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Batman: Arkham - Episode 2: Cuckoo for Incarceration

A week before the events of Arkham Knight, Harley Quinn breaks into the Blüdhaven Police Department to free and recruit Poison Ivy into Scarecrow's plan. Searching the building with Penguin's help, she eliminates several police officers. Upon finding a computer with security camera footage, she discovers that Ivy's cell is in the basement. Inside her mind, Harley has contact with her old self, Harleen Quinzel. Harleen tries to convince Harley that she is no longer a puppet of The Joker, but Harley refuses. She uses the elevator to go down to the basement, but the power is cut by the police. She exits through the upper part of the elevator, and discovers that the basement is being secured. Using Ivy's plants to swallow police, she cleans up the place. Penguin informs him that his men have seen Nightwing, and asks her to hurry. She finds Ivy but is attacked by the Nightwing. They clash, but Harley emerges victorious. Ivy uses her plants to capture the Nightwing. The duo leaves for Gotham City.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 1: A Matter of Family

Prior to the events at Arkham Asylum, The Joker kidnapped Commissioner Gordon and his colleagues in the GCPD, and held them hostage at Seagate Amusement Park, threatening to kill them if he saw Batman. Batgirl and Robin join forces to save the hostages. They break into the park, even after The Joker uses a rocket launcher to blow up one of the gondolas. Batgirl locates hostages trapped in the park's various attractions. Robin focuses on locating Gordon. Batgirl rescues all the hostages, and is informed by Robin that there are caches of explosives, which they diffuse. The Joker says that he planned this operation to help Batman cure his "baby-brain" by killing the members of the Bat Family. Robin tracks down Gordon's location, and they make their way to a large tent, where The Joker and his gang are waiting for them. Batgirl and Robin defeat the henchmen, and together they defeat Harley Quinn and The Joker. The GCPD team breaks in to arrest them, but Joker takes Harley hostage, and walks to the edge, parachuting into the water, leaving Harley to be arrested. Robin tries to confess his feelings to Batgirl, but is stopped by Gordon. When the commissioner is distracted, the two disappear. Gordon says that some things run in the family as he watches the horizon.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 10: Knightfall (Finale)

After Batman is safe in mind and sanity, trapping The Joker forever, Scarecrow injects him with more toxin. Batman is no longer affected by the toxin, and says he is not afraid. Scarecrow holds a gun to Bruce's head, and says that without fear, life is meaningless. A shot hits the gun, knocking it down. Jason Todd, in his new Red Hood identity, frees Bruce. Batman injects the toxin into Scarecrow himself, who is frightened by Batman's presence. Gordon lands a punch on him, knocking Crane off his feet. Gordon says that Robin will be fine. Batman takes Gordon and Scarecrow to the GCPD, where Cash says he is still on Bruce's side. With the city safe, Batman asks Alfred to activate the Knightfall Protocol, whose password is "Martha". Batman climbs onto the roof of the GCPD, where near the bat signal, he initiates the Knightfall Protocol. He makes his way to Wayne Manor using the Batwing. Several reporters surround the house. Bruce and Alfred enter the Manor together. The manor explodes. Some time later, the now mayor Gordon gives a speech, where he says that there is always a hero to look up to, like Batman. He heads to Tim and Barbara's wedding. A group of burglars try to rob a family, similar to what happened to Bruce and his parents. They see a cloaked figure on a roof. They say Batman is gone and they don't scare them anymore. The figure, known as "The Ghost" leaps towards them.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 9: Be Not Afraid

Oracle reports that the militia is destroying the servers in the Clock Tower. Needing the servers to find Gordon, Batman defeats them. The Scarecrow launches an all-out attack on the GCDP. Batman and Oracle work together, and defeat the entire militia. Oracle says that Gordon's voice was used to access the movie studios. Batman rushes there, but only finds that Robin has been kidnapped. Scarecrow threatens to kill Robin and Gordon unless Batman surrenders. Batman heads to the indicated location. He hands over his equipment, and surrenders. Alfred says someone is following the Dark Knight, and Batman says he knew they would, which leaves Alfred confused. Suddenly, Batman relives the moment of his parents' murder. The Joker strikes again, Batman fights and kills him. The Joker says he has finally crossed the red line. The truck arrives at Arkham Asylum, where Scarecrow takes it under arrest. Scarecrow tells Gordon to remove Batman's mask, but he refuses. Scarecrow shoots Robin. Batman tells Gordon to trust him. Gordon removes his mask, revealing to the world that Bruce Wayne is Batman. Scarecrow injects Bruce with the toxin. Joker appears in a trapped room, with villains watching him. He summons the Batmobile, and kills Two-Face, Penguin, Killer Croc and Riddler. Scarecrow injects more toxin. Batman begins using the fear against The Joker, causing him to have visions of a world where no one remembers him. Batman faces and defeats The Joker one last time.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 8: Fear of Sucess

Back at the GCPD, Batman decrypts a message with the help of an employee and discovers that Gordon was after the Scarecrow, but was captured. Batman locates Gordon and heads to an abandoned mall that serves as the Arkham Knight's HQ. Batman heads underground, but Arkham Knight surprises him using a giant drilling machine. Batman manages to make a trap with bombs that were already placed to make the tunnels, but ends up being cornered. When Knight was going to crush him, Batman ejected, seeing his Batmobile destroyed. Batman finds Gordon being tortured by militia soldiers, but defeats them. Arkham Knight confronts Batman once more, and reveals himself to be Jason Todd, the second Robin that Batman believed was murdered. Jason blames Batman for abandoning him. They fight, while Batman tries to help him, but Jason doesn't listen. After defeating him, Batman says that things can still be worked out. Upon calling Alfred to inform him of it, Jason escapes. Batman and Gordon head to the roof to find Scarecrow. Gordon says he never forgets the night he met Bruce, and confirms he knows his identity. As they confront Scarecrow, he reveals that Barbara is alive, and everything Batman saw was because of the fear toxin. Gordon shoots Batman in exchange for his daughter's life, but Scarecrow throws her off the roof. Batman rescues Barbara, revealing that Gordon knew where to shoot. Scarecrow escapes with Gordon. With a new batmobile, Batman protects Barbara and takes her to the GCPD.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 7: Who Rules the Night

Batman finds Ivy fighting militia tanks. After helping her, he says it's too dangerous for her. Ivy says that the plants cannot save Gotham alone, that they need her. Alfred says that the Cloudburst has been found, attached to the Arkham Knight's personal tank. A dose of fear gas is released, engulfing the islands in a cloud of poison. Cloudburst sustains a toxin mist, sucking the life out of the plants, and Ivy attaches herself to one of them to keep it alive. Alfred says toxin exposure will lead to long-term psychological damage. Scarecrow now declares City of Fear. Cloudburst has burned out the Batmobile's power cell, and Batman goes after Stagg. After defeating the militia on the airship and finding Stagg, he reveals that a Nimbus Cell powers Cloudburst. Batman retrieves a cell, and dives into the cloud of fear to power up the Batmobile. With the effect of the gas, once again Batman has hallucinations with The Joker. Batman goes after the Arkham Knight. Scarecrow advises Knight to flee, but is ignored, which infuriates him. Batman destroys the tank with the missiles. Knight tries to choke Batman, but is defeated. Batman once again hallucinates the Joker, allowing the Knight to escape. Batman asks Ivy to clean up the toxin, but gets no response. Returning to the Botanical Gardens, Ivy appears and falls into Batman's arms. She says "Nature always wins", dying. As her body falls apart, an explosion of pollen cleanses the city of toxins. Alfred says she came to a noble end.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 6: A Heart Broken in Two

Batman heads to the Clock Tower, where Alfred says that Batwing did a scan but didn't find Cloudburst. Henry Adams calls, informing them that Harley Quinn has broken into the studios, and plans to bring people together with the Joker's blood. Batman heads to Panessa Studios, where he meets with Robin. The two find Henry, and set out to find the infected. They defeat Christina Bell, and Robin takes her to her cell. Batman has a vision of Jason Todd being tortured by The Joker. Robin arrives and they face Albert King together, defeating him. As Robin once again takes the infected to the cell, Batman has another vision with Jason's torture. Batman finds Johnny Charisma with a bomb vest. He does a musical performance. Robin defuses the bombs and together with Batman, they defeat Charisma. Batman and Robin defeat Harley on their way to the cells. Upon arriving at the cells, they find Bell and King dead. Henry has succumbed to the mutation, and when Batman is about to attack him, Henry threatens to shoot Harley. Henry kills Charisma. Henry says he wants to be the best of the new Jokers, but upon seeing Batman's green eyes, he realizes the new Joker's greatest potential in Batman, shooting himself in the head. Robin notices that Batman is infected, and asks him to enter the cell. Batman is about to enter, but The Joker flashes Jason's death in his mind. Batman locks Robin in the cell, and tells of Barbara's death. Tim insists on helping, but Batman says he can't lose anyone else.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 5: Strange Deadfellows

Batman runs to save Barbara, but upon arriving at the scene, he sees her being infected by the fear toxin. Frightened, she takes a gun and shoots herself in the head. Batman drops to his knees. The Joker tries to convince him to let him take over. Alfred tries to bring Bruce back to reality. Batman resists and asks Alfred to locate Cloudburst, while he heads to the GCPD to speak with Ivy, who is immune to fear toxin. Cash says that Gordon has been missing for a while, and Batman informs him of Barbara's death. Batman asks Ivy for help, but she says she has no reason to trust him, who replies that without her help, all plants in Gotham will die. Ivy agrees to help, and says that she created a spore that nullifies Crane's toxin, but that alone could not supply the entire town. They head to the Botanical Garden, where Ivy has taken over a large ancient tree, creating giant flowers to neutralize the toxin. However, she says that with her alone she wouldn't be able to do it. Batman frees the roots to help. The militia starts attacking the plants, but Batman protects them. Batman goes to Panessa Studios, where he talks to Robin about the cure. He doesn't tell the truth about Barbara's death, as Tim was dating her, and that would divert the focus from healing. Alfred informs him that the militia has radar towers jamming the signal to locate Cloudburst, and Batman proceeds to destroy them. Batman faces the Arkham Knight, who says it's not yet time to reveal his identity.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 4: Dark Wings Fly Away in Fear

Batman and Nightwing meet and Dick reveals that Penguin uses the trucks to smuggle weapons. Dick delivers a prototype disruptor that jams firearms and tracks vehicles. Batman tracks the van to the Penguin's hideout. Batman and Nightwing break in and interrogate Penguin, who says that the Arkham Knight and Scarecrow were meeting with Simon Stagg, a businessman who runs a pharmaceutical company. Batman and Nightwing destroy the weapons cache. Batman heads to Stagg's Airships. Batman rescues Stagg from the militia, but begins to hallucinate The Joker, who almost overpowers him and breaks his mind. Batman wakes up and sees Stagg being taken to the second airship. Batman arrives at the second airship, where he learns that Scarecrow paid Stagg to create a device called the Cloudburst, but Stagg betrayed them. Batman finds Stagg trapped, and while interrogating him, Simon is exposed to fear toxin. Batman knocks him out and goes to find Crane. Batman is exposed to fear toxin, which triggers a powerful hallucinogenic response, making him more violent and brutal. The Joker tries to convince Batman to kill Crane. Bruce gets rid of the toxin, but sees Scarecrow escape with the militia helicopter, and Arkham Knight stops him from following them. The Scarecrow transmits a message that shows Barbara trapped in the same spot where Ivy was being held. Batman rushes to save her.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 3: Living Hell

Batman informs Gordon that Barbara has been kidnapped. They head to the Clock Tower. The Joker taunts Batman that he will have to tell the truth. Batman enters, but relives the moment when The Joker shoots Barbara in the spine, leaving her paralyzed. The Joker continues to taunt Batman. Gordon arrives at the tower, where Batman tells the truth that Barbara works for him. Gordon blames him for the kidnapping, and says he will look for her alone. Batman reviews the footage, and follows the trail of the car that was used. On the way, the Riddler says he has Catwoman hostage. Batman goes to the orphanage and saves her by solving some riddles. Batman arrives at the car accident, where he analyzes it and sees that Barbara caused the accident to leave a clue for Batman. Batman heads to Wayne Tower, where he and Lucius locate the Arkham Knight's hideout. Batman invades the place, but is surprised by the Knight. He seems to know Batman very well, and he shoots at his armor's weak point. Batman fights off henchmen and begins a pursuit of the Arkham Knight. Batman flips the car over, only to find that Knight was one step ahead once more. Batman interrogates the driver, who reveals that Penguin has been supplying the Knight with weapons, using a location called North Refrigeration as a front. Batman asks Alfred to find everything about the place, and he informs him that Nightwing was investigating the place. He also informs them that Dick is coming to Gotham to meet Batman in person.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 2: As the Crow Flies

Batman arrives at Ace Chemicals. Investigating, he is confronted by a new villain, the Arkham Knight. He controls a militia, which Batman confronts and saves workers, who tell him that Scarecrow plans to produce a chemical explosion that will cover the entire East Coast in fear toxin. Batman gets to Scarecrow, but he reveals that Barbara was kidnapped by the Arkham Knight. The Scarecrow flees, with the explosion about to begin. Batman starts installing cylinders with neutralizing agent, to decrease the blast radius. Alfred pleads with Bruce to flee, as he will die if he stays within the blast radius. Batman ignores. Affected by the fear toxin, The Joker appears and shoots Batman. In the past, Gordon arrives at a deserted Panessa Studios. He tries to open a door, which recognizes his voice and opens. He goes down the elevator, and arrives in a strange room. He analyzes five quarantine cells, three of which contain people who uncannily resemble The Joker. In one of the cells, he finds an apparently normal person, who asks for help to get out. Batman appears and explains that people who have received the Joker's blood are suffering from a disease that causes them to become The Joker. The normal person is immune to the Joker's symptoms and blood. Robin is running tests to find a cure. Gordon says that one of the cells is empty, and Batman responds that he will have someone soon. Batman wakes up to The Joker taunting him. With the place exploding, Batman escapes.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 1: The Frequency of Fear

Nine months after the Joker's death, Gotham's crime rate has dropped dramatically. Batman has remained alert, watching the patients who have been infected by the Joker's blood, who are beginning to act and look like him. Scarecrow unleashes his new version of Fear Gas on a diner, and threatens to unleash it across Gotham. Millions of civilians are evacuated, but many criminals and supervillains are left behind. Batman locates a Scarecrow hideout, but finds henchmen and Poison Ivy trapped. Batman saves her, and questions her about her involvement with Scarecrow. She says that there was a meeting with the Penguin, Two-Face, Riddler and Harley Quinn, where Scarecrow says that together they could defeat Batman and conquer Gotham. Ivy says she had no interest, and when she realized it she was already trapped. Ivy uses the vines to trap Batman. She goes down using the elevator, but finds the Dark Knight waiting for her. Batman takes her to the GCPD. After talking with Gordon and Cash, Batman heads to the makeshift batcave in Gotham's Clock Tower. Batman receives a new costume from Lucius Fox. Oracle collects information about the Scarecrow's new toxin, and traces the production back to Ace Chemicals.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 9: Joker the Immortal (Finale)

Batman arrives at the Monarch Theater, where Joker is holding Talia hostage. The Joker demands the cure for Batman, which leaves him confused. Talia breaks free and stabs the Joker with her sword, killing him. She explains that she stole the cure while Harley Quinn took it. With the Joker dead, Batman begins to connect the dots, but realizes too late that this wasn't the real Joker. From the upper level, the real Joker shoots and kills Talia. The Joker who was killed reveals himself as Clayface. Using the weapon Freeze gave him and Talia's sword, Batman confronts and defeats Clayface, but the floor is blown up, causing them to fall into the room where the Lazarus Pit was. Batman once again defeats Clayface. The Joker prepares to enter the pit and achieve immortality, but Batman destroys the pit, which causes an explosion. Batman retrieves the cure and drinks half of it. The Joker appeals to Batman's no-kill code, asking for the cure. Batman reflects on the deaths the Joker causes, which makes the Clown impatient, lashing out at Batman with a knife, but this only causes Batman to drop the cure, which crashes to the ground. Batman says the funny part is that he was actually going to give the antidote to The Joker, who laughs, and dies with a smile on his face. Batman carries Joker's body past Harley Quinn and is watched by Catwoman. Outside, Gordon asks what happened, but Batman just leaves the body on the hood of a police car, and leaves without saying anything.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 8: Protocol 10

Catwoman convinces Ivy to help her break into the vault. Catwoman breaks into the vault and retrieves her stuff. She hears over the radio that Strange has decided that the Steel Mill will be Protocol 10's first target, taking out Joker and Batman at the same time. Strange sends henchmen to stop Catwoman, but she defeats them. Through a television, she sees Batman buried. She is torn between escaping with her stuff or helping Batman. She decides to save Batman. Batman tells Alfred that Protocol 10 is to kill all prisoners by missile strikes. Batman asks to redirect the satellites to find Talia, but Oracle and Alfred say he needs to save Gotham first. Batman heads to Wonder Tower, asking them not to miss Talia's signal. Batman breaks into and climbs Wonder Tower, and confronts Strange, who declares himself Batman's successor. Batman knocks him out, and using a remote device, Oracle shuts down Protocol 10. Strange says that Batman has screwed up, and that he would command forces beyond comprehension, but at that moment, a sword is stabbed into him. Ra's Al Ghul reveals himself, saying that Strange worked with him, but Batman proved to be a more worthy successor. Strange activates Protocol 11, blowing up the place. Batman pushes Ra's out the window, to save him. Ra's stabes the sword into his own chest in the last attempt to kill Batman, but fails. Joker broadcasts, threatening to kill Talia if Batman doesn't come to the Monarch Theater. Batman goes on to stop Joker once more.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 7: Facing The Joker

Even with increased security, Batman invades the steel mill. Oracle informs him that Strange has obtained permission from the council to activate Protocol 10. He has supplied the inmates with weapons to pressure Gotham into allowing him to mass murder the city's criminal element, cleansing it for good. On the way, Batman sees The Joker healthy, while announcing a plan to escape Arkham City. Batman finds Harley Quinn tied up, who accidentally blurts out that The Joker is in her office. Batman proceeds to the office, which leads him to another room that appears to be a fun house. Batman sees The Joker looking horrible in the mirror, but when he turns around, he appears to be healed. Batman fights the Joker, who calls in reinforcements, including a Titan henchman. Batman defeats them all, but the roof caves in due to attacks from Protocol 10 missiles. He is buried, and is unable to defend himself. The Joker is about to kill him, when Talia appears and offers him immortality in exchange for Batman's life. When Bruce tells her not to, The Joker believes her and accepts the deal, leaving Batman alive. Talia tells Bruce to follow his heart, while pointing to the tracker he had placed on the bodyguard. The Joker kicks Batman in the face, knocking the Dark Knight out.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 6: Heart of Ice

Batman rushes to the entrance to Arkham City, where he finds Sharp being beaten. Batman saves him, but hangs him from the edge of a building, demanding to know who funded the city. Sharp says that he has been manipulated by Strange since Arkham Asylum, and that Strange has powerful friends who provided funds for the mayoral campaign, with the only condition being to set up the Arkham City facility and for Strange to be in charge. Batman says that all the destruction is his fault, and leaves him to enjoy his 'legacy'. Batman heads to the GCPD, where he hands the blood sample to Freeze, who quickly creates two vials of the cure. Batman demands the cure, but Freeze locks one in his vault, and destroys the other. He says that The Joker has Nora, and demands that Batman save her. They fight, and Batman wins, breaking the protective dome around his head. Batman tries to retrieve the cure in the vault, but discovers that Harley Quinn has stolen it. Freeze hands over a device and his wife's approximate location to help Batman, in exchange for rescuing Nora. Upon leaving, Batman sees Vicki Vale's helicopter being shot down by the Joker's henchmen. Batman saves her, and The Joker says he needed a distraction to give Harley Quinn time to arrive with the cure. Batman leaves Vicki in a safe place Batman arrives at the Industrial District, where he defeats henchmen and saves Nora. Freeze thanks him, and Batman heads to the steel mill to retrieve the cure.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 5: Trial of the Demon

Batman follows the trail of the assassin, who attacks him, and he recognizes her as one of Talia Al Ghul's bodyguards. In the struggle, Batman places a tracker on her. Robin shows up to help, but Batman allows the assassin to escape. Batman gives him a blood sample to be taken to the hospital. Batman follows the signal and arrives in an area of the original Gotham. He finds the entrance to Wonder City, where he starts to give in to the disease, having a vision of his parents, being saved by Oracle. She informs him that he shouldn't have many minutes to live. Batman is confronted by the assassins, but is saved by Talia, who is shocked by his face, already taken by the disease. Batman says that he needs to see Ra's, but is told that only the successor can. He convinces Talia that he wants to take the test. Batman drinks the demon's blood, regaining a few hours of life. Taking a journey through a spirit world, guided by Ra's, he is deemed worthy to be the new leader. Batman and Talia proceed to a room, where they find decrepit Ra's. He claims that Batman just needs to kill him. When Bruce refuses, Ra's throws himself into the Lazarus Pit, regaining his health. They fight and Batman emerges victorious. Ra's threatens Talia in hopes of convincing Bruce to kill him, but is knocked out. Batman collects the blood. Ra's says that the pit no longer works as it used to, fearing what it might become. On the surface, Strange reports that Mayor Sharp has been sent to Arkham City.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 4: Iceberg Lounge

Batman arrives in a room, where he is surprised by Penguin using Mr Freeze's gun. He freezes three police officers, who Batman manages to save. Batman arrives at the Armory room, where he defeats henchmen and saves police officers. Batman finds Mr Freeze's suit exposed, meaning he is in danger of death, as he cannot be without the suit. Batman arrives at the Museum War Room, where he saves Freeze. Batman demands to know about the cure, but Freeze says The Penguin has to pay for what he did. Batman asks how to disable the weapon, but gets no response. Batman rips off the coolant that keeps Freeze alive, forcing him to reveal that he wears a chip in his suit that disables the weapon. Batman retrieves the chip, and tells the cop to return the suit to Freeze. Batman arrives at the Iceberg Lounge, where he uses the chip to disable the weapon. The Penguin blows up the floor, causing Batman to fall, where Solomon Grundy wakes up. Batman fights and rips out the heart, winning it. The Penguin tries to attack, but is easily defeated. Batman allows Freeze to lock up Cobblepot. Batman demands the cure, but Freeze reveals that there isn't one, as it deteriorates too quickly, needing a DNA-linked restorative enzyme. Batman realizes that the DNA matches Ra's Al Ghul's blood. Freeze says he just needs a sample. A member of the League of Assassins escapes the showcase, and says that Batman is not worthy of talking about him. She runs away, leaving a trail of blood. Batman follows her trail.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 3: Penguin's Museum

Batman heads to the GCPD to find Mr Freeze. Upon arriving there, he discovers that Freeze has been kidnapped by The Penguin. When trying to leave, The Penguin traps Batman inside. Getting the city codes, he escapes using his hacking device. Batman heads to Cobblepot's base in the Museum. Dark Knight tries to get in, but his hacking device is not working properly. The Penguin has set up three communication jammers to get in the way of Batman. Following the signal, Batman destroys the three jammers, and enters the building. Batman saves a police officer from the Joker's henchmen, who were undercover at the behest of Commissioner Gordon. In addition to Freeze, The Penguin has several cops held hostage. Batman goes to rescue them, until he sees one of the policemen being shot by the Penguin's Umbrella. Penguin tries to convince Batman to be part of the attractions, but when he refuses, he is attacked by several inmates who want to join Penguin's gang. After defeating them, The Penguin sends out a Henchman with Titan. Batman defeats him, and now knows that The Penguin has a supply of the Titan Formula. During the fight, The Penguin runs away. Batman follows to stop him and save Freeze and the cops.

Batman: Arkham - Episode 2: On the Trail of The Joker

Batman tracks The Joker to his hideout in a steel mill. Invading the place, Batman discovers that a doctor is kidnapped to treat The Joker. Batman rescues her, who claims the Titan is turning into the Joker's blood, slowly killing him. Batman makes his way to the office, where he finds Harley Quinn crying over the Joker's body. Everything was a trap, and The real Joker comes from behind, hitting Batman. Harley Quinn hits him with her baseball bat, knocking the Dark Knight out. Catwoman goes to Poison Ivy's lair, asking for help in breaking into Hugo Strange's heavily guarded vault, and retrieving her items that were seized after her arrest. Things don't work out the way she wants, and Ivy traps her with her plants. Batman wakes up tied. The Joker explains that he transfused his blood to Batman, infecting him with the disease. He says he sent samples of his blood to Gotham hospitals, forcing Batman to find a cure. The Joker pushes Batman through the window. Batman stands up, with a cell phone strapped to his chest, which The Joker will use to communicate. He indicates that Mr. Freeze has the cure. Batman begins tracking the coldest spot in Arkham City to find him.