[The laughter and the dressing down had almost been a reflex, Kim's contrarian surfacing when someone is trying to control her, make her feel small. She'd bowed to powerful men long enough.
But the instant Lalo grabs Jimmy that all changes, especially when that gun is held to his head, and Kim sees with gut wrenching clarity Howard being shot in the head and falling, dead before he hit the ground.]
NO!
[She reaches out, palms facing him, as if to tell him...ask him...hell, beg him...to stop. Her voice trembles.]
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But the instant Lalo grabs Jimmy that all changes, especially when that gun is held to his head, and Kim sees with gut wrenching clarity Howard being shot in the head and falling, dead before he hit the ground.]
NO!
[She reaches out, palms facing him, as if to tell him...ask him...hell, beg him...to stop. Her voice trembles.]
Don't. You don't have to do that.