William Kenzie

*"We work for him. Everybody does."*
―William Kenzie to Jim Gordon[src]
**William Kenzie** is a corrupt former detective of the Gotham City Police Department Narcotics Division, who moonlit as an enforcer at 44 Below and the Falcone Crime Syndicate. He was also involved in the disappearance and murder of Selina Kyle's friend, Annika Kosolov.

## Biography

### GCPD Detective

#### Moonlighting As a Detective

Working within the Gotham City Police Department, William Kenzie was one of many corrupt officers operating in Gotham City. He worked for mafia crime figures such as Carmine Falcone and the Penguin, taking bribes from them while acting as an honest cop. He partook along with many figures in the city in taking down Salvatore Maroni, in order to bring Falcone into power, and exploited Thomas Wayne's renewal plan to keep Falcone as the true *mayor* of the city.

#### Altercation in the Iceberg Lounge

After the death of Don Mitchell, Jr. the masked vigilante known as the Batman sought out to solve the mystery and found clues that led him to the Penguin. As he ambushed the Iceberg Lounge, fighting the Twins, Kenzie encountered him, pointing a pistol telling him to surrender, however, Batman threw a baseball bat towards Kenzie's face breaking his nose.

#### Kidnapping Annika Kosolov

After his altercation with the Batman, Kenzie was ordered by Carmine Falcone to find Annika Kosolov and kidnap her, as she was the late mayor Don Mitchell, Jr.'s mistress, who knew the truth about Falcone's role as the mafia informant in the Salvatore Maroni case. Kenzie ambushed into Selina Kyle's home, took her phone and kidnapped the mistress, bringing her before Falcone, where she was ultimately strangled by him.

#### Inside the GCP

As Batman was taken into custody by the GCPD, following Gil Colson's death, Kenzie entered the scene questioning what was going on. As he saw the vigilante, they both recognized each other, with Batman asking Jim Gordon about William's true identity, with the former naming Kenzie as a narcotics officer, while Batman speculated he worked for the Penguin and moonlighted as a cop. Batman then punched Gordon to avoid any speculation from the GCPD, including Kenzie, that they were working together.

#### The Drop Deal

Kenzie and the Penguin processed a drop deal at the Gotham Docks, when they were unexpectedly ambushed by Batman, Selina Kyle, and Jim Gordon. Kenzie was ordered to give the money that was registered from the deal to the Penguin, however, when Batman revved up his Batmobile and pursued Penguin in a chase, Kenzie was left alone, as Selina Kyle took the money bag from his possession.

#### Confronted by Selina Kyle

Once Selina Kyle found out about Kenzie taking possession of her phone, and being the one who murdered Annika Kosolov, she kidnapped him and held him hostage atop the abandoned skyscraper where the Bat Signal lies. Batman and Jim Gordon witnessed the call, and confronted Selina and Kenzie, as she proved through a voice message that Falcone was the 'rat'. Batman questioned Kenzie about Falcone's role in the Maroni case, where Kenzie revealed how Carmine is the true *mayor* of Gotham City, and how everyone works for him in secret, all through the help of Thomas Wayne's renewal project being used as a coverup for things like money laundering. Afterwards, Selina, in anger, pushed Kenzie off the skyscraper ledge, until Batman and Gordon saved him from the fall. Kenzie was later incarcerated for his actions, after his role in the Maroni case and Kosolov's death was revealed to the entirety of Gotham City through Jim Gordon leaking Kosolov's audio message to the GC1.

## Personality

As a cop who was moonlighting for Carmine Falcone, Kenzie could be a greedy and amoral individual who's only real concern was money and being willing to do any dirty jobs he had to in order to ensure that he got paid including kidnapping and being a bouncer for the Iceberg Lounge.

Despite being a corrupt cop and having been the one to abduct her in the first place, he did appear to have some morals as he was visibly unnerved by the Annika Kosolov's screams as she was being strangled to death by his employer perhaps having believed himself that the man had just wanted to talk to her and, after seeing that things were no longer in Falcone's favor, willingly told Batman and James Gordon the truth about the Renewal Fund and Falcone's involvement.

## Abilities

*"Hey! Put the bat down, or I'll blow your head off!"*
―William Kenzie to the Batman[src]
* **Expert Marksman**: As a police officer, Kenzie is proficient with firearms. He threatened to shoot the Batman in the head.

## Equipment

### Weapons

* **Glock 17**: When the Batman infiltrated 44 Below, Kenzie aimed his sidearm at the vigilante.

### Vehicles

* **Toyota Camry**: Kenzie drives a Camry.

## Relationships

	+ Carmine Falcone † - Boss
	+ Oz Cobblepot/Penguin - Superior
	+ The Twins
	+ Mr. Higgins †
* Gotham City Police Department
	+ Pete Savage † - Former Employer
	+ Mackenzie Bock
	+ Martinez
* Don Mitchell, Jr. †
* Gil Colson †
	+ Salvatore Maroni
* Batman - Savior
* Annika Kosolov † - Abductee
* Selina Kyle/Catwoman - Attempted Killer
* Jim Gordon - Former Ally and Savior

## Trivia

* In the comics, William "Bill" Kenzie was a corrupt cop in the Narcotics division of Gotham City Police Department who often worked with criminals behind-the-scenes to earn a percentage of their profits. He made two appearances in Gotham Central #32 and #38.

## References

Reeves, Matt & Craig, Peter (writers); Reeves, Matt & Clark, Dylan (producers); & Reeves, Matt (director) (March 4, 2022). *The Batman*.
2. ↑ *The Batman: The Official Script Book*