Part 59

Caitlin hung up her phone after agreeing to meet Ramsey in an hour at Jitters. After placing a quick call to Charlie to have her and Ronnie get there to keep an eye on things during the meeting. Charlie was going to call Ralph and have him wait in the parking lot to follow Ramsey after the meeting. She then walked into Cisco's lab and smiled at her friend.

"What do you need Caitlin?"

"Ramsey called. He wants to talk to me about something. I think we both know what that is."

"He wants dark matter."

"Yes. But the thing is dark matter is a controlled substance in this reality. I can't just give it to him. Not that I ever would."

"That won't stop him from going after it on the black market. "

"I know."

"Barry wouldn't like the idea of you meeting him alone."

"Then it is a good thing Ronnie and Charlie will be at Jitters watching everything. Ralph will be in the parking lot ready to follow Ramsey and I will be wearing a com with you listening in."

"Barry is still not going to like it."

"Cisco, Ramsey is not going to go all goo monster on me. He doesn't have dark matter yet."

"That we know of."

"Cisco it will be ok. I will be ready to hit my panic button if anything goes wrong."

"Fine, but don't and blame me if your over protective husband tries to lock you in the pipeline for your own safety if things go wrong."

"You are the best almost brother a girl can ask for."

"You can thank me by naming one of the twins after me."

"Not sure Barry will go for that."

Caitlin headed out to meet Ramsey.


Ronnie took a sip of his coffee while sitting across from Charlie. They were watching the table that Caitlin was sitting at. Caitlin had a cup of tea and a piece of cheesecake in front of her.

"So who is this guy again?" Asked Ronnie

"Ramsey Russo. He and Caity were friends in medical school. In the old reality he developed a cancer called HLH. It is a blood cancer that also killed his mom. It is nearly 60 to 75% fatal from what I understand. He developed a treatment that uses dark matter. He used it on himself and turned into this goo monster that used his black blood goo to turn people into these zombie like things that he could mind control. That includes Barry. But he never got full control of Barry who gave us the way to stop him."

"So he wants Cait to give him dark matter?"

"More like to work with him. He is not authorized to be in possession of dark matter. Caity as co-owner of Star Labs she does. Tina McGee is someone else who is. Not sure about Ted Kord or Anthony Ivo. But regardless Ramsey can be in possession of dark matter without risking going to prison."

"Dr. McGee is not going to help him risk making more metas. We got enough of them running around."

"Yep. That is why Caity didn't give him the dark matter last time. He claimed to have gotten it from Kord but I am fairly sure that he actually stole it from this arms dealer that worked for Gold Face. A meta criminal that runs a black market. That reminds me we should shut him down."

"Let's worry about him later. I think Russo has shown."

"Yeah that's him. His family is originally from India I think."

"Was there anything between him and Cait?"

"No. From what I remember his mom considered Caity to be like a daughter to her. Besides most of the time Caity likes her men sane and without a god complex."


Caitlin looked up and smiled as Ramsey walked over to her.

"Caitlin, thank you for agreeing to meet me."

"Of course Ramsey. I am sorry about your mom."

"Thank you. You know that you were always one of mum's favorites. Always so much smarter than most of the others in the room."

"I don't know about that. But your mom was a special woman."

"She died too soon. She gave up instead of fighting the cancer."

"Ramsey, HLH has one of the highest fatality rates."

"You don't have to tell me. I was recently diagnosed with it."

"I'm sorry. Are you going to start treatment? I might be able to find a better treatment."

"I actually have been working on that. Part of the reason I wanted to see you."

Ramsey pulled out a tablet and handed it over to Caitlin. Caitlin looked it over and frowned seeing it was identical to what she had seen pre crisis.

"Is the binding agent dark matter?"

"Yes it is the only thing I found that will work."

"You know that you have to be authorized by the government to be in possession of it. You will go to prison if you're not. It can take over a year to be authorized."

"That is why I am hoping you will be willing to help me. I know that you have not only authorization to use it but access to it at Star Labs."

"As much as I want to help you, dark matter is a deal breaker. The release of dark matter from the particle accelerator explosion caused a lot more metahumans to come out of the woodwork. I will not be responsible for even more."

"Cait, there is nothing else that will work. Not everyone exposed to dark matter becomes a meta. I mean you were in Star Labs during the particle accelerator explosion and as far as I know you weren't affected."

"Whether I was or wasn't is none of your business. My husband and family are the only ones that need to know. Besides, I don't feel comfortable working with dark matter while I am pregnant."

"You are pregnant? How far along are you?"

"Almost five months. Barry and I are having twins."

"Congratulations. I understand why you wouldn't want to work with dark matter then."

"Even if I wasn't I would not risk making more metas that may take a new lease on life terrorizing this city."

"Do you know of anyone else that will help me?"

"The only other person I know of that is authorized to have access to dark matter is Dr. Christina McGee from Mercury Labs. But I also know she feels much like I do about dark matter."

"So you won't help me?"

"If it involves dark matter I can't. Dark matter is too dangerous. Ramsey, I am sorry that you have this illness. But as a doctor I can not do something that I feel will harm someone. I truly believe in the oath I took."

"I understand."

Ramsey got up and headed out. Caitlin let out a sigh and glanced over at her sister and Ronnie. She could see Charlie speaking into her com. Caitlin had turned the listening part of the com down so she wouldn't be distracted while talking to Ramsey. She turned up the volume and heard Ralph say he had eyes on Ramsey. After say goodbye to her sister and Ronnie, Caitlin sent a text to Barry saying she would see him at home and to bring home dinner with him. That she wants Mexican. She then went home to take a nap.