[ Scoffing at Castillo's idea, her and whatever group she's with, Ivan helps Pao-Lin with her intel gathering by unplugging a laptop and looking around for external hard drives, flash drives, or other storage media devices. ]

Do you really think the justice system will work in our favor? I've seen how ugly it can be. They'll get off easy just because they're not NEXTs and their victims were. Involuntary manslaughter at the worst. Insufficient evidence is more likely.

[ And the reverse scenario, a NEXT killing a non-NEXT on accident, is murder. If Ivan hadn't done what he did for Edward... he would have been found guilty. Even with all the evidence staring at them head on, it wasn't enough for a not-guilty verdict. Not when the judge was a NEXT hater and had supporters in the jury.

Ivan is going to be seriously disciplined if he keeps letting his feelings involved in the matter. This mission presses too many of his buttons. At the same time, it fuels his desire to do something about how NEXT are treated. ]

Besides, Stern Bild doesn't have capital punishment, so they'd just sit easy in prison for a bit until they get released for "good behavior."

But, do what you want. Maybe you'll get somewhere after a hundred years. We've just taken one NEXT hater, a NEXT killer, off the streets for good.