034. new day rising

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I Feel Like I'm Drowning: Two Feet

"You don't understand. My—My brother will find out I'm here, and he'll come for me. Nothing will stop him." Alice inquires as me and Jim watch from outside the room.

"This is the brother that took you to Strange to try and fix you?" Harvey questions.

"What? No. Jervis kept me a prisoner most of my life, and when I finally managed to escape, I ran as far away from him as I could."

"Mm-hmm, and landed in Gotham."

"It seemed like a good place to hide. Until Strange found me and locked me in Indian Hill."

"I'll admit, not the best luck for you or your future landlord."

"That was an accident."

"The infecting part or the lighting him on fire part?"

"I'm not a monster!" Alice shouts. "But if you wanna see one, just wait until my brother comes for me. You don't know what he's capable of." She turns to face me and Jim. "This isn't over. For either of us."

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"Why is it that every time something hits the fan around here, I inevitably find you two at the center of it?" Barnes questions as I play with my hoodie strings.

"We were just working a job. Her brother asked us to find her." Jim replies.

"Yeah. You two are some sort of P.I. now? Is that it?"

"I'm whatever pays the bills. For my daughter, for my son."

"Great."

"What do we know about this girl's blood?"

"Not much. She claims infecting the landlord was an accident." Harvey informs.

"Have Maya and Thompkins draw some samples, see if she can find out what we're dealing with here." Barnes suggests. "And pick up the brother for questioning. Any idea where we might find him?"

"No. But when we do, we'll let you know. We have some unfinished business." Jim inquires.

"Not anymore. This is an active investigation. You go anywhere near him, I'll have you both arrested."

"For what?" I look up at him. "No law against three private citizens having a chat." I get up and head towards the door.

"We'll come by later to pick up our check." Jim follows me out and we head downstairs. "Go home, okay? Check on Dominic. I know Lois is probably worn out by now."

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