#Crane also intentionally withheld information to help Riddler escape in order to lure Batman back to Arkham — Batman ended up ghosting him.

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@batmanwholxughs, 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐃. ‘ " we can help each other ,  right ? " ’

Much time had elapsed since he’d last met The Batman. From his apartment window, he could see the crusader’s beacon wafting through Gotham’s dense smog. Though routine, the signal was something of a curiosity. As soon as the spotlight cut through the murky sky citizens of Gotham, innocent and criminal alike, lifted their gaze to wonder why the phantom was summoned. Crane was no exception.

In his pocket was the vigilante’s physical card, an email with which he’d exchanged few words. Though he could rest the black card stock in his palm, there was something metaphysic of The Batsignal that communicated a tangible understanding. On docks, in the narrows, on a rooftop — Scarecrow would cease his experiments and look up to receive The Batman’s message,

Maybe, Batman had finally recived his …

To cross paths with Joker, The Riddler, Falcone, Isley, and remain un - investigated was a feat of which Crane was proud, and yet, vaguely disappointed. His crimes were safe shrouded in the shadow with which he was fascinated, and though he had no desire to share the fate of Blackgate’s residents, The Good Doctor couldn’t help but wonder if he was too cunning to remember the thrill associated with scarecrow’s malversation.

For once, Crane wasn’t certain how to respond. His words had dropped into an icy pond, dissolving in shock — the silence of a nocturnal predator will never fail to try his nerves. He cleared his throat and shut his computer screen, squinting into the shadow that stood beyond his desk lamp’s illumination.

“ is there an inmate that has captured your interest ? ”