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Opens with the GCPD investigating a murder, the victim seemed to have etched the bat symbol onto the carpet before her demise.

Bruce is protected by the GCPD for his safety which is ruining his chances of putting a stop to these murders once and for all. Seven men from different backgrounds all murdered within three days time... All dressed as Batman. The fake Batman costume that was forced onto Bruce was treated with a powerful acid that would activate when the utility belt was fastened.

The connection between the seven murdered men and Bruce’s attempted murder is that Bruce had known them. And if it weren’t for those men, there may not even be a Batman.

Leslie Thompkins brings new evidence to Commissioner Gordon which shows the second murder victim may have already been dead before the explosion in his apartment. Gordon says it’s the concept of hiding a leaf in a forest, meaning there may actually be one specific murder amongst all these others, so there may not be a connection to all seven after all.

Somebody named Jerry who lives in Park Ridge was packing away a Batman-looking costume as his fiancé comes and takes him to go wedding-shopping. 

With help from Alfred, Bruce is able to make it to the Batcave and discover the murder victims aren’t from Gotham, meaning someone is bringing these bodies into the city.  Bruce investigates one of the apartment of one victim, Aurelius Boch of Interpol, and deduces the murderer knows Bruce Wayne is big part of Batman’s life. Boch had taught Bruce Toxicology.

Batman heads to the Gotham morgue and gives his deductions to Commissioner Gordon and Leslie Thompkins. He then reveals all the men have a connection to him being Batman. He then gives Gordon a list of five men he believes to be the next possible targets, three of which are currently in Gotham.

Jerry Jones from Park Ridge meets with a foreign businessman and claims he [Jerry] is the Batman and needs his help. The businessman is actually Batman in disguise in an attempt to capture Jerry who is actually Stone, the alleged second murder victim. He leaves with telling Batman he could never hurt “us.”

Jerry admits to his wife his reasoning was to protect them. If he was able to figure out Batman was trained by several people, and find those several people himself, then that means Batman’s worst enemies could. They would kill Jerry and his wife in order to get to Batman.