Iirc, that didn't all happen in the same day, so we were forced to conclude that either Alfred wouldn't tell Bruce that someone had come looking for him, or Bruce hadn't come back home, or he didn't care (which I can't believe). Either that someone had asked for help or that he'd been stolen. Admittedly my memory of the story is skewed, but I'm far from blaming Batman for writer fail.
Wow, Batman seriously can't do anything right, can he?
Er... I kinda hold the opposite opinion, you know. :/