Nigma goes to see a man he calls “Professor” and asks
him this riddle: I can fill a room, or just one heart; others can have me, but I
cannot be shared. What am I?” The
Professor (a chair of the chemistry department) answers incorrectly; Ed gets
mad, then apologizes. He asks another
question: I can be the member of a
group, but I can never blend in. What am I?
The Professor shakes his head; an Individual, … “I feel your every move,
I know your every thought, I’ve known you since birth, and I’ll see you when
you rot. What am I?” The Professor says he doesn’t know; Nigma says, that’s too
bad and sets a bomb to explode as soon as he exits the building.
A “clue” is
sent to the police station; Harvey looks at it. It’s a drawing of geometrical shapes; the commissioner says it’s
a drawing of the Knight’s Tour. This
commissioner, Luscious Fox, “tomorrow, when the pawn’s on queens, you’ll find
my next target in the belly of the beast.”
Ed tells him to solve this clue and says he’ll be one step closer to
passing his test; he hangs up and says to himself that he will also be one step
closer to introducing himself to Gotham once and for all. Harvey and Lucious pick up a guy who owns a
pawn shop on Queens Avenue; the man is not cooperative. They discuss the last half of the clue;
Harvey asks Fox if he wants to cut the guy open to see what’s in his belly –
the man gets nervous and tells them that he wasn’t supposed to work today, but
he was covering for “Teddy Therio” - Lucious says Therio is the Greek word for
beast. They go to find this guy. A wet penguin sits on Edward’s couch as Ed
takes a pill; he turns and asks how many times he has to talk to him about
dripping on the couch. Penguin makes
fun of him for worrying about his drug induced hallucinations making a
mess. Ed frets about needing a teacher;
Penguin tells him the best villains make themselves – Edward determines then
that the best villains are actually defined by the man who try to stop them,
and he says Jim Gordon is the one he wants to battle. Penguin isn’t happy about that; he tries to convince Ed that his
attempts are failing and asks him to admit that he is lost without him. Penguin suddenly appears in a tuxedo,
performing a dance and song, about which Edward is not impressed. Ed leaves the apartment; Penguin calls out
to him. Nigma shows up at the police
cadet graduation and meets with Harvey behind the curtains; Harvey tells him to
get lost.
When Harvey gets a call from
Lucious Fox, Edward grabs him, saying, “it must be about me.” He steps out on stage and asks the crowed a
riddle: “Light as a feather, yet no man can hold it long. What am I?” Answer, “Your breath.” He releases a deadly toxin into the room; he
calls Lucious and tells him that the cadets and Bullock will die if he doesn’t
come meet with him. He asks Lucious the
same question he first asked the Professor; Lucious answers “Love.” Nigma says no, it’s Lonliness. He cuts a rope on the chair holding Harvey
over the railings. He asks the second
question he asked the Professor, the Individual one; Lucas answers with
Snowflake and argues that it is also befitting of the riddle. Edward cuts another rope. Final riddle, he asks the third
question. Lucious asks him if he killed
Penguin; he repeats the riddle and insists that Lucious answer it. He does; he says a “Reflection.” Ed smiles and says that is correct; the last
rope holding Harvey’s chair breaks. Ed
says, “oops” and walks away; Fox reaches over the railing and grabs Harvey just
in time.
Bruce practices throwing at a target; Alfred says he seems
distracted. He supposes it is because
of Salina, but Bruce denies that.
Alfred tells Bruce about a girl named Silvia that he used to be in love
with, broke up with and found closure over.
Alfred says Ms. Kyle has offered him the same opportunity and he
suggests he take it; he lays a note on the counter. Bruce says fine and takes the note. He finds Salina on the streets, as he is getting harrased by
Sonny and she saves him; she then tells him to get lost. He asks why she asked him to meet her there
if she was going to be that way; she denies putting any note in his
mailbox. She leaves and Sonny (and his
three men) try to beat Bruce up. Bruce
wins the fight and begins walking back home; he runs into his double, who
injects him in the throat with a “powerful knock-out drug.” He says this is what he was made for; to be
Bruce Wayne. He goes to the mansion;
Alfred asks him if he wants some Shepard’s Pie. The imposter says that sounds great; Alfred seems surprised, but
says okay then and goes to get it.James goes shooting with his Uncle; his Uncle
asks if he has ever heard of “The Court of Owls” – he says it was a secret
society, of which he is still a member.
He tells Jim that his father was also a member, and the Court wants him
to become a member. He asks how they
could be a part of it; he says they thought they were doing good, but the Court
lied to them. He says he despises them
now, but remains a member, one which they believe to be loyal. He says the Court killed Jim’s father; Jim
doesn’t believe it, believing his dad simply died in a car wreck. He tells Jim now that he has been asked to
join, they could destroy it from within.
He asks him to believe in him.
Jim leaves.
Harvey and the police to Penguin’s masion, looking for Nigma;
he’s not there. But there is a
painting, with a green question mark painted on it. Edward is waiting for Lucious in his car; Fox asks him why the
deadly toxin turned out just to be a knock-out drug. Edward says he wasn’t out to kill people, just to make a
point. He thanks Fox for helping him
figure out how to become himself; Lucious reminds him that he has already
killed six people, seven counting Penguin.
He suggests Ed turn himself in; Nigma asks if his actions seem mad to
him, defends his actions and tells him he is “The Riddler.” He knocks him out, using his gun and laughs
out loud; he is standing on the docks next, saying how he loves the view. Penguin, now in his wet suit again, says he
is not a fan. He assumes Edward will
understand why; he comments the he doesn’t think anyone is going to be afraid
of “The Riddler.” Edward takes out his
pill tin and dumps his medication in the water; he turns around and Penguin is
gone. He says, “goodbye
Oswald.”Harvey’s uncle meets with the old woman who heads The Court of Owls; he
tells her to give him a little more time.
He believes Jim will “come around.”
She says he better.
Ivy sprays her plants; she hears a sound. She says, “well, look who’s alive.” Penguin jumps up out from under the covers;
he asks who she is. She introduces
herself and says she’s been nursing him for weeks; she says he sleeps a lot. He smiles, and says he just remembered that
he has someone he needs to kill.
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