Just arrived at my new apartment. The first thing to do is get set up here, and at work. I hope to start killing within the next month, I just need to make a list. This won't be like Miami though, I need to be careful, better plans than usual. Take Bane for instance, or Killer Croc, or Poison Ivy, or Clayface, or any other super powered freak.
I'll look more into things later, but right now I need to get set up. I need to appear to be normal so I don't arouse any suspicions, I need an emergency bag, need to get my job, and then I can start making my list. First thing on my list, groceries.
Meanwhile in the GCPD
"So do we have any leads as to where Joker was hiding his weapons?" I ask to the officers in the briefing room. "No Batman there's no clues as to where they are and no one's talking to us about it, there's no indication of him using any of his known spots." The officer leading the briefing replies. "And the van driver?" I add. "Still being interrogated, hasn't said much so far just the normal crazy shit." I stand up "keep questioning him, inform me if he says anything of interest. Joker went down way too easily, he has to have some sort of master plan in place."
I walk out of the building and get into my car. "Batman." Oracle's voice shrieks in my ear, push the button. "What is it Oracle?" "Multiple bodies matching Zsasz's M.O. has been discovered in an apartment." "Multiple?" "A family of four, mother, father, son, daughter." she explains to me. That makes 18 victims in two weeks "send me the address" I'm taking this bastard down.
The engine roars to life. I speed off through the streets, weaving through cars until I reach the apartment. Some uniforms are already there but the lab techs haven't. I walk in to see the bodies, family of four, slit throats, dinner still on the table, with them still sitting there. This is Zsasz alright. "Oracle. I need a map pulled up with Zsasz's victims on it." I have to find out where he's held up, and what he's planning on doing. "Here you are Batman, what are you thinking?" "He's been inactive for months, now all of a sudden he kills 18 people. I wanna know why."
The map I'm staring at has 14 dots on it, they're all spaced pretty far from each other. Up until now they've all been one victim, now four victims. What's he playing at.
Meanwhile Dexter gets to his new home from the grocery store.
Food, water, killing tools, I have all the essentials. I step out of the truck taking the four bags with me. I freeze, what are all these cops doing here? There's no way they could've tracked me here. I continue walking inside. There's the police tape of an active crime scene, detective and forensics shouting about what it means. I look closer, looks like four victims. An entire family slaughtered as they try to enjoy a meal. This is why I moved to Gotham.
"Keep moving along sir." An officer outside the tape says to me. "I'm sorry, I'm new in town. I just moved in next door. What happened to them?" "I'm under strict orders not to release any details about the murders. Move along sir." He says to me in a stern voice. "But I might be danger, I live right next door. Can you at least tell me who you think's going around killing people?" He ponders this question for a moment, and then he leans in to whisper. "It's not a hundred percent confirmed, but Batman's looking for Victor Zsasz."
Batman, what a joke. Spends every waking hour 'protecting' Gotham but can't save any lives. Hundreds, no thousands of people have died because he's too much of a coward to act. I hope to meet him during my stay in Gotham. But back to the issue at hand, Victor Zsasz. I've come across that name while researching Gotham's criminals. Hundreds of victims, can't be sure of the exact number, a mark on his body for each of them. Those are his trophies, soon he'll be one of my trophies.
I nod to cop "thank you. I'll call the station if I see him." I slip back into my apartment and sit my bags on the table. It looks like there's a murderer in town. Isn't it ironic, my first day here and there's death right next to me. Looks like after I put my groceries away I get to start the hunt early.