It was dark already. Team Flash was working on a plan to locate and take down Lee Snart. Iris, Caitlin, and Joe were working on tracking him down through the satellite, while Harry and Cisco were down in his workroom, adding advance alterations to the Bazooka. Gypsy, Barry, and Judy were trying form a plan of attack. One thing was for sure, they couldn't all ambush him at the same moment. They'd tried that before, and even now with backup, that wouldn't be the most effective way to take him down. Someone would need to distract him solo, keep him talking, let him think they were completely alone, and consider using them for an easy target while the others crept in. "I'll do that." Judy spoke up without hesitation.
"Are you sure?" Barry frowned.
"Yes." Judy pursed her lips.
"There goes my play date." Gypsy 'pouted' sarcastically.
"Judy, we all know you want this guy badly," Barry said quietly, "but putting yourself in his cross-hairs,"
"Just another day at work." Judy grinned.
Cisco entered from downstairs, with Harry in tow. "Is it finished?" Joe asked.
"Almost." Harry nodded. "Just need to retrieve a few things up here. You guys got anything?"
"Well, aside from when he robbed the bank, no." Caitlin shook her head. "Whatever Lee is doing, he's avoiding surveillance."
"Then he's planning his big move very soon!" Gypsy and Judy declared. "That's the way he works. We have to find out what that is before he so much as steps a toe nail into his intended target."
Cisco gazed at his desk, when his eyes fell on the Arrows baseball cap that belonged to his doppelganger, Judy's brother. He hadn't vibed it yet. Why am I thinking of this right now when we have another trigger happy Captain Cold on the loose? Cisco silently groaned to himself. Well, what could it hurt? After all, he'd promised Judy-his ex-girlfriend's dead-ringer-that he'd do everything he could to help her. While everyone else was occupied, he subtly reached out his hand and placed it on the cap!
Cisco's eyes instantly filled a foreign dimension vision. He saw-himself! "What the..." He whispered, gaping. He saw himself, or rather his Earth-13 self, trudging slowly into a long, white hall, as if the weight of the world was pressing on his shoulders. His clothes were ragged, dingy, and miles too big on him. His long, dark hair was matted and the curls horrendously tangled in ugly knots. His face was dirt-streaked, his eyes bloodshot, and dark circles filled out under his eyes. "This is mad freaky!" Cisco gulped.
His defeated counterpart didn't knock, but staggered into what looked like an office. Cisco's heart jumped into his throat when he saw the figure his very unlucky self was visiting! "Oh my g-," he breathed heavily! It was Dr. Wells! "Whoa, whoa. This is so trippy!" Cisco's eyes bugged out.
"Cisco?" Barry spoke as he noticed his friend looking dazed. Then he realized what he was doing.
"Cisco? Are you okay?" Judy stared at him in confusion.
"He's okay." Barry assured her.
"Really? Doesn't look like it to me."
Dr. Wells, clad in his white lab coat, and with his dark-rimmed glasses perched on the end of his nose, looked up at his visitor. To say he was surprised was an understatement. Nevertheless, he casually cocked his head and pasted on that winning smile that was irresistible to his many female patients. "Why, C-Cisco!" He greeted in a friendly voice. "Cisco..."
"Barfield." Cisco winced.
"Ahh. I see." Dr. Wells sighed. "Yes. I heard about your dad. Tragedy." He whispered, shaking his head. "Well, it's been some time, hasn't it?" He shoved his paperwork aside, and folded his hands on top of his desk. "What brings you here, Cisco? What can I do for you? You look like someone dragged you through the mud."
Cisco bit his lip, trying to find his voice. He could barely face the doctor. "Doctor Wells," he began slowly, "have you heard from...do you have any idea of where my sister is? How I can get a hold of her?"
Dr. Wells snickered. "Your sister? Nah. Of course I don't." He leaned back in his chair and crossed his knees. "What makes you ask that?"
"I just...I need to see her." Cisco hung his head, tears springing to his eyes. "I need to...talk to her. Tonight! At least once."
"Sounds like you're planning on going somewhere."
"Doctor Wells, please...I...is there no way you can help me get a hold of my sister?" Cisco pleaded without looking at him.
"Nope. Sorry." Dr. Wells shook his head, grinning. Cisco did not grin back.
"Doctor Wells, I...I need your help." Cisco mumbled. Dr. Wells straightened up at this! Now he was surprised. He removed his glasses and set them on the desk, as he leaned forward in his chair.
"You want my help?" Dr. Wells sputtered arrogantly. Cisco subtly nodded. Dr. Wells threw his head back, clapping, and laughing. Cisco covered his face with his hand. Dr. Wells quickly sobered up. "You're serious." He gaped. Cisco quickly nodded, as he began to sob. He tried to hold it in, but he couldn't. "Sit down, Cisco. You look shaken." Dr. Wells said softly. Cisco dropped into the clean chair in his dirty clothes, curling up in a ball with his knees drawn to his chest.
Cisco wagged his head back and forth. "Cisco? What did you see?" Iris asked him. Everybody in the room was watching him closely by now.
"I saw...me." Cisco sputtered. "I mean," he looked at Judy. "I saw him. I saw your brother."
Judy's heart lept and her eyes widened. "My, my brother? Cisco? You...you saw him?! But...how is that possible?!"
"Part of my powers. I can vibe, I can see things." Cisco replied. "I thought I told you!"
"Okay...whoa!" Judy blinked in astonishment, trying to grasp this new information. "My brother! Is he...you saw him?!"
"Yes, he said his last name was Barfield."
"What was happening?" Iris piped in.
"Ramon, what did you see?" Harry added.
"Cisco...my brother...is he...is he okay? I mean, is he...dead?" Judy asked shakily.
"No." Cisco told her.
"He's alive?!" Judy beamed.
"Yeah." Cisco gave a small smile. "But I think he's in trouble."
"What happened?" Caitlin asked.
"He was..." Cisco tried to explain, "he went to see Dr. Wells, in his office."
"What?!" Judy blurted out.
"You mean Earth-13 Harrison Wells?" Joe gasped, wide-eyed. Cisco nodded.
"No! It can't be true!" Judy protested, shaking. "Cisco would never go to him for anything!"
"Well, this time he did." Cisco sighed.
"N-n-no. You're wrong!" Judy cried. "Why?! Why would he do that?"
"He was trying to get a hold of you. He was trying to find you. Said he needs to talk to you. He told Wells he needs his help."
"No!" Judy gritted her teeth, backing away. "No! That's not my Cisco. He was devastated when Wells walked free from conviction. Why would he ever go to him?! Can you see what happened after?"
"I can try." Cisco nodded.
"Then do it! Do it, please!" Judy begged him. Cisco touched the cap again and his vision returned, right where he left off.
"Cisco," Dr. Wells spoke tenderly, "how can I help you? You know there's been bad blood between me and your family."
"I know. But, I can't take it anymore!" Cisco Barfield wailed. "Dr. Wells, will you please help me? I just want it all to stop! I just want to stop hurting. I miss my mom, and my dad."
"Of course you do." Dr. Wells said 'sympathetically'. "They were fine people."
"And I miss my sister something awful. But she probably doesn't want anything to do with me, not after I just left her like I did, when our dad was murdered. She probably hates me." Cisco whimpered in anguish. "I just want to make this go away! I want it all to go away. Can't you give me something for that?" He actually faced the doctor this time. "PLEASE!"
"Dear g-." Cisco breathed.
"What is it? What's happening to him?" Judy hollered.
"He's asking Wells to help him kill himself."
"NO!" Judy cried. Caitlin and Iris tried to calm her. "Leave me alone. No...Cisco...I've got to stop him!" Judy began to turn to leave.
"Wait, Judy. Wait!" Joe warned her. "Maybe it hasn't happened yet. Sometimes these visions aren't right at the moment."
"What are you talking about?" Judy asked skeptically.
"Sometimes these things haven't happened yet when I see them." Cisco explained. Judy stared at him as if he had two heads.
"Are you telling me you can see into the future?" Her jaw dropped.
"That's exactly what he's telling you." Harry said.
"Oh, please, God, let them be right!" Judy panted. "Cisco, what's going on?!"
"Cisco, do you realize what you're asking of me?" Dr. Wells asked seriously, meeting his eyes.
"Yes." Cisco wept. "Yes, I do. And you're the only one who can help me do it. Please..."
"Are you sure about this?" Dr. Wells persisted.
"I'm sure. I've got nothing left. No one will miss me." Cisco sniffled.
Dr. Wells was still taken aback at this new turn of events. Nevertheless, he grinned in delight as he rose to his full height, looking down on the defeated young man begging him to do the unthinkable. "All right," Dr. Wells nodded quietly. "All right. If that's what you really want."
"It is." Cisco wiped his eyes. Dr. Wells shifted away from his desk and made his way over to his office safe, opening it up. "Just something that will make me go to sleep," Cisco suggested, "So I don't have to wake up to this nightmare anymore."
"Take it easy, Cisco." Dr. Wells replied calmly, as he found what he wanted and shut the door of his safe. "I have just the thing." He slowly approached with a medicine bottle. "You'll need some water." He filled a Styrofoam cup and handed it to Cisco. Then he handed him two pills. "This will do the trick." Dr. Wells said. Cisco stared down at his hand for a moment. "Having second thoughts, Cisco?"
"No." Cisco shook his head, then swallowed the pills, of poison!
"Oh, man! No!" Cisco growled.
"W-what?" Judy gazed at him fearfully.
"Wait. Does your earth time run the same as ours?" Cisco abruptly asked her, quickly changing the subject. He wanted to make sure he'd reached a beacon of hope before he told her that her brother had actually just committed suicide!
"Wait. What?" Iris frowned.
"I-I-I don't know." Judy stammered, her heart pounding wildly.
"There's only one way to find out." Gypsy said casually. Glancing at the Cortex clock, she opened a breach and jumped into it. Four seconds later, she returned. "Time on the clock on Earth-13 is 8:32 P.M." She announced.
"Same as here." Barry finished.
"What about the date?" Joe asked.
"Ditto." Gypsy nodded.
"What is going on?" Judy interjected anxiously. She was beginning to hyperventilate. All the vendetta sound waves she'd been playing on everybody the passed couple days were out the window at this moment. She was scared, for her brother!
"Barfield, you need to calm down." Harry said firmly.
"Cisco-" Judy panted. Caitlin put her arms around her and rubbed her arms.
"Judy," She spoke softly, "come over here and sit down." She helped her to one of the desk chairs. "Just breathe. Breathe. There." Caitlin sweetly encouraged her. Judy looked right up at Cisco.
"What happened?" She demanded.
"Judy, your brother is in trouble. BUT, we can still save him!" Cisco gripped her upper arms as he smiled.
"W-w-we can?" She trembled hopefully.
"Yes." Cisco nodded, smiling warmly.
"How?" Iris inquired.
"Okay, Judy's Cisco," Cisco began rambling, "looked really beat, and he went to Unlucky 13 evil Wells to help put him out of his misery. Which, Wells...did."
"Then...he's dead?! My brother's dead?!" Judy wailed.
"Not exactly." Cisco said. "If the timing on your planet is exactly the same as ours, on this date, then we have a little time to go save him."
"How much time?" Harry crossed his arms.
"According to my vision, this happened...the day after tomorrow. Roughly." Cisco answered.
"Then, in reality, he...he's still alive?" Judy asked hopefully.
"Yeah." Barry smiled.
"Oh, thank God!" Judy gasped. "Then I can find him! I can still save him!"
"Yes." Gypsy agreed. Judy sprang from her chair.
"Look, guys, I appreciate all you've done." She said, laughing nervously. "You've done more than I ever expected. Thank you! But, I gotta go now and find my brother."
"Not so fast." Joe argued.
"What about Lee?" Gypsy glowered.
"You guys can catch him. You don't need me." Judy shrugged.
"But without his confession about your dad, what use is he to us, really?" Barry suggested.
"He's useful to me!" Gypsy darkly narrowed her eyes.
"But my brother-" Judy began to protest. Cisco came to her and gripped her arms.
"Hey, you made him a promise, didn't you?" He whispered.
"Yes." Judy hung her head.
"That you'd catch the guy that really killed your parents. Doing that, will give your brother a reason of hope to forgo this ugly mess! Wells is very good at convincing, take it from me! But you stop Snart, you'll have the leverage you need to save your brother and expose the man he's with." Cisco said. Judy looked at him sadly.
"You better be right on this!" She warned him.
"No worries." Cisco smiled. "And you're on the side of the best crime-fighting team in Central City. We'll get Lee, quicker than you can say Team Flash!"
"We've got to hurry, guys!" Judy declared urgently. Just then, Joe's phone rang.
Cisco was pleased he'd been able to convince her to rejoin forces with them. But then he began to vibe again:
Cisco swallowed the pills. Dr. Wells took the cup from him. "How do you feel?" He asked.
"The same." Cisco muttered. Dr. Wells touched his shoulder from behind.
"Don't worry, Cisco. It will be peaceful, not painful. Come on. You'll feel less afraid if you lie down." He whispered. Cisco obeyed and lay on the couch in the evil doctor's office. "How do you feel now?"
"I'm starting to feel...strange. Tired." Cisco sighed.
"Don't be afraid, Cisco. Just relax." Dr. Wells said soothingly, standing over his victim who was slipping away quietly. "That's it. Just take it easy. Nobody here is going to hurt you."
"I'm so...tired."
"Then close your eyes." Dr. Wells whispered. Cisco complied. "Just relax. You'll be with your mom, and your brave father, sooner than you think." Tear filled Cisco's languid eyes as he heard that.
"Mom...Dad...I'm coming!" He gasped. "Judy...Sheila...Sheila...I'm so sorry. Please...forgive me." Then his head lolled to the side and his dead body rolled off the couch. Dr. Wells stood over him, sighing with satisfaction.
"Rest in peace, Cisco." He smirked.
Cisco sharply wagged his head back and forth. That vision was giving him palpitations. He shook his head to get back to reality. Time was running out!