The Dark Knight Page #6

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Alfred spots a couple at another table and looks

closer, hopeful. But they are strangers.

I never wanted you to come back to

Gotham. I knew there was nothing

there for you but pain and tragedy,

and I wanted more for you than

that. I still do.

Alfred leaves Wayne to his cave. His bats.

EXT. WATER TREATMENT FACILITY - DAY

Blake and his partner, Ross, get out of their patrol car. A

DWP Man leads them down a long concrete trough.

DWP MAN:

They wash up a couple times a

month. More when in gets colder -

homeless sheltering in the tunnels.

We had to pull him to clear the

basin, but other than that we

didn't touch him...

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They come out by the catchment basin. Above the grille lies

a body - a teenage boy. Blake looks down at him. Freezes.

ROSS:

What?

BLAKE:

Name's Jimmy. He's at St.

Swithin's. (Off look.) The boys

home where I...I coach some ball.

EXT. ST. SWITHIN'S HOME FOR BOYS - DAY

Blake looks up at the shabby building.

INT. ST. SWITHIN'S HOME FOR BOYS - MOMENTS LATER

Blake is talking to Father Reilly.

FATHER REILLY:

Jimmy hadn't been here for months.

BLAKE:

Why?

FATHER REILLY:

You know why, Blake - he aged out.

We don't have the resources to keep

boys on after sixteen -

BLAKE:

The Wayne Foundation gives money

for that -

FATHER REILLY:

Not for two years now.

BLAKE:

He has a brother here, right?

FATHER REILLY:

Mark. I'll tell him.

BLAKE:

I'd like to, if that's okay.

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EXT. PLAYGROUND, ST. SWITHIN'S - MOMENTS LATER

Father Reilly watches as Blake sits with Mark - ten.

BLAKE:

I'm sorry.

Mark nods slowly. Staring straight ahead.

BLAKE:

What was he doing in the tunnels?

MARK:

Lot of guys been going down the

tunnels when they age out. Say you

can live down there. Say there's

work down there.

BLAKE:

What kind of work are you gonna

find in the sewers?

MARK:

More than you can find up here, I

guess.

Blake considers this. Troubled.

INT. DIVE BAR - NIGHT

Selina Kyle, in a little black dress, walks in with a drunk

in a Hawaiian shirt. She sits him on a bar stool - walks

over to a table where a neatly dressed man, Stryver, sits.

STRYVER:

You brought a date?

SELINA:

I like having someone around to

open doors for me.

Selina glances around. Things scattered throughout the bar.

Jumpy. Selina hands an envelope to Stryver.

SELINA:

Right hand. No partials.

Stryver slides a transparency out of the envelope. Holds it

up to the light. Four perfect fingerprint transfers.

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STRYVER:

Very nice.

He pockets the envelope.

SELINA:

Not so fast, handsome. You got

something for me?

STRYVER:

Oh, yes.

Stryver signals a Thug who locks the door. Another Thug

joins them at the table. Selina smiles.

SELINA:

I don't know what you're going to

do with Mr. Wayne's prints...but

I'm guessing you'll need his thumb.

As Stryver checks the envelope again -

SELINA:

You don't count so good, huh?

STRYVER:

I count fine.

The Second Thug puts a gun to Selina's head.

STRYVER:

In fact, I'm counting to ten right

now...

Selina looks in his eyes. The Thug c*cks his gun. She

blinks.

SELINA:

Okay, okay -

She reaches for her purse. The Thug stops her, reaches in

himself - pulls out a cellphone. Slides it across the table.

SELINA:

My friend is waiting outside. Just

hit 'send'...

Stryver looks at the phone. Hits 'send'. Selina sizes up her

options. A knock on the door. Second Thug hides his gun. The

door opens - a young woman, Jen. She enters, cheerful, spots

Selina. Pulls out an envelope, looks around.

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JEN:

Place is a little dead.

SELINA:

(takes envelope, tense)

It'll liven up in a minute, trust

me.

JEN:

Everything okay?

SELINA:

Great. Catch you later.

Jen leaves. Stryver checks the envelope. Satisfied.

SELINA:

It would've been a lot easier to

just give me what we agreed.

STRYVER:

We can't have loose ends. And even

in that dress, no one's going to

miss you.

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