the only thing required is distraction until it is too late. Honestly, hit and run has always been a solid policy. What you need to do is find out the requirements of the scene, and then adjust the building or place to it. How much do the assassin's care about collateral damage? Does the target have a body guard (as was previously inquired)? What is he being assassinated for, and is this a public or private sort of execution? What is the underlying purpose of the assassination? Basically, an assassination can happen anywhere, and is entirely dependent on the requirements of the characters who hired the assassin. You could have the assassin, or a team, honestly walk up to the target in a crowd and shoot him or stab him. This is not really that uncommon in stories or in real life. All I'm saying is, your plot necessity and character reasoning should give you the tools you need to narrow this down to a murder that fits the bill.
gentrified areas have a mixture of "classes"...but generally the "lower class" dislikes the upper class because of the gentrification. that hostility leads to violence and theft (a former coworker had her nicely flipped rowhouse in a gentrified neighborhood robbed 4 times before she decided to finally leave)
Oof, yeah, I didn't think of that with my suggestion. If I were a rich dude, last thing I'd do is walk into an alleyway or a slum where I'm likely to get attacked and/or murdered. Unless he went there intentionally, as in with the expressed purposed of getting attacked/killed. :O
How are the assassins going to attack him and why? The closer you get to the target the more evidence you'll leave, the harder the getaway, and the more risk of getting hurt yourself. Why wouldn't you just take a sniper rifle to a roof across the street from where he lives and wait for him to go by a window?
It sounds as if the attackers know he's going to show up, right? This isn't an ambush done in a dark alley on impulse. So I'd go with it being some place he goes regularly ...like a club or spa or something. OR ...and this could be more fun ...he could simply be set up. Maybe a girl he's attracted to is in with the attackers—and she suggests he meets her a specific place and time? Somewhere 'he' won't be recognised (because he's cheating on his wife, or something underhanded.) So he walks in thinking he's going to see her ..and whop!
