Story: "Soft Targets Part Three" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka (plot, script)
Michael Lark (pencils)
Stefano Gaudiano (inks)
Clem Robins (letters)
Lee Loughridge (colors, separations)
Nachie Castro (assistant edits)
Matt Idelson (edits)

Feature Characters:

Sgt. Vincent Del Arrazio
Det. Tommy Burke
Det. Dagmar Procjnow
Det. Joely Bartlett
Det. Eric Cohen
Det. Andi Kasinsky
Sgt. Jackson Davies
Det. Nelson Crowe
Det. Romy Chandler
Det. Nate Patton
Comissioner Michael Akins
Cpt. Maggie Sawyer
Det. Renée Montoya
Det. Crispus Allen
Det. Marcus Driver
Lt. Ron Probson

Supporting Characters:

Acting Mayor David Hull
Stacy
Daria Hernandez (behind the scenes)

Villains:

Killer Clowns (a group of thugs who dress in homage to the Joker)
Joker

Other Characters:

Angie Molina
Simon Lippman
William Brooks (owner of a gun store)
Marvin (Molina's cameraman)
Millhouse (a police officer)

Comment: Story continued from previous issue and continues in the next issue

Synopsis:

The Joker has released eight live video feeds with a countdown to a gunshot, and the major crimes unit must track them down while the city panics. As they find each of the locations, they discover a camera and a taunting message from the Joker, directed (of course) at Batman. The acting mayor, David Hull, wants to give the media something concrete, a decent show, so sends the police department after the Killer Clowns, a group of ex-Joker henchmen. By the time the countdown ends, the police have found seven of the cameras, but they are faced with a new challenge: the Joker has captured news broadcaster Angie Molina and tied her up, ready to die in three hours. As the detectives break into action, Probson encounters the Joker, unarmed outside police headquarters.