She looks down. Her purse is in her hand. Heels click on the pavement as she walks to her car. She sets her bag on the floor, turning, looking up.
"What will happen to her?"
She feels the searing pain in her abdomen for a brief second but then it is gone. She looks to the wound as she falls to the ground. There is no blood. There is nothing.
"Neither of us can afford to play favorites now, can we?"
She looks up. She's no longer on the ground. She's standing. She goes to answer the man in front of her when all of a sudden she is somewhere else.
"What's wrong?"
She is crying.
"I've made a terrible mistake."
She turns to look at Cosima but she can't see her.
Suddenly, Ferdinand is there, pulling her by the arms, dragging her. She knows he's taking her back, back to the room. She tries to scream but nothing comes out. Her fear bubbles up, unable to stop it.
"Delphine!"
She sees his face, angry, forceful. She tries to fight, squirming.
"Delphine!"
No, no, no, this can't be happening again. She can't bear one more second of being hooked up like a lab rat.
"Delphine!"
She finds her voice.
"No!"
She is screaming now, tears streaming down her face.
"Delphine! Can you hear me?"
What?
"Delphine! Please, wake up...wake up!"
Delphine's eyes flutter open. There is a figure in front of her. Is it...Ferdinand?
"No, no, no, please, no…" she shouts.
"Delphine, it's me...it's me…"
"No, I can't...don't do this...no…" she whines.
She feels hands on her face.
"Look at me! It's me...I'm here...it's ok...I'm here…"
Delphine blinks and suddenly the face in front of her is different. It's something...familiar. She squints, her mind unable to process where she is. Her brain is working overtime, trying to come to terms with what is in front of her. Her eyes open wider.
"Co...si...ma?" she whispers slowly.
"Yes! Oh my god, Delphine, yes, it's me. I'm here. It's ok...you're safe...it's ok."
"Cosima…"
Cosima strokes Delphine's face with her fingers. "Yes, I'm here."
"You...you found the swan," Delphine whimpers.
"Yes," Cosima chokes as her tears flow. "You did it. You led me here."
Delphine tries to reach out to her but her wrists are still shackled.
"Shit, we need to get you out of here," Cosima states. "Hold on." She gets up, quickly running for the door, yelling out to everyone else.
They come running and Helena immediately rips the pipe off the wall that Delphine is held to. Art picks the locks on Delphine's chains and the moment she is free, she stands up slowly and throws her arms around Cosima. Her body is weak and she falls into the brunette's embrace.
Cosima uses all her strength to hold her up, squeezing her tightly. It feels like a dream, a fantasy, but she knows it's real this time. She knows she has found her. And now, she will never let her go.
She brings her arms up to Delphine's neck, looking her in the eye. "I can't believe I found you." She strokes her hair gently, feeling the love swell through her fingers, straight from her heart.
"I didn't know if you gave up...it had been so long," Delphine replies, holding Cosima's waist.
Cosima brings her face close to Delphine's, kissing her gently on the cheek. "Never," she whispers, "I never gave up."
Delphine lifts her hand to Cosima's face and pulls her close so their lips meet. Cosima feels the electricity course through her body at the soft touch and she closes her eyes, the joy almost unbearable. She feels her body start to shake as the sobs come, uncontrollably. The mix of emotions overtakes them both and Cosima falls into Delphine's chest as they soothe each other, crying and shivering.
They quiet after a few minutes, lingering in each other's arms, unable to break away.
"The chopper's on it's way," Art breaks the silence, "Come on. Let's get you home."