Jim and Bullock are interrogating criminals, trying to find out about Jerome’s whereabouts. They are tossing them out of the window and tell them to spread the word that they are looking for him.
Tabitha and Barbara are sharing some intimate moments when Theo walks in to talk with Barbara. He tells her that his family built Gotham City and have received no recognition. His plan is to punish those who have wronged his family. The beginning of his plan was releasing The Maniax. The second part involves Barbara destroying Jim Gordon, through his body and his soul.
GCPD is still recovering from the brutal attack. Jim tells Detective Alvarez to track down Jerome’s father. Bullock mentions to Jim that they might need to go visit Penguin to find out information. Jim reminds everyone inside GCPD that their captain and nine brothers were killed. Leslie tries to calm Jim down and reminds him of the Gotham Children’s Hospital Gala is tonight. “There is going to be a magician,” she tells Jim. Bullock has an address on Jerome’s father.
Jerome and Tabitha arrive at his father’s apartment and tie him up. Jerome tells his father stories from his childhood and about the circus. He tells his father that the man who broke him out of Arkham believes in him and he is going to be a star. His plan is to frame his father for his escape and his father continues to beg him. His father then also places a curse on him promising his legacy in Gotham will be death and madness.
Moments before he is going to stab his father, Jim knocks on the door. Bullock and Jim break down the door and see Jerome’s father with a knife in his eye. Knockout gas underneath his father’s hand knocks out Bullock and makes Jim drowsy. Jerome approaches him and Jim attempts to fight him but is weak due to the gas and Tabitha arrives and knocks him out.
The Gotham Children’s Hospital gala is underway as Alfred and Bruce are arriving. Alfred wants Bruce to have the appearance of a normal life. Leslie runs into them and introduces herself. Bruce notices Selina across the room and tries to talk to her. She is brief and doesn’t say much. Theo is looking out the window with Barbara behind him as they are about to leave for the gala. Theo promises to give Gotham a hero tonight.
Theo is finishing talking with Deputy Mayor Harrison at the gala when Tabitha arrives and tells him everything is ready to go. Leslie and Alfred are talking and it appears that Alfred is interested in her. She doesn’t have a chance to tell him that she is dating Jim and she is on MC duties tonight. She introduces the magician…The Great Rudolfo (Jerome in disguise). Barbara is disguised as his assistant. They perform some basic tricks and then calls a volunteer from the crowd. He points at Bruce. They perform the trick and Bruce is unharmed. The next trick involves Jerome calling up Deputy Mayor Harrison. Barbara’s mask falls off and Leslie notices as Barbara winks at her.
Bullock and Jim are talking and Jim feels it is time to visit Penguin. Leslie calls Jim but somebody grabs her before she can tell him what is going on. Inside the gala, Jerome tells them that nobody is getting out alive. He then throws a knife into Harrison’s chest. Gunfire breaks out and the gala erupts into chaos. Alfred does his best to defend himself and Bruce as Bruce runs off looking for Selina. She grabs him and takes him into hiding.
Jim arrives out the gala where he is informed of the hostage situation and that he is in charge. He gets a call from Leslie’s phone but it is really Jerome. Leslie is their hostage and Jerome has a list of demands including $47 million dollars and a helicopter. He will give him ten minutes before he will start killing people. This is being aired to every home in Gotham. Theo Galavan appears and is pretending to stand up to Jerome. He “pleads” with Jerome to spare this people and take him as a hostage. Barbara knocks him out. Outside, Jim tells the officers to get ready and they are preparing to go inside.
Selina and Bruce are about to escape when Bruce says he must go back for Alfred. He tells Selina that he misses her. The officers refuse to go in with Jim, who says he will do it alone. Jerome is continuing to torment people on live TV while Barbara is also tormenting Leslie. Jerome calls out Bruce Wayne and uses Alfred to draw him out. Jim meets with him moments before and gives him a gun. A shootout breaks out and it leads to standoff between Jerome and Jim.
Theo then appears behind Jerome and says “enough!” He then stabs Jerome in the throat. Jerome is shocked and as he is dying, asks Theo why. Theo tells him because he is the hero. This Barbra’s cue to escape before she can be captured. Penguin is watching the chaos happen from his house when Bullock pays him a visit. He wants to know about the rumors involving Jim. Penguin denies them all and Bullock threatens him. “I have to come after you…for Fish.”
The GCPD are wheeling out Jerome’s body while Jim, Alfred and Bruce are all recovering. They cross paths with Theo who Alfred thanks for what he did and also Theo introduces himself to Jim and Bruce. Alfred and Bruce say goodnight to Leslie and Jim, Alfred is upset to find out that Jim and Leslie are dating.
Jim takes off the police tape over Captain Essen’s office now that her killer has been caught. Barbara and Theo are watching the news at this apartment. It seems that Theo is now considered a hero and Barbara and Theo grow closer. Tabitha watches from a distance, not necessarily approving.
Footage of Jerome’s antics on TV are getting the reactions that The Maniax were trying to get. People seem to be doing the same type of laugh as Jerome and we even see two guys kill a bum in an alley and then one of the men kill the other. We see inside the GCPD morgue where Jerome’s body is on the table while the words of his father’s curse are being spoken. We see Jerome laying there, a smile etched in blood on his face...