1. We've already seen
innocent shoppers.
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2. A stick-up.
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3. It's the Joker.
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4. A clue?
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5. Yes, to oriental royalty.
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6. Theft of the gold golf clubs.
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7. After them!
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8. But no, theft of the Maharaja.
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9. Did the van vanish...
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10. or shrink?
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11. Traced to their lair...
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12. but not surprised.
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13. Wrapped for mailing.
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14. Into the mailbox.
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15. Addressed to oblivion.
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16. Is there no way out?
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17. No way but up?
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18. Let's all hold our
breath for one minute.
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19. The gasser is yet to come.
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20. Oh, no. Don't give up.
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21. They're so brave.
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22. Yes. One must concede that
they have courage. Heh, heh.
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23. I can't stand it.
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24. Oh, don't think
about it, my dear.
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25. Think about how simple things will
be with Batman out of our way forever.
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26. Think of all the things you can buy
with what we can steal. Heh, heh.
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27. But that's a good idea.
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28. I better check the gauge.
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29. Aah! The gas is 20 feet high in the
chimney. They must be gone. Heh, heh.
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30. Goodbye, dynamic duo. Heh, heh.
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31. - Okay, Joker, let's get out of here.
- No, wait.
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32. First we must shut off the
poisonous gas and pump it out.
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33. Some passerby might get killed.
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34. Yeah, I guess you're right.
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35. Oh, there, there.
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36. - Heh, heh.
- Okay, it's off.
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37. Ah, get the truck and
load up. Quickly, quickly.
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38. Go on, boys. Go on, me lads.
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39. I think I'll check to make sure.
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40. Curses. They're getting away.
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41. Look. They
discovered we're gone.
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42. Hey, boss. Hey, boss, boss, boss. Look,
look, look. They're up on the chimney.
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43. I know that, you fool.
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44. - How did they get up there?
- They took the elevator, what do you think?
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45. You want us to get a
rifle and shoot them?
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46. No, wait a minute.
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47. I've got a much more
succulent idea. Heh, heh.
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48. Get in, get in.
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49. Strange, they're leaving.
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50. Perhaps they've
changed their plans.
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51. Now we'll have
to find them again.
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52. Right. Let's go. Remember,
the Maharaja's still in their power.
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53. Ah, drat. Nothing from this hole from
the golf course or from the stolen hairpin.
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54. What did the Joker
use the hairpin for?
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55. To trigger the gas bomb
that knocked out the Maharaja.
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56. The gas bomb.
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57. Of course. If a trace
of the gas remains...
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58. We've got it.
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59. Ah-ha. That's it.
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60. It's an uncommon gas. In
fact, I know of but one place...
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61. - in Gotham City it'd be available.
- Where?
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62. The Ferguson Novelty and
Magician Supply Company.
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63. - That's it.
- Right, and we've gotta hurry.
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64. If the Maharaja isn't
recovered soon...
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65. it could make things very
difficult with his government.
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66. In fact, I'm surprised
there hasn't been...
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67. - Well, let's go.
- Wait. We'll go...
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68. but as Dick Grayson
and Bruce Wayne.
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69. - Why? Do you think...?
- That it's being used as a front by the Joker?
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70. Exactly.
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71. Who does this remind you of?
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72. Careful, old chum.
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73. - Good afternoon. May I help you?
- Thank you.
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74. We thought we might
find some amusing favors...
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75. for a party this
young man's giving.
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76. To be sure.
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77. How about these?
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78. Very ingenious.
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79. Oh, miss.
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80. What is a "one-way
glass reversing refractor"?
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81. A prism, which placed flush
against any one way glass...
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82. will by refraction enable one to
look through the one way glass...
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83. in the direction opposite
for which it was designed.
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84. - Oh, you mean like one-way mirrors and stuff.
- Yes.
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85. You can look through
from the wrong side.
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86. That's right.
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87. Gee, Bruce, this would be
keen for spies, wouldn't it?
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88. Dick, why don't you select something
you like and I'll just, um, browse around.
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89. Anything suspicious?
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90. No, just some squares.
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91. Well, what are you looking at?
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92. A big, fat bundle of ransom.
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93. And I think we've
waited long enough.
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94. So this is the photograph
we took from across the street.
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95. Now, judging from
the topography...
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96. the underground prison room should
be located about here, under the hill.
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97. Holy impregnability.
It's good as a fort.
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98. And if the police try to break in, the
Joker would get too much warning.
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99. The Maharaja could be injured.
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100. So we have to find a
way to get in secretly.
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101. But how?
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102. Fortunately, I got a glimpse of a
large square grill in the back wall.
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103. What do you think it is, Batman?
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104. Unless I missed my guess, it's
the cover for a ventilating shaft...
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105. which comes out right here,
on top of the hill, straight above.
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106. Holy camouflage.
What a way to get in.
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107. If only we knew where it was.
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108. If my trigonometry is correct...
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109. and based on this
photograph, it should emerge...
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110. right here.
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111. Gosh, Batman.
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112. - I'll never neglect my math again.
- Let's go.
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113. - Batman, where are you?
- Shh. Shh.
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114. If it's nearby, they could
hear us down under.
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115. I think I found it.
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116. How far did you say that
room was underground?
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117. About 50 feet, enough to
give us good momentum.
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118. Oh, boy, I'll say. Can I go
first? I wanna see their faces.
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119. Dynamic seniority.
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120. This could be a
mistake, I suppose.
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121. Well, look out below.
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122. Don't anyone move.
You're all under arrest.
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123. - It's Batman.
- Joker, where's the Maharaja?
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124. - I told you he'd find us, you clown.
- Ugh.
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125. What's the matter with you,
Batman? I'm the funny man.
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126. To arms, men!
Repel the invaders!
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127. All right. If that's
the way you want it.
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128. Egads, the tide's
turning against us.
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129. - Let's scram, Joker.
- Oh, okay.
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130. - What happened?
- Where did they go?
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131. Aah! Holy molehill.
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132. - They went into the mountain.
- Fiends.
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133. Probably comes out on
the other side of the hill.
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134. But where's the
Maharaja? I didn't see him.
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135. They probably moved him before we
got here. We'll make a thorough search.
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136. I don't expect to find anything.
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137. Commissioner Gordon.
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138. Oh, hello, Batman.
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139. Yes, I've been
waiting for you to call.
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140. I hope you have
good news for us.
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141. I'm afraid not, commissioner.
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142. We've traced the Joker here to
his hideout and surprised him...
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143. but he eluded us, I'm afraid.
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144. - And the Maharaja?
- There was no sign of him.
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145. If we don't find him soon,
I shall notify Washington.
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146. Yes, I'm aware of that.
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147. - Have you heard about the ransom yet?
- No.
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148. You might send the wagon over here. There
are four of the Joker's men to pick up.
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149. We're at the Ferguson
Magicians and Novelty Supply.
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150. Okay, I'll take care
of that and notify the...
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151. Wait a minute.
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152. Commissioner, the Joker
is on the air on our band.
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153. - He wants to speak to you.
- Bring him in.
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154. - Did you hear that, Batman?
- Yes.
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155. Well, hang on and listen.
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156. This is Commissioner
Gordon's office. Go ahead, Joker.
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157. Good evening, commissioner.
Happy to find you in.
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158. Perhaps you can do me a favor.
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159. I warn you, Joker...
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160. if the Maharaja is harmed, we'll
hunt you down if it takes 100 years.
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161. By that time, my jokes would be stale,
wouldn't they, commissioner? Heh, heh.
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162. I haven't the time for
chitchat with your kind, Joker.
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163. If you have something
to say, say it.
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164. Very well. I want to talk to
Batman. Can you arrange it?
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165. - Did you hear that, Batman?
- Yes, I heard it.
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166. - Do you wanna talk to him?
- By all means.
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167. I just happen to be in touch with Batman now
and we have set up a relay here in the office.
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168. The next time you speak,
he will hear your voice...
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169. and you can hear his reply.
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170. What superb service.
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171. - Are you there, Batman?
- I'm here.
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172. Well, the fun and games are over, old fellow,
and it's time for the harvest, as it were.
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173. I want to enlist your help in
the ransom arrangements.
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174. Never.
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175. Now, don't take a stand until
you've heard everything, old boy.
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176. I've a friend here who
wants to talk to you.
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177. This is Maharaja
of Nimpa speaking.
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178. Your highness,
are you all right?
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179. Quite all right, thank you, and enjoying
delightful interval with bandit Joker.
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180. But now time to
return to business.
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181. Would Batman please arrange
to cash personal check tomorrow?
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182. Your check? What for?
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183. For ransom money, what else?
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184. You're gonna cash the
ransom check yourself?
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185. For how much?
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186. Half-million dollars, U.S.
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187. And how do you intend
to pay it to the Joker?
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188. That is already arranged
between bandit Joker and Maharaja.
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189. What is matter?
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190. You not approve?
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191. I certainly do not approve.
I'll have nothing to do with it.
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192. You're free to do as you wish, of
course, but leave me out of this.
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193. But unfortunate, not
possible to leave you out.
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194. I will let bandit Joker explain.
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195. You see, that's part
of the price, Batman.
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196. You make the arrangements...
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197. you be present when
he cashes the check...
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198. and you endorse the check.
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199. Otherwise, no Maharaja.
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200. It's a rotten bargain, Joker.
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201. But the Maharaja's safety
counts above everything else.
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202. You've won.
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203. The Gotham City State Bank...
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204. main office...
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205. tomorrow morning, 10:00.
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206. Is it always darkest
just before the dawn?
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207. Not when dawn, that
is to say, 10 a.m...
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208. brings ruin and humiliation.
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209. Four hundred and
fifty, 460, 470...
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210. 480, one half million dollars.
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211. There he is, right on time.
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212. This way, your highness.
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213. I am Prescott Belmont,
Your Highness.
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214. I don't believe you've met
Batman and his associate, Robin.
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215. How do you do? I wanna thank
you for cooperating, Batman.
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216. - You have the money?
- Yes, it's all here.
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217. Ah.
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218. Good.
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219. - Paid to the order of Batman.
- One T.
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220. Five hundred thousand dollars...
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221. and no cents.
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222. Now, you will endorse.
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223. 'Tis a sad day for Batman.
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224. Forced to use his name
for a criminal payoff.
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225. Yes. I'm afraid this will
tarnish his image considerably.
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226. Good. Now I will take the money.
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227. Don't you wanna count it?
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228. - Did you count it?
- Well, yes, of course.
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229. Why should we both count it?
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230. Oh, well...
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231. Your Highness...
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232. do you actually intend to give
this fortune to that criminal...
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233. even though you're free
and there's no necessity?
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234. Last desperate effort.
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235. Why not? You see, Joker
is an honorable bandit.
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236. We made a bargain.
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237. He kept his side. Now, Nimpanese
gentleman must keep my side.
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238. Yes, I can see that you'd
wanna keep your word...
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239. even to a lying criminal.
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240. But to me, Joker did not lie.
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241. You see, in my country, a
bandit is an honorable profession.
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242. And if people lie to bandits,
pretty soon bandit will lie to people...
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243. and everybody will not believe the other
and they will fight amongst themselves.
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244. And then pretty soon,
nobody will have anything.
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245. Also, in my country,
population is 80 percent...
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246. - Let's go!
- Oh, no, you don't.
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247. Batman, what are you doing?
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248. - It's the Joker.
- That it is.
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249. But where's the Maharaja?
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250. - There isn't any.
- There never was.
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251. - You mean it was the Joker all the time?
- Right.
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252. As you recall, you
never saw them together.
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253. Then his goal was not only
an historic criminal coup...
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254. - but your disgrace as well?
- Not only that.
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255. My endorsement on a worthless
check for half a million dollars.
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256. If you hadn't thwarted them...
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257. Oh, Batman, how did you ever
see through his devilish plot?
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258. It wasn't difficult, if you remember
the key to the Joker's twisted mind.
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259. He never means what
he seems to mean.
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260. Now, why didn't
we think of that?
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261. Also, it seems strange that we'd
heard no protest from his government.
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262. So Batman called
the palace of Nimpa.
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263. The real Maharaja is on a
hunting trip in the Nimpa mountains.
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264. You've done it again, Batman.
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265. Egads, I'm deflated.
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266. A fitting end for you, Joker.
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267. Like the rest of
your criminal ilk...
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268. you were never anything but
a threatening bag of hot air.
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269. Chief O'Hara, call your men.
Cart this human trash away.
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270. Right.
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271. An hour or so later at
stately Wayne Manor...
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272. where everything is
now tranquil and serene.
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273. Or is it?
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274. Are you sure you want him, sir?
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275. I got the impression that he had just
satisfactorily concluded the, um, due.
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276. But I must speak to
him immediately, please.
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277. If you insist, sir.
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278. No, Dick. You'll get as fat
as the Maharaja of Nimpa.
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279. Who, Aunt Harriet?
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280. The Maharaja of Nimpa.
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281. I just saw his picture in
the Gotham City Herald.
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282. He was on a tiger
hunting expedition...
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283. and you never saw anybody
so fat in your whole life.
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284. Mercy alive, with
all his money...
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285. you'd think he could afford
to see a doctor about a diet.
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286. It's the Batphone, sir.
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287. Now?
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288. That reminds me, Dick.
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289. I have a new volume
on tiger hunting.
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290. It's in the study, I've been
meaning to show it to you.
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291. Holy encore, you mean...?
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292. - Gosh, Bruce, I'm interested in tiger hunting.
- Excuse us, Aunt Harriet.
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293. - Tea, madam?
- Oh, yes, Alfred.
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294. Yes, commissioner?
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295. Shocking news, Batman.
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296. What could it be?
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297. I've heard a most
alarming rumor...
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298. that you've been asked to go to
California and run for governor.
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299. Calm your fears, commissioner.
The rumor is unfounded.
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300. As long as there's a criminal
at large in Gotham City...
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301. wild horses couldn't
drag me away.
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302. Oh, thank heavens, Batman.
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303. Saints be praised.
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304. Good bye, commissioner.
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305. Holy Golden Gate.
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306. Next week, King Tut
tangoes with the dynamic duo.
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