Far from the Tree

Gotham Knights #15

May 2001

While Tim Drake wonders about his relationship to Batman in light of some files discovered on the Batcave's computers, his parents attend an ecological charity event. This event is crashed by a newly-escaped Poison Ivy, who entwines all the women in vines and puts the men under her control - Tim switches to his Robin identity and joins Batman out there. Although Tim's dad and step-mother are under Ivy's control, Batman elects to free the hostages himself while sending Robin after Ivy. Robin negotiates with Ivy, saying that he'll give in to her demands about the ethics of some of the businessmen, but qon't allow them to be killed. He then holds the grass hostage with the threat of fire and explains his own demands. Ivy will agree to release the hostages, but not to return to Arkham. She makes to leave, allowing Robin to live, but is knocked out by a batarang from Batman. Batman tells Robin that he sent him after Ivy because he trusted him, not because he didn't think he'd handle seeing his dad in danger, and Robin realises his relationship with Batman is more secure than he thought.