The man's eyes rolled back, and he passed out.
Cecilia Adler worried he was faking it, so she pressed the handkerchief hard against his nose. Once she was sure he was unconscious, she stuffed it into his mouth, tied him up with the rope he had dropped on the ground, and prepared to haul him to the nearby police station.
As she neared the courtyard, she saw Simon Sullivan.
She called out to him, "Big Brother Sullivan."
Simon Sullivan turned his head. "Miss Adler, so late... Who is this?"
"He must be some kind of thug. He tried to knock me out with a club on the road, but I caught him instead. Are you investigating a case here?"
Simon was shocked by her skill. She looked like such a delicate, fragile young woman, yet she'd managed to capture a grown man? And had even trussed him up. 'She's incredible.' "I am investigating a case here. Have you had martial arts training?"
