Always Running

Trust Issues

"Thereby giving us the locale of said breach."

"Last time I saw the kit was in the fabrication room." Cisco responds excitedly.

"I shall return." Stein exits with a finger in the air.

"I'm getting goosies!" Cisco says, dramatically shivering.

Cisco walks over to Caitlin's lab where she went to start looking at the sample Barry brought her.

"Whatcha doin?" He asks in a whiny voice.

Caitlin doesn't answer immediately. "Can you move that plate a little toward me?"

Cisco reaches down to move the plate and once he touches it, he freezes. Caitlin looks up at him and sees him staring wide-eyed at the microscope.

"Cisco?" She asks lightly. He doesn't move. "Cisco?" She asks, slightly louder.

"Huh?" He answers, looking at her confused.

"You good?" She asks, eyes suspicious.

"Yeah. Yeah. I'm good." He nods and walks away. He almost walks into the wall of the lab before barely missing it and walking out. Caitlin watches him walk out. She shakes her head and looks back down at the microscope.

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"Hello boys! Miss me?" Cisco dramatically enters the police station.

Caitlin laughs and rolls her eyes. She walks up to Joe who is staring amused at the cops walking up and greeting Cisco who they haven't seen in a whole day.

"What's up kid?" Joe asks.

"Eddie Slick. That's your guy. I ran the skin cells that Barry found at the scene."

"So that's where he took them." Patty walks up and stands next to Joe. "Skin cells huh? That's new."

"What are you doing here, Officer?" Joe asks, raising an eyebrow.

"Just following up on the case, sir. I ran a fingerprint I pulled from the pipe this morning. Got the same name. Slick is in the interrogation room." Patty says, smiling proudly at Joe.

"She's quick." Caitlin interjects.

"Patty, this is Dr. Caitlin Snow. Caitlin, this is Officer Patty Spivot." Joe introduces the two.

"Nice to meet you." Patty sticks her hands out to shake which Caitlin returns. "I've heard about you. You consulted on some meta cases the last few months, didn't you?"

"I did." Caitlin answers, smiling at her.

"So, another person you let on your task force." Patty says, looking at Joe.

"No."

"Why? It's not because I'm a woman, clearly." She says pointing at Caitlin. "Which I originally thought. So why?"

Joe sighs. "One. Caitlin is not on the task force. She is a consultant. Two. It's because you haven't been around this town Patty. You were gone when all this happened, and you aren't used to metas the way other cops are."

"If anything, sir, with all due respect, I believe that makes me more qualified. I'm less likely to assume anything based on previous experiences with metas before this task force was assembled." She argues.

Caitlin leans over to Joe and whispers, "she has a point," just loud enough for Patty to hear who smiles back at her.

"Don't start." Joe says, glaring lightly at Caitlin. She smiles at him and he starts to walk away.