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Chapter 1: All eyes on him.

Edward Nygma would never forget the first time he saw Oswald Cobblepot. 

There had been rumours floating around the GCPD for days that Jim Gordon had killed a man going by that name, possibly on Don Falcone's orders, but Ed had paid them little attention. He kept his ears to the ground at all times of course, what better place to find out what's going on in the city than in the police station right?, but police politics was of no interest to him. It was useful stuff to know but by no means thrilling to hear about. So Ed gave the rumours little mind, that was until Jim Gordon was dragged, handcuffed, into the GCPD by Montoya and Alan from Major Crimes.

"I didn't shoot Cobblepot" Jim announced but his words landed on deaf ears "I lied. I didn't shoot him, Bullock." "Of course you didn't partner" Bullock replied with a feigned innocence that would convince no one. He was a terrible actor. "No, I mean it" Jim insisted desperately. Ed drew closer whilst trying to remain discrete, waiting to see how this played out. "Harvey Bullock, you are under arrest" Montoya said with a barely supressed sigh.  "For what?!" Bullock cried indignantly as Alan snapped on the cuffs. "Accomplice to the murder of Oswald Cobblepot" the MCU detective replied "we have a witness who places you at the scene." "You think you can walk in here and take my people like that?" said Captain Essen, outraged. "We're not here to take down the GCPD. We just want these two" Montoya snapped. "Well they're GCPD so the MCU has a problem" Essen replied threateningly. "Yeah, you got a problem!" Bullock chimed in unhelpfully. 

Before the argument could become more heated the main door opened, causing everyone to turn and gawk at the man who had just walked into the room. For such a small man he certainly commanded a huge stage presence and there was something about him that seemed to radiate power. Ed had to admit that Oswald was certainly brave, if the rumours of Falcone's involvement were to be believed. Here was a man who was wanted dead by the mob yet here he stood in front of the entire GCPD task force, confident and in control. 

"Hello" Oswald announced with an amused chuckle "My name is Oswald Cobblepot." He gave an over the top bow as all eyes in the room stared at him. He smiled smugly and despite hearing stories that Oswald was no more than Fish's umbrella boy Ed found himself overcome with a sudden surge of respect for the well dressed man in front of him. He could tell that here was a man it would be dangerous to underestimate.