Story: "Alone at Night" (30 Pages)

Credits:

Andersen Gabrych (plot, script)
Pete Woods (pencils)
Cam Smith and Drew Geraci (inks)
Phil Balsman (letters)
Jason Wright (colors)
Michael Wright (associate edits)
Bob Schreck (edits)

Feature Character:

Batman (last in ..., next in Batman #634, also appear in flashback between Gotham Central #25 and Nightwing Vol. 2 #99)

Guest Star:

Catwoman (last in ..., next in ...)

Supporting Characters:

Oracle II (in flashback between pages of Birds of Prey #75)
James Gordon (in flashback between ... and ...)

Villains:

Mad Hatter (last in ..., next in ...)
Alexandra Kosov (between Batman #633 and #634)
Killer Croc (last in Batman: Gotham Knights #58, next in ...)
Black Mask (last in Batman #633, next in ...)

Guest Appearances:

Tim Drake (appearance same as a panel from Robin Vol. 2 #132)
Onyx I (between in Batman #633 and #634)

Other Characters:

Jonathan (a kidnapping victim)
Officer Wahl (female police officer)

Comment: The main portion of this story takes place after Identity Crisis. Flashbacks occur between War Games and Identity Crisis

Synopsis:

The Gotham streets are not what they were now that the police and the public have largely lost their trust in Batman. And his crime-fighting life is also not what it was. Orpheus and Spoiler are dead, Nightwing is injured, and most of his other allies have left Gotham. Crime, however, is on the rise once more following a brief lull after the gang war. Batman finds evidence of the Mad Hatter's involvement in a local drug ring, and this leads him to the discovery that Hatter, Killer Croc and Alexandra Kosov are all now working for the Black Mask. Batman warns Catwoman about this development and shares a brief moment of his grief and pain with her.

Second Story: "In the Dark" (8 Pages)

Credits:

David Lapham (plot, script, pencils, inks)
Phil Balsman (letters)
Jason Wright (colors)
Michael Wright (associate edits)
Bob Schreck (edits)

Feature Character:

Batman

Villain:

Johnnie Barnes

Other Character:

Cinnamon Styx (a stripper)

Comment: Like the rest of David Lapham's City of Crime arc, this probably takes place before War Games

Synopsis:

The night in Gotham City hides fears for the innocent and guilty alike - fear of discovery, fear of crime, fear of monsters, fear of Batman. And Batman can't save everyone from their fears.