-He turned and started back toward the city, talking over his shoulder.
-"You hear me, Alfie? Last chance. Make him dead by midnight."
+He stood up and threw the woman over his shoulder. He started back
+toward the city, talking around his captive. "You hear me, Alfie? Last
+chance. Make him dead by midnight."
+
+Alfie yelled "Whatcha gonna do with that woman?"
+
+"I'm going to take her to her home and dump her outside. She'll be
+able to get out of her ties in a while."
+
+"You ain't gonna kill her?"
+
+Exasperated, Cassidy turned around. "No. I'm not going to kill her and
+I'm not leaving her here with you either. You'd just slit her throat."
+
+"But she's seen us. She heard what we said. She needs to be dead."
+
+Cassidy stared at the thug for a minute. "Perhaps you're right. But I
+am not going to kill some innocent woman just because she was in the
+wrong place at the wrong time."
+
+Alfie sputtered. "But..but you'll order a hit on Harlan? He's a nice
+guy."
+
+Cassidy sighed "I am not going to stand here and debate philosophy
+with you. Suffice it to say that I think Harlan is a spy working for
+the cops. He's a traitor. He's not an innocent. Now goodnight."
+
+Alfie stared after him, speechless.