Recaps

Ririko exposed William Earn’s drug project, but Jerome’s deadly game ended with Earn shot and Jerome turning on Bruce. Ririko fled with Jerome, only to find him close behind as his infatuation value climbed to 80/100.

• Ririko told Jerome and Bruce that Wayne Pharmaceuticals and Arkham were secretly developing a drug that revived the dead and turned them into monsters, but William Earn denied it.
• Jerome made Ririko and Bruce take turns pulling the trigger on an unloaded revolver, then made Earn take his turn; Earn fired at Jerome and revealed that gangs would receive the drugs if he died.
• Earn tried to escape when cars approached, and Jerome shot him before aiming at Bruce and declaring that their game had only just begun.
• Ririko grabbed Jerome’s wrist and ran, but Jerome caught her, threatened to kill anyone who came between them, and kissed her before she bit him and escaped into a chemical plant.
• Ririko climbed to a steel platform, where she saw Jerome following her as his infatuation value reached 80/100.

Ririko survived being shot by Harley Quinn and woke in a coffin during her own funeral, but Sofia’s people captured her before she could reach Bruce. Victor Zsasz carried her away as Sofia promised to repay her for saving her.

• Ririko used Hair Control to free herself from Jerome, who released her and fell unconscious on the platform.
• Harley Quinn shot Ririko, and Jerome caught her as she fell toward the chemical pool; he threw her to Bruce before falling into the chemicals himself.
• Ririko revived in a coffin at the Funeral Home, kicked the lid open, and knocked out the old man who was preparing it.
• Ririko watched her funeral from inside the Funeral Home and saw Bruce among the mourners as Mayor Hamilton Hill praised her sacrifice.
• Sofia arrived with Victor Zsasz and promised to repay Ririko, then Victor covered her head with a sack and carried her away.

Ririko learned that Sofia had secured her a Falcone identity and offered her a million dollars to help remove Alberto and Carmine from power, with another ten million promised if she succeeded. Ririko accepted and met Sofia’s bodyguard, Victor Zsasz, whose infatuation value remained zero.

• Sofia told Ririko she had made her a distant relative of the Falcone Family and covered up the identity of the person who had been buried.
• Sofia asked Ririko to help deal with her brother, Alberto, and suggested they could also remove their father, Carmine.
• Ririko questioned whether Sofia would honor her promises, and Sofia offered her a million dollars for rescuing her and ten million more for dealing with Carmine and Alberto.
• Ririko accepted Sofia’s offer and sealed their agreement by linking pinkies.
• Sofia introduced Victor Zsasz as the bodyguard who would arrange whatever Ririko needed, and Ririko noticed his infatuation value was zero.

Ririko transferred Sofia’s million dollars into her own account and went on a shopping spree with Victor, then searched for news about Jerome and Harley. The chapter left her heading to dinner at the Falcone estate, intent on earning ten million dollars and pursuing Bruce.

• Ririko transferred Sofia’s one million dollars into her own bank account while Victor waited outside the bank.
• Ririko bought the latest Banana Phone and the rest of the Banana lineup, while Victor grew impatient and drove her back to the Falcone estate.
• Ririko told Victor her money was none of his business and shut him out of her room.
• Ririko searched for news about Jerome, found a video saying the chemical tank had been empty, and recalled that Harley had killed her.
• Victor told Ririko that dinner had begun, and she followed him to the dining room in a red velvet gown.

Ririko charmed Alberto at dinner and noticed Victor’s infatuation value rise while he watched them. The next morning, she went to Gotham University hoping to meet Bruce, but Dick Grayson collided with her and caught her.

• Ririko met Alberto at dinner and called him “big brother,” prompting him to agree to take her on a vacation sometime.
• Sofia asked Alberto to walk Ririko back to her room, where Ririko touched his face and noticed Victor watching them.
• Ririko saw that Victor’s infatuation value had risen to 1/100 and wondered why he liked watching her flirt with Alberto.
• Ririko dressed to impress Bruce and went to Gotham University, planning to meet him at the Physics Department.
• Dick Grayson ran into Ririko, caught her before she fell, and appeared as a target with an infatuation value of 2/100.

After Dick Grayson accidentally broke Ririko’s expensive laptop, he promised to repay her and pursued her around Gotham University. Ririko added him on WeChat so he could tell her where to find Bruce, then agreed to let Dick buy her lunch.

• Dick Grayson collided with Ririko, broke her laptop, and promised to pay her back after she gave him her account number and name.
• Ririko attended Jervis Tetch’s Literature class, where classmates speculated that she was connected to the Falcone Family.
• Dick found Ririko after class and said he had asked Bruce for a six-month advance to cover the laptop’s cost.
• Ririko learned Dick could find Bruce and added him on WeChat, asking him to tell her whenever he saw Bruce.
• Dick invited Ririko to lunch, and she agreed because he might help her find Bruce.

Ririko questioned Dick about Bruce and mapped out his campus schedule so she could plan how to manipulate him. After Victor tried to kill Dick and failed, Ririko provoked Victor by comparing him to Jerome, then realized Victor’s infatuation with her had increased.

• At lunch, Ririko asked Dick about Bruce’s university schedule, habits, and interests, and Dick explained how Bruce had helped him attend university.
• Ririko marked Bruce’s movements on a campus map and planned how to get him under her thumb.
• Outside the university, Dick invited Ririko to lunch, and Victor drew his knives as Dick approached.
• Dick dodged Victor’s attack with a backflip, then left after confirming that Bruce had repaid the money he owed Ririko.
• In the car, Ririko scolded Victor for attacking people impulsively and taunted him by saying Jerome was more handsome.
• Victor claimed he could sense that Ririko liked Jerome, and Ririko saw that Victor’s infatuation value had risen to 2/100.

Ririko charmed Alberto into confiding that he wanted to leave the Falcone Family business, and he invited her to meet Carmine at a family meeting. While Alberto stepped away, Ririko found a graduation photo in his study with Carmine and Sofia’s faces slashed out, making her question Alberto’s motives.

• Ririko joined Alberto for dinner, flirted with him, and went with him to his study.
• Ririko encouraged Alberto to pursue a life outside the family business, and he told her Carmine would return the next day for a family meeting.
• Alberto asked Ririko to meet Carmine so he would support their relationship, and she agreed.
• After Alberto left to answer a call, Ririko searched his desk and found a graduation photo with Carmine and Sofia’s faces slashed out.

Ririko prepared to attend a Falcone Family meeting but tried to avoid being recognized by Butch and Oswald, fearing they would expose her past to Alberto. Carmine Falcone caught her in the hallway and ordered her to follow him to the meeting room.

• Ririko told Victor she would attend the Falcone Family meeting, and he warned her with his thoughts that it was a gathering of crime-family heads rather than a casual family dinner.
• Ririko dressed formally and set off with Alberto toward the meeting room.
• Ririko recognized Butch and Oswald in the hallway and feared Oswald would reveal her identity, so she pretended to feel unwell and sent Alberto ahead.
• Carmine Falcone confronted Ririko in the hallway, and she claimed she was Sofia's assistant.
• Carmine showed an infatuation value of 5 and ordered Ririko to follow him to the meeting room.

Ririko attended Carmine Falcone’s meeting, drawing attention from the assembled crime family and unsettling Alberto and Oswald. Oswald asked for Ririko as his campaign assistant, but Carmine refused and said he would assign someone else.

• Carmine welcomed Ririko into the meeting and seated her beside him, while Alberto realized she had lied about being ill and Oswald was shocked to see her alive.
• Ririko browsed Taobao during the discussion about taking territory from the Maroni Family, and Victor watched her until she glared at him.
• Oswald proposed attacking Sal Maroni’s mayoral candidate by releasing dirt and asked for Ririko to be his campaign assistant.
• Carmine declined Oswald’s request and said he would assign someone else, while Oswald noticed Ririko glance at him.

Ririko navigated the Falcone family’s election plans and Carmine’s advances while Oswald ordered her watched. After Dick told her Bruce was staying home, Victor appeared outside the café, and Ririko decided to teach him a lesson.

• Carmine assigned Sofia and Alberto to help Oswald’s mayoral campaign, and Sofia told Ririko she wanted her brothers to turn against each other.
• Sofia paid Ririko, while Carmine invited her to a family dinner and told her she could call him by his first name.
• Oswald ordered Butch to monitor Ririko and investigate her connection to Carmine, worrying that Carmine might take advantage of her.
• Dick told Ririko that Bruce would be away from campus for two weeks, and Ririko postponed meeting him until the following week.
• Victor watched Ririko and Dick through the café window, and Ririko decided to give him a lesson.

Ririko uncovered how Victor’s fascination with her depended on other people’s desire, then offered to let him experience her own desire in exchange for his obedience. The next day at the Falcones’ Oak Paddock, Victor’s presence sent Alberto’s horse running, so Ririko suggested a walk instead.

• Ririko confronted Victor in her bedroom and explained that he felt drawn to her through other people’s infatuation with her.
• Ririko offered Victor a deal: he would obey her, and she would let him experience what it felt like when she wanted to possess someone.
• Victor watched Ririko for half an hour and accepted the deal, then asked who she had been thinking about; she told him to pretend it was him.
• Ririko went with Victor to the Falcones’ Oak Paddock, where Alberto offered to help her mount his horse, Storm.
• Storm reared and bolted as Alberto touched Ririko’s waist, and Ririko suspected Victor had frightened the horse with his murderous aura.
• Ririko smiled at Alberto and suggested they walk in the garden instead.

Ririko encouraged Alberto to leave the Falcone family with her, and Carmine discovered them together. Carmine confronted Alberto over his betrayal and refused to let him take Ririko, while she learned Alberto had secretly allied with Maroni against his family.

• Ririko told Alberto she feared Carmine might force him to stay, and Alberto vowed to leave the family with her and build power of his own.
• Carmine arrived at the estate with Sofia and other Falcone relatives, then went upstairs after learning Ririko was in a guest room.
• Carmine entered the room and slapped Alberto after spotting red marks on Ririko's neck.
• Alberto declared that Ririko was his girlfriend and challenged Carmine's authority to hit him.
• Ririko confirmed that she and Alberto were together and said he planned to leave the family with her.
• Carmine accused Alberto of secretly colluding with Maroni and told him he could leave but could not take Ririko.

After Alberto betrayed Carmine and was driven from the room, Ririko demanded the rest of Sofia’s promised payment and decided to escape the Estate. Carmine’s men caught her near the rear gate, and Carmine asked what she was doing there.

• Carmine disowned Alberto for colluding with Maroni's people, and Victor blocked Alberto from taking Ririko away.
• Carmine ordered Victor to have Alberto watched and to deal with him if he contacted Maroni's people again.
• Sofia paid Ririko four million and withheld the remaining five million, saying she would pay it after securing her position as heir.
• Ririko agreed to wait, then climbed out a window after dark and tried to leave through the rear gate.
• Storm alerted the guards, who surrounded Ririko with guns until Carmine ordered them to stand down and asked what she was doing.

Ririko tried to escape Carmine Falcone’s control as his infatuation with her grew, and she unlocked a skill that could compel him to obey. Just as she prepared to use it, Victor held a knife to Carmine’s throat and called his intervention a resignation.

• Ririko pretended to be frightened, and Carmine comforted her before taking her riding around the estate and telling her about his past.
• Carmine brought Ririko to his master bedroom, where she messaged Victor for help and considered killing Carmine when he did not reply.
• Ririko unlocked Word-Curse Control, which could compel a Core Character with an Infatuation Value above 60 to obey one short command.
• As Carmine’s infatuation reached 60, Ririko prepared to command him but felt an urge to curse him instead.
• Victor approached Carmine from behind with a knife at his throat and said he was resigning, not betraying him.

Ririko escaped Carmine Falcone’s estate with Victor, but Butch and his armed men ambushed them on the road. After fleeing through the woods, she saw Jerome near the railway tracks and then encountered Bruce Wayne.

• Ririko silenced Carmine, and Victor tied him to the window bars and taped his mouth shut.
• Victor carried Ririko away on horseback, and the Falcone Family’s enforcers let them pass.
• Butch confronted Victor with armed men and a machine gun, demanding that he hand over Ririko.
• Victor sent Ririko riding toward the woods as Butch’s men opened fire.
• Ririko saw Jerome across the railway tracks, but he disappeared when a train passed.
• A middle-aged man checked on Ririko as Bruce Wayne approached, triggering a system notice that he had entered effective range.

Bruce reunited with Ririko, believed her explanation for faking her death, and brought her to Wayne Manor. After she learned about Bruce's investigation into monster drugs, Ririko hesitated when he offered her the guest room next to his.

• Bruce recognized Ririko beside the railroad, and she told him that Sofia had helped her fake her death to escape Jerome's revenge.
• Bruce ignored Alfred's silent warnings and invited Ririko to stay at Wayne Manor, while she checked that Jerome was not following them.
• During the drive, Bruce told Ririko that the Dark Web had traced the monster drugs to Sal Maroni and that he planned to investigate Maroni's dealings with William Earn.
• Ririko praised Bruce, raising her infatuation value to 12, and they arrived at Wayne Manor.
• Bruce offered Ririko the guest room next to his, but she hesitated because she wanted to keep their interactions at a safe distance.

Ririko stayed at Wayne Manor, then went to campus and confronted Sofia, who warned her that the Falcone Family was hunting her. Ririko refused to flee and insisted Sofia pay the five million she owed, leaving Sofia flustered and storming out.

• Bruce arranged for Ririko to stay in a guest room at Wayne Manor, while Alfred suspected her arrival was no accident and Bruce worried about his cologne.
• Ririko messaged Victor to ask if he was alive and whether anyone from Cobblepot's side remained, but Victor only replied that he was not dead yet.
• The next morning, Ririko dressed in clothes prepared by the maids and rode a Wayne family car to campus, where Dick said Bruce wanted to meet her after classes.
• Sofia confronted Ririko in an empty classroom and revealed that her father had ordered his men to hunt Ririko through Gotham.
• Ririko threatened to expose Sofia's role in forcing Alberto out and said Victor was on her side, then refused to leave until Sofia paid her five million.
• Ririko flirted with Sofia and suggested she might change targets if Sofia married her, prompting Sofia to leave with her face flushed.

Ririko stood up to Professor Jervis Tetch in class and later followed Dick to a high-tech room at Wayne University, where she met Barbara Gordon and Harvey Dent. The chapter ended as Bruce was expected to arrive with a friend of his own.

• Ririko dismissed Sofia Falcone's visit and told Dick that Sofia had only missed her.
• Ririko mocked Professor Jervis Tetch's outdated clothes, posted his threat to deny her course credit on the Campus Forum, and watched him storm out.
• Dick took Ririko to a restricted room in the Wayne building using his Black Card.
• Ririko met Barbara Gordon, who was startled that Dick had brought a girl, and Harvey Dent, who was studying for the bar exam.
• Harvey told Dick that Bruce had said he was bringing a friend upstairs, and Dick welcomed the coincidence.

Ririko joined Bruce, Dick, Barbara, and Harvey as they investigated strange suicides and a possible assassination plot in Gotham. Bruce invited her into the Night Bat organization, but she criticized its name as sounding like a brand of extra-long overnight pads.

• Dick answered Bruce’s call to Ririko and told him they were already at the base, then Bruce arrived with coffee and cake.
• Bruce and Dick both offered Ririko coffee, but she chose hot chocolate instead.
• Barbara reported several suspicious suicides among men connected to Falcone, and Ririko suggested someone might have controlled their minds.
• Harvey identified Rupert Thorne as Penguin’s rival in the mayoral race and warned that Maroni might target him at Gotham University.
• Bruce described the Night Bat team’s roles and asked whether Ririko would join, but she mocked the organization’s name.

Ririko agreed to attend Mayor Thorne’s Friday rally after learning Professor Jervis Tetch was on his advisory team, while Bruce and Dick both offered to accompany her. On the way to Wayne Manor, Alfred encountered a hypnotized gang leader, leaving Bruce and Ririko suspecting the rally’s mind-control threat was already active.

• Ririko volunteered to attend Friday’s rally, and Barbara revealed that Professor Jervis Tetch was advising Mayor Thorne’s campaign.
• Dick and Bruce walked Ririko to campus, each trying to keep their connection to her secret from the other.
• In Alfred’s car, Ririko noticed Bruce’s new cologne and teased him about being jealous of Dick’s physique.
• Alfred stopped the car when a man stumbled into the road, struck him to break his hypnotic stupor, and identified him as hypnotized.
• Ririko recognized the man as a gang leader from the Falcone Family meeting, and Alfred drove on while reminding Bruce to let go of Ririko.

Ririko warned Oswald that someone planned to hypnotize and kill him, and his excitement over hearing from her renewed his resolve to win the mayoral election. Oswald prepared Butch for Friday and planned to bring Ririko back to Gotham in triumph.

• Bruce arrived at Wayne Manor with Ririko, then left to meet with the others while she went to her room.
• Ririko messaged Oswald that someone wanted to use hypnosis to kill him.
• Oswald anxiously sent Ririko a string of messages, then smiled when she replied with a sticker of a black cat bullying a penguin.
• Oswald summoned Butch, who removed his bandages to reveal a mechanical left hand fitted after his fight with Victor.
• Oswald told Butch to be ready on Friday and resolved to defeat Maroni's side in the mayoral election before bringing Ririko back to Gotham.

Ririko discovered a hidden appointment at the Man in the Mirror Bar and prepared with Dick for the mayoral candidates’ speeches. After taking the bar tickets for herself, she messaged Victor about meeting there and received his blunt offer.

• Ririko found a date, time, and address hidden inside the custom Clown Doll’s head, pointing to the Man in the Mirror Bar.
• Ririko stayed at Wayne Manor while Bruce trained with Alfred and resumed his busy work routine.
• Ririko and Dick reviewed security arrangements for the mayoral candidates’ speeches and received passes to enter the event.
• Dick offered Ririko two complimentary tickets to the Man in the Mirror Bar, and she took them after recognizing its address.
• Ririko messaged Victor about meeting Sunday at ten p.m., and Victor replied with his prices for a date, a night, and extra services.

Bruce and Ririko went to Oswald's campaign event, where Ririko publicly defended Oswald against Thorne and then took him into a changing room. She pulled a credit card from Oswald's wallet, leaving him anxious about what she planned to do.

• Bruce and Ririko drove to school, and Bruce told her to contact him if trouble arose at the event.
• Oswald waited backstage for someone while Butch and Thorne confronted him about his campaign and mocked his disability and background.
• Ririko arrived, posed as Oswald's personal assistant, and traded insults with Thorne while linking arms with Oswald.
• Ririko led Oswald into a changing room and locked the door as Butch guarded outside.
• Ririko searched Oswald's jacket, took his wallet, and removed a black, gold-plated credit card despite his warning not to act recklessly.

Ririko linked Oswald’s credit card to her banking app before joining him at a Gotham mayoral campaign rally. Just as Oswald prepared to expose Thorne, he began acting like a penguin onstage, handing the reporters a headline-making spectacle.

• Ririko added Oswald’s credit card to her banking app, and Oswald let her use it despite feeling treated like an ATM.
• Ririko teased Oswald in the dressing room, and the staff outside overheard their suggestive conversation.
• Thorne delivered his campaign speech to a mixed response, then Oswald spoke to louder applause about fighting crime and protecting businesses.
• Clark Kent, an intern reporter for the Gotham Sun, asked Oswald whether he would work more closely with the police.
• Oswald raised an envelope of documents about Thorne, then began hiccupping and stiffly imitating a penguin onstage as the crowd laughed and reporters snapped photos.