ILLEGAL ALIENS

"We have our pick of the United States Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, CIA, FBI, NSA, Secret Service, Green Berets, Delta Force, city, county, state police, National Guard, NATO, French Foreign Legion, the Russian Federal Security Agency, the Pathfinders, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, InterPol and one guy named Remo. What do you need?"

"What we need is for your street gang to lower that force shield," she countered. "If only for an instant. The problem is how can we make them perform the desired action."

That was the crux of the matter. A problem indeed. Then a cough sounded from the loudspeaker in the corner and everyone in the bunker turned towards Nicholi as he de-mirrored his wall.

"I know how to make them lower the shield," he calmly stated. "It is simplicity itself."