[@Prince of Seraphs]
I really appreciate the feedback, especially coming from you. You're completely right about the focus of the story, I didn't even notice it before but it does jump all over the place, and I should really avoid that. The bank robber isn't relevant, and he doesn't even offer a bit of exposition, which brings me to what I was trying to avoid. I didn't want to give an exposition dump, and I'm trying to integrate details as best I can. The bank robber was a way to show Sam's helplessness in these situations, but it adds nothing. 

Also sorry if moving the focus to the cop (Braden I'm assuming?) as the focal point was a bit jarring, but I couldn't think of another conceivable way to get Sam into the room at the time, and the idea of Sam

[sub][sub]Also I may be a bit too optimistic when I'm appreciating that "promising premise" comment a lot.[/sub][/sub]

I was hoping to explain a lot of the questions you held about the universe (and arrest) for the next chapter, though if you think that is not a good idea I'd love to hear your reasoning behind immediately answering these (or alternative ways to present the things that aren't explained) [sub]along with any other concerns or comments.[/sub]

Final note: I was never a fan of power negations via a deus ex machina machine, and am very interested in the alternative of [b]These people can use their powers at almost anytime, and unless someone has a power that uses the deus ex machina superpower of negation then we are saved[/b] etc. etc.
[sub]Sorry if that last paragraph was a bit of a rant or didn't make a lot of sense.[/sub]