Season One Episode One: Wayne
Bats fly out of a cave and up into the sky of Wayne Manor, late at night. It's lit up in the dark. Inside, Thomas Wayne is throwing a fundraiser, and everyone is talking to each other and smiling and drinking. Thomas is talking to one of the people there.
"Yeah, things in this city are getting worse, so we're helping Commissioner Murphy clean up the streets."
"And how do you do that?" The guest asks.
"By donating our money to make a task force. With that, we can finally shut down this organized crime that ruins Gotham."
"That's great, Thomas."
"It's why we're holding this fundraiser in the first place. That plus our wealth could keep this task force up for a long time, and people like Luigi Maroni can finally be put behind bars."
"Great. I'll be sure to donate. I want to clean Gotham too."
"Good. We're doing everything we can." Thomas says with a smile.
"I'll be right back." She says and walks into the crowd.
Thomas walks over to Martha pouring herself a drink.
"Should I be worried with you talking with that pretty guest over there?" Martha says jokingly.
"No one can ever replace you, honey." He kisses her on the lips quickly.
"How could I stay mad at you? Especially after my birthday gift." She says, referring to the pearl necklace around her neck.
"I got to talk to some more guests."
"Heh heh. Sure." She says and sips from her drink.
Thomas walks through the crowd when the doors open up and in steps Vincent Falcone. Thomas glares at him with confusion, but then walks up to him.
As he's walking he waves to someone in the crowd.
"Nice to see you here, Ms. Elliot!" He then continues walking to Vincent.
"Mr. Falcone. I didn't know someone of your ego would show up to a tiny fundraiser like this." Thomas says.
"I want to make this city a better place and I appreciate your efforts to do that. Maybe we could work together. Fund this task force together, and put Luigi Maroni behind bars, once and for all."
"Maybe. We'll work out the details later. As for now, enjoy the party!" Thomas smiles and waves to the guest, who walks over.
"Ooh, who's this?" She asks.
"This is Vincent Falcone. A businessman who is interested in helping us, making Gotham a better place. He can help us."
"We're all doing what we can." He says.
"Come tomorrow afternoon, I'll discuss this possibility of a task force with Commissioner Murphy."
"You're a good man, Mr. Wayne. Gotham will be clean in no time!" Vincent says before going to get a drink.
"Freddy, let's go!" Vincent waves to his bodyguard who goes with him to the bar. Thomas takes notice of his face. It sticks out like a sore thumb. He ignores it and continues with his fundraiser.
The next day, Bruce leaves the Manor and starts playing out front, pulling out grass and such. Martha steps out and watches her son playing around. She smiles as Bruce starts running and then trips and falls down a hole. He reaches the bottom and grabs his knee.
"Oh Jesus! Bruce!" Martha runs over to the hole and looks down. She then runs back to the Manor.
"THOMAS!"
Bruce looks into the darkness at the bottom. He hears something and a screech, as he stares into it with fear.
After the doctor leaves the next day, Bruce bends his knee.
"It feels okay."
"Great. How about to make up for it, we go see that movie soon."
Bruce smiles.
"Yeah.'
She kisses him, and gives him a hug.
The next day, Thomas sits down on his couch as Commissioner Murphy walks in and sits down across from him.
"Commissioner Murphy, it's great to see you taking your time to hear this idea. It's true. We've raised enough money to support this." Thomas introduces.
"Well, it's nice to see the faces of Gotham caring about their city. And I do think this is a great idea. I'll try to make this happen as well." He says.
Thomas smiles.
After their conversation, Murphy leaves and waves goodbye.
"Goodbye! Thanks for talking with us!" Thomas says.
Martha walks up.
"He's going to do it."
Later that night, Thomas and Martha have a drink at their dinner table.
"Don't worry about any of this. We'll get it sorted out. Hey, we've got the task force." She says and holds his hand.
Thomas raises his glass.
"To Gotham." He says.
Martha raises hers.
"To Gotham."
They clink together and take a drink. That's when they hear a knock on the door.
"I'll get it."
Thomas walks over to the door and opens it.
"Good lord!"
He looks down at Vincent Falcone holding a bloody body in his arms.
"Dr. Wayne, I need your help."
Vincent's son is placed on the dinner table as Thomas and Vincent stand over him.
"Come on, Carmine. Just hold on." Vincent says.
"Alfred! Fetch my medical bag!" Thomas orders.
His butler walks up and hands it to him.
"Thanks."
Thomas takes his supplies and gets to work as a young boy watches from the top of the stairs, unknown to Vincent, Alfred, and Thomas.
"Woah." Bruce states.
In the early morning Vincent and Carmine turn to Thomas and Martha when they're about to leave. They don't say anything and leave. Thomas takes a deep breath when Martha walks up to him.
"Thomas, did you hear the news?" Martha says.
"No. What is it?"
"Commissioner Murphy's been shot. He's dead." She says.
Thomas sits down. "I...what about the task force?" He asks.
"We don't know. We're still waiting for the new commissioner to give his orders once he's put in charge." Martha explains.
"Who's the new commissioner?"
"Commissioner Loeb. Gillian Loeb."
"You know what? How about we do something to get your mind off it? To free you from the stress?"
"Maybe some other time." He says, rubbing his neck.
Bruce walks into the room.
"What are we talking about?" Bruce asks.
"Oh nothing." Martha says.
"What about that movie we wanted to watch?" Bruce asks.
"Yeah, that movie. Why don't we go there? Get your mind off it." Martha says.
"...sure. Maybe sometime this week." Thomas says and gets up and leaves.
Martha gets ready for the movie in her room when Bruce walks inside.
"Why won't you wear the pearls?" Bruce asks.
"Oh, because they're only for special occasions."
"But this movie is special. They look pretty." He says innocently.
"Is the movie THAT special to you?"
"Please? Couldn't we make it special?" Bruce asks.
She sighs. "Oh alright."
Meanwhile, Thomas and Martha walk out of the Monarch Theatre arm in arm. They walk down the street and down an alley. Someone in a doorway loads a pistol. As Thomas and Martha turn, they see the alley just leads back out onto the street they just left.
"Sorry. This just leads out to the street. I think we took a wrong turn." Thomas says.
A man walks up to them and pulls out a gun.
"Wallet. And money. Now."
"Please. Don't do this."
"I will, unless you give me our stuff." He says coldly.
"Please."
"The wallet!"
"He takes out his wallet and hands it to the mugger.
"The pearls." He says.
"The pearls-" Bruce starts before Thomas stops him.
"Okay. Sure." Thomas turns to his wife.
"Dad-"
"Bruce, not now." He says.
"The pearls!" He says.
"You don't have to do this." Thomas pleads.
The mugger goes for them himself and rips them off her neck, and they spill all over the street. Thomas then grabs his arm and grabs him by the collar. The man fires at Thomas's chest, and he falls. The mugger stands back, dropping the pearls and aims at the family with both of his hands on the gun.
"Tom! Oh God, Tom!" Martha cries as Thomas falls. She grabs him by his arms, as his body hangs. She tries stepping back with her husband's body.
"Dad!" Bruce yells.
The mugger aims for Martha.
"RUN MOM, RUN!" Bruce yells as the mugger shoots and hits Martha. She falls forward onto Thomas's body now on the ground, and tumbles face first onto the ground beside him. Bruce falls to his knees and looks at both of his parents bleeding out, and the tickets for the movie start getting stained with blood.
The killer aims his gun for the boy, as Bruce stares at him. His eyes have tears in them, but are filled with hate. His eyes are angry. This unnerves the killer and he scoops up what's left of the pearls on the ground and runs out of the alley and away from the dead couple and their son, as far away as possible, and disappears into the crowds, not to be seen for a long, long time.
Bruce looks at his mother.
"Bruce...Bruce..." She says with her last breath before closing her eyes and not waking up. Bruce weeps over their dead bodies.
Bruce stands in the rain at the funeral. He looks down at their coffins as a man walks up to him and crouches down in front of him.
"Your father once saved my life. Should you ever need a favor..." Carmine Falcone says.
Bruce looks down at their bodies. He starts crying as Alfred helps put an umbrella over his head, as puts his hand on his shoulder. Bruce's voice can be heard monologuing, because apparently that's something that superheroes do nowadays.
"I am alone."
The Batman
END CREDIT SCENE, OR SOMETHING:
Commissioner Loeb sits at his desk when Luigi Maroni walks into his office.
"Loeb, Loeb, Loeb. Finally in your office. Finally the commissioner." Maroni says.
"Guess my wish came true." Loeb says.
"And I granted it, didn't I?" Maroni says.
"Yes...yes you did."
"Now where's my pay? Like you promised."
"Well, I'm no man of my word, but you did help me become commissioner after Commissioner Murphy, was unfortunately assassinated, so this is the least I can do." Loeb says and hands him a couple stacks of bills.
"Maybe we can work together again sometime."
"Maybe. Thanks for the work with Murphy. Couldn't do a better job myself!" Loeb says with a smile.
"Hmph."
And Maroni leaves with his money as Loeb sits back as the new Gotham Police Commissioner.
Next Time on the Batman: The Corrupt (1x2)
Bruce, feeling guilty for his parents murders, comes up with a plan to avenge them. As he acts that plan Gotham slowly turns for the worse.
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