Robert couldn't believe it. How could this have happened? Why would someone rat Keith out? Robert would have preferred being the one arrested; he had people he could call on to get him out, or he'd just escape himself.
This was bad, though. If Keith is in jail, it's only a matter of time before Oliver does something about it. Moreover, Keith is now a sitting duck for whoever came after them last night, as well as anyone else who's ever wanted a piece of the Green Arrow.
That leaves Merlyn with one option: he's going to have to hit the GCPD for the second time in almost as many nights. He can't let them keep Keith in lock-up or send him elsewhere until the trial starts. He could end up someone horrible, like that Arkham Asylum place, just as they'd sent Slade to Super-Max with those criminals.
A list of options goes through Robert's mind. He can ask Angela Holt to send to the team to get his brother out, but then that means that they're both indebeted to her, and Robert doesn't want Keith knowing what he really does for a living...or that he'd helped their father's enemy. That would probably go over poorly. That's out.
He can call his mother, but Shado has no love for Oliver's other children, and she may refuse.
Jane is /not/ an option, nor is calling Oliver.
Which leaves Robert with one other option, though he's loathe to call on his adopted brother in this way. Damien could have people in Gotham in less than 24 hours, if he didn't have them here already and it would be child's play to get Keith out of lock-up and out of the country. Then Robert could pay Damien and the League back without involving Keith.
Robert makes the call and beseeches Damien to intervene.
"I will do this, Robert, out of respect for my father but I will be paid in return. Your brother will owe me. Am I clear?" Damien asks.
"I respectfully ask that I be allowed to take on whatever burden you ask of Keith. He is innocent of what they accuse him of. He isn't capable of murder." Robert says.
"Denied. You will accept my terms or we have no deal, Robert. And please remember that I know what you intend to do. It would be simple to alert the Gotham City Police Department that someone intends to free Keith Queen." Damien says coolly.
Robert realizes only now the mistake he's made in asking the aid of the Demon's Head. But Keith didn't have time waste.
"Your terms are acceptable. How soon can I expect aid?" Robert asks.
"Look out your west window." Damien says.
Robert does so...and sees two shadowed figures standing atop the building across the street.
"They will aid you." Damien says, and hangs up.
Robert puts down the phone and takes a deep breath.
It will have to do.
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