A hasty tour

Carrie doesn't have any time to take in the gorgeous mansion as she is prompted to hurry through each room by the gentleman she now knew to be Alfred. She saw massive paintings and antique furniture that would clearly cost a fortune, but couldn't stay for more than half a second in any area without Alfred telling her to hurry along.

It didn't take long for them to get to the infirmary where it Bruce was slumped in a chair waiting for them. Upon hearing their footsteps, he looked up with bloodshot eyes and a worn look on his face. After seeing who was at the door, he let his head slump down and made a tired gesture with his hand toward the butler. Alfred just nodded his head and turned to leave, but quietly told Carrie to stay with Bruce.

Bruce leaned his head back against his chair and made another gesture that looked like he wanted Carrie to sit down on the "operating" table in front of him, so she obliged and hopped up to wait for whatever was next to come. Without lifting his head to look at her, Bruce began his short tired speech. "To start with, there will be no questions unless you want to leave." That opening statement alone put Carrie on alert and at the ready to comply. "I'll be teaching you what it is that I do. I'll show you my methods, and you'll be able to work alongside me as my student. You listen to everything I say and do what I tell you when I tell you to do it. That's the only way this works."

As happy as Carrie was for this opportunity, she couldn't help but note that this was a very imposing guy. It's no wonder he was able to keep crime at bay in Gotham the way he did. Nobody would want to be caught doing wrong if this was the person they would have to face.