Batman Begins

Chapter 5 The Asylum

    I wake up to a phone call. "Hello?" I say with morning talk. "

"Hey Liz its Rachel. I was wondering would you like to go with me to the Asylum just in case you have to right a report I suspect something going on there." She asks.

"Yeah just I have to drop something off at Bruce's for his birthday if you want to take me." I said to Rachael.

"That sounds good I will pick you up at five." She said. "Yeah see you then and just pick me up at the office. Bye." I said then hung up.

I get up change in to a black and white stripped shirt, with black skinny jeans, black high heels, and a black leather jacket.

When I finish getting ready I hear a knock at the door. I answer the door. "That was quick Rachel." I said
"I am concerned my boss has been missing for days. Which means we should start looking for him at the bottom of the river. Also I gave my coworkers you're number as a number to contact for any thing that progresses in the case." She said.

We drive to Bruce's. We get there within 10 minutes. I have to be quick so I run up to the door.

I knock on the door and Alfred answers the door. "Well hello Ms. Marie. It has been a while scents I have seen you. It is good to see you. You should come in!" Alfred says"I can't I just wanted to leave this." I say handing Bruce's gift over.
 
  "Liz?" Bruce says walking around the corner. His house was decorated like it was new years. "Looks like someone's been burning the candle at both ends." I said commenting on the decorations. "Must of been quite an occasion. It is my birthday." He said as a joke. I gave a little smirk. "I know. I am sorry me and Rachel can't come tonight. I was just dropping off you're present." I said handing him the small gift. "You have better plans?" Bruce asks me with a quizitive look on his face. I feel really bad but I just can't stay Rachel needs my help. "Rachel's boss has been missing for days, which means we should start by looking at the bottom of the river." I said. "Liz" he starts but my phone interrupted him."Excuse me"

  I answer the phone." "Elizabeth Marie speaking."I said. "Falcone is put on suicide watch and is being moved to crane's facility" the person on the line says."Who authorized that? Get Crane down there now. Dont take no for an answer. Call Dr. Lehmann, tell him we need our own assessment to the judge by morning." I said to the person. The person just said okay and hung up.

  "What's wrong?" Asked Bruce scrunching his eye brows. "It Falcone. Crane moved him to Arkham Asylum on suicide watch." I said with a large sigh. "You're going to Arkham now? It is in the Narrows, Lizbeth." He only calls me that when he is concerned for me.  I sigh "Enjoy you're party Bruce. Some of us have work to do." I said turning around about to leave. "You be careful Lizbeth" Bruce said with a concerned voice.

  I get back to the car. I need to do this and Rachel needs to focus on finding her boss. I get in the car. "Rachel I need you to drop my off at Arkham. Crane has moved Falcone there on suicide watch, and you need to get to the precinct to find more information on you're boss." I said not giving her a option. "That sounds crazy but I agree.  You just need to be really careful I don't trust Crane." She said with a little trimmer in her voice. "I agree with you I will be fine." I said trying to reassure her.

20 minutes later we arrive at Arkham.
I get out of the car and wave by to Rachel. I walk in the guard just let's me in because he knows me really well. I get to Falcone's cell, and he is just muttering the words "Scarecrow" with great fear in his voice. "Miss Marie, this is most irregular. I have nothing to add to the report I filed to the judge." Crane said scrunching his eyes. Crane has always given me the creeps from day one. "I have questions about you're report." I said trying not to shake my voice. "Such as?" He asks rather rudely.

" Isnt it rather convenient that a 52-year old man who has no history of mental illness, have a psychotic breakdown just when he is about to be indicted?" I ask with way more confidence.

  "As you can see for yourself, there is nothing convenient about his symptoms." He said rather cocky. Then Falcone mutters scarecrow again. "Scarecrow. What's "scarecrow"". I ask pushing him even more to tell me the truth. "Patients suffering delusional episodes often focused their paranoia on an external tormentor. Usually one conforming to Jungian archetypes. In this case, Scarecrow." He said."He's druggged?" I ask him." Psychopharmacology is my primary. Outside, he was a giant.
In here, only the mind can grant you power."He said. To me it sounded like utter bull shit.

"You enjoy the reversal." I state rather disgusted in him. "I respect the mind's power over the body. It's why I do what I do." He states matter of factly. I just get enraged and my face starts to burn with anger, because he takes total enjoyment on helping people who have destroyed lives."Well I do what I do to keep thugs like Falcone behind bars, not in therapy." I state to say what I am feeling. "I want my own psychiatric consuItant to have full access to Falcone...including blood work. Find out what exactly you put him on." I said getting down to business. I really need to get down on this case I really dont trust him."First thing tomorrow, then." He Said with bitterness in his voice. That's not going to work for me."Tonight.I've already paged Dr. Lehmann at County General." I said trying to sound as nice as possible.

"As you wish." He said sounding rather calm. Which is suspicious. "This way, please." He said jestering to the elevator door. "I think there is something you should see." He said rather compliant. Which is a first.

We take the elevator down to the basement. The elevator ride was quiet, a little too quiet. The elevator doors open to reveal a long hall way. He walks out the elevator and walks to the end of the hall way to what looks like a room for the water to flow through out the whole city. I notice some imates pouring some sort of unknown substance into the water. The pit of my stomach drops and my throat gets dry. I admittedly turn around and run back to the elevator."This is where we make the medicine. Perhaps you should have some, clear you're head." He said with venom in his voice.

I get to the elevator, and try hitting all of the buttons, but none of them let me go up stairs. The elevator needs a key to be used. When I turn around to hopefully got out in time to get to the stairs. Crane is already there with a strange mask. I start shacking in fear of him. He pushed me against the wall and gases me with some of his "medicine". My head starts spinning then I see stars. The next thing I know I black out.