Batty's arrival in the city was not the smoothest; on his way in he was attacked by Lupines, his car was trashed, and he went missing. He did however show up the next week, although already there is much doubt as to the rather eccentric Lasombra's leadership qualities, since so far he has managed to do very little other than agree to the suggestions of the other Cainites. Already this has upset former leader of the city Carth Onasi, who walked out in disgust. There is speculation however that Batty might be deliberately appearing to be weak, for whatever reason. Whether Batty's tenure will improve or not remains to be seen, but thus far he has not made the greatest impression on the Sabbat of Maiden Newton.
Batty wasted no time in despatching of his doppelganger at the earliest opportunity - the next Temple meeting. The real Batty was soon revealed to be nothing like his counterpart, instead being an angry, violent and intimidating Cainite. His new, delayed leadership was soon tested by the break-in of the Temple by Mr Chapman, head of the corporation's shady Security Section. Chapman was able to cause significant harm to Batty, who fled into the forest to recover, but was instead slain by his enemy there.