Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 Page #3

You should say thank you.

Thank you.

That's better.

Ee. The years have not been kind,

have they?

Anyhoo,

I have a little errand for one of your girls.

I think her name's Elsie.

She has a date

with a congressman tonight?

The death toll in the wake

of Joker's attack stands at 206...

... including host Dave Endochrine

and Joker's own doctor...

... Bartholomew Wolper.

- How do you fight someone like that?

- Simpler than I've made it.

There's nothing wrong with Joker

that I can't fix.

With my hands.

Both Joker and the Batman...

... who himself left dozens of police

hospitalized...

... are now fugitives from the law.

Oh, Elsie.

There's something I need you to do,

congressman.

- Will you do it?

- Yes, Elsie.

He'll want me to pick up his trail.

This is his game.

- He'll want it to go on.

- I'm sorry.

We're going now

to Ben Derrick, live in Midtown...

... where a shocking story is unfolding.

Lola, I'm standing outside

the Gotham Vista Hotel...

... where Congressman

Hector Alejandro Noches...

... has climbed out onto a 40th-story ledge...

... and is demanding a full nuclear

strike against Corto Maltese.

You don't think they'll launch

their nukes over this?

We have to strike first!

We're the most powerful country

in the world.

Sir, please.

Lola, it's just confusion

and one messy body down here right now.

Commissioner Yindel has arrived on the scene.

I'll see if I can get a statement.

Commissioner,

any word on why the congressman...?

Get those cameras behind the line!

Commissioner. O'Halloran, 6th precinct.

- Lieutenant.

- Any way I can help?

This wasn't a suicide.

The girl upstairs has been drugged.

- Says she's from Kyle Escorts.

- That's Selina Kyle. My old beat.

- Shut it down and bring her in.

- Yes, ma'am.

Commissioner.

Lieutenant O'Halloran, ma'am.

Heard there was...

- Is something wrong?

- Stop that man!

All units to Kyle Escorts.

Selina.

Bruce...

... he's worse than ever.

He's using lipstick...

... mind control.

The police are going to be here soon.

Can you walk?

I think so.

Boss, found something.

Cotton candy.

The fairgrounds.

Thousands will be there.

Half my friends will be there.

- Fan out.

- Bring the Wing in close.

Don't take the girl.

- He'll...

- Don't worry.

On the ground. Now.

Good soldier. Good soldier.

Boss, something's coming.

- It's big. It's...

- Him.

He's there. Hold tight.

Children, do you know

why all these people are so upset?

That bad man up there.

Bobby, you know what to do.

- Incoming.

- Wait, let it get closer.

Don't worry, Mary dear.

You two distract the little one,

and I'll handle the bad man.

Are you out of your mind?

I'm through playing, Joker.

Be still, my heart.

Don't leave in such a rush.

- Unh.

- Aah!

You're the Joker, right?

Batman's gonna kick your ass.

He's gonna have to go through you first.

Let the boy go, Joker.

Oh, that's bad.

You should get that looked at

when you have a chance.

He's got a gun.

Freeze, Joker.

Excuse me, sorry. Beg your pardon.

Coming through. Excuse me.

Sorry about that.

Ooh, my bad. Excuse me.

No more.

All the people I've murdered

by letting you live.

I never kept count.

- I did.

- I know.

And I love you for it.

It's finally here, isn't it?

The moment we've both dreamed about.

Oh, don't tell me you're gonna fall asleep

before we finish.

You have gotten old, haven't you?

Not quite how I imagined it...

... but we can still end on a high note.

You're in trouble now.

Go ahead.

Say this has never happened

to you before.

Shut up.

Make me.

Come on, finish me.

Doesn't matter. I win.

I made you lose control.

And they'll kill you for it.

See you in hell.

Keep going, down here.

There's another body.

Watch yourselves.

Witnesses saw both of them this way.

Down this way. Go right.

Robin, call the copter.

Locate my signal.

Don't touch him.

Freeze, you son of a b*tch. Unh.

Cute gun.

- Move forward.

- Keep your heads straight.

How are we supposed to find him?

If it isn't a cop, shoot it.

- Over there.

- Clumsy.

Stop laughing.

Auto-pilot. Property damage.

- He gonna make it?

- Suture.

He'll live. He's far too stubborn to die.

Through this horrific murder

and his attacks on the police...

... the Batman has revealed himself

to be an unqualified menace.

I have asked the governor to place

the state police at Gotham City's disposal...

... to hunt down this dangerous fugitive.

- No comment.

- Jim, you can't protect him anymore.

He's a murderer now.

If you've talked to him,

you have to let me know.

He and I don't talk anymore.

I know everything I need to know.

Joker's death and Batman's fugitive status...

... have become more than local

or statewide issues these days.

... and this morning,

White House spokesperson Melanie Endara...

... said the FBI was providing

regular updates to the Oval Office...

... on the progress police are making

in the hunt for Batman.

- The groceries? Now?

- Wanna eat tonight?

I'm going.

Be careful. And no cigars.

Another splinter group has emerged

from the remains of the Mutant army.

Calling themselves the Nixons...

... the group is committing

a spree of violent armed holdups...

We interrupt this program

to bring you a special report.

We now go live to a statement

from the president of the United States.

Well, folks, I've got some good news

and some bad news.

The good news is that

our brave American troops...

... were victorious in Corto Maltese...

... and the Soviets

have completely withdrawn.

Bad news is, well...

... looks like those Russians

are some mighty sore losers.

The warhead appears

to be on a course for Corto Maltese...

... where 50,000 U.S. troops are stationed...

... along with the 2 million citizens

of the small island.

But the larger questions

on everyone's minds...

... are whether this is the first strike

in a full-scale nuclear attack...

... and whether the U.S.

has begun retaliation.

We are getting reports

that the missile has changed course...

... and will now detonate over an...

What happened?

- What happened? Is he dead?

- No, he's quite alive.

Appears the whole city

is having an outage.

Odd that the emergency generator

hasn't kicked in.

Aces. My cheapo watch stopped too.

Figure I didn't just buy it.

- Boss.

- Show me.

Clark...

... you let them do it.

You idiot.

- What? What's happening?

- Sir, you have to rest.

A blackout, our generator's dead,

and Robin's watch stopped.

It's an electromagnetic pulse.

In all likelihood, from a nuclear explosion.

You don't know that.

Oh, dear.

We're still here.

For the moment.

May mean the Soviets

detonated a cold bringer.

Not meant to kill us, just cripple us.

- Ever ride a horse before?

- Don't think I've ever seen a horse before.

You're about to learn fast.

Not as fun as I thought it would be.

This is our moment.

Gotham is helpless.

We will take charge.

We will kill anyone who stands in our way.

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