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Newly
appointed Commissioner Gordon struggled with his
political duties as he surveyed a crime scene where
a man, woman, and child were killed in their home.
Batman investigated the players in a new cocaine
hybrid called boost.
Bruce Wayne attended a function his foundation was
holding to raise money for a child abuse charity.
Knowing he had violence in his childhood, some of
the administrators hoped Wayne would become personally
involved in the project.
At home, Gordon fought with his wife about their
son, his hours, and their conselling. He stormed
out and caught up with Batman at a crime scene.
Another family was killed. Batman was there on his
drug investigation - the husband, a big contributor
to the mayor's election campaign, was the final
link.
Atop police headquarters, they talked about the
connections between the two dead families - one
was atop the drug chain, one could have been in
the middle.
Gordon snapped at his son and admitted to his wife
he needed help. After talking to the coroner, Gordon
met Batman. There was no new drug. Something else
was at play. The child in the first case was dead
before the parents. The father had his son's blood
on his hands. On both dead families, child abuse
was suspected (in one way or another) and the parents
were killed in the way they abused.
Batman made some progress by visiting a girl whose
family had been killed. He took his mask off to
show her he was just a man. The girl, who'd not
spoken since the crimes, drew him a bat. Batman
went after and caught a physical therapist who worked
with the charity he was funding. The man confessed
to doing the dirty work his friend (the psychologist)
found for him. They'd known each other from an army
covert ops team. Batman caught up with the doctor
too late - he shot himself in the head after telling
about how his sister was abused.
Gordon said goodbye to his wife and child at the
airport.
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