Thomas looked back and saw the creatures, then whispered, "What the heck are these things? Where did they all come from?" Thomas looked back at the mob outside the precinct, then slowly moved out of the alley and went in the opposite direction from them. After he had cleared five feet, he turned and bolted. 'This couldn't have happened at a worse time...' Thomas thought as he ran, 'I was so close to cracking the case wide open!'