E39: Robin Part One

Robin Part One is the twelfth episode of Batman: Shadow War's season three. It introduces Robin.

Plot
The episode begins with Haley's Circus arriving in Gotham City; a traveling circus with the notable Flying Graysons ran by Mr. Haley. The Flying Graysons are acrobatic performers comprising of John and Mary Grayson along with their son, Dick Grayson. Dick wore a Robin costume along with his parents for the act however crime boss Tony Zucco threatened Mr. Haley for protection money however it was actually exortion, the services offered were merely a protection from the damage Zucco would otherwise inflict. Haley threw the criminal out and threatened him to never return. The Flying Graysons witnessed this and Zucco gave Dick a look, scaring the boy.

The night of the act, Bruce Wayne was among the crowd watching and was entertained especially by the Flying Graysons. Unfortunately, Zucco was also among the crowd and passed his henchman some nuts and bolts in a bag while grinning, revealing he is sabotaging the act and the swings the Flying Graysons was using disconnected with Mary and John falling to their deaths while Dick watched in horror. Dick mourned his parents to the crowd's dismay including Mr. Haley's and Bruce's. Out of sympathy and relating to the boy when he lost his parents, adopted Dick and while he was sleeping after dinner; Bruce became Batman enraged to hunt down the Flying Graysons' killers.

After some investigation, he was interrupted by a group of criminals trying to sabotage an construction site to extort money from a wealthy architect. Batman arrives with most of the criminals escaping until the Dark Knight used an ice pellet to stop one. Frozen, Batman interrogated the shivering gangster who his working for however he refuses; with Batman threatening to leave him in his state. However, the man pleaded and revealed his working for Tony Zucco; Batman realized he was one of the crowd members, then further interrogated the sabotager in where he is. The shivering henchman told him he doesn't know however knows another sabotaging operation going on, then Batman left the frozen criminal in anger for the police.

During the operation, Tony Zucco's thugs are seen threatening a wealthy businessman and trying to force him into an unfair extortion trap. Batman arrives, throwing two Batarangs to defeat two, then beats up the rest; leaving one conscious to choke and bring up to a wall; furiously threatening and interrogating him. The thug pulls out a gun and tries to kill Batman, only for the Dark Knight to disarm him then bring the criminal down to the ground; threatening to break his arm and then the thug snitched on Zucco's location which is at Haley's Circus.

Characters

 * Bruce Wayne/Batman as
 * Alfred Pennyworth as 
 * James Gordon as 
 * Sarah Gordon as 
 * Barbara Gordon as 
 * Dick Grayson as 
 * John Grayson as 
 * Mary Grayson as
 * Mr. Haley as
 * Tony Zucco as 

Objects Used

 * Batarang 
 * Grapnel Gun 
 * Ice Pellet 
 * Fingerprint Dusting Kit
 * Evidence Bags
 * Bat-Heater

Deaths

 * Flying Grayson: Fell to death.