Jack and Miss Parker

Chapter 5

Mary collected her thoughts and headed for Oswalds office. Joker watched as she angrily rummaged through his paper work. "What are you looking for." 

Mary ran her hands through her hair. "There's some reason they took her after Oswald died." She continued to look through the desk. Joker picked up a few of the papers and scanned over them until Mary's cell phone rang.

The two sprinted to her bedroom to receive the phone call. Mary's hand was shaking as she answered the unknown number. "Hello?"

"Mary? Mary Parker?"

"Who is this?"

"About a year ago, Oswald stole something of mine and I need it back." 

Mary was shaking in anger, "Oswalds dead, if you have beef with him. You can find him six feet under. Where's my fucking daughter?"

The man chuckled, "Yes I heard about him passing, such a shame. Oswald would have died protecting what he stole, but you.. I have something you would die for."

"What is you want?" 

"Listen carefully. It has something to do with the Genisus Capsule. Ring a bell?"

"No fucking clue.."

"Mary.. You're a smart lady. Oswald always spoke so highly of you. You know he was in love with you, but you chose that Phycotic freak.." 

Joker angrily grabbed the phone, "Psychotic fucking Freak speaking." 

"Oh my.. Hello Mr. J. I see you and Mary are having a difficult reunion without your spawn there." Joker growled. "Let's not lose our tempers, help Mary retrieve what I need and you'll get Grace back. Such a beautiful child. Thank God she looks like her mother." Click.

Joker handed Mary back the phone. Mary stood in a daze as she thought, "Genisus Capusle."

Joker ran his hands through his hair. He turned back to Mary as she was lost in thought. "Any fucking clue what he's talking about?"Mary shook her head as she walked to the desk. She pulled up Oswalds files and searched. Mary didn't see anything out of the ordinary until she saw a  file that was listed as "Gibbet of Montfaucon."

Joker leaned down as he watched Mary research. He  could smell the warm vanilla in her hair. He snapped out of his trance as she spoke. "What's the fucking password?" 

Joker pointed to the file name, "what is that?"

Mary tapped her finger against her lips, "Where have I seen that before?"

 She then had a flash back of Oswald reading to little Grace in his bed. "And there were the two skeletons intertwined. As they tried to pull them apart. They crumbled to dust." 

Mary whispered "Sanctuary."  Joker gave her a puzzled look, Mary spoke the word again as she typed it. "Sanctuary!"

(Access Granted) 

The file opened to another file listed as Lex Corp. Joker saw the title, "Oh fuck me!" Mary clicked on the file, the only thing that was in it was an image of an Egyptian statute of Horus protecting a Pharo. "What's with him and damn birds?"

Mary rolled her eyes, "That's Horace, protector of Egypt. This statue was donated by Oswald to the Gotham history museum. Obviously.. Are we paying attention..?" Joker slowly cut his eyes to Mary's. "He either hid something in it or around it." 

"Well.. That's just fucking great. Have you ever broke into the museum?" 

Mary smirked, "No and we don't have to." She pointed at the screen the headline read as the following. "Cobbelpot Gala." Joker glared down at her. "I've already donated half of his collection to the museum per his wishes. They fucking love me."

Joker grinned his sliver grin, "Fucking Genius."

Mary's smiled eased as she looked at the screen, "Sanctuary? Protector? What were you hiding Oswald?"