The Western legal system was different from the Eastern one.
Minor offenses, like stealing less than $950 from a supermarket, might not even be prosecuted.
With a break-in like this, the losses could be large or small.
If the homeowner agreed to bail, the thief could be released.
If the homeowner chose not to press charges afterward, that would be the end of it.
Of course, the homeowner could still press charges at any point within the legal time limit and send the thief to prison.
Cassie Lang's stepfather and the other officers had to inspect Hank Pym's house and collect evidence from the blasted-open security door.
Then he said, "Mr. Pym, we've finished collecting evidence at the scene. We need you to come to the station and give a statement. Is that all right?"
"Of course."
At the patrol car, Cassie Lang's stepfather put Hank Pym in the back seat, where suspects usually sat, and had Scott Lang sit up front.
Cassie Lang's stepfather lowered his voice. "Scott, where's the Apocalypse King? Why are you still doing this kind of thing?"
That made Scott Lang angry. Tang had clearly told him he wouldn't go to prison.
But judging by Hank Pym's attitude, he had even called the police. Scott Lang was probably headed back inside after all.
As for Cassie Lang's stepfather calling Apocalypse "the Apocalypse King," Scott Lang assumed he was still referring to Apocalypse by the character he played.
He gritted his teeth. "That guy told me to steal it. He even lied and said I wouldn't go to prison. Now look what's happened. I'll give him a piece of my mind when I get back."
Hearing that, Cassie Lang's stepfather became even more convinced that Scott Lang and the Apocalypse King were good friends.
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