Alfred watches the way Midge crumples, hiding her face in her hands and he makes a snap decision and goes out after Joel who is standing on the curb trying to flag down a cab. When he sees Alfred coming he scowls and tries to turn away but Alfred puts a hand on his shoulder.

"Joel, listen..."

"Get your hand off me."

"I'm not trying to replace you."

Joel stops, his body tensing as if he is about to try and punch Alfred but when he looks at the other man he finds that Alfred's face is sincere and calm and after a moment he relaxes slightly.

"I know you two have a past, I'm not trying to erase that. And I would never come between you and your kids, that's not the type of man I am." He explains softly but then lifts his brows at Joel, "But I'm also not the type of bloke to stand around and have someone be rude to me or the woman I care about."

Joel inhales sharply but then huffs out a small laugh.

"Yeah, all right. I kind of started it."

"And I continued it." Alfred admits and then extends a hand out, "Let's start over. I'm Alfred Pennyworth."

Joel eyes the hand for a second and then clasps it firmly, giving it a shake.

"Nice to meet you Alfred."