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5/29/2025, 11:34:40 AM
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"I don't like it, sir. The people that were hurt because of him, helping the man who killed his own daughter, all while pouring money into foundations so he could sleep.." You trail off, your voice catching a cold edge. "But. If it's needed to take Mandragora down, I at least hope that the shame he feels is heavy enough to keep him from lifting his head again."
"Strong words." Gordon replies stoically. "Commander, I apologize, but may I use your office for a bit?"
"Of course, sir." Reiner replies, giving you a stiff nod as he lets himself out.
"Take a seat, Officer DeLucia." Gordon offers. "I know you want to be caught up on where things are, but before that I want to have a conversation with you."
You sit down and sink into the tough leather. The entire time you feel like a spotlight is on you as Gordon stares you down with a cold analytical glint in his eye. You straighten up as he begins to speak.
"To be perfectly honest with you, I don't like this deal either." He twitches his moustache as he leans forward on the desk. "But even with the video you gave us from inside his office, he's claiming its coerced. He's claiming that even if he DID work for Mandragora the most he did was approve transfers and paroles. No fingerprints on any of the bodies. Nothing outside the realm of white collar."
"That's bullshit..." You whisper. "What about the guard? Moore? He set that up!"
"He and Pyotr Osheroff both deny working together, nothing in his digital footprint lines it up either."
"That's because the warden uses old school methods, we discovered a whole secret mailing system! He must have stashed them somewhere.. in... his office..." Your voice trails off as the pieces click.
"Exactly. With his office mostly soot that gets rid of any chance of that. Osheroff claims he found the guard dead in the riot, took his clothes then and slipped out."
"But the riot didn't even happen until we had cornered Quinn." You counter weakly.
"The alarm system is newly installed and very 'touchy' per Warden Quinn. Tech found that the riot alarm only triggered after an inmate broke a window to the security office. Cameras in the bays were down, of course."
You sink back in your chair feeling more deflated than when you woke from the coma. A hollow sits in your chest as your mind whirs trying to find the angle.
"As the commissioner I shouldn't say this." Gordon begins, his voice quiet and intense. "But I want this son of a bitch to rot for betraying not only us but all of Gotham. But it can't be done, we need to information he brings to the table to make the case against Mandragora absolutely bulletproof. Which it needs to be if we're gonna beat his fancy European lawyers."
"I understand, sir. I'll ge-"
"But unfortunately." Gordon cuts you off. "We only have the Warden to give us the details on Mandragora's operation, but if there was someone else..."
>>6249472
>>6249475
>>6249492
>>6249567
>>6249699
"I don't like it, sir. The people that were hurt because of him, helping the man who killed his own daughter, all while pouring money into foundations so he could sleep.." You trail off, your voice catching a cold edge. "But. If it's needed to take Mandragora down, I at least hope that the shame he feels is heavy enough to keep him from lifting his head again."
"Strong words." Gordon replies stoically. "Commander, I apologize, but may I use your office for a bit?"
"Of course, sir." Reiner replies, giving you a stiff nod as he lets himself out.
"Take a seat, Officer DeLucia." Gordon offers. "I know you want to be caught up on where things are, but before that I want to have a conversation with you."
You sit down and sink into the tough leather. The entire time you feel like a spotlight is on you as Gordon stares you down with a cold analytical glint in his eye. You straighten up as he begins to speak.
"To be perfectly honest with you, I don't like this deal either." He twitches his moustache as he leans forward on the desk. "But even with the video you gave us from inside his office, he's claiming its coerced. He's claiming that even if he DID work for Mandragora the most he did was approve transfers and paroles. No fingerprints on any of the bodies. Nothing outside the realm of white collar."
"That's bullshit..." You whisper. "What about the guard? Moore? He set that up!"
"He and Pyotr Osheroff both deny working together, nothing in his digital footprint lines it up either."
"That's because the warden uses old school methods, we discovered a whole secret mailing system! He must have stashed them somewhere.. in... his office..." Your voice trails off as the pieces click.
"Exactly. With his office mostly soot that gets rid of any chance of that. Osheroff claims he found the guard dead in the riot, took his clothes then and slipped out."
"But the riot didn't even happen until we had cornered Quinn." You counter weakly.
"The alarm system is newly installed and very 'touchy' per Warden Quinn. Tech found that the riot alarm only triggered after an inmate broke a window to the security office. Cameras in the bays were down, of course."
You sink back in your chair feeling more deflated than when you woke from the coma. A hollow sits in your chest as your mind whirs trying to find the angle.
"As the commissioner I shouldn't say this." Gordon begins, his voice quiet and intense. "But I want this son of a bitch to rot for betraying not only us but all of Gotham. But it can't be done, we need to information he brings to the table to make the case against Mandragora absolutely bulletproof. Which it needs to be if we're gonna beat his fancy European lawyers."
"I understand, sir. I'll ge-"
"But unfortunately." Gordon cuts you off. "We only have the Warden to give us the details on Mandragora's operation, but if there was someone else..."
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