shaking off their law-enforcing pursuers, batman takes the gang to the batcave and leaves them there to return to milo's old laboratory for clues. rejoined by aquaman and question, who refuse to believe the false accusations made against mystery inc., batman finds milo's teleporter restored by crimson cloak, who promptly attacks and incapacitates the heroes. later, batman awakes to see himself, alongside aquaman, tied above the teleporting machine.