Recaps

Harley Quinn proposed using Stacey’s secrets and eliminating Crown to take control of the Court, while Ririko withheld her decision. In Arkham, Oswald was brutalized by inmates and then strapped into Hugo Strange’s laboratory, where Strange began torturing him for information about Ririko.

• Harley Quinn told Ririko and Tabitha that Stacey’s information could help them eliminate Crown and seize control of the Court, but Ririko said she needed time to decide.
• Tabitha warned that the military would take over Gotham after her brother died, and Ririko cautioned the women that the St. Dumas fanatics might turn against the Galavan Family.
• Rupert tripped Oswald in Arkham’s dining hall, mocked him, and forced him to eat food scraped from the dirty floor while the other inmates joined in.
• In isolation, Oswald blamed Strange for the abuse and worried that Ririko would forget him now that his assets were frozen.
• Strange’s men abducted Oswald and strapped him to a laboratory bed, where Strange demanded to know about his relationship with Ririko.
• Oswald denied knowing Ririko, so Strange placed a wired device on his head and electrocuted him until he lost consciousness.

Ririko recruited Diana to help her enter Arkham by offering to buy back a fragment of Zeus's shield, then enlisted Bruce to bid on the fragment at the Silver Falcon Auction House. The auction began with a disguised man arriving in the VIP section.

• Ririko met Diana at the hotel pool and learned Diana had come to Gotham to recover a fragment of Zeus's shield.
• Ririko offered to buy the fragment for Diana, and Diana agreed to help her get into Arkham to rescue someone.
• Ririko told Bruce she wanted an item from the auction catalog, and he agreed to bid without checking the price.
• Bruce and Ririko arrived at the Silver Falcon Auction House and took their VIP seats.
• A tall man in a black suit, hat, and sunglasses entered the VIP area with an assistant carrying a black folder.

Ririko won the Amazon Gold at auction and sent Diana word to proceed with their plan. She met Edward in his hidden room to recruit him to help rescue Oswald, but he admitted he wanted her to stay longer.

• Bruce outbid Lex Luthor and bought the Amazon Gold for fifty million dollars.
• Ririko cut her finger on the gold, watched her blood seep into it, and messaged Diana to proceed as planned.
• Ririko went to the Lower East Side library at midnight and persuaded Edward to let her into his hidden room by mentioning Oswald.
• Ririko explained that Edward was the best choice to help get Oswald out of Arkham while she and Diana distracted Hugo.
• Edward said he had hoped Ririko would stay with him a while longer.

Ririko teased Edward into revealing his secret files and drawing him into an intimate encounter, while Oswald finally fought back against the inmates humiliating him in Arkham. Jonathan Crane intervened to stop the beating, but feared Oswald would not survive many more days there.

• Ririko examined Edward's room and found files about Scarecrow, the Valeska brothers, and the possible connection between Bruce and Batman.
• Edward embraced Ririko after she saw his secret files, and she persuaded him to help plan her entry into Arkham.
• Ririko led Edward toward his bedroom and kissed him to keep him from talking.
• Oswald smashed his lunch tray against Rupert and attacked him after Rupert taunted him in Arkham's cafeteria.
• Jonathan warned the guards that they could be held responsible if Oswald was harmed, prompting them to break up the fight.
• Jonathan watched Oswald stumble away and worried that Penguin would not last much longer in Arkham.

Diana Prince entered Arkham under the identity of an A.R.G.U.S. representative and used the Lasso of Truth to question Hugo Strange. Meanwhile, Ririko and Edward infiltrated Arkham to retrieve a hidden device, but Mr. Freeze captured Ririko in ice.

• Hugo Strange reviewed footage of Oswald being tortured and learned that Diana Prince was coming to Arkham.
• Diana bypassed a malfunctioning scanner and entered Arkham while Edward and Ririko smuggled themselves inside in a refrigerated truck.
• Diana presented A.R.G.U.S. credentials to Hugo and used the Lasso of Truth to make him reveal his true thoughts.
• Edward and Ririko changed into guard uniforms, and Ririko found a hidden device in Harley Quinn's old office.
• Mr. Freeze entered the office and encased Ririko in ice with his Freeze Gun.

Diana entered Arkham’s Experiment Area to help Ririko, but Hugo trapped her and subdued her with sound waves. Edward found Oswald in the infirmary and tried to carry him out, but Mr. Freeze froze them both, while Klein wondered whether Ririko had also been captured.

• Hugo demonstrated his fire-resistant subject, Firefly, to Diana, who entered the burning room when the girl appeared to need help, only to find it empty.
• Hugo exposed Diana’s counterfeit A.R.G.U.S. credentials, trapped her behind sealed partitions, and used high-frequency sound waves to incapacitate her.
• Edward tricked a guard, took his Access Card, and freed Jonathan Crane, who led him toward Oswald.
• Edward found Oswald badly injured in the infirmary and carried him out, but Mr. Freeze hit them with his Freeze Beam and encased them in ice.
• Klein hid as guards dragged Icicle away, then wondered whether Ririko had also been imprisoned in Arkham.

Ririko woke in Hugo's sunlight simulator and learned that one of his other experimental doses had successfully merged with its host. When she demanded to leave Arkham, Hugo threatened her captured allies and revealed his obsession, leaving Ririko trapped in a confrontation with him.

• Ririko woke in Hugo's chamber, and Hugo noticed that her left eye had healed and her appearance had changed.
• Hugo explained that the cells he had cultured consumed their hosts, but one of his other doses had merged successfully with its host.
• Ririko slapped Hugo and declared that she was leaving Arkham, but he threatened Diana, Edward, and Cobblepot with disposal.
• Hugo showed Ririko the needle marks from sedating himself and said he would no longer restrain himself with sedatives.
• Ririko insulted Hugo as he pulled her close and kissed her against the wall.

Ririko and Klein smuggled Edward, Oswald, and Hugo out of Arkham in insulated containers. After Mr. Freeze intercepted them, Diana intervened, and Klein drove the truck toward the Siren Club.

• Ririko used Hugo's obedience to reach the Experiment Area, where she found Edward and Oswald frozen together, and met Klein hiding among the medical staff.
• Ririko and Klein decided to keep Edward and Oswald frozen in insulated containers until they could safely thaw them outside Arkham, and Ririko ordered Hugo packed up too.
• Ririko and Klein pushed the containers toward the warehouse, but Mr. Freeze intercepted them in the corridor.
• Ririko's hair attack failed against Mr. Freeze's cryogenic armor, but Diana arrived as Wonder Woman and restrained him with the Lasso of Truth.
• Ririko and Klein loaded the containers into the refrigerated truck and drove away from Arkham toward the Siren Club to deliver them to Harley Quinn.

Ririko brought frozen Oswald and Edward, along with Hugo Strange, to the Siren Club, where Harley accepted Edward and Klein as workers and had Oswald taken to the Medical Room. Ririko then joined Harley and Tabitha to plan how to take control of the Court of Owls, and considered having a dog deal with the Black Monk.

• Ririko brought Hugo Strange and the frozen Oswald and Edward to the Siren Club, and Harley reluctantly kept Hugo rather than let him go to the Mob.
• Harley and Ririko thawed Edward and Oswald in a makeshift warming tent, but Oswald remained unconscious and badly injured.
• Harley claimed Edward and Klein as workers in exchange for Ririko's offer to cooperate, and Klein agreed to stay while Oswald was carried to the Medical Room.
• Ririko met with Harley and Tabitha, who explained that Jacob Heller, the Black Monk, controlled the Order of St. Dumas and sought power over Gotham.
• Harley outlined the four requirements for taking control of the Court of Owls, and Ririko thought a dog would be delighted to deal with the Black Monk.

Ririko spent two days at the Siren Club, checked on the still-sleeping Oswald, and learned that A.R.G.U.S. had supplied Klein with the Tomie Organization reagent. That evening, Edward and Ririko were interrupted by a noise in the kitchen storeroom.

• Ririko called Bruce to tell him she was staying with Galavan's sister and urged him to crack the memory card, then sent Victor a photo of Tabitha to keep him from visiting.
• Harley dragged Edward off the stage after his insults angered the club guests and assigned him to clean the toilets.
• Ririko visited Oswald in the Medical Room, and Klein said he was recovering but might remain asleep because his will had been badly damaged.
• Ririko asked Klein who had given him the Tomie Organization reagent, and he revealed that A.R.G.U.S. had supplied a sample for his research.
• Edward stayed at the club while Oswald remained unconscious, and he and Ririko kissed in the kitchen before a noise came from the storeroom.

Oswald returned to the Siren Club with his mind reduced to that of a frightened child, and Ririko decided to protect him and let him work while she considered how to help him. That night, she tried to coax him with chocolates, but he still treated her as a stranger.

• Edward and Ririko found Oswald eating luncheon meat in the storeroom, where he cowered from Edward’s knife and mistook them for ghosts.
• Klein assessed Oswald as having the mental capacity of a ten-year-old with little chance of recovery, while Ririko refused to let anyone harm him and arranged for him to stay and work.
• Edward won Oswald’s cooperation with candy and had him follow along while cleaning the club.
• After nightfall, Oswald hid in the Linen Room, finished his laundry tasks, and ate a mint as his reward.
• Ririko offered Oswald a chocolate, but he threw it back and said his mother had warned him not to take candy from strangers.

Ririko tried to draw Oswald into remembering his past, but he fled before she could kiss him. She then confronted Jeremiah, who was disguised as Philip Kane, and openly revealed that she knew who he was.

• Ririko used chocolate and praise to coax Oswald, who admitted he was scared and pushed her away before she could kiss him.
• Oswald hurried out of the linen room with the chocolates, and Ririko resolved to try again.
• Ririko met the disguised Jeremiah in a car after arranging the meeting to lure him out.
• Ririko flirted with Jeremiah as he posed as Philip Kane, and he asked whether she truly liked him or loved someone else.
• Ririko told Jeremiah she had not fallen for any madman, especially not one named Jeremiah.

Ririko confronted Jeremiah, who was disguised as Philip, and sought his help against Jacob Heller and the Order of St. Dumas. After she spotted Oswald buying heart-shaped chocolates, members of the Order attacked him, triggering a violent memory and a desperate counterattack.

• Ririko exposed Jeremiah’s disguise and asked him to help her deal with Jacob Heller.
• Jeremiah demanded that Ririko marry him in exchange for his help, and they kissed before she spotted Oswald outside a chocolate shop.
• Oswald bought heart-shaped chocolates and headed toward the Siren Club with them.
• Three black-robed men confronted Oswald, accused him of being a sinner, and knocked his chocolates onto the sidewalk.
• Oswald grabbed a discarded umbrella and stabbed one of his attackers in the arm.

Ririko and Jeremiah infiltrated the Order of St. Dumas to draw out Black Monk, after Jeremiah killed a guard and disguised them. Inside the monastery, Ririko learned that the order planned a grand sacrifice in three days, promising absolution to its followers.

• Oswald endured a beating from the black-robed men while protecting the two chocolates, and they dragged him toward an alley.
• Jeremiah persuaded Ririko to follow the men, then entered the Order of St. Dumas by offering a guard two bills as a donation.
• Jeremiah killed the guard, reclaimed his money, hid the body, and gave Ririko a black robe to wear.
• Ririko entered the monastery hall and heard a monk announce a sacrifice planned for three days later.
• The monk told the gathered believers that sacrificing a powerful sinner would absolve them, and the crowd welcomed the promise.

Ririko exposed Brother Matthew’s suspicious collection of offerings, then let him escort her to a room while she stole his key and went to free Oswald. She found Oswald shaken but recovered his resolve, and the chapter ended with him insisting that his tormentors had been in the wrong.

• Brother Matthew urged the congregation to surrender their possessions as offerings, but Ririko challenged him and made the people reclaim their money.
• Matthew became interested in Ririko and led her to a room, claiming she would need to pray for three days to meet High Priest Jacob.
• Ririko stole the key from Matthew and later disguised herself in a black robe to reach the cellar.
• Ririko unlocked Oswald’s cell, and Oswald rushed into her arms, asking if he had done many bad things.
• Ririko reassured Oswald, and he regained his clear-headed resolve, declaring that his tormentors had been in the wrong first.

Ririko helped Oswald escape his holding room and restored his confidence by reminding him that only he could reunite Gotham’s Mob against the Black Monk. The next day, she agreed to attend a monastery meeting ahead of the High Priest’s arrival, while planning to undermine the church and take its offering money.

• Ririko helped Oswald replace himself with a bound monk, then brought him food and told him to rest instead of attacking the monastery.
• Oswald asked if Ririko considered him useless, and she told him Gotham’s Mob needed him to lead it against the Black Monk.
• Oswald regained his resolve and accepted that he had to rebuild his strength, then slept on the floor after Ririko refused to share her bed.
• Ririko heard believers and monks speculate that the Black Monk would reshape Gotham’s power, and she eyed the monastery’s offering box.
• Brother Matthew invited Ririko to a meeting about preparations for the High Priest’s ceremony, and she agreed to attend at eight that night.

Ririko and Jeremiah wiped out St. Dumas’s gathered leaders during a meeting about Oswald Cobblepot’s execution, clearing a path for Ririko to seize power. She left Jeremiah on probation and set out to collect the church’s ill-gotten gains.

• Ririko attended Matthew’s meeting, where the monks planned to burn Oswald Cobblepot at the stake and livestream the execution.
• Jeremiah entered disguised as a server, locked the conference room, and attacked the monks with a Chainsaw while Ririko hid beneath the table.
• After the slaughter, Jeremiah told Ririko that he had targeted St. Dumas’s roots so the person at the top would fall, and asked whether he had earned her acceptance.
• Ririko refused to end Jeremiah’s probation early, told him to clean himself up, and announced that she was going to collect the church’s ill-gotten gains.

Ririko and Oswald captured High Priest Jacob and replaced the intended sacrifice with him. Ririko announced Jacob’s self-sacrifice to the assembled believers, leaving the hall stunned.

• Jacob arrived at the Monastery and followed Ririko to the Lounge, where she distracted him.
• Jacob tried to grab Ririko, but she confronted him about the believers who had given up their wealth.
• Oswald tied Jacob to a chair, and Ririko told him he had volunteered to become the sacrifice.
• Black-robed figures carried the bound, covered Jacob into the Assembly Hall and placed him at the Pulpit.
• Ririko announced that High Priest Jacob would offer his life as the sacrifice, and the hall fell silent.

Ririko exposed the Order of St. Dumas's High Priest, Jacob Hearn, as the supposed sacrifice and forced him to proclaim his willingness to die before burning him alive. After Jacob's final cries cast doubt on the ritual, Tabitha Galavan appeared as the rightful successor, and the crowd turned against her and Ririko.

• Ririko removed Jacob Hearn's hood, untied him, and controlled him into telling the believers that he would atone for their sins.
• Oswald lit the fuel around the altar, and Jacob screamed that he had been framed and controlled by Ririko before the flames consumed him.
• The believers questioned where the monks had gone and who would lead the Order of St. Dumas.
• Ririko declared that Jacob had usurped the Order and that it was time to restore power to its rightful owner.
• Tabitha Galavan emerged in clerical robes, but the crowd protested that a woman could not be High Priest.
• A believer shouted, "Sacrifice them too!"

Ririko used Tabitha and Jeremiah’s Red Hood Robots to secure the Galavan Family’s control of the Church, then left with Victor and Oswald. After learning Oswald had far more money than she expected, she agreed to help him rebuild Gotham’s Mob.

• Tabitha killed three cultists who charged the Altar, silencing the crowd as Ririko asked whether anyone else objected.
• Jeremiah brought the Red Hood Robots into the Assembly Hall, and Ririko announced that the Kane Mechanized Forces would assist the Galavan Family in administering the Church.
• Ririko watched Victor load donated cash and jewelry into the Rolls-Royce, then met Oswald, who had escaped the Monastery.
• Oswald proposed opening a new Underground Iceberg Club and revealed that the assets the Court had frozen were only a small part of his fortune.
• Ririko agreed to discuss bringing Gotham’s Mob into line with Oswald, who suspected the Rolls-Royce was his, while Victor drove them away.

Ririko turned away Barry Allen at Wayne Manor, but he followed her into the basement and interrupted her reunion with Bruce. Bruce uncovered evidence linking the Court of Owls’ money to Burton Crown, while Barry appeared before them, embarrassed by having interrupted their private moment.

• Ririko arrived at Wayne Manor with a cake and told Barry Allen, who was seeking Bruce, to leave.
• Ririko found Bruce in the basement, where he showed her financial records tracing Court of Owls funds to Burton Crown and other powerful figures.
• Bruce reassured Ririko that he had backed up the memory-card data, and they flirted until they heard a sound in the basement.
• Barry revealed himself as the intruder, explaining that he was from Central City and had been referred by Superman.
• Barry admitted through his nervous expression and awkward explanation that he had tried to leave after catching Bruce and Ririko in an intimate moment.

Barry asked Bruce to make him a suit capable of withstanding his super-speed, but Bruce said he would need proof that Barry could control his powers and use the suit responsibly. Ririko arranged a Halloween date with Jeremiah and agreed to visit the Orphanage with Bruce, Dick, and Jason earlier that day.

• Barry explained that Reverse-Flash had killed his mother and that he needed a more durable suit to match the future speedster; Bruce refused to help until Barry proved his judgment and commitment to justice.
• After Barry left, Bruce and Ririko shared a kiss in the Basement.
• Ririko messaged Jeremiah to schedule their date for Halloween, and he eagerly agreed.
• Bruce invited Ririko to join him, Dick, and Jason in visiting the Orphanage on Halloween.
• Ririko and Bruce settled on a morning visit, while Ririko set her date with Jeremiah for 8 p.m.

Ririko visited the Wayne orphanage with Bruce and encouraged Dick to claim his inheritance from the Crown family. The children then described strange noises and a clown-like figure at the orphanage, leaving the source of the sightings unknown.

• Bruce, Ririko, and Dick brought Halloween candy to the Wayne orphanage, where Jason wore a Robin costume.
• Ririko told Dick that his grandmother was the Crown family’s eldest daughter and urged him to claim his inheritance so he could stand on equal footing with Bruce.
• Dick agreed to figure out how to obtain the inheritance, imagining that it might let him openly express his feelings for Ririko.
• Jason told the children about hearing someone in the bathroom at night despite finding it empty.
• A girl reported similar bathroom noises, and a boy said he had seen a pale-faced, purple-clad clown sitting on a courtyard swing before it vanished.

Ririko searched the orphanage for the mysterious clown and found Matt Hagen, who escaped as Clayface. She caught Jerome frightening a child and brought him to the basement, where he encountered Clayface and learned that Matt had come seeking Bruce Wayne’s help.

• Bruce questioned the children about the white-faced clown and suggested searching the building for clues.
• Ririko found Matt Hagen hiding beneath the stairs, but he melted into sludge and fled.
• Ririko found Jerome frightening a child, then dragged him to the basement and scolded him for arriving early to their date.
• Jerome mistook Clayface, who had copied his appearance, for a ghost and struck him with a shovel, but Clayface regenerated his severed arm.
• Matt told Ririko he had been waiting for Bruce Wayne to ask WayneTech to cure his condition, and she joked about Bruce treating men’s health problems.

Ririko persuaded Clayface to impersonate her and accompany Bruce while she took Jerome shopping for Halloween. Their outing was interrupted when The Flash mistook Jerome for the wanted criminal and began detaining him.

• Matt told Ririko that the Mob had disfigured him and that he hoped Wayne Enterprises could restore his body, so she arranged for him to impersonate her and spend Halloween with Bruce.
• Clayface transformed into Ririko and went upstairs with Bruce while the real Ririko left the orphanage with Jerome.
• Jerome drove Ririko to Gotham's shopping district, where a vendor praised his clown costume and Ririko asked for rainbow ice cream.
• Barry Allen rushed up, grabbed Jerome, and accused him of being the notorious criminal Jerome, but Ririko said he had the wrong person.
• Jerome emptied a collection of weapons from his pockets while searching for his driver's license, leaving Barry dumbfounded.