Wayne Enterprises

**Wayne Enterprises** is a major company Located in Gotham City. With reach around the world, and in the third season of *Pennyworth* it's CEO, Patrick Wayne got mix up with real trouble with the CIA.

## History

Wayne Enterprises has been around for a long time. It and all the work done there, makes the Wayne family billionaires.

## Throughout *Pennyworth* Series

### Protecting Stock Prices

In after Patria punched Alfred in the nose, Thomas accepts full liability. No need to calling Wayne Enterprises or involving lawyers. He will pay for any medical expenses. At the beginning of *Pilot*.

In *Julie Christie* Aleister Crowley tells Thomas Wayne what he wants, being interested in his soul. Thomas mentions Wayne enterprises and it's assets as to what this bargain was about. Crawly answers, he has spent his whole life, never knowing if one if interested in him or just his name.
When the doors moved by an unseen force, Thomas states that they have mechanized doors which can do that at the offices of Wayne enterprises.

In *The Hunted Fox*, when Patricia Wayne was in trouble with fashion designer Jacques Duval, Thomas when to Martha for help. Telling her about his man's deeds and what he try to do to one of the Eliot sisters. Martha asks how he knows; it is from the Wayne enterprises lawyers.

### Develop a psycho-kinetic Drug

Patrick Wayne was blackmailed by Virginia Devereaux into working with the CIA. Dr. Robert Glubb was able to create Operation Lullaby State. Originally intended for military applications. In *Well To Do* Patrick Wayne flew out of Gotham City to London to visit his family but really to enlist Martha's MI5 connections, to find a missing scientist and save the company.

By *Many Clouds* Thomas has another sit down with his dad. He would not bring Martha's job for MI5 into this. So Thomas didn't ask for Patrick, about the missing Wayne Enterprises scientist. Thomas was not working to; for the family, or national security. Repeats back a speech about gentlemen and honor. His father went off, about honor with out responsibility and about a family matter. Listening as his dad gives him some details, about the mind control drug, it's military applications and the business opportunity as he runs the family business.

In *Comply Or Die* Martha and Thomas share info. She knows Wayne Enterprises and the CIA are in London testing a drug. Last adds, she will be briefing Aziz on all of this, when he is back from Paris. Thomas fills in, the missing Dr Glubb needs to be found. His father only wants to find him, he thinks his father's done nothing criminally wrong.

Patrick came a little later to say, he is going to call the one Thomas recommended. Thomas explains to his dad, even Alfred can't fix this now. Martha knew! They could get ahead of this, and go to the English government. Behaving suspicious, Thomas asks, what else his dad was not telling him. Patrick swears on his late wife's grave, it's nothing.

## Staff

### Formerly employed

* Dr. Robert Glubb (Head of the Wayne Pharmaceutical Division, Lead scientist on Operation Lullaby State, CIA liaison, defected)
* Patrick Wayne (CEO, deceased)

## Appearances

Season 1
* *Julie Christie*  (mentioned)

Season 2
* *The Hunted Fox*  (mentioned)

Season 3
* *Well To Do*  (mentioned)
* *Many Clouds*  (mentioned)
* *Comply Or Die*  (mentioned)
* *Hedgehunter*

## Trivia

* In *Julie Christie* it is mentioned that Wayne Enterprises has doors that move like that in the front lobby. It is unclear if that is unique sight or if every building in down-town Gotham City has such modern technology.
* Like his father Thomas Wayne who avoided going to Wayne Enterprises by going to Washington and then to London to work for the CIA and later by becoming a doctor. In most versions of Batman, Bruce Wayne is notorious for never showing up at Wayne Enterprises either. Missing many board meetings.
* In the modern comics, Wayne Enterprises was founded by merchant ancestors of the Wayne family in the 17th century.

## Notes

* Wayne Enterprises has more then one way out. When Batman is needed in other DC movie and TV universes. Like in the Chair scene from Batman Forever Bruce is able to leave through his office, under his desk, to where Alfred is waiting for him.