1999

A 24-year-old Bruce was holding his parents' killer, Joe Chill, at gunpoint in an apartment.

BRUCE:

Why did you kill my parents?

No response.

BRUCE:

Answer the question, GODDAMN IT!

Joe scoffed.

JOE:

Heh, just saw some rich people outside a theater. Needed beer. Had a gun. That's it.

Joe put a leg up on the table.

BRUCE:

There has to be a more specific reason for this.

Bruce aimed his gun closer.

BRUCE:

My parents were powerful and philosophical people. And you just killed them.

Bruce's rage-filled eyes met Joe's.

JOE:

No matter how powerful your parents are, nothing makes them goddamn invincible.

Joe took out a bottle of wine and started pouring himself a cup. Bruce was obviously impatient about the entire situation.

JOE:

We humans are born alike, kid. Humans are frail, they fall. Your parents may have been powerful, but they're vulnerable in the same way everyone is.

Joe took a drink of wine. Bruce is clearly furious, as he's not getting the answer he expected to hear. Joe finishes his wine and drops it on floor, shattering the cup.

JOE:

Beer was really my only motivation for killing your parents. Your parents weren't the first people I killed. If that answer doesn't satisfy you, then kill me. Shoot me once, twice, or a thousand times, but it'll prove in the end that you're a killer. No matter how many people you kill, pulling that trigger will change you.

Hesitating and struggling, Bruce dropped the gun. A police officer then kicked open the door. More police officers started to enter the apartment as well.

GCPD OFFICER 1:

Joseph Chill, you're under arrest for seventeen cases of murder! Anything you say can be used against you.

Peacefully, Joe put his hands up and surrendered. One of the police officers took Joe and handcuffed him. Bruce didn't seem too troubled at the fact that he missed his opportunity to kill the man who murdered his parents right in front of him. In fact, he was actually considering what Chill said. Unafraid to go to prison, Joe gave Bruce one last message before the police took him away.

JOE:

I'll see you soon, kid.

Joe winked at Bruce as he was taken away