He had fled from Gotham as fast as he could after the incident. After that overly inquisitive coward, Rachel Dawes, shot him in the face with her tazer gun.

He has been terrorizing the citizens of Gotham, riding his horse down the street, and wearing his famous mask, when she shot him. He would have fallen off, but his leg was caught, so he was dragged for miles by the panicked horse. The horse finally slowed down somewhere near Arkham Asylum, where the injured doctor worked. The frightened animal calmed down, and Jonathan managed to get his leg free. When he did he jumped right into his car, and quickly left town.

He did not know why he left, he just knew he had to get out of Gotham City. He decided he would return later when he was stronger, had a better plan, and when no one expected it.

He found a town that needed a psychiatrist, and decided he would live there to recover and continue his fear experiments, but once there he found himself regaining his sanity. He found that he loved the small town, and wanted to stay. He wanted to help people again...

Layla was his last patient for the day, so after she left he reviewed his notes. He rolled his eyes remembering Layla's stepmother. "See you next week". As if the girl really needed to come back next week.

Her mother had died a year before, but she had seen a psychiatrist then, and she was coping with the loss normally. She also "hated" her stepmother, and was angry with her father for re-marrying so soon. All of that was typical. She was a normal sixteen year old girl, but Dr. Crane did not know how to convince her stepmother. He had five more sessions with Layla, so he decided he would get through those, and then explain to the girl's parents that she was not depressed...

Jonathan paused, and smiled to himself. He was sane again. Scarecrow was gone.