<p>Yes. <em>Any</em> player can use free actions, like the Beat Cop's ability, during <em>any</em> player window, including during another player's turn.</p>

<p>From the <a href="https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/c4/b0/c4b0d66c-d79e-411b-bdb5-b5d8c457d4bc/ahc01_rules_reference_web.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">rules reference</a>.</p>

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  <p>Free triggered abilities ([free action symbol (squiggle)] triggered ability  may be triggered as a player ability during any player window.</p>
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<p>and</p>

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  <p>The red boxes are player windows. Players may use [free action symbol] triggered abilities in these windows.</p>
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<p>See pages 23 and 26 of the <a href="https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/c4/b0/c4b0d66c-d79e-411b-bdb5-b5d8c457d4bc/ahc01_rules_reference_web.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">rules reference</a> for the timing of the player windows.</p>

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<p>Can Beat Cop’s free triggered ability be used during <strong>any</strong> player window to incur 1 damage to an enemy at its location, even a player window occurring during another investigator’s turn?</p>

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Can Beat Cop be discarded during another player’s turn?
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# Can Beat Cop be discarded during another player’s turn?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-23)

Can Beat Cop’s free triggered ability be used during **any** player window to incur 1 damage to an enemy at its location, even a player window occurring during another investigator’s turn?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-11-23. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Yes. *Any* player can use free actions, like the Beat Cop's ability, during *any* player window, including during another player's turn.

From the [rules reference](https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/c4/b0/c4b0d66c-d79e-411b-bdb5-b5d8c457d4bc/ahc01_rules_reference_web.pdf).

> Free triggered abilities ([free action symbol (squiggle)] triggered ability may be triggered as a player ability during any player window.

and

> The red boxes are player windows. Players may use [free action symbol] triggered abilities in these windows.

See pages 23 and 26 of the [rules reference](https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/c4/b0/c4b0d66c-d79e-411b-bdb5-b5d8c457d4bc/ahc01_rules_reference_web.pdf) for the timing of the player windows.


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