Season 2 Episode 15: The Bat and the Cat
My name is Bruce Wayne. When I was 8 years old, my parents were killed by an evil. And so I made a promise to fight that evil. I traveled the world for 18 years, and returned to Gotham City to protect it. Now I have new allies, helping me in my crusade, but I also have new enemies. New threats have arrived in my city, and I must stop them. I am vengeance. I am the night. I am the Batman.
Previously on the Batman...
Catwoman left Gotham to go find out about Holly's past
She stole something
Catwoman and Batman kissed
She left Gotham but now Bruce and her are enemies
Everyone left Shadow's team
Riddler got arrested
Gordon and Sarah are partners
Batman has returned and is no longer using Venom
Scarecrow walks into the sewers and finds Shadow in his base.
"Crane. I'm guessing there's a reason for why you're here." Shadow guesses.
"Yes. I left this team because I didn't believe there was any reason for it to exist. Because I thought the Batman was dead and so I continued with my experiments." Scarecrow states.
"I know. But you're here."
"Yes, because in light of recent news, the Batman is not dead. And I want to join again."
The Batman
Shadow watches Crane experiment with his toxins later in the day.
"I'm very glad you asked to be on this team again. It'll make the next step a whole lot easier. You can't exactly come up with mind control drugs, can you?" Shadow asks.
"Not exactly. But we can come close. That mixed in with the fear toxin will be able to do the job just fine." Scarecrow states.
"When can we get to work on mixing these chemicals?"
"Working on it right now."
"Really?"
"Yes. I'm wasting no time with this. Though, I can't create a lot, so don't waste it."
"I won't."
Scarecrow gets back to work. Shadow chuckles.
"The end is almost here. The final steps of my plan are nearly ready to executed. We just have to wait for this toxin to be done brewing, and when it is...we hit Gordon."
Bruce, Barbara, and Dick all start sparring together in the Batcave. Bruce is able to beat both of them.
"You need to work harder." Bruce says.
Dick and Barbara continue sparring with each other. Lucius walks into the Batcave.
"You wanted to see me, Mr. Wayne?" He starts.
"Yes, since you were fired from Wayne Enterprises, I thought you might want to work for Batman full time. Plus, I need your help. We still have some left over tech in the Batcave. Maybe you can help us repair Dick's 'Nightwing' suit. It got damaged in the fight with Black Spider."
"Um, sure, Mr. Wayne. I'll see what I can do."
Lucius walks over to the suit.
Barbara is able to beat Dick in sparring.
"I think I'm pretty good in the training department." Barbara says and walks over to Bruce.
"Yeah, I let you win."
"Suuree..."
"I'm serious. Always gotta be nice to the pretty lady."
"I've gotta go on patrol tonight." Bruce says.
"Hey, why don't I go on patrol tonight and you can stay in?" Barbara suggests.
"I'm not sure, Barbara."
"Seriously, Bruce. I can handle it."
"...I trust you, Barbara."
"Cool. You've gotta find Alfred, and we'll try looking into Shadow."
"Exactly. I'm not a fan of just waiting for him to strike first."
"Neither am I."
Bruce walks away.
We need Lucius on the team. He can help us with what little tech we have left, but eventually, we will run out. We need Alfred back. Only then, can he help us take back my company.
Shadow is looking through the sewer grates at Gotham City, Pennywise style, with his mask off. Scarecrow then walks up to him.
"Shadow..." Crane starts.
Shadow puts his mask back on.
"Yes?" He replies.
"We've got a problem. We need the drug that puts people into a hypnotic state. The mind control drug so we can put that into the fear toxin."
"Wasn't that what you were already doing?"
"What I was doing was preparing the toxin to mix with a chemical like that, but it can't if we don't have that chemical. We need to get in."
"Jesus Christ. ... Do you now where to get it?"
"Yes. Cadmus is in Gotham City. We break in their, we can steal their drug."
"That's going to be tough. I heard that place is protected by Amanda Waller."
"No, she broke away and made a new agency called ARGUS. But that's not important. What's important is getting that drug."
Next stop...Cadmus."
That night, piles of money are shoved into a bag by a group of crooks before they run out of the bank they're robbing, only to be met by Batgirl. She beats up the thugs until they're all unconscious. She turns to the bag with the money but it's gone. She looks up and sees a figure running off with it on a nearby rooftop.
Batgirl grapples up and lands. She sees the figure: Catwoman.
"Oh, you're the new one." Catwoman states.
Batgirl fires her grappling hook at Catwoman, and it grabs her arm. The hook pulls Catwoman towards her and she grabs Catwoman by the collar, throwing her to the ground. Selina tries to get up but Batgirl kicks her across the face.
"What do you need the money for, Selina?" Batgirl asks.
"For a friend." Selina states and runs.
She scratches Batgirl across her arm and kicks her in the gut before running. Batgirl chases her when Catwoman jumps to a larger building and starts climbing windowsill to windowsill towards the roof. When she reaches the roof, Batgirl's grapple latches onto her leg. Batgirl starts zooming up when Catwoman uses her claws and cuts the rope. Batgirl grabs onto the fire escape to stop herself from falling.
She climbs up and runs to the top. She sees Selina on the other side of the rooftop and throws a couple of Batarangs. Selina jumps off the building and down the alleyway. Batgirl runs to the edge to see Selina swinging off a flagpole and landing on the ground safely. Selina rips off her mask and goggles and rushes into a huge crowd. Batgirl jumps to another rooftop and starts scanning the crowd, but finds nothing.
Selina disappeared.
A van drives up to Cadmus labs and Jonathan Crane walks inside. He meets a security guard.
"ID?" The guard asks.
"I'm a scientist, Jonathan Crane." Crane states.
"Yes, but where's your ID?"
"On your desk."
The guard looks down at the desk and finds nothing. When he looks back up, he sees Crane punching him in the face, hard, knocking him out. Crane walks through the halls in his lab coat and walks into a room where they keep all the chemicals. He finds the drug he needs. He takes it out of his case. Meanwhile, another guard walks down a hall and finds the unconscious one.
"Oh shit! Dave! Fuck..." The guard says and sounds the alarm.
Crane hears it, and runs out of the room. He runs through the halls into the science lab when the windows break. Robin jumps through.
"Yo, Crane! I can't let you leave with that!" He yells.
Crane runs the opposite way as Robin chases him. Crane runs into the stairs when Robin kicks him down a flight. Crane lands at the bottom, and the drug spills out.
"NO!" He yells. "You son of a bitch."
Crane continues running until he reaches the first floor and runs into the crowd of other scientists, who run out of the building. Robin runs out and searches through the crowd but can't find him.
"Dammit." He mutters to himself.
Robin returns to the Batcave where Barbara is sitting at the Batcomputer and Batman is punching a dummy, training.
"I just found Scarecrow breaking into Cadmus. He got away, but he didn't get whatever he was after in there." Dick explains.
"And I found Catwoman, stealing some money from some thugs. She's back in town." Barbara states.
"So the Shadow and Scarecrow are making their next move...and so is Catwoman." Dick states.
"We have a double threat in Gotham." Bruce says.
"Well, that's too much to handle. Catwoman could be out of town in a couple of days, or who knows, right now, and Scarecrow will try again to get whatever he wanted. We can't take one down and then the other, it has to be at the same time." Barbara states.
"But how?" Dick asks.
"There are 3 of us. We can split up." Barbara suggests.
"I'm not sure that's a good idea." Bruce comments.
"Seriously Bruce, it's the only way to catch the 3 of them. Me and Dick will go and take down Scarecrow and Shadow, and you can deal with Catwoman." Barbara explains.
"But will you be able to handle them?" Bruce asks.
"Bruce, earlier tonight, you told me you trusted me. Plus I have Robin with me. We will be fine. Trust me. Plus, from his recent behavior, it looks like he wants you not us. Are you going to give him what he wants?"
"Maybe that's what needs to happen. So far, he hasn't killed me even though he has had multiple opportunities to do so. He wants me alive, but you two...I worry."
"This isn't the first time we've come up against someone who wants to kill us, Bruce." Dick says.
"Yes, but Shadow is a fierce threat. He's the first man I've went up against who was able to outmaneuver me." Bruce states.
"That's when you were on Venom. True it made you stronger, but strength was your only weapon back then. Trust me, we'll be fine." Dick says.
"...okay. I trust you."
Dick nods and walks over to the suit chamber. Selina returns to her apartment with the bag of money and hops in through the window. Holly walks up to her.
"Are you okay?" Holly asks.
"I'll be fine." Selina says and sits down on the couch.
Holly sits down next to her.
"Confronted Batgirl as I stole the money. I was able to escape though." Selina says.
"Really? You confronted Batgirl?"
"Yeah."
"Cool."
"Well, I got the money. We're ready to go. We'll leave Gotham again in the morning. Don't worry, Holly. We're nearly there."
Batman looks through their window from a block away atop a rooftop.
Catwoman is an enemy. She left Gotham for Holly, and returned a thief. I though we were allies, but she was ready to become a criminal again and betray us for her. I know she means a lot to Selina...but there were better ways to do this. Now she's a criminal. And nothing more.
Batman glides across the rooftop and lands on the side of the building. Selina sees him through the window.
"Holly, RUN!" Selina yells.
Holly grabs the money and does so. Batman bursts through the window as Selina puts on her mask and goggles.
"Here for some fun?" Selina asks.
"I'm here to bring you in." Batman states.
"You don't have to use your voice modulator. I know it's you, Bruce."
Batman scowls.
"Catch me if you can, Bat!" She exclaims and jumps out the window.
Batman hops out after her and begins a chase. They run across rooftops and Batman grapples across gaps and between buildings. Selina is able to run faster than him and always be ahead. Even when Batman throws a few Batarangs at her, she dodges.
She pulls out her whip and is able to swing across a gap between the buildings and up to a taller roof. Batman grapples after her, and grabs her when he reaches the top. They tumble across the floor and Batman lets Selina go. She kicks Batman up the chin which stuns him. She runs past him towards the edge when Batman throws some Batarangs at her. She dodges again and keeps running.
Batman fires his grapple, grabbing onto her leg, tripping her. He runs towards her but she kicks him back. She jumps back onto her feet and pushes him away. She kicks him, and starts swinging her claws at his face, but he backs up, dodging. She throws a kick but he dodges again.
She tries to stun him with her whip but Batman pulls out a Batarang and cuts it. He puts it away and starts throwing punches. Catwoman blocks most of them until one hits her in the face. Selina backs away, stunned.
"How did this happen?" Selina asks.
Batman steps closer.
"How did we end up here? Now? We were friends, Bruce. We were...could've been more than friends, but now I'm just another criminal for you to catch. I know I messed up, Bruce, but are you really saying you never give second chances? I was a criminal back then as well, but you were able to...'transform' me into an ally of yours. Why is it a problem if I become a criminal again now?"
"Because now you broke my trust. And I'm not making the same mistake I made last time."
"Listen to yourself, Bruce. You're going way too far."
"With catching a criminal?"
"Is that really all I am to you? A criminal? Just think about it. Don't lie to yourself. Think. Is a criminal, really all I am to you?"
Selina leans in close. Batman pulls out a pair of handcuffs. To arrest her, to be clear. Selina notices this.
"I guess I am."
Selina punches Batman across the face and hops off the rooftop. She uses what's left of her whip to whip onto a flagpole and get away.
She betrayed my trust. A criminal is all she is.
Gordon and a group of police crowd around Cadmus labs. Robin and Batgirl enter the building. They see Gordon in the stairwell.
"Gordon." Robin calls.
Gordon looks up at them.
"We need to look into what Scarecrow was trying to steal from this place. I saw that it spilled onto the floor here." Robin states.
"Yeah, I saw a sample of it being picked up by some forensic scientists." Gordon explains.
"So if we can get that sample, we can find out what Crane was trying to steal. Could you get us this sample?"
"Sure. I trust you two with it." Gordon says and heads off.
Robin turns to Batgirl.
"See? Easy as that." Robin says.
"I wonder what WERE they trying to steal?" Batgirl looks at her father.
Gordon walks into the forensic lab in the GCPD and sees Sarah already holding it.
"Sarah, you already have it?" Gordon asks.
"I overheard you talking with Robin. I went in and got it." Sarah states.
"Essen, I could kiss you." Gordon takes the vial.
"You ever find it a bit worrying that Batman has sidekicks?"
"What? Why?"
"Well, it basically says that he can't handle Gotham alone..."
"He was able to. Years ago. Plus, could handle this entire city alone. I figure he probably has a network of civilians working for him throughout the streets. These sidekicks are just people well trained enough to go out into the field."
"It's still kind of worrying to me."
"No one worries that the GCPD needs an army of officers to stop crime. It's kind of like the Bat Signal. You could look at it one way, where the light basically says that the city is in danger, or you could look at it the other way, that Batman is on the case. It's really up to you, but I've got to go."
Gordon leaves. He lights up the Bat Signal on the roof when Robin arrives on the rooftop.
"Thank you, Jim." Robin says.
"Your welcome. Put it to good use and find out what the bastard is planning."
"I will. Gotta go."
Robin runs to the edge of the rooftop and glides away.
Robin walks into the Batcave where Bruce is training.
"Why don't I get a voice changer?" Robin asks.
"Because you're not famous and your voice couldn't be recognized by half the people in Gotham City." Bruce tells him.
"Fair enough."
Robin sits down at the Batcomputer and starts analyzing the vial.
Barbara walks down the hall towards her apartment door when she gets a call from Dick. She answers it.
"Yeah, Dick?" Barbara answers.
"Barbara, I found out what the vial is." Dick says.
"And what is it?"
"It's a drug that can be used to make people...easily open to suggestion. It's almost like mind control in a way."
"Jesus Christ, what could Crane want with this stuff?"
"What if he's planning to put it in his fear toxin? Either way, we now know what he needs, so we can easily stop him."
"Cool. Call you later."
Barbara enters her apartment and walks into the living room. Gordon walks down the stairs to find Barbara's mother waiting for her.
"Past your curfew." She states.
Later that night, Gordon and Barbara are in a fight. Gordon's daughter is sitting and watching.
"So what she's passed her curfew? Tomorrow's a Saturday, it doesn't matter!" Gordon says.
"It does matter! I worry! If she's out late at night without calling, who knows what could happen to her!" Barbara replies.
"She does call!"
"No, she doesn't!"
"Yes, she does! She calls me!"
"And you don't tell me about it, Jim! You've got to talk to me for God's sake! You rarely do anymore!"
Gordon gets a call on his phone which he answers within seconds.
"Yeah?"
...
"Okay...okay...I'll be right there."
Gordon hangs up.
"They need me at the precinct."
Gordon goes to leave and stops in front of his daughter.
"You're not in trouble." He states.
Barbara hugs him.
"Bye, Dad. Love you." She says.
"Love you too."
Gordon leaves. Minutes later, Barbara turns to her daughter.
"Barbara, I've got to go too. I'll be back later. See you soon." She says and leaves as well.
Meanwhile, Bruce is punching a dummy, training again in the Batcave, when he hears the doorbell coming from upstairs, since it's hooked up so he can hear it when he's downstairs. Bruce heads up towards the door and answers it.
Behind the door is Selina.
"Hey Bruce..." She starts.
Bruce stares.
Meanwhile, a scientist walks through Cadmus labs and grabs the drug from the room. He walks through the halls, nervously greeting the other scientists before making it outside and walking into an alleyway.
"Thank you, Mr. Johnson." Crane thanks and injects the scientist with the cure.
"You are now cured of the poison." Crane says and takes the drug. "Remember, tell anyone and we can still kill you. The antidote has a micro bomb inside, but we won't use it...unless we have to. Clear?"
Johnson nods.
"Then go."
Johnson runs out of the alley.
"Why don't we just do that instead of going through all of this trouble for the mind controlling drug?" Shadow asks.
"Because, Shadow, poisons can be cured. Bombs can be removed. Poisoning one scientist for a few minutes is a lot smaller of a task than controlling someone of that power, for that long." Scarecrow explains.
"Put that drug down!" Batgirl yells from the rooftop, looking down at them.
"Run!" Shadow states.
Shadow and Scarecrow run into an APC and drive off. Batgirl chases the APC on foot from the rooftops. Minutes later, Robin drops down and joins her in the chase.
"Hope I didn't miss anything." Robin comments.
Batgirl smiles.
They hop between the gaps, after the APC.
"They're still on our tail!" Crane exclaims.
Shadow climbs to the roof of the APC and pulls out a pistol. He starts firing it at the two vigilantes. Robin runs to the left and jumps to another roof as Batgirl jumps off the roof and starts gliding towards them.
"Batgirl!" Robin yells.
Shadow fires his gun and the bullets poke holes in Batgirl's cape. She lands on top of the APC with a roll and charges Shadow. She starts throwing punches which Shadow dodges, but then starts blocking. He eventually grabs her wrist and throws her over him. She lands with a thud before getting back up.
Shadow punches her across the face and kicks her down. She falls onto the hood but grabs on. Shadow watches her cling. She grapples onto him and zips back up. She tackles Shadow and they tumble. Shadow ends up on top and he punches her in the face, twice, giving her a bloody nose. Batgirl kicks him off of her and gets back up, but Shadow roundhouses her, causing her lip to bleed.
She falls to a knee, only to get her head smashed into the APC by Shadow. Shadow laughs.
"Come on, don't tell me this is it." He taunts.
Batgirl gets up and wipes the blood from her face before charging again with a cry. Shadow blocks her punch, punches her in the gut, kneeing her in her forehead, headbutting her, causing her nose to bleed more, and throwing her back onto the floor. Batgirl starts shaking as Shadow walks over to her.
He brings down his boot, kicking down her head, and then planting his boot on top of her shoulder, as she lies, bloody, unconscious, face down.
Back at the GCPD, Sarah sits on Gordon's desk, reading a case file, while Gordon sips some coffee.
"It's nearly time to go. Thank God. You want to share another cab?" Sarah asks.
"Sure." Gordon answers.
They both get inside the cab.
"30th on...you know what? I'll go to Triste Cafe. 27th on Harrison Avenue. I could really use the break from home." Gordon says.
"...I'll join you. Again." Sarah says.
"Thank you, Sarah."
The cab stops at the cafe and they both step in. They sit at a table and talk while drinking coffee. They both stop talking and look out the window at the rain.
"Rain again tonight." Gordon states.
"Yeah, what else could we get in Gotham?"
"We'll stay here. Wait out the rain."
As the rain pours down, they continue their conversation.
"My family actually comes from Germany." Sarah tells.
"Didn't know that." Gordon comments.
"I got into law enforcement after being told I was too masculine for about six other careers."
"Too masculine?"
"Yup."
"Who told you that?"
"The six other careers."
"They must've been blind, deaf, and dead."
Gordon looks around.
"I don't think we can stay for much longer. At least the rain's easing up." Gordon says.
This is...unexpected.
"What are you doing here, Selina?" Bruce asks.
"I just wanted to talk. Don't arrest me yet." Selina replies.
"I'm considering it."
I usually have to chase after Selina, take her to the GCPD. Apprehend her, but now she's come to my doorstep, and I don't know why.
"We were supposed to leave Gotham this morning. Me and Holly, I mean. We're this close to figuring out where she comes from." Selina explains.
Selina walks down the hall as Bruce follows her.
"But I said no. I wanted to see you one more time. Last time I saw you, not last night, but weeks ago, you were aggressive. More aggressive than I expected."
"That was because...I was on a drug, Selina. Venom. It got to my head. Sure, I was aggressive about it back then...but I still think what I thought."
"Why? It's what I had to do to help Holly."
"What exactly, went, through your head when you knew you were going to steal?"
"I wasn't sure about it. All I wanted to think about was...'This if for Holly.' It made it easier. After I did, all the primal urges came back. From when I thought I was a thief, and nothing more. Back when Falcone was running this town. It was exciting. And I liked it. It made stealing things easier. I didn't have to think of Holly anymore."
"But then I saw you."
"...I know I made a bad call, Bruce. You gave me a choice between you and Holly. And I chose Holly. And if that choice required me to steal, then so be it. But seriously, can't a girl get a second chance?"
Bruce stares.
"I'm going to be honest, Bruce. I...I care for you. I haven't really cared about anyone...but you're a first. I care for you. And I know you care about me. Otherwise you would've just sent me to jail back when we first met. But you didn't."
"I saw potential in you, Selina. But you threw it away for Holly."
"What did you expect me to do?! I can only say sorry so many times."
"There were better ways, Selina."
"Goddammit, I know that Bruce. I know that. I said that a million times as well. Whether I get arrested or not, I just wanted to see...if you cared for me. I'm sorry I betrayed you. I'm sorry I stole. I'm sorry for everything. You do have right to be angry, but just like before...I have a right to be forgiven, by you. I don't know if you care for me or not, but...like I said before...I just need an answ-"
Bruce leans in and kisses Selina. Selina returns it. Selina starts to back up and walks backwards through a door. The door leads to Bruce's room. They break the kiss, and Selina sits back on the bed. Bruce takes a step back, takes off his shirt and leans in to kiss Selina. Selina unbuttons her jacket and takes it off. She lets it drop onto the floor. Selina and Bruce kick off their shoes.
I shouldn't be doing this. I don't have feelings for her, or if I do, then they can't get in the way of the mission.
Selina and Bruce both strip down until underwear is the only thing left. Bruce leans in for another kiss. This time, Selina falls back with Bruce on top of her. His mouth moves from her lips to her neck.
Selina was still a bit shocked that Bruce did care for her. She still didn't hear him say it, but he didn't need to. He was showing it. So she decided to just close her eyes and enjoy it.
Bruce places his hands on Selina's sides, before moving them to her arms. They crawl up to her shoulder and squeeze. Bruce's finger slips under the strap of her bra. He pulls it down and Selina lets him do so. His lips go back up and kiss hers. Selina pulls down the other strap of her bra, taking it off, and letting it fall to the floor. Her hands are placed on the back of his head, pulling him down. After a few minutes of this, she pushes him onto his back, before climbing on top of him. This time, Selina leans down and kisses Bruce. Bruce grabs the back of her head. She sucks on his neck, kisses his cheek, and nibbles his ear. Selina then pulls her head back from Bruce, still having his bottom lip in her mouth before letting it go. She places her hands on Bruce's shoulders, and digs her nails in. Bruce groans when she does. Selina closes her eyes again.
"Bruce..."
"Selina..."
Meanwhile, Gordon and Sarah walk down the sidewalk, past a parking lot when they see and hear a flash of lightning. A few drops of rain start falling. Gordon wipes off his glasses and puts them on again.
"Gotham: You think it's all clear, and then lightning flashes." Gordon comments.
The rain starts to come down hard.
"Do you think we'll make it back to our own homes?" Sarah asks.
"No. I don't think so." Gordon answers.
"Well, then what now?"
Gordon looks around.
"Why not hide in this doorway? We could wait it out again." Gordon suggests and steps inside the doorway.
Sarah follows him. More thunder crashes. She leans closer to Gordon and then looks up at him.
Gordon smiles at her. Sarah leans in closer. Gordon does the same. They both kiss in the doorway. A cab drives up and Sarah steps inside. The cab drives off down the street. Sarah doesn't look back. Gordon and her don't even say goodbye.
Meanwhile, Batgirl's mask is ripped off. Her eyes adjust to the light and look around. She's tied to a chair in some kind of hideout. She looks up and sees Shadow standing there.
"Barbara Gordon. The daughter of Gotham's Police Commissioner. This is unexpected. I didn't expect the Commissioner's little girl to be out fighting crime. Must run in the family." Shadow comments.
"Screw you!" Barbara spits.
"Who knows? Maybe Gordon is Batman? Actually, this gives me an idea. Make sure the fear element of the toxin is still present in the new version of the drug." Shadow tells Crane.
"What do you want?"
"We want your father, Ms. Gordon."
"Leave my father out of this! He has nothing to do with this! He's not Batman!"
"I know. Because I know who Batman REALLY is."
"That's a lie."
Shadow laughs again.
"Soon, I will get my revenge. Very, very soon. It starts with this drug, and it starts with Gordon. The end is nearly upon us. And once the end comes, you will be of no use to us." Shadow says and walks away.
Meanwhile, Bruce stands out on his balcony, overlooking his front yard later that night. Selina walks up behind him. Wearing her underwear and a shirt. Nothing else.
"I..." She starts.
"Selina...I'm not sure why...or if...I..." Bruce tries to speak.
"Look, I know you care for me, and-"
"That's the thing, Selina. I'm not sure if I do."
"What?"
"I'm sorry, but...I can't make exceptions to the law."
"Are you kidding me? The law? That's bullshit. How well do you follow the law?"
"I bring in criminals."
"And you're still saying I'm nothing more than a thief?"
Bruce looks down.
"Bruce, this isn't just saying that earlier tonight meant nothing. This is saying that bringing me into your crusade, years ago, all the time we spent together, was for nothing." Selina says.
"Earlier tonight, I was making a decision based on instinct alone. But I thought it through and I'm...I can't...it's just...too risky. You being a criminal and all..."
"It wasn't a problem 7 fucking years ago!"
Bruce looks down again.
"...look, I get it. You don't care for me. If you're willing to bring me in...but if you didn't care for me...then why do what you just did? ... I'll get my things and I'll leave Gotham. And believe me...you'll never hear from me again." Selina states and leaves the room.
When she's dressed she walks through Wayne Manor and towards the front door. She steps outside, but looks back one last time. Bruce isn't there. She shuts the door, and leaves. Bruce is down in the Batcave when Robin rushes in.
"Bruce, we have a major problem." He says.
"What is it, Robin?"
"Me and Batgirl were chasing after Shadow, but we got separated. I couldn't find her anywhere. I checked her house, the scene, but she was gone. Vanished. I think she was taken by Shadow."
Bruce scowls.
Gordon opens up the front door to his apartment and steps inside. He walks down the hall, clearing his throat along the way and he enters the living room. He rubs his forehead at what happened earlier that night when he sees something even worse. His coffee table in the living room is broken, and in the middle of wreckage is Barbara's body.
"NO!"
Gordon runs over to his daughter's body and sees her bleeding out. He feels her pulse. Dead. Everything feels like a dream.
"Oh...oh my God...no...Barbara, please..." Gordon whispers.
He then hears footsteps and a voice from behind him.
"Tell me...what do you see?"
It's Shadow. He walks up to Gordon and puts his hand on Gordon's shoulder. Gordon looks up at him.
"Who are you?" Gordon asks.
"That doesn't matter right now. What do you see?" Shadow asks.
"My daughter...she's dead...who did this to her?"
"Your daughter, Barbara Gordon...she was involved in some shady business. She worked for Batman..."
"What?"
"She did. She didn't want to, but Batman forced her. And it was that shady business that got her killed. Batman got her killed, Jim."
Gordon cries. Shadow places a flashdrive into Gordon's hand.
"What's this?" Gordon asks.
"A flashdrive with evidence."
"Evidence for what?"
"For the true identities of Batman and Robin, the people who got your daughter killed. You know what you have to do, Jim. You have to remove the anti-vigilantism act and make these monsters pay for your loss."
"Yes, sir, but...who is he?"
"Bruce Wayne."
The Batman
Next Time on the Batman: Nowhere to Run (2x16)
With Gordon under the influence of Shadow's drugs, he removes the anti-vigilantism act, and a task force is sent out to bring Batman and Robin down. Batman and Robin are forced to flee their home, as their true identities are revealed to the public. Together, they must figure out how to save the Gordons, and stop Shadow's final steps to his plan.
A/N: Glad things are heating up. And I swear to God, this was always the direction the story was going. I'm not just having heroes being chased by the police because it's in the current seasons of Arrow and Flash. I swear. They're vigilantes, they always get chased by police anyways. This was actually more inspired by the Arrow episode Public Enemy, 3x18. I take a lot of inspiration from other stories, but I'm always honest about it. I never lie, so this isn't just ripping off the current CW shows, I promise.
PHRZ!