The Killer Ernest Hemingway B.A/B.Sc. English Notes Short Stories Summary and Question Answers Summary The story “The Killers” is about the idea that crime does not pay. Criminals try to escape the consequences of their crimes, but they cannot. They have to face them resignedly. Nobody can help them. They are alone and their own. It is five o’clock. Two men enter a restaurant. Their names are Al and Max. They are killers. They have come to kill Ole Anderson. Ole is a customer. George, Nick, and Sam are members of the staff of the restaurant. The two men sat at the counter. The order for a heavy dinner. George tells them that it is five O’clock and they can get a heavy dinner at six O’clock. They talk to the members of the staff rudely. They make fun of them and call them bright boys. After eating his meal, Al takes Nick and Sam to the kitchen. He makes them hostages at the gunpoint. Max sits with George at the counter to handle the situation. Max asks George to tell the customers...
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