Six months previous, Hush stopped a man from jumping off a bridge to his death. The man had mutated while escaping a fire. Hush promised him he could cure it if he would help him destroy Bruce Wayne. He had the newest Clayface become him - Tommy Elliot.
Detectives were called in - two actresses notified them their director had been murdered. They found a bag of cash with Bruce Wayne's name on it.
Alfred told Bruce Tommy Elliot was a captive of Hush and not Hush himself. He insisted on going out with him on patrol. They got DNA from the boat - Batman learned it was not a "who," but a "what" - a new Clayface. Batman got a feed on Hush and went after him. They fought off the edge of a building; Alfred cut Batman's jumpline.