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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
Thank you for the ideas. The shooting is a spot of the moment decision, she doesn't have a contract on the victim, he is the competition, she sees a chance to eliminate him (and thus starts a chain of events), tree toilet is in a restaurant, ask she need is to keep the bang of the gun low enough to not create a reaction out in the restaurant, she can only get away with it because they are the only two in the bathroom.
Despite her having no morals whatsoever, i want the reader to sympathize with her actions, part of that is being ingenious in the given situation.
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Well, then, if it's a crime of opportunity, she needs to be carrying a .22, preferably either an MKIII Ruger or a Beretta. As far as a silencer goes, if she's a pro, she ought to have it on her, although they are not as fast to affix as Hollywood wants you to think. (Make sure you have it turn the correct way when she puts it on, if it's not on already; lots of Hollywood types manage to shoot an actor turning it the wrong way, although how on earth, only heaven knows--must be plastic or toy guns, not real ones). The Beretta is short enough so that she could have a silenced Beretta in her purse/pocket (assumes largish coat, like a trench/raincoat) already assembled.
If detection is the issue, that's a different story, but a silenced .22 is not going to be heard in a public toilet unless it has paper-thin walls. This is a crap video (plus it has an ad in front), but this
is what they sound like when properly silenced. There are factors that go into the weapon and slide selection, but...you could get away with this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC8bzPlInUw If, after you watch this, you search around for similar videos (suppressed .22's as search terms), you can get a good idea of the
range of sound, to help you setting the scene, and the likelihood that she would not be detected, etc.
There's no other "equalizer" for a 90lb. dripping wet woman (or one up to 150-160) and a 225lb. man. No knifing, no garroting, that's kinda silly stuff. Not to be dismissive, but anyone who's ever done any close-contact fighting, or even sport fighting, knows that the kind of ridiculous scenarios like those in, say, MI:Ghost Protocol are just that, silly beyond belief. Is it possible that a well-hidden woman could garrote a guy a foot taller than she is? Sure, maybe, but she's not going to stand a chance if there's any kind of "tussle." Not even a well-trained 90lb. woman and a drunken, sloppy 225-lb. guy, no matter what anyone tries to sell. No woman is going to kick a 100lb. heavier guy's ass, not even a guy who's "only" 60lbs heavier. A big guy lands one punch on a much smaller woman, and she'll go down, regardless of toughness, training, etc. It's physics; not fair, but F=MA. This isn't Billie Jean King and Bobbie Riggs; this is a fistfight.
It's possible a woman could land one good kick, if she had the advantage of surprise, was very small (thus short, with a tight CG, so she could wind up and release very rapidly), but unless she lands that perfectly, the fight is then over. No matter HOW hard a 125-lb. woman punches, most guys over 200 aren't going to go down. Sad, but true. ;-) And if the Muslim guy is the ubiquitous "assassin of fiction," which means not just a gunner, but a proficient skilled master of (insert martial art and killing techniques here), it's unlikely she can beat him to death in a "fair fight." Thus, sneakiness and just outright killing are her best weapon. I don't see much you can do here, in any sort of realistic sense, in terms of cleverness of McGyvering a murderous solution, all givens being, well, given.
Anyway...suppressed .22 is my best advice. We have competitive shooters and loaders "in de house," so...that's my best advice to you.
Hitch