▁to ▁a ▁party , ▁at ▁which ▁he ▁is ▁re int rodu ced ▁to ▁Lew ▁M ox on ' s ▁daughter ▁Mall ory ▁who ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁Bruce ' s ▁child hood ▁sweet heart . ▁At ▁the ▁party , ▁Wayne ▁disco vers ▁that ▁Lew ▁M ox on ▁is ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁an ▁assass ination ▁by ▁Dead shot . ▁For ▁protection , ▁M ox on ▁has ▁employed ▁Phil o ▁Ze iss ▁as ▁his ▁body guard . ▁ ▁During ▁an ▁earlier ▁story , ▁Ze iss ▁killed ▁Bruce ' s ▁friend ▁Jer emy ▁Sam u els . ▁When ▁Bruce ▁confront s ▁Ze iss ▁as ▁Bat man , ▁Ze iss ▁reve als ▁that ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Sam u els ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁under ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁Lew ▁M ox on ▁himself , ▁as ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁something ▁that ▁Thomas ▁Wayne ▁had ▁done ▁to ▁Lew ▁M ox on ▁years ▁ago . ▁ ▁Lew ▁M ox on ▁surv ives ▁Dead shot ' s ▁assass ination ▁attempts ▁( though ▁he ▁is ▁now ▁conf ined ▁to ▁a ▁wheel ch air ), ▁and ▁Bat man ▁disco vers ▁Mall ory ▁is ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁family ' s ▁criminal ▁emp ire . ▁Ult imately ▁Bat man ▁disco vers ▁that ▁Thomas , ▁Mar tha ▁and ▁( a ▁very ▁young ) ▁Bruce ▁Wayne ▁had ▁attended ▁a ▁cost ume ▁party ▁( to ▁which ▁Dr . ▁Wayne ▁wore ▁a ▁Z or ro ▁cost ume ) ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁attended ▁by ▁Lew ▁M ox on . ▁At ▁the ▁party , ▁Ang elo ▁Ber rett i ,