"Powder blue !?" Kagari exclaims, startling the others out of their shock.

Masaoka rubs his face, then sighs. He promised to keep Kogami informed of any future developments, but…

The Hue reading of Inspector Tsunemori Akane remains unchanging, no matter how much Masaoka stares at it. As does her Crime Coefficient. Wait, will she even remain an Inspector now that this happened ? How does this work, really – she shot Makishima Shogo, gave herself up afterwards saying she was a criminal, but now Sibyl says otherwise…

In theory, Sibyl is the only basis to pass judgement on someone, meaning Missy shouldn't get in trouble, not with a powder blue Hue, not with a Coefficient of 51.1. But the fact remains that she shot someone with the intent to kill them.

Masaoka refuses to think about the fact that the man Missy shot committed much worse crimes without his Psycho-Pass clouding. He refuses to do so, but doesn't have a choice when Makishima's fate is linked to that of Missy's – he survived his wounds, for better or worse, and that means he will have to be judged too.

But the Sibyl System cannot judge him, same as it apparently can't judge Missy. Missy who is currently having a talk with the Director, and what Masaoka wouldn't give to be there and to know what is happening, and what will happen next.

But really, to think that Missy, who was so shaken up when Masaoka found her, would have such a clear Hue… just how does Sibyl evaluate stress levels exactly ?

Nobuchika is shaking, fists clenched and eyes strained on the screen, and Masaoka wants to go up to him and give some comfort but – he doesn't know how, not in this situation, and even then he doubts it would be welcomed. If anything, it might make things worse. So he remains where he stands. Thinks.

What will he tell Kogami ? They all saw Missy give herself up, all saw Makishima get carried away, bleeding heavily, shoulder looking more like minced meat than anything human, all hoped that he wouldn't survive this at the same time as hoping he would, so Missy wouldn't have to carry the death of this man on her conscience, the way she no doubt would even if her actions saved her friend's life.

And Makishima lived, and Sibyl eyes remain closed to his evil, and Missy… Kogami will like precisely none of that. And just like Masaoka he will have to deal with all of it.

Self-defence laws don't exist anymore under Sibyl. Just like law enforcement can only take place inside the System. There are no exceptions to anything and that means Missy and Makishima will share the exact same sentence, whatever it is. Guilty ? Not guilty ? With what punishment ? Masaoka sighs.

No matter the verdict, it will be bad news.