Tony is close enough to sense Steve tense beside him. He is very careful to keep his eyes straight ahead, however, as they walk. "The first step is finding the party responsible," he says, keeping his voice level. "If we can't find them than we draw them out. They like easy targets, let's give them one."

The hall is less than ten feet away now. "Unless you want fear to drive half of us under the thumb of the local mob."