▁vend etta ▁against ▁vig il antes ▁ever ▁since ▁an ▁amateur ▁Bat man ▁w ann abe ▁in ▁Detroit ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁J od ie ▁Haw kins , ▁his ▁partner / lo ver , ▁this ▁event ▁leaving ▁B ard ▁with ▁a ▁hat red ▁of ▁Jim ▁Gordon ▁as ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁a ▁decent ▁cop ▁would ▁not ▁need ▁Bat man ▁to ▁help ▁his ▁city . ▁When ▁V icki ▁calls ▁him ▁in ▁dis g ust ▁at ▁this ▁revel ation , ▁B ard ▁attempts ▁to ▁tell ▁her ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁just ▁' t aken ▁down ' ▁Bat man ▁( H aving ▁h ired ▁Lu cius ▁Fox ▁after ▁the ▁bank rupt cy ▁of ▁Wayne ▁Enter pr ises ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁remote - control ▁for ▁the ▁Bat mobile ▁that ▁allowed ▁B ard ▁to ▁crash ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁building ▁with ▁Bat man ▁inside ), ▁but ▁V icki ▁inform s ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁path etic , ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁hang ▁up ▁before ▁Bat man ▁( who ▁she ▁correctly ▁assumes ▁surv ived ▁B ard ' s ▁attack ) ▁shows ▁up ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁the ▁p unch ▁to ▁the ▁face ▁he ▁so ▁rich ly ▁deser ves . ▁For ced ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁how ▁far ▁he ▁has ▁fallen , ▁B ard ▁res ign s ▁his ▁police ▁position ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁connections ▁to ▁organized ▁crime , ▁then ▁volunt arily ▁tells ▁V icki ▁the ▁details . ▁ ▁Other ▁versions ▁Victoria ▁V ale ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁broadcast ▁news ▁anchor ▁in ▁the ▁DC ▁Else world s ▁title , ▁Bat man : ▁Holy ▁T