A new recruit in Captain Sarah Essen's Gotham City Police Department, Detective James Gordon is paired with Harvey Bullock to solve one of Gotham's highest-profile cases: the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne. During his investigation, Gordon meets the Waynes' son Bruce, now in the care of his butler Alfred Pennyworth, which further compels Gordon to catch the mysterious killer. Along the way, Gordon must confront mobstress Fish Mooney, mafia led by Carmine Falcone, as well as many of Gotham's future villains such as Selina Kyle, Edward Nygma, and Oswald Cobblepot. Eventually, Gordon is forced to form an unlikely friendship with Wayne, one that will help shape the boy's future in his destiny of becoming a crusader.

James Gordon meijubar.net在哥谭市的郊区长大，对这座迷人的、让人兴奋的大都市充满浪漫的幻想。他已故的父亲曾是城中有名的地区检察官，而他自己也光荣地成为哥谭市警察局的一名侦探。他刚刚走上新的工作岗位两个星期，与医生Barbara Kean订了婚，并发誓要让这座城市变回自己童年记忆中的那个样子。《蝙蝠侠》中的角色会在这个故事中亮相吗？这也成了该剧的看点之一。