"Very bad. A THRUSH man killed one of our agents. He was about to attack me but I got him with a sleep round first."

Mark's eyes narrowed a bit. Not good, of course, but so far nothing that should have her feeling off. Unless?

"Did you witness our man die?"

April answered with a short shake of her head.

"No. He was dead before I arrived. But the sleep round didn't knock the THRUSH man out immediately. He staggered ..."

"And?"

"Went right off the roof."

"How many stories?"

"Nine."

"First death you've felt responsible for?"

"Yes."