'Gotham' FOX Season 1 Episode 13 Ben McKenzie’s Det. Jim Gordon in His First Homicide Case Following His Reinstatement & Robin Lord Taylor’s Penguin in His First Takeover of Fish’ Possessions
Fox's Gotham Season 1 airs their 13th episode on Monday, January 26, at its 8:00-9:00 pm time slot and is entitled "Welcome Back, Jim Gordon." According to the studio's official synopsis, when the key witness in a homicide ends up dead while being held for questioning by the police, Gordon (Ben McKenzie) suspects that it's an inside job and looks to an old friend for information. Meanwhile, Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor) takes control of one of Fish Mooney's (Jada Pinkett-Smith) prized possessions, as she gets a gets a small taste of her own medicine.
In last week's episode, Gordon was seen being reinstated as a detective by police commissioner Gillian Loeb (Peter Scolari) after keeping his end of a deal in the capture and recovery of escaped prisoner Jack Buchinsky aka The Electrocutioner (Christopher Heyerdahl). Also seen last week, Oswald Cobblepot was allowed by Falcone (John Doman) to take over Fish Mooney's nightclub as well as what is left of her gang. As for Fish and her right-hand man Butch Drew Powell), they were taken as prisoners by the Don who promised them they will suffer long and hard for their treachery. And poor aspiring singer Liza (Mackenzie Leigh), Fish' pawn in her failed power-grab attempt, she was strangled by Falcone until she died in his hands.
Gotham's regular and recurring casts includes McKenzie, Logue, Pinkett-Smith, Taylor, Doman, Powell, along with Donal Logue as Det. Harvey Bullock, Sean Pertwee as Alfred, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne/the future Batman, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman, Zabryna Guevara as Captain Sarah Essen, Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma/the future Riddler, Victoria Cartagena as Renee Montoya, Andrew Stewart Jones as Crispus Allen, Richard Kind as Mayor Aubrey James, Clare Folly as Ivy Pepper, Nicholas D'Agosto as Assistant District Attorney Harvey Dent/the future Two-Face, and Carol Kane as Penguin's mother Gertrude Kapelput.
The guest cast for "Welcome Back, Jim Gordon" includes Morena Baccarin as Dr. Leslie Thompkins, Anthony Carrigan as Victor Zsasz, Dash Mihok as Arnold Flass, and Niko Nicotera as Derek Delaware.