1. ARKHAM ASYLUM. INTERIOR. NIGHT.
JEREMIAH ARKHAM AND A NEW ATTORNEY NAMED EDWARD NASHTON ARE WALKING IN A CORRIDOR. WE SEE JONATHAN CRANE IN HIS CELL.
THEY STOP IN FRONT OF JOKER'S CELL. JOKER DOESN'T SEEM TO SEE THEY ARE WATCHING HIM. HE'S DRAWING BATS ON THE WALLS.
NASHTON THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE IN THIS CITY
2. GOTHAM TONIGHT TV STUDIO. INTERIOR
NASHTON THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE IN THIS CITY
(NASHTON SAYS DENT WAS A GOOD ATTORNEY, BUT WHAT A GOOD ATTORNEY CAN DO IN A CITY WHCH BELONGS TO AN INSANE MASKED VIGILANTE? FOR HIM, BATMAN'S PLACE IS IN ARKHAM.)
ENGEL A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK BATMAN IS A HERO. I'VE BEEN SAVED BY THIS INSANE MASKED VIGILANTE. AND HE ARRESTED THE JOKER.
NASHTON DON'T FORGET THE BATMAN IS A KILLER. HE KILLED AT LEAST 5 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 2 COPS
3. GORDON'S OFFICE. INTERIOR.
NASHTON(SPEAKING TO SEVERAL POLICEMEN )
THE BATMAN KILLED AT LEAST 5 PEOPLE, INCLUDING TWO GOOD COPS. HE HURT YOUR FAMILY. HE'S A LUNATIC AND MUST BE ARRESTED. SERGEANT BULLOCK WILL LEAD A NEW TEAM. I'LL BE IN TOUCH WITH COMMISSIONER GORDON ALL ALONG.
4. A CEMETERY. NIGHT.
GORDON IS STANDING IN FRONT OF HARVEY DENT'S GRAVE. HE'S SPEAKING TO SOMEONE WE DON'T SEE.
GORDON THE NEW ATTORNEY DOESN'T SEEM TO LIKE YOU VERY MUCH. WITH THIS NEW ANTI BATMAN SQUAD, IT'LL BE EVEN MORE DIFFICULT FOR ME TO COVER YOU.
I CHOSE BULLOCK TO LEAD THE SQUAD BECAUSE OF HIS BAD REPUTATION. I DON'T THINK HE CAN HANDLE YOU, BUT BE CAREFUL.
BATMAN I DON'T NEED YOU TO PROTECT ME
GORDON YOU CAN STOP THE ACT. I KNOW HARVEY'S DEATH HURTS YOU. IT HURTS ME TOO. BUT WE ARE LEADING A WAR AGAINST CRIME. I KNEW IT WOULDN'T BE EASY WHEN I ACCEPTED TO HELP YOU. BUT I ALSO KNOW I NEED YOUR HELP AS MUCH AS YOU NEED MINE.
5. A DARK ROOM. INTERIOR. NIGHT.
BATMAN IS IN A DARK ROOM. WE SEE THE ROM FROM ABOVE. AROUND THE ROOM, THERE ARE SEVERAL COP FROM THE ANTI BATMAN SQUAD.
HE'S SURROUNDED. THERE IS NO WAY OUT, AND BULLOCK IS GONNA LAUNCH THE ATTACK.
6. COMMISSIONNER'S LOEB OFFICE
BULLOCK IS STANDING IN COMMISSIONER'S LOEB OFFICE. HE'S DEMOTED BECAUSE HE TOOK BRIBES. HE GOES TO A LOT OF BARS,
DRINKS A LOT, AND BEAT UP THUGS. ONE NIGHT, HE'S PATROLLING WITH A YOUNG POLICEMAN. THEY ARREST A BLACK MAN WHO STOLE A TV. THE YOUNG POLICEMAN BEAT UP THE GUY TO A PUL AND INJURIATE HIM WITH RACISTS COMMENTS. BULLOCK, FURIOUS, KNOCK HIM OUTTHEN HE TAKES THE THIEF TO A HOSPITAL. HE GOES HOME AND SITS ON A SOFA TO WATCH "GOTHAM TONIGHT". IT'S THE SAME EMISSION WE SAW IN THE DARK KNIGHT" BEGINNING, WITH THE MAYOR AS A GUEST. BULLOCK THROW A CAN ON HIS TV. HIS PHONE RING, HE HAS TO GO WHERE BATMAN ARRESTED SCARECROW. WE SEE HIM IN THE CROWD WHEN GORDON SPEAKS ABOUT DENT'S DEATH, AND HE SEEMS FURIOUS. THEN GORDON IS SPEAKING TO HIM.
GORDON SERGEANT, I KNOW YOUR PAST. YOU MADE MISTAKES, BUT YOU HAVE PRINCIPLES. THAT S WHY I DECIDED TO GIVE YOU A SECOND CHANCE. THE NEW ATTORNEY WANTS ME TO CREATE AN ANTI-BATMAN SQUAD. YOU LL LEAD THIS SQUAD.
(
IN HIS OFFICE, THERE'S ALSO A BLACK MAN AND A YOUNG HISPANIC WOMAN. HE SPEAKS TO HER )
MONTOYA, YOU RE A NEWCOMER. YOU LL WORK WITH CRISPUS ALLEN. I READ YOUR FILES AND I NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU. YOU LL BE UNDER MY DIRECT ORDERS.
7. WAYNE ENTERPRISES. INTERIOR
LUCIUS FOX SI CHATTING WITH A MAN IN A SUIT.
FOX M. WAYNE WILL NEVER FINANCE A PROJECT AS DANGEROUS AS THE ONE YOU RE PROPOSING. BY THE WAY, I COULD NEVER WORK IN A SOCIETY WHICH TRAMPLES ETHIC AS WELL AS MORAL. I REGRET TO ANNOUNCE YOU WE CAN T WORK TOGETHER DOCTOR STRANGE.
STRANGE YOUR BOSS DOESN T RESPECT ME. I WON T TELL ME THAT HIMSELF !
FOX M. WAYNE TRUST ME ENOUGH TO LET ME TAKE CARE OF THIS TRANSACTION. HE WOULD HAVE WELCOMED YOU, BUT HE S KIND OF BUSY.
STRANGE BUYERS ARE EVERYWHERE. YOU LL REGRET IT.
8. NEWLY REBUILT WAYNE MANOR. THE BATCAVE.
ALFRED MORE ON YOUR LEFT MASTER WAYNE (ALFRED IS GIVING BRUCE ADVICE TO PUT A PLASMA S SCREEN ON A WALL.)
IF I CAN AFFORD , SIR, YOU CAN T LET MR FOX HANDLE YOUR ENTERPRISE ALONE.
BRUCE HE DOES WELL.
ALFRED MR. FOX IS NOT ONLY YOUR ASSOCIATE,
HE S ALSO YOUR FRIEND
BRUCE I DON T HAVE ANY FRIENDS.
ALFRED YOU KNOW MASTER WAYNE, THIS CITY NEEDS BATMAN. BUT BATMAN NEEDS BRUCE WAYNE.
BRUCE HE DOESN T NEED HIM ANYMORE. WHAT WAS LEFT OF BRUCE WAYNE IS DEAD WITH RACHEL. I CAN T LET MY FOES HURT ME THROUGH MY LOVED ONES.
ALFRED BY MAKING BRUCE WAYNE ONLY A MASK,
YOU RE GONNA LOSE WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT FROM THEM.
BRUCE BRUCE WAYNE BECAME A MASK THE DAY MY PARENTS WERE KILLED.
ALFRED GOES AWAY WITHOUT SAYING MORE.
9. GOTHAM CITY. EXTERIOR. NIGHT.
BATMAN IS STANDING ON THE ROOF OF A BUILDING. HE'S WATCHING A MAN WITH BINOCULARS. THE MAN MEETS ANOTHER GUY. THE DARK KNIGHT IS LISTENING THEIR MEETING WITH AN AUDIO RECEIVER.
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT A GANG MEETING AND GIVE EACH OTHER THE TIME AND THE PLACE. THE HERO HEARS A SCREAM. HE JUMPS FROM ROOFTOPS TO ROOFTOPS AND SEE A WOMAN BEING ATTACKED BY FOUR THUGS.
THUG NOW THAT THE POLICE IS CHASING THE BAT, NOBODY S GONNA SAVE YOU.
AS NOBODY ANSWERS HIM, THE GUY TURN BACKWARD AND SEES HIS FRIENDS KNICKED DOWN. HE TURNS BACKWARD AGAIN AND SEES BATMAN STANDING IN FRONT OF HIM. THE THUGS TRIES TO STAB HIM. THE HERO DODGES, CATCH THE THUG'S WRIST, AND KNOCK HIM DOWN. THE WOMAN WATCHES BATMAN, SCARED, AND RUNS AWAY.
POLICE'S SIRENS ARE APPROACHING. POLICEMEN FIND THE THUGS TIED UP, BATMAN ISN'T HERE ANYMORE.
10. THE BATCAVE.
BATMAN, WITH HIS MASK OFF, IS WORKING ON HIS COMPUTER.
ALFRED ANY NEWS FROM THE UNDERWORLD, SIR ?
BRUCE (SPEAKING WITH BATMAN'S VOICE)
THEY KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS GANG MEETING. I HAVE TO KNOW MORE.
ALFRED COULD YOU PLEASE STOP USING THAT VOICE WITH ME, SIR ?
BRUCE I M SORRY ALFRED.
ALFRED MUST I PREPARE YOUR SUIT FOR THE PARTY SIR ?
BRUCE I DON T HAVE TIME TO GO THERE ALFRED.
ALFRED YOU THING BRUCE WAYNE IS ONLY A MASK, BUT HE COULD DO AS MUCH GOOD TO THIS CITY AS BATMAN. DON'T FORGET WHAT YOUR FATHER DID.
BRUCE MY FATHER'S SACRIFICE DID NOT WAKE THIS CITY UP. I HAVE TO BE METHODIC IN ORDER TO ERASE EVIL. THE JOKER DID INTERFERE, BUT AS LONG AS I'LL BE HERE, I'LL FIGHT.
ALFRED I KNOW, SIR. BUT YOU COULD FIGHT ON SEVERAL FRONTS. YOU COULD DO SO MUCH MORE BY EXITING SHADOWS. THINK ABOUT IT.
11. MAYOR GARCIA'S OFFICE
MAYOR GARCIA AFTER DENT'S DEATH, VOUS YOU'RE THE ONLY LIGHT THIS CITY HAS IN TROUBLED TIMES. WE CAN'T ACCEPT THIS VIGILANTE'S PRESENCE ANYMORE.
WHATEVER HE DID, NOT HAVING A TRICT POLICY AGAINST HIM WOULD BE A MISTAKE. AS FOR YOU, I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU IN THE STREETS AGAIN.
GORDON I DON T UNDERSTAND.
MAYOR GARCIA WE CAN'T TAKE ANY RISK. YOU CAN'T DIE NOW. YOU'RE AN EXCELLENT COMMISSIONER, YOUR GUYS RESPECT YOU, AND PEOPLE TRUST YOU. YOU'LL KEEP DOING A GOOD JOB IN YOUR OFFICE.
GORDON WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, SIR, I CAN T DO THAT.
MAYOR GARCIA THIS IS NOT NEGOTIABLE.
12. WAYNE ENTERPRISES. INTERIOR
BRUCE IS VISITING FOX IN WAYNE ENTERPRISE. HE ASKES HIM IF HE FINISHED WHAT HE ASKED HIM. FOX
ANSWERS HE'S FINISHED, AND TELLS BRUCE ABOUT A RIVAL ENTERPRISE TRYING TO STEAL ALL WAYNE
ENTERPRISE'S BIG CONTRACTS. BRUCE DOESN'T CARE.
13. GOTHAM CITY. EXTERIOR. NIGHT. A CAR.
MONTOYA AND ALLEN ARE IN ALLEN S CAR.
ALLEN I DON T UNDERSTAND WHY THE ANTI-BATMAN SQUAD DIDN T LAUCH AN ATTACK YET!
MONTOYA WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ? BATMAN IS A SIGN OF HOPE FOR THIS CITY. BEFORE HIM, NOBODY TOOK CARE OF POOR PEOPLE. POLITICIANS DIDN'T CARE,
COPS WERE CORRUPTED... NOBODY CARED. BUT WHEN BATMAN BEGAN HIS CRUSADE, THINGS CHANGED. JAMES GORDON COULD SHOW THIS CITY WHAT A TRUE POLICE WAS AT LEAST. HARVEY DENT BECAME THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
GOTHAM'S CITIZENS ELECTED ANTHONY GARCIA FOR MAYOR... NONE OF THAT COULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT BATMAN EVEN I WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT HIM.
ALLEN WHAT DO YOU MEAN ?
MONTOYA I'M FROM A POOR FAMILY, AND MY BROTHER WAS IN A GANGIF MY PARENTS HAVE KNOW NIT, MY FATHER WOULD HAVE HAD A HEART ATTACK. I TRIED TO HELP HIM, BUT WE GOT TAKEN IN A STREET WAR BETWEEN HIS GANG AND ANOTHER.
WE WOULD BE DEAD WITHOUT BATMAN'S INTERVENTION. THEN, I REALISED I WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE TOO. THAT'S WHY I BECAME A POLICEWOMAN.
ALLEN LISTEN MONTOYA, I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE GRATEFUL FOR, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO LEGITIMIZE THIS LUNATIC'S DOINGS. IF WE ACCEPT A MAN TO RUN ON ROOFTOPS WITH A MASK, WHERE ARE THE LIMITS ? HOW CAN WE BE SURE HE'S WITH US? WE SAW IT WAS DANGEROUS WITH THOSE MURDERS.
MONTOYA THAT S BULLSHIT, YOU KNOW IT AS WELL AS ME !
ALLEN ALL I KNOW IS THIS MASKED MAN TERRORIZES PEOPLE AND DON'T WANT TO TELL US WHO HE IS. I REFUSE TO LET MY CITY IN HIS HANDS ! WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO TALK ANYMORE, WE'RE THERE.
THEY STOP IN FRONT OF A BUILDING IN FRONT OF WHICH SEVERAL POLICE CARS ARE PARKED. A POLICEMAN TELLS THEM A YOUNG GIRL WAS KIDNAPPED. THEY ENTER THE BUILDING ONLY TO SEE THE FRONT DOOR OF AN APPARTMENT HAS BEEN BROKEN. THE GIRL'S PARENTS TELL THEM FOUR MEN CAME, ATTACKED THEM AND TOOK THEIR GIRL.
THEY'RE NOT RICH, AND NOBODY ASKED FOR A RAMSON. MONTOYA CALLS GORDON TO DO A REPORT. A FEW MINUTES LATER, POLICEMEN LEAVE THE APPARTMENT. BATMAN ENTERS THROUGH A WINDOW. HE WATCHES CAREFULLY EVERYWHERE AND FINDS A POCKET WATCH WHICH SEEMS ODD IN THIS BEDROOM. THERE ARE PICTURES OF A LITTLE BLOND GIRL ON THE WALLS. BATMAN USES A LITTLE CAMERA AND TAKES PICTURES OF THE GIRL'S PICTURES AND OF THE ROOM. THEN HE LEAVES.
14. GORDON'S OFFICE. INTERIOR.
GORDON HAS A MEETING WITH MONTOYA AND ALLEN.
GORDON ARE YOU SURE THEY ARE THE SAME THUGS THAN IN THE OTHER KIDNAPPINGS ?
ALLEN WITHOUT A DOUBT. THEIR MODUS OPERENDI IS THE SAME.
GORDON THEY DIDN'T CHOOSE THOSE CHILDREN RANDOMLY. NOBODY ASKED FOR RAMSON,
FAMILIES AREN'T RICH AND THERE ARE NO CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEM. WHAT DO THOSE LUNATICS WANT ?
15. THE BATCAVE.
THE CAVE, BRUCE EXAMINES THE WATCH HE FOUND. HE COMPARES IT TO OTHER WATCHES IDENTICAL. ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE FINDS SOMETHING. HE CALLS ALFRED, BUT THE BUTLER IS NOT THERE.
16. LUCIUS FOX HOME
FOX WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE MR WAYNE SUDDEN DISINTEREST IN HIS COMPANY WON T MAKE ANY DAMAGES TO IT.
ALFRED WHAT DO YOU MEAN LUCIUS ?
FOX I'M A LITTLE WORRIED TO SAY THE LEAST. IT'S BEEN A FEW DAYS SINCE A NEW-COMER, WHO NEVER CAME TO GOTHAM, HAS BEEN TRYING TO STEAL THE WAYNE ENTERPRISE'S BIG CONTRACTS.
ALFRED IS THERE A LINK BETWEEN THOSE CONTRACTS?
FOX I DON T KNOW FOR NOW, BUT IF HE KEEPS GOING, IT WILL BE A DISASTER FOR US.
ALFRED NOT IF WE CAN PERSUADE MISTER WAYNE TO INVEST IN THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT. HIS MISSION BECAME SO IMPORTANT SINCE MR DENT'S DEATH THAT HE FORGETS HIS OTHER LIFE.
STILL, I'M SURE HE COULD DO A LOT FOR THIS CITY WITH HIS MASK OFF.
FOX IT WOULD BRING THIS CITY THE LIGHTS IT NEEDS AND DEVELOP THE SOCIETY THE WAY THOMAS WAYNE DREAMT IT. I TOTALLY AGREE. WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.
17. WAYNE MANOR. INTERIOR.
ALFRED COMES BACK TO WAYNE MANOR AND FIND A LETTER BRUCE LEFT FOR HIM.
BRUCE LETTER ALFRED, YOU WEREN'T THERE AND I COULDN'T WAIT ANY LONGER. I FOUND A LINK BETWEEN THE KIDNAPPING. THEY ALWAYS WERE BLONG LITTLE GIRL, WITH A SPECIAL GIFT. TONIGHT, THERE'S A CIRCUS, AND I'M SURE THEY'LL TRY TO KIDNAPP GORDON'S DAUGHTER. BEING THE COMMISSIONER, H'ES BEEN INVITED TO HONOUR THE CIRCUS. HIS DAUGHTER HAS A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY WHICH IS SPECTACULAR. I'M GOING THERE.
18. GOTHAM CITY. EXTERIOR. NIGHT. NEAR A CIRCUS.
BATMAN PARKS THE BATPOD NEAR THE CIRCUS AND HIDES HIMSELF IN THE SHADOWS. INSIDE, PEOPLE ARE SCREAMING LIKE HELL,
WATCHING THE FLYING GRAYSONS ACROBATICS. IT CONSISTS OF A COUPLE DOING TRAPEZE ACROBATICS WITH THEIR 13 YEARS OLD SON. AFTER A WHILE, PEOPLE GO OUT. BATMAN SEES THE GORDON AND IS READY TO TAKE ACTION. HE HEARS SCREAMS, BUT FURTHER AWAY HE RUNS THERE, ONLY TO FIND THE GRAYSONS IN A BLOOD BATH. FOUR THUGS ARE TRYING TO KIDNAP THE GRAYSON KID.
BATMAN FIGHT THEM AND BEAT THEM. THEY RUN AWAY. GORDON COMES, AND TAKES CARE OF THE KID. THE DARK KNIGHT USES HIS BATPOD AND FOLLOWS THE THUGS.
19. GOTHAM CITY. EXTERIOR. NIGHT. ACROSS THE WHOLE CITY
CAR CHASE IN THE CITY BETWEEN THE THUGS AND BATMAN. AFTER A WHILE, THEY ARRIVE TO THE DOCKS AND THE THUGS RISE IN A LITTLE BOAT. BATMAN GOES TO AN HIDDEN BUNKER. A FEW TIMES AFTER, THE HERO RUSHES IN A BATBOAT MADE BY LUCIUS FOX. HE PURSUES THEM TO AN ABANDONED ISLAND.
20. ABANDONED ISLAND. NIGHT.
THERE, BATMAN FINDS A LUSH GREENERY AND A BIG METAL GATE.
INSIDE, THERE IS A BIG LABYRINTH OF HEDGES. THERE A LOT OF TRAPS, BUT THE HERO MANAGES TO EXIT THE LABYRINTH. THERE IS A HUGE TABLE, WITH A LOT OF CHAIRS, AND A TEA SERVICE. THE LITTLE BLOND GIRLS ARE TIED UP ON THE CHAIRS. THEY'RE ALL WEARING A BLUE DRESS AND A WHITE APRON. IMMEDIATLY, HE REMEMBERS THE BOOK HIS MOTHER USED TO READ HIM WHEN HE WAS A CHILD. THEN, A RED HAIR LITTLE MAN COMES, WEARING TEN HATS.
MAD HATTER YOU RE THE ONE WHO PREVENT MY FRIEND TO TAKE BACK THE MARCH HARE.
YOU WILL HAVE TO REPLACE HIM
SOME THUGS COME. BATMAN BEATS THEM UP, USING KEYSI. WHEN HE TURNS BACK, THE MAD HATTER IS PUTTING A KNIFE ON SOME GIRL'S NECK. WITHOUT HESITATION, THE HERO THROWS A BATARANG ON THE LUNATIC'S HAND AND CATCHES HIM. THE DARK KNIGHT TIES THE LUNATICS AND HIS MEN UP, AND INTERROGATES THEM. THE HATTER IS SURE HE REALLY IS THE MAD HATTER FROM ALICE IN WONDERLAND . THE THUGS TELL BATMAN THE HATTER PAID THEM WELL, BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHO WAS REALLY PAYING. BATMAN HEARS SIRENS COMING AND RUNS AWAY.
21. WAYNE MANOR. INTERIOR. DAY.
BRUCE AND ALFRED ARE WATCHING THE NEWS IN THE MANOR . IT'S SAID JAMES GORDON ARRESTED THE THUGS WHO KILLED THE GRAYSON PARENTS.
ALFRED THE SADDEST THING IS THE CIRCUS IS THIS BOY'SONLY FAMILY, BUT NO JUDGE IS GONNA ALLOW HIM TO STAY WITH THE CIRCUS. HE WILL END UP IN AN ORPHANAGE. NOBODY WANT TO ADOPT A BOY THIS OLD.
BRUCE STAYS QUIET FOR A WHILE
BRUCE I M GONNA ADOPT HIM.
ALFRED YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T WANT TO PUT YOUR LOVES ONES AT RISK. IS IT REALLY THE WORLD YOU WANT TO OFFER HIM ?
BRUCE YOU'RE MISTAKEN ALFRED. I KNOW WHAT HE'S LIVING. I KNOW HOW LONELY HE FEELS. I COULD GIVE HIM WHAT HE NEEDS. I COULD GUIDE HIM.
ALFRED IS IT A BAT WHO S GONNA GUIDE THIS BOY, SIR ?
BRUCE . NO BRUCE WAYNE CAN SAVE THIS BOY. I WON T LEAVE HIM . ET YOU LL BE THERE TO HELP ME.
ALFRED I M NOT IMMORTAL, SIR. YOU MUST BE PREPARED TO TAKE CARE OF THE BOY ON YOUR OWN.
BRUCE DON'T SAY THAT ALFRED. YOU SAID I COULD DO GREAT THINGS IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. THE TIME HAS COME.
ALFRED I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT SIR. BUT COURTS WILL BE HARDER TO CONVINCE.
BRUCE I KNOW HOW TO DO IT. FOR NOW, CALL GORDON, WE RE GONNA WELCOME HIM.
22. ARKHAM ASYLUM S WARD.
PATIENTS ARE WATCHING TV. THE JOKER IN A STRAITJACKET LAUGHS AND SCREAM THAT BATMAN SAVED THE BOY. HE REPEATS FRANTICALLY BATMAN SEVERAL TIMES. HE'S TAKEN BACK IN HIS CELL.
23. WAYNE ENTERPRISES. INTERIOR. DAY.
BRUCE AND FOX HAVE A MEETING WITH DAMON OSITO, THE BUSINESS MAN WHO TRIED TO STEAL WAYNE ENTERPRISE'S CONTRACTS.
OSITO I WILL BE CLEAR, WAYNE. YOUR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCHS AND OUR ARMAMENT WORKS COULD GIVE US THE GOVERNEMENTALS CONTRACTS MONOPOLY.
BRUCE WAYNE ENTERPRISE IS NOT INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING WEAPONS. OUR GOAL IS GOTHAM CITY'S DEVELOPMENT. WE WANT TO REDUCE INEGALITIES, NOT CREATE INEGALITIES ELSEWHERE.
FOX THE TECHNOLOGICAL SECTION DON T CREATE WEAPONS, AND NEVER WILL.
OSITO YOU KNOW WAYNE, I REALLY WANTED TO LET YOU A CHANCE. BUT YOU PREFER TO DISRESPECT ME. DON'T MAKE ANY COMPLAINTS LATER.
FOX IS IT A THREAT MR. OSITO ?
BRUCE NEVER MIND, MR. FOX. MR OSITO KNOWS WHERE THE EXIT IS.
((OSITO GOES AWAY). )
LUCIUS, I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU. I HAVE GREAT PROJECTS FOR THIS CITY...
24. GOTHAM CITY. EXTERIOR. NIGHT. A WAREHOUSE'S ROOFTOPS
HE'S WATCHING A MEETING BETWEEN WHAT'S LEFT OF THE CRIMINAL FAMILIES. THERE ARE NO HEADS. A GUARD COMES. THE HERO KNOCKS HIM DOWN, AND THE GUARD FALLS ON THE WINDOW, BREAKING IT.
BATMAN TRIGGERS GAS HE PLANTED IN THE WAREHOUSE EARLIER. HE PUTS A MASK ON, WITH NOCTURNAL LIGHTS. HE KNOCKS THE THUGS DOWN ONE AFTER THE OTHER. ALL OF A SUDDEN, A HUGE SILHOUETTE STRIKES HIM ON THE HEAD. THE GUYS APPROACHES AND CATCHES THE HERO. HE'S WEARING BLACK CLOTHES AND A MEXICAN WRESTLER MASK. HE LIFTS THE HERO AND STRIKES HIS BACK AGAINST HIS KNEE, BEFORE THROWING HIM AGAINST A WALL. A VIOLENT PAIN STRIKES THE HERO'S BACK. HE'S PANICKED: IS HIS BACK BROKEN?
BUT IT SEEMS HIS ARMOUR TOOK MOST OF THE SHOCK, EVEN IF HE'S IN GREAT PAIN. HE ROLLS BACK. THE FOE PUT A BUTTON ON HIS WRIST, AND A LIQUID IRRIGATES PIPES TO HIS NECK. HIS MUSCLES GROW A LOT. HE APPROACHES BATMAN.
BANE I'M BANE. I'LL BREAK YOU.
THE HERO TAKES HIS GRAPPLING HOOK, SHOT IT THROUGH THE
CANOPY AND TIE THE OTHER END TO HIS BELT. THEN HE GRABBS A
REMOTE CONTROL AND CLIMBS ON THE ROOF. THE REMOTE TRIGGERS
SMALL BOMBS THAT BATMAN HAD PLACED PREVIOUSLY. THE FLOOR
COLLAPSE, AND BANE AND HIS ASSOCIATES FALL INTO THE VOID.
THE DARK KNIGHT CLIMBS WITH DIFFICULTY ON THE ROOF. HE
ATTACHES ONE END OF THE GRAPPLE AND SENDS THE OTHER AGAINST
A WALL ON A STREET LOCATED BELOW. HE THEN HUNG OVER A GIVEN
ROPE ATTACHED TO HIS BELT AND SLIDES ALONG THE ROPE. ONCE
ASHORE, HE OPENS THE HATCH OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A CELLAR
AND LOCKS HIMSELF IN.
THIS IS AN APARTMENT WITH CARE KITS, BANDAGES AND A FEW
GADGETS. THE HERO LIES DOWN, EXHAUSTED, THEN CALLS ALFRED,
WHO QUICKLY JOINS TO TREAT HIM. THE BUTLER BELIEVES THAT THE
ARMOR HAS ABSORBED THE BRUNT OF THE IMPACT, BUT BATMAN HAS
TO TAKE REST NOT TO RISK INJURY MORE IMPORTANT TO THE
SPINE,WHICH COULD OTHERWISE KEEP HIM PARALYZED.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS. INTERIOR
MONTOYA AND ALLEN ARE DISCUSSING.
MONTOYA
DO YOU THINK THE COMMISSIONER IS
STILL ON BATMAN'S SIDE?
ALLEN
I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT IT WOULD BE
WRONG TO TAKE THE SIDE OF A COP
KILLER. GORDON IS APPRECIATED, BUT
HE MADE BAD CHOICES, THINGS COULD
QUICKLY DEGENERATE.
MONTOYA
I DON'T BELIEVE FOR A MOMENT THAT
BATMAN HAS DONE IT! YOU KNOW LIKE
ME THAT WE DIDN'T STOP THE MAD
HATTER! I'M SURE IT WAS HIM!
ALLEN
IT DOESN'T CHANGE WHAT HE DID.
BULLOCK
(WHO JUST ENTERS THE ROOM)
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE STILL A BIT
NAIVE, MONTOYA. AFTER ALL, YOU JUST
GO OUT FROM THE SCHOOL. BUT DON'T
BELIEVE THIS FREAK IS ONE OF OURS.
I DON'T CARE THAT HE KILLED MARONI
AND HIS GUYS. IT EVEN MAKES ME VERY
HAPPY. BUT HE KILLED BURTZ. AND
WHEN THE JOKER BLEW UP GOTHAM
GENERAL,HE KILLED A ROOKIE WHO WAS
ESCORTING A PATIENT OUT.
MONTOYA
AND YOU DON'T THINK IT'S STRANGE
THAT HE STARTS USING WEAPONS
SUDDENLY?
BULLOCK
HE DECIDED TO GO HARDER? BIG DEAL.
IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL MY TEAM HAS
CAUGHT THIS LUNATIC. BESIDES, DO
YOU KNOW WHERE THE COMMISH IS? HE'S
NOT IN HIS OFFICE.
ALLEN
HE LED THE GRAYSON LAD TO WAYNE
MANOR.
25. GORDON'S CAR. DAY
GORDON
IT'S GOING TO BE ALRIGHT KID, HE
WILL TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU
DICK
WHY DOES THIS GUY WANT TO ADOPT ME?
HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW ME.
GORDON
I THINK HE KNOWS YOU BETTER THAN
YOU THINK. HIS PARENTS ALSO WERE
KILLED. HE WAS A LITTLE YOUNGER
THAN YOU. SO BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY
THAT BRUCE WAYNE WILL MAKE SURE YOU
DON'T MISS ANYTHING.
DICK
HE WON'T BE ABLE TO.
GORDON
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. I HAVE A SON
WHO IS ALMOST YOUR AGE. BUT IF
SOMETHING HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND
ME, I'D LIKE SOMEONE LIKE BRUCE
WAYNE TO TAKE CARE OF HIM. HE'S A
GOOD PERSON UNLIKE THE IMAGE HE
GIVES. TRUST ME, YOU'LL BE FINE
HERE.
THE CAR COMES CLOSE TO THE MANSION, AND THE HEAVY GATE OPENS
AUTOMATICALLY. ALFRED STANDING ON THE SIDE, AND BRUCE IS
STANDING, LEANING ON A CRUTCH.
GORDON
ARE YOU INJURED, MR. WAYNE?
BRUCE
A STUPID ACCIDENT. I MADE A
MISCALCULATED MOVE BY PLAYING
TENNIS AND MY BACK IS A BIT STUCK.
BUT NOTHING SERIOUS. IT COULD HAVE
BEEN WORSE II HAD BEEN NOT
PREPARED. AND YOU MUST BE RICHARD?
DICK
EVERYBODY CALLS ME DICK.
BRUCE
WELL DICK, I AM DELIGHTED TO MEET
YOU. I'M BRUCE, AND HERE IS ALFRED.
AND NOW THIS IS YOUR NEW HOME. WE
WILL DO EVERYTHING TO MAKE YOU FEEL
AT HOME.
GORDON
IT'S BRAVE WHAT YOU ARE DOING MR.
WAYNE. BUT IT WILL NOT BE EASY. AND
NOTHING IS DEFINITIVE.
BRUCE
I KNOW. BUT DICK WILL HAVE EVERY
OPPORTUNITY. AND I HAVE A GREAT
PROJECT FOR THIS CITY. I THINK THE
COURT WILL BE SENSITIVE.
GORDON
I HOPE SO. THIS CITY NEEDS TO BE
GIVEN A CHANCE.
BRUCE
GOTHAM CAN BE SAVED. HIS SOUL IS
ITS PEOPLE. AND IF THEY ARE
FIGHTING FOR HER, I'M SURE WE CAN
DO GREAT THINGS.
GORDON
I ADMIRE YOUR ENTHUSIASM. I ALSO
BELIEVE WE CAN SUCCEED. I HAVE TO
LEAVE YOU, I INSISTED ON BRINGING
RICHARD HERE MYSELF, BUT I HAVE
OTHER OBLIGATIONS. CALL ME IF YOU
NEED ANYTHING.
CITY. EXTERIOR. DAY.
COLEMAN REESE, THE LAWYER WHO THREATENED TO REVEAL BATMAN'S
IDENTITY, LEAVE HIS WORK. HE GET INTO A CAR. A VAN COMES IN
AND HE MAKES IT OFF THE ROAD. SOME MEN GET OUT AND TAKE HIM.
A FEW MINUTES LATER, ALLEN'S CAR ARRIVES ON THE SCENE.
GORDON IS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AND MONTOYA IS IN
THE REAR SEAT.
GORDON
THIS TIME, THEY REALLY WANT TO
FINISH THE BATMAN OFF.
MONTOYA
YOU THINK THAT REESE REALLY KNOWS
HIS IDENTITY?
GORDON
WHETHER HE KNOWS IT OR NOT WHOEVER
DID HIS THINKS HE KNOWS. I DOUBT
WE'LL FIND HIS BODY BEFORE LONG.
MONTOYA
WE MUST ALERT HIM!
ALLEN
HE'S A CRIMINAL. OUR ROLE IS TO
STOP HIM, NOT DEFEND HIM.
GORDON
ANYWAY, HE WILL KNOW. EXCEPT FOR
NOT HAVING TELEVISION. JOURNALISTS
ARE ALREADY THERE, AND WE CAN NOT
STIFLE IT.
27. WAYNE MANOR. INTERIOR. DAY.
ALFRED, BRUCE AND DICK ARE WATCHING THE NEWS.
DICK
EVERYONE DESPISES BATMAN, BUT
WITHOUT HIM I WOULD NOT EVEN BE
THERE.
ALFRED
YOU KNOW, MASTER RICHARD, THIS IS
NOT WHAT PEOPLE THINK THAT IS
IMPORTANT. WHAT MATTERS IS TO DO
THE RIGHT THING.
DICK
BUT WHY IS HE DOING THIS? WHY IS HE
RISKING HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS? THEY
ARE NOT EVEN GRATEFUL!
BRUCE
I THINK HE BELIEVES PEOPLE DESERVE
A CHANCE.
DICK
I'M SURE HE DID IT FOR REVENGE.
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD IF I COULD.
WHEN I THINK OF THESE GUYS, I JUST
WANT TO HIT THEM, STRIKE WITHOUT
STOPPING ...
BRUCE
IT'S NORMAL TO BE ANGRY. I TOO HAVE
BEEN ANGRY FOR A LONG TIME. I KNOW
WHAT THEY TOOK FROM YOU. NOBODY CAN
GIVE IT BACK TO YOU. BUT NEVER
FORGET EVERYTHING YOUR PARENTS
WERE. DON'T FORGET THEIR LEGACY.
WHEN I THINK OF MINE, I REMEMBER
THEM AS GOOD PEOPLE. THAT'S WHAT
HELPS ME. IT FORCES ME TO REMAIN
GOOD TOO, TO BE WORTHY OF THEM. FOR
NOW, I'LL HELP YOU TO LEARN HOW TO
USE YOUR ANGER. FOLLOW ME.
BRUCE TAKES THE BOY IN THE GARDEN. HE SHOWS SOME FORMS OF
TAI CHI TO TEACH HIM. GRADUALLY, HE BEGINS TO SHOW MORE
COMPLEX MOVES. SEEING THAT ALFRED OBSERVES, HE LEAVES DICK
REPEAT THE FIGURES HE HAS SHOWN AND JOINS HIS FRIEND.
BRUCE
YOU WERE RIGHT ALFRED. BRUCE WAYNE
MAY NOT BE JUST A MASK. DICK NEEDS
ME,NOT A VIGILANTE.
ALFRED
YES SIR, BUT WHAT WILL YOU DO IF
YOUR ENEMY HAS DISCOVERED YOUR
SECRET?
BRUCE
I DON'T THINK HE DID. ON THE
OPPOSITE, I KNOW HIS. THE PRODUCT
HE USED TO BE THIS MASS OF MUSCLES
IS CALLED VENOM. THIS IS THE DRUG
LUCIUS AND I REFUSED TO PRODUCE.
THIS DRUG DRAMATICALLY INCREASES
MUSCLES MASS. IT'S A PROJECT
EXPECTED TO BE DEVELOPED FOR THE
MILITARY, BUT IT SEEMS THAT MY
OPPONENT, OSITO, COULD NOT HELP TO
TRY IT HIMSELF. ACCORDING TO FOX,
HE HAS RECENTLY ACQUIRED AN OLD
WAREHOUSE. I SURE IT'S OUT THERE HE
HIDES REESE. I'LL GO CHECK TONIGHT.
ALFRED
NO IN IN YOUR STATE MASTER WAYNE!
BRUCE
DON'T WORRY ALFRED. I WON'T FACE
HIM TONIGHT. BUT I CAN'T LEAVE
REESE IN HIS HANDS.
ALFRED
SO WHY NOT LET THE POLICE GET
THERE?
BRUCE
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT REESE IS
DETAINED THERE. GORDON WON'T GET
TERM SO EASILY. ALSO, I HAVE TO
SHOW HIM THAT HE IS NOT THE RULER
OF THIS CITY, CONTRARY TO WHAT HE
BELIEVES. IF I SHOW SIGNS OF
WEAKNESS, HE WILL ONLY HAVE TO
SHOOT ME.
ALFRED
AND WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR RICHARD?
YOU CAN NOT HIDE FOREVER YOUR
DOUBLE LIFE FROM HIM.
BRUCE
FOR NOW, LET HIM GET USED TO HIS
NEW LIFE. TELL HIM THAT I HAD TO
MAKE TO A BUSINESS APPOINTMENT.
ALFRED
IF I MAY, SIR, YOU SHOULD TELL HIM
YOURSELF. IF YOU NEED TO BE HIS
FAMILY IT'S THE MINIMUM YOU CAN DO.
BRUCE
YOU'RE RIGHT ALFRED, AS ALWAYS.
28. A PRISON'S CELL. INTERIOR. NIGHT
A LITTLE BOY IS LYING IN A CELL. HE IS CURLED UP AGAINST HIM
AND HOLD A SMALL TEDDY BEAR. SUDDENLY, A BAT FLIES OVER HIM.
HE LETS OUT A HOWL AND THROW HIMSELF IN THE CORNER OF THE
CELL. A WOMAN TAKES HIM IN HER ARMS AND SPEAKS IN SPANISH.
SHE GRABS THE TEDDY BEAR HE BROUGHT DOWN AND GIVES IT TO HIM
SAYING "OSITO" (SPANISH FOR "LITTLE BEAR ").
29. OSITO'S LIMO. EVENING
OSITO RISES HIS HEAD.
OSITO
HURRY YOU. I'M SURE THE BAT WILL
VISIT US.
HE PUTS ON HIS BANE COSTUME.
30. GOTHAM CITY. EXTERIOR. NIGHT
BATMAN ARRIVES AT THE WAREHOUSE, HE DOESN'T SLOW DOWN, AND
SMASHES A WALL. BANE AND HIS MEN THREW THEMSELVES ON THE
SIDE TO AVOID IT. REESE IS TIED TO A CHAIR. HE WAS TORTURED.
THE HERO JUMPS OUT OF HIS VEHICLE. BANE THEN DIVE ON IT.
BATMAN SPRINKLES HIM WITH A LIQUID TEAR AND THROW A PUNCH IN
HIS FACE. HE THEN GRABS HIS COWL, NOT TO BE HAMPERED IN HISS
MOVEMENTS, AND SENDS HIS OPPONENT TO THE GROUND WITH A BACK
KICK. HE SETS REESE FREE AND GETS GIM TO THE BATMOBILE, AND
THEY FLEE.
REESE
I KNEW YOU WOULD COME.
BATMAN
DON'T TALK.
REESE
I TOLD HIM NOTHING.
HE CLOSES HIS EYES. BATMAN THE DOOR TO THE INSIDE OF A
HOSPITAL AND ASSIGNED TO A TEAM. WITHOUT WASTING TIME, HE
GOES BACK IN THE CAR AND LEAVES. THE DOCTORS TRY TO REVIVE
REESE, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS.
31. THE BATCAVE
BRUCE
I COULD NOT SAVE HIM ALFRED. I
ARRIVED TOO LATE.
ALFRED
THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT. THE ONLY
CULPRIT IS THAT MONSTER.
BRUCE
HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. HE WAS
TORTURED, BUT HE SAID NOTHING. I
CAN'T JUST BEAT BANE. I HAVE TO
PROVE HIS GUILT. HE MUST BE
PUNISHED FOR ALL HIS CRIMES.
ALFRED
FOR NOW, YOU HAVE OTHER PRIORITIES,
SIR. YOU SHOULD PREPARE YOURSELF
FOR THE HEARING. THE YOUNG RICHARD
SEEMS TO FIND A BALANCE HERE. WE
DON'T WANT HIM TO BE SEND
ELSEWHERE.
BRUCE
YOU'RE RIGHT.
'S OFFICE. INTERIOR. DAY
NASHTON
YOUR VIGILANTE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE DEATH OF THAT LAWYER. WHAT DID
YOUR TEAM DO AT ALL? I WANT
IMMEDIATE ACTION FROM THAT
ANTI-BATMAN SQUAD!
GORDON
DO NOT GET EXCITED PROSECUTOR.
ACTION IS SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT.
33. A COURT. INTERIOR. DAY.
FAMILY JUDGE
MR. WAYNE, WHY SHOULD AN
IRRESPONSIBLE A BILLIONAIRE BECOME
THE GUARDIAN OF AN ORPHAN?
BRUCE
SIMPLE, SIR. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME
THING THAT RICHARD GRAYSON. I WANT
HELP HIM THROUGH THIS ORDEAL. I
WANT TO OFFER HIM A HOME AND FAMILY
WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE LIVING
CONDITIONS. I CAN NOT ADOPT ALL THE
ORPHANS OF GOTHAM, BUT I WANT TO
TAKE CARE OF RICHARD GRAYSON. ALSO,
I WANT THAT THEY TOO HAVE EVERY
OPPORTUNITY POSSIBLE. THE ORPHANAGE
OF GOTHAM IS OBSOLETE. WAYNE
ENTERPRISE HAS CREATED THE
FOUNDATION MARTHA AND THOMAS WAYNE
FOR ORPHANS. WE WILL ENSURE THAT
ALL GROW IN THE CLIMATE AS
FULFILLING AS POSSIBLE, WHILE
WAITING FOR MAY BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO
BE ADOPTED. THE FOUNDATION WILL BE
A REAL LIVING, NOT A KIND OF
HOSPITAL.
FAMILY JUDGE
YOUR PROJECT IS IMPORTANT TO
GOTHAM, WAYNE. IT IS ALSO PROOF
THAT YOU SUFFICIENTLY INTERESTED IN
THE FATE OF CHILDREN IN THIS CITY
FOR A GOOD TUTOR.
DICK
SO IT'S TRUE? I'LL BE ABLE TO STAY
WITH BRUCE?
DICK THREW HIMSELF INTO THE ARMS OF BRUCE.
33. THE BATCAVE.
BRUCE IS LOOKING AT PICTURES OF ATTORNEY EDWARD NASHTON. HE
REALIZES THAT HE REGULARLY VISITS OSITO.
ALFRED
MASTER WAYNE! THERE WAS A RIOT AT
ARKHAM ASYLUM!
THE DARK KNIGHT CLIMBS INTO THE BATMOBILE AND RUSHES. HE
PULLS A FEW HUNDRED METERS TO AVOID ATTRACTING ATTENTION.
34. ARKHAM ASYLUM
AFTER ENTERING THE ASYLUM, BATMAN GOES TO THE JOKER'S CELL
WHEN SUDDENLY, CRISPUS ALLEN POINT HIM WITH HIS GUN.
WE HEAR THE JOKER SCREAM A LITTLE LATER.
JOKER
HE WANTS TO KILL YOU! YOU MUST
DEFEND YOURSELF!
THE JOKER BURSTS INTO LAUGHTER AND RUNS AWAY.
BATMAN
YOU HAVE MORE IMMEDIATE CONCERNS
THAN ME ALLEN.
BATMAN, ALLEN AND MONTOYA GO IN THE LANE NEXT. JEREMIAH
ARKHAM, THE DIRECTOR, IS TRAPPED IN DEAD END. TWENTY
PATIENTS ARE ADVANCING TOWARD HIM, THREATENING.
MONTOYA
WE CAN'T SHOOT WITHOUT THE RISK OF
INJURY.
BATMAN
TAKE CARE OF THE JOKER, BUT DON'T
TAKE ANY RISKS. I'LL TAKE CARE OF
ARKHAM.
MONTOYA
YOU'LL GET YOURSELF KILLED!
BEFORE SHE HAD TIME TO FINISH, BATMAN THROWS HIMSELF AGAINST
THE HUMAN WALL. HE MOVES DOWN THE WALL, CRUSHING BLOWS TO
THE ELBOW, KNEE, AND PUNCHES IN THE FACE, WAVE AFTER WAVE
BREAKING THE ASSAULTS OF HIS OPPONENTS. PARRYING BLOWS, HE
HIMSELF RECEIVES A PHENOMENAL AMOUNT, WITHOUT STOPPING.
FINALLY, THE HERO COMES FROM ARKHAM AND ORDERS HIM TO
FOLLOW. THE HUMAN WALL IS BACK, AND OTHER PATIENTS ARE
PREPARING TO ATTACK THEM. BATMAN THROWS HIMSELF ONCE AGAIN
ON THEM, PROTECTING THE HEAD OF HIS BODY. HE THEN KNOCKS THE
ATTACKERS ONE AFTER THE OTHER.
MONTOYA AND ALLEN ARRIVE AND SEE THE FIGHT.
MONTOYA
THE SWAT CAUGHT THE JOKER.
ALLEN
THEY KNOW YOU'RE THERE. THEY WANT YOU TOO. GO THROUGH THERE,
THEY SHOULD BE FEWER.
(BATMAN MOVES AWAY FROM THE
PATH INDICATED.)
MONTOYA
YOU HELPED HIM?
ALLEN
HE RISKED HIS LIFE BEFORE OUR EYES
TO SAVE THIS MAN. AND HE DID NOT
KILL NOBODY. PEOPLE MUST KNOW THAT
HE'S NO MURDERER. WE HAVE TO FIND
GORDON.
35. GOTHAM CITY. EXTERIOR OF THE ASYLUM. NIGHT.
OUTSIDE OF THE ASYLUM, BATMAN IS CHASED BY THE SQUAD.
SURROUNDED, HE ENTERS AN ABANDONED BUILDING. HE CLMBS TO A
FLOOR AND IS FACING SEVERAL ARMED MEN. HE THEN OPENS A DOOR
ON A ROOM WHICH DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER EXIT. THE SQUAD IS ALL
AROUND THE ROOM AND BULLOCK PREPARES TO GIVE THE ORDER TO
ENTER. AN EXPLOSION SHAKES, AND BULLOCK LAUNCHED THE
ASSAULT. BATMAN BLOW UP THE OPPOSITE WALL AND RUN TO A GLASS
ROOF. HE DIVES THROUGH THE SHATTERING SONGS, DISPLAYS HIS
CAPE, AND FLAT TO THE ROOF OF A NEARBY BUILDING, LOWER. THE
SNIPERS AIM AT HIM. BATMAN HAS A FLASHBACK OF GORDON
ALERTING HIM THAT THE SNIPERS ARE STATIONED TO FIRE ON
NEARBY ROOFTOPS, AND FLOWS BEHIND A SHELTER, DODGING A
BURST. HE THEN SMASHES A DOOR ON AND GO DOWNSTAIRS, RUSHING
IN THE BATMOBILE, WHICH IS LOCATED NEARBY. TAKEN BY
SURPRISE, THE SQUAD LOST TRACK OF HIM.
36. WAYNE MANOR. INTERIOR. NIGHT.
ALFRED VERIFIES THAT DICK IS SLEEPING. HE THEN GO INTO THE
BATCAVE. AT THIS TIME, BRUCE GOES OUT OF HIS CAR AND REMOVES
HIS MASK.
BRUCE
SOMEONE ORGANIZED THAT RIOT TO
ALLOW THE JOKER TO ESCAPE.
ALFRED
SOMEONE, SIR?
BRUCE
BANE, OF COURSE. THE JOKER DIDN'T
ESCAPE, BUT WITHOUT GORDON
EXPLAINING ME THE SQUAD STRATEGY, I
WOULD STILL BE THERE TOO. I THINK
IT'S TIME TO TALK TO GORDON OF THAT
ATTORNEY.
ALFRED
AND WHAT ABOUT THAT BANE LAD, SIR?
BRUCE
IF I FACE HIM AND I BEAT HIM, THE
REMAINS OF MAFIA FAMILIES LOSE
THEIR NEW LEADER. THIS IS THE BEST
WAY TO STOP THEM FOR GOOD.
37. GORDON'S OFFICE. DAY
ALLEN
COMMISSIONER, HE WAS THERE. HE
FACED OFF SEVERAL MEN ALONE TO SAVE
ARKHAM. HE MAY NOT HAVE COMMITTED
THE MURDERS HE WAS CHARGED FOR.
GORDON
I KNOW. BUT NOBODY NEEDS TO KNOW.
PEOPLE WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND.
BULLOCK (ENTERING)
COMMISSIONER, YOU MUST COME TO SEE
THIS!
ON TELEVISION, MIKE ENGEL IS IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL. THE JOKER
TOOK A CLASS HOSTAGE, AND WANTS TO TRADE IT WITH BATMAN. THE
PHONE IS RINGING, ARKHAM SAYS TO GORDON AND THEY HAVE
VERIFIED AND THE JOKER AT THE ASYLUM IS A DEAD RINGER.
MANOR. INTERIOR. DAY
LUCIUS, ALFRED AND BRUCE ARE TALKING IN THE MANOR OF THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOUNDATION. DICK COMES RUNNING AND TELLS
THEM WHAT HE SAW ON THE NEWS ABOUT THE JOKER.
BRUCE
LUCIUS, THIS ANTI-VENOM THAT YOU
MENTIONED, IS IT READY?
LUCIUS
I HAVE A SAMPLE BUT I DIDN'T HAVE
ENOUGH TIME TO REALLY TEST IT. IT
COULD BE DANGEROUS.
BRUCE
I HAVE NO CHOICE. BANE IS SURELY
THE ONE BEHIND IT.
THEY ALL RUSH INTO THE BATCAVE WITHOUT PAYING ATTENTION TO
DICK.
DICK
SO BRUCE IS BATMAN? I KNEW IT!
THE HERO RUSHES IN THE BATMOBILE AND LEAVES.
39. GOTHAM CITY. EXTERIOR OF THE SCHOOL. DAY.
GORDON, MONTOYA, BULLOCK AND ALLEN AND HIS TEAM ARE WAITING.
WHEN THE BATMOBILE ARRIVES, THE POLICE CARS STEP AWAY TO LET
IT PASS.
NASHTON
THE BATMAN MUST BE ARRESTED!
BULLOCK
NO MAN OF MY TEAM WILL STOP A MAN
WHO RISKS HIS LIFE TO SAVE
CHILDREN.
GORDON
NASHTON MOREOVER, THIS DOCUMENT
SHOULD INTEREST YOU.
GORDON HANDS HIM A SHEET OF BANK ACCOUNTS TO PROVE THAT
NASHTON IS PAID BY OSITO.
BATMAN ENTERS THE SCHOOL. ONCE IN CLASS, HE COMES FACE TO
FACE WITH THE JOKER AND BANE.
BATMAN
I'M HERE. LEAVE THE CHILDREN.
BANE
I AM NOT A CHILD KILLER. I JUST
WANT TO DESTROY YOU. THIS CITY
NEEDS TO KNOW WHO RULES IT.
THE JOKER
THIS WAS NOT THE DEAL! BATMAN IS
MINE!
BANE
THE DEAL IS BROKEN.
BANE BEATS THE JOKER DOWN. NOT BEING CAUGHT OFF GUARD THIS
TIME, BATMAN DOMINATES THE FIGHT, BEING FASTER THAN ITS
OPPONENT. HE SYSTEMATICALLY ATTACKS THE SENSITIVE POINTS,
CRIPPLING SOME NERVES. BANE INJECTS A NEW DOSE OF VENOM.
BATMAN PULLS OUT A SYRINGE FROM HIS BELT AND INJECTS HIS
ENEMY, WHOSE VOLUME INCREASES DRAMATICALLY. BANE FALL WITH A
YELL. HE BANGS HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND REPEATEDLY. TO PREVENT
HIM TO KILL HIMSELF, THE HERO KNOCKS HIM DOWN. HE THEN MAKES
SURE THE CHILDREN ALL GO OUT.
THE JOKER GETS UP AND OPENS HIS COAT. HE WEARS A BELT FULL
OF EXPLOSIVES.
THE JOKER
I WARNED BANE, I DON'T WANT YOU TO
DIE. BUT IF SOMEONE HAS TO KILL
YOU, IT HAS TO BE ME!
BANE DIVES THROUGH A WINDOW AND TRIES TO FLEE, BUT IS
IMMEDIATELY ARRESTED BY THE ANTI-BATMAN SQUAD. THE SCHOOL
EXPLODES. THE PROSECUTOR TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE CONFUSION TO
FLEE.
40. GOTHAM
MIKE ENGEL SAYS ON TELEVISION THAT BATMAN SACRIFICED HIMSELF
TO SAVE CHILDREN. BANE IS IN JAIL, LIKE A FRIGHTENED CHILD.
THE MAD HATTER IS LOCKED IN ARKHAM ASYLUM. GORDON IS
STANDING IN FRONT OF HARVEY DENT'S GRAVE. HE DEPOSIT INTO
TWO WREATHS OF FLOWERS AND SAYS ALOUD "STAY IN PEACE. "
ALFRED AND DICK ARE IN THE BATCAVE. BRUCE IS STANDING IN
FRONT OF HIS PARENT'S GRAVE.
BRUCE
THIS TOWN NO LONGER NEEDS BATMAN.
BUT BRUCE WAYNE STILL CAN DO MUCH
TO HELP IT. AND DICK NEEDS ME. I
THINK I FINALLY HAVE MANAGED TO
EXTEND YOUR LEGACY. SEE YOU SOON.
HE BENDS DOWN AND BURIES THE MASK OF BATMAN NEXT TO THE
GRAVE. SUDDENLY THE BATMAN SIGNAL LIGHT THE SKY. SOMEONE
ADDED A QUESTION MARK IN THE MIDDLE.
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