​A superhero called “A stitch in time” who only saves nine people at a time.

Imagine a superhero character called “A stitch in time” who has the power to save people from imminent danger, but the catch is that he will only save precisely nine people at a time. If there are more people he will only save nine. If there are less he won’t even bother. Whether it is the limitations of his power, or a choice he made by his own will, the next morning’s headlines are always the same. “A stitch in time saves nine.”