Ep 12. What the Little Bird Told Him

What the Little Bird Told Him is the twelfth episode of the first season of Gotham. The episode opens with crime boss Falcone recovering from an assassination attempt by hired hitman Richard Sionis. Jim Gordon and his partner Harvey Bullock are tasked with finding Sionis before he can strike again.

Meanwhile, Dr. Leslie Thompkins becomes involved in the investigation when a witness to Sionis's latest hit is brought into the hospital where she works. It turns out the witness is a young girl named Lila Valeska, who was kidnapped by Sionis's henchmen and forced to watch as they murdered her parents. Lila is traumatized and barely speaks, but Dr. Thompkins manages to get through to her and learns that Sionis is planning to attack the Gotham City Police Department.

As Gordon and Bullock race against the clock to stop Sionis, Oswald Cobblepot continues his manipulations behind the scenes. He makes a deal with Falcone's rival, Fish Mooney, promising to help her overthrow Falcone in exchange for protection. Cobblepot also confronts Gordon's fiancée, Barbara Kean, revealing that he knows Barbara has secrets of her own and warning her to stay away from him and his business.

As the episode reaches its climax, Gordon and Bullock track down Sionis and engage in a tense stand-off with him at the police department. The situation is further complicated by the fact that Sionis has taken Commissioner Loeb hostage, and is using him as a shield to prevent the police from taking him down. In the end, it's up to young detective Edward Nygma to come up with a clever plan to disarm Sionis and defuse the situation before anyone else gets hurt.

Overall, What the Little Bird Told Him is a fast-paced and action-packed episode that continues to explore the various power struggles and personal conflicts at play in the world of Gotham City. It also sets the stage for future episodes by hinting at the larger conspiracies and hidden agendas that are sure to be revealed in the weeks to come.