So when the Gotham promos teased that season 2 was the rise of the villains , they really weren’t kidding. Already, we’ve gotten a glimpse at Barbara’s new life inside Arkham , where Jerome roams the halls, and now, EW has an exclusive sneak peek at the lavish life of another villain.

In this clip from the season 2 premiere, Jim Gordon bows at the feet of Gotham’s new king, Oswald Cobblepot. Okay, so he doesn’t actually bow, but he does ask a favor. Turns out, Jim isn’t a big fan of being a traffic cop, and when he decides that he wants his job back, he needs Cobblepot’s help to get it. But as we all know, Cobblepot doesn’t just hand out favors without asking for something in return.