Watchmen #7

Laurie explores Dan's basement and looks at the Nite Owl equipment. When she enters the Owlship, Laurie accidentally turns on the vessel's flamethrower as she mistaken a button for a cigarette lighter. Dan quickly comes down and puts out the fire. After Laurie apologizes for the incident, Dan gives her a proper tour, showing her collection of crime fighting gadgets and mementos. Laurie is impressed but Dan often downplays his belongings.

Laurie and Dan then go back up and watches the television, which shows a news report of
Rorschach's arrest (in which Dan is worried about Rorschach's stay in prison) and dire situation in the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. As they are watching, a passion sparks between them in which Laurie initiates making love. They fall asleep until Dan later wakes up from a nightmare in which he sees himself and Laurie burned in nuclear fire.

Dan sulks in the basement where he is eventually found by Laurie. He tells her how frustrated he is that he couldn't do anything when war could inevitably happen between the U.S. and Russia. Furthermore, he is also emotionally churned over Rorschach's mask killer theory that has become more believable with Manhattan's exile, Adrian Veidt's assassination attempt, and Rorschach's capture. But Dan is hesitant of whether he should don the Nite Owl costume to "set [himself] straight." Laurie approves his plan and they suit up in their old costumes and take the Owlship out.

While cruising over the city, they notice that a nearby tenement building is on fire. Dan and Laurie spring into action as they help the trapped residents board the Owlship and safely setting them on a nearby rooftop. This act of heroism revitalizes Dan's passion and confidence in which he and Laurie consummate their relationship inside the airship. Afterwards, Dan then tells to an incredulous Laurie that they should break Rorschach out of prison.