Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20160117163823/@comment-26018514-20160118180021

Shadow at Morning wrote:

... Why did Mercury just let Ruby go? That makes no sense, and at this point just seems to be plot contrivance to unravel the identity of the bad guys. ... Keep in mind she has no idea(and Merc thinks she has even less of a chance at finding out than she does) about Emeralds ability, the only thing she learned is that Merc was healthy and had no problem with mobility or with attacking her... possibly with weopons he is not to have within the area... but to admit that means to admit she went into a secure area and without Mercury she has no evidence.

If Mercury had tried finishing her there however... not only would he have been in full view of the crowd but the fight he was using as a smokescreen to disguise the sound of their fight was over... but the stadium was becoming very quiet.