[ It's been in the works for weeks now. And if he'd told Alfred about it beforehand, Bruce knew his old friend would have done his best to talk him out of what he planned. He would never be able to understand what branding criminals would accomplish. But Bruce could see it clearly and Alfred did not share Bruce's vision for Gotham.
It's a disconnect in a long list of them.
At any rate, the brand's ready and Bruce is going to put it to the test tonight. He's heard rumors of a drug deal going down in the belly of the Bowery and he couldn't think of better test subjects. When he arrives, he fully expects the likes of Maroni or Falcone to be in control but the people gathered here he doesn't recognize. Not that it would matter when he descended from the shadows.
a conflict of interest
It's a disconnect in a long list of them.
At any rate, the brand's ready and Bruce is going to put it to the test tonight. He's heard rumors of a drug deal going down in the belly of the Bowery and he couldn't think of better test subjects. When he arrives, he fully expects the likes of Maroni or Falcone to be in control but the people gathered here he doesn't recognize. Not that it would matter when he descended from the shadows.
They'd talk. They always talked. ]