The event held in the greenhouse of the Botanical Gardens was a ploy to lure Mr.Freeze to the event.Two gorilla-costumed attendees were revealed to be Poison Ivy and Bane - the seductress blew sparkling purple powdery dust over the crowd and the caped crusaders to bewitch and seduce them and have them do her bidding (especially Robin, causing a rift between the duo), while she put the diamond necklace around her neck.The two protagonists are symbols of different, opposing cultures, but actually they share much in common - egotistical pride, dedication, a belief in saving "face," and stubborn, inflexible obedience to their class, military codes and rules.She slowly cured him of his painful addiction to Mildred and her abominable treatment of him, by falling in love with Philip.She announced hat she was deciding between them, because she regarded them as he two "most promising prospects of the season so far.It""s looking for you, and it will find you if you want it to."The next morning, "Mr.Anderson" (Neo) was late for work at his software development company Metacortex in a downtown area, where he was a computer software programmer.