A few weeks later, Lin found herself walking into Arkham Asylum with something clutched in her right hand. Part of her was excited about finding it since it took her so long, yet another part of her was devastated. She didn't want to see him, and yet she did at the same time. Her brow was furrowed in confusion as she mentally fought with herself, but nevertheless she clutched the photo tightly.

Lin sat at the visitor's table in an enclosed room with a two-way mirror. It made her feel uncomfortable. Suddenly, the guard opened the door opposite, and led the Joker into the seat across from her, with a table in between them. He was wearing a straightjacket, and his make-up was smeared. He looked terrible, but the look on his face frightened her more.

Once the guard left, the two just sat there, staring at one another.

"You just couldn't stay away could yah?" He laughed. "You just couldn't let me go."

"No, I guess I couldn't."

"You're such a little puzzle, you know that?" He said licking his lips. "Just when I thought I figured you out, you do something like this."

"Sorry to disappoint." She said sarcastically.

"You know, I've been thinking. I've always wondered why you didn't kill me at the bank, and on the street, and then it clicked."

Lin just stared at him.

"You think the man you once knew is still here, somewhere, inside of little old me! You think that if you can just break through, you'll find that person. You won't kill me because I used to be your little friend! And I won't kill you because you're just too much fun!"

"No." Lin said stiffly. "I won't kill you because it's not in my nature. And you won't kill me, because you want to desperately remember. Deep down, you want answers."

The Joker leaned forward and began to lick his lips while staring straight at Lin. She stiffened slightly, but was determined not to let her discomfort show.

"I think it is in your nature girlie." He told her. "Else, why would you have shot me in the first place?"

Lin just sat there, dumbstruck for the first time in a long while. Why had she shot him? Did her finger slip and accidentally pull the trigger? She didn't want to shoot him mentally, but her body acted out of fear and she twitched or so she thought.

"But I didn't kill you." She said after a minute of silence. The Joker just kept on smiling.

"Why are you here?" He asked slowly, scrutinizing her. "You look like a woman on a mission."

Lin extended her right hand and released the photo that slid across the table. The Joker stared at it, with no emotion for once. He didn't laugh. He didn't reply with a smart remark. He just stared.

It was a picture of a little Chinese girl in a white sundress. She looked no older than ten, and next to her, arm around her waist, was a boy around twelve or thirteen, smiling happily at the camera in his little overalls. Both were standing in front of a bunch of summer sunflowers. His locks were blonde from the sun, and her hair was long and dark, and swept over her face in the wind. But that wasn't what caught the Joker's eye. Oh no, it was the boy's eternal smile that had him staring. Two scars ran up the boy's face, but he smiled nonetheless – happily as it were. He held the girl lovingly, as if they were both attached at the hip.

When he looked up, Lin was gone, leaving the photo behind.

A few months had past and Lin returned to her old job. Jonas was glad to have her back, and gave her an earful the moment she walked into the bar. Even his son, Billy was thankful to see her, and gave her a small smile behind the grill. Jonas always called a cab for her or had Billy walk her home, and didn't trust her walking outside at night on her own. To Lin, he was being overly protective, but she knew he meant well. Everything seemed to return to normal, but every night she would relive her past, and it would always be the same dream. It was the night she was struck by lightning, and the night she lost Jack.

"Are you still having nightmares?" Billy asked her one day after work. Lin didn't want to spend money on a cab, so he offered to walk her home instead.

"As always." She replied. "So how has school been going Billy?"

"Same as usual." He said. "In two more years I'll be graduating, so I'll have to live with it for now." He ruffled her hair, causing her to laugh.

"You aren't such a bad kid after all Bills." She said, punching him lightly in the arm.

"Gee, thanks Lin. I do try." This caused her to laugh, but soon a silence fell between them.

"Thanks for being my body guard." She said on a more serious note.

"No problem."