E34: Hush

Hush is the seventh episode of Batman: Shadow War's season three. It introduces villain Hush.

Plot
One night, Bruce Wayne is seen remembering the days before his life turned upside down until Alfred Pennyworth called him about a crime in progress for Bruce to suit up in a brooding look. As Batman, he goes to find a corpse with a mutilated face and investigates the scene. He doesn't find the killer but notifys Commissioner James Gordon about it who begins a police hunt to locate the serial killer as he reveals two more victims that were recently found and Batman also conducts an investigation each body, finding a pattern as each murder had the same cause of death with the same mutilated faces.

Batman eventually a murder in progress with the killer but the killer manages to flee in time only for Batman to follow him. The killer turns into an alley where Batman tries to corner him however the Dark Knight is shot by a well-placed bullet which wounds him temporarily; allowing for Hush to escape leaving a blood trail which was eventually cut off. Batman returns to the Batcave to heal himself and discovers each victim has features of the face of Bruce Wayne. He tries to find another victim carrying these features and manages to find one, looking over him for a night until he spots the killer who corners him in an alleyway, though Batman ambushes the serial killer and demands him to turn around, only for the knife-armed man to turn with bandages all over his face, calling himself Hush but Batman discovers he is actually Thomas Elliot, his childhood friend.

Batman, shocked by his friend being a killer, fights back his emotions and pulls out some Bat-Cuffs in an attempt to arrest him. Though Hush puts his away his knife, instead drawing two handguns which he uses one to shoot his victim dead and the other to fight off Batman who throws a Batarang to disarm him. Hush though, with a remaining pistol, still overwhelms Batman with a barrage of bullets. Batman, taking cover, throws a Smoke Pellet at Hush and Batman tries to sneakingly take him out only to find he managed to actually use the smoke to escape. Batman, struck with grief, is determined to find his old friend and what his planning.

Characters

 * Bruce Wayne/Batman as 
 * Alfred Pennyworth as 
 * James Gordon as 
 * Elliot Thomas/Hush as 

Objects Used

 * Batarang 
 * Grapnel Gun
 * Smoke Pellet 
 * Evidence Bags 
 * Fingerprint Dusting Kit

Deaths

 * 1) Hush Victims: Face mutilated by Hush.
 * 2) Last Victim: Shot in the chest by Hush.