[We Are Legion]

We Don't Need the Cops

*Julie's Room*

"So", Frank started, "You said you got some evidence Julie?",
Julie's room was nice, the perfect size, clean and functional all at the same time. Frank and I had a brief greeting but he sort of smelled like soot and reminded me of an 80s biker gang member. He and Julie were polar opposites, which made me only a little jealous.
"Hell yeah, I've even assembled it on a board", she seemed eager to show off to Frank,
"I had to hide it since I may or may not have stolen something from the station on bring your kid to work day",
She carried out a large board from her walk in closet chock full of different tidbits pinned to the cork. One of the items looked oddly familiar and it didn't take me long to figure out why,
"Jesus Julie, is that the knife from the crime scene?!", her mom works in the police force so I could see how she got close to it.
"So?", Frank chimed, "We wouldn't be able to catch this dumbass without it",
Frank and Julie exchanged smiles holding back any retort I could even plan to give.
"Actually, Joey, should we involve Susie?", Julie asked me.
I thought we shouldn't tell her about it, after all, the human emotions can get pretty crazy with things like this. But Frank had other ideas, again.
"The more the merrier right? We could use some of that unbound strength she has",
"She's not that strong", I interrupted, "She's more the analytical, tech guru, type of person",
"GUYS! I know an argument when I see one", Julie exclaimed, "Lets figure out what makes this killer tick",

We spent a large amount of time summarizing and looking way to far into things but eventually coming to some sort of conclusion, the killer had 2 past cases in completely different towns within Canada, none of which ever came to a close. But a significant event happened every time before a new town was made. A corrupt city council member was arrested shortly after the first death in Montreal during 2013.
"Killer probably thought the heat was on them pretty soon", Frank suggested,
The next death happened in Vancouver in 2016 and almost another the year after, they were severely injured but alive. And the same knife appeared in every crime scene alongside a unique message.
"That's where we strike", Julie shouted, "The killer goes for people who'd shake the crowd the most, A runner up for Montreal city council, A high caliber news presenter in Vancouver and almost a high achieving surgeon scheduled to do a large amount of operations", she turned to us, full of determination.
"And now, Susie's mom, A well known artist, we need someone just as known or more to lure him out", the room was silent for a bit before Frank opened his damn mouth,
"What about your mom? She's almost a high ranking commissioner isn't she?",
I couldn't even begin to think about how hard my jaw hit the floor. It's no longer a thought, Frank is goddamn insane. Julie's eyes flashed with hesitation, but it was almost like shoved it somewhere deep inside her as she nodded. Frank once again shouted his thing before I could say anything,
"Right! The plans almost complete, need you all at my place in 6 hours or so",
I looked at the time, it was already 7:30,
"You can sneak out right?", Frank smirked at me, I wasn't going to let him get to me.
"If I need to", I said, trying desperately to hide any irritation.
"Good", he stood up, beginning to leave the room, "Bring that Susie girl OK?",
He patted me on the shoulder and hurried off, the noise of the front door closing echoing in my head.

"Julie, can we talk?", I asked after a hovering silence,
"Sure, something wrong",
"I have to admit, I don't like this plan, we're throwing your own mom under the bus and risking her life just to catch the guy?",
"Calm down Joey, it's OK, I'm not going to let that happen",
"Yeah, I'm just afraid of the risks", I sighed
"How did you even meet a guy like that, almost everything he does just puts him in the line of fire",
"Frank's super sweet", Julie started, "You just have to get past his rough exterior",
"It's more than that Julie, he doesn't care about anything, his first thought was to have your mom potentially killed. Doesn't that sound insane?",
Something changed in Julie's eyes, she looked almost psychotic for a second,
"Frank knows what he's doing!", she yelled,
"Just because he's more secure of himself than you and can actually hold a damn job, doesn't mean you should take it out on everyone else!",
I backed up to Julie's door, that was, something else. It was almost scary how far she snapped.
My thoughts went wild, this is Frank's doing, he's changing her.
Julie looked apologetic and kind of just sat in her place, unable to say anything,
"See you at Frank's place", I said running down the stairs and out the door. Not even stopping to say bye to her dad, I didn't want to leave her like that but I didn't know what else to do.

It felt wrong to ask Susie to go on a suicide mission in her own home just hours after her mom's funeral so I just texted, the phone lighting up my face in the sunset:

BlueJ: Susie how you holding up?
SuZ: I've been better, but I'm all good now
BlueJ: I'm sorry this happened, it shouldn't of, but I'm not going to jump around the bush for super long
BlueJ: Any chance you want to get revenge?
SuZ: Revenge?
BlueJ: Don't ask, Frank seems to want you involved, go to his place tonight at 1
SuZ: Hell yeah, sure
SuZ: If that absolute hottie is the ringleader, We don't need the cops

I closed my phone, there would be a point where I'd have to tell her he's already with Julie, but I can think about that later. Now I'm just wondering what the night ahead has in store for a band of misfits like us.