A man in a suit , Gerald Crane, drags Adam Jodowsky atop an office
building and then suspends him over the side by a rope. Crane puts a
noose around Adam's neck and then removes his hood, and Adam shrieks in
terror. His captor cuts through the rope and lets Adam fall several
stories until the rope brings him up short, breaking his neck.
Maroni has Oswald in for dinner at his restaurant to celebrate Fish's
death. As Maroni plots to take over Falcone's territory, Oswald says
that he took over Fish's club, but hastily assures the mobster that he
did so in his name. Maroni gets a call from Fish. Without letting on to
Oswald who it is, he talks to the woman and Fish says that she's on
vacation for a while. She warns Maroni that Oswald is Falcone's man and
that he and Falcone have both been playing both of them. Without
revealing who he's talking about, Maroni admits that Oswald has slipped a
couple of times. Fish hangs up and Maroni immediately tells Oswald that
he's going upstate to meet with someone about a thing. He invites
Oswald to go along with him and Oswald agrees. Maroni insists that they
go immediately and Oswald plays along rather than object and draw
suspicion.
The next day, two businessman call in the GCPD when
they find Adam's body on the roof. Essen arrives as Edward and Harvey
examine the crime scene, and Harvey explains that after the killer
murdered Adam, he pulled his body back up on the roof. Edward interrupts
to tell them that there is a hole in Adam's abdomen made postmortem,
and wants to examine the body back at the morgue. Essen refuses,
reminding him that Dr. Guerra doesn't want Edward tempering with bodies.
Essen notices that Jim is gone, and Harvey says that he's off on
personal business. He starts to go over to the roof and Essen warns him
to be careful because Flass still has friends on the force and they
didn't appreciate Jim, Harvey, and Essen arresting Flass. After the
captain leaves, Harvey glares at a couple of officers and they glare
back at him. The detective then goes over to the edge anyway.
Jim returns to Barbara's apartment to return his door keys, and notices
that someone has been staying there. Selina tries to sneak out but Jim
grabs her and she admits that she thought the place was empty since Jim
had been sent to Arkham. She figures that Jim and Barbara have broken
up, and Jim offers to find Selina somewhere safe to stay. Selina reminds
Jim that the assassins came for her at Wayne Manor, and figures that
Jim hasn't talked to Bruce since the boy returned from Switzerland. She
tells Jim that she lied about seeing the murderer's face and escapes
over the balcony.
Later, Jim goes to see Bruce, who confirms
that Selina said that she didn't see the murderer's face. Bruce believes
her and tells Jim that he releases him from his promise to find his
parents' murderer. He figures that since Jim has had no success with the
investigation, he doesn't want the detective to feel obliged to try and
keep the promise. Bruce leaves and Alfred warns Jim that the boy won't
change his mind.
Maroni drives to a cabin outside of Gotham and
puts his revolver in his bag, and then goes inside. As they eat, Oswald
wonders where the man they're meeting is. Maroni says that the man will
be along and talks about how it's good to get out of the city and
connect, and mentions Indian Hill. He points out that Oswald was the one
who told him about Indian Hill, and wonders if Falcone actually wanted
the land. Maroni then says that his friend Frankie Carbone was
supposedly killed in a gunfight, but he was stabbed to death. He then
grabs Oswald's hand and warns him that he's quicker than he appears, and
goes out to get some air.
Harvey calls Scottie Mullens to the
station and he asks how she met Adam. Scottie explains that she was
Adam's sponsor in a support group, and Harvey tells her that they found
Adam's body that morning. Scottie's number was in his pocket so he
called her. The woman says that she and Adam were members of a phobia
support group, and Harvey makes a smart remark. Scottie tells him not to
be an ass, and explains that Adam had a fear of heights. Harvey asks
for the names of the other support group members, but Scottie says that
she only knew Adam's name and the others were there anonymous. The
detective tires to flirt with her and suggests that they have dinner
after the meeting that night, and he promises to find the killer. Jim
comes in and tells a distracted Harvey that the chair Adam was tied to
is a banker's chair. The company that made it closed several years ago
and Harvey wants to immediately investigate the factory.
A
tightly wound man is leaving his office when he sees Crane, holding a
small pig. The man panics and tries to run, but Crane's henchman is
waiting and tasers the man unconscious. They then toss the man into a
nearby van and depart.
Edward is in the morgue examining Adam's
body and reaches into the incision. Guerra comes in with Essen and
insists that the captain do something. When she hesitates, Guerra
threatens to go over her head and Essen reluctantly suspends the
forensic tech. She then leaves with Guerra before Edward can say that he
found something.
As they investigate the factory, Harvey asks
about how Jim and Leslie were seen together in the station locker room.
He tells Jim not to mess things up with the woman, just as a man scream.
They find the tightly wound man tied to a chair, surrounded by pigs.
Crane's henchman is wearing a pig mask and holding a knife. When he sees
the police detectives, he charges at them and they have no choice but
to gun him down.
Fish is on a freighter leaving Gotham. The
captain comes in and suggests that she say goodbye to Gotham on the
horizon while she has the chance. Fish dismissively says that there's no
need because she'll soon be back.
Jim and Harvey finish their
report to Essen, explaining that the tightly wound man was another
member of the phobia support group. They're trying to identify the man
they killed by his prints, but Harvey figures that he was working alone.
He leaves to visit the support group and tells Scottie that they've
found Adam's murderer. Jim complains that he isn't satisfied and asks
Edward to look at the evidence. Essen tells him that Edward has been
suspended and warns that certain important people are watching for them
to make a mistake, and tells Jim to drop the matter. He apologizes for
her being dragged into the situation with Flass, but Essen admits that
it felt good.
Edward visits Kristin and finds her crying, and
wonders if it's because Flass was arrested. She wipes her tears and asks
Edward what he wants, and the forensic tech says that he's been
suspended and wanted to return the pencil that he borrowed from her: now
worn down to a stub. Kristin takes it and says that Edward is an odd
man, but wishes that something could be done. Satisfied, Edward leaves.
At the cabin, Oswald quickly gets the revolver from Maroni's bag. The
mobster comes in with firewood and sits down with Oswald, and says that
he wants to have totally honesty between them. He goes first, saying
that he lied about someone meeting them there. Oswald avoids saying
anything significant, and Maroni tells him that Fish is alive. After
another round, Maroni says that Fish accused Oswald of being a mole for
Falcone. Oswald draws the gun and says that he figured Fish called
Maroni, and reminds Maroni that he treated him like a monkey friend.
Maroni says that he has one last secret: the gun is filled with blanks.
Oswald doesn't believe him and pulls the trigger, only to discover that
Maroni is telling the truth. The mobster then knocks Oswald to the floor
and punches him unconscious.
Jim invites Leslie to dinner but
shows her the ME report on Adam. Leslie points out that they were a bit
more passionate the last time they met, and Jim admits that he used the
case as a pretext to meet her again. They start to discuss the case and
Leslie is clearly intrigued, but Jim gets a call from the station. He
tells Leslie that he has to go and she says that she'll get the file
back to him later. They kiss and as Jim goes, he leaves a message with
Harvey that the tightly wound man said that two men attacked him.
Outside the support meeting, Harvey tells Scottie that they've brought
Adam's killer to justice. She explains that she's terrified of swimming
pools, and wonders if Harvey is afraid of something. Harvey claims that
he isn't, but then offers to share with the phobia support group. As
Harvey gets some coffee before the meeting, Crane walks up and says that
he's a regular.
Maroni takes Oswald to a junkyard and shows
him in a car inside of a crusher. He explains that he's going to crush
Oswald into a paperweight and send him to Falcone, and Oswald tries to
bargain for his life. Maroni insists that it's a matter of personal
revenge, not business, and ignores Oswald when he offers to explain why
Falcone wants Indian Hill. Unimpressed, the mobster throws Oswald in the
car and has the owner, Duffy, turn on the crusher.
At the station, Edward breaks into Guerra's locker.
Harvey claims that he's afraid of dying alone and says that he'd rather
die in the arms of a beautiful woman. As Scottie glares at him, Crane
speaks up, saying that he has a crushing fear of failure. He inherited
it from his father and is afraid that he passed it onto his son,
Jonathan. Crane walks out, crying, and Scottie goes after him.
As the crusher closes shut, Oswald calls Maroni's cell phone and warns
him that whoever controls Arkham will control Gotham. Maroni tells him
to take it like a man, hangs up, and gets into his car. Oswald sees the
junkyard sign and calls the number listed, and reaches Duffy. He warns
the owner that Falcone will skin him alive if he discovers that he
helped Maroni kill him. Duffy turns off the crusher and runs off, and
Maroni realizes that something is wrong. After trying to catch Duffy
without success, Maroni returns to the crusher only to discover that
Oswald has escaped.
Harvey realizes that Crane and Scottie
aren't coming back, and runs outside just in time to see Crane drive off
with the unconscious woman.
Guerra opens his locker and is
shocked to find severed arms inside. Two officers come in and Guerra,
holding the body parts in his hands, insists that it isn't what it looks
like.
Harvey goes to the station and tells Jim what happened.
They've confirmed that Crane's henchman is cheap muscle, and Jim figures
that Crane will drown Scottie in a pool, making her face her worst
fear. Harvey calls Scottie's mother and confirms that she almost drowned
at the age of 7 at Lemmars Park pool. They figure that Crane took
Scottie there and leave, while Essen notices Sergeant Joe carrying one
of the severed arms.
Crane ties Scottie up and prepares to toss
her into the pool. He taunts her until she begins to panic, and his son
Jonathan comes in. He says that he couldn't stay in the van because the
meter ran down, and Gerald irritably gives him some coins. Once
Jonathan goes back outside, Gerald asks Scottie not to think badly of
him and shoves her into the pool. As she sinks to the bottom, Jim and
Harvey arrive and open fire. Crane shoots back and runs into the boiler
room, and Jim goes after him while Harvey dives into the water and
rescues Scottie. He revives her with CPR, while Crane manages to escape.
The next morning, a group of choir singers spot Oswald on the side of
the road and pull over to pick him up. He says that he's been tested in
the pits of Hell and survived, and they agree to give him a ride back to
Gotham.
At the station, Leslie approaches Jim and explains
that Crane removed the adrenal glands from Adam, and they produce
cortisol, an adrenalin-like chemical. Intrigued, Leslie says that Crane
is probably a doctor, and Jim says that they have an opening for a
medical examiner now that Guerra has been fired. He suggests that they
go out to dinner that night and admits that he has an urge to kiss her.
Jim hesitates to kiss her in public but Leslie tells him to give her a
peck on the cheek or it's no deal. After a moment, Jim kisses her on the
lips.
Edward visits Kristen and tells him that Guerra has been
fired and he's staying. Kirsten doesn't react at first, but then tells
Edward that he owes her a new pencil.
Fish wakes up as pirates
attack the freighter. The captain runs in and tries to take her to a
hiding spot, but a pirate arrives and kills him. He then charges at
Fish, who growls and charges at him.
Written by Gadfly on Jun 26, 2019