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Panel 1.
Close up on Conor Blair.
Conor: "I'd rather not kill you, lass."

Panel 2.
Emily and Chester come out from behind the garbage cans.
Emily: "Alright, Mr. Blair. You win. Let us go free, and I'll give you this file."

Panel 3.
Conor grabs the file folder from Emily.
Conor: "You've got spunk, lass. But your game of detective is over."
SFX: SNATCH!

Panel 4.
Close up on Emily.
Emily: " 'Game of detective?' Wait, does he know about Amelia's murder?"

Panel 5.
Conor walks past Chester, disappearing in the shadows.
Conor: "Damn nance!"

Panel 6.
Wide view of the alleyway. Emily, in the midground, sighs, relieved and coming down from the tense situation. Chester, in the foreground, glowers seriously after Conor.
Emily: "I just realized I could've croaked. I looked one of the top mobsters in New York City in the eyes and I didn't croak."