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The first issue of this run'd had them described as " the most corrupt police force in America " - they were certainly up there when Blüdhaven was first introduced.

The run preceding this, the Tom Taylor/Bruno Redondo one, had included that corruption being cleansed with Superman supporting character Maggie Sawyer being appointed Blüdhaven police commissioner.

This run's following from that with " there's still problems in Blüdhaven's police force ". Part of it's been their officers cheerfully accepting laser guns, jetpacks and walking tanks (provided by Spheric Solutions, front for the run's overarching villains) to use in their duties.

Issue #125'd had one of the laser-gun-and-jetpack cops murdered - and Maggie, looking into his death, discovering that his " by the book " nature had just been his way of getting away with everything he wanted to.

She and Nightwing'd met the dead Officer Dietrich's killer - an apparent manifestation of Captain Hallow, the ghost of " the first [Blüdhaven cop] to die in the line of duty ", who supposedly punished those of the Blüdhaven police who didn't stand by their fellow officers.

Nightwing'd grappled with the ghost - who'd slipped his grip, leaving a cloak behind. Maggie'd got a shot off at the Captain as he fled - one that hit.

( Captain Hallow still got away. )

Issue #123's ending had had the Flyboiz of Blüdhaven asking Nightwing for help.

Issue #124's beginning was Oracle expositing what that help would involve - medical attention for those Flyboiz who'd been poisoned by significant exposure to " Chemo-infected corpses " - and Nightwing summing up with " They need blood transfusions. "

This did not sit well with the Teddies, the other Blüdhaven gang Nightwing was helping.

( The Flyboiz and the Teddies had been in conflict. )

The end of issue #121 promised that with the likelihood that Dick's latest enemy - Olivia Pearce, super-weapons company CEO aggravating the conflicts of Blüdhaven and profiting thereby - was someone from his Robin past.

The run so far's had Pearce in the company of the " Cirque du Sin " and its mask-faced representative - the reason why not yet apparent.

Pearce has been an obvious challenge to Dick's current role in Blüdhaven, but not in a way immediately complementary to the Cirque du Sin as presented so far - to its face that casually exceeds whatever spatial bounds the scene so far's set.

( Which is fine - nothing says that contemporaneous motifs have to complement each other. )