Cosima sat on a leather couch stationed atop Felix's patio. From her seat on the frayed and cracked cushions that creaked under her weight she could see most of Toronto. Cosima liked it here, where she could breathe in the infinite amount of cold air that Canada seemingly provided. It felt to her lungs like balm to a wound.
After finding Duncan's sequences she immediately sent them to Scott, he was able to concoct a sample treatment that got Cosima up and walking again. That was two weeks ago, she could now walk, run, even pull all-nighters smoking and laughing with Felix. Color had flushed back into her cheeks and a healthy warmth had seeped into her bones. She recovered just as quickly as she had declined.
Life was coming back around for Cosima, but one thing was missing. Delphine. Cosima had no clue where she was. She hadn't heard anything from the Frenchwoman since the day they left DYAD. Her eyes scanned the horizon as if she could somehow spot all the answers she's looking for in the sunset. She missed Delphine. The immunologist had proven herself to her sisters; though Cosima could never have helped but to trust her anyway. Delphine had sauntered into her life all golden hair and swaying hips. She was undoubtedly beautiful and from an Americans perspective, exotic, her first language obviously being French followed by impeccable English. While this had initially peaked her interest, it was the mind behind Delphine's hazel eyes that made her fall hopelessly into her trap.
The woman was a perfect package, everything Cosima could want. But throughout it all she could never fully trust her lover. At least not until now.
Delphine had helped in Sarah's rescue; sending Cosima her itinerary before disappearing off the grid. Maybe for good. Right when everyone knew she was really with them she disappeared. It broke Cosima's heart to think she'd never see Delphine again, or that Rachel had done something to her.
There had to be a way to find her. While DYAD's pockets were deep they weren't completely incognito. They left a huge footprint in cyberspace.
You'd think so many geniuses, with so much money, could figure out how to mask an IP address at least.
This was key to Cosima. If she could find any email about Delphine or perhaps even to Delphine she could set about finding her.
The only thing holding her back was her laptop. In her rush to leave the lab it had gotten left behind, and while she could use a public computer she knew her efforts would attract suspicion. Not having enough money for a new one she'd asked Sarah to use hers
**two days ago***
"Hey... Umm Sarah?" Cosima called from the counter where she was re-studying Duncan's copy of H.G Wells '
"The island of Doctor Moreau".
"Yeah? What's up Cos?" Sarah called back from the bathroom where she was getting ready for the day.
"Cal is a self-proclaimed hacker right?" Cosima calls in return, eyes never leaving her book.
"Yea," Sarah says sounding confused
"What of it?"
"Well I figure if he could hack DYAD once he could do it again." She stated as if it was a casual, normal conversation and not one leading up to asking a huge favor.
"This is about Delphine right?"
Sarah deadpanned dryly
"She helped up save you." Cosima fired back.
"Nooo, she helped you to help me which just got Rachel stabbed in the eye. Thanks by the way. Cal and Siobhan are the ones that got me out." She said coming to Cosima's side staring intently at her sister. "What're you after Cos?"
"I'm after her..." She said earnestly, meeting Sarah's gaze.
"Well," Sarah sighed "I'll give him a call. See if he can find the long lost Doctor, yea"
Smiling now Cosima pulls Sarah into a hug muttering thanks into her ear.
***present***
Knocking rang through the open door to the patio. Cosima quickly snuffed out her joint and ran inside, excited for her guest. Cosima hastily slides open the door to be greeted by a smile so handsome it could only belong to Cal.
"Hey, Cosima!" He spoke happily as he entered the flat as directed by Cosima's erratic gestures for 'come in'
"So you think you can help me?" Cosima asked tentatively, her hope written plainly on her face.
"Help find a single person anywhere in the world likely hidden by a multimillion dollar; multinational cooperation?" He pauses for effect taking in Cosima's nod of conformation.
"I sure can."
For hours Cal and Cosima sifted through emails to and from Leekie to Delphine and vice versa finding nothing other than proposed treatments for Cosima and different gene sequences that might have helped in their race for the cure.
"Well at least we know that she really was looking out for you." Cal sighed stretching back at lacing his hands behind his head.
"Well if Leekie and Delphine hadn't been planning a transfer for her then she was either black bagged or Rachel was behind it... Rachel..."
Cal caught on immediately, frantically typing in the commands to find and hack Rachel's private accounts.
Searching the emails provided a lot of insight to Rachel and what she'd planned. About half way through something caught Cosima's eye.
"Hey click that one." Cosima asked pointing at it on Cal's rather expensive computer's screen.
The file pulled up and revealed a job listing.
For an immunologist at a DYAD branch.
In Frankfurt.
"Shit... Shit. Shit. Shit. They sent her all the way to Germany!" Cosima exclaimed rising from her spot on the couch.
"Hey, now. At least she's alive….. Now that we know where she is we can pinpoint her location." Cal offered hopefully to Cosima who paced nervously with her hands on her head.
"Okay, can you hack that branch and cross reference for that position within the main frame?" Cosima spoke slowly trying to calm herself a little. The pacing was helping more though.
"Sure can" he replied already typing away.
An hour passed of Cosima intermittently pacing and smoking while Cal worked hardest to get into the German Branch's main frame. Finally he found the Doctor he was looking for; Adele Dufont.
"Here it is! Adele Dufont, leading immunologist on a compartmentalized project focusing on autoimmune disorders."
"Adele Dufont? French for sure but is it my Delphine under a pseudonym or a completely different person? Can you pull the file?" Cal was a step ahead of her and was already opening PDF.
The file appeared on the screen displaying the DYAD profile of one 'Adele Dufont'. The picture on the ID showed a face that Cosima knew well.
Delphine looked tired in the picture. Her bloodshot eyes were rimmed with deep bags one much darker than the other, a bruise poorly covered with a haphazard make up job. The lips that Cosima loved so much were down turned, and busted open from what looked like a fist to the face. Cosima gasped quietley. Fear surged through her. What had they done to Delphine? She must have stepped on toes, or possibly fought her captors. Cosima felt a twinge of pride at that. Knowing that Delphine had physically fought her captors made her proud and very, very worried.
"What did they do to her?" Cosima whispered in disbelief.
"So 'Adele' is the woman we're after?" Cal asked.
"Yea, yea that's... That's Delphine." Cosima replied whilst choking back her tears.
"Right well here's the address. I'll download the profile on a flash drive for you."
After her small fit Cosima had shown Cal out and was already planning her next steps.
1. Get on a plane.
2. Get a weapon of some kind.
3. Find Delphine
4. Run away with her.
Back to Canada. Maybe even San Fran or Minnesota. Just as long as Delphine was with her.
Cosima sighed heavily as she took her seat on the plane. She had a direct flight to Frankfurt.