Veritas
Disclaimer: I don't own Batman. I do own Mara Russell, Christine, and Phil.
Author's Note: Thanks to LisaDawn75 and ladyFrost2 for reviewing. I'm glad you both like it so far!
Gotham News
Saturday, May 13th
Unfortunate events unfolded for a Gotham family during last night's storm. Phil and Christine Russell, a couple married thirty years and leaving one child, were murdered in their downtown apartment during a routine break-and-enter. Money and jewellery were taken, and the thieves-turned-murderers got away. Police currently have no suspects.
Their daughter, Mara Russell (aged 24), found the bodies of her parents after being on the phone with Christine when the break-and-enter occurred. Mara reportedly called the police, but due to the storm they did not make it to the scene for two hours.
Even more unfortunate for this Gotham family is that Batman had been just blocks away that night responding to the 'Bat-Signal' from the police regarding more mayhem being reaped by the laughing criminal mastermind: The Joker (more on The Joker on page C1).
A/N: I'm not even going to presume to call this a chapter. It's more of a page break really… 139 words. A full sized chapter will be coming next, in which there is Bruce and Alfred… I now appreciate how bloody difficult it is to write dialogue between two such well-known characters.