I HEARD ABOUT ALL THAT
BUSINESS LAST NIGHT, MASON.
SOUNDS LIKE ADAM TO ME.
YOU SEEM ALMOST AMUSED.
THAT YOU DON'T DESPISE
HIM FOR BETRAYING YOU REMAINS A
MYSTERY TO ME.
THAT YOU HOLD HIM RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE COLLAPSE OF YOUR
IMMUNE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE
NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT, EH?
YOU WERE ALWAYS
TOO HARD ON ADAM.
AND YOU WERE ALWAYS
TOO EASY, PAUL.
AND THAT'S HOW
HE STOLE YOUR DATABASE.
WHICH I HAVE
NEARLY RECONSTRUCTED.
SO WE CAN MAKE
AMENDS FOR THE HORRIFIC
MISTAKES WE'VE MADE.
I SHOULD HAVE KILLED ADAM
WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE.
AND NOW BREEDLOVE
INTENDS TO GO TO THE PRESS
AND EXPOSE EVERYTHING.
AND I'LL NEVER GET THE CHANCE
TO BRING ADAM TO THE JUSTICE
THAT HE DESERVES.
WELL,
WE CAN CHANGE ALL OF THAT.
WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?
WELL, I CAN'T COERCE HER INTO
ADMITTING SHE'S A NEW MUTANT.
FINE, I GUESS WE'VE DONE
EVERYTHING WE CAN, THEN.
MAYBE THE NEXT STEP IS TO
GET HER OUT OF TOWN
-- UNDER ECKHART'S RADAR.
I'LL GET
JESSE STARTED THEN.
GOOD.
NORMAL PEOPLE DON'T WANT
SUPER-POWERED FREAKS NEXT DOOR.
I DON'T THINK THEY'LL BE
TOO THRILLED ABOUT HAVING NEW
MUTANTS AS COVERT OPS EITHER.
WELL, WE PUT THEM
IN THE FIELD AS AGENTS,
NO ONE
WILL KNOW ABOUT IT.
SORRY TO BARGE IN LIKE THIS,
PAUL, BUT I WANTED MR. THORNE
TO HAVE A LOOK AT SECURITY
SO HE'D BE ABLE TO BE
READY FOR YOU
WHEN YOU GO PUBLIC.
THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.
SINCE I'M GOING TO THE PRESS
NEXT WEEK WITH FULL DISCLOSURE
OF WHAT'S BEEN
HAPPENING HERE SINCE THE
INCEPTION OF THIS PROGRAM.
AT LEAST CALL ME FIRST.
HAVE TO APPROACH
THIS WITH FINESSE.
I'LL GIVE
YOU A HEADS-UP.
THANKS, PAUL.
YOU SHOULD COME DOWN
AND VISIT US MORE OFTEN.
A WEEK DOESN'T
GIVE YOU MUCH TIME.
WOOH.
SO I GOT HERE A LITTLE EARLY.
THOUGHT I'D TAKE HER
OUT FOR A LITTLE TEST DRIVE.
WHAT?
YOU TOOK IT FOR A SPIN?
YOU GOT ANY IDEA WHAT WE COULD
GET FOR THIS AT A CHOP SHOP?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN "WE"?
UNLIKE YOU, I SET
HIGHER GOALS FOR MYSELF
THAN GRAND THEFT AUTO.
RIGHT ON TIME, I SEE.
MR. CARTER,
YOU REMEMBER BRENNAN AND TONY.
IT'S A BEAUTY.
I BET IT TAKES THE
CURVES AT 120, HUH?
I MEANT THE HICKMAN AND
WRIGHTSON SECURITIES BUILDING.
NOW, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU
HAVE ONLY A HUNDRED AND TWENTY
SECONDS ONCE THE ALARM
IS CUT TO GET IN AND GET OUT.
WHEN YOU PICKED
MY POCKET THIS MORNING,
YOU GOT YOUR HANDS ON THIS.
THE VICE-PRESIDENT HAS THE TWIN.
THESE TWO KEYS NEED TO
BE ACTIVATED SIMULTANEOUSLY.
NOT TO WORRY, MR. CARTER,
WE WON'T LET YOU DOWN.
YEAH, SEE THAT YOU DON'T.
BECAUSE THERE'S
ALWAYS SOMEBODY THAT WANTS
YOUR PLACE ON THE FOOD CHAIN.
YOU.
YOU GOT STONES OF STEEL, DOG.
TAKING A JOYRIDE
IN THE CLIENT'S CAR.
NICE.
YEAH.
SO, NOW YOU SEE WHY
A CHOP SHOP ISN'T AN OPTION.
WHAT'S UP?
I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE BEEN
HANGING AROUND.
THIS WAY.
WELL,
I'LL SAY ONE THING.
THIS MUST BE ONE
HELL OF A BOOK STORE.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
ADAM...
AND A PRETTY GIRL.
IT'S ALMOST READY.
GOOD.
EMMA, SAY HELLO TO RUBY.
YES, THE PLACE IS A MESS,
BUT I AM SPOTLESS -- TRUST ME.
YOUR MIND, IT'S
AN OPEN BOOK TO ME.
RUBY'S A TELEPATH.
I PREFER ESPER,
IT JUST SOUNDS...
SEXIER.
OH ADAM, YOU TOLD
ME SHE WAS SPECIAL.
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME HOW SPECIAL.
WELL, COME ON, LET'S GO.
JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIES.
ALLISON, VINCE,
THIS IS EMMA.
WHAT'S UP, ADAM.
ADAM.
HEY, GIRL, WHAT'S UP.
WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
THIS IS A NEW
MUTANT SAFE HOUSE.
SAFE FROM WHAT?
YOUR ASSAILANTS LAST NIGHT, THEY
WERE THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.
SO, WHAT'S YOUR POWER?
I DON'T HAVE ANY POWERS.
AH, POWER OF DENIAL.
SO, YOU READY TO LEAVE TOMORROW?
WE'RE GOING TO
GET YOU OUT OF TOWN.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A
NEW IDENTITY, A WHOLE NEW LIFE.
WELL, WHAT IF
I DON'T WANT TO GO?
WELL,
THE PEOPLE WE RESCUED YOU
FROM LAST NIGHT WILL TRY AGAIN.
AND THEY'RE NOWHERE
NEAR AS FRIENDLY AS WE ARE.
WHY DON'T YOU SHOW HER AROUND.
YEAH.
IT'S TOO BAD ABOUT EMMA, HUH?
YEAH, NO KIDDING.
ADAM HAD A LOT
OF HOPES FOR HER.
NOW IT'S
STILL JUST US.
WELL,
WE