The comic begins in the J section of Arkham Asylum, more specifically the the neighboring cells of Jonathan Crane and jervis tetch they both slump broadly on the on the wall separating each other
jervis: what happened to bring us here
Jonathan: well I got fired from my job and put on a
But he's interrupted by the hatter who says
jervis: no not what happened to us at the beginning of our criminals, what made us change, I mean look at me I used to be so tall, but now I'm
The next panel shows him contemplatively looking at his teeny hands, was disappointment
jervis: I miss being tall, and I miss you being warm
Jonathan( with a look of concern on his visible eye): jervis you know I still
jervis: I don't mean your emotional warmth, I mean physically, you're cold as ice, cold,(he pauses looking for a word and said it was on), as a Deadman
Jonathan(his voice box inside of jervi's cell): how about you tell me what happened to you first, you did kick the bucket first didn't you
jervis continues looking at himself and says a singular
jervis: okay
The next season is a flashback a yellow Exposition box above it is clearly meant to be jervis voice
Exposition box Jarvis: as you know I was dying at one time, so I decided to travel the world, and soon my sickness made me have to stay somewhere permanently to live out the rest of my fleeting days
The scene below the box is of Jarvis huddled in a coat running through the rain, he looks like his BTaS self, but he's very obviously contracted a deadly disease from his Payless skin, and sweat and Rain slick hair
The next panel is of Jervis hardwood in a bed being tended to by circus freaks
jervis exhibition box: soon I was taken in by an odd crowd who had a warm place to sleep and took me in as one of their own
The next page is of Jervis as he is now, the man that will be the new Jervis is dressed and rags and cooped up in a cage being pointed at by gawking children and adults
jervis exhibition box: I've grown attached to one in particular, poor creature, taking over his body was a mercy
The next panel shows the current Hatter driving on the ground flooring as his head which wears the signature hat he wears in the present, the limp hand of his old body lies cold next to his writhing new one
The next panel shows the Scarecrow face still obscured by Shadows great contemplation shining through his visible eyes
Scarecrow: when I heard about your passing, I left town for a bit, but my desire to experiment grew stronger than my grief and
The next panel shows Jonathan as he looked in the past his red hair disheveled and his eyes red from crying both at the fate of death he soon to share with his hat wearing friend, out of window the silhouette of his news sways in the wind like a wind chime of death
Scarecrow Exposition box: Batman wasn't there to Pardon Me from the tree
The next panel is silent showing his hanging feet
The panel after that shows the scarecrows silhouetted face and he says
Jonathan: I miss being warm too, but at least I'm still able to feel
jervis( from the other side of the wall): I'm happy you can feel too, it makes me think being short isn't that bad actually, though your hugs could be better if you were warm
Jonathan(the silhouette of a smile on his shadowed lips): yeah they could be
The end