Chapter Summaries

At Carmine's funeral, Ririko condemned Gotham's mob bosses for feigning grief, then left with Victor as the underworld descended into war. Later, Victor stopped a bank robbery while Ririko enjoyed sorbet, and Batman noticed their familiar closeness.

• Ririko rebuked Alberto, Sofia, Galavan, and the gathered mob bosses, then scattered earth and a black rose over Carmine's coffin with Victor.
• After the funeral, Carmine's rules collapsed, and Gotham's gangs fought openly while Penguin remained detained and Batman and Robin patrolled the streets.
• Ririko ate sorbet at an Upper Gotham dessert shop while Victor watched a bank robbery across the street.
• Victor disabled the robbers' getaway car and shot them in the heels, then yielded them to Batman and returned to Ririko.
• Ririko shared sorbet with Victor, and Batman watched them through the shop window, suspecting their relationship was more than master and servant.

With Oswald’s assets frozen, Ririko struggled to adjust to life without his money and learned from Harvey that the evidence against Oswald was airtight. Bruce demanded that she return to Wayne Manor, but she refused and used her influence over him to make him leave after Victor provoked him.

• Victor told Ririko that Oswald’s assets were frozen, then cooked ramen for them at home.
• Ririko called Harvey, who said the evidence against Oswald was airtight and that he could not get him released.
• Bruce arrived and asked Ririko to move back to Wayne Manor, but she said she had something important to deal with first.
• Bruce accused Ririko of refusing because she wanted to live with Victor, and Victor challenged him to hit him.
• Ririko ordered Bruce to return to Wayne Manor and sleep, and Bruce obeyed and left.

Oswald was sentenced to indefinite confinement at Arkham State Hospital after a trial built on fabricated evidence, while Sofia and Ririko assessed Galavan’s growing influence in Gotham. As members of the Order of St. Dumas attacked their car, Ririko used her power to make them turn on themselves, then messaged someone called “Plain Jane.”

• Ririko attended Oswald’s verdict hearing with Sofia, and the court ordered him held indefinitely at Arkham State Hospital.
• Oswald looked to Ririko as bailiffs led him away, and Sofia warned her that Galavan was a more dangerous opponent.
• Sofia explained that the Order of St. Dumas had recruited citizens into an armed force, and Ririko said Galavan was targeting the Wayne family.
• Black-robed followers blocked Victor’s car and demanded that Ririko confess and surrender her wealth.
• When a follower raised a brick toward the car, Ririko cursed the crowd, causing them to attack themselves until police subdued them.
• Ririko messaged “Plain Jane,” and when Victor asked who that was, she said it was a woman who did not like wearing clothes.

Ririko went to the Botanical Park to meet Pamela Isley and ask for her mind-altering toxin to help Bruce regain control of his feelings. Pamela restrained Victor with vines and warned that Bruce’s love for Ririko had turned toward murderous hatred.

• Alfred told Ririko that members of the Order of St. Dumas had gathered outside Wayne Manor and that Bruce had shut himself in his workshop, refusing to eat or drink.
• Pamela sent Ririko a location pin for the Botanical Park, and Ririko set out with Victor.
• At the overgrown park, vines trapped Victor and hoisted him into the air.
• Pamela appeared, and Ririko asked her for a small amount of mind-altering toxin to help Bruce regain his senses.
• Pamela teased Ririko about Bruce’s feelings and said his love had become deep hatred.

Ririko secured Pamela’s help in dealing with Bruce, but when they reached Wayne Manor, they discovered Bruce had escaped. The manor suddenly plunged into darkness.

• Pamela exposed Ririko to her mental toxin and used a vine cocoon to test their abilities before agreeing to accompany her to Wayne Manor.
• Pamela released Victor from the vines after Ririko refused to let her keep him for research.
• Ririko, Pamela, and Victor arrived at Wayne Manor, where Alfred said Bruce had changed so much that he had begun swearing.
• Alfred led them to the basement, but Bruce was gone, and all the lights in Wayne Manor suddenly went out.

Ririko searched the darkened Wayne Estate for Bruce while Victor and Alfred faced Galavan’s assault outside. She found Bruce consumed by jealous obsession, and after an explosion shattered the study window, his infatuation reached 100 as he picked up a paper knife and pursued her.

• Galavan, wearing the Death Angel armor, attacked the Wayne Estate, and Ririko sent Victor and Alfred to hold him off while she and Pamela searched for Bruce.
• Pamela searched the rooms through the plants, while Ririko found Bruce’s bedroom and study in disarray.
• Bruce confronted Ririko, accused her of abandoning him, and trapped and kissed her as his infatuation rose to 85.
• Ririko chose to upgrade Prophecy Manipulation, but an explosion blew in the study window before she could use it.
• The blast separated Ririko and Bruce, and his infatuation reached 100; Ririko fled and called for Pamela as Bruce grabbed a paper knife.

Ririko and Victor faced the Death Angel’s assault on Wayne Manor while Pamela unleashed her powers against the invaders. Bruce returned in his Batsuit and attacked Ririko, but Alfred subdued him with an electric net.

• Victor fired at the Death Angel as Alfred and the Estate’s guards fought the black-robed believers inside the manor.
• Pamela and Ririko brought the vine-bound Bruce outside, but the Death Angel blasted him free, and he disappeared.
• Pamela’s fury awakened the plants around the courtyard, trapping the believers and pinning the Death Angel in a cage of vines.
• Bruce appeared on the roof in his Batsuit, then disabled Victor’s mechanical arm and advanced on Ririko with a blade.
• Ririko fell into the vines as Alfred caught Bruce in an electric net and knocked him to the ground.

Ririko stopped Galavan from pursuing Bruce, but the Tomie Organization's serum took control of Death Angel's armor and killed him. Bruce rescued Ririko from the armor's attack, then lured it into Wayne Manor to blow up the house.

• Ririko released neurotoxin through Pamela's vines, weakening Bruce's infatuation and affecting everyone in the garden.
• Ririko persuaded Galavan to lower his weapon, but the serum inside Death Angel's armor overwhelmed and killed him.
• Ririko freed Bruce from the electrified net, and he carried her clear of Death Angel's cannon fire.
• Bruce learned the armor was driven by the serum and told Ririko to evacuate Alfred and the others.
• Bruce deliberately drew Death Angel into Wayne Manor, intending to blow up the house.

After Wayne Manor was destroyed, Ririko and Victor returned to their apartment, where their teasing turned intimate. The next morning, Ririko saw Bruce at the door and hurried Victor out of sight.

• Ririko rescued Alfred, Victor, and Pamela from Wayne Manor before the Estate exploded, and Bruce escaped in his aircraft.
• Ririko and Victor watched the news report on Wayne Manor burning and followers of St. Dumas celebrating.
• At the apartment, Ririko teased Victor about his scant clothing and what the vines had done to him, and they went to bed together.
• The next morning, Victor hid beneath the covers while Ririko teased him about the night before.
• When Bruce arrived at the apartment door, Ririko warned Victor to get dressed, and he hurried back to his room.

Bruce moved into Ririko's apartment, but he and Victor fought over where he would sleep, driving Ririko to relocate all three of them to a hotel suite. There, Harley told Ririko about a device that could lock Jerome into one personality and proposed joining forces to control the Court of Owls.

• Bruce arrived at Ririko's apartment with his luggage and said he would stay there while the Wayne Estate was renovated.
• Victor and Bruce fought over the bedroom, so Ririko packed and took them to the Penthouse Suite at the Wayne Tower Hotel.
• Harley Quinn and Tabitha Galavan seized Ririko in the hotel corridor and brought her to a room.
• Harley revealed that a remote control in Arkham could use Jerome's brain chip to permanently lock him into one personality.
• Harley told Ririko that Tabitha had taken Galavan's place in the Court of Owls and said she wanted to control the Court.

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.