[He does. He stands there at the door, still gripping the frame, still rooted to the spot. He lets Tim go.]
[It's wrong. He shouldn't give up this easily. He'd be dead if he gave up this easily. He's making a mistake. This is how the case dies; this is how he gets months switching hotel to hotel to hotel aimlessly while he knows they're one step ahead. He knows they're watching. He's losing ground. He can see the messages piling up, scolding him for letting Tim run. They need answers. They need answers, and who is he to place Tim's comfort over the needs of hundreds of thousands of others?]
[This used to be easy. It used to make sense. Package of zipties and a flipknife. You'll make him talk.]
[He's got the camera. The liar didn't steal it away this time.]
[His eyes dart along the corners of the theater. Too much room, and yet not enough. It's not right. It's not right.]
[He's got his eyes, but he seems to have lost his voice. There's a network here, but no good way to broadcast. The archive's useless, and he's useless without the archive.]
no subject
[He does. He stands there at the door, still gripping the frame, still rooted to the spot. He lets Tim go.]
[It's wrong. He shouldn't give up this easily. He'd be dead if he gave up this easily. He's making a mistake. This is how the case dies; this is how he gets months switching hotel to hotel to hotel aimlessly while he knows they're one step ahead. He knows they're watching. He's losing ground. He can see the messages piling up, scolding him for letting Tim run. They need answers. They need answers, and who is he to place Tim's comfort over the needs of hundreds of thousands of others?]
[This used to be easy. It used to make sense. Package of zipties and a flipknife. You'll make him talk.]
[He's got the camera. The liar didn't steal it away this time.]
[His eyes dart along the corners of the theater. Too much room, and yet not enough. It's not right. It's not right.]
[He's got his eyes, but he seems to have lost his voice. There's a network here, but no good way to broadcast. The archive's useless, and he's useless without the archive.]
I need the channel.
[Does that make sense? He's sure it does.]
Tim's not important to me right now.