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>This is all cut short as the GCPD storm the place and Barracuda crashes the party at the same time, killing several cops and taking Jim Gordon hostage before speeding off in a cruiser. Punisher and Batman agree to a brief truce long enough to stop Barracuda, and pursue him in the Batmobile, pursuing him out of Gotham and into the swamps.
>Later that night, Barracuda is relaxing at an old swamp cabin, in a rocking chair drinking Irish coffee with his feet propped up on Gordon like a footrest, as Batman approaches alone.
>Barracuda ain't scared none of the clown in the big bat suit, and the two banter about how ridiculous Batman looks. Bruce puffs and postures but Barracuda doesn't take none of it and dresses down how he isn't scary because he's frightening, he's just scary cause he hurts you. And Barracuda's not afraid of getting hurt, so what's Batman to him? "Nothin' at all, nigga."
>Batman informs him as a boy he studied theater. And the first thing they teach you in theater is how to keep the audience's eyes fixed on you, and not what's behind the curtain.
>Frank has snuck into the cabin through the back door and smashes through the window, jabbing a knife into Barracuda's throat, but the big guy's so fucking jacked on Venom it doesn't put him down. He lifts Frank up by the neck, who pulls on strings he held to activate a dozen guns he'd set up on tripods within the cabin, which riddle Barracuda full of holes. He loses his balance when Gordon takes the chance to lunge at the giant's knees, and topples into a pile beating Jim and Frank to hell. He gets up and goes for round two with Batman, joined by Jason Todd, but even together the dynamic duo gets fucked up, with Jason getting shot by his own gun and left for dead.
>Barracuda drags Batman into the swamp to drown him in the muck, only to find Carpenter there in the Batmobile waiting, ensaring him in a tow cable to pull him into the mud. In the thick muck Batman is able to finally gain the upper hand.
