Jacob might not be quite as good as Evie when it comes to sneaking in places, but he isn't an amateur when it comes to hiding. The alleyway continues, all the way between the buildings and opens out on another main road on the next block, but he hasn't bothered to run that way. It's darker than the main streets and he's ducked down behind one of the dumpsters. She might have seen him hide, maybe she didn't, considering the darkness after the main street.

He could just kill her, that would be the end of it, but that doesn't seem to be the right answer here. He can get out of this another way, even if it does involve knocking her out.

Who'd think a box full of blueprints would cause so much fuss?