in the episode, gordon goes after jonathan crane, now calling himself "the scarecrow." planning to expose his demons, jonathan makes a mutiny in arkham asylum and gordon, all alone, decides to go and face it himself. however, jonathan sprayed all the prisoner with the fear gas and all are under his control. meanwhile, cobblepot continues confronting the gcpd's methods and seeks to form an alliance with barbara, who is revealed to be alive. however, barbara still has some plans under her arm. also, bruce continues his journey to his night activities.