Cassidy starts to reply, but Sabretooth cuts him off, halving the distance between them in one stride and bearing down on the woman. "'Fraid you ain't in any position to be asking questions, girlie," he snarls, a glance back toward Wolverine serving as the only sign that he's stopped addressing her. "When you said we were comin' to pick up your girlfriend, you didn't mention that he'd have one of his own."

Wolverine doesn't get the chance for a rebuttal, because they're suddenly interrupted by a few brave officers edging toward the door, gun barrels trained on the crowd below. Maverick spots them first and grabs a pair of concussion grenades from beneath his peasant rags, tossing them up the stairs, through the front doors, and sending the police scattering for cover as twin explosions rock the building.

"The alley!" Wolverine shouts over the din, beckoning toward a break between buildings across the street. "Get out of the open!"