Babs and Alfred: Tea and Sympathy. And Crime-Solving

[mysteryfan.insanejournal.com]

Reading Gotham Knights #12 and came across this nice moment between Alfred and Babs. I really liked this story. There's kind of--quite a bit of her processing her shooting, and I think it's well done here.

(From Gotham Knights #12 by Jen Van Meter, Coy Turnbull and John Lowe. 2001.)


Cover by Darwyn Cooke

Context: Babs is having a hard time, trying to solve a case involving wheelchair victims. She's tried all of her usual coping mechanisms: exercise, work, etc. and nothing's helped. So she makes a fairly complicated trip...





I love that Alfred found her a BW handkerchief.




Check out the photos changing...

She figures out the guy's motive, so she sets him up to go after her. She sues her father and Bruce Wayne. For her shooting.



It works and the guy comes after her.


She solves the case and takes down the criminal.

Comments

[ladydouji.insanejournal.com]

The story is good, one stupid little detail keeps pulling me out of it. Why do they have the bowl for the apple peels on the floor? especially when it's so small, just seems like an invitation for a big mess(that Alfred has to clean up)

[stolisomancer.insanejournal.com]

So Babs can help. The counter's right at her eye level, so she'd be peeling apples blind with her arms above her head.

[ladydouji.insanejournal.com]

The counter maybe, but then why not use the table? Or at least a larger bowl for the peels so they're not all over the floor?

[stolisomancer.insanejournal.com]

You want to have some space for the peel to drop, or you won't be able to aim it into the bowl at all. Besides, maybe Alfred has more important things on his mind at the moment than having to break out the broom.

[shadowpsykie.insanejournal.com]

oh Ronin Warriors!