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Cosima's P.O.V
As I step aside letting the mystery clone show her face, Sarah and Alison are evidently shocked. As they say nothing, I finally decide to elaborate on the situation. "We bumped into each other when we were on the phone Sarah. Guys, she knows Beth." That last part especially sparked their interest, but why? "Can I say words?" The mystery clone asks, stepping inside further so I can close the door. "Of course hun." I reply, she fixes her coat tighter around her. I didn't need to look at it much before I realized it's one of Beth's.
"There was a man named Paul where Beth sestra had me kept." She began, we all slowly sat down in the living room. "He let me go today, but dirty Paul had news..." She continued, trailing off as her eyes scanned the apartment. "Where is Beth?" She asks, making eye contact with us all. I turned to look at Alison, she was finger fiddling nervously. "Well, we are trying to figure that out." Sarah starts, giving me a hard look. It told me to stay blind on what was happening, just for now.
"What did this Paul dude say to you?" I said, deciding to dig deeper into what she knew. "He lies that Beth is dead, he's foolish." After that, Sarah rushes to stand. She cusses as she looks through all apartments rooms. They already had suspicions... Why didn't they tell me?
Sarah's P.O.V
"What are you guys keeping from me?" Cosima says, letting a bit of anger spill through. "You want to do the honors Alison, or will I?" I say, making my way back from searching Beth's apartment. "Cosima," She starts, and it surprises me. I didn't expect her to be the one to break the news. "Sarah was on call with Beth when she had to hang up quickly, she was quite distressed. We didn't want to break it to you over the phone, so here we are..." Alison finishes, Cosima hearing those final words, made her loosen up.
"I understand why you guys didn't tell me. To be honest, I appreciate it." She gets up to walk over for a hug, which I accept even though I usually wouldn't. "So I can only imagine that's why Beth isn't here... What are we supposed to do? Did she say anything before, before it happened?" Cosima asked, and she was right. What are we supposed to do, with merely three names. Of what? Companies, people, places?
"Dyad, Brightborn and Topside. Three names she told me I can't forget." I blurt out, the others look at me confused. Whilst mystery clone is finding yet another thing to fiddle with as a distraction. "Now what in all of Bailey Downes is that supposed to me to us?" Alison asks, throwing her hands in the air dramatically. I feel like that won't be the last time she acts that way.
"Look, I have no idea. But I have a feeling she might." I say, pointing over at mystery clone. All eyes on her, she slowly looks up and frowns. "Many prying eyes..." Is all she says, Cosima squats down in front of her. The clone tilts her head at Cosima, to be honest I would too. "Do you wanna let us know what your name is?" The girl slightly nods her head. "My names Helena. Beth sestra never told me much things. She kept my hidden away, with a man named Paul." Paul... I swear I could've heard that name somehow. Definitely through Beth, what was he to her? We knew less then we thought, and it could cost Beth's life.
Alison's P.O.V
"Holy dooley everybody calm down before we interrogate this poor girl. We're going to need a way to organise all of this information." I say, interrupting any further poking or prodding. "Jesus Christ Alison. We aren't bloody detectives." Sarah says in a ridiculing tone of voice. "Yea but Sarah, we all know who was..." Cosima speaks up, she meant Beth. And she was right, Beth was a homicide cop. "I feel like your thinking of somethin super crazy right now cos..." Sarah says, and I'd have to agree with her.
Cosima just had that look about her, definitely giving off the scientific feel I expected when meeting her. Phone calls didn't do any justice to any of us. "Whose to say the cops even know she's missing? If we can play this for one day and then lay low, we can gain access to things on Beth's computer. We know she can be smart." Cosima starts planning, but which one of us is that crazy. Unless her? But those dreads are hard to hide... "This is the craziest idea... But considering how normal our lives are right now, this is the least risky thing I could pull off." Cosima adds, and she's not wrong.
We've kept our cloney issue on the low all these years, and that's impressive. "Well then, I suppose I volunteer." She says, the girl Helena then stands up and stands by Sarah. "No... This one is like Beth." She says, looking between Sarah and Cosima. "Sorry to break it to you meathead, but we all look like Beth." Sarah says, giving Helena a pat on the shoulder. "No, no. Her hairs, not Beths. Your hairs, very much Beth." Helena continues, she knew Beth well.
And I feel like having faith in her is our best option. "If I'm not interrupting or anything, I feel like we should take her word for it." I say, Helena turns to me. "Many thanks Sestra..." She replies, sestra, as if at first glance we became family... "I suppose you're right Ali. It's settled then... I'll go in as Beth." Sarah says, I begin eyeing out some video tapes on Beth's TV cabinet. "There's got to be something around here that would help you be more... Beth." Cosima says, almost reading my mind.
I grab a tape labelled merely with a date. "Alison, lemme get a better look at that..." Sarah asks curiously, I walk over and hand it to her. She examines the title closely. "I remember this day... The day Beth had to wrap up her training to be a detective. She told me she would document it all, memories." Sarah rambles, well that would turn out perfectly for us wouldn't it? "Then that's what we are looking for, if your gonna do this you have to do it right Sarah. You have to be Beth." I say, Sarah runs her hands through her hair, stressed.
"Sounds like a solid plan, we should all go our own ways now. Go on with our lives. Meet here in two days? That should be enough time for you to get sorted Sarah?" Cosima says, Sarah shrugs her shoulders. "It's gonna have to be, got no time to waste- Wait." Sarah pauses, and locks eyes with Helena. "What are we gonna do with you. You look homeless." She says, pointing at Helena, one hand in pocket. "Hey hun, how about you just stay here. And if someone comes, just leave and hide out alright. You alright by yourself?" Cosima says, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.
Helena reaches into Beth's jacket pocket and pulls out a knife with a distinctive fish carving on the handle. "Oh I think she'll be just fine." Sarah adds before Helena can speak up. "Mhm I agree." I say, grabbing my purse off of Beth's coffee table. "Well, I've gotta go make sure Donnie hasn't offed the kids. Good luck girls." I say, opening up the door. "Hold it Alison, I've gotta go now too. Scotty probably misses me at the lab." Cosima quickly adds before I slip out the door. All Cos and I hear before leaving Sarah and Helena is Sarah saying, "Well we'll figure this out wont we meathead?" With a reply from Helena saying, "Do not call me this..." Yea, they'll get along just fine.
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