"It's a way of thumbing my nose at my family - traveling as a Prince of Gotham. Every time I book into a hotel on Dad's account, I know he wonders what I'm up to this time."

He leads her through a plush lobby, ignoring the doorman's offer to hail them a cab. This section of the city is quite and wealthy but it's only a couple of blocks stroll to busier, louder streets. The real city.