▁Wayne ▁we ars ▁a ▁bat - like ▁cost ume . ▁Thomas ▁Wayne ▁is ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁party ▁at ▁gun point ▁to ▁meet ▁ra ck ete er ▁and ▁bank ▁rob ber ▁Lew ▁M ox on ▁who ▁orders ▁Thomas ▁Wayne ▁to ▁remove ▁a ▁bullet ▁from ▁his ▁shoulder . ▁Thomas ▁Wayne ▁car ries ▁out ▁the ▁operation ▁before ▁over power ing ▁M ox on ▁and ▁his ▁men . ▁ ▁Lew ▁M ox on ▁is ▁arrested ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁for ▁armed ▁rob ber y . ▁As ▁he ▁is ▁taken ▁away , ▁he ▁swe ars ▁reven ge ▁on ▁Thomas ▁Wayne . ▁Ten ▁years ▁later , ▁a ▁free ▁Lew ▁M ox on ▁inform s ▁Thomas ▁Wayne ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁get ▁someone ▁else ▁to ▁exact ▁that ▁reven ge . ▁It ▁is ▁suggested ▁that ▁Lew ▁M ox on ▁ordered ▁Joe ▁Ch ill ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁Way nes ▁but ▁keep ▁young ▁Bruce ▁alive , ▁thus ▁providing ▁a ▁convin cing ▁al ib i ▁for ▁M ox on . ▁ ▁Years ▁later , ▁Bat man ▁lear ns ▁of ▁Lew ▁M ox on ' s ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁his ▁parents , ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁Lew ▁M ox on ▁is ▁operating ▁a ▁bl imp ▁business . ▁Bat man ' s ▁first ▁attempt ▁to ▁conv ict ▁Lew ▁M ox on ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁his ▁parents ▁fails ▁as ▁Lew ▁M ox on ▁is ▁now ▁suffering ▁from ▁am nes ia ▁and ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁lie ▁det ector ▁test . ▁He ▁is ▁then ▁released ▁on ▁b ail ▁with