Read in less then a minuteGrace’s stalker reaches a plea with the DA, but a good one.  When Chad delivers the news to the Manor, he runs into Hope, with mixed reactions for all involved.  

Read in less then a minuteHope arrives in Gotham and moves into the Manor while she is looking for a place to live.

Read in less then a minuteMayor Miles Blaire launches a probe of City Hall and the police department.  Bruce extends bodyguards to Courtney, Constance and Grace.  Batman and Officer Harris begin planning to take down a corrupt police officer.

Read in less then a minuteBruce manipulates things behind the scenes so that Grace can press charges against her mugger without subjecting herself to the press feeding frenzy. Det. Walker Vincent and Officer Chad Harris arrive to take her statement and they learn the mugger was really a stalker. Later that night, Batman approaches Officer Harris about working together for the benefit of Gotham.

Read in less then a minuteMayor Miles Blaire and his wife, Constance, celebrate their anniversary. Grace is attacked by a mugger and is saved by Batman. She awakens to find herself in Wayne Manor, where a distraught Bruce confesses that he is miserable without her. They reconcile.

Read in less then a minuteUpset by a prior breakup with then-lover Lex Luthor, Bruce decides to end his relationship with Grace O’Neil by telling her that he “thinks she should reconsider moving back to her apartment.” This action was spurred by his belief that living apart would be safer for her than living with Batman.

Read in less then a minuteSeth Meyers and Courtney Blaire marry quickly, on August 27, 2003.

Read in less then a minuteIn the middle of a crisis on two fronts – Courtney’s cancer and Lex’s coma/amnesia – Bruce is confronted with yet another: an attack on his European businesses that demand his attention. Conflicted and in pain, he chooses Europe – thus earning Seth’s ire. During the trip, he is nearly assassinated (a fact he has kept secret from everyone, even now). When he returns, he finds himself locked out of Courtney’s life by an angry Seth. He also discovers that Lex’s memory returned, to bad results.

Read in one minuteBruce invites Grace to move into the Manor with him. It is a difficult decision for him, one in which he struggled with many emotions, most of which he did not understand. Looking for advice, he turns to Miles Blaire for the confidence he needs to make the move. Shortly after her move, his happiness is threatened by the news that Courtney Blaire has been diagnosed with cancer and Lex Luthor was in an automobile accident resulting in cancer. He is bereft and turns to Grace for comfort and support.

Read in less then a minuteBruce surprises Grace with a trip to Italy for her birthday. During the trip, Lex Luthor goes missing. His whereabouts are not discovered until after their return.

Read in less then a minuteInfatuated by former supermodel Grace O’Neil, whom he meets via Courtney, Bruce asks her out and they begin to date.

Read in less then a minuteBruce sends Courtney to an expensive new spa as a birthday present. She takes friend Grace O’Neil with her and returns with pictures to share. While there, the girls meet Seth Meyers, a young advertizing exec, and his best friend Alex Norton. Sparks fly between Seth and Courtney.

Read in less then a minuteBruce goes to Metropolis on business and runs into Lex Luthor at a club. They are immediately drawn to one another, beginning a potentially scandalous and heated relationship.

Read in less then a minuteBruce returns to Gotham and spends several months creating the public image of himself as self-centered, morally ambiguous, playboy. He dates many women (and occasinal men) in and out of Gotham, parties, and spends money to maintain the image. In secret, he begins converting the caves and sub-basement of the Manor into Batman’s headquarters.

Read in less then a minuteLouisa Maria Franklin, adopted on August 29, 2000.