A woman hailed a cab in lower Manhattan. She was dressed all in black leather. Her hair was black, and she had a black mask over her eyes. She told the cabbie to take her to Brooklyn.
Soon after he started out, she stretched her legs out on the seat.
"Excuse me," she said, "would you mind if I take my boots off? My feet are hot!"
"Er, no, I guess not."
"Thanks."
She unzipped her boots and pulled them off. Then she rested her feet on the seat.
"I guess you know who I am, don't you?"
"I think so."
"Are you scared?"
"A little," he admitted.
"Well, I'm basically an ordinary girl who loves jewelry."
"From what I here, you love jewelry a bit more than most 'ordinary girls!'"
She laughed. "Perhaps I do! Oh, and don't worry; I'm just visiting a girlfriend, right now."
"I see."
Along the way, a near-disaster occurred: A stray cat ran out in front of the cab!
The girl screamed, and the cabbie stopped quickly.
"Excuse me," she said.
She got out of the cab-barefooted-ran over to the cat, picked it up, and brought it back into the cab.
"Thanks for stopping."
"No problem."
"You know, I could've easily ran off, without paying."
"Without your boots?"
She laughed. "Good point!"
The rest of the trip was uneventful. They crossed Brooklyn Bridge, and she directed him to an address on Flatbush Ave. She put her boots back on, when they got close to her destination. She continued to pet the cat, who eventually started purring.
He quoted her the fare. She pulled out a $50 bill and gave it to him. "Keep the change."
"That's too generous!"
"Well, you let me take my boots off. And you helped me save this cat. And you're sweet!"
He smiled. "Thanks!"
She got out. He watched her leave, then he made a call on his radio phone.
"Hey, Louie, guess who I just had in my cab."
"Da Pope?"
"Not quite: Cat Woman!"
"No kidding!"
"Yep! She took her boots off, in my cab."
"You lucky bastard!"
"And she saved a cat who ran in across the street."
"I'm touched!"
"And when I dropped her off in Brooklyn, she gave me 50 bucks!"
"Guess you hit da jackpot, Reiger!"
"Yeah, I guess so!"
"Tell me when you pick up the Joker!"
"I will!"