Batwoman

DEAR KATE...

IT DOESN'T FEEL REAL TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

UNBEKNOWNST TO US, JULIA PENNYWORTH SPENT MONTHS

WITH A RECOVERY TEAM COMBING THE OCEAN FLOOR

FOR ANY SIGN OF YOU.

SHE FOUND SOMETHING CAUGHT, A PARIETAL SKULL BONE

IN THE SHORES OUTSIDE OF BLUDHAVEN,

HAD 3 DIFFERENT LABS MATCH IT TO YOUR DNA.

IT WAS ENOUGH TO CONFIRM YOU WERE GONE,

AND SINCE I CAN'T EXACTLY BE THERE TO SAY

GOOD-BYE IN PERSON, I'LL SAY IT HERE

IN THE PLACE WHERE I FEEL LIKE I KNOW YOU THE BEST,

AND SINCE I CAN'T LAY FLOWERS AT YOUR GRAVESITE EITHER,

I HAVE ANOTHER IDEA.

THIS PLANT WAS MY CONNECTION TO MY MAMA.

THEN IT TURNED OUT TO BE MORE THAN A PLANT.

IT'S A DESERT ROSE FROM CORYANA,

PROBABLY SNUCK OVER TO THE STATES

BY AN ISLANDER NAMED OCEAN,

WHO EVENTUALLY GAVE IT TO MY EX FOR SAFEKEEPING,

WHO THEN GAVE IT TO ME, HAVING NO IDEA THAT ITS SERUM

WAS ACTUALLY A MIRACLE CURE.

LIKE YOU, THIS PLANT IS ONE OF A KIND,

AND LIKE YOU, IT GAVE ME A SECOND CHANCE.

BEYOND ALL EARTHLY WORDS AND SONGS OF BLESSING,

PRAISE, AND COMFORT.

SO NOW WHEN I LOOK AT IT, I WON'T JUST THINK OF MY MAMA.

I'LL THINK OF KATE KANE,

AND I'LL THINK OF THE WOMAN WHO SAVED

A HELL OF A LOT OF PEOPLE,

THE WOMAN WHO CREATED A FAMILY FOR EVERYONE,

THE WOMAN WHO WOULD KEEP US FROM SURRENDERING

TO OUR DEMONS,

THE WOMAN WHO INSPIRED PEOPLE TO STAY TRUE TO THEMSELVES

EVEN WHEN IT FELT IMPOSSIBLE,

TO ALWAYS BE THERE WHENEVER SOMEONE NEEDED THEM,

WHO BROUGHT OUT OUR HUMANITY, EVEN IN THE DARKEST OF MOMENTS,

AND THE WOMAN WHO CHANGED ME.

LIKE EVERYTHING GOOD IN MY LIFE,

I THOUGHT MY TIME WITH THE BAT WAS TEMPORARY,

BUT IT'S FOR REAL NOW,

AND I'M NOT IN YOUR SHADOW ANYMORE.

I'M IT.

I AM BATWOMAN.

GOOD-BYE, KATE KANE.

THANK YOU FOR CHANGING MY LIFE.

MAY YOUR MEMORY BE A BLESSING.

MAY HER MEMORY BE A BLESSING.

MAY HER MEMORY BE A BLESSING.

YOUR FAMILY HAS DECLARED YOU DEAD, KATE KANE...

BUT SIT TIGHT.

WE'LL MAKE THEM BELIEVE IN LIFE AFTER DEATH.

ROLLING? OK. HERE THEY COME.

NICE AND TIGHT ON FORBES, PLEASE.

COMMISSIONER FORBES, IT'S NOT NEWS

THAT THE GCPD HAS BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY

TO PUT SNAKEBITE DEALERS BEHIND BARS,

BUT IT'S NOW RUMORED YOU'RE GETTING YOUR HELP FROM BATWOMAN.

-CAN YOU COMMENT? -THERE'S NO QUESTION

WE WILL PUT A STOP TO SNAKEBITE

AND ITS MANUFACTURERS, THE FALSE FACE SOCIETY,

BUT THIS DRUG, IT HAS ITS TEETH IN PEOPLE,

IT'S ADDICTIVE, IT'S SEXY, AND IT'S LETHAL.

THE LAST I CHECKED, DANA, THE GCPD

WAS NEVER ONE TO TURN DOWN A LITTLE EXTRA HELP

FROM A VIGILANTE.

NOW I HAVE A 10-HOUR BUDGET MEETING TO GET TO.

I'M ACTUALLY HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT BUDGET MEETING, COMMISSIONER.

OH, GOODY. LET ME GUESS--

YOU WANT TO DEFUND THE POLICE.

DEFUNDING THE POLICE MEANS REDUCING YOUR BUDGET

IN AREAS LIKE OFFICER BONUSES AND CANNABIS REGULATION

AND REDISTRIBUTING THE FUNDS TO THINGS LIKE MENTAL HEALTH,

EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING.

WHERE DO YOU THINK THE MONEY COMES FROM

EVERY TIME WE HAVE TO CLEAN A BUILDING

YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS GRAFFITI TAGS, HUH?

GOT IT. SO SPRAY PAINT WILL GET YOUR ATTENTION

BUT NOT YOUR OWN OFFICERS KILLING 4 UNARMED BLACK MEN

THIS YEAR ALONE?

IT'S AN ELECTED POSITION, SWEETIE.

YOU DON'T LIKE ME, RUN.

-MMM! -RIGHT?

I'VE NEVER HAD SWEET POTATO PANCAKES BEFORE,

BUT IF I HAD, THESE WOULD BE MY FAVORITE.

-IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SKILLET. -MMM.

THANK YOU FOR THIS

AND FOR LETTING ME CRY AT ODD HOURS OF THE DAY

AND LETTING ME FINISH ALL THE ICE CREAM IN THE FREEZER.

I'M GONNA NEED THAT REPLACED ACTUALLY.

MMM. NO WAY.

THESE PAST FEW WEEKS, YOU KNOW,

HAVE BEEN REALLY, REALLY TOUGH,

BUT SOMEHOW, IT ALL FEELS A LITTLE LESS AWFUL

WHEN YOU'RE AROUND,

AND I KNOW LUKE FEELS IT, TOO,

SO THANK YOU.

YOU AND LUKE, YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.

YEAH.

GOT IT.

OH!

-IT SMELLS SO GOOD IN HERE. -YEAH.

ANG?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

UH, DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT,

BUT I DID, SO I WAS HOPING WE COULD TALK.

THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO TALK ABOUT.

WELL, THEN MAYBE JUST LISTEN

BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO SAY I'M SORRY.

UH, OK.

I AM GONNA TAKE THIS AND THESE DOWNSTAIRS

OUT OF EARSHOT...MAYBE.

I, UH--I SAID SOME PRETTY AWFUL THINGS TO YOU A WHILE BACK.

WELL, I MEAN, IN YOUR DEFENSE,

YOU WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING ME.

RY, YOU WORKED WITH THE CROWS TO LOJACK MY PHONE.

OK. I KNOW YOU DIDN'T JUST COME ALL THIS WAY TO RELIVE THIS--

I MISS YOU.

YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN MY CONSTANT,

AND YOU MADE EVERY CRAPPY GROUP HOME

FEEL LIKE A REAL HOME,

AND THEN CORA ADOPTED YOU,

AND I WAS, LIKE, ON MY OWN, CRUSHED

BUT HAPPY FOR YOU.

I--I JUST COULDN'T FIGHT TO KEEP YOU THEN,

BUT...NOW I CAN.

ANG...

I AM MOVING FORWARD IN MY LIFE,

AND AS LONG AS YOU KEEP DOING YOUR THING,

SLINGING SNAKEBITE,

WE DON'T WORK.

I'M GETTING OUT.

YOU SAID YOU COULDN'T GET OUT.

NO. I SAID I DIDN'T WANT TO,

BUT FALSE FACE FOUND OUT THAT OCEAN

TAUGHT ME HOW TO MAKE SNAKEBITE,

AND WITH OCEAN M.I.A., THEY WANTED ME TO OPEN MY OWN LAB,

BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE THE WALTER WHITE OF GOTHAM CITY.

UH...

I FOUND SOMEONE

WORTH TURNING MY LIFE AROUND FOR.

JUST THINK ABOUT IT

BECAUSE I KNOW MY MIND IS ALREADY MADE UP.

KATE KANE SAT ON A WALL.

KATE KANE HAD A GREAT FALL.

ALL THE BAT'S GADGETS AND ALL THE BAT'S MEN

COULDN'T PUT KATE TOGETHER AGAIN.

IT'S A PITY YOU'RE COMING ALL THE WAY FROM CORYANA

JUST TO DIE.

SHOULD HAVE FIGURED YOU WERE IN HERE.

I'M SORRY. WHAT IS HAPPENING?

DON'T BE SILLY. YOU INVITED ME FOR TEA.

WE'VE GOT EXTRA EYES!

COME ON! WE GOT TO GO!

WE'RE COMING FOR YOU!

COMMISSIONER FORBES' CHALK OUTLINE

REPRESENTS ONE OF THE MOST BRAZEN CRIMINAL EVENTS

IN RECENT GOTHAM HISTORY.

I'M JOINED BY JANUS COSMETICS CEO ROMAN SIONIS.

MR. SIONIS, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE SOMETHING

YOU'D LIKE TO SAY TO THE GOTHAM PUBLIC.

YES. THANK YOU, DANA. YOU KNOW, IT SHOULDN'T TAKE

A BUSINESSPERSON TO STEP IN HERE,

BUT I HAVE MADE A CAREER OUT OF CONCEALING BLEMISHES,

AND QUITE FRANKLY, THE MAKEOVER THIS CITY NEEDS

COMES FROM AN UGLY I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE,

SO, YES, I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF

OF THE PEOPLE WITHOUT A PLATFORM

LIKE THE HUNDREDS WHO WORK FOR ME

WHO SAY THEY'RE SCARED TO DEATH, DANA.

THEY ARE SCARED TO DEATH OF THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT

LURKING BEHIND MASKS, BUT I'M NOT HERE

TO BEG FOR HELP TODAY.

I'M HERE TO OFFER IT.

TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN CHARGE OF PROTECTING US,

WHAT CAN WE DO, HMM?

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?

BECAUSE ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

THE GANGS IN THE CITY ARE STUPID

BUT NOT KILL THE COMMISSIONER STUPID.

IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT FORBES WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR.

I WOULDN'T ELIMINATE LADY SPITE KILLING.

OR ANY RECENTLY RELEASED INMATE

WHO MAY FEEL LIKE FORBES SCREWED THEM OVER.

LICENSE PLATES, FACIAL REC.

ANY VEHICLE THAT DIDN'T STOP LONG ENOUGH

AT A STOPLIGHT LAST NIGHT GETS PUT THROUGH THE SYSTEM.

-I DON'T GET IT. -I THOUGHT HE WAS GUNNED DOWN

-ON THOSE STEPS. -HE WAS.

WHERE THE HELL'S THE COMMISSIONER?

THERE'S NOTHING THERE.

HANG ON. GO BACK.

CHECK OUT THE TIMESTAMP.

SOMEONE SCRUBBED 5 MINUTES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE MURDER.

YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

I WANT THE NAME OF EVERYONE IN THIS CITY

WITH ACCESS TO THIS FEED.

SO WHOEVER SHOT THE COMMISSIONER

HAS ACCESS TO THE CITY'S CCTV.