Plot

Gordon teams up with a young attorney, named Harvey Dent, to find the Wayne family's killer. Russians break a former bomb maker out of prison. Selina goes to live at Wayne Manor.

Alfred gives Bruce boxing lessons and swallows his reservations on the knave's insistence when Gordon asks permission to put up troublesome Wayne murder witness Selina Kyle in the manor. James and Harvey investigate the freeing and abduction during prisoner transport to Arkham convicts psych ward of resourceful, psychopathic pyromaniac Hargrove, used to steal from a former ammunition factory an explosive only used to burn trough old-fashioned cast iron. Tipped off by her unwilling Mole, Falcone's 'company', about his cash stash, Fish organizes a raid on it, during which it's destroyed.—KGF Vissers

Gordon has Selina placed at Wayne Manor for her safety. She and Bruce establish a friendship. She claims that her mother is an intelligence agent. During a prison transport from Blackgate Penitentiary to St. Mark Psychiatric Hospital, bomb maker Ian Hargrove is taken by the Russian mob, who are working against Falcone following Nikolai's death. Gordon meets with Harvey Dent, who suspects tycoon Dick Lovecraft for the Wayne murders. Gordon and Bullock realize that Hargrove intends no harm. Manipulated by Mooney, the Russians target Falcone's cache of money, but when a police standoff ensues, the Russians' armored truck explodes via remote control by Mooney's enforcer, Butch Gilzean. Cobblepot confronts Liza for spying on Falcone, whom the former claims will not tell. Mayor James announces his plans to reopen Arkham Asylum to house the mentally ill criminals, including Hargrove. Barbara is revealed to be sleeping with Montoya.

"Gotham" - "Harvey Dent'- Nov. 17, 2014

Jim finally heads home after the events of last week, with Selina in tow, who is impressed by Barbara's house. Barbara, however, is not there. Selina goes to get food while Jim reads Barbara's note who apologizes for being fearful of Zaz and Falcone and says she had to go away for awhile to get her head together. Selina reads the note. Selina thinks she gets to stay there but Jim says he has another place in mind: Wayne Manor. But first he wants her to describe the perp to a sketch artist.

A group of prison guards are preparing to transport a "genius bomb maker" and being very careful with him. Not so careful that he doesn't palm some matches.

Jim shows Bruce the sketch from Selina's memory at Wayne Manor. Bruce doesn't recognize the man's face, which she said she saw. Bruce asks if Jim believes her. Jim says he does. Alfred is concerned Jim wants a "common street criminal" to stay there and indefinitely. Alfred says no, saying she's a witness to a murder. Bruce understands she's the best chance of finding his parents murderer and says she can stay as long as it takes. Jim tries to assuage Alfred's worries saying he's meeting with a trustworthy ADA. Alfred scoffs at the concept but says they will try to be nice to her.

Meanwhile, she's busy manhandling expensive artifacts in the house, when Bruce happens upon her. He introduces himself and shakes her hand. She says people call her Cat. They appraise one another, seemingly approvingly.

The master bomb maker fiddles with the matches in his hand and the guard takes off his cuffs and graps them.The transport is hit by an SUV with four gun-toting thugs. They take the bomb maker, named Ian Hargrove, from the transport van after killing the guards. They sound like they might be Russian?

We meet ADA Harvey Dent as he is dressing down a young kid for making some kind of criminal screw-up. He tells him he deserves a chance. So he says he's going to flip a coin: heads or tails, if he loses he goes to jail. But there's a catch that he has to promise God right now if he wins he'll get his life straight. The kid promise and guesses heads, he wins. (It's a JFK dollar for what it's worth.) He tells the kid to walk away as Montoya, Allen, and Jim. Jim asks what if the kid guessed wrong? Dent says teenagers nearly always guess heads and shows him it's a two-headed coin.

They go to Dent's office and show him the sketch. He says the witness is safe. And even though she may be useless in a courtroom right now, the idea of her, says Dent could be powerful. Dent shows Jim a slide of a powerful businessman named Lovecraft who had dealings with Falcone, Maroni, and the Waynes and who has made a boatload since their deaths. He's willing to bet his career Lovecraft was involved. (There's a great moment in this scene where one half of Dent's face is shadowed in the dark room and one half is lit by light from the window. Obvious and corny? Maybe, but also kinda cool.) He wants to use Selina to connect Lovecraft, even though she has no connection. He just wants to leak it and rattle some cages. Jim thinks Dent likes to bet a lot and doesn't want to endanger Selina, who he hasn't named. Montoya and Allen beseech him to trust Dent, saying he's one of them, someone who wants to clean up Gotham.

Jim heads out to the precinct house and he and Harvey caught the case of the kidnapped bomber Hargrove. They bring in his brother John. Harvey says he doesn't want to know where Jim was then asks if it's girl trouble. Jim says yes. Harvey says high society dames mess with your head.

Selina happens on Alfred teaching Bruce to fight. She notes in Gotham people don't fight with gloves on. He asks her how her room is. She says it will do. She says she's hungry. Alfred notes she slept through breakfast and will have to wait for lunch. Bruce offers to have Alfred make her tea and he declines saying it's not a hotel. She says she'll figure it out and walks off and Alfred instructs the "cheeky little minx" to mind her manners as well. Bruce tells him to be nice. Alfred says he didn't realize Bruce fancied her. Bruce blushes and says he doesn't. Alfred says it's nothing to be embarrassed about but to be careful since Cat seems like trouble.

Penguin heads to an apartment somewhere that has a picture of Liza and Falcone on the bookshelf. He goes around smelling her clothes and perfume. He scoots out right before she comes home and she notices someone has rooted around in her bag and been in her place. Penguin hobbles off before getting caught.

Jim and Harvey interrogate Hargrove's brother who hasn't heard fro him in years. The brother says his brother isn't a killer, he only blew up buildings that were munitions factories that made guns and bullets. The last bombing was the one that accidentally killed some janitors and he essentially gave himself up. He says his brother is not bad, he's mentally ill.

This conversation is cross cut with images of Ian making some kind of bomb in a picnic basket. Another man comes and fills the basket with treats, like a gift basket. This basket is delivered to the Gotham Munitions Factory. The guards rifle through it and itblows up and kills a whole bunch of them in the guard house. Ian watches from a nearby car with his captors.

Bruce asks Selina about living on the street. She doesn't like this line of questioning and wonders why he isn't in school. He says he's creating his own curriculum so he can focus on topics he likes. She wonders why a billionaire needs to learn anything. He thinks that's a strange attitude. She eats a croissant and he asks after her parents and if they're alive. She says sure. He wonders where? She gets angry and says she's not an orphan and storms out and bumps into Alfred.

The captain asks Gordon and Bullock about the prison escapee and the explosion. The captors got away with some serious, special explosives.

Alfred calls Jim to complain about Selina, calling her a tough nut. Jim asks him to hold on and he will be out to check on her when he can.

At Fish's Butch says everything is ready. She asks if he's nervous. He says he's fine. The Penguin returns and says he's trying to be friendly and takes a whiff of Fish, who smells just like Liza's perfume and names it out loud and then leaves. Butch correctly assesses him as creepy. Fish says to forget him, that he's nothing.

Harvey and Jim look over some files and he tells him that Barbara left and he doesn't know where. Bullock says it's a ploy to get him to set a date for a wedding. Nygma arrives and found something in the shrapnel from the bombing, a nameplate from an abandoned metal factory. They go to check it out.

They arrive and Hargrove is at a table working on a bomb. He raises his hands and says they have to help him and says they kidnapped him and threatened to kill his brother if he didn't help. He says the plan is to build a bomb aimed at Falcone. The Russian return and a shoot out ensues. The Russians grab Hargrove and abscond with him.

Back at Wayne Manor Selina tries to leave and Bruce says if she wants to go somewhere they can call her a taxi. She notes that he moves quietly, as does she. He asks if she's leaving. She says she's thinking about it. He apologizes for asking about her family. She says she wasn't upset. She looks at a picture of his mom and says she looks nice. Bruce asks about the night of the murder. He admits to feeling bad that he didn't do anything. She says he couldn't have done anything. She says her mom is in show business, sings and dances and does magic trick and makes millions but that's just a cover because she's actually a secret agent on a secret mission and when she's done she's coming back to get Selina. She asks if he's ever kissed a girl. He says no and asks why she asks. She says she's just curious. Alfred enters and says it's time for Bruce's studies and Selina is welcome to join. Selina passes.

The mayor comes to complain about Hargrove. Jim blames the mayor essentially for having a mentally ill man in a prison without facilities. The Mayor leaves. The Captain puts Hargrove's brother in protective custody.

Dent, flipping his coin, brings Lovecraft in and leaks the information about the eyewitness to the Wayne murder and he knows he's involved. Lovecraft says it's absurd. Dent tells him to think about his options because it's going to get ugly. Lovecraft says he has no idea who he is dealing with. Harvey freaks and grabs him by the lapel and screams he will rip him apart. He instantly becomes calm and says it was good to see Lovecraft.

With Hargrove gone they wonder who is planning this bombing to hurt Falcone. We cut to Fish talking with one the Russians, who used to work with her lover Niko. She says the best way to get back at Falcone for Niko's death is to hit him where it hurts, his money.

Bruce practices holding his breath in the pool. For some reason he does this fully clothed. Selina calls him the weirdest kid she's ever met. He says he's training. He says he's developing self-discipline and willpower. She says none of this will work on the streets of Gotham, strong isn't enough, he has to be mean and ruthless. She says he isn't and five minutes on the streets he will be mincemeat.

Nygma listens to a radio quiz show and works on some kind of bomb in the lab, which goes off and seems to make him happy. He takes his findings to Jim and Harvey. He says the stuff is for one use only, to penetrate iron. They figure the vaults at the Gotham Armory.

We cut to the basement of the Gotham Armory where the Russians have taken out Falcone's men and affixed a bomb to the iron door. Hargrove sets it off and the door falls open. Behind it is a wall of cash. Hargrove makes them promise no one else will get hurt.The head Russian Gregor says he promises.

Bullock, Gordon and a host of cops show up and surround the Russians and tell Hargrove his brother is safe. Hargrove walks toward Jim and Harvey. Suddenly a ringtone goes off and Jim realizes there's a bomb attached to the truck with the money. He tells everyone to get away and the bomb goes off, sending millions of flaming dollars flying. From a distance, a crouching Butch, putting away a phone sees this and walks away.

Later, Bruce and Selina eat and chat. She throws a bagel at him. She says she bets he can't hit her. He says he can. She says if he does, she'll let him kiss her. He tries valiantly to hit her. Whether they kiss or not they're having fun throwing food all around the library. At first Alfred is upset but sees Bruce is smiling and laughing and lets it go on. Jim calls and apologizes for not getting out there. Alfred now thinks Selina is a breath of fresh air.

Liza returns home and the Penguin is waiting for her. She says Falcone would kill him if he knew he was there. He says he wonders what Falcone would do if he knew Liza was spying on him for Fish. She says he has no proof. He says planting a seed of suspicion would be enough. Liza says he cares about her. Penguin goes to call him and she stops him. He rubs her arm and says her secret is safe with him because she's now going to turn double agent on Fish or she will die.

Dent goes to the precinct and says Lovecraft is scared and someone will start talking. Jim says they need to work together on it.

Bullock says Hargrove is on his way to Arkham, mayor is sending all the criminally ill patients to Arkham now, which, Jim points out, is in itself crazy. Hargrove also told Harvey that the bomb that blew up the truck wasn't his and they don't know whose it was.

Butch goes to see Fish who reports that the cops were everywhere and that all the Russians are dead. Fish is glad. She says she can't stand loose strings. He notes it's a helluva lot of money they just lost. She says the point wasn't to still the money but hurt Falcone. Butch says she did.

The Mayor gives a press conference about sending the criminally insane to the ancient Arkham Asylum.

Jim calls Barbara and says he got her letter and that she needed time away but he wants her to come back, he needs her and he has nothing without her and he loves her. We see her lying on a bed somewhere, presumably having listened to the message. Suddenly, we see Montoya rise up next to her in bed, and give her a kiss.