In the CCC version of this, there's an additional scene that takes place ten years later. Batman helps Maria's ghost rescue her son from Two-Face. Grundy winds up saving the kid, giving him to Batman, and leaving. Once the kid is safe, Maria's ghost fades away, wishing Batman a Merry Christmas. The contest was during the Christmas season, so I was trying to write a heart-tugging Christmas story. I ran up to the deadline though, and didn't get to write the ten years later scene as well as the rest of it. Batkevin' gave me heck for it, and he was right. So, here in the repost, that scene was dropped.
As it is here, I love this story. I only wish I could keep it as the origin for The Woman in White. If it ever gets published though, I'd have to write something different that doesn't include the DC characters. <sigh> In the meantime, I still really like the Two-Face stuff here. :)
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