"Gotham" Recap Part II: "The Blind Fortune Teller"

Written by Shae

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Last week on Gotham, we got a glimpse at the possible background of The Joker. A night at the circus for Jim and Leslie goes from fun to an all out brawl when the circus performers attack each other. What about? Rivaling families within the circus are fighting over the snake dancer. She just happens to be dead. What's really going on around here? This innocent night out turns into a murder investigation. Leslie isn't about to let Jim handle this on his own as she tags along for every bit of it.

The murder has everyone in question. Seems the Grayson's and the Lloyd's have been fighting for generations, and the latest fight was over said snake dancer and her abandoned son. This feud is even tearing a young couple apart. Guess we never get to see Richard Grayson since future mommy and daddy can't get along. Or can they? 

That gets shoved aside when the circus psychic comes forward to give a startling piece of "evidence" for the investigation. He tells Leslie and Jim that the dead woman came to him in a vision and leaves them with a riddle. Gordon brushes it off but Tompkins ponders it over. It isn't until dinner that she figures out the riddle and they head off to the park, near the bridge. They find a hatchet with satanic symbols carved into the handle.

But, Jim isn't buying this as the murder weapon. Instead he brings the woman's son and the fortune teller in for some more questioning. Seems the man did lie to cover up the boy murdering the woman. Because he happens to be the boy's father. But why did the boy do it? He hated his mother and her whorish ways...and she was apparently a terrible person. Murder solved? Everyone's happy? Sort of....at least the future parents of our future Robin have gotten back together. And Leslie and Jim seem to be doing fine! 

Did I mention Barbara is back? She stumbles into the apartment she shared with Jim to find Selina and Ivy just chilling about. The two convince her to dress up and go get Jim back. Barbara stumbles upon Jim and Leslie making out and leaves...

Tonight! We get to see the Red Hood! 

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