Meanwhile, knowing that chances were high she would be uncovered as well, Alita managed the get the gun from Wocky and snuck off to the clinic. She left her sandals at the front (it's rude to wear your shoes inside!) and wore the clinic's slippers when she went to confront Meraktis. But by then Meraktis knew she was engaged to Wocky, and figured that she had come to kill or expose him. When she demanded he destroy the clinic reports he refused, and so she held him at gunpoint. He opened the safe, but before she could grab the documents he turned on her. She got off a shot but it didn't hit Meraktis. He grabbed a lamp off the desk and strangled Alita until she passed out.