Chapter 68

Alec looked between the others, waiting for one of them to make the connection. When nobody seemed to recognize the name, he said, “That’s because it isan assassin name.”

All attention turned to him. “You know this Deadshot?” Uncle Martin said.

“Anybody who reads Batmancomics knows who Deadshot is,” he countered. “He’s a villain. The sniper in theSuicide Squad?Accidentally killed his brother so now has serious brother issues going on?” He paused. “Come on, you have to know who that is. I’m not that big of a geek.” From the way everyone kept staring at him blankly, however, he was starting to think maybe he was. “It’s a popular reference. It can’t really mean anything.”

“Why would a professional assassin use a Batman code name?” Uncle Martin asked. “That’s childish.”