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“And what is our objective?”

“To identify, restrain, and incarcerate target In one piece, and with no civilian injuries”

“You following that, Trueheart?”

“Yes, sir”

Eve noted the transit officers holding the perimeter of Area C And the flood of people who h the snaking corridors that opened into shops and eateries

She sreasy aro The latest urban rock was pu out of someone’s tune box in direct violation of the noise pollution code A s to compete

She saeariness, excitement, boredom on the sea of faces And witha wallet

“Trueheart, you’re the only one who got a look at him Keep your eyes open We want to take this down ser that express is delayed, the et”

“Dallas, Feeney and McNab at nine o’clock”

“Yeah, I see the tide of civilians, the dozens of byways “This place is like an insect hive We’re going to spread out Peabody, troll the right Trueheart, take the left Maintain visual contact”

She took the center, cutting through the crowd, eyes scanning Across the tracks, a southbound train shot down the tunnel with a hot whoosh of air A panhandler, his beggar’s license sers waiting for the delayed Toronto express

She was about to overlap with Feeney, shifted her gaze to lock Peabody’s position, turned her head to lock Trueheart’s

She heard the shout, a series of screalass as the panel on one of the busy storefronts shattered Even as she spun, she saw Stiles shove his way through the panicked crowd, pursued by a transit cop

“Hold your fire!” She shouted it, grabbing both weapon and coet is cornered Do not deploy weapons”

She was using elbows, boots, knees, to fight her way through the surge of people fleeing the area So hands Gritting her teeth, she shoved hi