The Dark Knight Rises Page #14

EXT. STOCK EXCHANGE - CONTINUOUS

Allen shouts at his men.

ALLEN:

Get the barriers up - no more in

and out on this street!

Steel wedge-shaped barriers rise up at the mouth of the

street. A Sniper watches the doors through a thermal scope.

Six large heat signatures bloom, too big for people...

SNIPER:

I've got something -

The door explodes. SWATs duck, six sportbikes race out and

leap the ramp-like barricades, sending SWATs scattering.

Cops scramble to pull their vehicles out to give chase.

EXT. GOTHAM STREET - CONTINUOUS

The bikes weave through traffic, Traders strapped to the

back, facing backwards - screaming, ties flying in the wind.

A cruiser falls in behind.

ROOKIE COP:

Shoot the tires!

A Veteran Cop sights a shot, but the Traders are in the way.

VETERAN COP:

No shot!

EXT. STOCK EXCHANGE - CONTINUOUS

Foley is barking into his radio.

FOLEY:

Back off, back off! They've got

hostages!

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INT./EXT. CRUISER ON GOTHAM STREETS - CONTINUOUS

The cruiser follows the bike into a large tunnel. A Rookie

Cop looks up into his rear-view.

ROOKIE COP:

What's going on with the lights?

The Veteran Cop looks back - streetlights and headlights are

dying one after another. The darkness is chasing them - the

darkness hits them. Their lights, sirens, and engine die...

And, out of the silence, a dark shape roars past -

VETERAN COP:

It can't be...

ROOKIE COP:

The hell was that?!

VETERAN COP:

Oh boy. You're in for a show

tonight, son.

EXT. HIGHWAY - CONTINUOUS

Food Guy drives the rear bike. He looks back - sees

streetlights explode behind him - darkness catching him up.

The engine chokes and dies. The Trader jumps off, shouting

for the cops. Food Guy turns, pulling his gun. SMASH! - Food

Guy is thrown backwards off his bike by a dark wing as

BATMAN races by on the Bat-Pod.

EXT. STOCK EXCHANGE - CONTINUOUS

Foley rushes to Blake's cruiser.

FOLEY:

Let's roll, they've spotted the

Batman!

EXT. HIGHWAY INTERSECTION - CONTINUOUS

The remaining bikes split up as they reach a high overpass.

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EXT. HIGH OVERPASS - CONTINUOUS

Batman pulls up, overlooking the intersection - pulls a

rifle-shaped device. A tone builds - he aims it at the bike

and fires.

EXT. HIGHWAY OFF-RAMP - CONTINUOUS

Janitor's bike sparks and dies. Sirens as Cops move in,

Another bike splutters and dies - the Hostage breaks for

cover.

EXT. HIGH OVERPASS - CONTINUOUS

Batman sees the last two bikes disappear beneath an

overpass. He holsters his EMP rifle and guns the Bat-Pod.

INT. BLAKE'S CRUISER - CONTINUOUS

Foley, in the back, is using the cruiser as a mobile command

station.

FOLEY:

(INTO RADIO)

Call everyone in - every car

patrol, beat cop, off-duty, too!

Pull 'em in, close every street!

Now!

Foley looks out at Gotham rushing by.

FOLEY:

I'm gonna do what Gordon never

could.

BLAKE:

What's that?

FOLEY:

I'm gonna take down the Batman.

BLAKE:

Sir, what about the armed robbers?

Foley ignores him.

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EXT. GOTHAM - CONTINUOUS

All around the city, cops mobilize - cars, vans, choppers...

EXT. HIGHWAY - CONTINUOUS

Bane pulls up at speed alongside Shoeshine Man. Shoeshine

Man glances inside his pack - signals '2'. Bane turns, sees

darkness approaching, reaches back and grabs his Hostage,

lifting him onto the back of Shoeshine Man's bike. Bane

peels off - Batman stays on Shoeshine Man.

INT. CHOPPER - CONTINUOUS

A Spotter watches Bane peel off, hits the radio.

SPOTTER:

(INTO RADIO)

One bike's pulled off, no hostage -

INT. BLAKE'S CRUISER - CONTINUOUS

Foley listens to the radio, hungry -

SPOTTER:

(OVER RADIO)

Should we pursue?

FOLEY:

Negative! Stay on the Batman!

BLAKE:

But he's getting away!

FOLEY:

(ANNOYED)

Who do you want to catch? Some

robber, or the son-of-a-b*tch who

killed Harvey Dent?

INT. DAGGETT'S PENTHOUSE - CONTINUOUS

Coverage of the pursuit blares from all the TVs, as Daggett

and Stryver watch. Tense.

TV ANNOUNCER:

People aren't saying much -

frankly, they're too busy - but all

signs suggest that what we're

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TV ANNOUNCER (cont'd)

seeing is, in fact, the return of

the Batman...

INT. INNER OFFICE, DAGGETT'S PENTHOUSE - CONTINUOUS

Moving in on a shadow, crouched in front of Daggett's safe,

working the dial... The shadow slides up a pair of goggles

onto the top of its head creating the silhouette of cat

ears. It is Catwoman. She turns to the TV, watching the

pursuit.

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