TAGON: Listen to me very carefully, Tem Phica. My escape system is telling me there's not enough bandwidth to carry you back as a prisoner.
That leaves me with two choices: first, I can kill you and take a reduced bounty.
TAGON: Second, I can allow you to arrange for transport of all of us, yourself include, outside of the teraport interdiction field.
PHICA: You think me coward enough to fear death? You'll have to kill me, fool.
TAGON: Okay, Sparky. Let's see what's being door number one.
SFX: BLAM
PHICA: *screaming* AAAIEEE! I'M BLIND!!
TAGON: Hunh. Brain-pan must be behind your big mouth.
PHICA: No, wait!!! I'll...
SFX: BLAM
TAGON: Okay, I think I may be just cold-blooded enough for what comes next.
NARRATOR: No punchline? Now that is cold-blooded.