Gotham's New Bat

**Gotham's New Bat** is the premiere episode of Season One of ***Batwoman.***

## Plot

The episode begins in San Diego. Kate Kane is in a small gym currently training with a practice dummy. She punches it hard repeatedly until a guy comes around. He tells her that she's been going at it for a few hours now and tells her she should take a break. Kate stops and wipes the sweat off of her forehead before sitting down on a flat bench. She drinks some water and the guy sits down next to her, saying that while she's good at punching, she should work on her form because she's a bit "wild and untamed." Kate says that she's always been a bit wild and the guy tells her that sometimes it's better to be in control than wild. Kate shrugs this off and  gets up to take a shower.

After showering in the gym's locker room, she drives home on her motorcycle. As she lays in bed, she looks over at a small picture on her bedside table. The picture is of her and her cousin Bruce Wayne when they were teenagers. The episode then cuts to a flashback of her and Bruce playing on the grounds of Wayne Manor. Alfred is in the background tidying up. The two climb into a big tree and Kate reaches into her pocket. She pulls out a lollipop and hands it to Bruce. Bruce smiles and takes it. The two make small talk. Kate gets a texts from Sophie Moore, her girlfriend. Bruce teases Kate who retorts, “Just because I have a girlfriend and you don’t”. Bruce responds, still teasing, “We know you’re in love, you don’t have to keep rubbing it in.”. Kate giggles and asks Bruce if he likes her. Bruce nods and says that he thinks she might be the one for her. The flashback ends, with Kate in the present day regrettably saying "Yeah, I don’t think that’s true anymore." She sighs and decides to go back to Gotham tomorrow to visit Bruce and her family.

Cut to Gotham City. A break in is happening in an apartment and the family are being held at gunpoint by the burglar. The GCPD arrive led by Barbara Gordon, their new commissioner. She immediately takes charge, getting a short update from an officer. She tells two officers to follow her in and run into the building and get into the apartment. The burglar hears them coming and takes the daughter hostage, putting his gun to her head. Barbara nods to the officers then steps into the doorway of the apartment and the burglar aims his gun at her. He tells her to stay back or he'll kill them all. Barbara puts her gun away and tells the other officers to stand down. She starts to talk to the burglar, slowly calming him down. When he lowers the gun, she steps forward and tells him everything is going to be okay, taking the gun from him. He tries to grab it and Barbara swiftly punches him. He falls to the ground and the parents hug their daughter who is now safe. Barbara tells her officers to cuff the burglar and they do. Outside, Barbara talks with one of her officers, Jacob Kane, who is Kate's father. Jacob bitterly says that Gotham has gotten worse since Batman left and wonders why he abandoned them.

Barbara tells him that there is a reason for everything and that while she doesn't know what happened to Batman, the people of Gotham still have the GCPD to protect them. Jacob sighs and contemplates her words. “At least none of the lunatics have been around. Scarecrow, Riddler, Ivy, Penguin. Glad they’re all gone. Gotham’s all better for it.” Barbara gets a little worried and says “If living in this city for so long has taught me anything, it’s that villains are usually never truly gone.”

“You think they’re still hiding in the shadows, Commissioner?” Jacob questions her. Barbara nods, “I do. I bet that they’re all still out there somewhere...just waiting for the right time to strike.”

As she talks, Jacob yawns. Barbara says that he looks tired and asks when his shift ended then lets him go home so he can get some sleep. Jacob thanks her before driving home. As soon as he gets inside, he's met by his other daughter Mary. Mary asks him how he's doing and if he needs anything but Jacob tells her that he just wants to go to sleep.  Mary nods and sits down on the couch in the living room. She's clearly upset with him and clears the table of the food she made. Cut to the Narrows, an extremely poor neighborhood in the city. A group of masked people in hoodies slowly creep through the shadows until they get to an abandoned warehouse. An anarchy symbol has been painted on the door of the warehouse.

One of the masked people knock on the door and a big burly guy lets them in. The group walks in and merges with the crowd. The camera pans from them to a low angle long distance shot of Anarky who is making a speech. Heyells that the Bat and his sidekicks have been gone from Gotham for five years. “They’ve all been gone. Now one is here to protect Gotham City. The police can do nothing against us,” he says to his followers. Anarky continues his speech, happily proclaiming that the “age of vigilantes'' is over and that the “age of Anarky” has begun. His followers cheer. Anarky basks in the glory for a few minutes before making his followers quiet down. He snaps his fingers and the burly man from the door carries in a big crate. Anarky opens it with a crowbar, revealing it to be full of guns. His followers take them all out and Anarky ominously says that they “start tomorrow night.”

Cut back to San Diego in the morning. Kate is packing up her suitcase. She grabs her phone and calls her dad. Jacob is pretty happy to be getting a call from her. The two make small talk, with him asking her how she's doing. Kate says she's doing fine and that her vacation in San Diego helped to clear her mind after what happened with Sophie. Jacob says that that's good and apologizes for what happened, wishing that it didn't turn out the way it did. Kate says that it wasn't his fault and that things sometimes just don't work out between people. Jacob agrees with her. Jacob goes to tell her about Bruce but changes his mind. Kate then tells him that she's coming back to Gotham. Jacob says that that's great and offers to buy her a drink once she gets home, planning on telling her then. Kate agrees to it. Jacob chuckles and promises that it'll be at his house as soon as she arrives. Kate smiles and tells him that she can't wait. She also asks about how Mary is doing and Kate says that she can't wait to see her again. “Mary’s doing fine,” Jacob says “I’m going to tell her that you’re coming home today. She’ll probably make a big welcoming meal or something.” Kate chuckles and says that Mary always does that. Jacob asks if she still likes it when Mary does that and Kate assures him that she does. Kate asks about Alfred then makes a comment about him always running after Bruce. Jacob looks uncomfortable. Kate then looks at the clock and says that her taxi should be here any minute. The two then say goodbye before hanging up.

Back at Jacob's house, Jacob is getting ready to go get Kate. He tells Mary that he’s going to pick up Kate and Mary jumps up quickly. Without another word, she gets out the ingredients needed for pancakes, complaining that he never told her about this. Jacob smiles and tells her that Kate will really appreciate it. Mary says “I hope she will. She’s been gone for so long.” She stops for a moment and looks up at him. What if...what if she doesn’t like me anymore?’

Jacob assures her “She still likes you, Mary. In fact, she told me on the phone that she was very excited to see you again.” This makes Mary smile. She and Jacob hug before he leaves to go and get Kate. Jacob arrives at the airport as Kate gets off of her plane. She makes it into the airport lobby and sees her dad. Overjoyed, the two hug each other tightly. Jacob asks how she’s doing and Kate says “I’ve never been better!” Jacob almost starts to tear up, telling her that he missed her a lot. Kate hugs her father again before asking where Bruce is. Jacob wipes his tears away and says “Well...There’s some explaining that needs to be done. Let’s go talk about it at my house.” Kate, a little confused,asks what he means. Jacob switches to a more light-hearted tone and lies, “Oh, he’s at work. A lot of business talk got thrown in. I’m old. I can’t keep up with that stuff.” The two drive home where Mary has prepared chocolate chip pancakes for all of them.

Mary and Kate hug, with Kate telling Mary that the pancakes smell delicious. Mary says “I would’ve made waffles but our waffle maker is broken. *Somebody* keeps forgetting to buy a new one!” That last part refers to Jacob. Jacob says that he’ll try to get a new waffle maker by the end of the month. Mary whispers to Kate “He always says that” which makes Kate chuckle. The three sit down to eat. As they eat, they exchange small talk with Kate talking about all the training she did in San Diego and Mary telling Kate all about her time in medical school. Jacob proudly says that Mary is at the top of her class to which Kate sweetly says “Nice, sis. Uncle Thomas would be proud, I’m sure.” Mary smiles at her remark. The three soon finish their breakfast and Jacob pours Kate the drink he promised her. The two toast their glasses and Kate finally asks where Bruce is.

Jacob sighs and sets his drink down. Mary slowly leaves the room, seemingly knowing that things might get a little ugly. Jacob breaks the news to her that Bruce has been missing for five years. Kate is shocked, her glass falling from her hands. She stutters “But...but that’s...t-that can’t be. You’re lying...He can’t be gone. You’re lying!” She angrily hits the table and Jacob restrains her for a moment. He tells her to calm down and she slowly does. He lets her go and she asks him why nobody ever called and told her. Jacob says “Well, Kate, you were on vacation and I remember you telling me not to call you and that you wanted to be left alone!” Kate angrily says “I did say that...but I would still expect my father to let me know about something important like that!” Jacob sighs and admits that he really should’ve called.

Kate starts to cry, feeling more than a little blindsided. Jacob hugs her to try and comfort her but it doesn’t really work. She asks if anyone has seen him at all and Jacob says no and that he’s gone completely off the map.She sobs, pushes him away, and goes outside of the apartment to sit down on the stairs. Meanwhile at the GCPD building, Barbara walks in with a coffee in hand. She’s greeted by Sophie Moore who is now a police officer. Barbara asks Sophie if she has anything new for her this morning and Sophie says that she does. She leads Barbara into the file room and gets out a folder. “One of our officers found this at four o’clock last night. They said it looked suspicious.” She explains to Barbara before pulling a picture out. The picture is of the side of a building with the words “*Anarky is Here”* spray painted on it.

Sophie asks what it could mean and Barbara says that Anarky used to be a villain in Gotham before Batman disappeared. Barbara then explains to Sophie that Anarky was “an egotistical college student who was obsessed with causing...well, anarchy. For all those college classes he took, he could never figure out how to properly spell anarchy though.” Sophie chuckles a little at her last remark and asks “It sounds like he won’t be much trouble. He’s just one college kid with an ego. How tough can he be?” Barbara tells Sophie not to underestimate him. She goes on to say that, while Anarky might not look tough, he has a way with words and can get almost anybody to follow him. Sophie says that she’ll have some officers scout out the city and look for more graffiti referencing Anarky. Barbara says that that’s a good idea, secretly worrying even more that something bad is about to go down in the city. Sophie leaves the room and Barbara whispers to herself “Bruce...Where the hell are you..?”

Back with Kate and Jacob, the two are driving down the road toward Wayne Manor. Jacob asks her if she really wants to do this but Kate doesn’t say anything. Jacob tries to ask her again but still no answer. He sighs and says “Okay...The silent treatment. I deserve that.” They pull up to Wayne Manor. In a window, we see Alfred at a window watching the car pull up. For a moment, his eyes light up and he rushes to the doors. The double doors of the mansion open and out walks Alfred Pennyworth, the loyal Wayne family butler. Kate runs up to him and gives him a hug. Briefly, he frowns and looks a little hurt but it is quickly replaced with a warm reaction. Alfred chuckles and warmly says “Ahh, Miss Kane. I missed you!” Kate says that she missed him too. Before they walk into Wayne Manor, Kate tells Jacob “not to wait up.” Jacob sighs and drives away. Kate and Alfred walk into the large library with Alfred getting her some tea and a small plate of cookies. She sees the cookies and smiles “Chocolate chip peanut butter. Bruce’s favorite...”

Alfred nods, saying that he always bakes a tray of them every day just in case Bruce comes back. Kate eats one and looks at Alfred sadly. Alfred walks over to a portrait of Bruce that’s hanging on the wall. “1825 days. That’s how long it's been since I last saw him.” Alfred says. Kate looks down at the floor with a sad look on her face before smiling a little. She tells Alfred a happy story about how Kate and Bruce both took their dates to the prom. “I took…Sophie Moore, he took Selina Kyle. I remember after the prom, you let us have a sleepover here. We ordered pizza and you made us all hot chocolate.” Alfred smiles and says that that was one of the best nights of his life. He then tells her his own story about how Bruce once rescued a small sick bat out in the field behind the Manor. Kate asks Alfred if he has any idea where Bruce could’ve gone and Alfred hesitates before saying that he doesn’t. He says that Bruce kept a lot of things to himself and that he “loves a good hiding place.” Alfred does however tell her one thing. He says “The last time I saw him, he was...different. He was acting anxious and more paranoid than usual. He told me that he had to leave and that ‘they’ were coming to get him. I keep thinking about that...I should have helped him.” He says as he looks very worried.

Kate says that the last time she saw him, it was the day before she left for the military. She mentions that he seemed tired and beaten down slightly. She says that there were bruises on his hands. Alfred looks down at her hands and sees bruises as well which she tries to hide.  Alfred quickly leaves the library to get more tea, seemingly anxious. With Alfred gone, Kate looks around the library. She looks at a few books before she accidentally bumps into a small bust of William Shakespear. Its head tilts back, revealing a small red button.

She slowly presses the button and the wall under the portrait of Bruce suddenly slides open, revealing a secret passageway. She walks into the passageway which leads to a set of stone stairs. She walks down the stairs which leads to the Batcave. Kate flips a large switch on the wall that turns everything on. Her mouth hangs open in astonishment as she looks around at everything. “What...the...Hell?” she whispers to herself. She walks over to something that’s covered by a large tarp. She takes the tarp off of it, revealing it to be the Batmobile. A few feet away from the Batmobile is the batsuit standing in a display case. She walks up to the display case as Alfred walks down. He offers her a seat and some team, softly reminding her to breath as Kate turns around to face him. She stares at him wide eyed and says “Bruce...was Batman?”

Alfred nods, not saying anything and simply just watches her. She slowly walks over to a table that stands next to the batsuit display case. On the table are a number of different bat themed gadgets. She picks up a batarang and stares at it. “My cousin...was Batman..Holy shit!!” She shouts in astonishment. Cut to the GCPD building. Jacob walks in and is greeted by Barbara. She asks him where he’s been and he explains what happened. He tells her “I made a big mistake and now...now I think my daughter might hate me forever.” Barbara nods and says “What you did was bad but...I’m sure she’ll come around. Just do your best to try and make it up to her. Right now, we have more pressing matters. This city still needs protecting and...I need one of my best officers to help me.” This little pep talk of sorts seems to raise his spirits a little. Barbara then briefs him on what’s going on, revealing that even more Anarky symbols are going around.

Jacob is a little surprised that Anarky has returned to Gotham, saying “I thought he quit crime after the Bat got to him.” Barbara tells him that some criminals never quit and says that the GCPD need to be on high alert or else things could go bad quickly. Just then, Barbara’s phone rings. She picks it up and it’s Alfred. Before Barbara can even say hello, Alfred tells her that she needs to get to Wayne Manor right now. Barbara, thinking that Bruce might be back, agrees to go. She puts Jacob in charge for the time being and leaves for the Manor. She drives to Wayne Manor and rings the doorbell frantically. Alfred quickly gets upstairs and answers the door. “Where is he?” Barbara says hurriedly, immediately walking in. She starts to call out for Bruce and Alfred walks up to her. He slowly puts his hand on her shoulder with a sad look and says that Bruce isn’t back. Barbara is devastated by this news and asks “Why did you call me here then? Not that I don’t like spending time with you, it’s just… Something bad might happen in the city soon and I can’t-” She’s cut off by Kate who comes upstairs too.

Kate asks who this is and Alfred introduces Barbara to her. The two shake hands and Kate looks at Alfred, asking if she knows too. Barbara tells her “I know a lot more than you do, that’s for sure.” The three walk back down to the Batcave and Kate walks over to a small glass case containing Catwoman’s goggles. She takes them out and plays with them a little before Barbara angrily orders her to put them back. Kate asks her what her problem is and Barbara tells her “What’s my problem? Well, if you must know, my friend has been missing for five years, I have been dealing with all the crime, there may or may not be another outbreak of villainy from a guy whoes fucking name pisses me off - learn to spell - and now, to top it all off, some KID I don’t even know who clearly can’t keep a secret just found out the biggest secret in the world that will put a lot of people I care about in danger! That’s my problem!

Kate tries to diffuse the tension, apologizing and saying that she didn’t know she had so much on her plate. Alfred asks her what she means by crazed anarchists and she tells him that Anarky is back. Kate seems to vaguely know about Anarky and asks if there’s anything she can do. Barbara tells her that there isn’t any way and that she shouldn’t try. Barbara says goodbye to Alfred before leaving the manor in a huff. Kate, a little hurt by her words, tells Alfred that Barbara probably doesn’t mean anything by it. Alfred puts a comforting hand on her shoulder. Kate says that she’s affected by it too and apologizes to Alfred about not being there for him. She tells him about what her dad did and Alfred is appalled by what she says. Kate starts to cry again. She says “When I was a kid and my parents were away in the army, you were there for me! You did it all. You baked my birthday cakes, you took me and Bruce to the Amusement Mile, you did everything for me. So why couldn’t I be there for you?”

Alfred hugs her tightly and tells her “You’re here now...and that’s good enough for me.” The two hug each other for a few minutes before Kate pulls away, slowly wiping her tears away. Alfred smiles softly and offers to make her a grilled cheese and egg sandwich. Kate smiles back at him and says that he remembered what her favorite childhood sandwich was. The two start to walk upstairs, with Alfred telling her that he remembers everything about her and Bruce. Later on, at GCPD, Barbara is trying not to get emotionally overwhelmed again. Jacob comes around to her again and she asks what’s going on. He asks her if she’s alright and Barbara says that she’ll be fine. She reveals to Jacob that she met Kate and Jacob asks how she’s doing. Barbara says Kate’s doing fine. Jacob smiles a little and says “Kanes always bounce back.” Back at Wayne Manor, Kate is getting ready to go out. She asks Alfred if Bruce has any cars or motorcycles and Alfred smiles.

“He was a billionaire playboy before he left. I can assure you, he has a vast array of automobiles.” He says. Kate smiles and he leads her to the garage. She picks a motorcycle and says “I’m just going out for a drink. I’ll be right back.” Alfred waves goodbye as she drives away from Wayne Manor. She arrives in the city and stops by a small bar. She gets off her cycle and walks inside. At GCPD, Barbara says that she needs to clear her head a little and tells Jacob that she’s going out for a drink. She leaves the building and stops at the same bar that Kate is at. She walks in and sees Kate sitting at a booth in the back. She sighs and slowly walks over to her.

She sits next to her and orders a gin and tonic. Kate looks at her worriedly and Barbara says “Look...I’m sorry about what I said earlier. I wasn’t thinking clearly. You’re probably hurting a lot too...so, do you think there could be no hard feelings?” She raises her glass to toast it. Kate thinks for a moment and smiles a little, toasting her. “No hard feelings, commissioner.” Barbara smiles in relief. The two women then start talking with Kate whispering to her “So...which one were you?” Barbara asks her what she means and Kate says “Which sidekick were you? You can’t have been Nightwing because...well...he’s a guy. But maybe you were...Robin?” Barbara nearly spits out her drink. She tells Kate that she wasn’t Robin; She was Batgirl.

Kate asks what it was like being Batgirl, but sneakily and Barbara describes it as “Dangerous, stupid, and a hell of a lot of fun.” Barbara then tells her the story of how, during her first year, she took down the villainous Killer Moth. Kate goes “Pfft. Was that really his name?” Barbara chuckles too and says that he wasn’t the most ridiculous villain she and Bruce ever faced, adding “One of these days, I’ll tell you about Crazy Quilt and Condiment King.” Barbara then asks Kate if she has any stories of Bruce. Kate tells her one story about how, in high school, Bruce defended her from a bully who was shouting at her for holding hands with a girl. Barbara smiles and says “Yeah, that’s how Bruce is. Always defending people.” Kate nods and says that she misses him a lot. She then asks Barbara why she is no longer Batgirl and Barbara says “Well...After my dad died, nobody wanted to be commissioner so I took up the job. He was still around at that time. I was too busy to be batgirl. When I heard what happened...I didn’t believe it. I went up every night for three months and lit the bat signal. He...It will turn on again. One day. He will come back.”

Kate nods and says that maybe the fun can come back some day. Barbara says that she’ll always keep up hope. Kate also asks if she has any stories about Anarky because what Barbara said earlier made her curious. Barbara tells her a story of Bruce and Anarky. She goes “It happened a year before he left. I was there with the other officers the night it happened.” As she tells this story, we see a flashback of Batman and Anarky fighting in an alleyway surrounded by knocked out anarchists. “Anarky was going to try and kill the mayor of Gotham to make a twisted statement when Batman arrived. Their fight moved out into the alleyway of the mayor’s house. Batman took out his lackeys first and then moved onto him.”

We see more of Batman and Anarky fighting. Anarky takes out a gun and shoots it at Batman’s suit. It barely phases him (his suit being bulletproof). He knocks the gun out of Anarky’s hand and pins him against the wall. Batman knocks out Anarky. The flashback ends with Batman leaving Anarky for the police to find. Kate says that Bruce sounded like a total badass and Barbara agrees, saying “He really, truly was.”

Cut to Anarky’s hideout. One of the members of his gang is getting antsy and Anarky asks him what’s wrong. The member asks why they have to wait another hour and Anarky angrily says “I waited five years in prison to control this city. You can wait another hour!” The member grumbles before walking away. A female member asks why they’re waiting and Anarky says that they’re waiting on one more shipment of weapons from his “secret supplier.” The female member asks who this secret supplier is and Anarky says that she’ll find out soon enough. Soon a big metal truck arrives. Two guys get out and unload a small crate of guns. Anarky pays the two men and then encourages his members to take out the guns from the crate. The members do so and Anarky tells them “It’s time.” They all pile into the moving van which starts driving into the main part of Gotham.

Barbara and Kate begin to leave the bar as the truck drives into the city. People watch as Anarky and his members climb out of the van. One of his followers gets out a megaphone and hands it to him. He speaks into it, loudly announcing that tonight will be about them sending a message to those in Gotham who “represent order.” He drops the megaphone on the ground and nods to his followers. The members shout loudly, happily firing their guns into the air. People run out of the way in terror. One member throws a lit molotov cocktail into an unoccupied building, making it slightly explode. Kate and Barbara watch this happen in total shock. Barbara grabs her phone and calls Jacob, telling him to get two squad cars into the city. As she calls him, Kate starts running toward Anarky’s followers to try and stop them. Barbara stops her at the last minute and asks “What the hell do you think you’re doing?!” Kate says that she’s going to try and fight them and Barbara reminds her that they have guns and could kill her. Kate groans in frustration and says “Then what are we supposed to do?” Before Barbara can respond, a few of Anarky’s goons surround them. The two take fighting stances as the goons rush them. They both fight back against them, with Barbara utilizing martial arts while Kate goes for her “wild and untamed method”, punching all of them in their faces and chests. During the fight, Barbara constantly tells her to get away and let her handle it but Kate ignores her.

Jacob and a few squad cars are driving into the city when Anarky throws a rock at Jacob’s car. It smashes his windshield and sends him swerving off the road and into a fire hydrant. Kate hears the crash and runs over to find Jacob’s car being surrounded by more of Anarky’s thugs. Barbara swears under her breath and covers Kate as she runs over, not knowing that her dad is in the car. Anarky sees this happening and runs over with a knife.

He steps in front of Barbara and says threateningly “Good evening, commissioner Gordon.” Barbara says that he shouldn’t be here and Anarky says “Neither should you. You abide by rules and your rules...have failed this city time and time again. I think it’s time for someone new to step up. Someone...who has no rules.” He tries to slash at Barbara with the knife but she dodges it. As that’s going on, Kate opens the door to the car and sees that it’s her father. She sighs and pulls him out of the car, carrying him to safety. He tries to talk to her but she bluntly tells him “Don’t talk. Just rest!” before running back to help Barbara. The other police officers are doing their best to fight off Anarky’s thugs as Barbara keeps fighting him. He manages to best her by hitting her on the head, sending her to the ground.

Just as he’s about to stab her, Kate knocks him upside the head. He grunts in pain and looks at Kate. “You vicious bitch!” He growls angrily. Kate says that she’ll hit him again. The female member shouts that they’re losing and Anarky yells for them to retreat. “This isn’t over, commissioner.” His members all run into the shadows. Sophie and another police officer run off to follow them. Kate runs back to Jacob and he slowly stands up. She asks if he’ll be okay and he says that he’ll be fine. Kate says “Good.” She pauses, as though working out her feelings. “I’m still mad. What you did is shitty… but not shitty enough to die. I think.” Jacob chuckles at her “I think” but when she doesn’t even smile, he realizes it wasn’t a joke to her.

Jacob slowly nods and then asks “Do you ever think… Can you ever forgive me?” Kate says “D- Jacob, I always try to think “Never Say Never” but right now, I’m just not sure.” She walks back over to Barbara, leaving Jacob to think about her words. Barbara jokes to Kate “Who taught you how to fight? A Looney Tunes character?” Kate says that it’s just her style of fighting and Barbara says that her “style” won’t do her any good in the long run and that she’s going to need a little training. Sophie and the other officer run back to Barbara. Sophie sees Kate and stops for a moment to look at her. Kate looks back at her and there’s an awkward, almost uncomfortable silence between them. Sophie finally breaks the silence, saying “Kate…I had no idea you were home. It’s good to see you again..” Kate nods and says “Yeah…I’m glad to be back.” Sophie looks at the ground for a moment before looking at Barbara, talking to her now.

Back with Anarky, he and his remaining members manage to evade Sophie and the other officer. The female member asks what they’re going to go now since the cops probably know where their hideout is now. Anarky slowly escorts them to the Iceberg Lounge, a big club in Gotham that once belonged to the Penguin. “Let me tell you about the previous owner of this establishment. He, too, tried to destroy the pillars of oppression. What happened? Did the police get him? Batman? No! He was stabbed by a rival gang member and died a pitiful failure. But we are not him! We are so much better - so much smarter. So tell me,” he pauses for a brief moment then yells, “how did we fail? Well? Anyone? I’ll tell you how!” A woman shouts to him, “I’ll tell you how.” Everyone turned to the woman and cleared a path for Anarky to walk over and reprimand her for talking out of turn, but to everyone’s surprise, she put her drink down and sauntered up to him, swinging her cane playfully as he looked nervous. “Miss Cobblepot, I-I wasn’t-'' Maggie cuts him off, “Can it.” She rants about how they wasted her guns and how he nearly ruined her plan. Anarky asks what she means “nearly.” Maggie answers that she can salvage something from the situation.

Cut to the Batcave where Kate, Alfred, and Barbara are currently hanging out. Kate is reading up on some of Bruce’s adventures on the BatComputer. She reads newspapers with headlines like **BATMAN THWARTS MAD HATTER, BATMAN AND CATWOMAN: SECRET LOVERS?, BATMAN AND ROBIN FOIL POISON IVY ONCE AGAIN!**, and **BATMAN: GOTHAM’S DARK KNIGHT**. As she reads the headlines, Barbara chuckles, saying that one of the newspapers speculated that Batgirl was Batman’s daughter when she first started. Kate says that that would be silly to which Barbara agrees. Kate keeps reading the headlines and becomes inspired. She walks over to Barbara and says “I want to fight crime. I know it sounds crazy but...After tonight, I think that I can do some real good in this city.”

Barbara tells her “no” because she was too reckless and ignored orders. She gets a call and says she’s got to get back to work and Kate is to stay put. When she leaves, Kate searches Anarky on the computer and grabs her bag. Alfred stops her at the door. She tries to make excuses for going out. Alfred tells her Bruce was the same way and that he never once tried to stop him - only help him. Kate asks what he means and Alfred says he’ll help her train and get a suit prepared for her but it can take weeks. Kate thanks him and says she’ll use a temporary one. Cut to Kate on a building in a black hoodie, leggings, and a cape along with a bat cowl and Catwoman’s goggles over her eyes.