"Hold up, so the person responsible for giving you $30 million was your mother Andrea Beaumont?" Barbara asked, "how is that possible? I thought your mother's bank account was withdrawn after she was arrested?"

"Her bank account was legally withdrawn after she was arrested," confirmed Kevin, "I found out about that when I was 13. When she broke out of jail, she must've created a new identity and opened a new account, hence Irene Adler." Barbara rubbed her eyebrows and said, "this is heavy." Kevin nodded and agreed, "I know... Having our lives destroyed really took a toll on Mom's mental state. Last thing she said to me that last time I visited her was that she lost her faith in God. Then she broke out of jail, and then a week later, AJ O'Reilly was murdered. Dad had a feeling Mom had something to do with it. I was no dummy. Even I knew she killed him and Arthur Reeves's suicide was motivated by Mom. Fucker ruined our lives and took the coward's way out. Hard to believe our money goes to corrupt councilman like him." Barbara placed his hand on Kevin's shoulder and said, "I understand why you would have cynical feelings about Reeves and O'Reilly. Even I agree, what they did was despicable." Kevin looked at Barbara sadly and said, "you and Dick are the only people that make me feel normal." There was silence.

"Do you want me to look up who'd been paying Andrea all that money?" Barbara offered. "I guess it wouldn't hurt," said Kevin. Barbara looked up each person that had paid Andrea as Irene Adler, and the pair noticed a pattern. A lot of these people employing Andrea were corrupt politicians, corrupt senators, mafia bosses, criminals, and wretched hives of scum and villainy. It made their skins crawl. Barbara looked and noticed these corrupt pieces of scum were linked to murders of specific reporters, rival politicians, innocent people, and so on. Barbara looked up the murder victims and each of those victims were all murdered by The Phantasm! "My god," said a horrified Barbara, "all those people were murdered by Andrea. She was paid to kill them..." Barbara looked up The Phantasm and further information revealed that she was a freelance assassin/hit-woman. Kevin was speechless. He was afraid that his mother had gone down a dark path, but he never imagined she'd fallen this low, going back to her old ways, now responsible for hundreds of murders. "Oh Lord," he said in horror, "all of that money she gave me... She killed those people for that money. $30 million in blood money..." Kevin was torn apart, racked by horror and guilt.

Barbara gently caressed Kevin's face and said, "Kevin, this isn't your fault... You couldn't have known about this... Do you want to talk to Dinah about this?" Kevin nodded and said, "I need to talk to someone about this... I'll call Dad and let him know what's going on." As Kevin got out his cell phone and called his dad. Batman said on the phone, "Batman here." Kevin sighed, "hey Dad..." As Barbara got some black flats on, Batman asked, "Kevin is everything okay?"

"I found out who's been sending me this money to my savings," said Kevin, "turns out it was Mom. She was using a fake pseudonym that referenced Irene Adler from Sherlock Holmes." Batman asked in surprise, "it was your mother that gave you that money?" Kevin nodded and said, "yep. But she certainly didn't give me that money through selling lemonade. Barbara and I found out that Mom is a freelance hit-woman assassin for hire. So those 30 million dollars is pretty much blood money, the result of being paid to kill various people." Kevin rubbed his eyebrows in stress. "Kevin... I'm sorry." Batman said on the phone, "I have a friend in the FBI. I'll contact him and he can come over tomorrow morning and we can discuss what to do with the blood money." Kevin nodded and said, "sounds like a plan. Barbara and I are going to speak to Dinah about this because I need someone to talk to. I'll also have Barbara send you the information that way you have credible evidence. Rest assured, this isn't some cover-up for Babs to sneak out and engage with Paris Franz."

"I believe you," said Batman, "I doubt you could fabricate such a cover-up. It could arouse suspicion. I have to go now Kevin. I'll see you tomorrow morning." Kevin stood up and said, "you too Dad. Bye." Kevin then hung up and Barbara said, "I sent the information to your dad. You ready?" Kevin gave a thumbs up and said in a tired voice, "ready as I'll ever be." Barbara held Kevin's hand and they got out of her apartment, walking over to Barbara's car. "I'll drive," offered Barbara, "I've been to Dinah's house before, so I know where to go. You get to ride shotgun." Barbara got in the driver's seat while Kevin got in the front passenger seat. Once they were buckled up, Barbara started driving, leaving her apartment. On a good day, Kevin was jovial and talkative, his smile could light up a room. But on a bad day, Kevin was silent and his smile was gone. It almost made him look like his father, Bruce. Seeing Kevin sad almost made Babs want to cry. An hour later, they made it to Star City and drove over to the house of Dinah Lance, AKA Black Canary. They parked the car and got out. Kevin and Barbara walked over to the house and knocked on the front door. A minute later, a beautiful blonde woman in her late 30s early 40s opened the door. She was wearing her pajamas and barefoot, while wearing a black collar that was meant to control a certain power. It was Dinah Lance, and she looked tired. She was ready to say something smartass, until she saw who was outside. She noticed that Kevin looked distressed and almost guilt-ridden. "Kevin? Barb? Is everything alright?" Dinah asked in concern. "Could we please come in Dinah?" Kevin asked, "I need to speak to someone I can trust..."

"Of course you can come in," welcomed Dinah, "I'm always here when you need help." She welcomed the two in, shutting the door behind them. Once Kevin and Barbara sat on the couch, Kevin and Barbara explained to Dinah what happened, from Andrea creating a fake identity, to being a freelance assassin for hire, to secretly transferring the blood money to Kevin's savings account. Dinah listened to what Kevin and Barbara told her, shocked by the aspects of the story. During her tenure as Black Canary, Dinah had never confronted The Phantasm, but she had heard of the killer vigilante's reputation and she prayed that she would never have to deal with her one day. "I must say, I never imagined you and Barbara would stumble upon this," said Dinah, "does anyone else know?" Kevin shook his head and said, "the only other person that knows is Dad. Well, eventually an acquaintance of his from the FBI will find out." Dinah looked at Kevin and asked him, "how do you feel, knowing that your mother killed people to give you this money?" Kevin adjusted his hair and admitted, "I feel so... Torn apart... I was raised in a Catholic upbringing, so I always went to church on Sundays and I've still maintained that moral to always go to church every Sunday as The Bible commanded. And I was always taught that killing, no matter what, was wrong. It didn't matter what a person did in the past, whether they were a sinner or not, it's still morally wrong to kill that person. I didn't realize the severity of my mother's actions until I was older... I want to love my mom because she's my family and she spent 10 years raising me. It's because of our bond together that I love to cook. I want to remember every good memory we had together, every bond we made... But I feel so appalled that my own mother would do these horrible things and allow corrupt people to pay her to murder innocent people with families. And it sickens me that she would give this blood money to ME. It almost taints every precious memory I hold dear to my heart... I don't understand why she would do this!"

"I understand the conflict you're feeling, Kevin." Dinah empathized, "we all want to remember the ones we love for the positive memories we formed with them. And to imagine a person we care about doing horrible things can paint a worse picture for anyone. I can't speak for Andrea, but I want to believe the reason why she gave you that money is because she cares and is trying to make up for being unable to provide for you. At least, I believe it's motherly love. There is a method to the madness." Kevin shook his head and said, "but it still doesn't change the fact that she took lives away! My soul and my conscience are telling me it's wrong to keep that money! I feel like I won't be able to sleep at night or look at myself in the mirror if I keep that money that was earned through killing. Am I weak for thinking that?" Kevin looked at Dinah, on the verge of tears, she was the closest thing he had to a mother. Dinah held Kevin's hand and said, "no... You are not weak for thinking that, Kevin. It shows that you have boundaries and there are lines that you won't cross." Barbara nodded and agreed, "we all need boundaries. Boundaries make us stronger individuals." Kevin smiled sweetly at Barbara. "You're like your father in a way," said Dinah, "you want to fight for what you believe is right. And if you believe that not carrying that blood money is the right thing to do, then do what your conscience and soul believe in. Hopefully that'll help you look at yourself in the mirror without feeling ashamed." Kevin smiled at Dinah and said, "thanks Dinah. This is why you're like a mother to a lot of us." Dinah smiled and said, "I just do what I can. You two look like you need some sleep. It'll take you a couple hours to get back to Gotham, and it's dangerous to be out there late at night. You can sleep here for tonight. I have a guest room." Barbara stood up and said, "thanks Dinah." Babs and Kevin went to the guest room and shared the bed together, tucking into the blankets. Barbara held Kevin in her arms and softly said, "just try to relax... I'm not going to leave you..." Kevin laid his head on Barbara's breasts, listening to her heartbeat. "Thanks for being there Barbara," he said, getting tired. As the two began to drift to sleep, romantic feelings for Kevin started to awaken inside Barbara, and she vice-versa.