Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20160117163823/@comment-26018514-20160118185906

Shadow at Morning wrote: That's not my point at all. The point is that Ruby is an unnecessary loose end. Leaving her alive is only a liability, even in the face of the master-stroke as fait accompli. Revealing their identities won't undo or prevent the harm that's happened, of course, but does allow her to do something similar in the aftermath. It gives the authorities someone to target after they've dealt with the crisis. That everyone's too busy dealing with shit now doesn't mean they won't follow up later. as I stated earlier... Merc had no chance/choice, by the time he caught up to her his options were:

1. Kill her in front of everyone, revealing as fact everything she alone knew.

2. leave her alive for now, with no evidence save for the sister of a person the authorities think is crazy's word against the man hundreds and thousands saw crippled, while said girl has no explanation for how her sister didn't do it... how many hospitals do you think could lose medical records and patients in the chaos that follows?