"But, Master Bruce, you saved one. Doesn't that make you feel better?"
"Of course it does, Alfred. But the Hatter's still out there, and he's already concocted a new way to murder another Alice." Batman had wrapped his side in a bandage where the batarang cord from the Fourth of July celebration had given him rope burn.
"Well, we know pretty much where he's striking next. 'I told you butter wouldn't suit the works.' Sounds like he's hitting some sort of dairy factory. And there are only two in Gotham. That's better than not knowing at all or him striking at any restaurant in Gotham." Alfred had been trying to convince Batman that things were not as bad as they seemed ever since he had returned, but to no avail.
"It just doesn't make sense. I know the Mad Hatter is picking these locations on purpose. But what's the connection?" Batman turned on the television to his right. A news report was onscreen.
"At tonight's Independence Day celebration, Batman saved 25-year-old Alice Day from the hands of the fiendish Mad Hatter. Gothamites have expressed their newfound fear for the formerly almost comical villain. He has been the perpetrator of many murders in the past few days, all his victims being named Alice. This latest attempt on the life of an Alice was on the fireworks launching site at the intersection of Main Street and 21st Street."
Batman's eyes widened. "Wait, what?" he said quickly.
"I'm sorry, sir. What's the problem?"
"Alfred, what paragraph is the day of the month quote in?"
Alfred, the realization dawning on him, ran his finger down the pages starting at the beginning of the chapter entitled "A Mad Tea-Party". "It's the 21st line, sir."
"The 21st line. Of course! And the first one about cutting hair?"
Alfred did a quick check but knew the answer even before replying. "The 9th line. And the hair salon was on 9th street if I'm not mistaken, sir."
"That's right. And the school was on 11th Street. How much you want to bet that the raven quote is in the 11th paragraph?"
"I don't want to bet, sir. I see it is."
"Then, what paragraph is the butter quote in?"
"The 23rd paragraph, sir."
Batman consulted his computer. "Then, it's 'Moo-Cow Dairy' on 23rd Street."