"Gotham" Recap Part II: "Beasts of Prey"

Written by Shae

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Can we take a moment to truly appreciate the back stabbing that occurs during this show? Seriously, I'm amazed anyone trusts anyone here! Like, how even? Well, they do. A young officer comes to Gordon with a mysterious case that's not been solved, even after years of people trying. Or have they been? Jim doesn't think so, but he takes the case. A girl had gone missing then was found stabbed, several months later, through the heart. Who could have done this!? Jim decides to let Lee help, because she's cute, and he loves her.  An autopsy shows that the body wasn't abused. I mean, aside from the stab wounds. Which is weird, right? Well, it just so happens some handsome, wealthy guy picked this girl up at an old speak easy. After a night of fun, he decides she can't leave. Why? Because he's psychotic. She's kept just fine, minus the handcuffs, until she overlooks his dinner one night...yeah, so that legit happens.

I really don't want to ever live in Gotham.

Meanwhile, Alfred is stubborn and wants to find Reggie. Mostly for revenge. Sadly, he's bleeding and still healing from nearly dying. Which is probably the most realistic showing of stab wounds ever. So Bruce takes matters into his own hands. Well, with Selena's help, they find out where Reggie is. He might be sleeping, curled around a bag...which probably has drugs/booze in it. Or both! Bruce gets a name out of him. Reggie was hired after all, and Selena has his precious bag dangling out a window. Which she promptly drops as soon as they have what they need. Reggie then thinks it's a good idea to tell Bruce he's basically going to tattle on him. Make sure his "employer" knows that Bruce is onto him. Reggie didn't mean to stab Alfred, it just sort of happened...he leans out the window to try and retrieve his bag, but they're up high, and it's now out of reach. Bruce struggles with the idea of pushing Reggie...Selena does push him. I'm not sure if Reggie lives through that. I doubt it though....

And the Penguin is making negotiations for an establishment. He wants to buy it from a woman who won't sell. Why? Because he wants to kill Don Maroni here...thankfully he persuades her into letting him buy the place. He needs to own it, but allows the woman to still work and be the figure head...murder plots are the best! Speaking of, Fish is plotting her own. Or rather her escape from hell-island. It doesn't take too long before she nearly gets caught. One lie leads to another, and soon she's almost caught. The Doll Maker doesn't take being lied to well. And Fish doesn't like being trapped. Her plan? Steal the keys to the helicopter that's on the island, break free, and fly out of there. She just needs a distraction from the guards....so, she sacrifices some of the men from downstairs. They're Cannon fodder, they just didn't know it. It's probably a less cruel fate for them.... While they're distracted Fish frees the other prisoners, she's nearly stopped by Dollmaker, but he gets his ass handed to him...she rescues her one friend and they escape...or do they? The head of the guards shoots through the glass of the chopper and hits Fish, she's alive, though, and still flying. 

And that case Gordon took? Turns out Bullock knows the case. The killer is a serial killer who leaves a photo of the girl he's killed with her body. He's not been found because any cop who tries has family members show up dead with the same M.O. Turns out, Commissioner Loeb set the whole thing up...which means Gordon is back on the war path...

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