As Penguin gleefully has breakfast, he admits to his non-English-speaking maid that he’s in love with Ed and wants to tell him. When given the chance to speak to Ed, Penguin is unable to profess his love and chickens out.
The GCPD, now at the scene of the crime, spot the albino messenger. They immediately take him into custody, knowing that Tetch must’ve been behind the murders.
Jim, after instructions from Tetch, enters an abandoned building and receives a call. He’s quickly led to a telescope where he sees Tetch’s men in the process of kidnapping Valerie. Jim runs out to pursue them, but is too late.
Jim enters Barbara’s establishment and demands to know Tetch’s location. She has no idea, but reveals that she had a recent conversation with him where she revealed his past and current loves: herself, Leslie, and Valerie. Jim finds out about Leslie’s kidnapping when he attempts to call her.
A frustrated Barnes interrogates the hypnotized albino. Reaching the end of his patience, Barnes starts to exhibit rage—bending a metal chair with his bare hands. He quickly snaps out of it when Harvey interrupts them.
Jim enters Gotham’s Department of Water and Power. Tetch reveals his latest game: Jim must choose to shoot either a doctor or a journalist. If he doesn’t, both will be electrocuted. When Barnes, Harvey, and the GCPD burst in, Tetch executes the two victims.
Penguin visits a school for a photo op. At first repulsed by the scene, he sympathizes with a lone boy sitting by himself. Penguin speaks to the boy and realizes that he has no friends. He advises the boy to join the other children. And if one of them doesn’t like him, he should kick him down the stairs. Proud of his misguided advice, Penguin invites Ed to dinner at the mansion.
Both Valerie and Leslie are held hostage at Leslie’s own home. Even in dire circumstances, Valerie is still trying to score an interview. She’ll help Leslie pick the lock if Leslie reveals her findings on Alice’s blood.
At GCPD, an enraged Barnes rallies the officers to rescue Leslie and Valerie. Meanwhile, Jim spots the hypnotized albino and discovers that his final message is a written note, pointing him to Leslie’s home. As Jim leaves, he runs into an angry Mario. Seeing an opportunity, Jim brings Mario along to execute a rescue plan.
Jim enters Leslie’s home. Tetch greets him and invites him to sit with Leslie and Valerie who are both held at gunpoint. Tetch wants Jim to decide which woman to kill by choosing the one he loves the most. Mario makes his way through the cellar where he retrieves a pistol.
As Jim stalls for time, Mario infiltrates the dining room. However, Tetch was one step ahead. He had already removed the bullets from Mario’s gun. Jim, in a last bid, tries to get Jervis to lose control. But Jervis catches himself and starts a countdown. Jim quickly chooses Leslie to be shot. Jervis realizes that Jim is using reverse psychology, so he shoots Valerie instead.
Penguin has dinner set and ready. He nervously practices a monologue. Meanwhile, Ed is shopping for wine and runs into a customer who’s Kristen Kringle’s doppelganger. Ed is immediately smitten when she recites a riddle.
Jim tries to say a few words to Leslie as they wait for news of Valerie’s condition. But Leslie doesn’t think it’s the appropriate time. The scene silently closes.
Best Moment - Jim running towards the boy and saving him from the oncoming truck. Like what most people have already said, he’s the Batman of this show.
Final Thoughts - “Follow the White Rabbit” had quite a few missed opportunities to develop both Tetch and Valerie further. In the end, Tetch seemed like any other cookie-cutter villain of the week. And the audience lacked any sort of sympathy for Valerie’s life and death situation. In addition to these deficiencies, I was expecting Jim to be more intelligent and use more than reverse psychology. The writing in this respect was lazy.