The Dark Knight Rises Page #37

VOICE:

(OVER LOUDSPEAKER)

DISPERSE. DISPERSE OR BE FIRED

UPON.

The Cops look shaky, pale, but determined.

144.

FOLEY:

There's only one police in this

city.

He steps forward. The line follows.

EXT. CITY HALL - CONTINUOUS

Bane stands in the colonnade. Watching.

BANE:

Open fire.

EXT. STREET, DOWNTOWN GOTHAM - CONTINUOUS

The Tumblers FIRE into the line of Cops, THROWING men into

the air, SCREAMING. The line of Cops is about to scatter -

WHOOOSHHH. The Bat DROPS down in front of the Cops and

BLASTS both Tumblers, FLIPPING them sideways. The Bat RISES

and the cops run towards the Mercenaries, firing - until

they are close enough to fight hand-to-hand. The street is

filled with thousands of men in pitched battle.

EXT. STREETS LEADING TO SOUTH TUNNEL - CONTINUOUS

Catwoman, hearing the distant battle, blasts the tunnel

blockage...the dust settles. Her path is clear.

EXT. GOTHAM STREET - CONTINUOUS

Gordon heard the fighting. Checks the box. Nervous.

GORDON:

Come on, come on...

EXT. DOWNTOWN STREET - CONTINUOUS

Bane strides through the battle, taking out Cops left and

right. A space clears - he is face the face with the

Batman...

BANE:

You came back. To die with your

city.

BATMAN:

No. I came back to stop you.

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Bane leaps at Batman, smashing powerful blows into his head.

Batman ducks, weaves and smashes his fists into Bane's side.

Someone is watching from the window of City Hall - Miranda.

EXT. GOTHAM STREET - CONTINUOUS

The black truck rounds the corner. Gordon signals his man in

a Greyhound bus - who pulls across the street. The truck

smashes into the bus and stops. Gordon and his men swarm in,

blasting at the Guards. Gordon opens the back - empty. No

bomb. Wrong truck.

GORDON:

That's impossible... Come on! Cut

over to Fifth!

They sprint for the next parallel avenue...

INT. REACTOR PLANT - CONTINUOUS

Fox hurries into the reactor - starts throwing switches...

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

Blake leads the boys out of the home - points down the

street.

BLAKE:

Knock on doors, spread the word -

the bomb's going to blow! Get out

by the South Street tunnel, or over

the bridge! Do two blocks, then get

back to the bus!

The boys race down the street. Father Reilly climbs into the

bus.

EXT. DOWNTOWN STREETS - CONTINUOUS

Batman and Bane fight, Batman pushing Bane back - a Tumbler

roars between them, separating them. Batman chases after.

146.

INT. LOBBY, CITY HALL - CONTINUOUS

Bane SMASHES backwards through the door, Batman on him.

Batman POUNDS Bane against the marble floor. Mercenaries

guarding Miranda move towards them -

BANE:

Stay back. He is mine -

Bane SMASHES Batman's head - moves in for the kill, but

Batman SMASHES Bane to the ground, RIPS sideways across the

tubes of Bane's mask with the blades of his forearm. Bane

bellows, thrashing in AGONY. Batman holds him down with a

hand on his throat - searches him with his free hand.

BATMAN:

Give me the trigger! You'd never

give it to an ordinary citizen -

Bane's thrashing calms as he stares at Batman through

pain-soaked eyes...gasping through his broken mask for

relief.

BANE:

I broke you. How have you come

back?

BATMAN:

You thought you were the only one

who could learn the strength to

escape?

Bane looks at Batman, curiosity behind his pain.

BANE:

I never escaped - R¯'s al Gh¯l

A U:

rescued me. That is why I must

fulfill his plan. That is why I

must avenge his murder.

BATMAN:

(CONFUSED)

The child of R¯'s al Gh¯l made the

A U:

CLIMB -

MIRANDA (O.S)

But he is not the child of R¯'s al

A:

Gh¯l...

U:

Batman flinches, frozen as Miranda leans into his ear...

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MIRANDA:

I am.

Miranda has a knife through Batman's suit, into his ribs...

And though I am not 'ordinary', I

am a citizen...

She pulls out the trigger...

EXT. FIFTH STREET - CONTINUOUS

Gordon spots the second black truck moving down the street.

His men pull in front, slowing it. Gordon jumps into the

back. The truck accelerates - Gordon drops, hanging on to

the bumper, struggling with the box, trying to turn it on...

INT. LOBBY, CITY HALL - CONTINUOUS

Batman cannot move to defend himself. He has Bane by the

throat, but Miranda has her knife in his side -

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