"Jim, I knew if I saw you I might not have the courage to leave. And I need to. I finally understand Gotham in a way I suspect you always have. It's a place where the strongest and most cunning rule. Where the cost of survival is paid for by others, and everyone feels alone. Having the virus showed me the city as it truly was. As I truly was. In so many ways, the virus made me feel reborn. But if having the virus allowed Gotham to embrace its worst self, the cure should remind us there is always hope. A chance to remember who we can be, rather than who we are. I don't know if Gotham deserves saving, but I do know one thing, if anyone can save it, it's you. And in return, I believe it can save you as well. And then maybe one day, it will send you back to me. Until then. Love always. Lee."
—Leslie Thompkins in her goodbye letter for Jim Gordon