The bikers soon became outnumbered by the hungry creatures - fighting over the eviscerated flesh of the wounded and dying, and decided o leave the mall.When one of the Orcs was ordered to behead Thorin, Bilbo bravely defended him with his Sting sword.As the others joined in and fought off the Orcs, the group was rescued by swooping Great Eagles (alerted and called upon by Gandalf), who killed most of the Orcs and Wargs (Azog and his white Warg remained alive), and scooped up Thorin.Nick politely asks Catherine to "come downtown and answer some questions." She accepts and asks to "change into something more appropriate" in her bedroom.While the two detectives wait for her, Nick picks up an old newspaper on the coffee able which she has conspicuously laid out - with headlines and a photograph of himself:COP CLEARED IN TOURIST SHOOTING - Grand Jury Says Shooting Accidental.Empty city streets of brick and concrete are marked by power poles that are strung with a tangle of electric lines for trolleys.