"Kara, our job is to monitor alien life on earth, we can't use our resources to show how the police has to solve their cases", Hank told after he had listened to Kara's tragic monologue explaining the situation.

"But…" Kara started, only to be interrupted by Hank again.

"How long do you even know this Adam Foster?"

The tone of implication in his voice shocked her, she looked intensely at the DEO director, her blurry eyes staring angrily into his. "I know him well enough", she sneered.

"You might be surprised of how people can fool you, during my years as the director of this department I have learned not to trust anybody."

"You trust me, and Alex", she replied distressed, balling up her fists, "Don't you?"

Hank looked at the two sisters, the only ones whom he had trusted with his secret, the girls that he considered as his own daughters. The severe face he had put on dropped at Kara's words.

Kara was touched when the dark man in front of her nodded slightly, his eyes desperately avoiding hers as if he was ashamed that she had to question his trust.

"I'm sorry Kara, the DEO can't help you, just let the police do their job. If Adam is innocent they will let him go."

"I'm not so sure of that", she mumbled, crossing her arms.

"Don't make this harder than it already is", Hank begged, looking intensely at Alex for support.

"We understand", Alex spoke.

"We do?" Kara asked, turning her head at her sister and furrowing her eyebrows. She sounded both desperate and angry. Alex had to be joking. She had promised Adam that they would help him, she couldn't abandon him.

"We do", Alex repeated forcefully, taking her sisters hand that was resting on the round table they were standing at. She squeezed it gently, showing Kara that she didn't want to give up, that she indeed planned on helping Adam.

Kara's eyes softened when she became aware of the feeling. She looked hopefully at her sister.

Reassured by what he was seeing, Hank slowly moved away from the table, without receiving a look from the two sisters. Kara and Alex would find a way to help this young man, he was sure of that. He had recognised the spark of determination in their eyes.

"Fine, so the DEO can't help us", Kara let out, breaking the eye contact to watch Hank pacing through the hallway.

"They won't," Alex replied, "but I know someone who can, someone who is pretty good with computers." She grinned when she remarked that Kara realized about whom she was talking.

000

"Alex, what are you doing here?" James questioned in surprise when Alex and Kara marched alongside into Catco.

"We need Winn", she answered, continuing her step while James turned around and followed the two on their way to the desk of the IT specialist.

"Alex?" Winn asked in the same confused tone James had used moments ago, causing the black-haired woman to let out a faint sigh.

"We need to talk in private", Kara whispered while rolling her eyes towards the elevator.

"Right", Winn spoke. He immediately dropped everything he was working on, stood up, straightened his shirt and made his way to the office he had equipped with high tech. Alex, Kara and James followed him as he walked a few meters in front of them and noticed how he tried to move subtle but failed because of his excitement. Subtlety was not his specialty, it was a miracle none of the employees had noticed their daily escapades to the office where they discussed Supergirl issues. Despite the reason she came to see him, Kara couldn't help but smile at her nerdy friend.

Winn carefully unlocked the door when he had checked the corridor, looking both ways to make sure no-one saw them entering. In the office, he practically jumped into his chair and spun around. "What can the tech master do today?" he squealed. Assisting Supergirl was the most exciting part of his working day at Catco, he would never get tired of all the action.

"It's about Adam", Kara began and the corners of Winn's mouth dropped, emitting slight disappointment. "The police thinks he is involved in cybercrime, every trace was linked to his computer. We have no clue of how that's possible."

The desperate tone Kara used touched Winn. He couldn't resist it, he knew he had to help her. She was his best friend for a reason and nothing could ever change that. "Fine", he admitted, "I will have a look at it."

"Do you think you can hack into the online database of the NCPD?" Alex asked, knowing that Winn needed a starting point. He needed some information to be able to access Adam's pc.

"That's illegal", he murmured with a high voice which made James look at him with furrowed eyebrows and a little smile.

"Come on man, we both know you have the capabilities to do it", the athletic black man tried, "It's just a matter whether you dare to or not."

The argument made Winn change his mind. He didn't want to be seen as a coward, especially not in front of Kara. He still had a weak spot for her. Although the situation had him terrified, he started typing on his keyboard. "You owe me big time after this is over", he mumbled several times.

"Thanks Winn, it means the world to me", Kara gratefully spoke. Winn shrugged, he didn't look up from his screen, but only let out a little grumble while turning slightly red at the girl's warm voice. Kara always managed to touch a part of his soul that no-one else could access.

Winn's fingers flew over the keyboard, typing so quickly that it made James and Alex wonder if he had superspeed somehow. Black windows with green letters popped up on the screen, too quickly for the tree bystanders to read.

"I'm in!" he cheered, throwing his arms in the air, "With the information in his file I should be able to hack into Adam's computer now."

After this little intermezzo, Winn concentrated back on his screen, still typing as if his life depended on it. A little stream of sweat dripped from his forehead.

"These files show that Adam is indeed guilty", he spoke, not turning his gaze from his computer, "There is proof that he has been involved in a circle of crime money for the past few months."

Kara looked terrified. She didn't want to believe what Winn told her. There had to be some way to show that something didn't add up. The feeling of Alex's hand on her shoulder brought her back to reality.

"Maybe we were wrong about this guy, Kara", she said, still not quite believing it herself.

"No!" Kara yelled, shrugging her sister's hand off her shoulder. "It can't be… There has to be an explanation." But the loud tone she had used at first had now dropped, there was no hope in her voice, it were just hollow words.

"There's just one thing I don't understand", Winn mumbled, narrowing his eyes when he processed the information on his screen. The three people in the room came closer to him and stared at the computer. Although they were not able to understand a single word of what was displayed on it, they hoped to find out what Winn meant.

"It must take a professional to do all of this for months without being caught. A professional like that would not make such a big mistake…" Winn's eyes kept gliding over the screen as he opened yet another window.

"What mistake?", Kara asked, bringing her head even more closer to the screen, her cheek touching Winn's in the movement. The curiousness was killing her and the lack of information Winn provided made her lose her nerves.

Winn shivered at the short contact and closed his eyes for a moment before sharing this new information with her. "There are practically no traces of criminal activity, it is as if the actions never took place… But a few days ago, our target became careless, almost as if he wanted to leave those clues behind… It's as if he wanted to be caught, as if he wanted to…"

"Make it look like it was Adam", Kara finished, a spark of hope glistering in her eyes at their discovery. Adam was innocent, for sure, someone had tried to frame him for it.

"Big chance", Winn beamed considering his hacking talents when he turned around in his chair.

"The question that still remains: who is behind all of this?" Alex spoke with a thoughtful look on her face, her fingers rubbing over her chin and jaw.

"I will try to solve that question", Winn replied, "Maybe I will be able to track down the signal, it will take time though." He turned back to his screen again and worked further on his case.

"Which signal?" James asked, leaning on the desk where Winn was working at.

"If Adam is innocent, someone hacked into his network to put all that incriminating information on there. Assuming that this person didn't work on Adam's computer, but on his own, there must be some indication of his activity. If I find that proof, I should be able to know from where he operated", Winn explained, amused at James' ignorance. "However, this guy is good, he clearly doesn't want to be found."

"Take your time", Kara said, thankful that she now had evidence that Adam wasn't guilty. She looked at her friend doing everything he could behind his screen and turned to face her sister. "Leaves me time to go visit someone."

Alex knew what she meant and gave Kara a nod. "As for me, I should probably head back to the DEO."

Without bringing Winn out of his concentration, the two sister left the office, leaving James, who was admiring Winn's hacking skills, behind.

000

Kara was sitting in a chair, speechless at the sight of the man she loved wearing a grey prison uniform. The twinkling lights that usually sparkled in his dark brown eyes had faded out. The look in his eyes was dim and dead.

"They have proof", the young man whined, still trying to figure out how he got into this situation, "I have no idea how they got it. I did not do those things. You have to believe me Kara." He articulated every word very clearly, hoping it was enough to convince her of his innocence. Having Kara was the only thing that kept him from losing his mind. At night, he had dreamt of how Kara had abandoned him, of how she had stared at him in disgust, crying and completely heartbroken. Trying to reach out to her, he had screamed out in misery, only to find himself lying on the cold hard bench in his cell. Seeing her now made him fear that the nightmare would soon become a sombre reality.

"I do Adam", she confirmed with a weak voice. All she wanted to do was break him out of this prison, to smash the window she was looking through and take him with her. He didn't belong in that place. Still, she knew that was no option. She would blow her cover and Adam would still be prosecuted. He would never be cleared of the accusations but would be on the run forever.

The young man faced the table he was sitting at, screeching his fingers over the leaf. "All I can do now is wait for my trial. I've been told my chances are low…"

Kara nibbled at her lower lip and held on stronger to the phone she was holding, doing her best not to crush it. "I will get you out of here", she promised, putting her hand on the glass that separated them.

In return, Adam stretched out his arm and put his hand against hers, meeting the shape of her fingers, imagining that he actually touched Kara's soft palm if it had not been for the window between them. Both were staring at each other with watery eyes.

"Don't get into trouble trying to help me", he whispered.

Hearing a loud bell, Adam knew visiting time was over. He sighed deeply and let his hand slip along the glass. He didn't want to break the connection that they had been sharing these past few moments.

The guard that had been patrolling the room forced him to stand up and put the handcuffs back around his wrists. Adam bit his lip and closed his eyes to hide his sadness, he didn't want Kara to witness all of this.

The girl pushed her chair backwards and dropped the phone. It was painful to watch the scene, to see the despair written on Adam's face, to see how he was being treated like a criminal when she was convinced that it was all a set-up.

A tear fell from his right eye, making its way down his cheek when he was dragged away again. Kara watched her boyfriend until he was gone and stood there watching silently until the police officer on her side of the room suggested her to leave the building. Adam and Kara both wished for only one thing at that moment, for this nightmare to be over soon, for them to be able to be in each other's physical presence again, without a window that prevents them from being so.

000

"Anything yet?" Kara asked when she was back in the secret office. A tone of impatience marked her words. After the short talk with Adam, she couldn't bear the idea of leaving him in that place any longer.

"I believe so", James uttered. The tall man was still standing next to Winn's desk, fully concentrating on the screen.

"The technology that someone put on Adam's computer…", Winn started with a perplexed look on his face, "It isn't human, it has to be… alien."

"Are you sure?" Kara felt the feeling of guilt increasing. Alien technology would mean that the person who was behind all of this had want to hurt her by taking Adam away. She could have prevented it, she must have.

"There is no other explanation", Winn answered, pointing to the data on his screen as if he wanted to state what was obviously there. "I have never seen anything like it." James and Kara both stared at their friend, neither of them understood a thing of the words that were displayed.

"Fine," Kara muttered, "the police will not release Adam if we go tell them that it was some creepy alien who was the mastermind."

"They have to if we can catch him", Winn spoke, slightly suggesting that it was a job for Supergirl.

"And how do you think we can easily find some alien with amazing computer abilities?"

"You should really thank your sister for helping me install some DEO software on this hard-drive", the young man added, while opening the complicated-looking program. Files appeared and disappeared rapidly while Winn scanned every single one, hoping to find a clue on the hacker's whereabouts. "We should know where he is in a couple of minutes."

Just when Winn thought he was on the right track his screen turned completely blue, causing him to remove his hands from his keyboard and lift them up in the air as if he had done something wrong.

"What's that?" James exclaimed.

"He's trying to break through our firewall" Winn squeaked, "He's uploading a virus."

"Do something!", the black man screamed when he remarked how everything on the screen started to disappear.

"What does it look like I'm doing", Winn replied, visibly annoyed. "I'm sure he doesn't expect me to be able to counterattack."

"How?" Kara asked. She felt useless at the moment, not being able to help Winn. All she could do was watch and hope her friend won the virtual battle.

"I've kind of been developing my own indestructible computer virus." Kara and James simultaneously raised their eyebrows. "Just in case", he shrugged while pushing in the last necessary keys.

"That was a mistake, you pathetic human."

Winn immediately stopped typing. The three people in the room looked shocked at the computer from where this voice seemed to start talking.

"What's happening?" James wondered.

"I… I have no idea", Winn said, puzzled at this sudden surprise.

"Did you really think your little virus would harm me?" the voice called.

"It was worth a try", Winn replied.

"I see you have discovered how I framed your boyfriend, Kara, or should I call you Supergirl? I'm quite impressed that some stupid humans could find out about me."

"How do you know me?" Kara sneered to hide her fear. Whoever this was, he knew her secret identity. What if he exposed her to the world? Were her days of being Kara Danvers numbered?

"Oh please, I connect with computers with the use of my brain only, it's not that hard to figure out when I have unlimited access to every little detail of your life, Kara."

"You're a yodix", she whispered and for a moment she was back on Krypton. She remembered how her mother had once pursued a lawsuit against one of his kind. Those aliens commonly stole private information by breaking into government databases and blackmailed people with the stolen data.

"Glad you remember my people, Kryptonian", the voice returned with a mocking tone, "The name is Vril Dox."

"Why did you do all of this?" Kara asked, while Winn and James focused on the screen, still speechless.

"Me? Why wouldn't I do it if I get paid for having some fun."

Kara let the information sink in. Vril Dox was only hired to give Adam the blame, the real threat was still unknown. She did know however that someone was clearly out to get her, and that knowledge caused a cold shiver to run along her back.

"It was nice to finally talk to you Kara Danvers, but our little meeting ends here."

After those words, the screen went black and the computer crashed with a loud bang. A little cloud of smoke rose inside the room.

"I think our computer has just committed suicide", Winn whined when observing his demolished technology. "It will take ages to reinstall everything."

"And the worst part is that this was all for nothing", Kara complained, "He will get away with it."

"No he won't", Winn spoke as he was already under the table, holding several cables to have a look at the damage. "I might have planted a bug on his network while you were talking to that creep…"

Instantly, his phone started bleeping and he crept from under the table before standing up again. "And I might have connected the signal of it to my cell phone. I think I have a location."

"Winn you are amazing", Kara cheered, bending over to hug the IT specialist. But before Winn found himself able to reply, she had already left through the only window in the office, with his phone apparently as he now gazed at his empty hand. Overcoming his confusion, he threw a pen at James who stood in the corner, chuckling with the situation.

A/N: I've portrayed Vril Dox as he is described in the comic book series The Adventures of Supergirl. I haven't read much comics so it's a rather free interpretation of the character. I've only liked to introduce him, the organization who is behind all of it will still be linked to the series.

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