The Illicitor's Code #1

056: The Threatening Girl 3

"Let's deal with that girl now," Justin said seriously.

"I'll handle her myself," Dim-Dim insisted. "Anyway, this is between me and her."

"Yeah, but I don't think so," Justin said. "I'd rather be involved in your plan."

"She'll be angry," Dim-Dim said. "She won't like being cornered."

Justin sighed. "Okay," he said. "What's your plan?"

After a moment of thought, Dim-Dim replied, "Hmm... I'll take her to a closed room—maybe my room—tie her to a chair, and ask her to stay away from my friends."

"That will only make her angrier," Justin said. But then he laughed. "I'm sure negotiating with her won't be easy, but I trust you."

So, with Justin's help, they brought Amma to Dim-Dim's room in the Venator apartment, tied her hands and feet to the chair, and removed all sharp objects from the room.

"Okay, now I'll go back to the hospital, and then you can talk to her," Justin said.

And after he left Dim-Dim's room, time resumed around them.

Amma blinked at Dim-Dim, slightly surprised, but even m