Alvin didn't care at all about the so-called Mutant cannon fodder. Since the information Chief George had sent said the police were prepared, they wouldn't be able to cause much damage.
Watching the media coverage on the tablet Stark had brought, Alvin couldn't help thinking that Chief George's life really wasn't as easy as he'd imagined.
The police operation had revealed that they'd known about the attack in advance, but they'd chosen to conceal it and lay a trap inside Macy's.
They had several contingency plans. Customers who hadn't had time to evacuate were moved to the fourth floor and placed under police protection. The first floor was filled with officers from various precincts, playing along as they stalled the Mutants.
They'd let the Mutants plant enough C4 on the first floor to bring down the whole building, then crouched on the ground like frightened customers while the negotiators outside talked terms with them...
Some of the customers who'd been evacuated from inside were extremely unhappy...
It was a department store in the heart of Times Square. The families who usually browsed its aisles were mostly middle-class or better, and they couldn't stand being used as "bait" to draw an attack...
On screen, a middle-aged blonde woman faced the media cameras, covering her mouth as she broke down in tears and condemned the police. "I trusted George Stacy. He was the best police officer I'd ever met...
"But... I can hardly believe he'd open this place up and leave us in a shopping mall that could be attacked at any moment...
"Oh... my God... I thought I was going to die..."
A middle-aged man in a suit shouted indignantly, "This is illegal! George Stacy has strayed from his principles. His actions put so many people in danger..."
Chief George couldn't