bettertalk yasic.

i wouldn’t tell them a thing, but it was beginning to hurt bad. and

more pain was coming.

the colonel is really going to

hurt you.

he’s got this machine. .better tell us who

sent you to find us.

i don’t know.

oh yeah?

i was contacted by phone, the money was paid in advance by

mail. i’ve got no idea. . .

well you better get one quickmal yasic, or you’ll be sorry.

i’m shaking in my boots pal.

my only chance was to get them mad.

i hopethe colonel is better

looking than you apes.

GET THEM TO SLIP UP, MAKE A MISTAKE.

I’M TIRED OFTHIS ASSHOLE.

RELAX WE’LL BE FINISHEDWITH HIM SOON ENOUGH.

I MET HER IN CENTRAL PARK. SHE WASTHE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN I’D EVER SEEN AND PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CLIENT

I’D EVER HAVE.

MAL YASIC? I’D LIKE TO CONTRACT YOU FOR A JOB. I

HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME.

IF I COULD STAY ALIVE.

THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS TURNING HER OVER TO A

BUNCH OF SCUMBAGS LIKE THESE GUYS.

THEY WANTEDME TO FIND

COLONEL MOYANO.

THAT’S ALL I KNOW.

*cough*

I MARRIED THIS MAN JUST TO GET INTO THE COUNTRY. HE DID NOT OBJECT AND WAS QUITE HELPFUL. BUT

WHEN I ARRIVED HERE FROM PERU, HE WAS GONE. IF I DON’T FIND HIM, I WON’T BE ABLE TO LEGITIMIZE MY

CITIZENSHIP. NEW YORK IS A BIG TOWN TO BE ALONE IN MR. YASIC.

she appeared later that night in my office.

have you found moyanO?

HUH?!?I WAS JUST ABOUT TO CALL

YOU. WHAT ARE YOU PSYCHIC OR SOMETHING?

I’M MEETING SOMEONE TONIGHT WHO WILL TAKE ME

TO HIM. YOU ALRIGHT?

YES. THIS CITY IS JUST SO STRANGE. . .

SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE IN SEPTEMBER. LISTEN, MOYANO

IS DANGEROUS IRA. I CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR CITIZENSHIP,

HELP YOU GET SET UP. . .

I’D PREFER NOT TO INVOLVE YOU MAL. THIS

IS SOMETHING I MUST. . .

. .MUST HANDLE ALONE. I APPRECIATE YOUR OFFER BUT I

HOPE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND

THAT.

MORE THAN YOU KNOW

LADY.

SO THIS IS THE MANYES?

YEAH BUT HE AIN’T TALKIN’.AND WE’VE WORKED HIM OVER

PRETTY GOOD.

NOT A CHANCE.WELL PERHAPS A LITTLE CIVILITY IS IN ORDER.YOU’LL TALK NOW WON’T

YOU MR. YASIC?

YOU WORKING FOR THE DEA YOU PIECE OF SHIT? MAYBE THE CIA HUH?

NO.I’M 007.

FORGET IT.LET MOYANO

SORT THIS SHIT OUT.IT’S HIM

WITH THE CURSE ON HIS HEAD. I DON’T WANT NO

PART OF IT.

THE GODS OF THE COUNA PEOPLE ARE VENGEFUL.HE CAN DEAL WITH THIS

HIMSELF.

YOU ARE SNORTING WAY TOO

MUCH BLOW INDIO.

YOU NEED TO RELAX.

ONE MORE THING YASIC. WHENYOU FIND HIM, DON’T CONTACT HIM.

HE IS A MILITARY COLONEL, YOU KNOW HOW SOLDIERS CAN BE. JUST LOCATE

HIM AND STAY SAFE.

WHAT IRA DIDN’T KNOW IS THAT THERE IS NO

SAFE IN THIS GAME. THIS MOYANO WASN’T EASY TO

FIND. THERE WAS NO OFFICIAL TRACE OF HIM

ANYWHERE. LUCKY FOR ME HE WAS HEAVILY

INVOLVED IN NARCOTICS AND MY BOY FATS HAD A

GIFT FOR TRACKING DOWN DRUG DEALERS.

BUT SOMETHING WASN’T RIGHT. A BEAUTIFUL

WOMAN LIKE THAT, WITH A COLONEL WHO’D MAKE KISSINGER LOOK LIKE A

CHOIRBOY?

IT DIDN’T ADD UP.

I FOUND THIS PERUVIAN MERC WHO SAID HE ’D TAKE US TO MOYANO. YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR

ASS AND MINE YASIC. THESE GUYS AREN’T BUDDHIST MONKS, I’D HATE TO SEE YOU GET THAT PRETTY FACE ALL BUSTED UP. MEET ME

HERE AT 10:00 TONIGHT.

NO PROBLEM.

GUYS LIKE THE COLONEL DIDN’T MAKE MISTAKES, I WAS

GOING TO NEED A MIRACLE.

YOU CAN SHOVE YOUR CIVILITY UP YOUR ASS. THE PEOPLE WHO HIRED ME KNOW I FOUND YOU, YOU’RE

JUST TOO STUPID TO KNOW WHEN TO BE AFRAID.

MY ONLY CHANCE WAS TO PISS HIM OFF SO HE’D END

IT QUICK.

I’LL DIE BEFORE I TELLYOU - ARRGH!

ENOUGH!

TAKE HIM TO THE MACHINE.I WANT TO SEE THIS PIECE OF SHIT SINGING AND DANCING.

BE CAREFUL COLONEL. HE’S DANGEROUS.THE SON OF A BITCH TOOK OUT TWO OF OUR MEN WHEN WE FOUND HIM AND THE

FUCKER WAS UNARMED.

it seemed likedays ago now.

fats and i wentto meet the peruvian. i

should’ve known it was a trap.

they worked for moyano.

poor fats was lucky, he died quickly. i had just enough time to see his blood spray across

the room to react.

i made sure to get the peruvian first. smashed his

face like a watermelon.

i managed to get another one before i went down.

the machine didn’t sound like fun. i had no choice but to save my strength, wait for a chance and go down fighting. or pray.

it’s now ornever. .

i think he passedout colonel.

doesn’t matter, he’ll be wide awake and

screaming soon.

i was waiting for a miracle and it came.

you hear that?

yeah and it sounds like a storm is coming. . .

it was more than a storm, it was a female whirlwind of fury straight from the depths of

hell. the goons were paralyzed with fear, it was the best chance a man could ask for.

kill her! aackk!

IT WAS IRA LOOKING AS BEAUTIFUL AS BEFORE BUT THIS TIME WITH A FEROCITY TO MATCH. WITH A KILLER INSTINCT AND ARMED

ONLY WITH A KNIFE IRA CUT THROUGH MOYANO’S MEN.

THE GODDESS OF THE COUNA HAS COME!JESUS SAVE US WE ARE ALL DOOMED

-ack-

I HELPED OUTAS BEST I

COULD.

IT HAS BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE YOU SLAUGHTERED MY PEOPLE MOYANO. NOW IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO PAY THE PRICE, THE PRICE FOR

RAPE AND MURDER. THE PRICE FOR GENOCIDE!

NO! NO!IT WASN’T MY

FAULT!

I CAN’T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED NEXT BECAUSE I

BLACKED OUT FROM THE PAIN I’D ENDURED. bUT THERE WERE

TERRIBLE SCREAMS. . .

TWO DAYS LATER I WOKE UP IN A HOSPITAL. THEY SAID I WAS DELIRIOUS, RAMBLING ON ABOUT HUMAN SACRIFICES AND LONG DEAD TRIBES. THE SMELL OF

BLOOD STILL LINGERED ON ME. MY OWN?

the nurses only knew a young woman dropped me here. therewas nothing connecting me to the massacre of my captors.

who was she? a narcotics officer? a rival drug lord?a goddess? there was no way to ever know for sure.

AS PAYMENT, Ira HAD LEFT A VALUABLE SOUVENIR IN MY

OFFICE. It wasn’t the kind of currency I liked, BUT IT WAS

PURE GOLD.

IT WAS ALSO MORE THAN SIXTY THOUSAND YEARS OLD.

WHAT’S THIS?

IRA. . .

REBEL WITHOUTA CAUSE, ANDI’M BACK. . .

THE JOB SOUNDED EASY ENOUGH. RESCUE A

SENATOR’S DAUGHTERAND KEEP THE RANSOM MONEY. NO PROBLEM.

SOUL FROMMOTOWN THE UNDERGROUND

STONE FUCKIN’PIMP WITH TRACKS

THAT MACK AND SLAP BACK THE WHACK

UGH. .

BUT NO ONE SAID THE KIDNAPPERS WOULD BE GUARDED BY A GUY WITH A VOICE THAT

SOUNDED LIKE A BAD EAR INFECTION.

NEVER GAY NO WAY,I DON’T PLAY WITH ASS. .

ENOUGH!

I HEARD THE VOICE I WAS LOOKING FOR CRY OUT FROM UPSTAIRS.

DADDY’S GOING TO PAY REAL SOON, BUT I’M SURE DADDY ISN’T GOING TO MIND IF WE HAVE A

LITTLE FUN FIRST, NO?

WE’LL GIVE HER A GOODBYE PRESENT.

I HAD TO MOVE FAST.

NO!!

NO. .STOP!

PLEASE HELP ME!!!

TOO MANY APARTMENTS,NOT ENOUGH TIME.

COME ON LADY,KEEP SHOUTING.

YOU’LL LIKE IT,DON’T WORRY. .

I’M GOING TO CHECK ON RICH DOWNSTAIRS,

HE’S BEEN QUIET LATELY.

WHEN I GET BACK, I WANT A PIECE OF HER ALL TO

MYSELF, GOT IT?I GOT

YOUR PIECE RIGHT HERE.

AARRK!

SONOFABITCH!

YOU’REDEAD!

AIEEE!!

SENATOR GRANT CONTRACTED ME TO RESCUE HIS ONLY DAUGHTER RITA.

IF I DID, I’D GET THE TWENTY GRAND THE SCUMBAGS WERE ASKING FOR

HER RETURN.

STAY CALM RITA.

I’M YASIC, YOUR FATHER SENT ME.ANYONE ELSE IN HERE?

N..NO.WE’RE ALONE.

I THOUGHT SHE WAS IN SHOCK. .

SHE DIDN’T EVEN MOVE.

WE’VE GOTTO GO NOW

RITA.

EXCEPT TO REACH FOR THE GUN LYING on the floor

next to her.

WE WEREN’T EXACTLY INVITED OVER FOR COFFEE SO LET’S. .

THE MONEY!!!

THE MONEY FOR MY RANSOM. GIVE IT TO ME OR I’LL KILL YOU

RIGHT NOW.

SHE’D SURPRISEDME ALL RIGHT,

BUT I COULD SEE IN HER EYES SHE WOULDN’T DO IT.

SOME THANK YOU.

ENOUGH!

I’D DEALT WITH ALL KINDS OF CRAZY SHIT, BUT I WASN’T READY TO DEAL WITH A GIRL ON HER KNEES, CRYING.

I WON’T GO BACK WITH YOU, I’D SOONER DIE! GOD!

THAT MONEY WAS OUR SALVATION!

listen rita,we’ve got to go.

way to go mal old boy. we knew you’d lead us straight to her. now step aside.

i never heard them coming, but when i saw them, i knew i was in

for it.

give us the twenty big ones and the video and we’ll kill you quickly.

otherwise. . .don’t

have either.sorry.

video? What damn video?

wait! no more deaths.i’ll give you the video.

you work for the senator right? I thought senator grant wanted his daughter back.

lowerthe gun and i’ll give you what you

want.

very well. glad to see you’re cooperating. let’s start with you showing us the tape,then we’ll go get

the money.

MORE SURPRISES. I HATE SURPRISES.

SO MUCH FOR MYNEW FRIENDS.

HI HONEY.

hold memy love!

what happened here rita?who’s thisdirtbag?

HE SAVED MY LIFEBEN.

THEN I GUESSI OWE HIM

ONE.

things were getting out of control.

i’ve got a caroutside, let’s

get out of here.

the only thing i knew for sure was that these two were in love.

thank you for your help mal yasic.

tell me about the tape.

SO I TOOK THEM BACK TO MY PLACE, FIGURING WE’D BE A LITTLE SAFER THERE TIL I

COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT THE HELL THE SENATOR WAS UP TO.

IT’S. . DISGUSTING. .

FINE, THEN TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FATHER, RITA.

HE’S NOT MY FATHER.HE ADOPTED ME TENYEARS AGO. THAT’SWHEN ITSTARTED. .

ben and rita went to sleep and left me with the video tape.a sick feeling began to well up in my stomach, i had an

idea of what to expect.

sex and blackmail. DAMN. in every situation, there was rita, barELy even an adult. and with her, her "father".

but that wasn’t ALL.

there were also a dozen other men.

THERE WERE POLITICIANS, JUDGES, EVEN A CARDINAL. ALL

KEY PEOPLE IN SENATOR GRANT’S RISE TO POWER.

RITA DECIDED SHE’D HAD ENOUGH. SENATOR GRANT HIRES ME TO FIND HER, OR BETTER YET, FIND HIS VIDEO. THEN HE SENDS HIS GOONS TO KILL US BOTH

AND BRING BACK THE TAPE SO THE SENATOR can walk away free and

clear. I HATE POLITICIANS.

WITH RITA AND ABE SAFE AT MY PLACE, IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO PAY SENATOR GRANT A VISIT.

ABOUT TIME BOY.

I GOT YOUR MESSAGE.WHY DON’T YOU DO THE SMART THING, GIVE ME BACK MY MONEY AND MY DAUGHTER, I’LL FORGET ALL ABOUT THIS AND

YOU cAN GO.

YOUR "DAUGHTER" IS SAFE FROM YOU NOW.THE MONEY IS GOING

TO BUY HER A NEW LIFE,ONE FAR AWAY from YOU. I KNOW

THE TRUTH SENATOR, I SAW THE TAPE.

LISTENHERE YOU. .

NO, YOU LISTEN. IF YOUEVER GO NEAR RITA AGAIN

I WILL DESTROY YOU.

ABE, RITA’S BOYFRIEND, MUST HAVE CAME UP WITH A PLAN TO BLACKMAIL THE SENATOR, SO HE STAGES A FAKE KIDNAPPING. THE SENATOR SENDS IN HIS MEN TO KILL EVERYONE AND BRING RITA BACK, BUT LUCKILY FOR US ABE

SHOWED UP.

THAT WAS TO SHOW YOU HOW SERIOUS I AM. SENATOR. NO

ONE WILL STOP ME.

WE’LL SEE, YOU

BASTARD!

YOU COULD BE DEAD RIGHT NOW, LIKE THOSE TwO MEN YOU

SENT AFTER ME.

REMEMBER THAT.NOW TELL YOUR

gorillas to get out of my damn

way.

see you next election senator. you won’t have my

vote.

SIX MONTHS LATER.

HEY, NOBODIES GAWKIN’ AT THE GIRLS ON MY WATCH SO

MOVE ALONG MISTER.

NO PROBLEM,

CHIEF.