Thomas meets with Dr. Ernst Richter at Arkham Asylum and they begin creating a virus against human evil.

During a masquerade ball held at Wayne Manor, Thomas is confronted by one of the test subjects: Denholm Sinclair, AKA Disciple.

Over 50 years later, a middle-aged Batman investigates a case where various people are committing crimes under the influence of mind control.

Doppel heads to the home of Gotham City kingpin Lewis Moxon and his daughter, Mallory, Bruce's childhood friend.

He fends off an ambush, rescues a captured Marion/Amanda, and obtains an audio recording of Thomas Wayne's testimony regarding what happened on the night of the 1958 costume party.

Bruce answers a call from Nurse Doppel about Marion/Amanda and suddenly wakes up alongside Amanda at the Academy Theater, where his parents were murdered.

Once Gordon leaves, Batman reveals himself to Alfred, deciding to stay dead as he always felt he was when his parents were killed.

The story alternates between the present and the past, and it does so in a way that we see events unfold for Thomas and Bruce in a parallel fashion; one timeline colors the other.

[2] USA Today gave a generally favorable review, saying: "Wayne of Gotham might be a Batman story, but by the end of it, the only guy you want to spend extra time with is the Dark Knight's dear old dad".