TIPPED OFF PROXY BLUE?
WELL, A STORY LIKE THIS
COULD MAKE A CAREER.
ANY WAY TO FIND OUT
IF HE'S GOT A SISTER?
I ALREADY CHECKED.
SHALIMAR
PUT HER LIFE ON THE
LINE FOR THE VERY GUY WHO
SET US UP IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THE OFFICIAL WORD ON THAT
MYSTERIOUS BLAST THAT LEFT FIVE
DEAD AT MACKLIN EXPORTERS:
IT SEEMS IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
HOW DISAPPOINTING.
MR. LANCHESTER, NICE WORK
DEFLECTING THE BLAME AWAY FROM
THE GSA IN THAT
UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT.
UH... THANK YOU, SIR.
WHAT'S WRONG?
DIDN'T WE JUST
SPEAK A MINUTE AGO?
SORRY,
AM I BOTHERING YOU?
I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS
A LIMIT TO OUR INTERACTION.
I APOLOGIZE, SIR,
PLEASE CONTINUE.
INTELLIGENCE HAS JUST INFORMED
ME MINHOUSE HAS ACTIVATED
HIS CELL PHONE.
THEY'RE TRACING
THE SIGNAL AS WE SPEAK.
EXCELLENT.
IT'S ABOUT TIME
I FINISHED THE JOB.
WE'RE COMING IN, ADAM.
COULDN'T FIND JAY.
I JUST HOPE HE GOT TO HIS
SISTER BEFORE LANCHESTER DID.
SHALIMAR,
HE DOESN'T HAVE A SISTER.
WHAT?
HE'S THE GUY WHO SET
US UP IN THE FIRST PLACE,
AND I'M GUESSING HE'S GOT THE
VIDEO DISC HIDDEN SOMEPLACE,
WAITING TO DELIVER
IT TO PROXY BLUE...
ADAM, I'VE GOT A SIGNAL
OFF OF JAY'S CELL PHONE.
WHERE IS HE?
I DON'T KNOW, I'M TRYING
TO NARROW IT DOWN NOW.
GIVE US THE COORDINATES,
WE'LL HEAD OVER.
NO, NO. STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
THIS GUY, HE COULD BE DANGEROUS.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE DON'T
HAVE A LOT OF CHOICE HERE.
ALL HE NEEDS IS A LAPTOP AND A
MODEM TO SEND THE CONTENTS OF
THE DISC TO THE WORLD.
SHE'S RIGHT, ADAM.
TELL PROXY TO GET READY
TO GO LIVE WITH THE FEED.
I'M ABOUT TO GIVE HER PROOF
OF THE NEW MUTANTS' EXISTENCE.
AND MAKE SURE THAT I GET THE
CREDIT FOR BLOWING THIS STORY
WIDE OPEN, ALRIGHT.
HERE'S A NEWS
FLASH FOR YOU, JERK:
THIS IS ONE
STORY I'M ABOUT TO KILL.
SHALIMAR,
PLEASE, I CAN EXPLAIN.
SORRY, BABE, I'M NOT ABOUT
TO LET YOU RUIN MY CAREER.
I MEAN IT, SHALIMAR, I'M NOT
THE PUSHOVER YOU THOUGHT I WAS.
TURNS OUT YOU'RE NOT A LOT
OF THINGS I THOUGHT YOU WERE.
YEAH, WELL, YOU GOT TO ADMIT
I DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB PLAYING
THE DAMSEL IN DISTRESS,
WOULDN'T YOU SAY?
WELL, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
A FEW THINGS ABOUT DISTRESS.
I WOULDN'T TEST
ME IF I WERE YOU.
HAND IT OVER.
WELL, I GUESS HE DOESN'T
LEAVE US ANY CHOICE.
DOES HE, EMMA?
ARGH.
YOU FREAKS OUGHT
TO BE DESTROYED.
AFTER YOU.
LET'S GO.
YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST LET ME
HAVE HIM WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE.
YOU OKAY?
YEAH, THANKS TO YOU.
WANT TO GET
THE HELL OUT OF HERE?
HEY, YOU OKAY?
ADAM?
NOT SO FAST, MR. KILMARTIN.
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN
HEARD WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
WELL IT APPEARS
MR. MINHOUSE HAS MISSED
HIS DEADLINE - FOR GOOD.
YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
HOW CLOSE HE CAME TO EXPOSING
US ALL TO PROXY BLUE?
YES.
HOW IRONIC THAT YOU
AND I SHOULD FIND OURSELVES
BATTLING A MUTUAL FOE.
ALTHOUGH, I HAVE TO ADMIT,
THINGS COULD HAVE GONE A LOT
SMOOTHER IF ONLY WE HAD
AGREED TO WORK TOGETHER.
YES, WELL...
SEEMS WE CAN ALL BREATHE
A LITTLE EASIER NOW.
THE ONLY QUESTION
LEFT, OF COURSE, IS...
WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US?
THAT'S UP TO YOU.
I WANT THAT DISC.
COME AND GET IT.
WE'RE DONE HERE.
TORCH THE PLACE?
AND PROXY BLUE GETS AN ANONYMOUS
TIP ABOUT A SERIAL ARSONIST?
LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
YEAH, WAIT A
MINUTE, NOT SO FAST.
WHO WANTS TO DO THE HONOURS?
I'LL TAKE A CRACK AT IT.
KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.
HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES.
SO, TELL ME SOMETHING,
WISEGUY, AS A FORMER CONMAN,
HOW IS IT THAT JAY MANAGED TO...
CON YOU?
WHAT,
IT TAKES ONE TO NO ONE?
UH, YEAH.
YOU KNOW IT DOESN'T
WORK LIKE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW,
I DIDN'T GET A FEELING
FOR HIM EITHER WAY.
WELL, ACTUALLY, NO,
UNTIL I SAW THE WAY THAT
SHALIMAR ACTED AROUND HIM.
HOW IS THAT?
WELL...
I DON'T KNOW,
I JUST DIDN'T
LIKE THE WAY SHE STUCK
HER NECK OUT FOR HIM.
WHY, BECAUSE YOU
WERE FEELING PROTECTIVE?
OH, OR JEALOUS?
PROTECTIVE, SMARTASS.
SURE.
I'M OKAY.
BUT YOU STILL SEEM
PRETTY PISSED ABOUT JAY.
WELL,
YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS,
I JUST FEEL STUPID.
I