Look around you. These are results. Crime just stopped paying for these stiffs! The point's simple. Batman is dead... I'm taking his mission to the next level. I'm doing what we should have done years ago, and no one's going to stand in my way. 
- — Jason Todd
Batman and Robin #5 is an issue of the series Batman and Robin (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 2009. It was published on October 7, 2009.
Synopsis for "Revenge of the Red Hood, Part Two: Scarlet"
Batman and Robin are standing between Red Hood and the Penguin when the Penguin escapes through the window. Red Hood isn't sorry that he killed the criminals, though Batman considered them a source of information regarding the Mexican cartel, because he thinks the boss won't send anymore men to Gotham after the message he's sent. He is taking Batman's mission to the next level. Robin charges Red Hood and is knocked down, angering Batman who slams Red Hood's head into the ground. Scarlet grabs Robin and threatens to kill him unless Batman lets Red Hood go. Red Hood and Scarlet leave behind a calling card while Batman and Robin track down the Penguin, bringing him to the police.
Alfred is at the penthouse, watching an interview with Oberon Sexton on the news where Sexton defends Batman and Robin for protecting the Penguin. Lucius Fox calls Dick to report irregularities he's found in the Wayne accounts, but Batman says he knows nothing about business and expects Lucius to handle it. Red Hood and Scarlet make an announcement on the TV that Gotham doesn't need crime fighters, but crime killers, and though Commissioner Gordon has released a statement condemning their actions, a poll shows Gothamites are narrowly in favor of the more violent vigilantes. Gordon visits the lone survivor of the Red Hood's massacre in the hospital, and Santo tells Gordon that Flamingo is coming.
At their hideout Scarlet worries about the possible consequences for the massacre, but Jason dismisses her fears because they are going to kill all the enemies they make. Meanwhile, Commissioner Gordon investigates a massacre on the plane that brought Eduardo Flamingo to Gotham. He informs Batman, who blames Flamingo's arrival in Gotham on Red Hood. Batman and Robin track Red Hood and Scarlet to Santo's hospital room where they are pouring bleach into his IV. Red Hood and Scarlet knock out Batman and Robin before the police come and tie them up. They return to their headquarters where after dismissing Scarlet's worry that they were followed Red Hood is shot by a sniper. Scarlet remembers hearing her father and uncle talk about Eduardo Flamingo, a man who fought the mob until his brain was cut apart, destroying everything human in him and transforming him into the eater of faces.
Appearing in "Revenge of the Red Hood, Part Two: Scarlet"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Penitente Cartel
- El Flamingo (First full appearance)
- Gabriel Santo
- Red Hood
- Scarlet
Other Characters:
- Gotham City Police Department
- Officer Williams (Single appearance)
- Lev (Mentioned only)
- Lucius Fox (voice only)
- Mo G. (talk show host)
- Niko (Flashback only)
- Sonata (Single appearance)
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Notes
- This is the first full appearance of El Flamingo, although he's been previously alluded to in the Grant Morrison's Batman saga. He was mentioned by name in the futuristic Batman in Bethlehem story as an enemy to Damian Wayne in his adult career as Batman.[1]
- This issue was published on October 7th, 2009.
- This issue is reprinted in Batman and Robin: Batman Reborn.
Trivia
- Damian mentions Jason having his brains beaten out by the Joker, this is a reference to Jason's murder during the A Death in the Family storyline.[2] There is also a reference to his resurrection from a Lazarus Pit, which was explained during Under the Hood.[3] Robin also mentions having saved Scarlet from Professor Pyg, which happened during Batman Reborn.[4]