Crisis continuity (as seen in flashbacks in Detective Comics #875), Gordon and Essen were married much earlier, when Goedon was still a lieutenant, and she had a more active role in raising her stepdaughter. In The New 52-rebooted DC continuity, Sarah's marriage with James Gordon never took place, even after the DC Rebirth event, but she returned in "Infinite Frontier" relaunch. Other versions of Sarah Essen Sarah is an unseen presence in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, set in alternate future. In it, she is Gordon's loving, stay-at-home wife. Gordon, as a retired commissioner, inwardly repeats, "I think of Sarah. The rest is easy", as a kind mantra. She is only glimpsed near the end, when she and Gordon embrace in silhouette. In its film adaptation of the story's second half however, she makes two brief appearances: one at home sending Gordon out for groceries, and the other embracing him having fled their home after it is destroyed by fire. She also appears when Gordon gives an retirement speech. In issue #6 of All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder, Gordon is talking to Sarah on the phone. Though he is married to Barbara at the time, dialogue indicates that Gordon still loves Sarah, since the comic is set in the same continuity of The Dark Knight Returns. In other media Essen made her live-action debut in Gotham, portrayed by Zabryna Guevara. This version is the captain of GCPD Homicide Squad and the boss of James Gordon and Harvey Bullock. In the first season, Essen becomes ally to them in several cases, such as capturing serial killers, arresting corrupt cops and participating in the fight against the mob. At the start of Season 2, she is promoted as commissioner, replacing Gillian B. Loeb, but in the second episode "Rise of the Villains: Knock, Knock", she is killed by Jerome Valeska, the leader of a gang of insane criminals named "The Maniax". Unlike the comic books, Gordon and Essen have no romantic history in the show and their relationship is strictly professional. Detective Sarah Essen appears in Batman: Year One, voiced by Katee Sackhoff. Sarah Essen appears as Gordon's wife in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, voiced by Grey DeLisle. Ron Evers Ron Evers is a character in DC Comics. First appearing in Tales of the New Teen Titans #1, Ron Evers was the childhood friend of Victor Stone. Evers