Gotham, late at night

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*Researching Jordan McIntyre's a lot different than researching a common criminal. There are literally tthousands upon thousands of pages of information about him -- from his time as a young Wayne Industries executive working alongside Lucius Fox and Thomas Wayne, to his rise as a oil magnate and philanthropist. His known friends and associates include heads of state, political figures, CEOs of major corporations and even, unsurprisingly, a few people the Batman knows as superheroes -- file photos from various newspapers show him side by side with the likes of Dr. Mid-Nite and Black Lightning in their secret identitites, which he knew, but also Sen. Neptune Perkins, who JLA records show was a "mystery man" in World War II, and Hank Heywood, the All-Star Squadron member named Commander Steel who both gave the JLA its Detroit hadquarters then later clashed with them over his grandson's "career path" as a JLA member.

No criminal record -- again, to be expecteed -- but several decades worth of political activity. Dyed-in-the-wool Republican, but some amount of donations on both sides of the aisle, including to Perkins. Literally a dozen presidential committees for both Republicans and Democrats -- mostly energy and defense, but also a couple on metahuman affairs. Several stints on the Republican National Committee and various election committees, but oddly, little involvement with the Luthor campaign.

Involvement with a wide variety of charities -- mostly dealing with ending disease, child poverty and education, although several pages of odds and ends.

And tonight, McIntyre sits in a living room in a Gotham flat he's owned for decades and hasn't visited in nearly that long, drinking brandy and watching financial information scroll across his television. Chopin is playing lightly on his stereo, and there's a familiar scent in the air -- nearly-baked chocolate chip cookies. Alfred's recipe.*