▁is ▁stock p iling ▁enough ▁sm ugg led ▁arms ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁small ▁war . ▁To ▁further ▁comp licate ▁matters , ▁sh ady ▁psych iat rist ▁Hugo ▁Str ange ▁comes ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁sh adows ▁as ▁the ▁outside ▁influence ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁sow ing ▁the ▁se eds ▁of ▁the ▁prison ▁city ▁project ▁all ▁along ; ▁he ▁issues ▁orders ▁direct ing ▁Ty ger ' s ▁highly ▁trained ▁operators ▁to ▁h unt ▁down ▁and ▁kill ▁Bat man ▁on ▁sight . ▁ ▁Mayor ▁Sh arp ' s ▁th ugs ▁succeed ▁in ▁round ing ▁up ▁every ▁last ▁remaining ▁citiz en ▁with ▁even ▁a ▁minor ▁criminal ▁record , ▁along ▁with ▁numerous ▁" polit ical " ▁prisoners ▁who ▁know ▁too ▁much ▁about ▁the ▁myster ious ▁Professor ▁Str ange . ▁The ▁gates ▁swing ▁shut ▁on ▁Ark ham ▁City ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁time , ▁tra pping ▁hundreds ▁of ▁innoc ents ▁inside ▁with ▁the ▁world ' s ▁worst ▁fre aks , ▁gang sters , ▁and ▁mad men . ▁Hugo ▁Str ange ▁is ▁open ly ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁absolute ▁authority ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁project , ▁and ▁Bruce ▁Wayne ' s ▁attempts ▁to ▁der ail ▁this ▁by ▁expos ing ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁doctor ' s ▁un eth ical ▁past ▁are ▁to ▁little ▁avail . ▁ ▁Str ange ▁emer ges ▁as ▁the ▁key ▁ant agon ist ▁behind ▁the ▁scenes : ▁He ▁currently ▁w ield s ▁absolute ▁power ▁in ▁local ▁politics ▁and ▁the ▁criminal ▁under world . ▁Even ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁villa ins ▁must ▁now ▁submit ▁to ▁his ▁authority ▁or ▁for ge ▁an ▁une asy