1. Today marks three months
since Batman's defeat of the Mutant leader...Copy !req
2. at the West River drainage site.Copy !req
3. The Mutants have adopted
Batman's methods as their own...Copy !req
4. leading to a series of brutal attacks
on criminals.Copy !req
5. So psychopaths go after bad guys?Copy !req
6. Who cares?
Why blame Batman, for chrissakes?Copy !req
7. And in these strange times, people ask:Copy !req
8. "Has Gotham traded one evil
for another?"Copy !req
9. This is the face of the future.
Let Gotham's criminals beware.Copy !req
10. Gotham City belongs to the Batman.Copy !req
11. That statement came from the self-named
Sons of Batman...Copy !req
12. shortly after the body of a known
drug dealer was found murdered...Copy !req
13. in an East Side tenement.
One of several splinter groups that formed...Copy !req
14. from the Mutant gang after their leader
was defeated by the Batman.Copy !req
15. They're using his name.Copy !req
16. He could at least release a clear statement
against what they're doing.Copy !req
17. The Batman doesn't exactly come out
with statements to the press.Copy !req
18. No, he can't, because he's an outlaw.Copy !req
19. How are the Sons of Batman
his responsibility?Copy !req
20. - He didn't create them.
- He absolutely did.Copy !req
21. They exist because
Batman broke up the larger gang.Copy !req
22. And we're better off for it.Copy !req
23. Would you prefer the Mutant leader
still be running things?Copy !req
24. This Sons of Batman thing is exactly...Copy !req
25. why we didn't want these
costumed heroes around 10 years ago...Copy !req
26. and why Batman
shouldn't have come back.Copy !req
27. Because of their effect on our youth...Copy !req
28. on the public, on the media,
you get copycats.Copy !req
29. I see my favorite patient is up and about.
Just super to see how well you're doing.Copy !req
30. - For years it seemed like you didn't have...
- A reason to go on.Copy !req
31. Exactly.Copy !req
32. - I saw you on the TV last night.
- Oh, that.Copy !req
33. I get invited on the talk-show circuit
now and then.Copy !req
34. Must be wonderful to get to tell
your side of things.Copy !req
35. I know the world has every reason
to hate me.Copy !req
36. Don't say that.
I always say, "Hate never heals."Copy !req
37. But it's so disheartening.Copy !req
38. I wish Batman could go public,
but the police...Copy !req
39. I bet I could arrange an appearance for you
on one of the shows.Copy !req
40. The home would have to approve
a day pass.Copy !req
41. They'll insist I be right beside you
at all times, even on-stage.Copy !req
42. Oh, please.
No one wants to hear from me.Copy !req
43. I think they'll fight for the chance
to book you.Copy !req
44. I'll make some calls right now.Copy !req
45. What I think we should do is trust Batman...Copy !req
46. at least for the time being.
He's saved us before.Copy !req
47. Public uproar over
The Dave Endochrine Show's announcement...Copy !req
48. that Joker will be appearing
as a guest this week...Copy !req
49. while media analysts predict...Copy !req
50. it'll be Endochrine's
highest-rated episode in years.Copy !req
51. Meanwhile, the White House
continues to decline comment on...Copy !req
52. the Batman's renewed activities...Copy !req
53. and the suggestion
that his defiance is an embarrassment...Copy !req
54. to the current administration.Copy !req
55. A White House spokesman
only volunteered...Copy !req
56. that the president would deal
with the situation...Copy !req
57. if and when appropriate
and in his own way.Copy !req
58. Son, you know
I like to keep you out of domestic affairs...Copy !req
59. - ... what with all the ruckus you stir up.
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
60. But, well, it's a ruckus...Copy !req
61. I'd like you to straighten out.Copy !req
62. Involving a friend of yours
in Gotham City.Copy !req
63. It's all well and good to have
a wild bronco on the ranch now and then.Copy !req
64. Does the hands good to break him in.Copy !req
65. But if the bronco up
and kicks over the fence...Copy !req
66. and gets all the other horses crazy...Copy !req
67. - ... well, that's bad for business.
- I understand, sir.Copy !req
68. Now, I'm not asking you to put him down.
Not yet, anyway. But settle him.Copy !req
69. Ride him around the yard
a few times if you have to.Copy !req
70. - You know what I'm asking.
- Sir, I can talk to him but...Copy !req
71. I'd just hate for things to get out of hand.Copy !req
72. You know, how to get in touch with him,
don't you, son?Copy !req
73. - He's not hard to find, sir.
- Good boy.Copy !req
74. - What are you?
- We Bruno's.Copy !req
75. We nasty.Copy !req
76. Bruno? Who's he?Copy !req
77. - Bruno is a she.
- Ha. Big she.Copy !req
78. Kind of my nasty.Copy !req
79. Aces, Don.Copy !req
80. Bruno Joker's squeeze.
He billy berserkest ever.Copy !req
81. Yeah. Joker king of the billy.Copy !req
82. Eh. Maybe he make us Jokers.Copy !req
83. You Mutant kids go from
one boss to the next.Copy !req
84. - Too young to make your own decisions?
- We not kids. We make decisions.Copy !req
85. - You even old enough to drink?
- Course we drink.Copy !req
86. We slicer-dicers. We prove it.Copy !req
87. Guess you're Bruno.Copy !req
88. Those two morons don't have a brain
between them.Copy !req
89. So I'm gonna give them yours.Copy !req
90. All over their suits.Copy !req
91. Thief! You're a thief!Copy !req
92. Store on Seventh Street sells this for 2.50.Copy !req
93. Lady spud mine, Rob.Copy !req
94. I need the points.Copy !req
95. Hey, Bats! Bruno's taking off.Copy !req
96. Pull that trigger and I'll be back for you.Copy !req
97. Pull that trigger and I'll be back for you.Copy !req
98. Bruno's heading your way.Copy !req
99. Lead her into the alley. Don't let her see you.Copy !req
100. Violate that order and you're fired.Copy !req
101. Oh, yes.Copy !req
102. If you're lucky, Bruno,
you'll end up in jail tonight.Copy !req
103. But first you're gonna tell me what
Joker has planned for his TV appearance.Copy !req
104. Somebody do something.Copy !req
105. - There's a train coming!
- Do something!Copy !req
106. There's one more. It's coming!Copy !req
107. Tell me what Joker's planning.Copy !req
108. No. Not him. Not now.Copy !req
109. What is this? Unh.Copy !req
110. - We have to talk.
- I'm busy.Copy !req
111. My place, in the morning.
Until then, stay out of my way.Copy !req
112. Was that him?Copy !req
113. Soviet representatives stormed out of talks
over the conflict in Corto Maltese today...Copy !req
114. calling American military presence
in the region pure fascist aggression...Copy !req
115. and pledging total military commitment
to ousting the U. S...Copy !req
116. from the Latin American island nation.Copy !req
117. Well, all that sounds like to me
is the bluster of bullies.Copy !req
118. And we don't back down from bullies.
No, sir, we don't.Copy !req
119. Mr. President!Copy !req
120. How about that smartly dressed youngster
in the front row?Copy !req
121. Mr. President, what's your position
on the Batman controversy?Copy !req
122. It was our understanding the government
reached an arrangement with him...Copy !req
123. and his colleagues years ago
to cease their activities.Copy !req
124. Doesn't his return defy that arrangement?Copy !req
125. Well, can't say I know
what arrangement you're talking about.Copy !req
126. But as for what's going on in Gotham,
it's not my row to hoe, now is it?Copy !req
127. That's a matter for the state level,
and they've got a solid...Copy !req
128. clearheaded governor there,
yes, they do.Copy !req
129. Sorry, guys,
I've got a whole state to run...Copy !req
130. and I trust the judgment
of Mayor Stevenson on that.Copy !req
131. My job is to administrate,
not render moral judgments.Copy !req
132. We've just appointed
a new police commissioner...Copy !req
133. and I'm not about to interfere.Copy !req
134. The job will officially change hands from
outgoing Commissioner James Gordon...Copy !req
135. to incoming Ellen Yindel
at a formal dinner this evening.Copy !req
136. Neither has commented yet
on Ms. Yindel's plans.Copy !req
137. To try to quote Ellen Yindel's
outstanding record in the time I have...Copy !req
138. would do her a disservice.Copy !req
139. Instead I offer the new commissioner
my sympathy...Copy !req
140. knowing the impossible job
she is about to face.Copy !req
141. The life-and-death decisions.
The city of thieves and murderers...Copy !req
142. and honest people too afraid to hope.Copy !req
143. Recently, a man returned
to the public eye...Copy !req
144. who refuses to do nothing
while chaos runs rampant.Copy !req
145. A man who shows us
we can seize our city back from fear.Copy !req
146. Many have asked
how I can condone this man.Copy !req
147. My answer is that we all have something,
or someone, worth fighting for.Copy !req
148. I have my wife, Sarah.Copy !req
149. Any time I wonder
if I'm doing the right thing...Copy !req
150. I think of Sarah, and the rest is easy.Copy !req
151. Now it's Commissioner Yindel's turn
to face this man.Copy !req
152. She may make him her enemy,
or maybe she'll learn from him.Copy !req
153. Either way, I wish her well.Copy !req
154. Thank you.Copy !req
155. James Gordon dedicated his life
to keeping this city safe...Copy !req
156. and I'm honored
to share a stage with him.Copy !req
157. But this office will no longer tolerate
the actions of a criminal.Copy !req
158. As my first official act as commissioner,
on the charges of breaking and entering...Copy !req
159. assault and battery,
and creating a public menace...Copy !req
160. I hereby issue a warrant
for the Batman's arrest.Copy !req
161. You cost me hours of work last night.Copy !req
162. Then I'll get right to it.
You have to go back into retirement.Copy !req
163. You're upsetting too many people.Copy !req
164. Mm-hm.Copy !req
165. Why do you always have to be like this?
You played right into their hands last time.Copy !req
166. When the parents groups came after us,
you're the one they pointed to.Copy !req
167. You act like a criminal.Copy !req
168. Heh, we are criminals, Clark.
We always have been.Copy !req
169. You're still one too.
Only difference is you have a boss.Copy !req
170. And you answer to no one.Copy !req
171. You know, we almost
had this talk 10 years ago...Copy !req
172. when you wouldn't go along
with the deal we made.Copy !req
173. Everyone else agreed.
Diana went back to her people...Copy !req
174. Hal left the planet.Copy !req
175. And Oliver? Did he agree?Copy !req
176. That's not how I wanted that to go.Copy !req
177. He was all torn up about it too.Copy !req
178. - He made it necessary. Like...
- Like I'm about to?Copy !req
179. - Do you even remember why you retired?
- I remember.Copy !req
180. Look. Either shut it down or
one of these days someone with authority...Copy !req
181. is gonna tell me to come stop you.Copy !req
182. - And when that happens...
- When that happens...Copy !req
183. may the best man win.Copy !req
184. I have to go. We'll finish this later.Copy !req
185. No hurry.Copy !req
186. Brave American forces
are now engaged in direct combat...Copy !req
187. with Soviet troops in Corto Maltese.Copy !req
188. Now, those Soviets would like to see us
turn our tails and run.Copy !req
189. But we've got to protect our interest...
I mean, stand up for freedom...Copy !req
190. and the good people of Corto Maltese.Copy !req
191. So don't you fret.
We've got God on our side.Copy !req
192. Or the next best thing, anyway.Copy !req
193. We got a sweet show tonight, folks.
Dr. Ruth Heizraumer...Copy !req
194. the wet hamburger bun contest...Copy !req
195. and a man who's brought
a lot of smiles to the world.Copy !req
196. See you then.Copy !req
197. It was great to hear from you, boss.
Most of the other guys...Copy !req
198. well, they gave up on you.
But I knew you'd come back.Copy !req
199. Oh, you look great. Anyway,
I whipped up the lipstick you asked for.Copy !req
200. And Bobby and Mary,
they can't wait to help.Copy !req
201. Oh, I also made you these,
special filters.Copy !req
202. Wear them tonight
and only breathe through your nose.Copy !req
203. And all these years I just held my breath.Copy !req
204. Really?Copy !req
205. I could kiss you.Copy !req
206. Robin's last class is about to end.
Go pick her up at school.Copy !req
207. And if Miss Kelley should have something
better to do with her evening?Copy !req
208. There's nothing better.Copy !req
209. Where you been all this time?
You're, like, gone.Copy !req
210. Been busy.Copy !req
211. You gonna make
it to the fairgrounds tomorrow?Copy !req
212. Opening day? Our tradition?Copy !req
213. Ugh. It's this night job.Copy !req
214. Details. As in more.Copy !req
215. Just helping some spud. It'd bore you.Copy !req
216. Gotta fly.Copy !req
217. Hey, Alfred.Copy !req
218. First two teams are with me
on the roof, the rest of you are down here.Copy !req
219. I'm not waiting for the Joker.Copy !req
220. And you can bet Batman isn't either.
Neither of them is leaving here a free man.Copy !req
221. - Is that understood?
- Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
222. More on the eyes, please.Copy !req
223. You want lipstick, handsome?Copy !req
224. I brought my own, thanks.Copy !req
225. Wonderful to see you
showing such interest.Copy !req
226. Okay, Bobby, Mary,
Uncle Joker's counting on you.Copy !req
227. Go make him proud.Copy !req
228. This is strictly
an observation mission for you.Copy !req
229. Stay in the copter
and do not touch any of the controls.Copy !req
230. If there's any trouble, just say "boosters."Copy !req
231. The computer's all voice-controlled.
You don't need to understand a thing.Copy !req
232. Figure I wouldn't anyway.Copy !req
233. Joker's thought this through.
The publicity's brought the cops...Copy !req
234. and they'll keep me from him.Copy !req
235. That a cloak?Copy !req
236. Cool.Copy !req
237. Commissioner, something's incoming.Copy !req
238. - We can't get a lock on it.
- I don't see anything.Copy !req
239. Everything's on auto.
Touch any of it and you're fired.Copy !req
240. Cool, boss.Copy !req
241. Keep at it! Do a channel sweep.Copy !req
242. Holy...Copy !req
243. - He can fly.
- Not for long. Hit the flood!Copy !req
244. Batman, you are under arrest.Copy !req
245. Fox, Stokes, rush him!Copy !req
246. - Rush him?
- He's twice your age, son.Copy !req
247. Find the nerve.Copy !req
248. What can we say about our next guest
that hasn't been said before? Frank?Copy !req
249. He's a kook, Dave. A maniac.
No, I mean it, he's a nut.Copy !req
250. Nothing like it, eh?Copy !req
251. I always take this moment
to say a little affirmation to myself.Copy !req
252. So many faces. So few smiles.Copy !req
253. Hey, now, no need to be nervous.
Just follow my lead and be yourself.Copy !req
254. And our special guest,
the Clown Prince of Crime...Copy !req
255. Joker.Copy !req
256. Get a copter in close to blow
this stuff away!Copy !req
257. Freeze, Batman!Copy !req
258. Fire weapons.Copy !req
259. Do something!Copy !req
260. Joker, you've asked for a chance
to share your side of things.Copy !req
261. I'm told you've killed
about 600 people.Copy !req
262. - How exactly does your side of that go?
- Stop right there.Copy !req
263. This is a sensitive man,
and I won't have him being harassed.Copy !req
264. That's all right. I want people to get me.Copy !req
265. All right, then.Copy !req
266. That's why I'm gonna kill everyone
in this room.Copy !req
267. Okay.Copy !req
268. I think that's a little more insight
than we had in mind.Copy !req
269. It's okay, he doesn't really mean that.Copy !req
270. He's just trying to ease the tension.Copy !req
271. Funny way to go about it.Copy !req
272. You have to remember,
this man isn't responsible for those killings.Copy !req
273. He's merely a victim of the Batman's
psychotic obsession.Copy !req
274. I thought
I was Batman's psychotic obsession.Copy !req
275. So you think the Batman's
the real sicko here.Copy !req
276. Without a doubt. He's an
obsessive-compulsive, narcissistic...Copy !req
277. hero-complexed sociopath.Copy !req
278. - I would love a shot at him as a patient.
- Do guests get to keep these?Copy !req
279. Heh. Sure, you do whatever you want with it.
We got a closet full of them.Copy !req
280. So long as you won't miss it.Copy !req
281. Breathe, David. Breathe.Copy !req
282. Billy close.Copy !req
283. Ace the cloak.Copy !req
284. Batman, land your vehicle now!Copy !req
285. Been following on the radio.Copy !req
286. It's over. Joker's gone.Copy !req
287. - How many?
- Don't know. Lots.Copy !req
288. You have five seconds to comply.Copy !req
289. Boosters.Copy !req
290. - Boosters!
- Peel.Copy !req
291. Head back to the cave.Copy !req
292. - I'm not fired?
- You're not fired.Copy !req
293. The military has imposed
a communications blackout...Copy !req
294. for the 500-mile area
surrounding Corto Maltese...Copy !req
295. amid reports of severe weather
affecting the ongoing battle.Copy !req
296. While more locally...Copy !req
297. tragedy struck at today's taping
of The Dave Endochrine Show...Copy !req
298. where Joker used his deadly smile gas
to kill the entire audience.Copy !req
299. Joker is now reported to be on the loose...Copy !req
300. as is the Batman,
who tangled with police at the scene.Copy !req
301. You never should have come back, Bruce.Copy !req
302. You don't know
how much the world has changed.Copy !req
303. Selina.Copy !req
304. I need your help. It's very important.Copy !req
305. My help.Copy !req
306. I made myself pretty for you.
You should say thank you.Copy !req
307. Thank you.Copy !req
308. That's better.Copy !req
309. Ee. The years have not been kind,
have they?Copy !req
310. Anyhoo,
I have a little errand for one of your girls.Copy !req
311. I think her name's Elsie.Copy !req
312. She has a date
with a congressman tonight?Copy !req
313. The death toll in the wake
of Joker's attack stands at 206...Copy !req
314. including host Dave Endochrine
and Joker's own doctor...Copy !req
315. Bartholomew Wolper.Copy !req
316. - How do you fight someone like that?
- Simpler than I've made it.Copy !req
317. There's nothing wrong with Joker
that I can't fix.Copy !req
318. With my hands.Copy !req
319. Both Joker and the Batman...Copy !req
320. who himself left dozens of police
hospitalized...Copy !req
321. are now fugitives from the law.Copy !req
322. Oh, Elsie.Copy !req
323. There's something I need you to do,
congressman.Copy !req
324. - Will you do it?
- Yes, Elsie.Copy !req
325. He'll want me to pick up his trail.
This is his game.Copy !req
326. - He'll want it to go on.
- I'm sorry.Copy !req
327. We're going now
to Ben Derrick, live in Midtown...Copy !req
328. where a shocking story is unfolding.Copy !req
329. Lola, I'm standing outside
the Gotham Vista Hotel...Copy !req
330. where Congressman
Hector Alejandro Noches...Copy !req
331. has climbed out onto a 40th-story ledge...Copy !req
332. and is demanding a full nuclear
strike against Corto Maltese.Copy !req
333. You don't think they'll launch
their nukes over this?Copy !req
334. We have to strike first!Copy !req
335. We're the most powerful country
in the world.Copy !req
336. Sir, please.Copy !req
337. Lola, it's just confusion
and one messy body down here right now.Copy !req
338. Commissioner Yindel has arrived on the scene.
I'll see if I can get a statement.Copy !req
339. Commissioner,
any word on why the congressman...?Copy !req
340. Get those cameras behind the line!Copy !req
341. Commissioner. O'Halloran, 6th precinct.Copy !req
342. - Lieutenant.
- Any way I can help?Copy !req
343. This wasn't a suicide.
The girl upstairs has been drugged.Copy !req
344. - Says she's from Kyle Escorts.
- That's Selina Kyle. My old beat.Copy !req
345. - Shut it down and bring her in.
- Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
346. Commissioner.Copy !req
347. Lieutenant O'Halloran, ma'am.
Heard there was...Copy !req
348. - Is something wrong?
- Stop that man!Copy !req
349. All units to Kyle Escorts.Copy !req
350. Selina.Copy !req
351. Bruce...Copy !req
352. he's worse than ever.
He's using lipstick...Copy !req
353. mind control.Copy !req
354. The police are going to be here soon.
Can you walk?Copy !req
355. I think so.Copy !req
356. Boss, found something.Copy !req
357. Cotton candy.Copy !req
358. The fairgrounds.Copy !req
359. Thousands will be there.Copy !req
360. Half my friends will be there.Copy !req
361. - Fan out.
- Bring the Wing in close.Copy !req
362. Don't take the girl.Copy !req
363. - He'll...
- Don't worry.Copy !req
364. On the ground. Now.Copy !req
365. Good soldier. Good soldier.Copy !req
366. Boss, something's coming.Copy !req
367. - It's big. It's...
- Him.Copy !req
368. He's there. Hold tight.Copy !req
369. Children, do you know
why all these people are so upset?Copy !req
370. That bad man up there.Copy !req
371. Bobby, you know what to do.Copy !req
372. - Incoming.
- Wait, let it get closer.Copy !req
373. Don't worry, Mary dear.Copy !req
374. You two distract the little one,
and I'll handle the bad man.Copy !req
375. Are you out of your mind?Copy !req
376. I'm through playing, Joker.Copy !req
377. Be still, my heart.Copy !req
378. Don't leave in such a rush.Copy !req
379. - Unh.
- Aah!Copy !req
380. You're the Joker, right?
Batman's gonna kick your ass.Copy !req
381. He's gonna have to go through you first.Copy !req
382. Let the boy go, Joker.Copy !req
383. Oh, that's bad.Copy !req
384. You should get that looked at
when you have a chance.Copy !req
385. He's got a gun.Copy !req
386. Freeze, Joker.Copy !req
387. Excuse me, sorry. Beg your pardon.Copy !req
388. Coming through. Excuse me.
Sorry about that.Copy !req
389. Ooh, my bad. Excuse me.Copy !req
390. No more.Copy !req
391. All the people I've murdered
by letting you live.Copy !req
392. I never kept count.Copy !req
393. - I did.
- I know.Copy !req
394. And I love you for it.Copy !req
395. It's finally here, isn't it?
The moment we've both dreamed about.Copy !req
396. Oh, don't tell me you're gonna fall asleep
before we finish.Copy !req
397. You have gotten old, haven't you?Copy !req
398. Not quite how I imagined it...Copy !req
399. but we can still end on a high note.Copy !req
400. You're in trouble now.Copy !req
401. Go ahead.Copy !req
402. Say this has never happened
to you before.Copy !req
403. Shut up.Copy !req
404. Make me.Copy !req
405. Come on, finish me.Copy !req
406. Doesn't matter. I win.Copy !req
407. I made you lose control.Copy !req
408. And they'll kill you for it.Copy !req
409. See you in hell.Copy !req
410. Keep going, down here.Copy !req
411. There's another body.Copy !req
412. Watch yourselves.
Witnesses saw both of them this way.Copy !req
413. Down this way. Go right.Copy !req
414. Robin, call the copter.Copy !req
415. Locate my signal.Copy !req
416. Don't touch him.Copy !req
417. Freeze, you son of a bitch. Unh.Copy !req
418. Cute gun.Copy !req
419. - Move forward.
- Keep your heads straight.Copy !req
420. How are we supposed to find him?Copy !req
421. If it isn't a cop, shoot it.Copy !req
422. - Over there.
- Clumsy.Copy !req
423. Stop laughing.Copy !req
424. Auto-pilot. Property damage.Copy !req
425. - He gonna make it?
- Suture.Copy !req
426. He'll live. He's far too stubborn to die.Copy !req
427. Through this horrific murder
and his attacks on the police...Copy !req
428. the Batman has revealed himself
to be an unqualified menace.Copy !req
429. I have asked the governor to place
the state police at Gotham City's disposal...Copy !req
430. to hunt down this dangerous fugitive.Copy !req
431. - No comment.
- Jim, you can't protect him anymore.Copy !req
432. He's a murderer now.Copy !req
433. If you've talked to him,
you have to let me know.Copy !req
434. He and I don't talk anymore.Copy !req
435. I know everything I need to know.Copy !req
436. Joker's death and Batman's fugitive status...Copy !req
437. have become more than local
or statewide issues these days.Copy !req
438. and this morning,
White House spokesperson Melanie Endara...Copy !req
439. said the FBI was providing
regular updates to the Oval Office...Copy !req
440. on the progress police are making
in the hunt for Batman.Copy !req
441. - The groceries? Now?
- Wanna eat tonight?Copy !req
442. I'm going.Copy !req
443. Be careful. And no cigars.Copy !req
444. Another splinter group has emerged
from the remains of the Mutant army.Copy !req
445. Calling themselves the Nixons...Copy !req
446. the group is committing
a spree of violent armed holdups...Copy !req
447. We interrupt this program
to bring you a special report.Copy !req
448. We now go live to a statement
from the president of the United States.Copy !req
449. Well, folks, I've got some good news
and some bad news.Copy !req
450. The good news is that
our brave American troops...Copy !req
451. were victorious in Corto Maltese...Copy !req
452. and the Soviets
have completely withdrawn.Copy !req
453. Bad news is, well...Copy !req
454. looks like those Russians
are some mighty sore losers.Copy !req
455. The warhead appears
to be on a course for Corto Maltese...Copy !req
456. where 50,000 U.S. troops are stationed...Copy !req
457. along with the 2 million citizens
of the small island.Copy !req
458. But the larger questions
on everyone's minds...Copy !req
459. are whether this is the first strike
in a full-scale nuclear attack...Copy !req
460. and whether the U.S.
has begun retaliation.Copy !req
461. We are getting reports
that the missile has changed course...Copy !req
462. and will now detonate over an...Copy !req
463. What happened?Copy !req
464. - What happened? Is he dead?
- No, he's quite alive.Copy !req
465. Appears the whole city
is having an outage.Copy !req
466. Odd that the emergency generator
hasn't kicked in.Copy !req
467. Aces. My cheapo watch stopped too.
Figure I didn't just buy it.Copy !req
468. - Boss.
- Show me.Copy !req
469. Clark...Copy !req
470. you let them do it.Copy !req
471. You idiot.Copy !req
472. - What? What's happening?
- Sir, you have to rest.Copy !req
473. A blackout, our generator's dead,
and Robin's watch stopped.Copy !req
474. It's an electromagnetic pulse.Copy !req
475. In all likelihood, from a nuclear explosion.Copy !req
476. You don't know that.Copy !req
477. Oh, dear.Copy !req
478. We're still here.Copy !req
479. For the moment.Copy !req
480. May mean the Soviets
detonated a cold bringer.Copy !req
481. Not meant to kill us, just cripple us.Copy !req
482. - Ever ride a horse before?
- Don't think I've ever seen a horse before.Copy !req
483. You're about to learn fast.Copy !req
484. Not as fun as I thought it would be.Copy !req
485. This is our moment.Copy !req
486. Gotham is helpless.Copy !req
487. We will take charge.Copy !req
488. We will kill anyone who stands in our way.Copy !req
489. No.Copy !req
490. Tonight I am going to maintain order
in Gotham City.Copy !req
491. You are going to help me.Copy !req
492. But not with these.Copy !req
493. These are loud and clumsy.Copy !req
494. These are the weapons of cowards.Copy !req
495. Our weapons are precise and quiet.Copy !req
496. In time I will teach them to you.Copy !req
497. But for tonight, you will rely
on your brains and your fists.Copy !req
498. Tonight, we are the law.Copy !req
499. Tonight, I am the law.Copy !req
500. - Looters are gonna strip us dry.
- We need more cops.Copy !req
501. - We don't even have phone lines.
- One at a time.Copy !req
502. Commissioner, we got a problem.Copy !req
503. Slice and dice.Copy !req
504. - Hey, we need to put out the fires.
- Are you crazy? Let go of me.Copy !req
505. Get out of my store, huh. Get out of here.Copy !req
506. Listen up.Copy !req
507. This is our neighborhood.Copy !req
508. Our homes.Copy !req
509. We're better than this.Copy !req
510. The fires are spreading,
and the fire department isn't coming.Copy !req
511. So if any of you want roofs
over your heads tomorrow...Copy !req
512. and the day after that, start helping.Copy !req
513. I have buckets.
Let's get those hydrants open.Copy !req
514. - All right.
- Yeah, right.Copy !req
515. Let's do it.Copy !req
516. - Here, let me help you.
- The drugstore has bandages.Copy !req
517. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls...Copy !req
518. I'm here to appeal
to your community spirit.Copy !req
519. I know you've had your differences
in the past.Copy !req
520. Some of you will even argue
that you can't work together.Copy !req
521. That's fine.Copy !req
522. Those people will stay tied up.Copy !req
523. And it will not be a function
of which group you're in.Copy !req
524. What is this, the gestapo?
He lumps us together with criminals. Unh.Copy !req
525. Shut up, man.Copy !req
526. The rest of you can lend a hand
to keep our city from falling apart.Copy !req
527. You can lead by example.Copy !req
528. Your choice.Copy !req
529. I'm sure you're all eager to help.Copy !req
530. - I'm suing.
- Good luck with that.Copy !req
531. - What are we gonna do?
- Nothing.Copy !req
532. He's too big.Copy !req
533. - All right.
- All right, keep it going, guys.Copy !req
534. - Come on.
- Keep working.Copy !req
535. - Come on, guys. Have that.
- More water.Copy !req
536. The fire is spreading to the East Side!Copy !req
537. Jim!Copy !req
538. Oh.Copy !req
539. One week now that the U.S.
has been blanketed in a cloud of ash.Copy !req
540. Electricity is finally coming back online
in parts of the country...Copy !req
541. but the impact on weather patterns
is expected to last much longer.Copy !req
542. It's high noon in Gotham City,
and yet there's no sun...Copy !req
543. and it's the coldest day of the year.Copy !req
544. I don't know what to wear.Copy !req
545. Every major city in the country but one...Copy !req
546. has descended into riots,
looting and other crimes.Copy !req
547. The president has imposed
limited martial law...Copy !req
548. but this has been seen to have little effect.Copy !req
549. Only Gotham has maintained order...Copy !req
550. thanks to the vigilante gang
being led by the Batman...Copy !req
551. adding to the massive
credibility nightmare...Copy !req
552. being experienced
by the president's administration.Copy !req
553. - How are you feeling, son?
- Better, Mr. President. Thank you.Copy !req
554. Sorry I haven't been able to help more.Copy !req
555. Oh. This'll all blow over.
Don't you give it another thought.Copy !req
556. So long as you're up to handling
our other little problem now?Copy !req
557. Of course, sir.Copy !req
558. Though he'll never let me
bring him in alive.Copy !req
559. Well, you do what you need to do.Copy !req
560. You always did do it wrong, Bruce.Copy !req
561. Been five years since I busted out of jail...Copy !req
562. and you know I've been busy.Copy !req
563. But I made it hard on them.Copy !req
564. They had to cover up my escape...Copy !req
565. and now they have to cover up my work.Copy !req
566. And it's a lot harder to frost me
if they can't admit I exist.Copy !req
567. You draw too much attention to yourself.
Always have.Copy !req
568. I mean, sure, you play it mysterious...Copy !req
569. but it's a noisy kind of mysterious.Copy !req
570. You, they have to kill.Copy !req
571. What is it you want, Oliver?Copy !req
572. A piece of him. The schoolboy.Copy !req
573. I always knew it would come down
to the two of you someday.Copy !req
574. The world's not big enough
for the both of you.Copy !req
575. Doesn't have to be a big piece.Copy !req
576. Just count me in, for old times' sake.Copy !req
577. Still hurts when it's cold.Copy !req
578. Lately, it's been cold a lot.Copy !req
579. Good. Now take him into a canter.Copy !req
580. No!Copy !req
581. Crime Alley.Copy !req
582. - You're not even close to fully recovered.
- Neither is he.Copy !req
583. He doesn't need a walking hospital bed
to keep his insides together.Copy !req
584. I know you're not looking forward
to your part in this.Copy !req
585. I can't say it will be pleasant.Copy !req
586. But it does fall within my duties.Copy !req
587. One hour.Copy !req
588. Army troops have evacuated
the downtown slum known as Crime Alley.Copy !req
589. No explanation has been given,
and news coverage has been flatly...Copy !req
590. Vehicle approaching from the west.
Something huge.Copy !req
591. Let it through. Then close the hole.Copy !req
592. He'll still be weak,
between the nuke and so little sunlight.Copy !req
593. Just how weak we'll see
when he finds my first surprise.Copy !req
594. Yeah, but how long you expect
to last against him?Copy !req
595. - Long enough.
- Boss.Copy !req
596. I'm trying to get the plan here.Copy !req
597. I mean, you gonna die tonight or what?Copy !req
598. Figure I will.Copy !req
599. I've got a visual. It's him.Copy !req
600. Do not engage. Just monitor his position.Copy !req
601. Wait, I lost him.Copy !req
602. Don't worry. He can't hide from what's coming.Copy !req
603. Isn't this a school night, young lady?Copy !req
604. Clark.Copy !req
605. This is between you and me.Copy !req
606. - We don't have to do this.
- Sure we do.Copy !req
607. Bruce, be reasonable.Copy !req
608. You know what my orders are.Copy !req
609. Your orders?Copy !req
610. You say you answer
to some sort of authority.Copy !req
611. They only want me dead
because I'm an embarrassment.Copy !req
612. Because I do what they can't.Copy !req
613. What kind of authority is that?Copy !req
614. It doesn't matter. It's their world,
and they won't stand for you anymore.Copy !req
615. If it isn't me, it'll just be someone else.Copy !req
616. Really? Who do they send after you?Copy !req
617. We got the vehicle. Appears disabled.Copy !req
618. - Unknown if anyone's inside.
- Roger that.Copy !req
619. Approach with caution.Copy !req
620. Bruce, this is idiotic.Copy !req
621. That was three ribs, Bruce.Copy !req
622. Don't make me do this.Copy !req
623. Robin. This is a recording.Copy !req
624. Clark should be too busy to listen now.
Here's the plan.Copy !req
625. Anything good on?Copy !req
626. What was that?
Who's up there? I want people on that roof.Copy !req
627. Get ready.Copy !req
628. What are you doing?
Do you want me to kill you?Copy !req
629. Oh, you're not going to kill me.Copy !req
630. Now.Copy !req
631. It wasn't easy to make, Clark.Copy !req
632. It took years and cost a fortune.Copy !req
633. Luckily, I had both.Copy !req
634. He's down here!Copy !req
635. Eyes downside, spud.Copy !req
636. Hi-ho freaking silver.Copy !req
637. You're feeling it now, aren't you?Copy !req
638. What the rest of us live with every day.Copy !req
639. Your own mortality.Copy !req
640. Don't worry, you'll survive.Copy !req
641. The kryptonite will work its way
out of your lungs soon enough.Copy !req
642. Bruce. Your heart.Copy !req
643. We got them. They got nowhere to go.Copy !req
644. But I didn't have to go easy on you.Copy !req
645. A different binding agent, a stronger mix.Copy !req
646. I want you to remember that.Copy !req
647. I wanted to remind you
to stay out of my way.Copy !req
648. In all the years to come,
in your most private moments...Copy !req
649. I want you to remember
the one man who beat you.Copy !req
650. Bruce.Copy !req
651. Don't touch him.Copy !req
652. Funeral proceedings are underway today
for Bruce Wayne...Copy !req
653. as Gotham City still reels
from last week's spectacular revelation...Copy !req
654. that the world famous billionaire
was the Batman.Copy !req
655. All of Wayne's secrets, his methods
and tools in his decades as the Batman...Copy !req
656. died with him
as Wayne Manor burned to the ground.Copy !req
657. The fire was apparently set by his butler...Copy !req
658. who himself died of a stroke at the scene.Copy !req
659. Every penny of Wayne's wealth...Copy !req
660. all of his accounts and financial holdings,
have also disappeared.Copy !req
661. Amen.Copy !req
662. You've got some nerve showing up here.Copy !req
663. - I know who killed him, damn you...
- Selina.Copy !req
664. Don't. It's no use. Let's go.Copy !req
665. Were you a friend?Copy !req
666. I think so. I honestly couldn't say.Copy !req
667. Sounds about right.Copy !req
668. - See that ledge? Get another lamp up there.
- Right, boss.Copy !req
669. - And, you, one there too.
- Cool, boss.Copy !req
670. There's a fresh spring under here.Copy !req
671. I want our water supply set up in one hour.Copy !req
672. - We ain't got forever, people.
- Sure we do.Copy !req
673. Starting now,
I'm going to teach you everything.Copy !req
674. All of my ways. All of my secrets.Copy !req
675. You're going to be my army,
operating in the shadows...Copy !req
676. keeping Gotham safe.Copy !req
677. And we're going to take
as long as we need.Copy !req
678. Now, do what Oliver says
and get to work.Copy !req
679. - Right, boss.
- You got it, boss.Copy !req
680. - Give me a hand here.
- Go. Come on, come on, come on.Copy !req
681. Heard the schoolboy found you out.Copy !req
682. It's all right.
I think the message got through.Copy !req
683. As long as we stay quiet,
he'll leave us alone.Copy !req
684. - You gonna be all right with this?
- This quieter mysterious?Copy !req
685. I spent 10 years looking for a good death.Copy !req
686. This...Copy !req
687. This'll be a good life.Copy !req
688. Good enough.Copy !req