"Yeah, I'd appreciate it." More attackers were getting off the ground, and Jack realized that these must be the fresh forces that had been reported assaulting the roadblock. "They're opportunists," he grunted. "There's always been anti-Import sentiment in the City. These people have probably just been waiting for their chance to-"

"We've been waiting to take our lives back, you freak!" One of the men who'd been in the other SUV with Gyrich advanced on Jack, waving a knife. Jack evaluated him- brown jacket, jeans, strong build, buzzcut hair, mid-twenties. He didn't draw his sidearm yet- no need for this guy.

"You're Bauer, right? Mister Big Shot Import Cop? Locking up normal people? Stole your job from the real force! They all disappeared and then you people just took over!" He lunged at Jack, who caught the knife arm, twisted it until the weapon fell from his fingers, then turned the attacker around and slammed him facefirst into the side of the police SUV.

That took care of him, but then Jack heard an engine roar and saw the van begin to move. For a moment he hoped that they were retreating, but no, of course it couldn't be that easy- the van came straight for him and Geddoe, trying to run them over. "Geddoe, look out!"