Batman: The Dark Knight Page #5

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Who tells me I ought to smile more.

Who gambles and gets in deep with the sharks

One day, they carve her face.

And we have no money for surgeries.

She can't take it.

I just want to see her smile again, hmm?

I just want her to know

that I don't care about the scars.

So... I stick a razor in my mouth

and do this... to myself

And you know what?

She can't stand the sight of me! She leaves.

Now I see the funny side.

Now I'm always smiling!

A little fight in you.

I like that.

Then you're going to love me.

-- Drop the gun.

-- Oh, sure!

You just take off your little

mask and show us all who you really are.

-- Let her go.

-- Very poor choice of words!

Are you alright?

Let's not do that again ...

-- Is Harvey okay?

-- He's safe.

Thank you

Jim, it's over!

As long as they don't get to Lau,

we've cut off their funds.

But the prosecution is over!

Nobody's standing up in front of a judge while judges

and police commissioners are getting blown away.

What about Dent?

If he's got any sense,

Dent's halfway to Mexico.

So where do you keep your trash?

You're due at court.

I need you alive long enough

to get you under record.

You can't protect me.

You can't even protect yourselves.

If you refuse to cooperate you're

not coming back here, you go to county.

How long you calculate

you'll last in there?

Targeting me won't get

their money back.

I knew the mob wouldn't go down

without a fight, but this is different.

-- They've crossed the line.

-- You've crossed the line first,sir

You squeezed them, you hammered

them to the point of desperation.

In their desperation, they turned to

a man they didn't fully understand.

Criminals aren't complicated Alfred.

We just need to figure out what he's after.

With respect, master Wayne, perhaps this

is a man you don't fully understand either.

A long time ago I was in Burma.

My friends and I were working

for the local government.

They were trying to buy the

loyalty of tribal leaders by

bribing them with precious stones.

But their caravans were being raided

in a forest north of Yangoon by a bandit.

So, we went looking for the stones.

But in 6 months we never met

anyone who traded with him.

One day, I saw a child playing with

a ruby the size of a tangerine.

-- The bandit had been throwing them away.

-- So why steal them?

Well, because he thought

it was good sport.

Because some men aren't looking

for anything logical, like money.

They can't be bought, bullied,

reasoned, or negotiated with.

Some men just want

to watch the world burn.

Get the names.

-- Richard Dent

-- Patrick Harvey

Harvey Dent.

I need 10 minutes with the scene

before your men contaminate it.

Us contaminate it? It's because

of you these guys are dead ...

Detective!

Just a minute guys.

It's brick underneath.

You going to take ballistics

off a shattered bullet?

No.

Fingerprints.

Obituaries.

Mayor Anthony Garcia.

Whatever you're going to do,

do it fast.

Because we found his next target.

He's put it in tomorrow's paper.

I'm not sure you

made it loud enough, sir.

What can I do for you Mr Reese?

You wanted me to do the

diligence on the LSI holdings deal again.

-- Well, I found some irregularities.

-- Our CEO is in police custody.

No, not with their numbers

With yours.

Applied sciences.

A whole division of Wayne

Enterprises just disappeared, overnight.

I went down to the archives and

I started pulling some old files.

Don't tell me you didn't

recognize your baby out there

pancaking cop cars on the evening news.

Now you got the entire RND

department burning through cash

claiming it's related

to cellphones for the army?

What are you building for

him now, a rocket ship?

I want 10 million dollars

a year for the rest of my life.

Let me get this straight.

You think that your client, one of the

wealthiest, most powerful men in the world

is secretly a vigilante, who spends his

nights beating criminals to a pulp ...

... with his bare hands.

And your plan is to blackmail this person?

Good luck.

Keep that.

This is your original scan.

Here it is re-engineered.

And there's the thumbprint he left when

he pushed the round in the clip.

I'll get you a copy.

Mr. Wayne, did you reassign RND?

Yes, government

telecommunications project.

I wasn't aware we had any

government contracts.

Lucius, I'm playing

this one pretty close to the chest.

Fair enough.

With no word from the Batman.

Even as they mourn Commissioner Loeb.

These cops have to be wondering

if the Joker will make good on

his threat in the obituary column of

the Gotham Times to kill the mayor.

I've checked all the databases.

There are four possibles.

Cross reference the addresses. Look

for Park Side, overlooking the parade.

I got one! Melvin White,

Aggravated his soul,

moved to Arkham twice.

How many you got on the roof?

We're tight but frankly

there's a lot of windows up here!

Commissioner Loeb

dedicated his life to

law enforcement and to

the protection of his community.

I remember when I first took office,

I asked him if

he wanted to stay on as Commissioner and...

Clearly he was not a man who minced

words nor should he have been

A number of policies that

he enacted were unpopular.

Policies that flooded

my office with angry calls and letter ...

-- Who is it?

-- What happened?

They took our guns and uniforms.

We must remember that vigilance

is the price of safety.

Standby, Honor, Guard, Atten-hut.

Ready

Aim

Fire!

Ready, aim ...

Ready, aim ...

Get him out!

-- I'll see you later!

-- Why are you coming back?

Get out!

Tell me what you

know about the Joker.

-- No!

-- I'm sorry Barbara.

Junior, go play with

your sister, go ahead.

If there is anything that

I can do, we're here for you.

Are you happy ..Are you

You brought this craziness on us ... You did!

Switch it off, he ain't coming.

He doesn't want to talk to us.

May God help whoever

he does want to talk to.

Can we go some place quieter?

We can't hear each other talk.

Why makes you think

I want to hear you talk?

What?

-- Harvey, where are you?

-- Where are you?

I'm where you should be at MCU

I'm trying to deal with all this mess.

Can I get the fingerprint analysis?

Rachel, listen to me.

You're not safe there.

-- Oh, this is Gordon's unit.

-- Gordon's gone, Rachel.

-- He vouched for these men.

-- And he's gone.

The Joker has named you next.

Is there anyone in this

town we can trust?

Bruce.

We can trust Bruce Wayne.

No Rachel, I know

you're his friend but ...

Harvey, Trust me.

Bruce's penthouse is now

the safest place in the city.

Then you go straight there. Don't tell

anybody where you're going. I'll find you there.

I love you.

I want the Joker.

From one professional to another, if you're

trying to scare somebody, pick a better spot.

From this height, the fall wouldn't kill me.

I'm counting on it.

Where is he?

I don't know where he is.

He found us.

-- He must have friends.

-- Friends? Have you met this guy?

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