

Knowing that Commissioner Gordon has a file on this vigilante, Knox intends to get into a charity benefit at Millionaire Bruce Wayne's mansion, where Gordon will be attending. Knox is mildly interested in her, but then grows even moreso when she tells of her interest in trying to find out who Batman is. Back at the Gotham newspaper, Knox meets one of the paper's new photographers, Vicki Vale. This press conference comes just weeks before the 200th Anniversary Gala celebrating the birth of Gotham City. Harvey promises to clean up Gotham, and make it a place for respectable people once again. Meanwhile, the Mayor of Gotham City has held a press conference, introducing the city's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent. Eckhardt just dismisses the 'oddball' reporter. However, the crime scene is soon found by Alexander Knox, a reported for Gotham City's newspaper, who has been following the 'bat attacks.' Knox has so far counted 8 sightings in under a month, and asks Eckhardt if it's true that Police Commissioner Gordon has opened a file. Eckhardt shows up at the scene, dismissing their description of a man dressed up like a bat. When the crook pleads to know 'what' this creature is, the costumed man replies, "I'm Batman." When the two crooks are found by the Police, Lt. The vigilante tells one of the crooks to tell his friends about him.

Shortly thereafter, the crooks who swiped the husband's wallet are accosted by a costumed vigilante, that resembles a giant bat. In a back alley of Gotham, a tourist family is mugged, and the mother and son threatened.
