Chapter 3- Meet the Press
Now that the guests have all cleared off, Bruce takes a look at the data drive that he swiped from Catwoman. Unfortunately, it’s encrypted and only part of the information is available. It’s enough for a bit of a lead though, as a hologram appears outlining Eastside Shoreline as a potential place of interest. Alfred explains that this is an area used for money laundering, drugs, and is a general hotspot for criminal activity.
Alfred then gives a bit of background into the Wayne family history, mentioning that his parents never trusted the Falcone’s in any business whether it seemed clean or not.
Moving on, Alfred hands a business card to Bruce, with an invitation to meet an old friend, Oswald Cobblepot. Alfred reveals that although you two were good friends when you were kids, the death of his parents appears to have led him to seek out a life of crime as he’s partaken in illegal boxing matches, arms dealings, and a host of other offenses. Regardless, you’ll head off to meet him at the park.
Once you’ve taken care of some thugs (with the help of Oz) who were trying to mug you of your belongings. Oz explains why he’s here. Cobblepot explains that he saw Falcone at the gala, and voices his concerns over the negative effect a partnership between Bruce and Carmine could have on Bruce’s image. Oz ends the meeting with a threat, stating he’s planning to start a revolution that will see those at the top like Carmine and Bruce, falling the hardest.
With your meeting with Cobblepot out of the way, the scene ends and the next begins, seeing Bruce at the press meeting at the grounds for the ‘to be built’ hospital. The press conference allows us to field questions from the press, and largely, these don’t seem to make all that much of a difference for now. One question is posed to Bruce, though, asking whether or not he is friends with Falcone after being seen shaking hands with him at the gala the night before. The tension begins to build until it is revealed that some evidence has been leaked to a number of press outlets that suggests Wayne Enterprises has been involved in some dirty money transactions with Falcone.
Returning back to Wayne Manor sees Commissioner Gordon and his men conducting a full search of the property by the power of a warrant approved by Mayor Hill.
