056. pretty hate machine

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     Circus: Britney Spears

"It's gonna be okay." Jim grips my shoulder as we head out of the car. "Brianna." He turns me around. "I won't let anything happen to your mom. I promise." He cups my face and I nod with teary eyes before he kisses my forehead.

"Brianna." Alfred heads over with Margo. "Any word for Bruce?"

"Alvarez said he wasn't at that location, but they're checking out the next black site on the map." I tell him while hugging Margo.

"Alright. Everybody knows the score. The Court of Owls is planning an attack on the city. They've kidnapped Bruce Wayne. And now they know we're coming for them. So be ready for anything. Let's go." Jim announces and we all bust inside with our guns raised. "This is the Ruling Council. Who could have done this?"

"Straight-up execution." Harvey replies.

"Brianna. Jim. We've got a breather." Lois walks over to a man who's gasping for breath.

"Gordon...traitor..." The man wheezes.

"Yeah, I'm a traitor." Jim nods and I walk over, now docking the guy in the nose, making him groan.

"Where's Bruce Wayne?" I heave.

"Where's the bomb?" Margo punches the guy in the stomach. "Where's Bruce?"

"We were betrayed." The man coughs. "The leader, Bruce Wayne, they killed us."

                                                

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"That geezer's lying." Alfred inquires. "If Master Bruce was in that room, he's being held prisoner or something. I mean, it's absurd to think he had anything to do with that carnage."

"I still don't get why the leader would whack his own ruling council." Margo says.

"I mean, does this mean the virus bomb plan thing's off?" Lois wonders.

"Until we have the bomb in our possession, we have to assume the plan's still on." I tell her.

"Maybe the leader was cleaning house." Oliver nods.

"So what's the next step?" Harvey asks. "Because we hit every spot on that crystal owl and all we got were dead people wearing owl masks."

"We run their identities, we track their holdings. We see where it leads us." I tell him.

"It worked with Kathryn." Jim nods.

"Yeah? And how long's that gonna take then, mate?" Alfred retorts.

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