In last night's episode of Gotham, Penguin and his men search the warehouse where Gertrude is being held. They find Gertrude but are interrupted by Theo and Tabitha. Penguin orders Butch to kill them, but Tabitha has helped cure Butch and he kills Penguin’s thugs. Penguin begs for Theo to release Gertrude which he eventually does. Penguin is hugging his mother when she slowly falls down, we see a knife in her back. Theo is moments away from killing Penguin when Penguin swears revenge and slashes Theo and escapes by jumping out a window.
Edward wakes up from horrible nightmares about accidentally killing Ms. Kringle. The darker version of himself informs him that he hid her body while he slept and his first clue is located at GCPD. His first riddle is born.
Tabitha and Silver are ready to have some fun and unleash hell. Theo says patience and once he takes over Wayne Enterprises, their will be plenty of time for that. Silver also knows that she has Bruce wrapped around her finger.
Jim and Bullock are discussing why Penguin would be burning down buildings when Theo walks into GCPD. Barnes tells them that Penguin tried to kill Theo. Theo gives them his verison of what happened and Harvey Dent presents an arrest warrant and search and seizure for Penguin and his properties. The mayor’s office has been given extra powers and once Theo is sworn in, he will issue a curfew and have the strike force search for Penguin. Jim seems very hesitant of Theo’s new plan, and Theo himself.
Selina visits Bruce at Wayne Manor and is surprised to see Bruce hanging out with Silver St. Cloud. She tells Bruce to tell Alfred that Selina is staying for lunch. Silver then intimidates and threatens Selina, warning her to not come back around.
Edward is looking for Ms. Kringle’s initials located somewhere at GCPD. He frantically searches and finds her initials on the vending machine. He finds her hand inside. He grabs the hand and sprints away. The riddle has just begun. He finds a note inside the hand. His next clue.
Theo knows that Penguin’s rage and thirst for revenge will draw him out and then Tabitha can kill him. Penguin is secluded watching Theo on television. He smashes the TV and says…”He dies tonight!”
Lunch at Wayne Manor is very uncomfortable. Selina calls out Silver for her true intentions. Silver is upset and storms off. Selina tells Bruce she did him a favor and not to trust her. Bruce kicks her out. He thought Selina was his friend.
Bullock finds out that Butch has started his own crew. Jim and Bullock are staking out Butch’s spot when he tells Bullock he is very skeptical of Theo. He questions how everything seems to be going Theo’s way. It seems that this was all planned. They interrogate Butch and are then interrupted by Zsasz and other hitmen sent by Penguin. They threaten to leave Butch with Zsasz, when Butch tells Jim that Theo was behind everything that Penguin has done. Butch says he can’t believe Theo went through with it. He isn’t allowed to answer because a massive shootout ensues in which Zsasz and his crew retreat and Butch escapes.
Bruce visits Theo, who continues his manipulation of Bruce. Silver appears and it is very apparent that Bruce is smitten with Silver. Meanwhile, Penguin and his thugs are arming themselves for tonight and Penguin insists that he is going to be the one to kill Theo.
Edward finds Ms. Kringle’s body in the ME room. Leslie walks in and Edward blocks her, so she doesn’t find Ms. Kringle. He lies and tells Leslie that they had a fight and wants Leslie to give him some advice.
Barnes announces that tonight, GCPD will protect newly elected Mayor Theo Galavan. The celebration party has begun and GCPD is securing the area. Jim is still hung up on what Butch said about Theo. Harvey Dent introduces the new mayor. He later talks with Jim about the raid at Butch’s place. Jim is 100% not sold on Theo. Penguin and his crew are approaching and a shot is fired. We see that Tabitha is also on the roof. Martinez tells Jim the entire crew is dressed like Penguin. A shootout breaks out inside and on the roof, Martinez finds Tabitha. She takes him down and kills him by stabbing him in the throat with her heel.
Jim/Bullock are protecting Theo and take him outside to get him out of the area. Penguin is waiting with his shotgun and a standoff ensues between him and Jim. Penguin begs Jim to move so he can have his revenge while Theo orders Jim to shoot Penguin. Bullock arrives and draws his gun on Penguin. Penguin is very close to revealing Theo’s endgame when Tabitha shoots Penguin in the shoulder and Jim and Bullock open fire at her. This allows Penguin to escape.
The celebration party aftermath involves arrests and body bags. Jim knows that Penguin won’t leave the city. The strike force also lost Martinez tonight. Jim feels this is Theo’s fault. Bruce and Silver are watching Theo’s press conference. Bruce and Silver like each other and share their first kiss. Selina is watching from outside. She looks hurt and confused.
Jim and Theo talk and you can feel the tension. He calls out Theo. Theo warns him, since he now controls the city.
Edward returns to the ME lab and he continues to argue with himself. He argues with the fact that he might have enjoyed the rush of danger. It seems that Edward has finally adopted his darker self. Edward then finishes disposing of Ms. Kringle’s body….