The Awakening

The Fall Of Authority

"Jim! I think we got a lead!" Bullock said with his labored breathe as he ran to Gordon's office. "What lead?'" he asked. "We might have a a matching DNA sample from one of the pregnant victims." Bullock said holding the documents from the lab. Jim waved them over placing the phone receiver down. "We got him Jim. We know he's here, close." Bullock rubbed his beard franticly, something he always did when he was anxious. "Do we have any clue where he might be in the city?" Jim asked as Bullock was about to answer when a knock came at his office door. "Captain? Someone to see you." An officer said. "Who is it?" The officer looked back and then at Jim. "He said he was at the Narrow's club, the night the green massacre happened. He said he escaped, but that he could tell you who it was." Jim and Bullock glanced at one another before quickly moving to the door. "He's there." The officer pointed to the visitors waiting area. "Right. His name?" Jim asked. "He said he was Mr. Oleander. Neal Oleander." Jim thanked him and sent him back to his desk as he walked with Bullock down to see a man in a sharp bright yellow and blue suit sitting perfectly in the waiting area sipping a tea and looking at the daily highlights of the Gotham City Press. "Mr. Oleander?" Jim asked as the man placed the paper down greeting the men with a gleaming smile.

"Ah Captain Gordon, James." Harry said standing up to greet them both. He stuck out his hand firmly shaking theirs. "Are you well? Need anything? Coffee?" asked Jim as Harry shook his head. "No thank you, your assistant made me a fine cup of tea, I already made sure to thank her." Harry said smiling as Gordon nodded and gestured for him to follow him to his office. Bullock waited at the doorway crossing his arms as he watched the man sit down in front of Jim's desk. "So officer Brookes told me that you're a survivor of the green massacre at the Narrows, Mr. Oleander." Harry nodded looking down at his lap seemingly saddened. "It was horrific sir. What they did." he said. "They?" asked Jim as he arched his brow. "There was two of them?" he asked. Harry nodded. "They took us over, the plants seemed to rise up and people were becoming like hypnotized, poisoned." he said.