Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 Page #2

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[WOMAN WHIMPERING]

I need you, Mommy.

Talk soft and make me feel safe.

[MAN SCREAMS]

[THUNDER CRASHING]

Get your ass in the car.

We're taking a ride.

Please, Silk. Not the face.

[SOBBlNG]

You're paining me, Joannie.

You're messing with my livelihood.

Hey, man, take it somewhere else.

I just had the seats cleaned.

SILK:

Shut your hairy face and drive.

-Dog-eat-dog world, l guess.

JOANNlE:
Aah!

SILK:
Look, Joannie,

you went and grew a new nostril.

[THUD]

What the hell was that?

Something's on the roof.

Someone thinks they're gonna mess with me?

[SlLK SCREAMING]

[SOBBlNG]

Oh, man, oh, man. Start already.

[GROANS]

CARRIE:

Great. Figure I wanna get all soaked.

Come on, we'll cut through here.

I don't know.

I heard the Mutants hang here.

A little backbone, Michelle?

Better in here than out there.

At least the lights are bright.

MICHELLE:

Carrie?

Don't go all billy.

They'll come back on in a sec.

[MAN SlNGS]

MUTANT:

Chick, chick, chick.

Chicken legs, licking legs.

Slice and dice.

Oh, my God, Carrie. Aah!

I got the little one. Slice and dice them.

[THUNDER CRASHING]

[SCREAMS]

-What? What happened?

-My arm. Something's stuck in my arm.

I got my nine. Anything moves, l'll--

[BLOWS LANDING THEN MUTANT GROANlNG]

Where'd you go?

[GRUNTS THEN SCREAMlNG]

[ELECTRlClTY POPPlNG]

[THUNDER CRASHING]

[ELECTRlClTY BUZZlNG]

DlSPATCHER [OVER RADlO]: Repeat, all units,

robbery in progress, Gotham City Trust.

[SlRENS WAlLlNG]

You see that other car?

Just went the other way.

Forget it.

We're gonna lose this one as it is.

[THUNDER CRASHING]

Damn, that sucker can move.

-What the hell is that?

-Can't exactly look right now, kid.

Up there. Freaking weird.

You gonna tell me or-- Holy....

You're slowing down?

Yeah. We're in for a show, kid.

[ALL SCREAM]

[GROANS]

That was the Batman.

[SlREN APPROACHlNG]

I never thought he was real. Look.

These men are mine.

-You heard the man.

-You crazy? I'm going in.

You don't wanna do that. Kid.

Batman would have to be old.

-Turk said he killed Batman.

-Yeah, well, Turk says a lot of things.

-This floor don't feel safe.

-Live dangerously. And shut up.

[GRUNTS]

[PANTlNG]

[GRUNTING]

There.

[FLOOR CREAKlNG]

This is freaky, he never made noise before.

[CREAKlNG CONTlNUES]

[FOOTSTEPS]

[GUN CLlCKlNG]

Watch it. You're gonna hit--

Mackie? Yeah, l think l did.

But l still don't see-- Uhn!

Everybody freeze.

[THUNDER CRASHING]

[BONE BREAKS]

[FEMUR GROANlNG THEN WHIMPERING]

You're under arrest, mister.

You just crippled that man.

He's young, he'll walk again.

But you'll stay scared, won't you, punk?

[WHlMPERS]

-I mean it. Get away from him.

-He's being patient with you as it is, kid.

Nice to have you back, Bats.

-Go to their car, kid. Get the loot.

FEMUR:
The pain.

I can't stand it.

-I don't believe this.

-It's not in their car.

Was there a second car at the bank?

-Yeah, an old jalopy. Didn't think--

-You weren't supposed to.

You know, I saw you once before.

Years ago, I was a rookie

like schmuck-face there and--

BATMAN:

Tell Gordon we have to talk.

Sure thing, Bats.

But how's he supposed

to get in touch with you...?

Oh, yeah. Now l remember.

Reports stream in this morning

of sightings of a bat-like creature...

...throughout the city last night.

You don't suppose--?

A group of cat burglars, seriously injured--

A wild animal that snarled and growled.

-A werewolf for sure.

-It was a flying monster...

-...with wings and fangs.

-Reality check, Michelle. lt was definitely a man.

But he had to be, like, 12 feet tall.

Two abducted children were found alive

in a riverside warehouse...

...along with six critically injured

members of the Mutant gang.

The children describe the gang's attacker

as "A man dressed as Dracula."

We will kill the old man Gordon.

We will chop him. We will grind him.

We will bathe in his blood.

I myself will kill the fool, Batman.

I will rip the meat from his bones

and suck them dry.

Don't call us a gang.

Don't call us criminals.

We are the law.

Gotham City belongs to the Mutants.

[PHONE RINGlNG]

My client has yet to be charged with anything.

And for good reason.

Where'd l put that stuff?

LAWYER:
Your men found no stolen money,

you've got no witnesses connecting him...

...to the robbery, and to say

he suffered brutality is an understatement.

Batman shattered his femur.

Like it's got a mind of its own.

There it is.

I insist you drop this entire matter immediately.

My client's the victim here.

Done. Merkel, draw up release papers

for Victim here.

-Sir?

-Whoa, whoa, whoa. Now wait a second.

My client also has to be ensured

of protection.

You heard me, Merkel.

Gum?

[GRUNTS]

ALFRED:
If it's suicide you're after,

I have an old family recipe.

It's slow and painful. You'd like it.

[PHONE RINGlNG]

Wayne infirmary.

One moment, it's Commissioner Gordon.

No doubt calling for details on the funeral.

Yes, commissioner.

You're releasing him right now? lnteresting.

[GRUNTS]

I'm still the prime beneficiary in your will,

aren't I?

[SlGHS]

Face? Anyone here?

Two-Face has already moved on.

He was smart enough to know l'd track him.

You weren't.

So now you're going to tell me

what he's up to.

Stay away from me. l got rights.

BATMAN:

Sure, you've got rights. Plenty of them.

You're also bleeding to death.

And right now, I'm the only one in the world

who can get you to a hospital in time.

So how quickly you decide to talk

is up to you.

Commissioner, something you have to see.

Follow me.

MERKEL:

He set it back up?

Isn't there any other way to contact him?

GORDON:
At least a dozen.

-Then why?

So everyone knows. Hit it.

MAN:

The guy's a fascist. No regard for civil rights.

WOMAN:

I know, and people eat it up.

It's like all that marching we did

never happened.

MAN:
Don't say that. We made a difference.

Give me another hit of that, will you?

You made sure the doors are locked, right?

GORDON:

Two helicopters stolen last night.

One a state-of-the-art attack chopper,

the other an old army surplus job.

-Got to be Two-Face.

-His Lackey didn't know much.

Just that whatever Dent's planning,

it goes down tomorrow night.

Sure. lt's Tuesday

and the second of the month.

And that Two-Face said it would be

twice as big as anyone can imagine.

He's also re-wrapped his face in bandages.

-Not letting anyone see him.

-Why?

What did he do to himself?

You don't suppose he...?

Maybe. He's scratching both sides now.

As if he's become consumed

by his dark side.

I wouldn't rule out that he's hurting himself.

It must have been impossible

to resist the compulsion.

We still talking about Dent?

You know you can't just bring in Harvey

and be done with it.

It's bigger than that now.

-You've already ruffled--

-The Mutants.

They're next on my list. But first things first.

A target that needs two helicopters...

...that's twice as big as anyone can....

GORDON:

The Gotham Life Building.

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