The meeting with Jim Gordon had gone as well as expected. Jim was suspicious of them, he never liked Ed and was always tolerable of himself. But Jim was one of the few friends he had.
Jim would rally a taskforce and they would attack Mooney. They already had their base.
It would happen this evening. He didn't know how it would end, would Mooney meet her demise or would they. It would be a fight to the death.
He paced up and down in front of his fireplace. Ed was sitting in the armchair, watching him quizzically.
Ed had already decided their tactic, Zsazs had made a reappearance after disclosing the location of the base. He would stand in arms with them against them. With a cost of course.
'What are you so worried about?' Ed smiled curiously at him.
'Worried? Me? I don't know what you mean, what would make you think I was worried?' he continued his pacing, a nervous chuckle as he spoke.
'My plan will work; we will beat Mooney and you can continue to run this city without her interference.'
'I know! I know! But you don't know Mooney like I do! She has this ability to turn everything around on you! We think were winning and then bam she's got us right where she wants her again!' he shouted at Ed towards the end, stopping and throwing his arms out towards him.
A curious smile graced Ed's feature. 'Yes. True.' Ed stood, standing towards him, and putting a hand on his shoulder. 'But you didn't have me last time did you.'
He looked at Ed, his kind smile, the light of the fire behind them reflecting off his pale features. They were so close. Have him? Did he really have him? He looked at his lips invitingly. He leant in, this would be the moment…