Commissioner Gordon:
The playing field was set and ready for action and all I needed to do was wait for the remaining players to arrive. I wondered where Batman was and where exactly he was watching from.
Well, I just couldn't sit around and wait for something to happen, so I decided that I was going to make something happen in the meantime. I got on the radio and told everyone that was not at Gotham General to keep the eyes peeled for the Joker or Batman and either of the two's whereabouts, but not to engage until after reporting to me.
After the radio chat I had nothing to do but wait again and it was pointless to go and interrogate the driver as he had already told us everything he knew. I had reports of other cases waiting to be reviewed, but I was too anxious to do anything about them at that time. I decided to head to the roof of headquarters to try and calm my mind and my anxiety, though I doubted I would calm down until this whole thing was over with.
Before I went up to the roof I called down to the night shift sergeant and told him I would be on the roof and to have someone come and get when there was any news about the situation at the hospital. Afterward I went up to the roof where a cool wind blew and carried with it the sounds of the city.
I lit up my cigarillo and wondered how long it would be till the Joker made a move as I watched the wind drag away the smoke that I exhaled. I had done what I could and so the worst part was upon me, the waiting…
End Part Three.
Next, A Dish Served Cold continues in Part Four: Not the End