It had been a long day a hard one. Bruce sat in his the Batcave sorting through mountains of paperwork and dealing with endless business matters and new cases about scarecrow/Jonathan Crane and the fear toxin Bruce had been exposed to it when he was on patrol last night with robin (Dick Grayson) but hadn't noticed Bruce keeps hearing voices of his father and mother also getting flashbacks he didn't tell anyone and nobody knows about this he's suffering alone.

The clock on the wall ticked away the minutes, and Bruce's patience seemed to wear thinner with each passing second he typed on the Batcomputer.

Suddenly the elevator opens up, to reveal Alfred Pennyworth, his trusted butler and caretaker he walked towards the Batcomputer looking at the screens full of information about Scarecrow.

"Master Bruce," Alfred said, his usually composed demeanor slightly ruffled Bruce was completely zoned out.

“Master Bruce,” Alfred said this time a little louder. “I understand you’ve had a rough day. Would you like to talk about it?” He stood near Bruce giving him a knowing look but Bruce didn't seem to notice and kept working. "Master Bruce!!!"