Kate met up with Jacob and Beth in an abandoned area away from the city. "You, my darling sister, are my hero," Beth said to Kate giving nothing away.
"Knock it off. Kate, what happened to Arthur Cartwright?" Jacob asked her.
"I let him go," Kate lied.
"Well, I hope it was worth it," Jacob said annoyed
"Love you, too, dad," Beth mocked.
"I'm about to put you back in the cuffs," Jacob told her.
"Don't threaten me with a good time," Beth said not taking him seriously.
Beth then went over to Jacob to secretly disarm him. Oblivious, Jacob went over to Kate leaning on the hood of Jacob's car. "You made a difficult choice. I probably would have done the same."
"So, I pretend that letting him go never happened?" Kate asked.
"Kate, you let everyone go," Beth rolled her eyes.
"What does she mean by that?" Jacob demanded.
"I'm referring to her long train of girlfriends," Beth backtracked.
"You slut-shaming me? That doesn't work if you're gay," Kate shot back.
"Oh, really?" Beth doubted. "You know what? I'm going to go after Mouse, now. Because, unlike you, what we have is a genuine relationship."
"We find him together," Jacob said resolved.
"I think we have different ideas as to what happens after we find Mouse, so no," Beth refused.
"Alice, stop, I can't let you," Jacob said and then grabbed for his pistol finding it missing.
"But you can," Beth said pointing Jacob's pistol at him. "It's amazing how distracted you become when your emotions get the better of you. So, I'm going to leave, now. Family reunion is over."
"Well...shit," Jacob muttered as Beth skipped away.
A distance away, out of sight, Beth morphed into Brainiac 5.
Meanwhile, Batwoman slammed a thug into a windshield, twisted his ankle around, and then slammed him into the passenger side door. Batwoman then placed her blades from her armband to his throat. "If I ever see you again...," she threatened.
"Wait...what the fuck is wrong with me?" she wondered out loud.
"Do you want me to make a list?" the thug asked.
Batwoman quickly slashed his throat killing him. Befuddled, Batwoman drove off back to the Bat-Cave. Upon arriving, she met up with Brainiac 5. "Jacob Kane's personal pistol," he said handing it to her.
"Nice," Kara said as she took her cowl off. She placed the pistol with her other treasure hunt items.
"Anything wrong?" Brainiac 5 asked knowingly.
Kara sat down and gave a heavy sigh. "I hesitated to kill a guy. Not to mock him or play games with him. It was as if my inner conscience was telling me not to. I am entering a lighter place. Barney, I'm becoming like my sister. What does that make me now?"
"The pregnancy could be releasing hormones that you have never experienced before. Mercy, compassion, and nurturing are female traits you have never entertained before," Brainiac 5 suggested.
"I'm scared, Barney. Scared of what I'm becoming," Kara said honestly.
"We will get through this, together," Brainiac 5 assured her. "By the way, Reggie Harris' post-conviction hearing is tomorrow."
"Any possibility he could be released?" Kara asked.
"This is New York, so yeah," Brainiac 5 replied.
"Shit. Well, in that case, I'll use Jacob Kane's pistol to kill him," Kara considered.
"Very good," Brainiac 5 agreed.
"Then, you can take another whack at him," Kara said to Brainiac 5 as they exited the cave.
At the Lesbian bar, Kate sulked as she ignored a call from Sophie. Beth then casually walked up to her. "I don't have time for this, Barney," Kate assumed.
"It's me this time," Beth said honestly.
Kate gave her a spooked look. "You're out."
"For good behavior," Beth smiled. "I imagine you're feeling hopeless, right now. Your boss is a homicidal bitch and there's nothing you can do about it. Believe me, I've been down that road."
"I won't kill people," Kate said resolved. "Let me guess, you want my help to find Mouse."
"Yeah," Beth nodded.
"What do you see in him?" Kate asked.
"I like to see the best in people. Ever tried that?" Beth smiled.
"All the time," Kate gestured towards her. "Never works out."
"The Crows will put a bullet in his head. Just because you don't pull the trigger doesn't mean you're not responsible," Beth said to her.
"That's bullshit," Kate shook her head.
"Once I find Mouse, I'll leave this wretched city for good," Beth promised.
"Why should I believe you?" Kate asked.
"Well, fuck, all my rabbits are dead. Just help me and you'll never have to deal with me again," Beth enticed.
"Even if I did agree, my boss will hunt you down," Kate said obviously.
"She says it's entirely up to you. Apparently, she doesn't give a shit about anything outside Gotham," Beth said.
"The answer is no," Kate shut her down.
"Well...shit," Beth muttered.
At Wayne Tower, Kara, Brainiac 5, and Beth looked over a floor-map of Arkham Assylum. "What has been lost can be found," Beth said brightly.
"Tell me, Beth. What's the attraction? He's ugly as fuck, weak-as-fuck, and calls himself Mouse. You could do far better," Kara told her.
"We've been through a lot together," Beth said vaguely.
"I knew a guy I went on many adventures on but that doesn't mean I'm attracted to him...like, at all," Kara said referring to Winn.
Beth said nothing. "It's his dick size, isn't it? I get it," Kara allowed.
"I can't sleep at night knowing I left Mouse behind," Beth admitted.
"There are drugs for that. You want some?" Kara offered.
"You can't appreciate a woman's fascination and attraction towards something crazy, evil, and dangerous," Beth doubted.
"Yes, I can. We're the same," Kara acknowledged.
"Then help me get him back," Beth pleaded.
"How many times have the two of you been jailed and escaped over this season?" Kara asked rhetorically.
"I've lost count," Brainiac 5 admitted.
"He's a super-computer and he's lost count," Kara pointed out. "What did Kate say when you asked her to join you?"
"She turned me down," Beth said sadly.
"Well, ain't that a bitch? Alright, where is he held up?" Kara asked Brainiac 5.
"In this room, the basement. It's the most secure area of Arkham," Brainiac 5 pointed on the map.
"To unlock his room, it requires two keys. Dr. Butler has one and so does his head of security," Beth said.
"I can simply punch the door open," Kara said dismissively.
"Remember the rules," Brainiac 5 reminded her.
"Damn, that's right," Kara realized she wasn't allowed to use her super-powers as Batwoman.
Brainiac 5 suddenly twitched. "Reggie Harris is free, subject to a retrial," he announced.
"Keep tabs on him. I want him to experience sweet freedom before I kill him," Kara ordered.
"What if he's innocent?" Brainiac 5 asked.
"He's still a thug. I've killed for less," Kara rolled her eyes.
Beth stared at their exchange. "Reggie Harris has many enemies on the outside. We could wait until someone tries to take a shot at him. Then, we can kill two birds with one stone," Brainiac 5 suggested.
"I don't like waiting. I'm giving our would-be shooter a week," Kara allowed.
Kara and Brainiac 5 then turned to Beth. "I know we make light of killing people in front of you but...," Kara said to her and then stopped. "Damn it, I lost my train of thought," Kara admitted.
"Thank you for killing the man that destroyed my life, destroyed my family," Beth said sincerely referring to Arthur.
"No problem," Kara nodded. "But can I trust you inside Arkham?"
"You can trust me," Beth assured her.
"No killing except me and only if it is absolutely necessary," Kara told her.
"Yeah, okay, no one will die," Beth promised.
"Well, okay then," Kara agreed.
That night, Kara and Beth got into costume. Kara put on the Batsuit without the cowl. Instead, she put a black mask around her eyes. Beth put on a Robin costume that featured body armor, non-lethal weaponry, gadgets, and was a dark red in the torso. It also featured a black mask around her eyes.
"Really?" Beth rolled her eyes at her costume.
"Once you graduate from Robin, you can become Batgirl," Kara told her.
Kara rode them both over to Arkham's gate. There, they were stopped by the two guards. "Visiting hours are over, nine-to-five," they said not recognizing their costumes.
Kara quickly took out a pistol and fired into their kneecaps dropping them. She then punched through the glass window of their booth and pushed the button opening the gate. Kara then turned to a shocked Beth. "They'll live," Kara said dismissively.
Kara went over to the lock doors and kicked them open. They were immediately confronted by two guards. "Let's play a game. Put down the guards or I'll kill them," Kara said to Beth.
"Holy shit," Beth realized.
Beth charged the guards and expertly fought them with punches and kicks. The guards took out their batons only for them to be disarmed. Kara watched amused as Beth eventually took the two guards to the floor. "After you," Kara gestured.
Beth and Kara raced up the stairs and found Dr. Butler's office. Kara kicked the door in and the two went inside. "Dr. Butler, I presume," Beth said to him.
"Who the fuck are you?" he wondered.
"We don't have time for small talk," Kara told Beth.
"Please indulge me," Beth said taking out her knife.
Kara waited patiently as Beth threatened Dr. Butler with the knife. "I can only imagine the pain and suffering you put my dear friend, Mouse, under. With just one quick slice, one more name off my list," she said placing the knife at his throat.
"But...a promise is a promise," Beth said pulling the blade away. "Now, where are your keys?"
"I would hurry up if I was you," Kara said and then fired into the head of an approaching guard.
"Holy fuck, are you for real?" Beth asked incredulously.
Kara shrugged. "Give me the damn keys," Beth said grabbing them from Dr. Butler. While Beth was distracted, Dr. Butler activated the panic button.
Kara then shot him in the head. "Shall we?" she gestured to Beth.
The two made their way to the security office together. Kara kicked the door in and was immediately confronted by the chief of security. Beth quickly disarmed him and the fight was on. Kara watched passively as they fought around the office. More security guards then came rushing in. Beth, to her credit, held them off and stabbed a few of them with her knife. Beth incapacitated a few of them but was then overwhelmed as she became tired. Kara then shot the remaining guards in the head.
"I don't know how many more I can fight off like this," Beth said panting.
"Don't worry about it. I gut a bullet for each of them," Kara said nonchalantly.
"You could fight too, you know," Beth glared at her.
"I'm pregnant so I'd rather not," Kara smirked.
Beth took the second pair of keys from the security chief and made her way towards the basement. More guards entered the hallway with their guns raised. Kara shielded Beth as they fired into her back. Kara backhanded a closet door and threw Beth inside. Kara then turned around as she was shot several times. She quickly shot all of the guards dead with perfect aim and reloaded.
"Clear," Kara said.
Beth looked at all the bodies amazed. "How many more are you going to kill?" she asked appalled.
"As many as it takes," Kara said obviously.
The two went down the stairs to the basement and were ambushed by more guards. Beth struggled against one guard while Kara shot to death several more guards. Beth cried out as she struggled with the guard in an attempt to spare him. "Just give up!" she shouted at him.
Kara sighed and then casually shot him in the head. "Here we are," Kara said of Mouse's cell.
"If I knew you were going to kill all these people, I would have come up with a different way," Beth said to her.
"Oh really? You were going to whine Kate into helping you?" Kara scoffed.
"Maybe," Beth nodded.
"Coulda, woulda, shoulda," Kara mocked.
"How are you any different from me?" Beth asked her.
"You're a girl scout compared to me," Kara said darkly.
The two then used their keys to open the door. "After you," Kara gestured.
"I'm not fucking stupid. You go in there and get him out," Beth said angrily.
"You think I would lock you in this cell? I could kill the both of you, right now," Kara threatened.
"Then do it. I won't be a fool," Beth said to her.
"Well, okay then," Kara said entering the cell.
Beth then quickly closed the door behind her and locked it. Kara turned around surprised. "What you trying to prove? I could punch these doors off."
"Then do it," Beth smirked.
Kara stared at Beth. "Open the door or I'll kill him," she said pointing the pistol at Mouse.
"I don't give a shit," Beth replied.
Kara casually shot Mouse in the head. Beth gave no reaction. "You really are a cold-hearted bitch," Kara realized.
"You would know," Beth shot back. "If you're so strong get out yourself."
"I'm testing your loyalty, Beth. Open the doors, now," Kara ordered.
Beth played with her butterfly knife. "You were never going to free Mouse for me."
"Well...no shit," Kara said obviously. "He's the leverage I need to keep you in check."
"For what its worth, I had fun after I figured it out," Beth said and then walked off.
Kara frowned. "End simulation." Kara then faded away.
Kara found herself in the cave and found Beth still on a slab with Obsidian Lenses on her eyes. Kara swiped them off her eyes waking her up. "You bitch!" Beth said pounding on Kara's chest.
"Look at you go," Kara mocked and then gently pushed her to the floor.
"How could you do that to me?" Beth asked angrily.
"Could have been worse. It could have been real with me tricking you into that cell," Kara said dismissively.
"You think because you have all this power, you can do whatever you want!" Beth shouted at her.
"Do you listen to yourself? Do you remember when you were on the top of the food chain? Bruce knew from the beginning that the only way to beat the crazies was to be even crazier," Kara said to her.
Beth stared at Kara in horror. Brainiac 5 casually walked up to Kara. "Reggie Harris was shot and killed this evening in front of his grandma, no less."
"I hope those few hours of freedom were worth it," Kara smirked. "Got an ID on the shooter?"
"The shooter got into a firefight with Jacob Kane. They're both dead," Brainiac 5 lied.
Kara nodded. "My father is dead!" Beth freaked out.
"Like you give a shit," Kara rolled her eyes.
Beth began to cry like a baby with loud sobs as she sat on the floor. Kara watched her carefully to see if it was genuine. "Come on, Beth. He was an asshole. We both know that."
"He was still my father," Beth sobbed.
Kara eyed Brainiac 5 who simply nodded to her. Kara embraced the crying Beth. "Your father is still alive. Just the shooter is dead."
"Really?" Beth said hopefully.
"Yeah," Kara smiled.
Kara let go of Beth as she passed out on the floor. Kara then turned to Brainiac 5. "If Reggie Harris wasn't the shooter, then I want to know who was. Lucius Fox was a friend of Bruce and therefore a friend of mine."
"Understood," Brainiac 5 agreed.
Author's Note: No matter the scenario it always ends with either Alice or Mouse escaping or getting put in a cell. I hope that little twist about Arkham was a little surprising. I got to say, I'm really enjoying seeing "Batwoman" on screen for five minutes each episode. Keep it coming.
