If Will had doubts about what he had told Victor, he need only look at Owlman's current situation.
After entering the Batcave, Owlman wasted no time finding his way out through the waterfall, then hurried toward downtown Gotham City.
As he crossed the Robert Kane Memorial Bridge, the night wind already carried a heavy burnt smell into his nostrils.
Looking up, he saw what Gotham's new city had become. Its landmark, Wayne Tower, billowed black smoke, and a layer of dark clouds shrouded the skyline where lasers had once flashed.
Owlman felt certain he could make a big splash before sunrise.
Things did not go as he had hoped, however. The streets were far quieter than he had imagined. Though remnants of Molotov cocktails and ruined barricades lay scattered everywhere, the military had already taken over the entire city.
But Owlman could not understand it. From what he knew of Gotham's people, how could these troublemakers possibly be so docile? Even if it meant both sides suffered, they would never let the military take the city so easily.
At a military encampment on a street corner, Owlman discovered a group of leather-clad bikers being held by the troops.
They were firmly restrained with joint locks, their hover bikes parked right beside them.
Climbing down under cover of darkness, Owlman knocked out several soldiers on guard. Before he could ask anything, the young biker in charge spoke first.
"Judgment Knight, why are you back again?"
"No, look carefully. Judgment Knight has two cat ears sticking up on his head, but his ears extend backward!"
Judgment Knight?
Owlman's heart sank. Could the man who had gone after Bane still be alive?
"Have you seen another Judgment Knight besides me?"
"Yeah. We were robbing a shop, and Judgment Knight said he wouldn't give