Bruce is in the den, he has hes hand over the candle flame. "You are an idiot." Tony said to him as he watched him. "I am trying to face my fears. What are you doing Tony. Did you even cry when Mum and Dad died?" Bruce yelled at his twin. "No Bruce. You know why. Because I was borne second! Now get over yourself. You are not the only one hurting here." Tony said. "There you two are. I have been looking all over the bloody house for you two." Alfred said. Bruce stood he held his hand behind his back. "What are you hiding Master Bruce?" Alfred asked. "He is an idiot. Brucey Boy has been hurting himself. Did you know he is the only one who is hurting?" Tony said. "Oh you silly boy. Come here." Alfred said taking them both into a hug. They all stood tears freely streaming down their faces.
Jade and Selina stood by the fire drums. "So Makey it's your turn. Truth or dare?" Jade said with a grin. As this happened, a what looked like an armored car arrived. Everyone turned to the van. A woman and a man got out. "Hi I'm Patti, this here is Doug. We are from the Mayors outreach program. We have soup, sandwiches, cookies." Patti said. "We even have Chocolate." Doug said. "Who don't like Chocolate?" Patti said. "Com on then help yourself." Doug said as the children moved towards the bus. "Come on Cat, Kitten." Makey said to them. But Selina held Jade back. She held her back in the shadows. As the children took some food, the woman came up behind them with a pen. She stabbed them in the neck. "What you doing crazy lady!" Makey said as he run from her. "Oh Fudge." Patti said. "That don't look good Sena." Jade said hiding deeper into the shadows with Selina. Then out of nowhere came a boy. He was dressed in black. He had a hood over his head. "Nasty people." He said kicking at them. "Run kids run." He yelled at them. But most of em were already on the ground. Doug pulled out his gun. The old man who had been sitting with the kids coped a bullet. "I will get you next time." The hooded boy said as he run away. By now Makey was down the street. he had fallen into a restaurant window. "What was that Sena?" Jade asked her eyes wide. "Not sure Kitten." Selina said. ""Oh shoot. But at least we got a few. Come on." Patti said. "Who was that pesky kid. That is the second time he has stopped us." Doug said. "I don't know but next time we will get him too." Patti said.
The next morning the girls stood watching Jim as he checked out the old man. "Sena he seems to be on the good side." Jade said. "Yeah I wonder how long he will be there. You know with Harvey and all." Selina said. "Yeah makes ya wonder if he really is on your side or not." Jade said. "Well if we were cought. I would go to him for help." Selina said. Jade smiled at her. The girls watched as Harvey and Jim got in to an argument again.
Later back at the GCPD. Jim and Harvey are talking to Mackey. "Then this boy came out of nowhere. He started to kick into them. Held em off long enough for me to get down the street. That's where I fell into the window. She drudged me. She used a pen!" Makey said. She stabbed you with a pen. She drugged you?" Jim said. "Yeah you can ask Cat. I don't do that stuff. Kids have been going missing for weeks. No one cares. Well no one accept that boy who has been helping around town. He has scared off a few nasty men." Makey said. "Who's Cat?" Jim asked. "Don't bullshit me Makey." Harvey said. Harvey went on to threaten him. But they still go nothing.
Penguin as emerged from the river. He is hitching a ride. With I might say not much luck. Then two young men take him on. They tell him he smells. That he looks like a smelly bird. Not the right thing to say to Pengi guys. Penguin breaks his bottle and kills one of the boys. Naughty Penguin!
Jim and Harvey are in with Sarah Essen. They are still arguing. She tells them not to tell the press. Under any terms, do not tell the press. Yes Sarah Mam! Ed Nygma. He is with the GCPD. He is a forensic scientist with them. He has information on the drug Makey had in his system. "It is APT. A drug used in the old Arkum. To subdue patients that were out of control." Ed said with a grin. "Thank you Ed." Sarah said. He smiled and took his time leaving the office. Odd fellow inst he?
Fish is in the club. Her and Butch are enjoying the music. Don Falcone comes to visit. He asked Fish about what Oswald Cobblepot said about her wanting to take over. She of course denies it. She tells him not to worry about his enemy's. "I never loose sleep over my enemy's. It is my friends that keep me awake at night." Don Falcone said. Fish smiles. Don Falcone has her lover beaten up. Fish goes off!
Montoya and her work partner Crispus Allen. Have made their way to see Mrs Kapelput. Oswald Cobblepot's {AKA The Penguin} Mother. It seem's they are close. She dose not know where he is. She is getting worried now. He would never leave without his cloths.
Fish is talking to Butch in an empty club. They are talking about the take over of Don Falcone. He is an old man, he has got to go. Yes Miss Mooney, but will you be number one?
Penguin finds an old trailer to rent. He has his two boys stashed in the back of their truck. A nice one too. On ya Penguin.
Harvey and Jim are back talking to Fish. They want info on the kids that are being taken. Fish gets into Jim's face. I think she likes him. They talk about the kids and the boy disrupting the trade in the Narrows.
Jim is at home with Barbara. They are having take out tonight. Jim is disusing the case. "So kids on the street are going missing?" Rachel asked. "What are they doing with them?" Samantha asked. "We don't know?" Jim said. "So why can the public not know about this?" Barbara asked. "The Mayor dose not want the negative publicity." Jim said. "Stuff the Mayor. I could be an anonymous tip off to them." Samantha said. "No you can not young lady." Jim said. "But I could." Barbara said as she went to the phone. "No! No Barbara don't." Jim said. "Are you really that much of a pussy Jim?" Samantha asked. Jim glared over at Samantha. "Oh you said naughty words didn't ya?" Rachel asked. "I'm sorry Jim." Samantha said getting up and leaving the table. "There it's done. Now we can eat." Barbara said smileing at him and Rachel. Where is Samantha Barbara?
The next day the headlines read. "Child Snatchers!" Sarah Essen is not a happy camper. She even accuses Harvey. 😒
Doug and Patti are in the back of the Chemist. He is the one that has been helping them. He got them the drugs. Now he wants a bigger share. The won't have it. While they argue, Jim and Harvey arrive outside. "Oh gosh, cops." Patti said as she watched the security tv. They hide. Meanwhile Jim and Harvey are arguing again. This time Harvey wants to know if it was Jim that let the papers know? "It was Barbara." Jim said. "See I told ya. You are human like the rest of us." Harvey said laughing. They get into the chemist. They talk with the man. The Patti turns off the lights. There is a shoot out. Then Jim and Harvey take in the chemist. They find kids in the back of the chemist. Looks like you are done buddy. The doll-maker will not be getting his kids today. Patti and Doug get away.
Mayor James is holding a press conference. He is telling the kids he will protect them. What a big fat liar! "What are you going to do with the children?" Jim asked. "Foster homes for the cute and undamaged ones. Up state for the rest." Mayor James said. Aint he a nice man?
Bruce and Tony watch the tv. They see Selina and Jade being taken in by the police. "It must be frightening for those kids." Tony said as he watched. "Yes they need help." Bruce commented as he watched. "Master Bruce, Master Tony you have a visitor." Alfred said he was not amused. "Don't be so formal Alfred me man. After all we are family." Jackson said as he came into the room. "Jackson!" Tony cried as he run to him to hug him. Jackson Napier his cousin. Jackson was now 13. "How long are you here for?" Tony asked. "Indefinitely." Alfred said. "You have come to stay? How grand. Now I will have some company." Tony said. "What am I?" Bruce asked. "My bro. Not my best friend." Tony said. "Hey you must be hard up if I am your best friend." Jackson said with a laugh. "No just cooped up here." Tony said laughing with Jackson. "Oh my bloody lord. They are multiplying." Alfred said. Poor Alfred. Ha ha ha ha.
Alfred is at the GCPD. "Mr Pennyworth?" Jim said. "Alfred Please?" Alfred said. "Yes Alfred how can I help you?" Jim asked. "You have children?" Alfred asked. "Yes two girls." Jim said. "Well I now have three boys. Bruce and Tony's cousin came to stay. I am our of my death. Bruce is having nightmares, Tony seems not to care. Then there is this obsession that he has to test himself all the time." Alfred said. "Oh." Jim said. "So we will see you for tea?" Alfred asked like it was a choice.
Selina and Jade have been processed. Selina asked to speak to Jim Gordon. But nothing has happened yet. They are now in line to get on the bus for Up state. "Name?" the guard asked. "There has been a mistake. I need to talk to Detective Jim Gordon." Selina said. "You can get a phone call when you when you get up state. Name?" She said. "No you don't understand. You have to call Jim Gordon." Selina said. "He will thank ya for it." Jade said hanging over Selina's shoulder. " You. Back in line. Not happening. Name?" She said again. "Bite me Pig-erina." Selena said. "Jane Doe." She said. "Name?" She asked Jade. "Chewbacca." Jade said with a smile at her. "Jane Doe #2. Get on the bus." She said glaring at Jade. Jade giggled. Once on the bus, Jade sat with Selina. She had been talking to a boy. Telling him that if he got cought in a fight. Go for the eyes. Scratch em out. The boy started to cry again. Patti and Doug got on the bus. "Hi kids now sit down." She said. Selina and Jade got up to run to the exit. "I said SIT DOWN. LIKE NOW!" She said to them. They sat. "Now the next naughty child. Will get a black mark. Right here." She said pointing the gun the held to her forehead. "Oh shit Sena. What are we going to do?" Jade whispered.
Mayor James is having a cow. "I could understand if it was a few. But this is a whole bus load of the little bastards!" Mayor James ranted and raved.
Jim and Harvey are at their desk. They are trying to work what the hell is going on with the kids. A boy enters. He is dressed in black. With a hood. "The kids that are missing. They were taken by Trident Shipping." He said to them before running off. "What was that?" Harvey asked. Jim shrugged. "Its a lead lets go." Jim said. See Jim ya didn't even have to beat someone up!
At the doc's at the edge of town. The bus has arrived with the children. Patti and Doug count them as they come off the bus. "By my count there should be two more." Patti said to Doug. "Mine to." Doug said. "I will go see." Patti said. She climbed aboard the bus. She searched the bus. No one there. Selina and Jade had snuck out to under the bus. Clever girls. Selina and Jade hide in the warehouse. "Well there must have been a miscount." Doug said. "Must be. We did good. The doll-maker will be happy." Patti said giving Doug a high five. "Arhhh!" They got me. Help!" Cried the man from the warehouse. "Stop wait let me see?" Patti asked as she run to him. "How bad is it?" he asked. "Oh it's only a scratch. We will get you doctor." Patti said. His eyes had been scratched out. Wonder who would do such a thing? Patti pulled her gun on him and shot him. Even Jade flinched as she hid and watched. Patti and Selina then played cat and mouse. Then Selina moved, she droped her love heart pendant. It fell out of her pocket. Right down in front of Patti. "Ah one of my naughty girls." Patti said. As she raised her gun to Selina, Jade and Jim run for her. They took her out before she could take Selina out. "Who are you two?" Jim asked. Jade giggled. "What's it to you?" Selina said glaring down at him.
Jim finally done for the day. He comes to Wayne Mannor. "I have no idea how to help them. One is depressed. Having nightmares, drawing devils. The other is in total denial. Then there is Jackson." Alfred said talking with Jim. "Did someone say my name?" Jackson asked as he waltzed into the room. "What the hell are you doing creeping around the mansion." Alfred asked. "We were no creeping." Tony said with a laugh. "Oh Jackson this is Detective Gordon. He is from the GCPD. He is helping find the killer." Tony said with a grin. "Nice to meet you Detective. Jackson Napier at your service." Jackson said. "Nice to meet you Jackson. Where is Bruce?" Jim asked. "Now he is most probably creeping." Tony said. "I am here." Bruce said coming out of the shadows. "What is going on Bruce. Alfred is worried about you?" Jim asked. "Not about us, just you old boy." Jackson said laughing. "Jackson, Tony!" Alfred said. "Alfred is a worry wort I am fine." Bruce said. He sat and took a biscuit. "Have you thought about a psychiatrist?" Jim asked. "Mr and Mrs Wayne had strict rules about such things. They have left me strict gide lines to raise the boys by." Alfred said. "You have been to war Detective. How do you find talking to someone about it?" Bruce asked. Jim sat. He didn't speak. "I seen the children on the tv. How can I help them? Maybe some money?" Bruce asked. "Yes, course money fixes everything." Tony said. "How about some cloths?" Bruce pushed it. Jim sighed. "Yes cloths would be good thank you." Jim said.
All the kids at the GCPD now have new cloths. That is except two of them. Selina and Jade. "We have to talk to Detective Gordon." Selina said. "Look here Selina." The cop said. "Cat." Selina said. "Look here Cat. You have no Mother. Ether of you." He said. "Yes we do." Jade said. "Says here they are deceased." He said. "That's not true. They are out there somewhere." Jade said. "I can not release you on to the streets." He said. "Why? That's where we have been since I was eight." Jade said with a smile. "We want to talk to Detective Gordon." Selina said as she sat on a bench seat. "Come on now Cat?" he said. "If you don't get Detective Gordon. I will say ya touched us." Selina said. "What?" He asked her in shock. "Yeah I will say so too." Jade said with a giggle. Don't think ya should be giggling Jade.
Penguin has the man he stole the car form tied up in the trailer. He has gotten a phone call form the Mother finally. She will not give in to his demands. Penguin is in shock. Doesn't every parent want to protect their children? "I guess you have been quite the Scamp." Penguin said to him with a snicker.
"Hello Young ladies." Jim said as he finally got to them. "Now how can we help each other?" Jim asked. "Well if I had something you wanted. Could you let us off?" Selina asked. "Maybe. What have ya got?" Jim asked. "We have good info. Don't we Cat?" Jade said. "Oh you are the famous Cat. You know Makey then?" Jim asked. "Yeah we know him." Selina said. Jade giggled. "We been watching you." Jade said. "What?" he asked. "We have been watching you. With the boy." Selina said. "Bruce Wayne?" Jim asked. "Yeah. I hear Mario Pepper was a patsy." Selina said. "Yeah a patsy." Jade said. "Could be." Jim said. "Well we seen him, the one who shot the boys family." Selina said. "Yeah we sure did. Seen him good." Jade said with a giggle. "You seen him? Without his mask?" Jim asked as he sat with the girls. "Yeah." Selina said. "Yeah we did. Did we Sena?" Jade asked in confusion ..........................................................................