@AnalystOBrian π±"Dammit," he exclaimed.
"Fine. It's good that he knows anyway."
A cab catches his signal and pulls to the curb.
"Thank you all the same, Chloe. I'll be in when I can."
Jack ends the call and opens the rear door of the cab.
@AnalystOBrian π±"I plan on it. But there's something I need to take care of first."
He holds up a hand to hail a cab.
"Thanks for covering for me, Chloe."
The satellite phone crackles to life in the humid Sangala night.
He dials @AnalystOBrianβs cell numberβthe only one he actually knows by heartβand hits call.
βChloe. Itβs me.β Jackβs voice is low, almost a whisper, but carries that familiar razor-edge urgency.
@AnalystOBrian@GothamsCommish "Iβm sorry to keep doing this to you. I just can't stand by and let this happen again. These bastards need to be stopped for good."
@AnalystOBrian@GothamsCommish "Dammit, Chloe."
His voice is nearly inaudible as he nears the compound.
"Then tell him Iβm burned out. Tell him I snapped, took leaveβwhatever the hell you want. Just keep them away from me."
Jack stops moving and softens his voice.
"Chloe⦠I need you to do this."
@AnalystOBrian@GothamsCommish βTell him Iβm chasing a lead on the Maroni case, deep undercover. And tell him I went dark because someone in the precinct is compromised.β
@AnalystOBrian@GothamsCommish "I canβt tell you over this line. Not yet. Just buy me some time."
He tosses the bag over his shoulder, slipping it on in one fluid motion.
"Two weeks. Maybe three."
@AnalystOBrian@GothamsCommish "I'm in Sangala. It's... it's bad here, Chloe. Worse than bad," he said as he watched the atrocities unfolding before him.
"I'm completely off-grid. No one at #GCPD can know I'm gone."
[One Gotham Accord]
James Gordon didnβt sleep much anymore.
He never really had, but these days the insomnia had purpose.
After @IcebergOfGotham left his office with that strange, almost respectful nod, Jim felt something he hadnβt felt in yearsβhope.
He sat at his desk, +
π±"Yeah, O'Brian? This is Bauer."
"I'm following up on that lead you provided."
"Yeah, you were right . . . The address you gave me checks out."
"Do I have authorization to enter?"
"Affirmative. I'll call back when I've got something."
#GordonMCU