Chapter 9
Batman's eyes shot open as he sat up straight. How could he have fallen asleep? After all that rigorous mental training he put himself through, and all it took was one dull movie to put him out.
Just as he feared, Crane was no longer seated next to him. He quickly struggled out of the tank and made his way around the gas station. But his endeavors did not prove to be fruitful. Crane had run and it was quite unlikely that he would be found for a while.
Batman jumped back into the tank irritably. Suddenly, something situated on the radio caught his attention. He picked up the piece of paper and unfolded it. It was covered in Crane's scrawl and read:
"Hi Bats.
Well, I assume that at this point you've figured out that I ran… again. Only this time you won't find me. Don't bother going to the duck pond. I won't be there.
I told you that if you took me out for the day, I would give you valuable information. I wasn't lying about this. I actually do have interesting information regarding plans to terrorize Gotham.
Several years ago, I was asked to meet with a certain inmate of Arkham. His identity was unknown, as well as his history. This made it incredibly difficult for me to come up with an accurate diagnosis. He seemed to constantly be lying about his childhood and practically every word he said was in jest. At times, it seemed as though he were speaking to amuse himself more than anyone else. Eventually, I diagnosed him with a mild case of Paranoid Schizophrenia and prescribed him heavy doses of Proxilin. However, even when he was being given strong antipsychotics, he still continued to ramble to himself about plans to destroy this city, claiming that the people in it would end up destroying it anyway. He simply wanted to give them a 'little push'.
Naturally, with this man locked away, I did not take his threats seriously. But for the past several months, he has been missing from Arkham and I believe it is only a measure of time before he strikes. As I recall, he went by the pseudonym of 'Joker'.
-Dr. Jonathan Crane"
Batman gripped the letter and was about to fold it when he noticed a postscript.
"PS- I took your ipod. I'll try to return it to you… possibly."