Epilogue

13:11 03-01-2030

"Hey Carrots."

Nick pressed the phone against his ear, sitting on the visitors' side of the dividing wall with reinforced glass between them in the visits room. Judy sat on the other side, holding the other phone against hers. "Hi Nick."

"So, I am on the case of busting some real bad apples inside this prison. Could you give me some insider info?" he asked.

Judy laughed. "Wow. Wooow! You're not even here to see me, huh?"

Nick laughed. "How are you holding up?" he then asked with a small smile of comfort.

"I'll survive." Judy replied, forcing a smile of her own. "I heard they started an investigation of corruption against you as well."

"Yeah, well, they shut that investigation down."

"Really?"

"Yeah. They deemed that I didn't know of Mr. Big's activities and wasn't in a position to investigate him, neither." he continued, his fingers idly drumming against the phone. "So you didn't have any reason to worry about me, after all." he then added with his sly smirk.

Judy nodded. There was a pause.

"So. Had a lot of visitors?" Nick then asked.

"Too many."

"Vernon and the kits?"

"Twice, so far."

"And they are holding up fine?"

Judy nodded slowly. Then shrugged. "I don't know. Vernon wouldn't let it show if he wasn't." she replied with some worry in her voice. Nick watched her for a moment as her gaze turned downward. "And the kits themselves?" he then asked.

Judy smiled and let out a single laugh. "Now those five are a bedrock, let me tell you." she said with pride, still looking down. Nick nodded to himself.

"I'll help Vernon out as best I can." he reassured. Judy nodded and looked back up at him. "Can you do me an additional favour?" she then asked. Nick nodded, leaning in closer as if to make it easier to take in her message.

"Promise me you'll keep up the good fight, all right? Don't repeat my mistakes."

Nick smiled. "Will do. At least until you're released -"

"Please, no."

"- and don the cowl and prowl the night as a vigilante."

She chuckled. "I am not becoming a vigilante, Nick."

"Come on, you got a killer origin story and everything." Nick laughed in turn. A prison guard entered the room on Nick's side. Nick turned to listen to what he had to say, then turned back to Judy. "Right, time appears to be up."

"Take care of yourself, Nick."

"You too, Judy."