I had the sudden notion that this guy could be a government assassin.
They manage to overpower Maddox and kill him, retrieving the notebook, and Ford leads them out of the canyon in an effort to evade the government assassins.
After they enter the mountain, the leader of the thieves reveals his evil intentions and allows government assassins to enter the mountain.
After his refusal, a government assassin shows up to kill him.
Tom also covers his right arm in some kind of techno-organic looking armor while fighting the government assassin sent to kill him.
This was followed by his appearance in 2000AD Action, where Crandell was portrayed as a burnt out government assassin.
Al Simmons As a human, he worked as a government assassin, until he had a change of heart.
Samantha Shaw (Sarah Shahi): a government assassin who worked for Special Counsel unknowingly dealing with the "relevant" numbers from the Machine.
"We can't complain about government assassins and then allow Detective Eileen to go taking blood samples from innocent citizens."
She employs Amos Walker in the search, but the new "beau" has a secret life as a government assassin, and that is it what he has got involved in.