The Penguin has spent its first three episodes teasing Sofia’s escapades as the infamous Hangman serial killer, an adaptation of the comics canon “codename” she earned in Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s Batman: Dark Victory by committing a string of calling-card murders.

The Penguin Episode 4 “Cent’Anni” finally revealed the dark backstory of Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti) and the events that led to her being committed to Arkham Asylum for ten years. While getting that pivotal piece of backstory,

The events of The Penguin start on November 13, 2022, a week after the election night catastrophe of The Batman. That much is confirmed by Alberto Falcone’s grave plate in Episode 2, “Inside Man,” which means the November 18th date of this mysterious new drug shipment isn’t far off.