Who Killed Balbo The Boy Magician?

[deadmanbrand]

Deadman floats unseen, unheard above Batman's friend, Jim Gordon, as John Smith, seemingly lucid despite his Alzheimer's, slowly and fitfully recalls the day the young adventurer disappeared.Smith seems to be talking as though he's in a dream. His eyes don't focus on Gordon, instead, they stare out the window into the sunshine

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[gothamflatfoot]

Gordon steps back as the nurses and orderlies rush to Smith's side in a vain attempt to resuscitate the dying embers that are his vital signs.
In the hustle, he makes his exit.

Outside he takes out a stick of gum and proceeds to chew on both it and Smith's dying words as he walks to the parking lot.

Fawcett City's a nice place. Sort of a living flashback to an earlier time, a more innocent time. Well, maybe not 'innocent', but simpler. The bright sun, clean streets and pleasant people are a stark contrast to Gotham and it's myriad avenues of shadow and patina of fear. In a place like this, Jim Gordon feels a bit out of place, but only a bit. Retired or not, he's a cop at heart and something happened here that needs uncovering.

Scribbling down a few notes, Gordon looks around before getting into his car; an old Gotham habit he's never gotten out of. It's time to make a few calls and see if he can't get a few peeks at the files buried in the local precinct archives. That 'old police chief' Smith spoke of, bears closer investigation.