As Kara stood on the balcony of Lena's penthouse, staring out over the city she started to re-live events of the day, wondering how anyone could try to turn kids into zombies. She was pulled from her thoughts by Sam approaching and saying.
"Hey Kara, you have a visitor."
Confused Kara turned and looked into the room where Agent Aptil stood in the middle, being carefully watched by the kids and Lena.
"What does he want?" Kara asked confused before walking into the lounge.
"Agent Aptil." She said.
"Ms Danvers." Agent Aptil greeted.
"Are you looking for Alex?" Kara asked confused.
"No. You. And you have been a difficult person to track down."
"Why are you looking for me?" Kara asked.
"May I?" He asked indicating the chair.
"Sure." Kara said before Aptil looked at the kids and asked.
"Can you give us a moment?"
"Should I call mom?" The teenage Kara asked her aunt.
"No." The adult Kara smiled.
"Okay." The teenager said as the trio left the room.
"We'll leave you to it." Lena said as she and Sam also left the room.
"I take it everyone will be listening?" Aptil asked.
"Probably." Kara smiled. "What's going on?"
"We have uncovered enough evidence to make several arrests."
"Are you here to arrest me?" Kara asked confused about why he was telling her.
"No." He smiled.
"Then why are you here?"
"Whoever is behind this has links into very high places, possibly some rather embarrassing places, which makes me concerned that there will be a move to sweep this under the carpet. So I think we need to fight on multiple fronts. Rumour has it that you are working on a story on Sloane Syndicate. I believe it is in both our interests to make it as accurate as possible. So under the condition this does not get published before six am tomorrow, please use this information as you see fit." He said passing her a thumb drive.
"Will Alex get into trouble if I have this?"
"You mean will she be linked to the leak?" He asked.
"Yes."
"Some of the information I have given you Alex does not have access to." He said. "As long as you don't share it with her until after the story is published she'll be in the clear." He said before standing and leaving.
"Well that was awfully nice." Lena said, the doubt obvious in her voice, as she came back into the room. "Do you trust him?"
"He's come through so far." Kara said. "But I going to check everything he gave me really carefully before I do anything with it."
"Want some help?" Sam asked walking into the room.
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"I have a story." Kara said entering Cat's office later that evening.
"Weren't you meant to be taking it easy?" Cat asked.
"I am."
"It is after eight and you have just come in with a story." Cat pointed out.
"This kind of fell in my lap." Kara said passing Cat the article.
"Sit." Cat instructed as she put on her glasses, leaned back in her chair, and read what Kara had given her.
After what felt like an eternity Cat looked at Kara and asked.
"You have proof?"
"Yes and the arrests are happening tonight, well early hours of tomorrow morning."
"Who is your source?"
"Agent Aptil of the FBI. I also have the files from the Sloane Syndicate computers." Kara said passing Cat a folder.
"Very well. Tidy up the english and we'll publish it first thing tomorrow." Cat said. But as she noticed a slight hesitancy to Kara she asked. "Do you have doubts?"
"No. Everything there is correct."
"Then why the frown?"
"Earlier today we thought someone else might be involved, but it turns out he's not. I mean there is not a shred of evidence linking him."
"But you still think he is?"
"I don't know. I mean I didn't even know about him until a few hours ago, so it's not like I really believe he is behind everything. But I still feel like we are missing something."
"Your job is to report facts. Make sure you don't editorialise. Once it is published and the dust settles you can resume your digging into this other party if you still think there is doubt." Cat said. "But if there is someone behind this they are happy to sacrifice money and people to keep their involvement hidden. Going after them won't be without risk."
"So I should back off?" Kara asked.
"No one can answer that question apart from you." Cat said. "Right now there is nothing you can do. So focus on this story and then see what happens."
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"Why are you still at work?" Kara asked entering Alex's office a couple of hours later.
"Because I am miles behind on paperwork." Alex said.
"The kids are worried about you. So's Eliza."
"How was mom?"
"Getting restless. She's managing to stay awake long enough to notice you haven't visited tonight."
"I'll visit as soon as I have finished this." Alex said before asking. "What are you doing here so late?"
"Checking on you. Plus I wanted to know if you've seen something. But I'm not meant to ask you until tomorrow."
"You are not making any sense." Alex said.
"Have you seen the arrest list?"
"Yes."
"Thank Rao. Then I can talk about it." Kara said.
"You've seen it? I thought you'd gone by the time Aptil sent it over."
"I had."
"So how have you seen it?"
"Aptil gave it to me." Kara said.
"He did? When? Why?"
"This afternoon, to ensure that the powers that be don't try to hide what is going on. He wants me to publish an article on it."
"To think I thought he was such a rule follower when I first met him." Alex mused.
"You broke him down." Kara smiled before asking. "But did you read the list?"
"Kind of. I mean I skimmed it and then Aptil told me to go away as it was FBI and IRS territory. Why?"
"Do you still have it?"
"Yeah." Alex said loading up the document on her computer.
"Go down to the bottom of page 3." Kara said. "Recognise any names?"
"Wait is that-"
"Holtz senior." Kara confirmed.
"How did I miss that?" Alex asked reading the list again wondering what else she had missed. "What is his involvement?"
"He is CFO of The Resource Engineering Company and according to the IRS is complicit with the money laundering that has been going on. He is also golfing buddies with Joiner." Kara said.
"Well at least he has lost buying power at the high school." Alex said before Kara asked.
"Why are you frowning?"
"This whole case has been full of coincidences and I don't like it. I just have this feeling we are missing something. But it is probably lack of sleep. Seeing this is now and FBI and IRS thing and there is nothing more we can do, I'm going to visit mom. Want to come?"
"It's not like I'd let you go alone. At least not until after all the arrests." Kara said as Vasquez walked into the office.
"Sorry were you leaving?"
"Yes. But do you have something?" Alex asked.
"I found the proof we needed to work out who the mole was." Vasquez said.
"Who?" Alex asked.
"Tait. He altered the chemical transfer order, he had access to the chemical where he could have removed some of it and he accessed the Medusa files a few weeks ago."
"Son of a- bring him in."
"We can't." Vasquez said.
"What do you mean?"
"He died last night."
"Died how?"
"Shot in an alley. Currently there are no suspects. He was not on duty today, which is why no one noticed his absence." Vasquez added, pre-empting Alex's next question.
"So another loose end tied up without actually giving us any answers."