Chapter Summaries

Li Jie received visitors while recovering in the hospital and learned that Jonathan Crane and Jeremiah Arkham had been mysteriously captured and delivered to the police. Clark and Kara visited him, and Clark offered to take him to his Arctic base for treatment, but Li Jie’s rapid recovery made him suggest Bruce try it first.

• Dr. Meyer Krude gave Li Jie a large stack of requests from people hoping to visit him, and Li Jie asked for the visitors to be screened.
• Gordon told Li Jie that Jonathan Crane and Jeremiah Arkham had been found tied up outside the police station with a list of their crimes and the word “Gift.”
• Gordon said Barbara was helping at the school and no longer went out at night, and Li Jie urged Gordon to take time off.
• Clark and Kara visited Li Jie with Martha’s apple pie and sunflowers, and Clark thanked him for weakening Zod during the battle.
• Clark offered to move Li Jie to his Arctic base for advanced treatment, but Li Jie claimed his rapid recovery came from kung fu and suggested Clark take Bruce there to try it first.

Leonard Snart, Lisa Snart, and Mick Rory arrived in Gotham to find Harkness, but quickly learned that the city’s dangers were unlike anything they expected. After a woman killed two muggers, the trio discovered their taxi driver had stolen their equipment and fled.

• Leonard reminded Lisa and Mick that they had come to Gotham to find Harkness and were not to commit crimes.
• The trio took a taxi toward the East End and witnessed gunfire and explosions as the driver described Gotham’s routine violence.
• Leonard stopped the taxi after seeing two men drag a young woman into an alley.
• The woman drew a submachine gun, killed the two muggers, and searched their bodies for valuables.
• Leonard, Lisa, and Mick fled the alley and found that their taxi driver had stolen their luggage and equipment.
• Leonard led the others away and said he would call George to report their arrival.

Leonard, Mick, and Lisa called Harkness after arriving in Gotham and losing their luggage to a cabdriver. Harkness picked them up in his new police uniform and took them to file a report, revealing that the East End sheriff was the cop Leonard had once invited to rob a bank.

• Leonard called Harkness, who told the group to wait at Seventh Street and Canal Road while he came to get them.
• As Leonard, Mick, and Lisa waited, a police car entered the alley, and Harkness stepped out in uniform as a probationary East End officer.
• Harkness learned that a cabdriver had stolen the group’s car and luggage, including dangerous equipment, and ordered them to file a police report.
• Leonard, Mick, and Lisa reluctantly got into Harkness’s patrol car, and he explained that he had to follow the law to earn his bonus and permanent position.
• Harkness told Leonard that the East End sheriff was the Gotham cop Leonard had once invited to rob a bank.

Li Jie learned that Niles Caulder had killed Joshua Storm and that Cliff and the other members of the team wanted to leave. He promised to bring them safely to Gotham and warned Caulder not to interfere.

• At the East End Police Department, Leonard and his companions filled out forms after Harkness said the thieves would return their stolen belongings.
• Cliff called Li Jie and said Professor Niles Caulder had shot Joshua Storm, claiming Joshua's death was an accident and a necessary sacrifice.
• Cliff told Li Jie that he, Larry, Rita, Garfield, and Dorothy wanted to leave, and Li Jie offered them a safe place in Gotham.
• Niles called Li Jie and defended Joshua's death as necessary to protect humanity and care for the team.
• Li Jie told Niles he would send people to bring the team to Gotham and threatened him if he tried to stop them.

Li Jie and Nygma planned a team to retrieve the Doom Patrol while keeping Superman out of it. In Gotham, Harkness confiscated the Rogues’ weapons but later returned their equipment and sent them Barry Allen’s unpaid speeding tickets, leaving Leonard delighted to learn Barry was technically a criminal too.

• Li Jie and Nygma discussed recruiting Sheriff Quizzle and Robin to lead or join a team to retrieve the Doom Patrol, while avoiding Superman’s involvement.
• Harkness helped Leonard Snart, Mick Rory, and Lisa recover their luggage, then had police confiscate their weapons as dangerous items brought illegally into Gotham.
• Harkness offered Leonard a chance to quit crime and join the police, but Leonard rejected him and called him a betrayer.
• Harkness arranged tickets to send the Rogues out of Gotham, and the three left after seeing the East End’s orderly recovery and calm patrols.
• Leonard later opened an anonymous package containing the Rogues’ fully restored equipment and a note from Harkness declaring them square.
• Leonard found photocopied Gotham traffic tickets showing Barry Allen had been cited for speeding on foot and grinned at the thought that Barry was technically a criminal.

Harleen Quinzel led a team to Cloverton, Ohio, to retrieve Cliff and the others from Professor Caulder, while Bruce Wayne received an unexpected offer of martial arts training from Lady Shiva. The team prepared to negotiate at Caulder Manor, and Bruce faced a choice between relying on technology and enduring Shiva’s training.

• Harleen Quinzel, Poison Ivy, Dick Grayson, Deadshot, Ben Turner, and Otis Flanagan arrived in Cloverton and gathered at a motel to plan their approach to Caulder Manor.
• Deadshot reported that Caulder Manor appeared deserted and was guarded by suspected motion sensors.
• Harleen decided to visit Professor Caulder under the cover of a psychologist and an environmental activist, insisting the team avoid violence and local police involvement.
• Lady Shiva appeared beside Bruce Wayne’s fireplace and criticized his reliance on a planned exoskeleton.
• Lady Shiva offered to teach Bruce how to recover through painful training, forcing him to choose between her approach and waiting for technology.

Harleen Quinzel, Poison Ivy, and Dick Grayson visited Niles Caulder’s manor, where Harleen confronted him about manipulating his team and offered its members a chance to leave. Meanwhile, George Harkness demonstrated his throwing skills at the Shelter School, and Jason Todd asked him to teach him.

• Harleen called Cliff Steele repeatedly but could not reach him, so she and Poison Ivy set out for Caulder Manor with Dick Grayson.
• Niles Caulder challenged Harleen’s credentials and warned her not to touch his wheelchair after an electric shock sent her hands away.
• Harleen accused Caulder of manipulating his team and killing Joshua Crane, then offered the members support if they chose to leave.
• Caulder said Cliff had left after an argument, and Harleen invited the others to find her at the motel if they wanted help.
• George Harkness demonstrated his boomerang trick to the children at the Shelter School, and Jason Todd asked him to teach him how to throw one.

Dick rescued Cliff and helped Dorothy and Garfield escape the underground facility while Bruce slowly regained movement through relentless training. The chapter ended with Li Jie racing through a hospital corridor in an electric wheelchair.

• Dick picked the lock to reach Cliff, found him reduced to a head, and met Dorothy, who had been hiding in the attic.
• Cliff told Dorothy that the professor had killed Joshua, and Dorothy chose to leave with Cliff while Dick offered to help anyone who wanted to escape.
• Garfield went to alert Harleen, and Dick, Dorothy, and Garfield took a hidden passage toward an exit in the backyard.
• Bruce spent days practicing small movements until he could bend his toe, ankle, and knee, and he asked Alfred to loosen his brace and mute the monitor.
• Li Jie drove an electric wheelchair down a hospital corridor and said Wilson had been right about how fun it was.

Dick Grayson, Bronze Tiger, and their allies escaped Caulder Manor after defeating Niles Caulder’s robots, but Caulder called the police and accused them of crimes. Harleen Quinzel persuaded the local sheriff to arrest Caulder for Joshua Clay’s murder, then explained how she used credentials, their account of Caulder’s experiments, and cash to secure the outcome.

• Dick Grayson and Garfield fled Caulder Manor with Dorothy and Cliff’s head while fighting off Niles Caulder’s robots.
• Bronze Tiger joined Dick and smashed the remaining robots as Deadshot disabled Caulder’s hover wheelchair with precise shots.
• Caulder called the Cloverton Police Department and accused Dick’s group of armed trespass, property destruction, and attempted kidnapping.
• Harleen met the sheriff, showed him credentials, described Caulder’s experiments and Joshua Clay’s murder, and offered him a bag of cash.
• The Cloverton officers arrested Caulder on suspicion of murdering Joshua Clay while Dick’s group left for Gotham.
• Harleen explained her three-step approach to Dick and revealed that the sheriff had approved a hundred thousand dollars for her.

Harleen returned from the Ohio mission, and Li Jie insisted that the Doom Patrol choose when and where to meet him rather than be brought to his hospital room. Dick used his share of the mission money to buy gifts for Alfred and Bruce and donate to the East End school, then received an unsigned photograph of Bruce’s sextant.

• Harleen told Li Jie that the Ohio mission had ended without casualties and that Caulder had been arrested, then suggested bringing Cliff, Dorothy, Garfield, Larry, and Rita to visit him.
• Li Jie told Harleen to let the group choose whether and where to meet him, explaining that they deserved dignity and control over how they were treated.
• Li Jie asked Harleen to send Cliff to Winslow Schott and reminded her to collect her sheriff’s badge, prompting her to excitedly hug his injured arm.
• Dick used his $15,000 share of the mission money to buy Alfred new gloves and Bruce an antique 1941 brass sextant.
• Dick and Barbara donated $8,000 in their names to the East End Children’s Shelter School for books and sports equipment.
• Bruce quietly examined the sextant, and a week later Dick received an unsigned letter containing a photograph of it in Bruce’s study.

Oswald Cobblepot balanced his political ambitions against his need for the Falcone Family’s support, while Sofia Falcone pressed him about their engagement. He left her believing he might marry her, but privately planned to delay the commitment as he pursued greater power.

• Oswald Cobblepot presented his East End revitalization plans to City Hall officials and developers.
• Sofia Falcone confronted Cobblepot about their engagement and warned him not to treat the Falcone Family as fools.
• Cobblepot told Sofia that marriage was poorly timed because of his political career, while privately deciding to keep her waiting and preserve her family’s support.
• After seeing a question about Sofia in an upcoming Gotham Gazette interview, Cobblepot called her and offered media coverage for her new nightclub.
• Cobblepot left the café resolved to keep advancing in politics, knowing Sofia could either aid his rise or become his enemy.

Li Jie left the hospital with Harleen to visit Cliff, who was now a disembodied head in Winslow Schott's workshop. Winslow offered Cliff a selection of robotic bodies, and Li Jie asked about a wheelchair turbocharger before they could give Cliff realistic senses.

• Li Jie persuaded Doctor Crud to let him leave the hospital grounds in his wheelchair, with Harleen pushing him.
• Harleen drove Li Jie to Wayne Enterprises, where Winslow Schott showed them Cliff's head mounted on a wheeled base.
• Winslow revealed a selection of mechanical bodies and offered Cliff a feminine toy model; Cliff agreed to test it after Winslow promised to improve his face.
• Winslow explained that realistic sensory feedback would require specialized medical expertise, though he could build a transforming toy.
• Li Jie told Winslow to claim Cliff's transforming ability ran in the family and asked whether he had a turbocharger kit for wheelchairs.

Dorothy arrived at the school and found unexpected kindness from Raven, who recognized the monsters trapped inside her. After Jason Todd hurt her with a thoughtless comment, he apologized, and Dorothy accepted.

• Barbara showed Dorothy around the school and told her about the quiet room Raven had chosen for her.
• Raven thanked Dorothy for keeping the monsters inside her contained and offered to help if she needed anything.
• Jason saw Dorothy and blurted out a rude remark about her face, so Barbara pinned him down and Raven lifted him by the collar.
• Dorothy said Jason had only told the truth and that she was used to people reacting to her appearance.
• Jason apologized awkwardly, complimented Dorothy's eyes, and Dorothy thanked him.
• Barbara texted someone to come help with educating the children.

Li Jie was forced to teach the East End children while recovering in a wheelchair, and Bruce Wayne continued rehabilitation as he learned more about the sheriff’s recovery and Gotham. The chapter ended with Bruce considering a prank on Dick and Barbara that Alfred warned could hinder his recovery.

• Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon protested being assigned to teach, but Harleen reminded them that officers had to take shifts at the school.
• Raven brought Li Jie to the playground, where he read a child psychology book and gave the children absurd answers, including that Batman was a cat and police dogs could not work with him.
• Jason Todd listened to Li Jie’s lesson and challenged his explanation of why the East End Police Department had no K-9 Unit.
• Bruce Wayne struggled through rehabilitation and managed to lift his right leg slightly, while Alfred reported that Li Jie’s severe injuries were healing remarkably well.
• Alfred told Bruce that violent crime in the East End had fallen but corruption remained unresolved, and Bruce praised Dick for donating books and sports equipment.
• Bruce considered changing a laboratory sign to credit Dick and Barbara, but Alfred warned him against the prank.

Talia al Ghul visited the immobilized Bruce and offered him the Lazarus Pit, but Selina Kyle interrupted them and attacked when Talia drew a scimitar. At the school playground, Li Jie persuaded Dick Grayson to give the children a joyful dance lesson, leaving Dick dancing with them.

• Alfred told Bruce that Talia al Ghul had arrived, and she confronted Bruce about his condition and offered to bring him Lazarus Pit water if he chose to use it.
• Selina Kyle arrived with homemade soup, challenged Talia, and lashed out with her whip when Talia leaned close to Bruce.
• Talia drew a short scimitar and swung it toward Selina's throat.
• Barbara sent Dick to teach the children, and Li Jie advised him to focus on happiness and teach them flips and dancing instead of combat skills.
• Li Jie played music, and Dick danced for the children, who cheered and joined in copying his moves.

Bruce Wayne pretended to be comatose to avoid choosing between Selina Kyle and Talia, while Raven brought Dorothy to Li Jie to reveal her power to make imagined things real. Li Jie grabbed Dorothy’s wrist and called him Godfather, asking for a Lamborghini.

• Talia and Selina fought beside Bruce’s hospital bed, each demanding that he say whom he wanted to stay.
• Alfred exposed Bruce’s act by offering him water, but Bruce kept pretending to be unconscious until both women left.
• After Selina and Talia departed, Bruce opened his eyes and praised his tactic, while Alfred warned him not to make a habit of it.
• Raven brought Dorothy to Li Jie and told him they needed to discuss Dorothy’s ability.
• Dorothy explained that anything she imagined could appear in reality, and Li Jie grabbed her wrist as she asked her Godfather for a Lamborghini.

Li Jie comforted Dorothy after learning that her wish to Candle Man had caused a bully’s death, then visited Winslow’s lab and discovered a transforming mechanical body made for him. Winslow warned that the body was less durable than a fixed-form mecha, but Li Jie was thrilled with it.

• Raven explained that Dorothy could make imagined things real but had once accidentally killed someone after wishing Candle Man would make her bullies disappear.
• Li Jie learned that Candle Man was a dangerous being who tried to use Dorothy’s wishes to enter the real world, and he reassured her that she was not to blame for the death.
• Li Jie saw Cliff demonstrate his new body’s simulated eating and excretion systems.
• Winslow revealed a silver-gray humanoid body that could transform into a sports car, delighting Li Jie and Cliff.
• Winslow warned that the transforming body’s lightweight alloy made it vulnerable to heavy weapons, but Li Jie declared that its ability to transform was enough for him.

After City Hall stalled his Gotham redevelopment plan, Cobblepot learned from Bob that powerful hidden interests opposed the East End model and that the Court of Owls might be behind them. Bob offered the East End Police Department’s support if Cobblepot chose to challenge those forces.

• Cobblepot visited Bob after officials delayed his citywide redevelopment plan, and Bob explained that someone opposed the East End model despite its benefits.
• Bob told Cobblepot that the hidden powers preferred to control Gotham’s corruption and disorder, and that the East End’s success threatened their influence.
• Bob and Cobblepot identified the Court of Owls as the likely force resisting the plan.
• Bob warned that the Court could sabotage Cobblepot’s sponsors and public support or erase him from Gotham’s records.
• Cobblepot asked what he should do, and Bob said the East End Police Department would support him if he made those powerful enemies uncomfortable.

Li Jie learned that the Court of Owls had controlled Bob for over twenty years and opposed the East End reforms. Bob admitted he had concealed Li Jie's trip to Hell from the Court and chose to support him because he believed Li Jie might change Gotham.

• Bob summoned Li Jie and explained that officials had shelved Cobblepot's City Reconstruction Plan because the Court of Owls disliked losing control of Gotham's politics.
• Bob showed Li Jie an owl mask and revealed that the Court had recruited him after his uncle, reporter Robert McGinnis, disappeared while investigating them.
• Bob recounted how he had spent over twenty years watching Gotham for the Court while secretly serving as Chief and supporting Li Jie.
• Bob said the Court wanted him to keep supporting Li Jie until the right moment, but he had lied to them about Li Jie's trip to Hell.
• Bob told Li Jie he had chosen his side early because he believed Li Jie could change the city.

Li Jie learned that the Court of Owls had powerful hidden members and possibly immortal Talon assassins, and Nygma planned to investigate them while suspending the East End revival plan. Meanwhile, Alfred decided to search for Bruce Wayne and Talia’s possible child, while Bruce avoided confronting the prospect of fatherhood and marriage to Selina Kyle.

• Harleen suggested torturing Bob, but Li Jie trusted him while suspecting he had withheld information about the Court of Owls.
• Nygma explained that the Court of Owls left no evidence, and Li Jie told him Bob had been a peripheral member for twenty years.
• Li Jie relayed Bob’s account of influential Court members, supposedly undying Talons, and a possible link between child disappearances and someone named Grayson.
• Nygma advised suspending the East End Great Revival Plan, tracking officials who changed their attitudes toward Cobblepot, and covertly preparing to expose the Court.
• Alfred told Bruce Wayne he intended to find and bring home Bruce and Talia’s possible child, and Bruce said he would handle it once he could stand.
• Alfred asked Bruce whether he would marry Miss Kyle, but Bruce pretended to be unconscious until Alfred left.