Ewan Fripp was an old friend of Alfred Pennyworth.
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He and Alfred used to be friends at school, until they both departed ways due to their careers.
36 years later, Ewan was seen at an auction for an umbrella. The Penguin then busted in and stole it, only to encounter Batman. Mr. Freeze also arrived, making the situation a whole lot more complicated. After a rough fight, Ewan silently took the umbrella without any of the three noticing. He later went to Wayne Manor to meet his old friend Alfred Pennyworth. He stated he is looking for a book that has one of its very rare prints in the Wayne library. Unbeknownst to them, one of Penguin's birds was spying on them.
After finding the book, he ripped the one page he needed and took it. Ewan claimed he was leaving for another adventure,but Bruce insisted Alfred should go with him. Ewan revealed they are looking for a treasure stolen from the Royal Palace by the Cobblepots in 1879. They then found a vault,only to be interrupted by Penguin. He opened it and only found a lens inside,then threw it. Ewan grabbed it and put it in the umbrella,which revealed the real treasure is between four Gotham landmarks. He then ran away from Penguin,but was ultimately caught nevertheless.
As Alfred and Freeze found the location of the treasure, Penguin and Ewan headed there too. Ewan revealed that Chesterfield Cobblepot sank the ship that had the treasure rather than let it be caught by American authorities. Freeze iced the bay and landed down to get the treasure, with Penguin after him.
Batman arrived and told Alfred and Ewan to stay, but Ewan followed anyway, leaving Alfred no choice but to follow too. As Ewan reached the treasure, he found Batman fighting Penguin and Mr. Freeze, so he helped himself to the treasure. Ewan tried to take more, but Batman warned him that they either leave or drown. The three left while the two villains fought. The wave carried them and the treasure away. The treasure got lost in the water, while the police captured the villains. Ewan was sad that the treasure was lost, but Alfred tells him what was in the past should remain in the past,and suggested the same for the two of them, possibly ending their friendship.