- [Batman appears in front of Holmes and Watson]
- Dr. Watson: A demon!
- Sherlock Holmes: He's a hero, it's obvious by the bright blue and yellow in his costume. The mask means he must be well-known, perhaps a wealthy entrepreneur with ample free time. Square jaw indicates strong lineage, perhaps a doctor's son. And the bat motif, most surely inspired by some childhood trauma. The Masked Bat, perhaps?
- Batman: Actually, it's Batman.
- Sherlock Holmes: Before you depart, I must know: how did you really deduce my identity?
- Batman: Everyone knows who you are. You're the world's greatest detective.
- Batman: Sherlock Holmes, I presume?
- Sherlock Holmes: How did you deduce my identity so quickly?
- Batman: The hat.
- Etrigan: You survived the Bat / But your costume's ruined, and we can't have that.
- [produces a new outfit for Batman]
- Dr. Watson: [after someone says that even a blind man could see that Jason Blood is a witch] Evidence does seem heavily stacked against Blood.
- Sherlock Holmes: What did I tell you about being an imbecile?
- Dr. Watson: To... stop?
- Sherlock Holmes: Precisely.
- Golden Age Flash: [faced by all the townspeople from whom he took Scarecrow's pumpkins] Looks like we've got some explaining to do, Bat..
- [seeing he's gone]
- Golden Age Flash: ...man. The only guy I know with a faster getaway than me.
- James Craddock: I need just one more soul to complete our task. But now, I have some costumed freak chasing after me. He even knows my name. Plus, Holmes and another demon.
- Asteroth: I sensed the rhymer's presence in Whitechapel. I know him well. Tread carefully, for you are not immortal yet.
- James Craddock: [kneeling] Yes, Asteroth.
- Sherlock Holmes: Just as I surmised. The residue of red clay and fine wheat grain in the carriage's wheel tracks pointed right here.
- [blocking a blow with a sword concealed in his cane]
- Sherlock Holmes: Ha! You'll find my reflexes are as sharp as my mind, and my blade even sharper.
- Batman: Craddock, he's going to betray you!
- Asteroth: Give me the horn, human.
- James Craddock: First, complete your end of the bargain. Make me immortal.
- Asteroth: Very well. Your soul shall never pass from the Earth.
- James Craddock: I feel invincible.
- Etrigan: You're a foolish man to take that deal. A demon's promise is never real.
- Scarecrow: You haven't won yet, Batman. By now, the city is intoxicated with fear.
- [seeing a large stack of pumpkins with Jay standing atop]
- Scarecrow: Huh?
- Golden Age Flash: Trick or treat.
- [the pumpkins fall, burying Scarecrow underneath]
- Golden Age Flash: And that, sir, is a wrap.
- Golden Age Flash: This is the last straw, Scarecrow.
- Batman: Your Halloween trail of terror dead-ends here.
- Scarecrow: [stopping his companion] Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait, Scream Queen. Let's first offer our trick-or-treaters some candy.
- [he throws a pumpkin, which explodes]
- Batman: Fear gas.
- Scarecrow: [cackling] Indeed. I've genetically modified this year's entire pumpkin crop to emit my fear gas when heated. Every jack-o-lantern in the city is a ticking time bomb.
- Batman: [Jay uses his speed to disperse the gas] I'll take Scarecrow. You handle the...
- [seeing he's gone]
- Batman: ...pumpkins.
- James Craddock: Before I turn you to dust, I simply must know, stranger. How did you recognize me?
- Batman: Because in my time, you're a ghost.
- James Craddock: [firing an energy blast from his cane] Lies!
- Batman: Craddock? The Gentleman Ghost?
- James Craddock: Gentleman Jim Craddock, you are indeed correct, sir. But a ghost? There's only one of those here, and that's you.
- Sherlock Holmes: What use have you for human souls?
- James Craddock: I need them because, unlike you, I have no intention of dying. Ever.
- Batman: [seeing him drain Holmes' soul] Craddock, no! I know how this is going to end. Don't do it.
- James Craddock: When I return from the underworld, I shall be immortal. And then I'll deal with you personally.
- James Craddock: Two on one hardly seems fair.
- [he throws a large golden ring, which summons an ogre]
- Batman: [to Etrigan] Friend of yours?
- Jason Blood: And what of Craddock?
- Dr. Watson: I daresay he won't be causing any more trouble for humanity. The jury will make sure of that.
- Gentleman Ghost: [rising from his grave] No matter how many centuries I have to wait to face you, Batman... I will find you again, and I will have my revenge!
- Dr. Watson: But, Holmes, are you certain it's not that Moriarty fellow?
- Sherlock Holmes: Stop being an imbecile, Watson. Moriarty's weapon of choice is a unique air rifle assembled by a blind German mechanic. I fear they may be supernatural.
- Dr. Watson: [hearing a woman scream and arriving on the scene] She's alive, but looks as though she's under some sort of spell.
- Sherlock Holmes: Just like the others. Did any of you see the attacker?
- [a witness professes the belief it was Jason Blood]
- Sherlock Holmes: I'll thank you to leave the detective work to me, sir.
- James Craddock: Come out of that frightful rain, my dear, or you'll catch your death of cold.
- Woman: Much obliged, sir. It's not often a lady finds such a gentleman here in the slums.
- Sherlock Holmes: Blood writes with his left hand, but footprints at the first crime scene indicate that the culprit walked with a cane in his right hand. Clearly, Blood was trying to solve the case, and I think this potion and those chalk drawings may hold the answer we need.
- Sherlock Holmes: Jason Blood has been accused of crimes he did not commit and summoned you to his aid.
- Batman: Jason Blood? Where is he?
- Dr. Watson: In a spot of trouble, I'd say.
- Jason Blood: [freed from a pyre by Batman] Thank you, Batman. They think I'm some kind of monster.
- Batman: Last time I checked, you were.
- Jason Blood: I'm only bonded with Etrigan. We are two different beings. Neither of whom are responsible for these attacks.
- Batman: We need to keep a low profile until we can learn more about these crimes. Holmes, how many victims so far?
- Sherlock Holmes: Tonight makes eight total. All found in catatonic states. Clearly, the result of a supernatural attack.
- Batman: Any leads?
- Sherlock Holmes: [taking out a newspaper] "Seventh victim found on Dorset Street. Villain taunts authorities with note." What do you make of this, detective?
- Batman: "The granite demon crumbles in your city's blood frame. When 10:00 she strikes, I'll never sleep again."
- Sherlock Holmes: Stumped, I see. Well, luckily, my powers of deduction tell me that it's actually a veiled reference to the gargoyles at Mignola Chapel.
- Batman: Actually, "granite demon" is an anagram for "Demon Etrigan", Blood's, uh... . alter ego. "Bloody frame" refers to framing Blood. And I'm sure 10:00 indicates the number of victims.
- Jason Blood: [hearing a woman scream] That sounds like number nine.
- Batman: The man in the carriage is Jim Craddock. In my time, he's a criminal named Gentleman Ghost.
- Sherlock Holmes: Gentleman Jim, the notorious highwayman.
- Batman: What I saw Craddock do with that powder horn was no mere robbery.
- Jason Blood: [looking at one of the victims] On the contary, it was indeed robbery. The worst kind. In my library, we can search for reference on the horn you saw.
- Batman: Watson, have your police force clear the streets. No one travels alone, understand?
- [Watson salutes, and as Batman and Blood leave, Holmes turns to do so, as well]
- Dr. Watson: Holmes, wait. You mustn't go off alone.
- Sherlock Holmes: My dear Watson, if I'm to solve the case before this Batman, that's exactly what I must do.
- Jason Blood: Is this what you saw? Wagner's horn. It is just as I feared. Asteroth. Etrigan and Merlin imprisoned him in the underworld three centuries ago.
- Batman: "When 10:00 she strikes, I'll never sleep again." Craddock struck a deal with this demon to become immortal, or never sleep, in exchange for ten souls.
- Jason Blood: With the strength of the souls, Asteroth could break free from his prison.
- Batman: And if he only needs one more, we'd better hurry.
- Dr. Watson: That won't be necessary, Batman.
- Batman: You found him?
- Dr. Watson: Well, not I, sir. The great Sherlock Holmes located the fiend's hideaway at the old windmill and is on his way there to apprehend him presently.