he who hesitates is toast

Sharon peels off in one direction, and Nat silently wishes her the best of luck as she herself dons the photostatic veil and heads for the airport. It's easy enough for her to replace Pamela Hawley's driver, but taking out Hawley herself in an unpleasant fashion could be slightly awkward once things are over.

Luckily, it doesn't turn out to be necessary. Nat pulls the car around to the hangar where Fury's waiting with the helicopter, and settles in to explain to the British woman just what kind of trouble she's walking into. Between the two of them they're able to convince her to let Nat take her place and represent all their interests at the meeting with Pierce.

She leaves Hawley to Fury and adjusts the veil to reflect her new appearance, then changes clothes and heads for the Triskelion. She joins the other members of the Council as they meet Pierce in the lobby and makes acerbic small talk as she accepts the metal clip that gives her unrestricted access to the facility.

That could come in useful indeed.