The episode begins in the Gotham City candidate registration office, the woman working at the desk is almost finished putting up The registration forms for this season of the mayor election, but the sound of the office door opening catches her attention and a shadow looms over her
office lady( turning to look at the Caster of The Shadow with a customer service smile): I'm sorry sir but the time frame for being a candidate just just and it tonight, we can make an appointment for you for next time if you
but she's interrupted by the sharp click a fingers and as soon as they ring out her arms go Slack and her eyes go glassy
Office lady( robotically grabbing another registration form from below the desk): here you go sir
and reaches out to grab the form and the shadow looming over her smiles
Intro plays
The scene after the intro is of a debate about to begin between the 4 candidates that registered to be the new mayor, like usual mayor Hill going for reelection, he's talking surprisingly peacefully was a younger fellow, at his Podium oswald cobblepot is taking some sips of provided water, they're all waiting for the fourth guy to come in and was an ominous creaking they all shoot their glances to the entrance
Walking with like a paraplegic who just gained the ability to use his legs again Walks In A Very Odd Fellow, the smile on his face seems Frozen on there and his eyes shine with nothingness, there's a button on his surprisingly will tailored suit, but instead of the usual slogan it's just a smiley face
Another person walks and not soon after he, someone who appears to be his campaign manager, his eyes are strange shade of purple and he smiles a closed mouth catish grin, he's the one who starts talking
Purple-eyed man: good day political opponents, i wish you all well into debate and any future
He sets politely in one of the audience chairs as the candidate he's endorsing works his cured paraplegic walk up to his podium
Later during the actual debate we see a scene of bruce Wayne and his latest Ward tim Drake, tim is pulling boldly at one of the buttons of his shirt sleeve, a disappointed glance from Bruce sees the same in that action and he looks up as the candidate with the permanent grin begins to speak in The Voice of the purple eyed man
Grinning dude: here's is a promise I'll make and keep folks, i Norman rictus, farmers to put a happy smile on every child's face in this town
Many of the audience members clap at this statement bruce and Tim on the other hand give distract faces at how wide the man on stage is smiling
Later in the Wayne limousine on the drive back to the estate tim makes his suspicions of the man Audible
tim: i'm telling you b, something's up with that guy
Bruce(shifting very quickly into Batman mode): as much as I want to disagree with you Tim, i think there's something up too
Time skip to 3 months later and the young man candidates personal motel room, he's looking through the speech he's going to make at the Gotham City orphanage with a knocking at his room door catches his attention, he opens the door to reveal his perpetually grinning political opponent accompanied by his purple-eyed campaign manager
Purple-eyed campaign guy: good morning young man you had to make a request of you (his tongue grows dark as he sits uninvited on to the man's chair he was sitting on before to write his speech), we would like to suggest you drop out of the race
Young candidate( very miffed by this whole situation): if you're trying to threaten me
but he's interrupted by hands holding him in place and the purple line campaign manager rising to his feet with a disappointed Google smiling and play sing a playful hand under the young candidates chin
purple-eyed campaign manager: I really was hoping we could do this with you completely conscious, but it seems like we're going to have to do this( he smiles showing off his sharpened cat like canines, as he gives the Young candidate I have flooded slightly glowing gays) the hard way
the sound of a scream wings out as a scene fades to the next day during the young candidates speech, he walks with an obvious limp up to the podium clears his throat and says
young candidate(With a sleepy quality to his voice): I'm here today to inform you all that I am stepping down for my candidacy
the audience makes sad noises and words, the scene zooms out to the TV room of Wayne Manor, Bruce has a suspicious squint to his eye and Drake is making a similarly suspicious facial expression
time cut to another three months Oswald cobblepot is in his room at the top floor of the iceberg Casino, he's interrupted from the counting of the days earnings by a sharp knock at his door, Opens it to the same richness smiling political opponent and the purple eye campaign manager, before the manager can begin speaking he surprisingly happily invites them in
Oswald( obviously reaching for something under his desk but with a happy tone to his voice): it's good to finally have a real talk with you too, I heard about that young fellow that dropped out a couple months ago, shame he seems like a good fresh pair of eyes this town could need
purple-eyed campaign manager( pudding on his usual charm): real shame Mr cobblepot, we're actually here to
but isn't too updated by Copper Pot pulling a gun from his desk drawer and shooting his client blank in the middle of his head
cobblepot( dropping the fake politeness): I'm not dropping out, I don't know what you did to that boy but it ain't going to work on me
campaign manager( his eyes glancing back to the Penguin and a smile splitting his lips): oh I'm sure it would but seeing as you want to play dirty
the sound of a bullet falling to the hardwood floor catches cobblepots attention and he turns to see the weakest smiling man sitting up from the slumped position of death he was a bit before, the wound in his head is still there but still he stands on two steady feet, Distraction of seeing a living dead man he barely notices the gun he was holding being torn from him until pain shoots through his good leg
campaign manager( a sadistic tint to his voice): Let's Play Dirty
the scene cuts to a news broadcast just as the host woman is recapping the story they were talking about
newswoman: and that ends our story on last night assassination attempt of mayor candidate cobblepot whose campaign managers have informed us that he will be stepping down, now we bring you another story
but her statement is cut off by the TV being flicked off, Bruce Wayne sits in the back, looking through City files and as he suspects There's no one by the name of Norman rectus has ever lived in Gotham, and he suspects the man pretending to be him isn't even living
The next night Batman carefully sneaks through the streets of Gotham looking for where This Rick just fellow is staying, He Slipped carefully up the hotel wall until he finds the fifth floor he pees carefully through each of the curtains until he hears muffled behind the glass
the voice of the campaign manager: I told you.. quit… around so much ..Do you want them to… bullet hole in your head
carefully he slips open the window, and slips his way inside, the campaign manager is still trying to cover up the bullet wound with makeup, the animate corpse he supporting flares around like a wild animal being stuffed into a Halloween costume
Campaign manager: I knew I should have used a automaton, Peter told me zombies were like wild animals, but did I listen
he cuts himself off when he glances over to see the Batman standing in front of the open window
batman: hello Mr Michael, we're going to have to do this the easy way (he cracks his knuckles) or the hard way
Michael: hardware(he points dramatically at Batman) zombie Minion Attack this man
The living carcass just keeps flailing around in it's suit like a cat with a paper mustache taped to its face
Michael(looking embarrassed): all right easy way(he puts out his hands for the back cuffs
The next day on the news the anchor talks about another Landslide victory for mayor Hill, the penguin is sitting in his hospital room very mad
The end