Chapter Ten
"You had me going for a minute there," said Helena later on that morning in the Clocktower. She was standing in the doorway of Barbara's office.
"My objective was Santiago," said Barbara. She was sitting in her office, reading the newspaper.
"That makes two of us," said Helena. "By the way, where'd you get the throwing stars?"
Barbara suddenly looked up from the newspaper, stone-faced. A flood of supposedly long-forgotten memories came rushing back into her consciousness.
"Barbara? You OK?" Helena inquired, concerned.
"I'm fine," Barbara replied quietly. "Your father … issued them … to me … before he left," she said, answering Helena's question.
"My father gave them to you?"
"They're pieces of equipment," Barbara replied flatly. "He'd always intended them to be used." Barbara paused. "I rarely do, though," she said quietly. "Out of respect for … Bruce."
"Sorry we couldn't get Santiago," said Helena. She was sitting by Dinah's bedside at St. Vincent's Hospital.
"That's OK," said Dinah. "You're always telling me, 'Stuff happens?' "
Helena smiled. "Yeah … more-or-less."
"We'll get em next time, huh?"
"Yeah … next time." Helena reached down onto the floor, picked up a small gift-wrapped package, and gave it to Dinah. "Gotcha something."
Dinah accepted the package. "What is it?"
"Open it."
Dinah unwrapped the package. Inside was a DVD of the movie "Ghost".
"Your first complete movie," said Helena with a grin. "Think you can handle it?"
Dinah grinned a toothy grin. "Thanks," she said. "You don't know what this means to me."
"What are friends for?" Helena replied. "Good to have you back."
"Good to be back," said Dinah with a smile.
THE END
