Sandy sat in a deserted room in a old building. A uniformed official enters
the room and pulls up a seat next to Sandy.
"I don't understand, why do we have to just leave a message? Can't we just storm the building and finish them off once and for all?" he asks
"The Clock Tower has the most complex security, defense system you've ever seen, not even a cockroach can enter the building without being detected and there is no way to diffuse the system," Sandy replied smiling slyly. "Then what are you planning to do?" he asks.
"I showed them that I know where they are, I'm installing paranoia. Are you done with what I told you to do?" She asks ending the discussion.
"Yes, the men are also ready," he replied standing up. "Then let me show the next part of my plan," Sandy says as she walks out with the official behind her.
***
Helena walks into the lab with a glass of water in her hands. She sits down on the table next to Barbara who was working on the latest info. Barbara takes her glasses off and looks up at Helena. "You ok?" she asks with concern. "Of course I am, why would you think other wise?" her grip on the glass tightens, "I mean its great to know that my ex-best friend wants to kill you and wants to see me suffer the same fate as that black cat," the glass gives way under the pressure and shatters in her hand.
"Hey hey, calm down!" Barbara says. She takes Helena's hand and looks at it, the cut in Helena's hand wasn't deep but bled profusely, Barbara takes out a handkerchief and cleans the wound. "Just remember, we are not fighting Sandy, we're fighting Lady Shiva, murderess who wont stop until she kills us, we need to keep our heads cool, focus on the fight or we might just end up dead."
Helena pulls her hand away and walks towards the elevator, "I think I'm gonna try sleeping again," she says. "Just patch the cut up ok?" Barbara calls after her. Dinah enters the room and looks at Helena as the elevator doors close. "What's going on?" Dinah asks Barbara.
"It's a very difficult time for her," Barbara replies.
***
It had been a long night for Reese. He left the office and walked to his car. He wasn't surprised to see Huntress waiting for him.
"Oh, so now you're not surprising me anymore?" he says.
"You always complain about that," she replies smiling.
Reese sees the handkerchief on Huntress' hand, "What happened?" he asks concerned.
"This?" she says "Nothing, just a piece of glass."
"Let me see" He takes her hand, Helena tries to pull away, she felt nervous, but he holds onto her hand and unties the handkerchief "It seems that it wasa very big piece of glass."
"No... not much, only. it was only a little one," Helena frowns and pulls her hand away. "I'm not going to hurt you" Reese smiled.
"I know... " Huntress down her eyes and looked her hand.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing,"
"There is, you look disturbed," Reese tries to place a hand on her shoulder, Huntress takes a step backwards.
"I'm not!" said "just get to why you called me, what do you have about the break out?"
Amused, Reese smiles and shows her a picture "Someone did help her: Rick Cohen, he works in the penitentiary, we don't know yet why."
"Has anyone spoken to him?" Huntress asks.
"No, he's gone too... my turn now, what do you know about the star?"
Huntress thought about the answer just a moment "It's a message, it's personal..."
"Personal? What message?" Reese interrupted her.
"Well, she's after somebody. Who is Rick Cohen?"
"Who's she after?" Reese asks.
"Who is Rick Cohen?" Huntress ignores him.
"Huntress..."
"Help me, please."
"Rick is an expert in alarms and bombs, he has many contacts, we have some pictures of him, pictures he tried to get rid of. We suspect he's involved in a huge trafficking network, including drugs."
"Lot of work.."
"Will you answer my question?" Reese insisted.
".Oracle and me," Huntress replied after a while.
"Oracle and you?" Reese repeats surprised, "I understand why you. but.Oracle? And what does the bat in the star mean?"
"It's kinda hard to explain."
"You always say that."
"Look, I promise to tell you everything, just trust me now," she was getting upset and Reese could see that.
"Promise?" he asks. Huntress nods and then walks away.
****
The next afternoon, Barbara looked her files sat in front of the computer when Dinah arrives from school.
"Anything?" Dinah asks approaching her.
Barbara hits a key on her keyboard, "Rick Cohen, an expert with complex alarms and bombs, his father, Xavier Cohen was a notorious thief in Gothic City, he used to steel cars, his successful career finished when the band was caught by yours truly," she motions towards herself.
"Your fan club grows," Helena says coming down the stairs "You are so popular."
"Cohen owned a couple of storage warehouses by the jetties, it was there that I brought him down," Barbara says as she rubs the bridge of her nose.
"How is your hand?" Dinah asks to Huntress while pulling out a chair and sitting down next to Barbara.
"Okay, Barbara, do you believe that Sandy could be in one the cellars?"
"It's a strong possibility, that's why you two will be going there tonight."
"Us?" Huntress says pointing to both herself and Dinah.
"Yes, you and Dinah," Barbara replied.
"Bar..." Huntress tried to protest.
"It's final Helena," Barbara interrupted, "Sandy knows that we are looking for her, you need someone to watch your back. Shiva's going to play mind games with you, you're going to need Dinah to back you up when things get hot."
Helena didn't say anything, she knew Barbara was right, Barbara knew her very well, and she hated that "I'm going to work," she said annoyed, "see you later."
Once Helena is gone Dinah turns to Barbara, "This is really hard for her."
"She feels caught," Barbara replies putting her glasses on, " it's a fight: past-present. Sandy was her friend. Helena has always had difficult relationships and she doesn't have many friends. I'm sure that Sandy was her closest friend."
"Isn't there anything I can do to help her?" Dinah asks.
"You could go to the bar later, but right now I'm hungry lets go eat," Barbara replies.
"I don't understand, why do we have to just leave a message? Can't we just storm the building and finish them off once and for all?" he asks
"The Clock Tower has the most complex security, defense system you've ever seen, not even a cockroach can enter the building without being detected and there is no way to diffuse the system," Sandy replied smiling slyly. "Then what are you planning to do?" he asks.
"I showed them that I know where they are, I'm installing paranoia. Are you done with what I told you to do?" She asks ending the discussion.
"Yes, the men are also ready," he replied standing up. "Then let me show the next part of my plan," Sandy says as she walks out with the official behind her.
***
Helena walks into the lab with a glass of water in her hands. She sits down on the table next to Barbara who was working on the latest info. Barbara takes her glasses off and looks up at Helena. "You ok?" she asks with concern. "Of course I am, why would you think other wise?" her grip on the glass tightens, "I mean its great to know that my ex-best friend wants to kill you and wants to see me suffer the same fate as that black cat," the glass gives way under the pressure and shatters in her hand.
"Hey hey, calm down!" Barbara says. She takes Helena's hand and looks at it, the cut in Helena's hand wasn't deep but bled profusely, Barbara takes out a handkerchief and cleans the wound. "Just remember, we are not fighting Sandy, we're fighting Lady Shiva, murderess who wont stop until she kills us, we need to keep our heads cool, focus on the fight or we might just end up dead."
Helena pulls her hand away and walks towards the elevator, "I think I'm gonna try sleeping again," she says. "Just patch the cut up ok?" Barbara calls after her. Dinah enters the room and looks at Helena as the elevator doors close. "What's going on?" Dinah asks Barbara.
"It's a very difficult time for her," Barbara replies.
***
It had been a long night for Reese. He left the office and walked to his car. He wasn't surprised to see Huntress waiting for him.
"Oh, so now you're not surprising me anymore?" he says.
"You always complain about that," she replies smiling.
Reese sees the handkerchief on Huntress' hand, "What happened?" he asks concerned.
"This?" she says "Nothing, just a piece of glass."
"Let me see" He takes her hand, Helena tries to pull away, she felt nervous, but he holds onto her hand and unties the handkerchief "It seems that it wasa very big piece of glass."
"No... not much, only. it was only a little one," Helena frowns and pulls her hand away. "I'm not going to hurt you" Reese smiled.
"I know... " Huntress down her eyes and looked her hand.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing,"
"There is, you look disturbed," Reese tries to place a hand on her shoulder, Huntress takes a step backwards.
"I'm not!" said "just get to why you called me, what do you have about the break out?"
Amused, Reese smiles and shows her a picture "Someone did help her: Rick Cohen, he works in the penitentiary, we don't know yet why."
"Has anyone spoken to him?" Huntress asks.
"No, he's gone too... my turn now, what do you know about the star?"
Huntress thought about the answer just a moment "It's a message, it's personal..."
"Personal? What message?" Reese interrupted her.
"Well, she's after somebody. Who is Rick Cohen?"
"Who's she after?" Reese asks.
"Who is Rick Cohen?" Huntress ignores him.
"Huntress..."
"Help me, please."
"Rick is an expert in alarms and bombs, he has many contacts, we have some pictures of him, pictures he tried to get rid of. We suspect he's involved in a huge trafficking network, including drugs."
"Lot of work.."
"Will you answer my question?" Reese insisted.
".Oracle and me," Huntress replied after a while.
"Oracle and you?" Reese repeats surprised, "I understand why you. but.Oracle? And what does the bat in the star mean?"
"It's kinda hard to explain."
"You always say that."
"Look, I promise to tell you everything, just trust me now," she was getting upset and Reese could see that.
"Promise?" he asks. Huntress nods and then walks away.
****
The next afternoon, Barbara looked her files sat in front of the computer when Dinah arrives from school.
"Anything?" Dinah asks approaching her.
Barbara hits a key on her keyboard, "Rick Cohen, an expert with complex alarms and bombs, his father, Xavier Cohen was a notorious thief in Gothic City, he used to steel cars, his successful career finished when the band was caught by yours truly," she motions towards herself.
"Your fan club grows," Helena says coming down the stairs "You are so popular."
"Cohen owned a couple of storage warehouses by the jetties, it was there that I brought him down," Barbara says as she rubs the bridge of her nose.
"How is your hand?" Dinah asks to Huntress while pulling out a chair and sitting down next to Barbara.
"Okay, Barbara, do you believe that Sandy could be in one the cellars?"
"It's a strong possibility, that's why you two will be going there tonight."
"Us?" Huntress says pointing to both herself and Dinah.
"Yes, you and Dinah," Barbara replied.
"Bar..." Huntress tried to protest.
"It's final Helena," Barbara interrupted, "Sandy knows that we are looking for her, you need someone to watch your back. Shiva's going to play mind games with you, you're going to need Dinah to back you up when things get hot."
Helena didn't say anything, she knew Barbara was right, Barbara knew her very well, and she hated that "I'm going to work," she said annoyed, "see you later."
Once Helena is gone Dinah turns to Barbara, "This is really hard for her."
"She feels caught," Barbara replies putting her glasses on, " it's a fight: past-present. Sandy was her friend. Helena has always had difficult relationships and she doesn't have many friends. I'm sure that Sandy was her closest friend."
"Isn't there anything I can do to help her?" Dinah asks.
"You could go to the bar later, but right now I'm hungry lets go eat," Barbara replies.