As Santa Claus entered the front door of the First National Bank of Cisco, which sat on the corner of Main Street and a narrow alleyway, the grown-ups chuckled that even Saint Nick had banking business to tend to during the holiday season.

When the bell over the bank’s door rang, cashier Alex Spears looked up from tending to a customer and called out a cheery: “Hello Santa!” Without a word, the man in the red suit made his way to the desk in the middle of the lobby. Thinking perhaps Saint Nick hadn’t heard him, Alex kept up the Christmas cheer with another call of: “Hello, Santa Claus!”

Again there was no response from Saint Nick. The other bank patrons were paying such close attention to him that they barely noticed when the bell above the door rang out again as three men entered. The trio quietly drew pistols out from beneath their bulky coats…