Rachel Dawes walked hesitantly up to Willowfalls Asylum for the Criminally Insane. It was the last place she wanted to be, but she had to check it out. Especially after what had happened at Arkham Asylum back in Gotham.

Rachel had left Gotham City about a month before hoping never to look back. The city was too corrupt for her, even with Batman. She had decided she would be more comfortable in a small town, so she made some calls and found out that the district attorney in Willowfalls was about to retire, and he was more than happy to make her his replacement.

Entering the asylum she was greeted by a nurse. "You must be Ms. Dawes, I'm Nurse Parker" she said as a salutation. "The head doctor wanted me to tell you that he is very sorry, but he is unable to meet with you himself. His assistant will meet with you instead". "And who would that be?" Rachel asked. "Dr. Crane" Nurse Parker said casually, leading her down a hall.

Rachel's heart stopped. It couldn't be the same Dr. Crane she thought, trying to calm herself down. He would be a patient, or a prisoner by now. "Dr. Crane" she repeated questionably. "That name sounds familiar. What is his first name?". Nurse Parker gave her an odd look. "The assistant head doctor is a woman" she explained. "And her first name is Layla". "Oh!" Rachel replied, slightly embarrassed. It was still strange though, two Cranes in the same profession. Perhaps they're related. That was a scary thought.

A professional looking woman in her mid twenties stepped out into the hall beside Rachel and Nurse Parker. "This is Dr. Layla Crane" the nurse said. "Dr. Crane, this is Ms. Dawes, the new district attorney". "Hello" Layla said coldly. "I understand you would like to check things out. I can assure you everything here is in order, but if you insist on seeing it for yourself I would be happy to give you a tour". The tone in the doctor's voice sent a shiver through Rachel. The cold, heartless way she spoke was just like Jonathan Crane. She tried her best to ignore this as they walked through the asylum.

"I'm Sparrow!" a patient shouted, flapping his arms like a bird, as they passed his room. "Who's Sparrow?" Rachel asked. "One of the town... heroes" Layla explained. "One of?" the DA said curiously. The doctor just smirked. "This is the special surveillance hall. These patients have to be watched rather closely. I doubt you would want to see any of them. It's... quite sad". That was the first time she had heard any compassion in the seemingly heartless doctor's voice.

When Rachel had seen nearly all of the asylum she was very surprised to find that it was normal. She had become convinced that everything at the asylum was just as it should be, until she looked into one of the patients' rooms. The patient was in a straight jacket, twitching and mumbling, just as the patients at Arkham had been, the patients that Jonathan Crane had drugged. That was not even the worst part.

Dr. Crane noticed her looking into the cell, and she hung her head. "That is Dr. Johnson" she told Rachel. "He used to be the head doctor here". "What happened to him?" the suspicious woman inquired. "One day, about three years ago, he just had a breakdown. Two of the nurses found him in his office like that. He didn't even know his own name". "He just broke down? Just like that?". "Surprising, I know, but he must have been suppressing his psychosis, and one day he could not hide it anymore"

That was when Rachel knew something was wrong. The head doctor having a complete mental breakdown out of nowhere. She knew something was going on, but she was too busy trying to think of a way to leave to see where she was going, she just continued to follow the doctor. Layla opened a door for her and she went in without hesitation, her mind was still back in Gotham City. The door slammed behind Layla. Rachel quickly came to her senses, and realized they were in a basement. She looked around, bewildered, and unable to move, when she saw none other than the infamous Dr. Jonathan Crane. Layla smirked, and said slyly "I believe you've met my husband"