[i]"You owe me an explanation, and you have exactly five minutes to give me one, starting now, before I change my mind and tell them the truth."[/i]

The girl with the flaming red hair sighed before taking her hand out of her coat pocket. No need to get violent just yet, although it helped to put her mind at some much needed ease.

“Simple. I worked for the Imperium for a while, got bored of the job, and so decided to quit. I might have stolen some stuff on my way out, but that’s not the point. That about answer your quiz?”

Outside, Giltwith glanced first at the door and then back at his two partners. It was obvious Elliot’s friendship with the woman was deeper than expected. Regardless, they couldn’t put the mission in jeopardy due to some long kept emotions.

“Miss Jackson, I assume you’ll be going for a search warrant of the house? Or do you too share Elliot’s regards about that woman’s innocence?”