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Barry recalls that comic book writer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Gardner_Fox\" title=\"Gardner Fox\"\u003eGardner Fox\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecreated stories of Jay Garrick for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Flash_Comics_Vol_1\" title=\"Flash Comics Vol 1\"\u003eFlash Comics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebased on dreams that he had experienced. He deduces that he must have vibrated between the dimensional barrier separating parallel worlds and has arrived on an Earth similar to the one that he had just left. On this Earth, however, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Golden_Age\" title=\"Golden Age\"\u003eGolden Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFlash was an actual, living super-hero. Excitedly, Barry looks up Garrick's home address in a phone book and then races off to meet him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Flash arrives at the Garrick residence and meets an older Jay Garrick with his wife\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Joan_Williams_(New_Earth)\" title=\"Joan Williams (New Earth)\"\u003eJoan\u003c\/a\u003e. He tells them of how he knows Jay's secret identity, explaining that he is the Flash of an alternate universe. Jay confides in Barry that he was thinking of coming out of retirement due to a series of strange crimes that have been plaguing Keystone City as of late. At the Keystone City Bank for example, a teller was shocked when money suddenly began floating out of her drawer. He further describes a robbery at Carmody's Jewel Salon where the crime was obscured by a thick cloud of pure darkness. Another mysterious theft involved an armored car that was ruptured by the sounds of strange music. Upon hearing this, Barry offers to help Jay solve these mysterious crimes.\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/marvel_dc\/images\/7\/73\/Flash_Jay_Garrick_0031.jpg\/revision\/latest?cb=20081026003912\" class=\"mw-file-description image\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gallery-icon-container view-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"icon-container view-image\" aria-label=\"view image\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/static.wikia.nocookie.net\/marvel_dc\/images\/7\/73\/Flash_Jay_Garrick_0031.jpg\/revision\/latest?cb=20081026003912\" class=\"mw-file-description image\"\u003e\u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 18\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"\u003e\u003cdefs\u003e\u003cpath id=\"IconImagesSmall__a\" d=\"M11 15h-.586L3 7.586V7h8v8zm-8 0v-4.586L7.586 15H3zm9-10a1 1 0 011 1v10a1 1 0 01-1 1H2a1 1 0 01-1-1V6a1 1 0 011-1h10zm4-4a1 1 0 011 1v10a1 1 0 11-2 0V3H6a1 1 0 110-2h10z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/defs\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross town, three super-criminals gather together and boast about the success of their most recent schemes. The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Clifford_DeVoe_(New_Earth)\" title=\"Clifford DeVoe (New Earth)\"\u003eThinker\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecommits crimes by way of a hypnotic Thinking Cap. The Fiddler is able to generate destructive sound waves with his violin and the Shade uses a special cane to create blankets of darkness to conceal his actions. The one thing these three have in common is that they are all old foes of the Flash. Each of them goes off to commit their next robbery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Thinker goes to the Jarvis estate and uses his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Thinking_Cap\" title=\"Thinking Cap\"\u003eThinking Cap\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto order the guard dogs to warn the Flash about his actions should he arrive. He then hypnotizes Mister Jarvis's butler into relinquishing the valuable Neptune Cup to him. Jay Garrick arrives and is shocked when the dogs tell him that the Thinker is robbing the Neptune Cup. Jay speeds around the inside of the house, but he is unable to lay his hands on the Thinker. The Thinker is using his Thinking Cap to make himself appear to be in several places at once. When Jay finds the real Thinker he speeds after him, but the Thinker erects a wall of pure psychic energy that renders Jay unconscious upon impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarry Allen meanwhile scours the docks when he sees a yacht off in the river with thick clouds of black smoke emanating from it. He runs off to investigate, but falls victim to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Richard_Swift_(New_Earth)\" title=\"Richard Swift (New Earth)\"\u003eShade\u003c\/a\u003e. The Shade thinks that this Flash is Jay Garrick in a different costume. The Shade escapes in a speedboat, and lays down a slick trail of oil that prevents Barry from chasing after him. Barry later meets up with Jay at the Jarvis estate and Garrick tells him about the Thinker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of town, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Isaac_Bowin_(New_Earth)\" title=\"Isaac Bowin (New Earth)\"\u003eFiddler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erides down the street in his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Fiddler%27s_Fiddle_Car\" title=\"Fiddler's Fiddle Car\"\u003eFiddle Car\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand plays music from his violin. The sound waves shatter windows and cause a girder to fall from the top of a partially constructed skyscraper. A worker falls in the path of the girder, but fortunately, the Flashes arrive to save him. Jay pulls the man out of the way, while Barry deflects the falling girder. The Fiddler escapes during the melee and meets up with the Thinker and the Shade. Together they decide to rob the Keystone City Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Flashes track the villains down, but the Fiddler uses his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Fiddler%27s_Fiddle\" title=\"Fiddler's Fiddle\"\u003eviolin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto hypnotize them into obeying his commands. For fun, he has them dance for him like puppets on a string. Then he has them steal jewels for him. As the crooks gather their bounty, they prepare to leave, but the Flashes spring into action and apprehend them. The Fiddler doesn't understand how they resisted his mental commands. Jay explains that while they were forced to do the Fiddler's bidding, there was no command that prevented them from trying to escape. 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