Chapter 15
Jacob Kane was sitting in the passenger seat of a Crows van while Sophie drove to Arkham Asylum to interrogate the first real lead they had in Beth's case.
"It's too bad Kate couldn't be here for this." Sophie said.
"It's better she's not. That way you'll only have to worry about reigning in one Kane instead of both of us." Jacob said.
"Wow. I've never seen you this angry before sir." Sophie said.
"I shouldn't have just accepted that Beth was dead all those years ago. I should've known deep down that my child was alive and she needed me. A father is supposed to know those sorts of things, but I didn't. I failed her. And I will do whatever I have to make that right." Jacob said.
"I wish I could understand that." Sophie said and Jacob actually smiled.
"I'm sure you will. When you're raising my grandchildren with Kate." Jacob said.
"Wait what?" Sophie asked and Jacob chuckled at the look on her face.
"You think I haven't noticed how close you two are getting again?" Jacob asked.
"I'm working on regaining her trust. Though it isn't easy." Sophie said.
"Yeah, I know how stubborn she can be." Jacob said.
"It's not just that. It feels like she's keeping something from me now. Something big. Even if I manage to get back in her good books that way, I'm not sure if I can really start something with her while she's keeping something like that from me." Sophie said and Jacob nodded.
"Give her time, if she decides it's worth giving things with you another shot, she'll open up with you when she's ready." Jacob said and Sophie nodded, both of them unaware that their conversation had been overheard.
"Still not sure why you wanted me to hack into the camera aboard the car they were taking." Luke said.
"I wanted to hear what they were planning on interrogating Mouse. I was not expecting that conversation instead." Kate said as she thought about what Sophie had said.
"I didn't know you and Sophie were getting closer again?" Luke said.
"Even though we are, she's got a point. How can I honestly expect her to be in a committed relationship with me if I'm keeping such a big secret from her?" Kate said.
"You could always tell her. I'm not saying do it now, but I know you that still love Sophie and if you want things to work out between you two, you're going to have to tell her you're Batwoman. I mean seriously, ask any other superhero how well their relationships went when they were based on a lie?" Luke asked.
"I know I have to tell her eventually, since honestly, now that we have a chance at maybe salvaging something from our relationship, I can't throw it away." Kate said.
"I know. So anyways, what exactly is the plan? You really think Mouse knows where Cartwright is?" Luke asked and Kate scoffed.
"Please, there's a good chance Cartright is burning in a pit of hellfire right now considering Alice and Mouse. But he might give us a lead on Alice's whereabouts. That's why we're going to be watching the interrogation for any clues." Kate said and Luke nodded.
"I'm also going to be putting a request to have Mouse transferred to maximum security solitary after this interview. Need to make sure that not only can he not escape, but that once we catch Alice, that she can't talk to him either." Luke said.
"Good idea, though I'm pretty sure that Alice is getting the same treatment as the Joker at Arkham. I'm honestly tempted to have them locked up in a cell together and see which one of them survives the night." Kate said.
"I'd pay money to see that fight." Luke said.
"You and me both. We could probably make a fortune selling tickets to that fight." Kate said thoughtfully.
"Probably." Luke agreed.
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