INT. THE DOD HEADQUATERS – ARLINGTON; VIRGINIA – EARLY EVENING
Audrey Raines DROPS A FILE OF CHENG ZHI on her father's table. This is the man who has kidnapped Jack Bauer; right after he took down Charles Logan. James Heller sighs irritated at his daughter.
"Audrey please-" Secretary Heller pleas desperately.
"Dad you owe him!" Audrey coolly reminds her Father.
James Heller snaps at his daughter and stands up. "ENOUGH!" Audrey is taken back. Heller stares at his daughter cold for a long moment; who stares back at him with fury. "You will stop this obsession today! If you cannot I will fire you Audrey! I don't care that you are my daughter! You have crossed the line!" Heller presages her in a bitter cold steel voice.
Audrey looks down at her feet. She realizes her relationship with him is beyond repair. "You don't have to do that..." Audrey sighs before she looks up at him. The startle that was present on her face is replaced with utter anger and betrayal. "I resign you fucking bastard. I never want to see you again." Audrey tells him resolutely before she turns around and leaves the office.
Heller stares stunned into space while he processes what she has told him. The relationship with his daughter is beyond repair but he can still help her off book to find Jack Bauer. Heller looks up at his flat screen TV which is covering the attempted terrorist attack that occurred within Gotham City; which was foiled by the Batman. Heller fixates his stare onto the masked vigilante before he takes out his office phone and makes a call.
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EXT. AUDREY RAINES'S RESIDENCE – GEORGETOWN; DC – LATER NIGHT
Audrey Raines opens her unlocked front door and enters her home; while she talks to Chloe O'Brian over the phone. "Audrey this is insane! Jack wouldn't want you to go to China to look for him!"
Audrey rolls her eyes riled. She has done enough talking. "Chloe, I'm hanging up now, I wanted to see if you wanted to help me get Jack back, but apparently you don't want too, Goodbye." She replies sarcastically into her phone and ends the call. She walks into her kitchen and turns on the lights. She FREEZES- dropping her phone- ONCE she sees HIM WATCHING HER.
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BLACK SCREEN: 18 MONTHS LATER
BURNING. MASSIVE FLAMES. A dark shape emerges from the blue flames it is the BAT SYMBOL. Growing. Filling the screen with BLACKNESS.
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DAYLIGHT... Moving over the towers of downtown Gotham... Closing in on an office building... On a large window... Which SHATTERS revealing-
INT. OFFICE – HIGH RISE – DAY
A man in a CLOWN MASK holding a SMOKING SILENCED PISTOL ejects a shell casing. This man is DOPEY. He turns to a second man, HAPPY, also in wearing a clown mask, who steps forward with a CABLE LAUNCHER, aims at a lower roof across the street and FIRES a cable across. Dopey secures the line to an I-beam line- CLAMP on- sends a KIT BAG out then steps OUT the window...
EXT. HIGH-RISE – DAY
... into space... The men SLIDE across the DIZZYING DROP... landing on the lower roof across the street... sliding on the gable.
EXT. DOWNTOWN GOTHAM - DAY
A MAN on the corner of the street, back to us, holding a CLOWN MASK. An SUV pulls up to the curb. The man puts on his mask before he gets in. Inside the car- two other men wearing CLOWN MASKS.
GRUMPY is driving the SUV. "Three of a kind... Let's do this."
One of the Clowns looks up from loading his automatic weapon. This is Chuckles who lets out a sarcastic chuckle after he hears Grumpy. "That's it? Three guys?" Chuckles asks Grumpy in disbelief.
Grumpy replies while he continues to drive the SUV. "There's two more on the roof. Every guy gets a share. Five shares is plenty."
Chuckles shakes his head and laughs sarcastically at Grump's confidence. "Six shares don't forget the guy who planned this job."
Grumpy does not falter to reply. "Yeah? He thinks he can sit it out and still take a slice. I get why they call him the Joker."
BOZO cocks his weapon right after GRUMPY pulls the car over onto the curb... right in front of the GOTHAM FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
EXT. ROOFTOP OF BANK – CONTINOUS
DOPEY pries open an access panel. While HAPPY watches him. "So why do they call him the Joker?" When Dopey finishes he speaks.
"I hear he wears makeup."
"Makeup?" Happy repeats.
Dopey pulls out thick CAT 5 cables from the panel as he continues to do his hired job. "Yeah to scare people. Like War Paint."
EXT. BANK – CONTINOUS
Grumpy Chuckles and Bozo get out of the car and march up the marble staircase before they enter the bank; CARRYING ASSAULT RIFLES-
INT. BANK – CONTINOUS
The Security Guard looks up as they enter- Grumpy FIRES into the ceiling. Customers SCREAM. Chuckles CRACKS the Security Guard.
As Grumpy and Bozo round up the hostages- one of the TELLERS presses a button mounted beneath her window... It is a SILENT ALARM.
EXT. ROOFTOP – DAY
Dopey watches the alarm PING his handheld. "Here comes the silent alarm," he touches the button, "and there it goes. That's funny. It didn't dial 911. It was trying to reach a Chinese Government official." Dopey revealed while finishing up.
Behind him. Happy raises his SILENCED GUN. "Is it a problem?"
Dopey shakes his head. "No. No. I'm done here." HAPPY SHOOTS. DOPEY slumps. Happy picks up the bag and FORCES OPEN the roof access door...
INT. STAIRWELL – DAY
... and speeds down the stairs to the basement. HE slams opens a door...
INT. VAULT ROOM – DAY
... and comes face to face with a huge VAULT.
INT. BANK LOBBY – DAY
Bozo and Grumpy move down the line of the hostages- Bozo hands each Hostage OBJECTS from a bag. A GRENADE. Grumpy follows, PULLING THE PINS.
"Obviously... we don't want you doing anything with your hands... other than holding on for dear life..." Grumpy announces to the fearful hostages while he walks around them, patrolling.
Chuckles hits the Security Guard hard on the shoulder blade with his automatic machine gun. "STAY ON THE GROUND! NO BODY MAKE A MOVE! NOBODY! STAY DOWN!" Chuckles roars before BLAM!
Chuckles is blown off his feet. GRUMPY and BOZO dive for cover. The Bank Manager steps outside his office- shotgun in hand. Hostages scramble with panic; clinging desperately to their grenades...
INT. VAULT ROOM - DAY
Happy CLAMPS a DRILL to the vault.
The bit SPINS- SLIDES into the metal door- a BOLT of ELECTRICITY RIPS THROUGH THE DRILL. THROWING HAPPY TO THE FLOOR-
INT. BANK LOBBY – DAY
Grumpy and Bozo cower as the Bank Manager FIRES again. While they cover- Grumpy looks at Bozo. "The man's got three left right?"
Bozo raises TWO fingers. GRUMPY squeezes off a SHOT. The Bank Manager FIRES. FIRES AGAIN. GRUMPY looks at Bozo; who nods. Grumpy pops up. The Bank Manager FIRES. Grumpy GRUNTS as buckshot CLIPS his shoulder and FALLS. The Bank Manager moves in for the kill. FUMBLING for new shells. Bozo STANDS- SHOOTS him.
Bozo picks up the shotgun. Grumpy checks his wound- it's superficial and struggles to his feet; furious at Bozo for almost getting him killed by the Bank Manager. "Where did you learn to count?!"
Bozo's mask stares him down coldly. Grumpy heads for the stairs in the back. Bozo starts loading fresh shells into the shotgun.
INT. VAULT ROOM – DAY
Happy is at the vault door- barefooted. While he is turning the hands stuffed into his SNEAKERS. Grumpy walks into the room.
"They wired this thing up with 5,000 volts. What kind of bank does that?" Happy asks Grumpy while tries to crack the vault entirely.
"The same bank that sponsored Habib Marwan and Vladimir Beirko here. I guess the Joker is as crazy as they say. Robbing a bank that is sponsored by the Chinese Government is ballsy." Grumpy pauses as he looks around confused. "Where's the alarm guy."
"The boss told me when he was done to take him out." Happy explained as he spun the Vault wheel open. "One less share right?"
Grumpy chuckles sarcastically. "Funny... he told me something similar."
Happy FREEZES when the wheel SPINS to a STOP. The vault DOOR CLUNKS WIDE OPEN.
Happy SPINS around to see Grumpy draw his weapon. "WAIT NO!" Grumpy shoots him. Grumpy steps over Happy into the vault...
INT. BANK VAULT – DAY
... which is filled with an eight-foot MOUNTIAN STACK OF CASH.
INT. BANK LOBBY – DAY
Grumpy walks into the lobby. Straining under several DUFFLE BAGS filled with CASH and dumps them down; before looking at Bozo; laughing.
"Come on. There's a lot to carry." Grumpy tells Bozo annoyed.
INT. BANK LOBBY – DAY
Bozo walks back into the lobby with two more DUFFELS and sets them down on an ENORMOUS PILE. Grumpy looks at it. "That's a lot of money. If this Joker guy was so smart... he would have brought us a bigger car." Grumpy JABS his pistol at Bozo. "I'm betting the Joker told you to kill me after we loaded the cash."
Bozo looks back at Grumpy and shakes his head. "No. I killed the bus driver who was working for Cheng Zhi." Bozo replies playfully.
Grumpy aspects at Bozo; perplexed. "A Bus Driver? What Bus-"
Bozo steps sideways. SMASH. Hostages SCREAM as the TAIL END OF A YELLOW SCHOOL BUS ROCKETS through the front of the Bank. SLAMMING Grumpy dead on into the Teller's Window. Bozo tosses the duffle bags to another clown; who jumped out from the bus to help load.
"School's out time to go." The final masked clown announces. "Where the other guys?" Bozo picks up Grumpy's weapon, before he turns around and shoots him. Bozo loads the bags into the bus.
The fatally wounded Bank Manager watches him do so with fury. "Think you're smart? Huh? Well... the guy who hired you... will just do the same to you..." Bozo slowly shakes his head. "Criminals and terrorists living within this country always believe in things..." Bozo turns back to the bank manager and crouches over him. "Honor. Respect. Fear. What do you believe in?! What do you-"
Bozo slides a grenade into the man's mouth. A purple thread is noted around the pin. "I believe whatever doesn't kill you..." Bozo pulls off his mask and the Bank Manager gasps at sight. The SCARRED MOUTH and CLOWN MAKEUP. IT IS THE JOKER. "Simply makes you stranger."
The Bank Manager's eyes go wide. The Joker rises with a smile and strolls towards the bus; the purple thread attached to the grenade pin UNRAVELLING FROM THE PURPLE LINING of his jacket as he walks.
The Joker climbs into the bus and SHUTS the rear door; TRAPPING THE PURPLE THREAD... When the Bus pulls out... the Purple Thread PULLS THE PIN. Hostages scream and scurry away from the manager. Who shakes with fear- as with a fizz- the grenade does not explode... but instead spews red smoke into the air.
EXT. BANK – DAY
The School Bus pulls free from the Bank wall and pulls out onto the street- SLIDING INTO THE LINE OF IDENTICAL BUSES HEADING PAST THE BANK. The buses trundle past COP CARS racing up the street.
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EXT. MOVING OVER GOTHAM – NIGHT
From the top to a brick building- A SHAFT OF LIGHT comes on.
EXT. VARIOUS LOCATIONS – CONTINOUS
A PATROLMAN looks up at the BAT-SIGNAL. Smiles. A DEALER standing beside a car spots the signal within the night and takes a step back.
The DEALER looks scared at the BUYER he's doing business with. "No Man... I don't like tonight." The Dealer states fearfully.
The BUYER is furious. "What are you superstitious? You got a better chance at winning the fucking Powerball than running into him!"
INT. CTU BASE - GOTHAM – CONTINOUS
Detective Nadia Yasir- 30's- makes coffee; while watching a news show on television. That's covering a highly anticipated interview.
Mike Engel: Mr. President. You were elected on a campaign to defeat terror. Do you have thoughts on this when looking at your first couple months?
Wayne Palmer: Well Mike-
Mike Engel: Like this uh this "so-called" Batman. Many people including the re-appointed Secretary of Defense has said he's doing good as criminals and terrorists are running scared... but I say NO. What kind of a hero needs to wear a mask? You don't let vigilantes run around breaking the law. When does it end? Yet we hear rumors that instead of trying to arrest him the cops and the federal agents working at CTU Gotham are using him to fight terrorists.
Wayne Palmer: I have conflicting view points on this matter. I've been told that our men at CTU Gotham are closing in on an arrest.
"Hey Wuertz. Palmer says you're closing in on the Batman." Nadia teases him sarcastically while she strides past his station.
"The investigation is still ongoing." Wuertz replies and he looks up listless. While he crumples up a paper. He throws the paper at the trash. It rebounds off a board headed as "BATMAN: SUSPECTS." Lined with pictures: Abraham Lincoln. Elvis. The Abominable Snowman. Charles Logan. David Palmer. James Bond.
EXT. ROOFTOP – CTU GOTHAM BASE – NIGHT
Nadia comes out onto the roof. Appointed CTU GOTHAM Director James Gordon sits right by the SEARCHLITE. Nadia hands him his coffee.
"Ever intend to your wife again Director?" Nadia queries him.
Gordon sips his coffee and sighs before he looks at her exasperated. "I thought you had to go look after your mother detective?"
"They checked her back into the hospital."
"I'm sorry." Gordon replies; sensitively.
Nadia makes light. "Least she has someone around the clock. Unlike your wife." She looks at the Bat Signal. "Hasn't shown up?"
Gordon gets up. Gazes into the sky at the Bat Signal; sighing. "Often doesn't. Though I like reminding everyone that he's out there."
Nadia looks perplexed at this. "Why wouldn't he come then?"
"Hopefully... because he's currently busy." Gordon answers.
EXT. PARKING GARAGE – NIGHT
Two black SUV's pull onto the top floor. A large man emerges- the CHECHEN. A BODYGUARD points at the sky. The Chechen peers up at the BAT-SIGNAL. Shrugs at it; he is not intimidated by its site.
"That's why we bring dogs!" The Chechen spoke.
BODYGUARD 2 opens the back door and THREE ENORMOUS ROTWELLERS emerge GROWLING. The Russian Chechen crouches over and kisses them.
"My little princes. The Batman's invincible to you fools... but my little princes... they can find human meat in complete darkness."
The Chechen moves to the second SUV and reaches in and drags out a skinny WILD-EYED JUNKIE by his hair. The Junkie babbles. "No! Get them off me!" The Chechen drags the Junkie towards a battered white van. The van's REAR DOORS OPEN... two armed THUGS emerge- carrying BARRELS... a third hovers in the dark interior.
Chechen hollers. "Look what your drugs did to my customers!"
"Buyers beware." The dark figure emerges from the interior and reveals to be SCARECROW; wearing his mask. "I told you my compound would bring you places. I never said they'd be places you wanted to go."
"My business is repeat customers!"
"If you don't like what I have to offer... buy from someone else then." Scarecrow says. "Assuming that Batman left anyone else to buy from." The Chechen frowns and the dogs begin to bark.
"He's here." A Bodyguard whispers.
A BURLY THUG at the periphery is suddenly SUCKED into the darkness. Within his place a shadow emerges... revealing to be POINTED BAT-EARS against the glittering skyline. Chechen laughs.
"MY DOGS ARE HUNGRY! Pity there's only one of you..." Chechen mockingly says. Then another BODYGUARD to the side DISAPPEARS with a scream and a SECOND BAT-SHADOW appears. The Chechen looks taken aback. Three more BAT-SHADOWS appear... even the dogs stop growling. BOOM! A hole appears in the SUV next to the Chechen. The first bat-shadow steps into the light carrying a SHOTGUN. CHAOS as men scatter and the rooftop erupts in GUNFIRE. The Chechen TURNS as he hears one of his men SCREAM.
"LOOSE THE DOGS!"
A Bodyguard releases the DOGS- they RACE AND SALIVATING into the darkness... The Dogs RACE towards a Bat-Shadow- the first dog LEAPS AND gets its JAWS around the Bat-Shadow's throat... Scarecrow ducks behind the van- holes PUNCHED in the side by shotgun blasts right behind him. He starts to climb into the driver's seat-
When a muzzle of a shotgun is pressed to the back of his head- a bat-shadow is behind him- he SPRAYS him with his FEAR TOXIN- the bat-shadow collapses to the ground SCREAMING induced by the drug. The Chechen cowering from gunfire; looks down at him.
"That's not him." Scarecrow announces.
"How do you know?" The Chechen probes.
"We're old friends." Scarecrow utters.
A HUGE BLACK SHAPE SLAMS down onto a row of parked cars and it's The BATMOBILE. Scarecrow is pleased by this. "That's more like it." The Chechen's men BLAST at will at the front of the vehicle: the bullets SPARK off its monstrous surface harmlessly...
INT. BATMOBILE – CONTINOUS
The cockpit is completely EMPTY. One of the many screens reads "LOITER". The shooting STOPS. The digital screen switches to "INTIMIDATE".
EXT. PARKING GARAGE – CONTINOUS
The men STARE at the Batmobile for a quiet moment. THEN BOOM! The Batmobile CANNONS blast cars all around the terrorists. A bat shadow lines up his shotgun on a running bodyguard. CLUNK! A BLACK GAUNTLET grasps the barrel and BENDS it upwards with a HOWL of tortured steel- the bat-shadow looks into the face of the Batman. The REAL BATMAN. The Bat-shadow STUMBLES BACKWARDS; leaving the bent shotgun in Batman's hand. Batman OPENS his hand- revealing a PNEUMATIC MANGLE hidden in his palm-
Batman takes out two armed terrorists before bends down on the dogs mauling another bat-shadow- DRAWS his GRAPPLING GUN and SHOOTS his grapple into the fake Batman's leg and RIPS him from the dogs; one dog HANGING ON as Batman pulls the unconscious man away... the Chechen RUNS down the ramp towards the exit...
When Batman KICKS the dog off the fake Batman- the Chechen gets into his SUV- another dog LOCKS ITS JAWS around Batman's forearm- RIPPING and TEARING- Batman SWINGS THE DOG OVER HIS HEAD- SMASHES it against the ground- its jaws OPEN... Batman rises as an engine RACES coming from behind him- he can't turn before- BLAM! Batman is SLAMMED sideways by the speeding van.
INT. VAN – CONTINOUS
Scarecrow- driving- NODS at him and hits the gas... Batman raises his hand; revealing his jointed mangle and pistons. The mangle STRAIGHTENS and ROTATES from his palm to the knife edge of his hand...
Batman CHOPS straight through the windshield- pulls his hand out and CHOPS again- the mangle gets STUCK- Scarecrow steers towards a column...
EXT. PARKING GARAGE - CONTINUOUS
Batman can't free himself- he turns a dial on his forearm piston- EXPLOSIVE BOLTS blow- freeing his gauntlet from the mangle- he ROLLS free of the van as it SCRAPES the column and barrels down the circular exit ramp. Batman rises. A phony batman lying on the ground watches as Batman climbs up to the edge of the ten-story corkscrew ramp and stands there; waiting for something.
After a moment he JUMPS... and falls... ten stories... He's about to hit the exit ramp- the van appears- his cape POPS OPEN- he SLAMS into the roof; CRUSHING the van and shattering its glass.
EXT. PARKING GARAGE ROOFTOP – MOMENTS LATER
The Chechen's men are lined up against the wall; bound with zip-ties. So are the fake batmen. Batman DUMPS Scarecrow next to the three "Batmen" and RIPS his mask off. "Don't let me find you out here again!" Batman growls; using his raspy fake voice.
"We're trying to help you!" The Fake Batman says.
"I don't need help!" Batman announces definitely.
"Not my diagnosis." Crane says as he gets into the Batmobile.
"What gives you the right?! What's the difference between you and me?!" The Fake Batman demands furiously as he watches the canopy close.
"I'm not wearing hockey pads!" Batman answers. The Fake Batman looks down at his makeshift costume as the Batmobile ROARS past.
EXT. BANK – NIGHT
CTU Gotham Director James Gordon ducks the barrage of SHOUTED QUESTIONS from press and picks his way into the lobby of the bank.
INT. LOBBY – SAME
CTU FORENSIC SPECIALISTS work the room. Nadia Yasir hands Gordon PRINTS- indicates the surveillance cameras feed. It is THE JOKER.
"He can't resist showing us his face." Nadia points out.
Gordon looks at the grainy blow-up; THE JOKER'S FACE: sweating clown makeup plastered thick around the scarred mouth. "What's he hiding under that makeup?" Gordon approaches a FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHER shooting Grumpy's body. Gordon crouches to look at his clown mask. Batman steps from the shadows. Gordon nods at Yasir.
"Give us a minute people!" Nadia yells. The Forensic Team and Nadia leave. Gordon hands Batman the photo who looks at the photo.
"Him again? Who are the others?" Batman inquires.
Gordon sighs; shrugging. "Only uh Smaller Timers."
Batman pulls a DEVICE from his belt- moves to the bundles of cash scattered near the clown's body. The device PINGS. Batman picks up a BUNDLE.
Batman hands it to Gordon. "The marked bills I gave you."
Gordon nods. "My detectives have been making drug buys with them for weeks. This bank was another drop for the terrorist mob. That makes five banks- we've found the bulk. It's from a Chinese Government Official. The one that kidnapped Jack Bauer."
Batman smiles. "Time to move in."
Gordon waves the surveillance photo. "What about this Joker guy?"
"One man or the entire mob? The guy can wait." Batman states.
Gordon agrees. "We'll have to hit all the banks simulationsly. CTU Teams. SWAT Teams. Backup. When Cheng realizes where on to him." Jim Gordon holds up the bank notes. "When the new DA and Audrey Raines from Wayne Enterprises hears about this. They'll both want in."
"We've worked with her before I trust her. Do you trust him?"
"It'll be hard to keep him out." Gordon replies while bagging the cash. "I hear he's as stubborn as Audrey is about rescuing Jack Bauer and arresting Cheng Zhi for kidnapping and funding terrorists."
Gordon though stops when he sees that Batman has already left.
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INT. WAYNE PENTHOUSE – MORNING
Alfred walks past soaring downtown views as he carries a breakfast tray for Bruce and Audrey through the vast empty penthouse. He stops; looking at a still-made bed. Alfred sighs.
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EXT. RAIL YARDS - MORNING
Alfred gets out of the Rolls carrying a thermos. He walks towards a RAILWAY BRIDGE and stops at a FREIGHT CONTAINER sitting lopsided on blocks. Alfred unlocks the RUSTY PADLOCK AND CHAIN. Alfred pauses for a second before he steps inside the container.
INT. FREIGHT CONTAINER – CONTINOUS
Alfred FUMBLES as the FLOOR LOWERS. Alfred sinks down into...
INT. BAT-BUNKER – CONTINOUS
The container floor lowers on a giant PISTON. Alfred steps off the cart and into a large LOW-CEILINGED CONCRETE CHAMBER. The Batmobile sits in the middle. Machines- 3D printers and power tools- dot the high-tech space. Bruce Wayne sits at the end he and Audrey Raines watch the CCTV footage from the Bank Robbery.
"Be nice when Wayne Manor's rebuilt." Alfred said out loud; causing Audrey but not Bruce to turn around as he walked towards them. "You can swap sleeping in a Penthouse for not sleeping in a mansion." Alfred smiles at Audrey and gives her a cup filled with coffee.
"Thank you Alfred." Audrey softly says to Alfred with a smile. Alfred nods before he goes over to Bruce and places the second coffee cup next to Wayne. Who is miserably stitching up his arm. Alfred looks back at Audrey; who sighs. "I wanted to do it but he insisted that he could stich himself up without making a mess."
Alfred looks bewildered as Bruce chuckles at Audrey's remark. They've developed a friendship between each other. "Whenever he stiches himself up Audrey. You can always count on him to make a bloody mess." Alfred puts on his glasses and takes the needle.
Bruce sighs and forms a smile. "But I learn from my mistakes."
"Then you ought to be pretty knowledgably by now right Bruce?"
Alfred laughs at her jest. Bruce looks at Audrey; playfully rolling his eyes before he gets serious again. "My armor... I'm carrying too much weight. I need to be faster... More agile." Bruce reveals to them as Alfred continues to stich him up.
"I'm sure Fox can oblige." Alfred looked at the gnarly wound. "Did you get mauled by a tiger?" Audrey has to stop herself from laughing.
"It was a dog." Bruce reveals and Alfred looks at him dumbly.
"It was a big dog." Audrey clarified and he nods embarrassed.
"There were more copy cats last night Alfred." Bruce reveals.
"Why not hire them and take the weekend off?" Alfred solicits.
Bruce chuckles at the suggestion. "This wasn't what I exactly had come to mind when I said that I wanted to inspire people here."
Audrey remedies him. "You have inspired people here and to be fair things have gotten better. The terror rate over America has lowered since you became Batman. Look at the new District Attorney..."
Bruce indicates the monitor: a handsome man. "I am. Closely. I need to know if he can be trusted before I go to Hong Kong to capture Cheng and bring Jack home so I can shut down the mob."
Audrey and Alfred looks at the other feeds with Bruce Wayne. The D.A. at a meeting campaigning. Another feed shows him helping someone out a cab. That person is Rachel Dawes. Audrey sighs.
"So are you interested by his character or his social life?"
"Who Rachel spends her time with is her business not mine." Bruce reveals and gets up from his seat where Audrey gives him a shirt.
"Well I trust that you don't have me followed on my days off."
Bruce turns around. "If you ever took one. Alfred. I might."
Alfred bites the thread and so does Audrey when they see Bruce take off his shirt. They examine his stitches and look at the SCARS crisscrossing Wayne's shoulders. Audrey closes her eyes; trying not to imagine what Jack is going through right now.
"Know your limits. Master Wayne." Alfred carefully warns him.
"Batman has no limits." Bruce replies to Alfred while he puts on the white button-down shirt that Audrey gave him moments ago.
"Well you do Bruce." Audrey charily intrudes; gazing at him.
"Well can't afford to know them then Audrey." Bruce reveals.
"Then what will happen on the day that you find out?" Alfred asks thoughtfully while Bruce finishes buttoning up his white shirt.
"Well we all know how much you like to say 'I told you so'."
"On that day Master Wayne. Even I won't want to... probably."