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hnnh?
hello?
um, hi!
excuse
me...
excuse
me...
are you...
Ytris?
Ytris?
that's me.
who's
asking?
who's
asking?
my
name's
Jing.
name's
Jing.
I don't mean
to bother you
so late, but...
to bother you
so late, but...
please--
I need your
help.
I need your
help.
it's my
roommate.
roommate.
she's gone
missing, and--
missing, and--
let me
stop you
there.
stop you
there.
look, I
dunno what
you heard...
dunno what
you heard...
but I'm
not a
private
eye.
not a
private
eye.
please.
everyone
around here says
that you keep the
streets clean.
around here says
that you keep the
streets clean.
that none
of the gangs
will touch this
neighbourhood,
all because
of you.
of the gangs
will touch this
neighbourhood,
all because
of you.
the police
haven't been
any help in
finding her.
haven't been
any help in
finding her.
figures.
I don't
really have
money, but...
if you can't
help roxy...
really have
money, but...
if you can't
help roxy...
then
there's no
one who
can.
there's no
one who
can.
hnnnh.
all right.
all right.
just give
me a sec to
freshen up.
me a sec to
freshen up.
oh, would
you look at
the time?
you look at
the time?
I really,
really should
get going...
really should
get going...
goodnight, alice... thank
you for the meringue.
you for the meringue.
stay safe,
young miss.
young miss.
meringue?
ah, people have
been coming by with
food all day.
been coming by with
food all day.
I guess they
think I'm looking
too thin, eh?
think I'm looking
too thin, eh?
would
you like
to sit?
you like
to sit?
I think it would
be best if we
stepped inside.
be best if we
stepped inside.
daniel, I have...
complicated news.
complicated news.
and I hope you'll
understand that the
last thing I want is
to cause you any
more pain.
understand that the
last thing I want is
to cause you any
more pain.
you're
making me
a little
nervous,
frank.
making me
a little
nervous,
frank.
can we
just... get
to it?
just... get
to it?
your
little girl
is alive.
little girl
is alive.
and she's
been claimed by
the witch.
been claimed by
the witch.
whoops.
Keith??
need
a lift,
cutie?
a lift,
cutie?
babe, what's
gotten into
you--
gotten into
you--
[NAME]??
hi, alice!
hey!!
you can't
keep doing
that!
keep doing
that!
Alice, we don't have
a lot of time to explain
the situation, suffice to
say that it is grave.
a lot of time to explain
the situation, suffice to
say that it is grave.
I've got one
question I need to
ask you, and as you
answer, be advised
that the fate, nay,
the very soul of
this community may
hang upon what you
tell us next.
question I need to
ask you, and as you
answer, be advised
that the fate, nay,
the very soul of
this community may
hang upon what you
tell us next.
where's the
sherriff at,
beautiful?
sherriff at,
beautiful?
oh! he's at her dad's
house. I literally
just saw him.
house. I literally
just saw him.
shucks!!
your house
is a no-go zone, kid.
reunion with your dad
will have to wait.
is a no-go zone, kid.
reunion with your dad
will have to wait.
then what
do we do?
do we do?
who's that friend of
yours, the tall one?
yours, the tall one?
Emily?
she's gonna
be so mad
you forgot
her name...
be so mad
you forgot
her name...
emily.
so here's
the plan:
the plan:
you need to get
over to Emily's house.
go in through her
bedroom window, not
the front door.
over to Emily's house.
go in through her
bedroom window, not
the front door.
ask her to help
you pack a bag with a
few days' worth of
clothes and food.
you pack a bag with a
few days' worth of
clothes and food.
stay put.
don't be
seen.
don't be
seen.
and
alice!!
alice!!
my shining
star, my fave
girl in town.
star, my fave
girl in town.
the sheriff
can't suspect that
we're aiding and
abetting this crabby
little lady.
can't suspect that
we're aiding and
abetting this crabby
little lady.
what say you and
I become double
agents?
I become double
agents?
I'm in.