Spence chuckled. "Nice try. Phil told me about his encounter with you. Now stand down before I arrest you for obstructing a police mission." Spence was actually very frightened, but not because of the spectre of Death, rather, of the figure he knew was behind the facade. FIB records called it "Anomaly B4" and warned that it was extremely dangerous, though nothing was known of its true nature.

To the girl, he said, "My superiors never told me. Officers of FIB do not question orders, we just follow them. Now come along, miss."

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the katana woman approach. "Another complication," he muttered. This was his first solo field assignment, and he couldn't afford any screw-ups.