Jackie quietly walked into the Manor as she quietly shut the door; she looked around as she walked past the living room where both Ben and Julian were watching TV.

"Mommy!" Ben said, getting up from the floor and running towards his mother.

Jackie smiled as she picked up Ben "Hi! It seems like I haven't seen you two in forever." She said, walking into the living room.

Julian looked up at his mother as Jackie messed with his hair before she sat on the couch next to Julian.

"So what are you guys watching?" Jackie asked.

"Spongebob." They both said in unison.

Jackie nodded "Oh." She said, watching the television show with her sons.

Bruce walked into the living room with his hands in his pockets "Dinner's almost ready, boys go get ready!" he said.

The boys ran out of the living room and up the stairs, leaving Bruce and Jackie alone in the living room as Jackie turned off the TV.

"Heard you went to go see Joker." Bruce said, sitting next to Jackie.

Jackie nodded "Yeah, you gonna hold it against me?" she asked.

Bruce shook his head "No. But I don't think you should ever do that again." He responded.

"I got what I wanted, so I think it's safe to say that I won't." she said, picking at her fingernails.

Bruce looked at her closely "What exactly did you go looking for?" he asked.

"Answers. Just a couple of answers." Jackie responded softly.

Bruce held her hand as he looked at her "Are you alright?" he asked her.

Jackie nodded "Yeah, I've never been better." She said, getting up off the couch and walking into the kitchen.


Dinner was peaceful, and familiar as the boys yelled across the table at Alfred and Bruce who chuckled and yelled back at them playfully.

Jackie smiled as she enjoyed her spaghetti dinner, with mashed potatoes on the side, her favorite.

Just then, in the happiness of the moment, the front door opened and closed; the dinner table went quiet as Ed appeared.

Jackie got up from her chair and walked towards Ed, grabbing his arm and guiding him to the living room, giving him a distained look.

"What?" Ed asked.

Jackie closed the living room doors and turned to him "You killed him!" she accused.

Ed looked at her confused "What?"

"YOU KILLED MY HUSBAND!" Jackie yelled, not caring about the acoustics in the house.

Ed shook his head "I don't know what you're talking about!" he said.

Jackie groaned "You know, something never felt right about Jonathan's death, but Joker made it clear that I was looking in the wrong fucking direction!" she said, pushing him against the coffee table.

Ed scuffed as he caught his balance "What the fuck, Jackie! I need context before you kill me against a glass coffee table in Wayne Manor!" he scowled.

"Goddamn it, Ed! What did you do? Joker told me that something fishy is going on with the circumstances of my husbands' death!" Jackie said, pointing a finger at Ed.

Ed shakes his head "Joker is manipulative and sneaky, he would tell you *anything* if he knew it would damage any decent relationship you have!" he yelled.

Jackie clenched her fists as she shook them at Ed "Joker is old and brittle, and I don't think he had any involvement in Jon's death!" she said, tearing up.

Ed sighed "What did he tell you?"

"He told me that if anybody was involved in Jon's death, it would be you; because you're the only one acting strange." She said.

Ed looked Jackie for a moment as she brushed forming tears away; Ed reached for her arm but she moved away as she glared at him.

"What did you do?" she asked coldly.

Ed closed his eyes, before looking down at the floor and his feet as Jackie began to cry as she covered her face from Ed.

"Get out." She whispered.

"Jackie." He whispered.

"GET—OUT!" she screamed, looking at him with fury in her eyes.

Ed sighed as he walked past Jackie and out of the living room, leaving the Manor; Jackie turned around to find the entire household glaring at Jackie.

The boys were clearly upset as Alfred and Bruce tried to comfort them, also in shock as they looked at Jackie.

"Alright, boys…lets finish dinner." Alfred muttered, guiding the boys back into the dining room.

Bruce walked to the living room and looked at Jackie, who was still brushing away forming tears as he reached her.

He took her by her arms gently and hugged her, letting her cry on his shoulder as he rubbed her back, silently telling her to let it all out as she held him close as she continued to sob.

"It's alright, let it out." Bruce whispered to her.

Jackie grabbed at his shirt sleeves "Why did he have to die?" she wept.

Bruce sighed "I don't know, baby." He whispered.

Jackie cried for a few more minutes before she pulled away from Bruce and looked at him before letting out a deep breathe.

"You're going to be okay." Bruce comforted her, stroking her hair as he brushed away a falling tear.

Bruce smiled "You're going to be a Prima Ballerina, and you're going to be amazing." He told her.

"Never mind Ed, live your life the way you want to; not by how some asshole who calls himself 'The Riddler' thinks you should live." Bruce told her.

Jackie nodded "Okay." She said.

Bruce nodded "Good, now go finish your dinner and then you'll take a bubble bath, now go!" he said, playfully pushing her out of the living room.

Jackie adjusted her hair and eyes as she casually walked back into the dining room to finish her dinner; there as now an awkwardness in the air as she sat next to Alfred.

Alfred stroked her hand as she began to eat her dinner again, smiling at her sons as she enjoyed her dinner.

Bruce sat back down in his seat as he gave a comforting smile to the boys as he began picking at his dinner once again.