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Business doesn't always have to be about being behind a desk.
And that's not true, you caught and put away Fisk. That was important and you didn't make a mess of that.

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Alfred, I sent my mom to jail.

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Yes. Because it was the right thing to do.

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Then why do I feel so guilty about it?

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Because you had to hurt someone you loved to do it.

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I miss my mom, Alfred.
Not the woman I saw that day. My mom.

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I know you do.
And she's still there Kate, she messed things up just like you're afraid you will do, but that doesn't mean your Mum is gone forever.

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How do you know that?

She killed a man, tried to get rid of Clint too. Even if

[She sends the text unfinished, her thoughts trailing somewhere else. Into a confession of sorts.]

My dad fucked up too.

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Because I know her.

What do you mean?

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I know you guys were
I know you are friends, but what if she's not the same woman you used to know?

before he brought me to Gotham, my boyfriend stopped by the penthouse to pick up Lucky and some clothes for me, my stuff.
He found some paperwork too, some old files.
My dad is the one who started doing business with Fisk, Alfred.
Mom was left with his debts.

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No one stays exactly the same but I know she would never stop loving you. Ever. You are her pride and joy, Kate. When you were born she sent me a photo and all it said was 'she's amazing, isn't she?'

That explains some things.

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[Kate doesn't reply right away. She reads Alfred's last couple of texts about three times before her sight becomes blurry. Tears hit her screen.]

I know she loves me. She asked you to look after me even now. But she's still someone different now.

[It feels like a dumb thing to say. But she doesn't want to drown him in questions. Not when the next one matters so much.]

Whatd you mean?

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She is.
Just like you're different now as well. But not entirely and not so much that either of you have to loose hope.

It did seem strange to me that your mother would randomly go into business with a fella like that, she was always very ambitious about her work but never careless.
Your father on the other hand was more naïve than she was, especially when it came to people.

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But she crossed a very messed up line! I know she didn't want me to figure these things, but killing? Trying to kill Clint?

I didn't know you knew my dad. But, I guess I should have known. With you and mom being so close over the years.
But what if you are wrong? What if like mom, Dad wasn't the good man I thought he was?

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She did, just like I have because she felt like she had no other choice in protecting you.

I'm not excusing it, it was wrong.

Your father was a good man. [A sometimes stupid man in Alfred's opinion but still a good one.] But he was human and made mistakes like we all do.

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I miss her. Part of me wants to talk to her.
But she probably hates me now.
And she probably figured that if I start making decisions in the company I'm gonna make a mess and everything she did in dad's name, it's all going to shit.

I remember they fought a lot. During the last years.

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She doesn't think either of those things.

Really? Do you think it could have been about Fisk?

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I know you're being nice to me, Alfred. And I'm thankful.
But you don't know that.

Maybe. I don't know if she knew back then or if Dad did this against her back.
I remember them fighting when they thought I couldn't hear them.
Now I understand why mom sounded always super mad and worried while dad was calm.

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Yes I do, actually.

If she sounded as upset as you say she did then I'd guess that yes, he did do it behind her back.

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A sweet message when I was first born has nothing to do with her now being in jail and figuring I'll fuck up her company.

I never thought my dad could be such an asshole.

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Kate, your mother was willing to put herself and others in danger to keep you safe. Because she loves you, much more than some company.

As I said before, he's human. Which does mean having the potential to be an arse.

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... I still don't wanna mess it up.

It's weird because... Dad was always kind of perfect in my mind. The perfect dad.
But he put the company before mom. Even if he didn't mean to.

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So stop assuming you will. Haven't you ever heard of a self fulfilling prophecy?

It's not that weird.

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... A what?

Did you go through the same thing with your dad?

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A self fulfilling prophecy, it's where you convince yourself that something will happen so much that it does.

No. I knew from a very young age that my father could be a bastard.