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“We can’t let you hurt Muriel and Todd,” Duke protested.
“Do you want us to have to kill Bobby?” I asked.
“You know I don’t.”
“Then let us do one of the things we do best,” I said.
“Which is what?” Rico asked.
“Be scary.”
“I won’t let you abuse prisoners on my watch,” Duke said.
“Not even to save Bobby’s life?” I asked.
Duke shook his head. “If I let you abuse Muriel and Todd, then I’m no better than they are.”
“You still don’t understand what we are,” Edward said.
“You’re United States Marshals,” Livingston said.
“We are, but we’re with the preternatural branch.”
“It means you hunt monsters,” Rico said.
“It means we kill monsters,” Edward corrected.
“We’re executioners,” I said.
“You can’t kill Muriel and Todd in custody,” Duke said.
“Technically the warrant would allow it,” Edward said.
“No,” Duke said.
“No,” Livingston said.
“This isn’t why I became a marshal,” Newman said.
“We have complete discretion on how we complete the letter of the law on a warrant,” I said.
“Like I said, you are not killing them,” Duke said.
“Them dead may not save Bobby. Them alive to confess will,” I said.
“I don’t think Muriel is going to break,” Duke said.
“Everyone breaks eventually, Sheriff,” Edward said.
“Do I really have to say out loud that you can’t torture anyone under my care?”
“You can say whatever you want, but legally we can use the level of force we deem necessary to complete our task,” Edward said.
“Do you normally torture your prisoners before you kill them?” Livingston said.
“No,” I said.
“Yes,” Olaf said.
