I don'tknow why

you're contactingme about this

AGAiN.

Ugh,of frickin'COURSE.

No, I'mnot talking

to YOU.

L�k,nothing has

changed in thelast year,

Smith.The

answeris sti�

NO.

...RiCO Trial ofSALVADOR PUENTE

postponed due to thelargest Huicane

in recordedhistory...

YourHEARiNG hasn'timproved any. So lee

say this AGAiN.Thanks, butVÁYASE ALCARAJO.

G�dbye.

You haveone new

voicemail.Playback:

October thirty-first

E�ie, querida,it's your mother.

I haven't s�nyou since...it'sb�n a longtime, mija.

--SHOULD haveb�n WATCHiNGhim, Elysia! HE'Sjust a BABY!

--SHOULD have STO�ED him!it's YOUR job to l�k out

for him, make sure hedoesn't get into trouble!

He'sELEVEN,Mama.

YeahMa, I'mELEVEN!

He's a BOY,mija. Boys are

like that!

Oh God, whydid you letme drinkso much?!

I wasn'teven with

you,

But youKNEW I was goin'out! ¡Tú sabes lo

que me pasacuando salgo!

I mi� you,E�ie. Please,

�ÁMAME whenyou get this.

And maybe...maybe you could

come s� me?Te quiero,mi cielo.

End playback.

You have onesaved me�age.

El! L�k I knowyou're mad, butjust listen tome real quick!

I-I fuckedup, Elysia.Real bad.

but I didn’tdo anything!

And that's theproblem!

Listen, I knowyou're me�ed up

about what ha�enedwith Sonja, butthis is for real.

He's not takingmy CA�S, El. Hewon't s  me.

I think someone'sFO�OWiNG me. I--

Wait,what?

end of me�age.

The number youhave reached isnot in serviceat this time--

shit!

GodDAMNit, Angel!

A�entionCo�uters: pleasebe advised that THE

STORM is expected tomake LANDFA� within

the HOUR.

A� Subwayservices wi� be

suspended. Repeat:A� services wi�

be suspended.

Winds areestimated to be

over one hundredand ten miles perhour, pu�ing the

storm into Categorythr�.

thathurt.

Angel,I swear to

God, if I have aconcu�ion I'm

go�a ki�you...

ugh.fuck.

There'sno help to befound there,

girl.

You haveno busine�here...YET.

GO...before thischanges.

PLEASE,I'm not l�king

for any TROUBLE.I just... myBROTHER.

Did hecome THiS way?Would've b nle� than fiveminutes ago.

The boy with the WiNGSon his hat and jacket?

He came this way,yes.

HEwas ontime.

ANGEL?

He's gone, child.The transportwas waiting.

But, Igo�a find

him.

The fu- Tokens?SERiOUSLY?

How didI find the only

subway entrancein New York that

sti takestokens?

Ha! Tokens,they ca�

them!Childrenknow soli�le... THESE

would workbe�er, I

think.

Withoutthem, the

wh�ls wi�not turn.

Please,take this.

I n�dto get in therebefore he gets

t� farahead.

She thinks wewant her USELE 

PAPER!

Do youtruly believe

that MONEY cansolve yourproblems?

apity.

Put thefalse profit

away, girl. Wehave no use

for thatHERE.

WhatDO you want,then? Please,

just TE�me!

TheTRUTH, to

BEGiN.

Whatdrives you

into the dark,girl? Why did

you comeHERE?

You HAVEto understand

that you shouldNOT have.

God,this is NOTha�ening.

I told you.Angel, my brother,

he's in trouble.I have to HELP

him.

is THATwhat you believe

you are doinghere?

What areyou TALKiNG

about? You got NOidea what we'veb�n through!

And abunch of old

men squa­ing inthe subway aren't

going to STOPME. Vague

threats wi�not get youwhat you

wish.

Neither wi�hiding behind

duty.

There'ssomething else,

girl. What isit that you

WANT?

it's my JOB toprotect him. ALWAYS has b�n.

I fuckedup, okay? Iignored him

when he askedfor help.

I wasmad at him,

he did somethingrea�y shi�y, butthat SHOULDN'T

ma�er in theend.

if I canFiND him, I

can apologize.Maybe FiX

it.

What isdone isdone.

You can'tchange his course,

no ma�er howmuch you wish it

otherwise. Unle�...

Please, I'� doANYTHiNG.

I-I knowI should have

listened when heasked, but I'm

here now.

She wi�not stop untilshe gets her

wish.

The dogs�ms to like

her. I trust hisjudgment as much

as either ofyours.

it is decided, then? ifshe is wi�ing to su�er

the truth, it is hersto have.

Mine toenter.

Mineto pay theFe�yman.

Minewhen itis done.

Su�enlyyou are helpful?

What's thecatch?

I preferha y endings,

myself. Perhaps whenyou return, your

heart wi� belighter.

Right. Ofcourse...

Angel?You here?

Crap,please don't

te� me you caughtthe LAST train

ru�ing...

Sma�damnedfavors.

arf!arf!

Okay,this shu�le isdefinitely new.We�, new-ish.

Excuse me,is this special

shu�le servicebecause ofthe storm? How much

longer wi�it last?

That'sAngel's

hat!Did he

come thisway? do you

know where he got o�?

Are you theFe yman?

oh!

Please,can you takeme to where

you lefthim?

onlyone is

for me.

...a�owedthis to HA�EN,

mija?

L kat you.

BOTH ofyou.

Brawlinglike CO�ON

thugs.

So�y,sir.

I HAD it,Pops! YoushouldaS�Nme!

isthat true,princesa?

They...

They knocked me down--they HURT me. Angel

made them stop.

Es verdad,Angel?

Y-yes?

is that aQUESTiON oran ANSWER,

son?

it'strue,Pops.

¿Piensasque hicistesbien, hijo?

Yes.

G�d.

A�entionCo�uters: pleasebe advised that aentry and exits to

the subway arenow closed.

is thiswhere HEgot o�?

This iswhere YOU

get o�.

They havea lot of nerve

raising the farewhen stations

l�k likeTHiS.

E-excuse me.So­y to botheryou but, couldyou help me?

I'mL�KiNG for

someone.

Elysiapuente.

Wha-?!

holyshit!

I havefound

you.

arf!arf!

comeon, dog!

A�entionCo�uters: due to

the projected twelve tothirty inches of rainfa�,

we expect ma�ivefl�ding of

TU�ELS.

Structuraldamage is expected

throughout thesystem.

Come on,come on,come on!

No,damnit!

FiNA�Y!

nevermind!

Come ON,run! We go�afind an EXiT!

"ifcircumstances

lead me, I wi� findwhere TRUTH is

hid--"

"--thoughit were hid

ind�d WiTHiNthe centre."

Thiscouldn’t getany WORSE.

"The HONORof a maid is herNAME, and no

LEGACY is so richas HONESTY."

"I say,there is no

DARKNE� butiGNORANCE."

How do weLEAVE?

Sucha pre�y

li�le songbird.

For you,a GOSPEL: one

d�r hold death,the other

lies.

This isiNSANE! Wen�d to GET

OUT ofhere!

"if therewere a sympathy

in choice, war, death,or sickne� did

lay siege toit..."

PLEASE, he'sCOMiNG.

Whichd�r leads

OUT?

"I wastedtime, and NOW

doth timewaste ME."

"Makeuse of time,

let notadvantage

slip!"

Okay, you'renot helping.

Got it.

Christ,here goesnothing.

Come on,let's go. He's

COMiNG!

"Which is be�er -the SW�T lie, or

the Bi�ER truth?”

Or,is this

the rightone?

Wha-

The girlhas chosenthe d�r.

She is withHER now.

Li�le One.You've come

home.

arf!arf!

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