In the rising death toll of corruption and scandal, Gotham's citizens tell their stories. But will you know them by their words alone?

AN: For freakwrtierCHM and Shadir.

I am Gotham.

I do not learn from my mistakes. Yet the sins of my past have come back to haunt me. I am Rachel, mourning for her children, refusing to be comforted for they are no more. I am Gotham, and it was my voice heard weeping in Ramah…

A week ago an Angel died in Gotham. I will find out who. I will find out why.

...I am Gotham. My fury knows no bounds.

An apocalypse is coming: this city will reel under fiery hailstones and blood, and woe to every woman who is with child. I am Gotham, for I am merciless and I punish with vengeance and cast aside all maternal tenderness. As a dog eats its pups, and a sow refuses to suckle, so am I. I am Gotham, for from my suffering I have learned cruelty and forgotten compassion.

I am Gotham. For life is a harsh mistress and a barren womb.

I am Gotham, Ernestina. I fight to the death.

Chapter Eight: The Joker/Jack Napier.