▁for ▁bringing ▁his ▁charges ▁back ▁under ▁control ▁that ▁night , ▁using ▁this ▁false ▁pre ten se ▁to ▁successfully ▁become ▁the ▁elected ▁mayor ▁of ▁Goth am ▁City . ▁His ▁attempts ▁to ▁make ▁elaborate ▁public ▁gest ures ▁and ▁construct ▁a ▁new ▁city ▁hall ▁are ▁subsequently ▁target ed ▁by ▁a ▁terror ist ▁du o ▁named ▁" T & T ", ▁super power ed ▁th ugs ▁who ▁were ▁add icted ▁to ▁the ▁T itan ▁formula . ▁In ▁their ▁en su ing ▁murder ▁sp ree , ▁three ▁hundred ▁Goth am ▁civ ili ans ▁are ▁killed . ▁This ▁gives ▁Mayor ▁Sh arp ▁the ▁pre text ▁he ▁needs ▁to ▁declare ▁mart ial ▁law ▁and ▁give ▁himself ▁almost ▁un limited ▁legal ▁powers ▁under ▁an ▁im posed ▁state ▁of ▁emer gency . ▁ ▁Bat man , ▁w ary ▁of ▁Sh arp ' s ▁secret ▁new ▁plans ▁for ▁Goth am , ▁proceed s ▁to ▁investigate ▁his ▁records , ▁discover ing ▁that ▁the ▁mayor ▁is ▁obs essed ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁border ing ▁on ▁being ▁declared ▁a ▁public ▁enemy . ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁Cap ed ▁Cr us ader ▁also ▁comes ▁to ▁the ▁conclusion ▁that ▁someone ▁has ▁been ▁manip ulating ▁Qu in cy ▁behind ▁the ▁scenes ; ▁he ▁is ▁merely ▁a ▁pu ppet ▁in ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁game . ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁" Ar k ham ▁City " ▁is ▁then ▁un ve iled ▁shortly ▁afterwards : ▁Ark ham ▁As yl um ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁pen it enti ary ▁are ▁closed ▁- ▁perman ently . ▁Arr ang ements ▁are ▁then