Résumé: Intelligence agent Alfred Pennyworth is abruptly pulled from his five-year pursuit of a high-profile target and sent to Gotham after a long absence from the city. He returns to an old safehouse and attempts to call his estranged daughter Julia, who lives in Gotham, but only gets her voicemail. He opens a secure video call with his handlers, who tell him that he is there to surveil and gather information on a new terrorist group known as the "Party Animals" whose horrific crimes are responsible for a 700 percent increase in the murder rate. Alfred is ordered to observe only and not engage under any circumstances. His superiors also tell him that a vigilante has been operating in the city recently, who he has permission to engage if it proves necessary. Alfred leaves his hideout and sees that his motorcycle has been stolen.