Bruce (David Mazouz) gets released from the GCPD, claiming he was on the roof with Selina and accidentally fell through the skylight.
In Arkham Asylum, Scarecrow (Charlie Tahan) confronts Warden Reed (Damian Young) who is burning evidence.
Reed is tormented by evil clowns who are actually the staff and patients in Arkham, grabs a gun, and starts killing them as he runs through the hallways.
Bullock ridicules Cobblepot for his behavior while under the influence of the fear gas at the club opening, which made the headline of the Gotham newspaper.
Selina (Camren Bicondova) and Tabitha (Jessica Lucas) are summoned to a building after they've received a card saying "An Opportunity Awaits" where they shockingly discover Barbara (Erin Richards) is alive and has created a new plan.
Gordan accuses them of betraying their oaths to law and order and embracing Penguin's control of Gotham and leaves to take on Scarecrow and the inmates by himself.
He escapes them and finds the Warden's office, where he encounters Scarecrow who now wields a scythe; they fight, and Gordan is knocked against a wall.
After chasing him, Jonathan sprays him with gas, making Gordon hallucinate Lee's (Morena Baccarin) suicide.
Fox says that he is aware of his activities, but he also opens a case containing a special, bulletproof suit that Wayne Enterprises developed for military purposes.
In June 2017, it was announced that the second episode of the season would be titled "The Fear Reaper" and was to be written by Danny Cannon and directed by Louis Shaw Milito.
In September 2017, it was announced that the guest cast for the episode would include Michael Maize as Grady Harris, Charlie Tahan as Jonathan Crane, Anthony Carrigan as Victor Zsasz, Damian Young as Warden Reed and Maggie Geha as Ivy Pepper.
It's an interesting journey to take but also one that smacks of the shows past sins regarding a poorly-manned (and conceived) police force - with Jim Gordon now trying to be the guiding light.
"[8] Nick Hogan of TV Overmind gave the episode a 3.5 star rating out of 5, writing "Overall, I'm still on the fence about Season 4.
"[10] Sydney Bucksbaum of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Despite getting electrocuted last season, Babs (Erin Richards) made her return to Gotham this week, albeit more calm than usual.
"[11] Vinnie Mancuso of Collider wrote, "Really, the water issue is just indicative of 'The Fear Reaper' as a whole, which is as lazy an episode of Gotham as you're ever going to get.
"[12] Lisa Babick of TV Fanatic gave the series a 4.8 star rating out of 5, writing "Now that Bruce is all teched up, with Alfred's help he should be able to fight bigger and better crimes.
The interesting part of this story will be when Jim catches a whiff that there's a vigilante on the loose, and capturing Crane might be the thing that puts Bruce on the map.