While Frank noticed the tiny USB stick in the envelope, the old woman tugged on his sleeve firmly and cried, "Sir, please... Can you see what happened to Blackie? What..." Frank remained silent for a while before saying quietly, "I'm sorry, ma'm. Blackie is dead."

"What?!"

The ol women was left thunderstruck as her shoulder slumped, her jaw hanging open but no words coming out.

"He was killed in action by some rogues, and..."

Frank glanced at Blackie's body on the bed and breathed a long sigh as he reached out and closed his eyes.

"Who was it?! Who killed my Blackie?!"

The old woman howled in grief. "He's so kind to a fault. I always told him to listen to Tidus, but he had to fight with him, and now someone's taken advantage of him! Oh, Blackie..."

her anguish, Frank knew that words were pointless-nothing was more painful for a

hard to hold back his own emotions, he explained, "I'm also Tidus' boss, ma'am. I will

with a quiet sigh, he

Blackie had killed himself out of guilt-he knew that much about the

and someone must have

of their worst when

Blackie's penance, he was

not want to kill Blackie-especially

amends and to answer

blame for Blackie, Tidus, and Lizzie's deaths on Stanley Durban

must have beguiled Blackie into betraying them, having seen that he was young and

in the end, the kid managed to do

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