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SI Eliot: Well, I think that’s it for me. You’ve been most helpful. I
appreciate your patience. I know this has been a rough last several days.
Myka: That’s it? I’m free to go?
SI Eliot: Yep. I can arrange a car to transport you back to your home, if
you need.
Myka: No, I...
SI Eliot: You what?
Myka: How long will I last out there before you find something to charge me
with?
SI Eliot: Miss Tennison, if we wanted to arrest you, we would just do it. We
wouldn’t have to come up with some new charge.
Myka: Wouldn’t you? Every law I’ve broken for this operation must be kept as
a state secret. They can’t be listed in the records, so there’s nothing you
can do right now.
SI Eliot: Even if that were true, you’re assuming that we have any interest
in arresting you in the first place, which we don’t.
Myka: Forgive me if I’m having trouble believing that you’ll truly let me go
with the knowledge that I have regarding the aliens. Guys like you don’t
like leaving loose ends, and right now, I’m feelin’ pretty loose.
SI Eliot: You mean you intend to tell others what you know?
Myka: No, that’s not what I mean, but I’m worried that that is what you’re
thinking, and you’re just not telling me about it, because you want me to
feel comfortable.
SI Eliot: Again, we wouldn’t need to set you free if we wanted to stop you.
I can think of six laws and policies off the top of my head that would give
us more than enough reason to stuff you down a dark hole for the rest of
your life. Letting you go back home in the hopes that you jaywalk, or
accidentally open someone else’s mail, is a lot more work than is anywhere
near necessary. The government is a lazy entity. That’s why we have
buzzwords like rendition and national security, so everything falls into
some sort of legal category that allows us to do whatever we want. So trust
me when I say, you’re safe.
Myka: Well...I’ll believe it when I see it, which I guess may not happen
until I’m on my deathbed for natural causes. Until then, I suppose I will
take my leave.
SI Eliot: However...
Myka: Here it comes.
SI Eliot: If you would be willing to stay on with us in a more official
capacity, we would be willing to discuss terms.
Myka: Are you trying to offer me a job?
SI Eliot: It’s like you said, you know about the aliens, and I’m not just
talking about those wingèd insects downstairs. Your relationship with the
human from another universe could prove invaluable.
Myka: I’m not going to be spying on Leonard for you.
SI Eliot: I’m not asking you to. I’ve had multiple similar conversations
with him in regards to a job here. He has law enforcement experience, which
you don’t, so I couldn’t promise you would be out in the field, but I’m sure
we could find a place for you here.
Myka: Hmm... I’m not sure. I’ll need to think about it.
SI Eliot: I would be worried if you didn’t.
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