CHAPTER 6
It was nearing midnight, and Detective Reese was walking back to his apartment. With only one good arm, he could not drive very well. Instead he had taken a bus to get near the area he lived in and now is walking the rest of the way home. Last time he was walking home, he ran into Helena, this time Commissioner O'Reiley was waiting for him on his steps. When the commissioner saw him, he stood up.
"Commissioner? What brings you here?" Reese asked.
"Just thought to check up on one of my detectives. How's your arm?"
"It's doing okay."
"Great. Hope to see you back at work soon," he said. "I don't mean to be rude or disrespectful, but I hope you have not seen the Huntress and not told me. I know you are friends with her, but she is wanted for murder, and to hide any encounters with her is to abet a criminal, which will not only cost you your badge, it will cost you many years of you life in prison. I don't want to see that happen to you."
Reese was agitated about his constant reminder of this fact. "I understand sir. I have made no contact with her, but I am trying to find evidence to prove to you that she is innocent."
"That's fine. If you can come up with that evidence, I will be all ears, as long as you make no contact with her, or if you do make contact, you arrest her on the spot."
"I understand, and I will do my job, no matter the cost."
"Great. You are one of the best detectives on the force. Keep up the good work."
* * * *
Helena and Danielle were back at the clock tower, Helena was sitting back and relaxing on the recliner with an ice pack on her face. When she had hit the street light post, her head banged up against it. "I am so sorry, Helena." Danielle had been apologizing to her repeatedly.
"It's okay, Danielle. I totally forgot that I was morphed as Raven."
"It seems that Raven is one of the most intelligent criminals that we have ever crossed. We have been tricked quite a few times. There's no telling what we can expect from them. They are using confusion to prevent us from stopping them." Barbra said, shaking her head. Frustration was clearly in her voice. "One thing is sure, she is the most frustrating criminal that I have come across."
Helena sat up for a second, and took the bag of ice off her face. She looked up at Barbra as if she was hit by an idea. "The only way we can get her is by outsmarting her."
"Yea, that's about the only way I can think of, but obviously she is not easily fooled." Barbra replied.
"What if we can fool someone else who may have ties with Raven." Helena was getting excited about her idea.
"It may work, but who does she have ties with."
"I think I may know someone!" Helena smiled. "In fact, I am sure I do. I think it may work perfectly!"
"What are you talking about?" Barbra ask, not sure where she was heading.
"When Dinah was following Raven, thinking it was me, Raven obviously knew she was following her and why. She had to convince Dinah that she was me. Where was the first place she went."
The light went on for Barbra, as she finally understood. "Arkum Asylum."
"Exactly. She went straight for Harley Quinn. Granted, she was disguised as me so she probably didn't know it was Raven, but from what you two have heard, she know a lot about our confrontation with her. How else could she know about such descriptive detail about what took place just months ago here in the clock tower between us and Harley Quinn."
"Of course, why didn't I think of that. Odds are, Harley Quinn may be behind this whole thing in retaliation."
"Okay, the question is how are you going to find out if your theory is correct?" Danielle asked. "You can't just walk up to prision without being imprisoned yourself? You're wanted for murder out there."
"Well, I'll find out quickly if I am right when I morph into Raven after being left alone."
"The only problem is what happens if your morphing capabilities come to an end. The formula is only temporary?" Danielle asked.
"Barbra, give me one extra syringe just in case. I know you are against taking the risk of being injected again with this formula, but right now the risk is well worth ending the production of the formula and to stop it from hitting the streets."
Barbra thought about it for a second. "Alright, just this once. That leave four syringes left, and they are not to be used for any reason."
Dinah came joined the three women in her nightgown. She looked downward, still ashamed about how the bandage covering her nose made her look. "Are you telling me you are still working?"
"That's a good idea. It's been a long day, and think we should wait and do this tomorrow." Barbra looked over at Dinah. "How's your nose?"
"It's fine. I'm going back to bed." Dinah said nasally, turning around, still refusing to look up.
"Dinah, you have a broken nose, it's nothing to be ashamed off. You are still a very pretty girl."
Dinah slowly looked up at the three of them. The bandage around her nose stood out tremendously. She had to breath through her mouth, since both nostrils were clogged up to stop the bleeding. Dinah was thankful that the black and blue around her nasal was covered up. She began to smile, but that caused an intense pain to race down the bridge of her nose that it caused a few tears to stroll down the sides of her face.
It was nearing midnight, and Detective Reese was walking back to his apartment. With only one good arm, he could not drive very well. Instead he had taken a bus to get near the area he lived in and now is walking the rest of the way home. Last time he was walking home, he ran into Helena, this time Commissioner O'Reiley was waiting for him on his steps. When the commissioner saw him, he stood up.
"Commissioner? What brings you here?" Reese asked.
"Just thought to check up on one of my detectives. How's your arm?"
"It's doing okay."
"Great. Hope to see you back at work soon," he said. "I don't mean to be rude or disrespectful, but I hope you have not seen the Huntress and not told me. I know you are friends with her, but she is wanted for murder, and to hide any encounters with her is to abet a criminal, which will not only cost you your badge, it will cost you many years of you life in prison. I don't want to see that happen to you."
Reese was agitated about his constant reminder of this fact. "I understand sir. I have made no contact with her, but I am trying to find evidence to prove to you that she is innocent."
"That's fine. If you can come up with that evidence, I will be all ears, as long as you make no contact with her, or if you do make contact, you arrest her on the spot."
"I understand, and I will do my job, no matter the cost."
"Great. You are one of the best detectives on the force. Keep up the good work."
* * * *
Helena and Danielle were back at the clock tower, Helena was sitting back and relaxing on the recliner with an ice pack on her face. When she had hit the street light post, her head banged up against it. "I am so sorry, Helena." Danielle had been apologizing to her repeatedly.
"It's okay, Danielle. I totally forgot that I was morphed as Raven."
"It seems that Raven is one of the most intelligent criminals that we have ever crossed. We have been tricked quite a few times. There's no telling what we can expect from them. They are using confusion to prevent us from stopping them." Barbra said, shaking her head. Frustration was clearly in her voice. "One thing is sure, she is the most frustrating criminal that I have come across."
Helena sat up for a second, and took the bag of ice off her face. She looked up at Barbra as if she was hit by an idea. "The only way we can get her is by outsmarting her."
"Yea, that's about the only way I can think of, but obviously she is not easily fooled." Barbra replied.
"What if we can fool someone else who may have ties with Raven." Helena was getting excited about her idea.
"It may work, but who does she have ties with."
"I think I may know someone!" Helena smiled. "In fact, I am sure I do. I think it may work perfectly!"
"What are you talking about?" Barbra ask, not sure where she was heading.
"When Dinah was following Raven, thinking it was me, Raven obviously knew she was following her and why. She had to convince Dinah that she was me. Where was the first place she went."
The light went on for Barbra, as she finally understood. "Arkum Asylum."
"Exactly. She went straight for Harley Quinn. Granted, she was disguised as me so she probably didn't know it was Raven, but from what you two have heard, she know a lot about our confrontation with her. How else could she know about such descriptive detail about what took place just months ago here in the clock tower between us and Harley Quinn."
"Of course, why didn't I think of that. Odds are, Harley Quinn may be behind this whole thing in retaliation."
"Okay, the question is how are you going to find out if your theory is correct?" Danielle asked. "You can't just walk up to prision without being imprisoned yourself? You're wanted for murder out there."
"Well, I'll find out quickly if I am right when I morph into Raven after being left alone."
"The only problem is what happens if your morphing capabilities come to an end. The formula is only temporary?" Danielle asked.
"Barbra, give me one extra syringe just in case. I know you are against taking the risk of being injected again with this formula, but right now the risk is well worth ending the production of the formula and to stop it from hitting the streets."
Barbra thought about it for a second. "Alright, just this once. That leave four syringes left, and they are not to be used for any reason."
Dinah came joined the three women in her nightgown. She looked downward, still ashamed about how the bandage covering her nose made her look. "Are you telling me you are still working?"
"That's a good idea. It's been a long day, and think we should wait and do this tomorrow." Barbra looked over at Dinah. "How's your nose?"
"It's fine. I'm going back to bed." Dinah said nasally, turning around, still refusing to look up.
"Dinah, you have a broken nose, it's nothing to be ashamed off. You are still a very pretty girl."
Dinah slowly looked up at the three of them. The bandage around her nose stood out tremendously. She had to breath through her mouth, since both nostrils were clogged up to stop the bleeding. Dinah was thankful that the black and blue around her nasal was covered up. She began to smile, but that caused an intense pain to race down the bridge of her nose that it caused a few tears to stroll down the sides of her face.