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The scene flashes back to a few days ago, when Batman discovers a plan to poison the water at the Health Spring Spa. When he confronts the man drilling into the spa's pipes, the gas douses them both. Later, while he's looking at blueprints on the Batcomputer of a device the man wore, he seesthe Joker's reflection. He turns around -- it's just Alfred. Realizing something is wrong, Batman heads to the hospital, where the thug is having wild hallucinations. Batman talks to the supervisor, Dr. Wu, who gives him an antidote. However, it will put him to sleep for two days, and Batman can't afford to take that time off before he's solved the case. He heads to Arkham to interrogate the only man who could make such a chemical -- the Scarecrow. On the way, he sees Robin in the middle of the road. He swerves and crashes, and the Arkham staff save him and bring him in.

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The scene flashes back to a few days ago, when Batman discovers a plan to poison the water at the Health Spring Spa. When he confronts the man drilling into the spa's pipes, the gas douses them both. Later, while he's looking at blueprints on the Batcomputer of a device the man wore, he seesthe sees the Joker's reflection. He turns around -- it's just Alfred. Realizing something is wrong, Batman heads to the hospital, where the thug is having wild hallucinations. Batman talks to the supervisor, Dr. Wu, who gives him an antidote. However, it will put him to sleep for two days, and Batman can't afford to take that time off before he's solved the case. He heads to Arkham to interrogate the only man who could make such a chemical -- the Scarecrow. On the way, he sees Robin in the middle of the road. He swerves and crashes, and the Arkham staff save him and bring him in.
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* DumbassHasAPoint: For as naive as Dr. Bartholomew is regarding Arkham's security and Batman's Rogues Gallery in general, once he finally is forced to admit that Scarecrow has managed to escape, he still holds to the fairly reasonable judgment that Batman is no shape to fight him in his currently poisoned condition.
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The scene flashes back to a few days ago, when Batman discovers a plan to poison the water at the Health Spring Spa. When he confronts the man drilling into the spa's pipes, the gas douses them both. Later, while he's looking at blueprints on the Batcomputer of a device the man wore, he sees ComicBook/TheJoker's reflection. He turns around--it's just Alfred. Realizing something is wrong, Batman heads to the hospital, where the thug is having wild hallucinations. Batman talks to the supervisor, Dr. Wu, who gives him an antidote. However, it will put him to sleep for two days, and Batman can't afford to take that time off before he's solved the case. He heads to Arkham to interrogate the only man who could make such a chemical--the Scarecrow. On the way, he sees Robin in the middle of the road. He swerves and crashes, and the Arkham staff save him and bring him in.

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The scene flashes back to a few days ago, when Batman discovers a plan to poison the water at the Health Spring Spa. When he confronts the man drilling into the spa's pipes, the gas douses them both. Later, while he's looking at blueprints on the Batcomputer of a device the man wore, he sees ComicBook/TheJoker's seesthe Joker's reflection. He turns around--it's around -- it's just Alfred. Realizing something is wrong, Batman heads to the hospital, where the thug is having wild hallucinations. Batman talks to the supervisor, Dr. Wu, who gives him an antidote. However, it will put him to sleep for two days, and Batman can't afford to take that time off before he's solved the case. He heads to Arkham to interrogate the only man who could make such a chemical--the chemical -- the Scarecrow. On the way, he sees Robin in the middle of the road. He swerves and crashes, and the Arkham staff save him and bring him in.



As Batman goes through the cavern, still hallucinating, he sees a rat suddenly turn into the Joker. Then the Penguin emerges out of the ground; his head pops to reveal ComicBook/TwoFace who throws a coin at him, which becomes a buzz saw. Two-Face melts into Poison Ivy and soon even Alfred and Robin attack him. Batman falls into an abyss into the mouth of the Scarecrow himself. Finally, he recovers.

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As Batman goes through the cavern, still hallucinating, he sees a rat suddenly turn into the Joker. Then the Penguin emerges out of the ground; his head pops to reveal ComicBook/TwoFace Two-Face, who throws a coin at him, him which becomes a buzz saw. Two-Face melts into Poison Ivy and soon even Alfred and Robin attack him. Batman falls into an abyss into the mouth of the Scarecrow himself. Finally, he recovers.



* BewareOfHitchhikingGhosts: The "Apparition in front of the car" variant is used--the Batmobile turns a corner and Batman thinks he's just managed to run Robin down, though in fact it's a hallucination caused by the Scarecrow's fear gas.

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* BewareOfHitchhikingGhosts: The "Apparition in front of the car" variant is used--the used -- the Batmobile turns a corner and Batman thinks he's just managed to run Robin down, though in fact it's a hallucination caused by the Scarecrow's fear gas.
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* BigNo: In one of his hallucinations, Batman screams this as a giant gun (which killed his parents) shoots him in reminiscent of a nuclear blast.

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* BigNo: In one of his hallucinations, Batman screams this as a giant gun (which (representing the gun that killed his parents) shoots at him in a manner reminiscent of a nuclear blast.
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As the hallucinations get worse, Batman is raving incoherently. Thinking he is delusional, psychiatrist Dr. Bartholomew takes him in as a patient. An orderly prepares to remove his mask, but Dr. Bartholomew tells him leave it for now, as he believes it is the root of Batman's fixation and removing it now might shatter his remaining sanity. They straitjacket Batman and lock him in a cell. He tries to explain Scarecrow's plan to poison Gotham's water supply, but Dr. Bartholomew dismisses this as another delusion, stating that he saw Professor Crane in his cell that morning. Batman's recounting ends.

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As the hallucinations get worse, Batman is raving incoherently. Thinking he is delusional, psychiatrist Dr. Bartholomew takes him in as a patient. An orderly prepares to remove his mask, but Dr. Bartholomew tells him to leave it for now, as he believes it is the root of Batman's fixation and removing it now might shatter his remaining sanity. They straitjacket Batman and lock him in a cell. He tries to explain Scarecrow's plan to poison Gotham's water supply, but Dr. Bartholomew dismisses this as another delusion, stating that he saw Professor Crane in his cell that morning. Batman's recounting ends.
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* GenreBlindness: The doctor at Arkham clearly knows so little about how Gotham works that he comes across as astonishingly naïve. He somehow fails to notice that Batman has been drugged despite being a doctor, instead jumping to the conclusion that he's gone insane; he refuses to believe that Scarecrow's WaterSourceTampering plot is anything more than a figment of Batman's imagination when such a thing is actually fairly mundane compared to the outlandish schemes Batman usually foils; he somehow feels justified in claiming that Arkham Asylum is effective in treating the various members of Batman's RoguesGallery; he has so much faith in [[CardboardPrison Arkham's security]] that he's shocked the Scarecrow managed to escape; and he tells Batman that the police will be able to handle the problem, [[PoliceAreUseless which is obviously never true in stories like this]].
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* FanDisservice: Ordinarily an appearance from Poison Ivy, this show's biggest MsFanservice, is cause for celebration. But the way [[NightmareFace her face stretches & distorts]] in Batman's nightmare is not titillating in the least. Well, unless you're into that [[NightmareFetishist sort of thing]].

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* FanDisservice: Ordinarily an appearance from Poison Ivy, this show's biggest MsFanservice, is cause for celebration. But the way [[NightmareFace her face stretches & and distorts]] in Batman's nightmare is not titillating in the least. Well, unless you're into that [[NightmareFetishist sort of thing]].
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* FanDisservice: Ordinarily an appearance from Poison Ivy, this show's biggest MsFanservice, is cause for celebration. But the way [[NightmareFace her face stretches & distorts]] in Batman's nightmare is not titillating in the least. Well, unless you're into that [[NightmareFetishist sort've thing]].

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* FanDisservice: Ordinarily an appearance from Poison Ivy, this show's biggest MsFanservice, is cause for celebration. But the way [[NightmareFace her face stretches & distorts]] in Batman's nightmare is not titillating in the least. Well, unless you're into that [[NightmareFetishist sort've sort of thing]].

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* GoToSleepEnding: After a hard battle with Scarecrow, Bruce is finally able to take the antidote administered to him by Alfred, and he wishes Alfred goodnight before drifting off to sleep at the very end of the episode.



* HowWeGotHere: The episode begins with Batman locked up in Arkham Asylum and it spends it's first half showing how he ended up there.

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* HowWeGotHere: The episode begins with Batman locked up in Arkham Asylum and it spends it's its first half showing how he ended up there.
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* FanDisservice: Ordinarily an appearance from Poison Ivy, this show's biggest MsFanservice, is cause for celebration. But the way her face stretches & distorts in Batman's nightmare is not titillating in the least. Well, unless you're into that [[NightmareFetishist sort've thing]].

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* FanDisservice: Ordinarily an appearance from Poison Ivy, this show's biggest MsFanservice, is cause for celebration. But the way [[NightmareFace her face stretches & distorts distorts]] in Batman's nightmare is not titillating in the least. Well, unless you're into that [[NightmareFetishist sort've thing]].
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* FanDisservice: Ordinarily an appearance, no matter how brief, from Poison Ivy, this show's biggest MsFanservice, is cause for celebration. But the way her face stretches & distorts in Batman's nightmare is not titillating in the least

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* FanDisservice: Ordinarily an appearance, no matter how brief, appearance from Poison Ivy, this show's biggest MsFanservice, is cause for celebration. But the way her face stretches & distorts in Batman's nightmare is not titillating in the least least. Well, unless you're into that [[NightmareFetishist sort've thing]].

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