Cosima regains consciousness into a fit of screaming voices.
"She clearly told you to see it privately Sarah, what were you thinking!" Siobhan's voice resonates with evident anger.
"I'm sorry mum I didn't…"
"Yeah you didn't!"
Felix who a few minutes ago was cool and calm, is now a whole mess of emotions. He has his arm around his chest, one hand covering his mouth, doing his best not to start crying. "I can't believe I caused this, I was the one who pushed her to date with that bloody app and…"
"Hey it's not your fault Felix," Alison rubs her hand over his back "She would've made contact with Cosima one way or another" Her voice is firm and confident "If not the app maybe a casual encounter or whatever. She was clearly on a mission; not you or anyone could have prevented it from happening."
"Yeah maybe you're right but perhaps in any other situation we could've been more prepared, we could've seen through the lies" Felix voice quivers "And maybe Delphine wouldn't be…" he can't complete the sentence as a sob escapes from within his chest.
"Oh Felix" Alison hugs her friend trying to keep her own emotions at bay.
As Cosima opens her eyes she realizes she's on Helena's lap, on the floor. Her sister is holding her tight, caressing her head lovingly. Cosima opens her mouth to speak but is immediately stopped by Helena.
"shhh" Helena puts a finger on Cosima's lips. "I got you seestra, I take care of you"
Cosima's lips tremble, feeling safe for the first time after so long. She closes her eyes allowing herself to be held and caressed.
All this time she thought that seeing Delphine's lifeless body and realizing she wouldn't be with her again was the only time she would ever experience a feeling like this. Right at this moment all that pain and suffocating agony was flowing back deep inside her soul. But there was a difference, for now she knew who was responsible for taking her love away. The killer had a name and she wasn't about to forget it.
Suddenly the cries of Helena's baby interrupt the discussion and noises.
Sarah turns to face Helena and Cosima on the floor.
Helena seems torn between attending to her child and staying with Cosima but instantly seems to make a decision. She stares at Sarah who immediately gets the silent message and takes her place on the floor now holding Cosima.
The argument continues for a while longer filled with theories, regrets and questions.
"Do these help us at all to get the neolutionists or what?" Alison enquires pointing at the contents of the box now spread around the table.
"I'm not sure, we'll just have to wait for Marion to explain all of this shite and what we can do about it" Sarah responds still holding Cosima.
"After all this time I'm fairly sure she's got good stuff" Siobhan comments with certainty.
From the other side of the room a recently collected Felix intervenes "And what about now? Are we gonna do something about…" He waves his hand toward the laptop with a cringe, obviously referring to the video "… that?"
Sarah lets out an audible exasperated sigh before answering "I think we should pay her a visit"
Siobhan nods "We can see how much she knows"
Then surprising everyone, Cosima detaches from Sarah's hold and stands up abruptly.
"No, I got this, I'll take care of her" Cosima exclaims looking like she's getting her bearings.
"What! No! You're not going anywhere!" Sarah interjects rising from the floor.
"Love, you're in no condition to…"
"I don't recall asking anyone's permission, I'll deal with her and that's it" Cosima yells searching around for something "I need a gun"
"Oh God!" Felix exclaims with horror thinking Cosima has lost her mind.
Sarah moves forward pulling at Cosima's arm "I'm not giving you a bloody gun Cos"
Cosima scoffs "I'm not gonna…" she stops mid-sentence, feeling bile in her throat, unable to say the word 'shoot'. She swallows the sudden unwelcome sensation and continues "She was in the military, I just want protection"
"I can go with you" Sarah offers realizing that stopping her sister is not an option.
Cosima snatches her arm from Sarah's grasp and looks around again. She eyes Alison's bag and moves toward it. When she's near, she opens the bag and removes the gun from it.
Alison gasps covering her mouth with her right hand, wanting to say something but nothing comes out.
"Helena!" Cosima calls now retrieving Alison's car keys.
"Yes seestra?"
"You're coming with me!"
Helena automatically gets up from her chair, next to the baby's playpen still holding her kid. She walks toward Siobhan and hands her the child.
"You take care of baby"
The older woman takes the baby from her arms carefully with a sigh.
Helena moves around the room gathering different stuff and putting them into her coat pockets.
"You're not seriously letting her do this are you? She's not thinking clearly you have to do something" Felix whispers standing close to Sarah.
Sarah exhales loudly running both hands in her hair without saying one word.
Grabbing her bag Cosima turns in Helena's direction "ready?"
"Yes, ready" Helena starts walking, stopping briefly to kiss her kid's forehead. When she's next to Cosima, she takes the gun Cosima was about to put into her red coat pocket "I carry this" She says softly coaxing Cosima to let it go.
Cosima nods slowly and hands the weapon over without a fight. She then clears her throat and addresses the other people in the room "We won't be long, just wait here" and with that said she marches to the door.
Helena follows her closely. When she passes near Sarah she puts a hand on her shoulder "don't worry seestra, I will protect her"
Her twin only swallows, nodding with hesitation.
"Be…safe" Alison lets out weakly before both women cross the exit.
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