His assumption proving correct, Jason Todd makes his way back to his makeshift Batcave within the collapsed subway tunnels of post-Earthquake Gotham. To his surprise however he finds Tim Drake and Catwoman waiting for him there. Having followed Tim down to Jason's hidden Bat-cave after spotting the Boy Wonder gliding across rooftops in his father's Bat-suit, Catwoman is able to save Tim from a few of Jason Todd's boobytraps but is quickly taken out of commission by a cheapshot from behind by Todd. The two young men do battle as they had before, trading blow for blow before Jason Todd is able to score the strategic upper hand leading Tim into a disorienting trap where he gets in several cheap blows. Grabbing a nearby crowbar, Tim Drake begins wailing on his predecessor before realizing that Todd had somehow managed to stab him in the chest with a razor sharp batarang during the tussle. As Tim Drake falls to the ground slowly bleeding out, a battered and bloody Jason Todd makes his way back above ground to find and kill the last and first of Bruce's sons.

Back at the Bat-Cave Dick already has his hands full. With Damian in traction and Tim gone missing he stands contemplating whether or not he should finally don the cape and cowl - if for no other reason than to stand up to anyone else who would threaten to disgrace Bruce's legacy. Peeling off his blood soaked rubber gloves after saving Damian's life, Alfred points out that no one could ever become Bruce Wayne but the city is undeniably in need of someone who represents what Bruce once stood for. And of all the potential candidates, none have the mettle that Dick Grayson possesses. Convinced, Dick goes to retrieve the Bat-suit when he finds Tim's note stating his intentions to go after Todd.

Meanwhile the criminal underground of Gotham continues to feel the affects of Black Mask's re-introduction. Two-Face, believing Penguin is the one behind the Arkham bus hijacking and stealing his arms, sets out to strike revenge. Penguin, knowing that Two-Face will think it's him, moves to strike first. The only person who does seem to know of Black Mask's stake in the Gotham criminal game is Jason Todd whose methods of handling things are, as usual, only exacerbating the problem.

All the while the true instigator, Black Mask continues his game of criminal misdirection by sending Jane Doe to deliver a message to Gordon from Two-Face. His plan to see all of Gotham ablaze nearing fruition, Black Mask then dispatches Firefly and Adam Bomb to do what they do best and decimate the GCPD headquarters.

There, Gordon is finding that the legal system is incapable of putting a stop to the destruction raging outside. With insufficient evidence of Penguin's culpability in this recent rash of violence, the Gotham DA refuses to press charges. As the new DA turns to leave he gets two bullets to the chest from Jane Doe who, having murdered and skinned the face of one of the officers outside, promptly puts a few more rounds into Gordon. No stranger to being shot at, Gordon was prepared, wearing a bullet proof vest underneath his work attire. Even so, Jane Doe warns that next time, he might not be so lucky.