

He then learned from the police that Jeannie had died from a baby bottle heater accident that electrocuted her, his child dying with her. Unfortunately, just before he could go through with it, the police arrived at the bar he was at, and proceeded to escort him outside. On the day of the heist that weekend, he was prepared to go through with it, even making sure to claim he was going out to a gala to ease Jeannie's concern. Despite his hesitance in doing it, he ultimately decided to do so, in the hopes of getting his wife and himself a better future. The men then offered a means to conceal his identity: The infamous Red Hood, which the man recognized from papers as being the same guy who raided an ice company the month before. Despite several attempts, he failed.Įventually, he became desperate enough to turn to two crooks for help regarding aiding them in a heist toward a card shop next to Ace Chemicals. He then vowed to make sure they find a nice neighborhood for them rather than a cheap apartment. He eventually lashed out at Jeannie, his wife, when the latter gave an "oh" response, before profusely apologizing for his behavior. Upon returning from his job where he was uncertain that he did a good job (the people in charge of the club indicated that they may call him back, but he was certain he blew a punchline for one of his jokes). However, he ended up struggling regarding his job, and was forced to contend with a landlady who hated him. Supposedly, he had initially been a nameless chemical engineer for Ace Chemicals that had been married and an expecting father before he quit his stable job, both due to his being creeped out by the location, and to do a dream job of being a comedian due to wanting to make people laugh and feel good.
