The Art of Madness

by Harley Wayne

Lost and confused, she woke up in a strange city. Not remembering anything, she has to find the answers to her past, and while she does, she will meet the Dark Knight, who seems to know something about her, a helpful Commissioner, and a psychotic killer with a permanent smile. She can't realize how strange things are going to get, and even stranger still when she meets Bruce Wayne.

1. Prologue

The Art of Madness:

Prologue

File Number 73-D

On December 12th of 1984, Venice Brahms witnessed her mother murdering her father on her tenth birthday. Her mother was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia, and thus attacked her husband. Mrs. Brahms was then taken into custody and admitted into Arkham Asylum and assigned Dr. Potts as her caretaker and psychiatrist.

Venice Brahms was sent to live with her grandmother who also lived in Gotham City, and was screened for any emotional or mental issues concerning the traumatic experience she saw. She was found healthy, although in the years following she would have violent fits, in which she would cause harm to herself or those surrounding her. She was given prescription medication to suppress these attacks in hopes of helping her live a normal life.

On December 12th of 1992, on her eighteenth birthday, her grandmother died of lung cancer connected with smoking. Left with no more family, she was assigned a guardian by the name of James Gordon, who was an officer at the Gotham City Police Department.

Venice Brahms became associated with Bruce Wayne of Wayne Enterprises, and they were known to have had a brief romantic involvement before Venice abruptly disappeared in the summer of 1994. A missing persons report was filed, but she was never found and was presumed dead.

Laura Carlton

Private Detective