Ext. Gotham City; Crime Alley theatre: eight years later, circa 1992
The Wayne Family has just left the movie theatre; the family is made up of Martha, Thomas and Bruce Wayne. Martha is wearing a beautiful red dress that matches her long auburn hair. There is a beautiful pearl necklace around her neck. Her son and husband are wearing identical suits, and Thomas is carrying Bruce on his shoulders. Bruce is making noises and acting as though he is fighting someone with an imaginary sword. Martha looks at her son and laughs softly. They walk down the street, down the sidewalk. This section of Gotham City is slightly dirtier than the rest of it. It is called "Crime Alley" for a reason. However the Wayne family is not at all affected by this, they have spent a lot of money trying to help this city. Going to the movies is something that they did for fun.
Thomas leads himself, his son, and Martha down the alley. They are few words spoken, and what is spoken is hard to hear. Thomas says that this way is shorter, and insists that Martha follows him. Martha doesn't argue and follows her husband down the alleyway.
The scene seems to grow dark; the walls seem to close in around Bruce and his family. His father puts him down and tells him to stay behind him as they walk down passed some shady looking characters. A man walks up and he holds something in his hand, though it's hidden by the darkness.
Man:
Give me all of your belongings and the lady's necklace and no one will get hurt.
He now reveals what he is holding in his hand. A gun, he points it at Thomas and then at Martha. Thomas moves slows to grab his wallet from his pocket, holding his hands up in a signal of surrender. He didn't want anyone to get hurt; he just wanted to finish their night out calmly. He hands the man his wallet, and the man snatches it from him.
Man:
I said the lady's pearls too!
Without any warning the man goes to snatch the pearls from Martha's neck; however Thomas stands in between them. They struggled for power, and in the shadows shown on the wall it first seems that Thomas is going to win. However the man takes power and manages to hold the gun at the right angle and shoot.
Martha screams in agony. There's another gunshot and Martha's shadow falls to the ground. There are two shadows remaining: young Bruce and the man, who now runs. There is a sound of something hitting the ground, and it shows the gun falling into a puddle of blood. Martha's necklace is broken, pearls are scattered in the blood, and young Bruce is standing over his parents' bodies, sobbing. The scene goes to black.