Backdated to Christmas Day
Henry and Cassandra Cain sat opposite of each other at the dinner table in his dining room. They were midway through a conversation, although it was strained by Cassandra's consistent lack of trust for her half-brother. Something seemed off to her. Her eyelid were growing heavier, and her stomach churned. Then finally, she threw up.
"Are you feeling well, Cassandra?" Henry asked in rhetoric. A smile was plastered across his face, and he set down his glass of wine. "No, of course you aren't. Oh, what a shame. Not only are you dying, but so is your beloved Bruce Wayne. Or, should I say the original Batman? It should be any minute now that a person posing as the assassin that failed to kill Bruce Wayne before, finishes that job. I really must say, this is quite the Christmas day."
Cassandra lost consciousness after Henry finished speaking. She died shortly after, courtesy of a group of thugs taking out some anger on a returning Batgirl. Within the next hour, news hit the radio, television, and papers about the death of Bruce Wayne. A photo of his unknown killer -- known to the League of Assassins as Lady Vic -- was posted in the papers. She was not, of course, the real killer. One of Henry's trusted employees was just posing as her to do the job. The next day, Cassandra's body was found, and news hit the stands about her.
As far as Henry was concerned, it was a fine week indeed. And nobody even knew he had done anything.
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