1. We have already seen a
quiet Gotham City Bank.
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2. A sneaky operation.
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3. Apprehended?
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4. Not quite.
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5. A load of lead.
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6. Good night, sweet guard.
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7. A call to Batman.
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8. He's on his way.
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9. Hey, hey, hey.
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10. The brass was stumped.
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11. But Batman wasn't.
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12. He'd plant a story.
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13. A pair of crooks
and one's a doll.
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14. Batman sets a doll trap.
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15. And the doll was tempted.
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16. The trap looked tasty.
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17. But the doll turned the tables
and snatched Aunt Harriet.
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18. Holy backfire.
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19. One hundred thousand dollars'
ransom or a hot tub for Aunt Harriet...
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20. in exactly one hour.
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21. Sizzled or saved?
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22. But wait, the worst
is yet to come.
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23. Where can he be? Where
can Bruce Wayne be?
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24. I keep telling you,
commissioner, stop worrying.
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25. Batman will find him.
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26. Twenty minutes gone,
40 minutes remaining...
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27. for Bruce Wayne to appear
and contact the criminal or else.
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28. Oh, that poor,
unfortunate Mrs. Cooper.
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29. It's always the pawns who
get the worst of these games.
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30. - Any luck, Chief O'Hara?
- Thank you, thank you just the same.
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31. Yeah, goodbye.
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32. Well, that's the last of them.
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33. I've called every rich man's club
and eating place in Gotham City.
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34. - He's in none of them.
- These millionaires.
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35. It's hard for us to comprehend
the sort of lives they lead.
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36. Yeah, it's true, commissioner.
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37. I'll bet Mr. Wayne is out on some yacht
eating sherbet and changing his clothes.
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38. - That's not true.
- Why do you jump at me so, Boy Wonder?
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39. - Gosh, chief, I'm sorry.
- There, now.
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40. There, we understand. The lad's
under great strain, Chief O'Hara.
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41. No doubt he can't have imagined
himself in the position of Dick Grayson...
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42. the nephew of the kidnap victim.
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43. - Right, lad?
- Uh, so right, commissioner.
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44. Console yourself, my boy.
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45. We haven't been able to locate
young Dick Grayson either.
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46. He's fortunately ignorant
of this whole tragic situation.
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47. Twenty-five minutes.
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48. Why the devil can't
Batman find Bruce Wayne?
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49. - Am I in time?
- Thank heavens, Mr. Wayne. I hope so.
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50. - Our little team, Chief O'Hara.
- My pleasure.
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51. And Robin, The Boy Wonder.
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52. I'm sure glad Batman
found you, Mr. Wayne.
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53. Me too, Robin. He located me on the
outskirts of my estate, Wayne Manor.
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54. - He asked me to give you a message.
- Yes?
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55. Batman said, "Tell
Robin to carry on."
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56. He himself had to
dash in search of a clue.
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57. - What was it?
- He didn't stop to stay.
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58. - What's the situation?
- Tight, Mr. Wayne. Ugly.
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59. - I'll explain on the way.
- On the way?
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60. - Chief O'Hara, alert my driver.
- Yes, sir.
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61. The criminal has asked us to make
contact in a strange but clever manner.
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62. Over television, Mr. Wayne.
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63. Yes, I have every Gotham City channel
waiting on standby. Let's go, come on.
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64. Ladies and gentlemen, we
apologize for the interruption...
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65. of our regularly
scheduled programs.
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66. This is a special announcement
from Commissioner Gordon's Office.
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67. Switch it, Joe, Studio Nine.
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68. You're on the air, commissioner.
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69. Hello, criminals, wherever you are
out there. Do you hear me, criminals?
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70. This is Police
Commissioner Gordon.
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71. - I'm Bruce Wayne.
- And I'm Robin, Batman's aide.
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72. I speak for him officially.
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73. Our phone number is 555-2345.
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74. I give you my solemn of word of
honor, this line is not being traced.
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75. That's right, no trace.
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76. Our only interest is the safe
return of Mrs. Harriet Cooper.
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77. We give crooks no quarter, but
we always deal with them fairly too.
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78. Uh, correct, criminals, we don't wish to
undermine what little remaining faith...
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79. you might have in
organized society.
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80. Yes?
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81. This line better not
be traced, my friends...
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82. - or it'll be very sad for Mrs. Harriet Cooper.
- How is she?
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83. Oh, quite well, Boy Wonder.
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84. At least, as well
as one can be...
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85. in a straitjacket over a
fatal pool of flaming oil.
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86. You devil.
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87. How could a woman
stoop to such a trick?
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88. Talk of tricks? What about that
phony Star of Samarkand this morning?
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89. It was a perfectly fair weapon
in the fight against crime.
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90. - You know that as well as I do.
- Enough of this prattle.
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91. Mr. Wayne, listen to my
instructions about the ransom.
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92. - Wait.
- Why are you trying to give me orders?
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93. Wait, the Boy Wonder is about
to make a dramatic confession.
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94. That story in the paper, about
the bank money being counterfeit...
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95. - it was false.
- What?
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96. It was a ruse. It was a trick of
Batman's to make you try again.
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97. That money you
stole last night is real.
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98. A statement from the editor
of the Gotham City Times.
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99. "This morning's headline
was entirely untrue."
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100. Look.
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101. It's signed and notarized.
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102. Let me add my assurance.
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103. As the director of the First
National Bank of Gotham City...
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104. let me tell you that the
money in your possession...
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105. is 100 percent bona fide.
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106. You got to believe Mr. Wayne.
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107. As a bank director, if he
made a false statement...
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108. - he would be liable to prosecution.
- Yes.
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109. Don't you see out there? This
reckless crime of yours isn't necessary.
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110. You already have
your filthy lucre.
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111. For your own sake, release
Mrs. Cooper immediately.
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112. Oh, come on, you crook.
You can't be all bad.
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113. Let the poor lady go, huh?
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114. Yes, thank you.
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115. I believe you.
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116. It was only desperation
that drove me to this.
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117. - You'll release your victim?
- At once, with pleasure.
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118. - Where?
- Don't worry. You'll find her.
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119. Goodbye.
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120. Goodbye.
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121. Uh, thank you, ladies and
gentlemen. Thank you very much.
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122. And now we'll return you to our
regular scheduled program in progress.
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123. - Holy hallelujah, we've done it.
- Thanks to you, Robin.
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124. - It was your warm appeal that turned the tide.
- I'll call Chief O'Hara.
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125. I'll put the entire force on the
alert. Get me Chief O' Hara.
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126. Chief O' Hara. Yes, thank you.
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127. - Are you all right? Can I help you, madam?
- I'm Mrs. Harriet Cooper.
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128. The kidnap victim?
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129. Yes. Would someone
please call a policeman?
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130. - My relatives must be terribly worried.
- Yes, ma'am.
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131. Scarcely minutes later,
back at stately Wayne Manor.
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132. Is she all right, doctor?
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133. Amazing woman, Mr. Wayne.
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134. - It was a real fight to make her accept sedation.
- Well, that's Aunt Harriet all over.
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135. You're sure she had no clues
to divulge about the crooks?
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136. Not one, alas.
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137. It seems that the minute
she was lured into the taxi...
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138. she was subjected to a
potent but harmless drug.
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139. - Now, if you'll excuse me, I must go.
- Yes, of course. Thank you, doctor.
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140. I suppose you'll be
wanting to find Batman now?
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141. That's right, Mr. Wayne, I will.
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142. - What's the matter, Alfred?
- Excuse me, sir...
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143. but I can't help feeling that this
whole somber episode is my fault.
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144. - Your fault?
- Indeed, sir.
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145. Had I not been down dusting the Batcave
when that false phone call arrived...
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146. Good heavens. Perish the thought, Alfred.
You were performing your proper duty.
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147. Begging your
pardon, sir. Not true.
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148. Ordinarily, I tend to the
Batcave on Wednesday evenings.
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149. I failed to do so because of my
addiction to a certain television program.
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150. - Alfred, rid yourself of guilt.
- That's right, Alfred.
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151. - Aunt Harriet is fine now.
- She's more than fine.
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152. If it hadn't been for her mishap, I wouldn't
have deduced the criminal's identity.
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153. - What? You know?
- Dear me.
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154. And I thought, uh... I thought I
had discovered the decisive clue.
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155. This, uh, book of matches, sir.
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156. "The Gnome Bookstore."
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157. - Where did you find this, Alfred?
- Just now, sir, on the staircase.
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158. They must have fallen out of Mrs. Cooper's
pocket when we helped her upstairs.
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159. I had hoped that, uh, they might indicate
the whereabouts of the, um, felon's lair.
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160. Nice thinking, Alfred.
Darn nice thinking.
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161. To the Batpoles.
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162. Atomic batteries to
power. Turbines to speed.
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163. Gosh, Batman, I'm stumped.
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164. - Who the heck is the crook?
- Think over the clues.
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165. - A female magician.
- So, what use is that?
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166. Like we found in the files, there are 27 female
magicians licensed to practice in Gotham City.
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167. Think harder. Remember what
she told us about Aunt Harriet's plight.
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168. Suspended in a straitjacket
over a... Holy birthday cake.
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169. - Right.
- My last birthday, you took me to see her.
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170. - We even met her backstage.
- Zelda the Great.
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171. Sure, I remember.
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172. That straight jacket
escape was her big gimmick.
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173. As usual.
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174. Vain boasting has been
this criminal's undoing.
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175. Gosh, though, where does
this Gnome Bookstore come in?
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176. Where indeed? For back
behind the phony book store...
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177. Eivol is ready with his
inescapable doom trap.
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178. Ha, ha. Well, well,
legal tender after all.
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179. Isn't life surprising? Hmm?
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180. You have your money,
Eivol. Now tell me the secret.
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181. How do I escape
from the doom trap?
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182. You mean you haven't guessed,
Zelda? Even after the hint I gave you?
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183. - There is no way to escape.
- True.
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184. Even I, Eivol Ekdol, with all
my twisted Albanian genius...
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185. even I cannot devise the answer.
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186. That is where Batman comes in.
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187. Oh, we lure him into the trap,
then he shows us the way out.
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188. Exactly. We use him as our pawn.
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189. - You mad Albanian.
- Ha, ha.
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190. Even if Batman does work out the trick, how
can I use it on stage when Batman knows?
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191. We have an obscure
peasant saying in my country:
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192. "Dead men tell no tales."
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193. - Dead men?
- But of course, dear Zelda.
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194. After Batman escapes from the doom
trap, he walks into instant liquidation.
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195. Wait, I'll show you. Ah.
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196. Gentlemen. Welcome, gentlemen.
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197. - All set up for the rubout?
- Yes, yes.
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198. Show me the money.
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199. - One hundred grand.
- Don't bother to count.
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200. It might make us mad.
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201. A slight fringe benefit,
another hundred thousand.
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202. I get for, um...
What is the word?
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203. Fingering the Batman.
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204. I signed a contract
with the syndicate.
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205. Kidnapping. Murder.
Where will it end?
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206. - You know I abhor violence.
- You wretched weakling.
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207. You should've thought of that
before you robbed your first bank.
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208. Now stop the stupid questions and think
of a way to lure Batman into our trap.
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209. - Done.
- What done?
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210. As I told you, Eivol, I had guessed
your scheme. I've cleverly left a clue.
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211. I stuck a book of your matches
in Mrs. Cooper's pocket.
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212. - No doubt he's on his way already.
- Heh, heh. Not a moment to lose.
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213. Gentlemen, into the
sarcophagi. Quickly.
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214. You see they have peep holes.
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215. What's the shooting schedule?
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216. The instant Batman escapes
from the doom trap, shoot.
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217. Why not shoot him
before he gets in?
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218. Because we need Batman to show us how
to escape from the doom trap, you fools.
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219. Ha, ha. Gentlemen, dear friends.
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220. Remember, contract calls for
bumping Batman after he escapes.
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221. - It's in writing.
- Okay, if it's in writing.
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222. Please, gentlemen. Heh.
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223. There it is.
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224. - Closed. Back in one hour.
- Could be a deception.
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225. Right you are. It's
not even locked.
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226. The electric eye.
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227. Someone's coming into the shop.
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228. - Quickly, Zelda, quickly.
- Where?
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229. Into my secret control
booth in the wings.
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230. Quickly. We will
look in this periscope.
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231. Look, Batman, a
note on the counter.
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232. "To whom it may concern.
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233. Try interesting volume on top
shelf. Last book of back row."
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234. - Gosh, could it concern us?
- It certainly could. Look at that title.
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235. The Truth About Bats. Wow.
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236. That book worked
a concealed switch.
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237. Let's see how the
plot goes, huh?
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238. Bizarre.
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239. - A play without actors.
- The script could be for us.
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240. One way to find out.
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241. Let's get in the limelight.
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242. Look, in this booth.
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243. It's a bat.
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244. I bet it means something.
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245. Holy fish bowl.
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246. - We're shut in.
- Got them.
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247. A trick magnetic padlock.
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248. Oh, it seems such a waste.
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249. - They are such handsome creatures.
- Shut up.
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250. - Eivol, Eivol, can I help being a woman?
- Shut up, I said.
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251. Now I turn on the secret
speakers hidden in the doom trap.
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252. Gosh, Batman, what
kind of trap is this?
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253. It is a doom trap, Boy Wonder.
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254. Welcome to my greatest
achievement, the inescapable doom trap.
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255. Poor, twisted mind.
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256. You stupid fools, I am a genius.
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257. Yeah, that's what they all say.
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258. Pipe down, Robin.
We have to humor him.
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259. What's the big idea, genius?
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260. Very simple, Batman. Ha, ha.
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261. Try to escape.
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262. Let's just do that.
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263. Our utility belts.
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264. Ha, ha. Useless.
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265. My jet age plastics are
impervious to your tools.
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266. Eivol, what if even Batman
cannot escape the trap?
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267. That would be very sad.
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268. Then I would have to
give back your money.
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269. Or I could go back
to the drawing board.
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270. Gosh, I'm afraid it's
true. This stuff is tough.
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271. You are wasting time,
and you have so little left.
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272. Now...
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273. Look down at your feet.
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274. A deadly colored gas is issuing.
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275. Quick, let's get that grill off.
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276. Electrified.
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277. Holy graveyard, Batman.
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278. - This could be curtains.
- Don't quit, Robin.
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279. Let's get our heads down.
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280. This gas is rising.
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281. Lighter than air. We'll have a
few more life-saving seconds.
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282. Oh, what a noble struggle.
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283. Hey, a gas lighter than air?
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284. Must have hydrogen in it.
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285. - If we could electrify it...
- We can.
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286. High voltage grill, metal
buckles of our belts.
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287. Give me your utility belt
and step back, Robin.
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288. All right, here it goes.
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289. Sensational. He has done it.
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290. Batman, watch out.
Those mummies.
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291. - Aah.
- Look, Batman.
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292. Holy crossfire.
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293. Hoist on their own
murderous petards.
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294. A couple of mummies.
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295. Let's taketh them to the morgue.
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296. But, uh, where's Zelda?
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297. Look at her. Glycerin tears.
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298. No, Robin. Real.
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299. Some other lifetime, Batman.
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300. Perhaps.
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301. Some other lifetime.
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302. Sometime later at Gotham State
Penitentiary, Female Division.
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303. - Hello, Zelda.
- Hello, Mr. Wayne.
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304. I'll come right to the point. While I
can't pretend that your conduct...
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305. has earned you any
medals, on the other hand...
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306. you did save Batman's life
and the Boy Wonder's too.
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307. - It was the least I could do, Mr. Wayne.
- True, true.
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308. But not many criminals
would see it that way.
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309. - I think you've earned a new chance.
- A new chance?
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310. The Wayne Foundation, of which I'm the head,
maintains a number of children's hospitals.
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311. Now, here's my offer.
When you get out of here...
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312. I'll see that you get a position in one of
those hospitals as resident lady magician.
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313. Oh, how wonderful.
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314. What a joy to
entertain small children.
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315. I'm glad you feel that way.
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316. - Consider it settled then. Goodbye.
- Oh, wait. Please.
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317. Yeah?
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318. Good heavens.
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319. If you ever see him,
give this to Batman.
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320. Please. Will you, Mr. Wayne?
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321. Next week, Batman
versus The Joker.
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