Sophie closed her eyes. A save place, a motel room. This was crazy. Not as crazy the second Alice but nevertheless crazy. Somebody had put a hit on her, a bounty. Somebody, who wanted her dead and from what she had heard, somebody took a shot at Commander Kane as well.

Who?

It had to do with the transfered money, the mysterious cover-up and apparently false accusation of Reegie about killing Lucious Fox. There were too many coincidence to be real coincidence and now that somebody wanted her and Commander Kane dead, whoever was after this, didn't care if they added a few more bodies to their list. Anybody, who got into their way became a target and…

Tyler.

He needed to be warned. When Commander Kane and she were targeted, Tyler was on this list too. She had to warn him, had to make sure he left Gotham and took cover somewhere safe. She dialed his number and waited.

"Come on, pick up the damn phone." Please don't let it be too late.

"Tyler."

"Thank God you are on the phone."

"Sophie? Why are you calling from a burner phone?"

"Somebody put a bounty on me and from what it sounded, also on Commander Kane. You need to get to a safe place, Tyler, they might come after you too."

"Where are you?"

"Leave the apartment, get away, Tyler. I'm not kidding, they killed Reggie and also somebody else today, these guys are serious and they will come after you when they realize, you are investigating the cover-up, tool"

"Sophie, where are you?"

Did he not listen to her? Why did he not react to anything she had told him. "Tyler, don't you listen?"

"I do. Where are you? I come and pick you up."

"I'm fine, don't worry about me, just get out of wherever you are."

"Tell me where you are, Sophie."

Something was not right. His voice was sharp, he did not sound concerned about his safety, in fact, he hadn't cared for it at all, all he cared for was where she was. Why was it this important to him to know where she was? And why hadn't he sounded surprised when she told him about the bounty?

"Sophie, where the hell are you?"

"New York." Sophie ended the call. Her gut told her something was not right and she trusted her guts. Tyler was hiding something, something that put her life at risk. Had she been wrong? Had Commander Kane been wrong? Was Tyler not as loyal as they thought he was? Was he involved in whatever happened to Lucious Fox? But, that had been a long time ago, he hadn't been with the Crows by then. Which didn't mean he wasn't involved.

"Shit." At least she hadn't told him where she was. New York. She was still in Gotham and she didn't believe that Tyler believed she was in New York, yet it was the first place that came to her mind.

She looked at the phone. What now?

Kodah.

Damn, her puppy was still with the neighbors. She took the phone and dialed their number. Remembering telephone numbers she had used once only hours ago was a helpful skill.

"Smith." Mr. Smith answered the phone.

"Hello, here is Sophie."

"Oh Sophie hello, how are you?"

"I'm…I've got a problem." She couldn't tell her neighbors bounty hunters were after her. "Have you heard about the death of Reggie Harris?"

"We saw it on the news, yes."

"I'm afraid the same people, who shot him, are after me. I…I don't think it's a good idea when I come home at any time. Is there a way you could bring Kodah to a place where I can pick her up?"

"Oh my god, dear, are you sure? Why don't you call the police?"

"They might be involved," Mrs. Smith called, "haven't you listened? The evidence the police provided back then was tampered with. When she calls the police, goes to them, she might walk into the den of the lion."

Mrs. Smith was right and Sophie was glad her neighbor was this smart. "Exactly."

"Are you at a safe place now?" Now Mrs. Smith had taken the phone and control.

"Yes."

"Good. I have no idea how to help you but I doubt it's a good idea when you have Kodah with you. You have enough on your hands to stay safe. We will look after Kodah until it's safe for you to come home. Don't worry about her."

"I…thank you, you have not her things…" And she hadn't given them a key.

"We have a nephew with certain skill," Mrs. Smith said carefully, "skills, that got him into trouble but could come in handy. If that is okay with you, we call him and ask him to open your door."

"He is a locksmith?" No, Sophie didn't believe the nephew was a locksmith.

"He has the skills, yes."

"All right, please give him a call and take what you need for Kodah. I hope I can come back home soon, but honestly, I have no idea if it will be tomorrow." Or in a week or even later.

"We will and you don't worry about Kodah. She is fine and the way I know my husband, Kodah will sleep in our bed tonight."

"Thank you, that helps a lot."

"No problem. You stay safe and we take care of the rest."

"Thanks."

"Now, you better get off the phone, they trace these calls I've been told."

"It's a burner phone, but yes. Give Kodah a hug."

"We will. See you soon, Sophie."

"Thanks again, see you soon." Sophie took a deep breath. All right, Kodah was taken care of. Knowing this, Sophie calmed down a little bit. Should she try to call Commander Kane again? She still didn't know if he was all right and Kate had to know too. She was not involved in the case, she had no idea about the cover-up, but this didn't mean people wouldn't get after her.

Talking about Kate…Kate's ex had saved her life. Julia. A special forces agent. A blonde. Just like the woman, Kate had dated a few weeks ago, when they had met at the party. Apparently Kate's taste in women had changed to blonde.

But how did this fit to her statement that no matter how hard she tried she couldn't move on?