BATMAN. DETECTIVE COMICS #776 - DC COMICS (2003) 438799

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A spate of attacks on gunrunner Johnny Gilmore's gang lead Batman to
suspect James O'Dell, an ex-GCPD detective whose obsession with
infiltrating the gang had permanently ostracized his friends and wife,
and ultimately forced him to enter witness protection when a legal
technicality freed Gilmore. After interviewing O'Dell's father, Batman
trails O'Dell to a vacant lot, where Gilmore and his remaining men have
set an ambush. To his shock, Batman soon learns O'Dell is looking to protect his
father, the true culprit behind the attacks. By the time Batman has
subdued Gilmore's men, the senior O'Dell is already holding Gilmore at
gunpoint - but relents upon seeing Batman, deciding to let Gilmore be
peacefully apprehended. Unfortunately, Gilmore quickly draws a gun of
his own, and Batman intervenes just a second too late to prevent the
bullet's impact. After knocking Gilmore unconscious, Batman tries to resuscitate
the senior O'Dell, but to no avail. In minutes, the older man dies -
whereupon Batman realizes he himself has also been shot, his bleeding
slowed but not stopped by sheer force of will. The wounded crimefighter
manages to reenter the Batmobile before losing consciousness, and sets
the autopilot for home, only for the car's sensors to detect his
injuries and instead deliver him to Leslie Thompkins's clinic. Batman recovers after a full day's treatment from Leslie,
whereupon he drills his own reaction speeds harder than ever. Meanwhile,
moved by his father's sacrifice, the younger O'Dell rejoins the GCPD.