>>6118517>>6118565>>6118657>>6118661>>6118936You watch the coin spin, it's copper surface ferrying the fluorescent bulbs above across it's two sides, it seems like time slows down. You can follow it's spinning faces perfectly, if you wanted to you could call it. You'd be right. You're certain of it. But instead you just watch as it reaches the apex of it's flight and begins to descend.
"Edge." You say simply.
Bank's eyes narrow in confusion and he freezes as the coin lands left of his hand. Clattering and settling finally, face side up. You glance down and tut your tongue in faux disappointment.
"Guess I'm sticking around with you then. Pops always said you gotta walk the talk."
Banks chuckles and slides the coin off the table and stares at it in his palm. A smile forming as he looks back up to you.
"You're something else, DeLucia."
"Just trying to be helpful. So we have a deal?"
"We do."
Banks offers his hand and you grasp it firmly. You both give each other a firm nod of respect and you withdraw.
"Now no offense or anything but I need to slam this down and get to the station."
"None taken, I'll come with you. May as well hand this into Reiner personally, we can go see Gordon together. It won't be long after that.."
"The warrant?"
"Official investigation, the whole nine yards. If you and Hawthorne did things clean then it should be easy."
"We did. Not much in the way of hard evidence besides my vision but that's what the official investigation is for, you're the one who pulled it all together. We have enough reasonable suspicion that he'll be taken off the force while IA works out what to do with him."
"Yeah.." He speaks, something clearly on his mind.
"I'm almost done so if you wanna bring something up you should do it."
"I just.. Gorchakov is a coward."
"No arguments here."
"When we bring in cowards what's the first thing they do?"
"They flip." You pick up on his train of thought.
"Gorchakov wouldn't hesitate a second to sell out Mandragora or Cobblepot, or anyone else if it would save his skin. Even if it would piss them off and put a target on his back he'd take a chance of death over jail with no chance of escape. He's slimy like that.."
You keep your face still but that sparks something in your mind. If he'd flip on anyone and he was close enough to Cobblepot to share a card game.. what could he know about Calc?
"I'm trying to tell you how this is gonna play out, Mark. He's going to offer up intel, connections, whatever he has to in order to get what he wants."
"Immunity.."
"That's what I'm thinking, once you get to know him he isn't that hard of a guy to figure out. He's a vulture with a badge." Banks grumbles and shakes his head.
"Alright, I can see that but why bring it up to me?"
"You're the one bringing this case to the brass, even if you're a rookie this is something Gordon put you on. Your word probably has more sway than you think.."
"Alright? And what am I swaying?"
