[ETCM]

The carrot was ephemeral and basically a lie. There were never to be arrests, never to be a cathartic aha moment, nor a day of victory.

Which was obvious to anyone with an IQ above room temperature. In other words, Q's target was gullible half-wits.

[haffast]

“””Which was obvious to anyone with an IQ above room temperature. In other words, Q’s target was gullible half-wits.”””

You get out of that freezer right now!