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As some of you may know, I was hired to find the person responsible for multiple killings in September, along with an attempted homicide. That person has now killed the Emperor. [ There's a flash of something like remorse, but it only lasts a second before her jaw tightens. There's no time to feel guilty for not catching the person sooner. She has to stop him now, before he kills again. ]

I have a list of suspects. I've narrowed it down significantly. If you were one of the people I talked to about it, please see me immediately.

[ The message is simple, one she can essentially cut-and-paste to each person. It's short, but far from sweet. She doubts they'll appreciate it. If the killer is killing again, then they have to move to catch him, and quickly. So screw pleasantries. ]

Get in touch with me as soon as possible.

[ Sharon looks tired. She doesn't want to have this conversation, but it's part of the job. The horrible thing is, Barry seems like a nice guy. A good guy. But that doesn't mean he can't be a killer. ]

Barry, I hate to ask this, but do you have an alibi for the time when the Emperor was killed, and is there anyone who can verify it?

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I assume you have another identity, which is going to make this more difficult, but I'm narrowing down the list of people who could have killed the Emperor. If you give me your height and weight, that might be enough to remove you from the list, but if it doesn't, I'll have to ask about alibis.

Again, you're not necessarily a suspect. I'm just trying to rule out the people who couldn't have done it. My aim here isn't to put your civilian identity [ if he has one ] at risk, but to find the person who killed the Emperor and two others.

Lady I watch cop shows. That means I'm totally a suspect, but you don't have any evidence on me.

But as I didn't do it, I'll cooperate fully--I'm 5'11" and about 175 lbs, though I can't say I've weighed myself lately.

[ Sharon almost grins. Almost. ]

Honestly, I don't believe most of the people on the list are behind it, but I would be remiss if I didn't try to verify it.

As soon as I can verify your height, you're off the list. Anyone I can talk to, or can you... what, fly over for a sec sometime?

[He gives a small smile.] Where do you live? I can be there in a second. [And he means that quite literally.]

WA-1D.

[ And let's just hope she didn't just tell a psychotic killer where she lives.

Although it isn't as if she's hiding it much anymore. And it would be a good way to take him down. ]

[True to his word, a second later he's knocking on her front door.]

Ms. cop lady?

[ She opens it, her hand on her knife hilt at her thigh, and she doesn't move it when she sees him. After a moment of looking him up and down, she nods. ]

Thank you. I apologize for the inconvenience.

[Looks from her to the knife hilt, then back at her. He knows full well that wouldn't do anything, but that probably wouldn't help his case any, so he puts his hands in the air in surrender.]

Uh, hi. I'm Invincible, like I said. And you wanted to see me?

Yes. I just needed to confirm your height.

Thank you for your time.

[ Although she has to admit that "Invincible" might be worth keeping an eye on in the future, if only to keep tabs on him. ]

That's it?

Yep. I just needed to verify your height.

Unless you'd like me to interrogate you some more?

Uh, no, I'm okay. I just wanted to double check.

Have a nice evening Ms. cop lady. [And in a flash, he's gone.]

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