Since the loss of his son, Bruce Wayne has been distraught. He spends his night next to Damian's bedroll, staring into the fire. During the day, he looks through the boy's notebooks, admiring the boy's sketches, and finding a list of film recommendations from Clark Kent along with them. That evening, Bruce slides down the fire-poles to the Batcave, and imagines that he sees Damian there beside him, but the vision is marred by the sight of illusory blood smeared on the pole. A second glance, and it is gone.