Hannah and Jerome 2 - End of the Darkness (English Version)

The Return

One week has passed.

Hannah has destroyed all the evidence and has come through with the murder so far. She is sitting on the couch opposite to Dr. Snow.

"How are you today?", she asks Hannah.

"Bad."

"I'll give you some good advice. I know you want to go back, it gnaws you inwardly. But I would let it be. Mister Gordon did not let you go without reason, he wants you to get your life under control again, that Jerome is beyond saving, we all know. But you can still be saved. Stay here."

Hannah has glassy eyes and takes a deep breath. She holds her hand over her mouth, her hands are shaking very hard.

A few hours later Hannah strolls through the streets at night. She does not know what to do. Suddenly she stops in front of a pub and enters. Hannah orders one whiskey after another, until she can not get one down. Very drunk, she leaves the pub and strolls drunk through the streets. Disgusted, people look at Hannah passing her. But she does not care, she even took the whiskey bottle with her. Suddenly Hannah stops at a small shop. The shop has already closed, but the shop windows remain lit all night. In the shop window are toys for children. One of them is a circus with a ferris wheel, carousel and much more. The circus looks very much like the one in Gotham. Hannah leans against the window glass with her right hand and looks sadly at the model circus. With her left arm she wipes a tear from her face while she holds the whiskey in her hand. Hannah takes a long drink and goes on.

The next day we are in the Frankfurt airport. A woman enters the check in to Gotham City. It's Hannah. Heavy breathing, she throws the suitcase on the treadmill.

"Good flight.", says the woman behind the counter to her.

"Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen. In about 9 hours we will reach Gotham.", says the pilot from the cockpit to the passengers. Hannah feels bad.

"Should I really do that? Jerome will kill me! And Jim, even if he finds out that I'm back ... But I have to do it. For Ivy, and for me too. I want him back.", Hannah thinks anxiously.

Arrived in Gotham, Hannah takes a taxi to a posh hotel. Exhausted, she unpacks her things and then goes to sleep. The next morning she sits in an armchair in her red pajamas and a cup of tea and looks out at the skyline.

"I missed that.", she gasps in relief and smiles.

Then Hannah picks up her phone and dials a number. Someone picks it up, it's Ivy.

"Hannah? Is it you? We have not talked for ages!"

"Calm down, do you have time today? For a small meeting?", she answers with a laugh.

"How? I thought you are in Germany?"

"No more since last night.", Hannah grins.