Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman Page #3

You were right about me.

No, no, don't say that.

I jumped to conclusions.

I was wrong about you. And tonight...

Tonight turned out wonderfully.

The old man wants you.

I'd invite you in, but I think

it's going to be chilly upstairs.

Souvenir?

I found it in the Penguin's club.

How about an autograph?

Make it a real collector's item.

- What did you learn at the lounge?

- Other than the fact...

...that Kathy Duquesne

can't be Batwoman, not much.

I found this in his office. I think

Batwoman used it on him. I kept a piece.

You know removing evidence

from the scene of a crime is...

...probably not gonna lose you

any sleep.

Call it a souvenir.

You saved my life once.

Nine years ago. Arsonists,

they burned my parents' shop.

I was sleeping.

We lived on the second floor.

My room was filled with smoke.

I couldn't find the window.

The floor was hot, flames shooting

between the floorboards.

And then, there you were.

I remember. The arsonists

were working for Rupert Thorne.

Part of his protection racket.

The DA couldn't make the case stick.

Yeah, that's why I decided

to become a cop.

I just thought you should know.

That's tight. What's it mean?

The wire from Penguin's office is identical

to the alloy Dr. Ballantine developed.

Rocky? You think someone's

using her stuff?

Arms up.

Proceed.

- Kevin, are you okay?

- No, Rocky, I'm not okay.

I'm so far from okay,

I can't even see it.

Don't give up. We're close.

Really close.

Once someone in Penguin's

organization is willing to talk...

You can't keep doing this.

It's too dangerous.

- If Penguin finds out you're spying...

- He won't. I can take care of myself.

I'm not the wimp I used to be.

I've changed. I've had to.

You'd have to be Supergirl

to stand a chance.

You don't know what I've been doing.

Look, Rocky, I don't want

to see you anymore.

- You aren't...

- Serious? I'm dead serious.

I've got five more years here

before I get a shot at parole.

It's stupid to waste your life

waiting for me.

It's my life. I can waste it

any way I want.

Don't come here again, Rocky.

- If you do, I won't see you.

- Kevin?

Kevin, no! Listen to me.

Kevin!

You have no new messages.

- Batman?

- Nice moves for a computer geek.

I used to... I mean...

Well, so what?

I took self-defense classes,

like millions of women.

Now it's your turn.

Why are you in my apartment?

Checking out your new designs.

They're beyond what you're doing

for Wayne.

- You were...? You had no right to...

- Where were you last night?

- I was at Wayne Tech.

- You left by 7:
00.

- Well, I went for a walk.

- To the Iceberg Lounge?

Wait a minute, are you trying

to say I'm Batwoman? You're not serious.

Recognize this? Batwoman used it.

It has the same configuration as the alloy

you developed for Wayne Tech.

So? I'm hardly the only one

working in metallurgy.

True, but you're the right body type.

And you have a motive.

Your fianc was framed

for smuggling by the Penguin.

And I know someone

broke into the Penguin's files.

Yeah? So what? Of course I'm trying

to get Kevin's sentence commuted...

...but I'm not doing anything illegal.

Here's a radical notion:

Instead of me, how about you

investigate the birdman?

I bet there's lots more

incriminating evidence on his hard drives.

This game you're playing has high stakes,

higher than you know.

You could get hurt or worse.

You sound just like him.

I checked the warehouses

this morning.

- No reports of any trouble.

- Yet.

There's our cheerful associate.

Shall we meet and greet, gentlemen?

Penguin, I have reviewed your proposal

for my employment.

I'm sorry, but your terms

are not acceptable.

I want "carte blanche",

complete control of the operation.

I answer to no one.

Now wait, you can't just

roll in here and give orders.

I just did, "Seor" Duquesne.

Do not worry. If this Batwoman

attempts any interference at all...

He has a way with words.

Now, shall we discuss the shipment?

This time we have spared no expense.

We're using a luxury cruise liner

as our cover, and the ship sails tonight.

- What's the matter?

- The night you and I saw Batwoman...

...Rocky Ballantine was working

late at Wayne Tech.

I knew she couldn't be Batwoman.

She's too nice.

I was so sure this time.

Well, she can't be

in two places at once...

...unless she has the power

to duplicate herself.

Robin, get on the computer.

Cross-reference all databases on

Kathy Duquesne and Roxanne Ballantine.

Find anything that connects them.

Anything.

- Where are you going?

- To make a house call.

I've got it all:
Their plans, the timetable,

the manpower, Bane's agenda...

- He's onto me.

- What?

Batman, he knows everything about me:

Where I work, what I do,

all about Kevin. It's uncanny.

- So what?

- So what? He's gonna ruin everything!

I told you we should've created

a new identity, not just spun it off him.

She's right, look at how fast he caught

onto me. We didn't count on this.

So he thinks you're Batwoman.

Two days ago he thought it was you.

Tomorrow he'll think

it's someone else.

Trust me, if he really had any idea

what's going on, I would know.

We are so close to our goal. We stop them

tonight, and we've broken them.

- Tonight?

- They're moving that fast?

Not fast enough for us, Rocky.

Never fast enough for us.

Somebody in here?

- Something wrong?

- Nope.

- Yes.

- I got some bad news for you.

Or maybe good. There's no connection

between Kathy and Rocky.

Different cities, circles and planets.

No way they could've

known each other.

Yes, there is.

All they needed was someone

to introduce them.

Remember, once they load the ship...

...Bane will station himself

in the pilot's cabin...

...with guards at checkpoints.

You get past this one...

...and it's straight to the atrium

and the weapons.

And the gift boutiques.

Kathy, the detonator

has a failsafe countdown.

I wouldn't shop too long.

I guess this is it.

You sure you're gonna be all right?

Don't worry, I'll be back.

Seorita.

Would you stop that infernal tapping?

In a few minutes the ship will be...

...in international waters,

and we'll be very rich men.

Gin.

Yes. Yes, he's here. We're all here.

She did?

No. You want us now?

- Is the shipment...?

- It's fine...

...but he's not leaving the harbor yet.

He has Batwoman.

Mustn't keep the lady waiting.

- Batman?

- You knew Kathy Duquesne.

- What?

- You both took art classes together.

She sketched your face. It was years ago,

but it's you. Kathy had a good eye.

- You also knew Rocky Ballantine.

- Who?

Let me jog your memory.

State University, freshman year.

Same dorm, same floor, same room.

You've been a busy bat.

You each brought something

to the party. Kathy had money...

...Rocky had the genius and you had the

scheme and the will to make it happen.

When that fire destroyed my folks'

business, they never recovered.

They'd worked their whole lives,

and then it was ashes, just like that.

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