From: Jason Self Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2022 15:17:14 +0000 (-0700) Subject: Retcon the Cassidy segment X-Git-Url: https://jxself.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=133bc5da2b87a2becfa3ba9d017bdfb924156472;p=universe.git Retcon the Cassidy segment --- diff --git a/agalder.txt b/agalder.txt index bded7bd..4ca7004 100644 --- a/agalder.txt +++ b/agalder.txt @@ -836,20 +836,46 @@ want to talk to the forensics woman. The woman was awake when Cassidy got there, shivering and sobbing. Alfie sat a little away from her, smoking a happy joint. Cassidy got the information from the woman. Harlan was alive although might die -overnight. He glared at Alfie as he slit the girl's throat. +overnight. He glared at Alfie. -"Yer not doin' so good, Alfie. Two tries and you miss both times." +"Yer not doin' so good. Two tries and you miss both times." Alfie got to his feet. "I didn't miss him. I shot him." He motioned at -the bloody corpse. "You heard what she said. He's expected to die +the terrified woman. "You heard what she said. He's expected to die tonight." "Yeah. I heard what she said." said Cassidy. "He's alive." He leaned forward and grabbed Alfie's lapels. "I want you to rectify that condition." -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. ==== Mellie: Detective ====