"Hold up." "The Batman nails thugs for us again, and this is the thanks he gets?" "I just wanna tell him how grateful I am, up close and personal." "Imagine that." "Lost him." "Coincidence?" "If you were the Batman, what kind of pets would you have?" "Let's see where these bats lead us." "Wayne Industries." "Looks like your buddy Wayne has some explaining to do." "Morning, Marlene." "Any messages for Gotham's most eligible?" "Bruce, we need to talk." "Ethan." "I hope this is a social visit." "Drop the act, buddy." "We know you're the Batman." "Psyche!" "You, the Batman!" "We are, however, investigating a lead on the Batman." "We'd like to have a look in this building, Mr. Wayne." "Trust me, Detective Yin." "If anyone here had anything to do with the Batman I'd be the first to know." "But if it's bats you want..." "Dr. Langstrom is an audiometrist, an expert in the science of hearing." "Bats are part of his research on..." "Sonar, Mr. Wayne?" "Dr. Langstrom, these are Detectives Yin and Bennett." "Detectives?" "Dark in here." "You aren't trying to hide anything, are you, doctor?" "Bats are nocturnal." "They prefer the dark." "That's common knowledge." "Dr. Langstrom, where were you last night between 4 and 5 a." "M?" "Right here, waiting for my bats to return." "I suppose I don't have much of a social life." " What do you know about the Batman?" " I never paid much attention." "But if he likes bats, he can't be all bad." "Thanks for your time, doctor." "Mr. Wayne, we'll be in touch." "Later, Bruce." "Bats prefer being kept in the dark, Dr. Langstrom." "I don't." "Why wasn't I updated on your research?" "L..." "I'm afraid paperwork isn't one of my strong points." "And I'm afraid I'm gonna have to shut down your project." "No!" "You can't." "My niece Carly." "She lost her hearing when she was 3, after a bout with measles." "She's the reason for my research, Mr. Wayne." "You see, I'm on the verge of a breakthrough." "A cure for deafness." "Are you quite certain allowing Dr. Langstrom to continue his bat research was the wisest decision, Master Bruce?" "Giving Detective Yin a reason to sniff around Wayne Industries could spell disaster." "Langstrom's on the verge of a breakthrough, Alfred." "In scientific terms, sir, "on the verge," could mean years." "Then maybe Bruce Wayne can provide some charity on a personal level." "Hi." "Carly?" "I brought you this hearing aid until your uncle can..." "Mom!" "There's some total weirdo at the door!" "You can hear?" "Langstrom." "Langstrom." "Dr. Langstrom." "No one here." "Okay." "If you're not curing deafness, what are you up to?" ""The Batman." "Vigilante or hero?"" "Internet sites?" "Police reports!" "Mr. Wayne?" "Quite a scrapbook for someone who's never paid attention to the Batman." "Oh, don't trouble yourself, Mr. Wayne." "A pompous, pretty boy like you could never understand my work." " Try me, doctor." " I want to be like the Batman." "You wanna be a crime fighter?" "No, Mr. Wayne." "I want to be feared!" "You forced me to accelerate my testing schedule." "What a pity the Batman himself can't be here to witness the birth of ManBat!" "Langstrom, take it easy." "Can you hear me?" "Langstrom!" "Chill." "Check it out:" "Even billionaires put in overtime." "Detectives." "Excuse me." " E-mail from a cutie?" " Spam." "So why the late visit?" "We wanna talk to Dr. Bat again." "That dork act didn't sit right with me." "Langstrom?" "He's gone." "Flew right out of here just minutes ago." "Now, if you'll excuse me..." "Your social life will have to wait, Mr. Wayne." " Langstrom's hiding something." " We need another look in his lab." "Ethan, it's late, and so am I. So unless you have a..." "Search warrant?" "Yin." " We're on our way." " What is it?" " Assailant with bat wings, downtown." " The Batman?" "Who else?" "We might just get that chat with Langstrom after all." "Later, Bruce." "Alfred, anything unusual on the Batwave?" "And I mean freaky unusual." "Let's have a look." "Would the discovery of several mammals found completely drained of blood qualify?" "Langstrom couldn't have used fruit bats?" "Begging your pardon?" "Let's just say I'm no longer the only bat in town." "I knew you'd come calling, Batman." "So tell me who's the better bat?" "This has to end now, before you start feeding on humans." "Oh, but I'm so close to my goal!" "Two more doses of my formula and The ManBat will rule the night forever." "Freeze!" "Give it up, Langstrom." "I don't have time for this." "Flush him out the other end." "I'll cover the back." "Okay, Batman, where'd you ditch the muscle suit?" " You're making a big mistake, detective." " He's right." "He's more dangerous than he looks." "Okay, so you're not the Batman and you're not Langstrom." "Freeze!" "You..." "You bat thing!" "What the...?" "Bennett!" "You'll need more firepower to bring that thing down." "Wasn't trying to." "Detective Yin." "I need a copter ASAP to track ManBat." "No, not Batman." "ManBat!" "Alfred, pick up." "Need I remind you we are not all creatures of the night?" "I'm on my way." "I need you to prepare a few things." "Sir, something's wrong?" "A friend is in trouble." "Bingo." "So where's the big, bad bat?" "Out of the daylight and in its cave." "Hold on, Ethan." "Look out!" "Stay back." "Time to see who is the better bat." "Appreciate the save." "Let's see how your sonar likes the look of this." "I'm not sure what's creepier a big rat with wings or a drowned rat without them." "Bennett, you all right?" "Batting.500. While one bat nearly ate me one saved me." "Let's turn Langstrom's lab inside out." "I want everything tagged and bagged so Forensics can..." "What happened?" "Maybe Langstrom didn't want anyone analyzing his work." "And you don't know anything about this?" "I've known Bruce since high school." "He'd never interfere in an investigation." " Right, Bruce?" " I like to think I help law enforcement." "Personally, I'm just glad we're back down to one bat guy." "Well, if Langstrom isn't the Batman, who is?" "Later, Bruce." "In time..." "In time the night will belong to ManBat!" "Subtitles by SDI Media Group" "And now for the weather:" "Hot, hot, hot." "Gotham City is sizzling in a heat wave, and there's no end in sight." "Sweltering weather we're having tonight." "Skipper, what's our procedure in case of an iceberg?" "An iceberg?" "In Gotham Bay?" "In this heat?" "Little buddy, I guarantee we don't have a procedure for..." "Mayday!" "Mayday!" "Weather's a bit muggy." "You are not welcome here, Mr..." "Mr...?" "Freeze will do." "Mr. Freeze, you do not have permission to come aboard..." "What do you want?" "Ice." " I don't understand." " Think about it." "Think fast." "Have an ice evening." "All crime fighting and no play make Master Bruce an extremely dull boy." "Even the Batman deserves to go on holiday once in a while, wouldn't you say?" "Alfred, you know how stir-crazy I'd be lying on some beach." "Which is why I've arranged for an athletic retreat." "A way to hone the Batman's body and reflexes." "Not to mention escape this heat wave." "You've booked reservations, haven't you?" "If I go, it's only to make you happy." "The Batwave." "The mind-boggling jewelry theft here at Gotham Harbor has left one man frozen solid not to mention an actual iceberg floating in Gotham Bay." "Little is known about the bizarre perpetrator calling himself Mr. Freeze." "There, you see." "It's a sign." "A winter retreat is in your future." "What is that?" "Will my husband be all right?" "He's hypothermic, ma'am, but he'll pull through." "No thanks to that maniac." " So how'd he do it?" " Not sure." "But the victim seems to have been flash-frozen." " He walked on water?" " Froze it first." "Made a path of solid ice straight to the shore." "Well, no sign of that now." "Trail went cold." "So to speak." "Trail wasn 't quite cold enough." "Not in this weather." "Not cold enough to the naked eye." "But in infrared Freeze's trail is as clear as crystal." "And his trail leads clear across Gotham." "Mind if I help myself?" "I didn't think so." "The choice cuts must be in the icebox." "Lovely little glaciers." "The Batman." "I thought you would never arrive." "I have been looking forward to our reunion." "Reunion?" "Exercise will keep you warm for only so long." "Slowing, aren't we?" "That would be the hypothermia setting in." "We both recognize the symptoms." "Reaction time slows." "Reflexes grow sluggish." "Next come the hallucinations, lack of consciousness and finally, the big chill!" "You keep talking as if we've met, mister." "Victor Fries?" "But you're..." "If I'm no longer living, Batman, you are the one who iced me." "Allow me to return the favor." "You?" "I've had a makeover since our paths last crossed." "I was just Victor Fries then, common bank robber." "But I'd hit the big time." "Diamonds." "The biggest score of my former life." "No way I'm letting some bat-creep throw me in the cooler." "The icy hand of fate led me to that cryonics lab." " My diamonds." " Fries, no!" "No!" "I was electrocuted." "At the same instant, the blood froze in my veins." "Was I still among the living?" "Presumably, the experts would determine that but I made their job easy for them." "My body had mutated." "Neither living nor dead." "I was a walking cryonic miracle." "Though some might consider me a monstrosity." "It didn 't take much for me to motivate an expert in the field to produce a suit to contain my frosty disposition." "Until I so choose to disperse it." "Thank you for creating me, Batman." "Now goodbye." "Police!" "Freeze!" "As you wish." "Another time, then, Batman." "Unless you catch your death of cold." " He's gone." " But he left us a present." "Bennett here." "Need paramedics." "Fast." "Hey, while we're waiting, we could take a peek." "Whoa, hold up." "Can't say I'm not curious, Yin, but somehow it doesn't seem right." "Hey, Bats got into this pickle because he was trying to stop Freeze." "I'm sure the Batman means well, but he's still a vigilante." "And according to the law, Batman, that makes you a criminal just like the rest." "Yin, hold up." "What's that?" "Something cold to drink, Master Bruce?" "Master Bruce." "104.8." "It's official, Master Bruce." "You are running a fever." " Freeze." " This Earl Grey will warm you." "No." "Freeze." "It's my fault he's what he is." " Master Bruce?" " Yin was right." "I'm not helping the law." "I'm just breaking it." "Master Bruce, you really must rest." "Right, Alfred." "Maybe it is time for the Batman to take a vacation." "A permanent one." "Baby, it's cold outside." "You there!" "Freeze!" "I'm a criminal like the rest." "I should give it up." "I would be more than delighted to encourage you to hang up the cape and cowl out of concern for your general health and welfare." "But you would only hold it against me once your fever broke and you came to your senses." "Master Bruce?" "Master Bruce?" "Alfred?" "Alfred?" "Regained some of our fire, have we?" "The Batman's needed." "I thought as much." "That's why I've taken the liberty of weatherproofing your suit." "The crime spree of Mr. Freeze continues." "He was last seen entering Gotham Municipal Park." "But the police, who entered in pursuit, have yet to emerge." "Let it snow." "Now, don't forget your cough syrup." "We're gonna need arctic-survival gear if we wanna get our men any closer to that dome." "Getting warm." "It was all too easy." "The diamonds, the police." "Challenges for an ordinary criminal." "It's clear now that I am destined for more than this." "After all, you've made me more than human." "Sorry, Vic, but I'm done taking credit for your handiwork." "We both know you put yourself on ice." "I'm here to bring on the thaw." "Go on, then." "Bring it!" "Slick as ice, Batman." "But I won't need to see you when you're buried!" "You're finished, Batman." "I'm king of the mountain, the new emperor of Gotham!" "So get used to the weather." "No, Freeze." "This is my mountain." "Cold always triumphs over heat." "Two words, Batman:" "Snow tires." "Let's go." "Bats may be a criminal but he's my kind of criminal." "Hot tea and a lozenge, sir?" "Cold drink on a warm beach?" "The Batwave." "Another time, then." "Tahiti will have to wait." "Subtitles by SDI Media Group" "Our top story:" "One of Gotham 's wealthiest recent transplants businessman Hideo Katsu, received a rude welcome last night." "Robinson Sprang has details." "The same Hideo Katsu the Batman has been observing of late?" "The same one I've been investigating without success, so far." "Katsu's extensive collection of antiques remained intact but, curiously, security cameras captured an image of what appeared to be a costumed cat-woman." " What?" " Joining me now is Gotham P.D. 's Ellen Yin." "Detective, could there be some connection between this Catwoman and the Batman?" "While there seem to be similarities in appearance and methodology they have entirely different motives." "However, it's too early to rule out any possible links between the cat and the bat." "This'll improve my relations with the police." "I am most displeased." "The sanctuary of my Murakami lion has been compromised." "Find this Catwoman." "I want her head." " Hello, Fred." " Good afternoon, Miss Kyle." "I missed you too, sweeties." "Mama had to go shopping so she could feel better after last night's disappointment." "You should have seen the prey." "A big, shiny pussycat." "Missed it by a whisker." "At least my adrenaline rushed." ""Batman and Catwoman Connected?"" "He looks tall, dark and handsome." "Consider Selina Kyle curious." "All units, disturbance at 121 Simonson." "Well, this is it." " So where...?" " Hello, good-Iooking." "Nice cowl." "Really sets off your chin." "I take it you tripped the silent alarm." "Only way I knew to get you to come out and play." "Well, are you coming down, or do I have to come up?" "Catch me if you can." "You can stop playing hard to get." "And give up the thrill of the chase?" "Hate to cut our first date short, cutie." "But I like to leave a man wanting more." "Cute toy, Bat-beau." "But corner a cat, get scratched." "Another cat fact:" "We always land on our feet." "I think I'll take something to remember you by." "No way." "My utility belt." "I know, Delilah, but I didn't take it for its looks." "I took it for the tools." "Let's see." "This'll come in handy when I'm on the prowl." "Got a little security feature, do you?" "You have found nothing on this Catwoman?" "We must increase security in the event she is foolish enough to return." "Call for the Dragon's Fangs." "She wasn't supposed to be able to do that." "The belt's lock mechanism must have been damaged in the fall." "This feline fatale is certainly proving to be a sly one." "Need to track that cat before she puts my utility belt to no-good use." "Goody." "Alfred!" "Shut down the auxiliary Batwave transmitter." "I believe this was the auxiliary transmitter, sir." "Come on." "Start up." "Okay, so, what does this do?" "Abracadabra." "Quick." "Disconnect the Batwave receivers from all the gear before she..." "I don't believe this." "What good is this thing, anyway?" "Scaredy-cats." "Can't wait to beta test." "And I know just the place." "Enjoy your drive, sir?" "It had its twists and turns." " Are these all the Batwave receivers?" " Quite." "Thanks, Alfred." "If Catwoman were somehow, someway, able to trace the signals back here..." "We would have to rename it the Catcave." " An active Batwave?" " I was certain I'd disconnected all the receivers." " She took my remote-control Batarang." "Maybe there's a way to trace the signal back to it and Catwoman." "The cat returns to Katsu." "How poetic." "Almost a haiku." "I'll be sure to jot it down as soon as I get home." "I must insist you stay." "Then I must insist you eat steel." "A dragon has many fangs." "If you inform me which family sent you to steal my lion I promise to make your comeuppance less excruciating." "Family?" "As in organized crime?" "Yakuza." "Keep it." "It is said cats have nine lives." "Destroy her 10 times over!" "Better be some truth to that nine-lives thing." "I should warn you fellas:" "Corner a cat, get scratched." "Good-Iooking and good timing." "Yes." "You have something of mine." " She pilfered from you as well." " Take it." "Clashed with my boots, anyway." "Now, stand aside so we may complete our business with her." "The lady leaves with me." "Then neither of you leaves." "Attack!" "Shall we, handsome?" "There is no "we."" "That's not what they think." "Alley-oop." " Thanks." " Thanks." "Think I broke it." "What?" "A minidisc?" "Pretty important, I bet." "Catwoman, that's our cue to..." "Too bad about the statue." "Win some, lose some." "Just glad you and I got to dance." "We have so much in common." "Less than you think." "That's not what they think." "What?" "You got your belt." "Most of it." "You sure know how to spoil a girl." "A minidisc found at the scene revealed a chart of Japanese organized crime naming names, with Katsu at the top of a yakuza family intent on expanding into Gotham." "Detective, do you have a statement?" "Rest assured, Gotham P.D. Is arresting the other yakuza members as we speak." "So would you say the idea of a Batman-Catwoman link wasn 't so far-fetched after all?" "Yes, it's clear now that they worked together to take down Katsu as a vigilante team." "Not quite what I had in mind when I encouraged you to meet women who share your interests, Master Bruce." "But it's a start." "Subtitles by SDI Media Group"