Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman Page #4

It tore our family apart.

Everyone knew it was Rupert Thorne,

but there was no way to prove it.

Now he's gonna know how it feels

to see his life go up in smoke.

Three Batwomen. It was just a matter

of disguising your voices and taking turns.

And you know what? It almost worked.

Where is Kathy Duquesne?

- I'm here.

- Something's definitely wrong.

There's no report

of any ship in distress.

I radioed Kathy, but she's not responding.

She's in trouble, I can feel it.

What're we gonna do?

Sonia?

Ol, seor.

Exemplary work.

I wanted you here

when I realized who she was.

I felt a certain caution was in order.

So who is she?

- Kathy?

- What's going on, Duquesne?

- No wonder she always knew our plans.

- What? You think I told her?

She planned to use this.

Don't let the size fool you, "seores",

it's a carbonite bomb.

It can take out this

entire chamber and more.

Are you crazy?

How could you do this to me?!

It was easy, Daddy. You made it easy,

because of the kind of man you are.

A man whose wife is killed

just because she stands next to him.

The kind of man who makes a prison

out of his own house...

...a prisoner out of his own child.

The kind of man who spreads misery

to everything he touches.

- And for what? For them?!

- Shut up!

- This doesn't make sense!

- On that we agree...

...because I distinctly remember

your daughter at my lounge...

...the same night Batwoman

assaulted me.

You're not in this alone,

are you, Kathleen?

Who else?

Penguin, no!

No, don't!

Tell me who else is involved

while Daddy still has a neck.

Bon voyage, Seor Batman.

Bridge, head out to sea.

I want us in international waters now.

- They're heading to sea. What you think?

- Batman said he'd give a signal...

...but that doesn't mean

we can't take a closer look.

You're out, Duquesne.

I shouldn't have got mixed up

with you.

Well, that'll give you and your brat

something to talk about in family therapy.

Where's the bomb? Wasn't it here?

It's not over yet, "amigo".

- Here.

- I could've gotten out of them.

No doubt, since you

got yourself into them.

Your friends are waiting to rescue you.

Let's not disappoint them.

No, let's not.

Don't! Break the magnets,

and it'll go off.

There's no way to stop it

without the code...

...which escapes me at the moment.

I'm sorry, but one way

or another it has to end.

Even if she doesn't have the bomb, let's

act like cautious birds and head south.

Well, what do you know?

Our two favorite felons.

Egads, they're multiplying.

That felt so good.

Now where's Kathy Duquesne?

Daddy!

I knew sooner or later we would

face each other, Batman. I prayed for it.

This ship is going down

in less than a minute.

That's all the time I need.

Should've saved those prayers.

- Abandon ship?

- You think?

Let's go. Double-time it.

Come on now.

- Would you move it?

- Get over. I wanna get out of here.

Let's get going. Get out of here!

Come on, lower, lower, lower.

Sonia!

- I got her.

- Don't worry about me.

Just get them!

The ship's going down, Penguin.

Our only consolation is that

it will take a few bats with it.

What?

And I thought penguins liked the water.

"Estpido"! No bonds can hold me!

What?

No!

I can still crush you!

No!

No!

Sonia?

I've got you.

Maybe I should write the report

this time, huh, Bullock?

For what it's worth,

the city's losing a good cop.

Condoning vigilantes is one thing...

...but even Com. Gordon

draws the line at employing them.

We're just lucky the DA's

looking the other way.

Someday you'll have to tell me

how you do it.

How you keep from crossing the line.

When I put on the mask,

I couldn't even see the line.

By MoSToFA K@MAL

- Maybe I don't take it as personally.

- Somehow I doubt that.

- Where will you go?

- I'm not sure.

Someplace simpler, where capes

aren't the prevailing fashion.

- Don't tell me you came to wish me luck.

- That, and to give you this.

Exculpatory evidence that should help

release Dr. Ballantine's fianc from jail.

- I thought it should come from you.

- L... Thank you.

I'm sure she'll appreciate it.

I think I'm gonna miss that.

I hated who he was, what he did,

the hurt he brought to people.

But now that he's in here, I feel bad.

At least we talk. He's making a deal

to testify against Thorne and Penguin.

Maybe he hated his life

as much as you hated yours.

For a computer geek,

you're pretty smart.

- By the way, how's Bruce?

- Mr. Wayne? Fine, I guess.

- You haven't heard from him?

- I think he's been reading the papers.

Rocky!

Rocky!

Kevin!

Kevin.

Kevin.

- About time I returned this.

- What are you doing here?

Funny thing. This morning I got up

thinking, "Something's wrong."

And then I realized: No gunfire,

no explosions, no goons out to do me in.

Everything was peaceful and quiet.

And that's when I realized

how much I missed you.

You poor thing. But that was the old

Kathy Duquesne. The new one is different.

She intends to live a life

of complete respectability.

- All the time?

- Afraid so.

Well, maybe an explosion now and then.

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