[ For her part, she's silent. She lets him talk, her eyes on him while he tells her about the murder of his parents. No wonder he'd had the reaction he had when she'd questioned him earlier. When he's done, she still doesn't speak. After a couple seconds, she takes a sip of her coffee.
Shit.
It's damned good coffee. It's like finding religion.
God, she hopes none of the people he's spoken up for are the killer. As much as she doubts it, she has to face that awful, awful possibility.
She'll have to the name of the coffee shop from Bruce before he never speaks to her again. ]
I was left behind enemy lines once. Years ago. I didn't make a checkpoint in time and was cut loose. [ And it had led to years of unpleasantness that almost makes the coffee taste more like the cop variety. ]
Point is, I don't think any of the people you're vouching for are killers. But I also know that nearly everyone is capable of murder. I've seen people snap. I've seen people take advantage of others. I've seen people do monstrous things simply because they thought they could get away with it. I've seen a sliver of the myriad of reasons why someone would do something like this.
I can't take them off the list because you want me to, Bruce. I'll forgive the bias. Of course I will. I understand where you're coming from. But the point of this is to figure out who's worth pursuing and who isn't. In my opinion, Allen, Jordan, and your son aren't priority. They aren't monsters. I doubt they're killers. I'd love to knock them off the list for good, but I won't do so without facts to back it up.
If you can tell me where any of them were when the spell broke, that might help.
[ Although, again, bias. Now that she knows Bruce is willing to vouch for them without presenting evidence about it, she'll always have doubts about bias until she can verify what he says. ]
I'm sorry about your parents. And I'm sorry I can't help more.
[ She waves a hand toward the wall and manages a wry smile. ] Though if you want to get me a list of everyone who was in Gotham at the time, even the ones in utero, I can go over it with a fine-tooth comb.
[ Is that the sort of thing to say to someone who's just told you they witnessed their parents' murder? She hopes that's the sort of thing you say to someone after they've just told you they witnessed their parents' murder. ]
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Shit.
It's damned good coffee. It's like finding religion.
God, she hopes none of the people he's spoken up for are the killer. As much as she doubts it, she has to face that awful, awful possibility.
She'll have to the name of the coffee shop from Bruce before he never speaks to her again. ]
I was left behind enemy lines once. Years ago. I didn't make a checkpoint in time and was cut loose. [ And it had led to years of unpleasantness that almost makes the coffee taste more like the cop variety. ]
Point is, I don't think any of the people you're vouching for are killers. But I also know that nearly everyone is capable of murder. I've seen people snap. I've seen people take advantage of others. I've seen people do monstrous things simply because they thought they could get away with it. I've seen a sliver of the myriad of reasons why someone would do something like this.
I can't take them off the list because you want me to, Bruce. I'll forgive the bias. Of course I will. I understand where you're coming from. But the point of this is to figure out who's worth pursuing and who isn't. In my opinion, Allen, Jordan, and your son aren't priority. They aren't monsters. I doubt they're killers. I'd love to knock them off the list for good, but I won't do so without facts to back it up.
If you can tell me where any of them were when the spell broke, that might help.
[ Although, again, bias. Now that she knows Bruce is willing to vouch for them without presenting evidence about it, she'll always have doubts about bias until she can verify what he says. ]
I'm sorry about your parents. And I'm sorry I can't help more.
[ She waves a hand toward the wall and manages a wry smile. ] Though if you want to get me a list of everyone who was in Gotham at the time, even the ones in utero, I can go over it with a fine-tooth comb.
[ Is that the sort of thing to say to someone who's just told you they witnessed their parents' murder? She hopes that's the sort of thing you say to someone after they've just told you they witnessed their parents' murder. ]