"NARRATOR:" "Previously on Beware the Batman:" "BATMAN:" "Tonight was your final test." "And you aced it." "Welcome to the family." "Simon Stagg getting arrested is the best thing that's ever happened to this town, baby." "BATMAN:" "Don't sell yourself short, Whale." "Your arrest is gonna be right up there." "Unh!" "Good plan." "[police SIRENS wailing]" "You're welcome." "What are you doing here?" "This is Gotham P.D.'s collar." "If that were true, you would have gotten here before me." "We've been monitoring Stagg's holdings." "And procedure dictates" "Procedure can dictate all it wants." "Whale's looted five Stagg warehouses in the past month." "You're not a cop." "And now you've forced my hand." "Take them all, including Batman." "[gunfire]" "Should we follow him, lieutenant?" "No." "Just take Whale in." "ALFRED:" "Are you sure it isn't a bit much?" "You said yourself she has to be protected, and I agree." "I know, but, well, look at her." "KATANA:" "There's no way I can fight in this." "I can't even move a finger." "See?" "That was me trying to move a finger." "If you're going out on the streets with me, I don't want you vulnerable." "There are still other Stagg warehouses left unguarded." "[ARMOR CLANKING]" "We should be going after the League of Assassins and getting the Soultaker Sword back." "BATMAN:" "The A.R.G.U.S. Club is abandoned." "The League is scattered." "They could be anywhere in the world." "I won't leave Gotham unprotected." "So we don't even try to find them?" "We don't have to." "They still want the lon Cortex, which is...?" "In Gotham." "Okay, I get it." "They'll be back." "Tatsu, you must be patient." "There's patient, and then there's spending weeks encasing me in one immovable suit after another." "I want to do something." "You're not doing anything until you're suited up and armed." "Okay, then." "Suited up and armed." "A sword and a mask." "That's all?" "I can fight in this." "See?" "There's one more thing." "You have a code name, and I want one too." "Call me Katana when we're in the field." "But that was your name in the League of Assassins." "I know." "When I'm beating the stuffing out of them, I want them to know who I am." "GORDON:" "You and your men were caught robbing the warehouse." "In the trade, we call that dead to rights." "Things are gonna go easier for you if you talk to me." "[whispering INDISTINCTLY]" "We will make a deal." "Good." "Finally." "Now" "You have until midnight which would be four hours from this moment, to release my client." "He will not be prosecuted." "He will be cleared of every charge." "This is a good deal, lieutenant." "I advise you take it." "[LAUGHS]" "You've got to be kidding." "This is a serious offer." "Then I guess I'll see you in court." "[DOORBELL RINGING]" "[GASPS]" "[SCREAMING]" "Lieutenant, easy now." "Where is she?" "I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about." "My daughter, Barbara." "I know you had your goons abduct her." "Aw." "That's too bad." "Heh-heh." "But at least her daddy's a police officer." "Maybe nothing would have happened to daddy's princess if he'd just taken the deal he was offered." "Clock is ticking." "Who knows what will happen to that kid after midnight?" "COP:" "Lieutenant." "Give me my daughter." "[GORDON GRUNTING]" "This is ridiculous." "What was I thinking?" "BATMAN:" "I was thinking a phone call would have been more practical." "How long have you been there?" "Long enough." "I like it." "This is about Barbara." "How did you--?" "Police scanner." "I've been looking for her all night." "You have?" "Kidnapping is on my list of crimes too." "This one puts you in a tough spot, though." "And I can go places, do things you can't." "It's time we start trusting each other, lieutenant." "We're on the same side." "No." "We're not." "But I need you for this one." "But only this one." "If you say so." "The last person to see Whale was his lawyer, Milo Match." "But he's dropped off the map." "He's dropped off your map." "I'll find him on mine." "BATMAN:" "Bring up the trackers I put on Whale's men." "When did you do that?" "During the Humpty Dumpty case." "I like to plan ahead." "ALFRED:" "They're in the Cauldron." "Can you get a satellite lock?" "[COMPUTER BLEEPING]" "ALFRED:" "There they are." "They're in a Ghost-heavy zone." "Ghost?" "As in haunted?" "No." "The Cauldron used to be an industrial park but after Gotham's financial crisis bankrupted so many corporations it was abandoned." "Now it's a no-man's land." "The people who live there have nowhere else to go." "The Ghosts of Gotham City's past." "Mostly small-time criminals." "Nobody gets in or out without their permission." "And the cops allow this?" "They tried policing the Cauldron years ago but made no headway." "Ghosts keep to themselves, so...." "Out of sight, out of mind." "Ghosts working with Whale and Match." "Interesting." "Whale is likely storing the stolen weaponry in one of these warehouses." "Each heavily guarded." "Secluded." "BATMAN:" "A perfect place to stash Barbara Gordon." "Agreed." "But which building?" "That one." "Surrounded on three sides." "Easily defensible." "But this one is closest to the road leading out of the Cauldron, which makes for an easy exit." "They've taken a police officer's daughter." "If there's gonna be a siege, it'd be right in the center of the Cauldron." "What we have is" "A shell game." "I'll start with the warehouse to the west." "If she's not there I'll work my way through the others." "Hey." "What about me?" "You'll stay here and help Alfred." "Excuse me?" "We're not a team." "Not yet." "You've seen me in action." "I can handle myself." "You're staying here." "You know, Katana" "If you're going to tell me to have patience do me a favor and don't." "Because your Cauldron lacks electricity, I am offering you something better than gold." "You're kidding, right?" "You're not actually trying to make a deal with Ghosts, are you?" "As I was saying" "Hope you have a backup plan." "If not, you should get one." "My dad's gonna figure out where I am." "He's a great detective." "So I offer you a tanker of fuel, which is parked outside this building in exchange for" "Classic bad guy mistake, trusting other bad guys." "Dude, you can't just give it to them." "They'll bail at the first sign of trouble." "You are in way over your head." "Gentlemen, ladies." "I think they're all guys." "Do we have a deal?" "Wonderful." "We will make terrific partners." "Your father has two hours left to accept our deal." "He's not accepting anything." "For your sake, he'd better." "What are you looking for?" "These red dots are heat signatures." "This is stupid." "We should be out there backing him up." "Doesn't it bother you to sit here?" "You're trained for this." "Why does he think he can do it himself?" "Actions, not words, get the job done." "Understand?" "Perfectly." "[TIRES SCREECHING]" "ALFRED [OVER RADIO]:" "We have movement, 10 and 2." "Do you see them?" "Very clearly." "I told you to stay in the Batcave." "And I decided to convince you that you were wrong." "Actions." "Not words." "That sounds familiar." "You have to take them out or they'll just regroup." "I know what I'm doing." "Not bad, huh?" "You didn't listen to a word I said." "You have to take your ego out or you'll be dead within a year." "For the record, I do not have an ego." "It's called pride in my work." "[ALARM RINGING]" "What's going on?" "The Cauldron's gone nuts." "It's like a war zone." "We're getting reports of the Batmobile down there." "The chief wants Tactical on this." "This is gonna end in a siege." "[CHUCKLES]" "Accepting the deal, I see." "Let's go." "Warehouse number one, clear." "Warehouse number two, clear." "This is the last warehouse." "Our priority is Barbara Gordon." "I need you to follow my lead exactly." "I get it." "We have different fighting styles." "But our differences make us stronger." "You know, like tomato, "tomato."" "No." "Those are the same things said differently." "Exactly my point." "Just follow my lead." "[SIREN wailing]" "I can't guarantee your safety here, baby." "I can't guarantee yours either." "Now, take me to my daughter before the Ghosts learn how to count bullets." "Now you're in for it, secondary bad guy." "Batman and...?" "Katana." "Batman and Katana are gonna tenderize you." "Batman, you have exactly 60 seconds to leave this place." "That's not gonna happen." "Daddy." "Release her, Match." "Step away and get down on the floor, hands behind your head." "Did you hear me?" "[WHALE LAUGHING]" "Oh, boy." "This is" "Okay." "Let's just show them, Milo." "[WHALE CHUCKLES]" "He's not only my lawyer, he's my chief enforcer, Phosphorous Rex." "Great name, don't you think, baby?" "[BOTH GRUNT]" "Unh!" "[GROANING]" "Katana, we need to move." "Ha, ha, ha." "The sidekick didn't last long." "I can do this all day, Batman." "[HORN HONKING]" "[GRUNTING]" "[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]" "Argh!" "[SIGHS]" "BARBARA:" "Daddy." "Putting out a fire with a bigger fire." "Rudimentary physics." "Interesting." "I know, I should have told you what I was going to do." "My teamwork still needs help." "But it worked, right?" "We got lucky." "But there's a difference between just getting lucky and forcing luck." "So that's good, right?" "We'll keep working on it." "[police SIRENS wailing]" "GORDON:" "They're coming for Whale, and that's on me." "Thank you for saving my daughter, Batman, but you better get out of here." "What are you doing?" "You're too good a cop to go down for scum like Whale." "He used your family." "You did what you had to do." "They'll think I forced you to break Whale out so he'd take me to the warehouse." "I don't want you to do this." "You're the hero." "I'm the vigilante." "Those are the roles we play." "It doesn't change the goal: protect Gotham." "That's all that matters." "Um" " Thanks for saving me." "That grappling thing is totally cool." "Grapnel." "It's called a grapnel." "Grapnel." "Right." "Hey, what's your suit made of?" "Wow, Batman is so cool." "And did you see?" "He works with a girl." "I could totally be like her one day." "When can I have a grapnel?" "Not until you're old enough." "When will that be?" "Never." "[English" " US" " SDH]" "KATANA:" "Previously on Beware the Batman:" "When the lon Cortex goes online, all those lights will be connected." "BATMAN:" "You came up with the lon Cortex." "It looks like someone besides Wayne Industries wants it." "KATANA:" "That's why you're the target." "You saved my life." "[GRUNTING]" "[YELLS]" "CYPHER:" "Don't struggle." "I have your mind." "I have control." "[CYPHER HUMMING]" "[CAR HORN BLARING]" "[TIRES SQUEALING]" "[SIREN BLARING]" "POLICEMAN:" "You okay, fella?" "He has my mind." "He has control." "Who, buddy?" "Who has control?" "Cypher." "[KATANA GRUNTING]" "Too slow." "Too predictable." "Unh!" "[GRUNTING]" "[YELLS]" "Too angry." "[BRUCE GRUNTS]" "Too bad." "You've got the technique, but not the discipline." "Don't let your anger, your emotions, get the better of you." "Think with your head, not your heart." "[PHONE BUZZING]" "Jason?" "He keeps finding excuses to call me." "That's the fifth time today." "Want me to say something to him?" "No." "I mean, it's nothing I can't handle myself." "Will it be one straw or two for dinner this evening?" "Sorry, Alfred." "I kind of promised Jason I'd let him make dinner for me tonight." "I just hope the nerd can cook." "I know, I know." "Head, not heart." "Don't worry." "They're both well protected." "You might consider taking it a little easier on her." "I might, but I won't." "[COMPUTER BEEPING]" "Couldn't Lieutenant Gordon use something a little less obvious to contact you?" "BATMAN:" "I'm gonna need my dinner in a to-go cup." "[GASPS]" "[YELLS AND GASPS]" "[MELLOW JAZZ music PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]" "[KNOCKING ON DOOR]" "Oh!" "Heh." "Welcome to my humble" "[GASPS]" "[GRUNTING]" "Jason?" "What are you doing?" "Uh...." "Hi." "These are for you." "Are you okay?" "No, I mean" " I had some flowers." "Hey, I almost forgot." "I've got a big surprise for you." "Why don't you go get yourself a doughnut, Dombroski?" "Ugh, the wife says I gotta cut back." "Then only get a half a dozen this time." "Hey, yeah." "Even when I know you're coming, I still can't get used to that." "Right." "Well, I got something you should take a look at." "We found him wandering the streets." "Kept mumbling something over and over." "MAN:" "Uh...." "Cypher." "That's it." "Cypher." "Thought it sounded like one of your costumed friends." "BATMAN:" "Graphite residue." "From an artist's pencil." "Unknown marks at the base of the skull." "Did you lD him?" "Name's William Benjamin." "He was a big-shot architect." "Designed the Wayne Industries building." "The cortex." "[TIRES SQUEALING]" "Computer, security desk at the Wayne Industries building." "COMPUTER:" "Calling." "No answer, Batman." "Lobby security camera feed, on-screen." "Establishing video link." "Katana's cell phone." "[COMPUTER BEEPING]" "No answer." "Keep calling." "[PHONE BUZZING]" "JASON:" "And when the lon Cortex goes online it will be able to redistribute power in such a way that any thoughts of an energy crisis will be a thing of the past." "I know about the cortex, Jason." "You've told me a hundred times." "Yes, but you've never seen it actually work." "You've got one that works?" "Yes." "Uh, well, sort of." "It's a prototype." "Much smaller than the one I'm building for Wayne Industries." "So its range is limited and I can't leave it on for long but the principle is the same." "I didn't know you were this far along." "[LAUGHING]" "I know." "No one does." "It's awesome." "You ready for your surprise?" "[CORTEX POWERS UP]" "[GASPS] I told you I could cook." "Uh, er, hold on, it's probably just a small power buildup." "Okay." "Whoo!" "So, you know, maybe I burn stuff occasionally when I cook." "But I promise, the real one definitely won't do that." "So, what do you think?" "I thought it was amazing." "It's kind of nice having someone cook for me." "At least something that's not made in a blender." "Huh?" "Nothing." "Cooking's just not really my strong suit." "Oh, ho, ho, no problem." "I'm totally comfortable being the woman of the house." "I mean, you know, the, the one that cooks." "Ahem." "You should stop talking now." "Heard that." "Yep." "[TENDRlLS whipping]" "[GRUNTS]" "What is that thing?" "No time to explain." "[FLOOR CREAKING]" "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "Let him go." "Wait." "[AS CYPHER] Try to stop me, and I'll destroy his mind." "[KATANA GRUNTS]" "Put your emotions away before they get you killed." "[CYPHER LAUGHING]" "What do you want?" "Control." "I wish to borrow his mind for a while." "Long enough for the League of Assassins to get the designs for the lon Cortex?" "You know your enemy well." "They never sent a psychotic machine before." "A machine?" "No." "I am a man, just like you." "Only upgraded." "You should try it." "It's a rush." "Stop it." "[LAUGHING maniacally]" "I'm gonna lock down the building." "Track Cypher, but keep a safe distance." "Don't engage." "[JASON GROANING]" "[GASPS]" "Why did he let you go?" "[AS CYPHER] He didn't." "[YELLS]" "Sixth floor." "[BATMAN GRUNTING]" "Afraid to hurt her?" "Afraid to hit back?" "I have no such reservations." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "Cut those and you'll fry her brain." "I am the only one who can safely release them." "How do I unlock the building?" "BOTH AS CYPHER:" "They shall be returned when I'm done." "In a day, this will all be nothing more than a bad headache." "But attempt to follow, and their minds will be lost to my control forever." "Take out your handcuffs." "Rail or pipe?" "Surprise me." "Activate tracer." "COMPUTER:" "Tracer activated." "[GRUNTING]" "They couldn't have gotten far." "Computer, acquire tracer signal." "COMPUTER:" "Acquiring." "The signal is weak, Batman." "Is it being jammed?" "unclear." "Best guess." "The target may be underground." "BATMAN:" "And moving fast." "The subway." "MAN:" "Huh?" "[GASPS]" "Hey." "You're not allowed in" " Unh!" "Autopilot." "Engaged." "The probability of successfully accomplishing this maneuver is less than 8 percent, Batman." "Then you better wish me luck." "Good luck, Batman." "Thanks." "[GRUNTING]" "[PEOPLE WHIMPERING AND SOBBING]" "I told you I would kill them." "Fine, let's all go down together." "[POWERING UP]" "How does it feel to have someone else in control?" "[ALL GRUNTING]" "[GASPS]" "[GROANING]" "[AS CYPHER] One way or another, I'm taking Jason Burr and the plans for the lon Cortex buried in his mind." "[KATANA GRUNTING]" "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "You're stronger than the rest of them." "Stronger than he is." "It's not me you want to fight." "[MOANING]" "[AS himself] No." "No, I won't." "[GROANING]" "Get out!" "CYPHER:" "Let me go, or I'll cut the connection myself and fry him." "I swear it." "Cutting the connection didn't hurt me." "He's bluffing." "You think you have control, but I know the truth." "Everything your puppet feels, you do too." "You feel it all." "[YELLING]" "[SCREAMING]" "Do you think he'll have any lasting damage?" "According to Gordon, the architect made a complete recovery." "I took a sample from one of Cypher's upgrades before handing him over to Gotham P.D." "The results were inconclusive." "He's alive because of you." "You found Cypher's weakness and exploited it." "You made the right choice." "Head over heart." "Finding Cypher's weakness?" "Yes, that was the head." "But the kiss, that came from a different place." "[WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER P.A.]" "[English" " US" " SDH]" "NARRATOR:" "Previously on Beware the Batman:" "I sincerely hope you survive so we can finish this properly." "You, the black king, representing order." "And I, the white king...." "Well, I'm Anarky." "Good evening, gentlemen." "What do we have here?" "A gift for me?" "Oh, good." "I was hoping you'd say that." "[ALL GRUNTING]" "ANARKY:" "That's the spirit." "But are you sure you're ready to die?" "I thought as much." "You're going to make me very happy." "Come on, Folds." "You're gonna fold." "You always fold." "Just do it already." "Fold." "[MEN GROANING]" "What?" "KATANA:" "Boys, boys." "If you want a real game, invite a lady to play." "Come on, deal me in." "If I win, you guys tell me where the League of Assassins is hiding." "If I lose you still tell me." "All in." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "[ALL GRUNTING]" "You were about to tell us where to find the League." "[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES]" "Let them go." "We need to evacuate the building." "We don't trade lives for information." "No, but we need to find the League before it's too late to stop them." "We sacrifice for the greater good." "SHIVA:" "I grant you one chance for redemption." "Recover the package and your lives may be spared." "Tomorrow I will have the package or your heads." "Who are you?" "You may call me Anarky." "I'm the one who stole your precious cargo." "Now, now, there's no need for hostility." "I'd be happy to return it to you in exchange for a small favor." "You dare bargain with the League of Assassins?" "Are you mad?" "Without question." "This is the door to the level-three vault located deep within Gotham's Contagion Research Center." "Behind it are some of the world's most lethal contaminants including Calibosix, a delightful mutative toxin." "Bring the Calibosix to me and what is yours will be yours again." "So do we have a deal?" "[GROANING]" "[GASPS]" "BATMAN:" "Ralphie the Razor." "I understand why you won't talk about the League." "You're afraid of your boss, Tobias Whale." "But there's something you should know." "Tobias Whale is afraid of me." "Think about it." "We'll wait." "RALPHlE:" "Huh?" "ANARKY [ON video SCREEN]:" "Are you okay, Batman?" "I hope I didn't blow you up." "I just wanted to be sure I had your full attention." "Is your hunt for the League going well?" "Anarky." "You remember." "And who's this?" "A new pet?" "Why don't you come down here in person so we can meet, foot-to-face?" "Ooh." "I Iike her, Batman." "She's like the pepper to your salt." "What do you know about the League?" "I know exactly where they are." "Another one of your games?" "Perhaps." "Or perhaps they're breaking into the Contagion Research Center as we speak." "There's only one way to find out." "Oh, one more thing." "Duck." "[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]" "I think that went well, don't you?" "Of course, we do have common desires." "Power, upheaval, infamy." "You and I now have a front-row seat to the end of Gotham." "You know it's a trap, right?" "Of course." "But Anarky always laces his lies with truth." "A CRC breach could mean an epidemic." "We can't risk that." "What about the police?" "This can't wait for the police." "Computer, how fast can you put together a primer on the CRC's layout and security?" "BATCOMPUTER:" "very fast, Batman." "The Contagion Research Center, or CRC, studies and develops countermeasures for toxins ranging from infectious diseases to synthetic contaminants." "Multiple security measures designed by Wayne Industries are in use to keep all toxins safely contained." "May I help you, ma'am?" "Ugh." "[GRUNTS]" "[BEEPING]" "BATCOMPUTER:" "All security doors are equipped with multi-modal biometric locks the most secure system in existence." "A positive, simultaneous match of a recognized face, iris, voice and handprint set is required to open all security doors." "GUARD [ON RECORDING]:" "May I help you, ma'am?" "BATCOMPUTER:" "Research facilities are housed on three tiered levels." "Toxicity severity increases with each level." "mild contaminants are contained on level one moderate threats on level two and severe toxins on level three." "In the event of a severe toxin release CRC emergency breach protocol is engaged." "If the toxin breaches level one high-temperature explosives embedded in the structure will incinerate the complex to prevent an outbreak." "But that is a worst-case scenario." "If the explosion disrupts anything inside the vault you'll be dead before the smoke clears." "Batman." "You should worry less about what's behind that door and more about what's in front of it." "[ALL GRUNTING]" "You were saying?" "I will dearly miss both of you." "[ALL GRUNTING]" "If you want this, you'll have to take it." "No, I won't." "[ALL GRUNTING]" "[DEVICE CLICKS]" "SHIVA:" "Calibosix." "[ALARM BEEPS]" "[ninja GRUNTING]" "[ninja YELLING]" "[GRUNTS]" "[ninja GRUNTING]" "[ninja GROWLING]" "[GRUNTING]" "[GROWLS]" "Interesting." "ANARKY [ON video SCREEN]:" "Interesting?" "Oh, they're so much more than that, Batman." "They're a monstrous game changer." "Isn't CaIibosix divine?" "I hate that guy." "Calibosix." "Cellular mutation, then disintegration." "Ninety percent mortality rate." "Not good." "[ninja POUNDS ON GLASS]" "Ha!" "[ninja GROWLS]" "[SHIVA GRUNTS]" "What are you doing?" "BATMAN:" "If we leave her in there, we're no better than she is." "Shiva, move." "That was a close one." "The good news is, those two lovelies won't stop until every last corner of Gotham is infected." "Starting with you three." "I really hate that guy." "Anarky played us so we'd unleash an epidemic for him." "I saw anti-serum in the vault." "If we go back into the lab" "No." "Calibosix spreads through direct contact." "If we risk a confrontation, we could all get infected." "We have to stay ahead of those two and out of reach." "Two choices:" "Cooperate or die." "[giggles]" "Batman's code of honor will be Gotham's doom." "But the fun is just starting." "Look." "I'll make this simple, people." "Every living creature in this circle needs to be evacuated." "Now." "Go!" "KATANA:" "Any way to speed this up?" "No." "And if those Frankeninjas make it to level one before we get out we get torched too?" "Yes." "What's wrong, Katana?" "Were you planning to live past today?" "ANARKY:" "Don't be so glum, my treasures." "You're not going to perish alone." "All of Gotham City will be right behind you." "[ninjas GRUNT]" "Oops." "Here comes trouble." "[BEEPING]" "[GRUNTING]" "Tell McCaffrey to pull those fire trucks back." "The snipers need a clear line of sight to the entrance." "Lieutenant Gordon?" "Jocelyn Kilroy, CRC executive director." "Rest assured, the situation is under control." "Yes, I know, because I'm controlling it." "Hence this tax-funded boondoggle on wheels." "I have authorization from the mayor's office to initiate breach protocol..." "Your personnel should withdraw immediately." "I'm not sure we're there yet, Miss...?" "Kilroy." "And, yes, we are." "They finally tapped into the surveillance feed, lieutenant." "You gotta see this." "GORDON:" "Batman?" "I understand why you aided my escape from the lab, Batman." "You're a hero." "You can't help yourself." "That's who you are." "But you, Katana, I have seen your true nature." "You would have left me to die because, at heart, you're a killer." "[GROWLS]" "Just like me." "You and I are nothing alike." "No?" "Your anger suggests otherwise." "BATMAN:" "Wanna see my true nature?" "Keep talking." "[BEEPING]" "[ninjas POUNDING ON DOOR]" "KlLROY:" "Lieutenant, Batman's fate is irrelevant." "This is a public-safety issue." "To protect the city, we have to move now." "We need to give Batman a chance." "I need to do nothing of the sort." "I have authorization from the mayor to proceed immediately." "GORDON:" "Not anymore." "Yes, mayor." "As you wish." "You bought him some time." "But not much." "[GROWLS]" "[ELEVATOR DINGS]" "Katana." "What are you doing?" "Guess I'm sacrificing for the greater good like you said." "Shiva's wrong." "I'm not a killer." "As soon as you're outside, torch the building." "[GROWLING]" "[KATANA GRUNTS]" "ANARKY:" "Such a touching moment." "Such a selfless act." "And such a waste since it will only delay the inevitable." "Whoa!" "That lady just clocked Batman." "Can it, O'Brien." "We're initiating breach protocol." "Your people have five minutes to clear the area." "You can't." "You don't have the mayor's approval for that." "No." "I have the governor's approval." "The clock is ticking, lieutenant." "[GASPS]" "[GRUNTS]" "[GROWLING]" "[ROARS]" "[ALL GRUNTING]" "[ALARM BEEPS]" "WOMAN [OVER PA]:" "Breach protocol engaged." "structural incineration in five minutes." "Thank you." "Much better." "Pity." "The building may kill you before I do." "[GRUNTING]" "[GRUNTING]" "[GROANS]" "Don't count on it, lady." "WOMAN:" "Incineration in four minutes." "[ninjas GROWLING]" "[ROARS]" "WOMAN:" "Incineration in three minutes." "End of the line, guys." "One way or the other." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "What are you doing here?" "I had some time to kill." "I did what you said to do." "And my sacrifice would have kept Gotham safe." "So why did you risk coming back for me?" "Some things are too valuable to be sacrificed." "WOMAN:" "Incineration in one minute." "We need to move." "Are you okay?" "Yeah, let's go." "I'm fine" " Ugh." "BATMAN:" "You're infected." "WOMAN:" "Incineration in 30 seconds." "[ALARM BEEPING]" "WOMAN:" "Ten, nine, eight seven, six five, four three, two" "[ALARM STOPS]" "WOMAN:" "Breach protocol canceled." "GORDON:" "All CRC staff is accounted for, and those ninjas got the serum just in time." "They'll be 100 percent when they land in a cell at Blackgate." "Still no sign of Lady Shiva." "But we'll find her." "No." "She's already gone." "ANARKY:" "The best-Iaid plans of vice and madmen often go awry." "May you put this treasure to better use." "No hard feelings." "SHIVA:" "Welcome back, master." "Gotham will soon bow to its new ruler Ra's al Ghul." "[English" " US" " SDH]" "NARRATOR:" "Previously on Beware the Batman:" "All I need to feel safe is her." "When was the last time you had a proper physical, Batman?" "[DANCE music PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]" "[CAMERAS CLICKING]" "MAN:" "Hey." "I don't care how expensive or endangered they are." "I am Azzura." "I'm not doing the show unless I'm wearing condor." "PYG:" "I can understand your shock, little bird." "My associate, Mister Toad, has exotic appetites." "It's a blessing and a curse." "Who--?" "Not who, dear." "Why." "Do you know how many birds had to lose their plumage so you could look atrocious?" "Do you?" "Six?" "Actually, it was a rhetorical question." "But this one isn't." "Would you like to know what it's really like to be a bird who can't fly?" "[SCREAMS]" "Mm." "This is so good." "Alfred should leave town more often." "Ugh." "What's that smell?" "It's Parijat bark." "How's that even on the menu?" "BRUCE:" "I own this restaurant." "Now let's get to your training." "Really?" "Now?" "Couldn't we wait until after the cheese course?" "Look around and tell me what you see." "[SIGHS]" "I don't know." "I see everyone but us having a pleasant dinner." "What do you see?" "I see crime." "A waiter stealing from the register." "There's a cheating husband who's removed his wedding ring." "And a pickpocket on the street lifting a wallet from a woman's purse." "Train your mind to let your instincts tell you when something is wrong." "When do you turn it off?" "I don't." "I can't." "[PEOPLE CHATTERING]" "[GASPING]" "[SCREAMS]" "He's really quite good, you know." "Would you like a biscuit?" "I really shouldn't." "Oh, maybe just one." "TATSU:" "There's no fingerprints, no DNA." "It's clean." "Never mind the note." "Think." "Where are these words from?" "I know this." "It's from the nursery rhyme "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep."" "One for the master, one for the dame" "And one for the little boy Who lives down the lane" "[IN DEEP VOICE] "Nice work, Katana."" "[IN NORMAL VOICE] Thank you, Batman." "BATMAN:" "Rhymes are the calling card of the ecoterrorists Professor Pyg and Mister Toad." "Our feather-wearing supermodel Azzura is clearly the dame." "If Pyg and Toad stick to the rhyme, there will be two more victims." "The master and the little boy down the lane." "The lane is the key." "We should" "Look for every street in Gotham with the word "lane" in it." "The Batcomputer cites 129 streets." "I've narrowed it down to three." "Why do we even have this thing?" "[LATIN music PLAYING ON HEADPHONES]" "Who are you?" "How did you get in here?" "My name is Professor Pyg, and this is my charming associate, Mister Toad." "We're here to punish you for your crimes against animal kind." "Not to mention fashion." "[TAYLOR WHIMPERS]" "Someone seems to be suffering from an acute case of thanatophobia." "An intense fear of dying." "No." "No." "Ha-ha." "No." "[WHIMPERING]" "Spot on." "[GROANS]" "Oh, pity." "I'm afraid he's still breathing." "This is the last location." "Third time's the charm." "[SAWS WHIRRING]" "[TAYLOR WHIMPERING]" "Please, get me out of here." "[TAYLOR WHIMPERING]" "Are you gonna help me or what?" "Interesting." "What do we do?" "Follow your instincts." "Got it." "Sorry." "No." "Good effort." "[GROANS]" "Exploding goo?" "Hm." "I think someone's got a bigger gadget budget than me." ""The little boy who lives down the lane."" "KATANA:" "Sir?" "Huh?" "Are you okay?" "[WHIMPERS]" "That's Liam Taylor." "He's a fashion designer known for bold statements in leather." "Um...." "How do you know that?" "Bruce Wayne knows fashion." "This symbol is the logo of Cole Plastics." "I'll check them out..." "...while you determine the origin of this resin." "How?" "Right." "Go with my instinct." "Got it." "[GROANS]" "Ah!" "Don't do that." "Who do you think you are, Batman?" "Sorry. l" "What do you want?" "Okay." "I need you to analyze this resin for Mr. Wayne." "Listen, it's been a long day and my head hurts." "I apologize." "Fine." "Mmm...." "What are you doing?" "l" " I don't know." "Sorry." "It's my mistake." "Figure out what this is and get back to me." "Yesterday." "[PYG GRUNTING]" "Mister Toad, guess who dropped by." "Hold on, let me get my monocle." "Batman." "Welcome to our summer lair." "Yes, we've been meaning to invite you over for tea and a good old-fashioned pummeling." "Sadly, we're all out of tea." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "That was rude." "As a physician, Batman, I worry about your violent outbursts." "Rage is a common cause of hypertension, you know." "Perhaps we should give your heart a quick stress test, just to be safe." "[GROANING]" "[TOAD RELEASES SONIC BLAST]" "May I do the honors?" "By all means." "Ha-ha-ha." "You have such a flair for this type of work." "[SIRENS wailing]" "Oh, drat, the police." "Gotham's killjoys." "I believe we should make a hasty retreat." "[EXHALES]" "Oh, phooey and fiddlesticks." "Language, Mister Toad." "Katana, where are you?" "Just leaving Jason's lab." "What happened at the plastics factory?" "Pyg and Toad ambushed me." "They left behind a schematic." "The Batcomputer has matched it to a parking garage beneath the Gotham City Opera House." "The Opera House is hosting the Masters of Fashion event." ""One for the master."" "The next target is" "The runway show." "Meet me there." "Question: what are we looking for?" "[timer BEEPING]" "This is what we're looking for." "Uh, Batman, my instinct's got nothing." "How do we defuse this?" "We don't." "Find me an exit and meet me outside." "The exit's too far." "Then make a new exit." "One rocket should do it." "You want me to blow up a wall?" "It's better than the entire building which is what will happen if we don't get out of here now." "I so deserve this." "Not a dessert guy?" "We missed something." "I can feel it." "Pyg and Toad got away, but we'll find them." "We stopped a lot of people from getting killed today." "That's just it." "We didn't." "The timer on the bomb was set to blow up an empty hall." "Pyg and Toad can't make their point unless there are victims." "We solved the clues in the rhyme." "We won." "If anything can turn off those relentless bat instincts of yours, it's this." "[CELL PHONE vibrating]" "Hello?" "JASON:" "Uh, hi, Tatsu?" "I wanted to call and say I'm sorry for acting like, um, a creep the other day." "I need to take this." "Of course." "Tatsu?" "Did you hear what I said?" "The sorry part?" "Yes." "I appreciate that." "Friends again?" "Sure." "Friends." "Oh, ha-ha, good." "Whew." "I don't know if I ever told you, but I am so non-confrontational." "Even thinking about calling you triggered this wicked rash" "Stop." "Is there anything else?" "Oh, yeah." "I analyzed the resin." "The resin?" "Oh, right." "Did you find anything?" "Well, that's the weird thing." "It's a rare phosphorus, usually found on the skin of African toads." "Did you say toads?" "Only someone has altered it to make the phosphorus highly explosive especially if it's exposed to intense heat." "Where did you find this type of resin?" "That feeling you had that we missed something?" "Jason analyzed the resin." "It's from the skin of a toad, and when it gets hot enough, boom." "I think you were right, it's not over." "I know." ""The Masters of Fashion cordially invites you and a guest to our gala." "'After Party on the Sea.'" "All the stars in Gotham's fashion elite will be there."" "The nursery rhyme was a diversion to keep us busy." "Away from the real target." "When does the party start?" "Two hours ago." "[DANCE music PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]" "I'll go and look for Pyg and Toad." "Start getting people off the boat." "Do it quietly." "We don't wanna start a panic." "[PEOPLE CHATTERING]" "PYG:" "Bravo, Batman." "You're not as senseless as your attire would make us believe." "Yes." "A cape in June?" "It's just not done." "Your misdirect failed." "This ends now." "Oh, I wouldn't say that." "Tell him the plan, boss." "I love it when you tell the plan." "Yes." "Why not?" "We've rigged the upper deck with a body-heat scanner linked to this thermometer." "As each animal-oppressor enters the party their heat signature raises the temperature of the coils by one degree." "When the coils reach 280 degrees" "Not gonna happen." "The guests are being evacuated as we speak." "Really?" "That is a pity." "I suppose we'll have to end the party early, then." "Mister Toad." "[THERMOMETER WHIRRING]" "[coils HUMMING]" "Quick reflexes." "Very good." "Now let's check your bone density." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "Let's slow you down a bit." "Mister Toad, if you would be so kind?" "[RELEASES SONIC BLAST]" "PYG:" "Oh, dear, Batman." "It appears you're about to become" "Oh, what's the word I'm looking for?" "Crispy?" "Yes." "Well put, Mister Toad." "Just to be safe, let's apply a second coat." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "[GRUNTING]" "Did you get everyone off the ship?" "The evacuation started." "We need to get to that gauge." "Oh, I hate a party crasher." "Mister Toad, give Batman and his guest a lesson in etiquette." "With pleasure." "[RELEASES SONIC BLAST]" "[MACHINE WHIRRING]" "[coils HUMMING]" "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "[FLAME hissing]" "[BOTH YELL]" "[METAL CREAKING]" "[BOTH GROANING]" "Batman, there are still people on deck." "If any more of that resin is ignited...." "Uh, what just happened?" "An onboard sprinkler system is standard on the Trident Monarch X-90." "So is the override code." "It should keep things cool enough to evacuate the ship." "How do you know these things?" "Bruce Wayne knows yachts." "TATSU:" "I have to admit, I didn't see that whole misdirect thing." "I just figured we solved the clues, mystery over." "Clues can be deceptive." "Bruce Wayne felt something was wrong, and Batman listened." "Nice job." "Instinct." "You're learning." "Hmm." "It's Tatsu, I just" "I don't know, I just wanted to see if you were okay." "Oh, I'm fine." "I'm just at the lab finishing some coding for the ion cortex." "Okay, good." "That's all." "Nothing important, just checking." "Hey, uh, what are you doing tonight?" "Dinner again at the lab?" "This time, I promise, no funny stuff." "I'd like that." "See you soon." "JASON:" "Don't worry, she doesn't suspect anything." "By the time she and Wayne know what's happening the ion cortex will be complete and in your hands." "SHIVA:" "You will be generously rewarded for your assistance, Dr. Burr." "Welcome to the League of Assassins." "[English" " US" " SDH]" "NARRATOR:" "Previously on Beware the Batman:" "MAGPIE:" "You and I should be friends." "We've so much in common." "Not gonna happen." "MAGPIE:" "Margaret Sorrow is gone." "There is only Magpie now." "Is this nut job serious?" "Sadly so." "Go away." "Leave Lunkhead and his toy alone." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "[ENGINE REWING]" "Pole." "[CREAKING]" "It's never over until it's over." "Feeding time, Tweety Bird." "The name's Magpie." "Call me Tweety Bird again and I'll scratch your eyes out." "Works for me, girlie." "You wanna starve, be my guest." "Shiny, shiny." "WARDEN:" "I'm sorry about this, Batman." "I honestly thought this time the rehabilitation had worked." "BATMAN:" "Just keep him stuffed with candy." "Ah!" "Batman." "Batman." "Excuse me for a moment, warden." "Magpie, how are you?" "Sorry I haven't been to see you recently." "I was worried something had happened to you." "I've missed our talks." "Anything I should know?" "You can tell me anything." "I'm fine." "Thank you." "It's time for us to go." "Radio says Gotham P.D. are on their way." "Who's this?" "Who are you?" "It's been good to see you." "When will you visit again?" "Batman, when?" "Whoever you are, you don't know him." "Not like I do." "You'll never know him like I do!" "Why are you with her?" "Why would you bring her here?" "She doesn't deserve to be by your side." "[GRUNTING]" "[PANTING]" "[GASPS]" "Of course." "That's why you came." "You need my help." "Oh, you couldn't tell me because she was watching." "Clever, my little Bat." "Fortunately for you, this little birdie is clever as well." "LUNKHEAD:" "Mr. Guard, sir?" "You got any candy for Lunkhead?" "Not on me, big fella, but I'll get some for you." "Psst." "Lunkhead, over here." "Hello, lady person." "Does Lunkhead know you?" "We're old friends." "The bad people are holding us hostage." "But you're so strong." "With your help, we can get out of here together." "All you have to do is take out the guard when he returns." "But Lunkhead is in here because he was bad again." "Escaping would be wrong." "Oh, didn't I mention I have candy for you if you do this?" "Candy?" "Oodles of it." "All you could ever want." "Here you go, big guy." "Enjoy." "[GROWLS]" "That's it." "That's it." "Now me." "LUNKHEAD:" "Okay, lady, you free." "Now, where rest of Lunkhead's candy?" "Oops." "Sorry, big fella." "No sugar." "How about a few lumps instead?" "[LUNKHEAD YELLS THEN CRASHING]" "[SIREN wailing]" "I remember reading about Magpie in your files." "Split personality, right?" "Real name Margaret Sorrow, until she lost her memories and became Magpie." "Didn't she try to erase your mind as well?" "She did." "And you've been visiting this nut?" "Know your enemy, Katana." "It could save your life." "Look who flew the coop." "Magpie." "Sorry about the mess, Batman." "Just wanted to let you know message received." "And don't worry, she won't feel a thing." "Unless, of course, you want her to." "Time to get pruned, little flower." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "[GROWLS]" "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "Ah." "Magpie, enough." "I just broke out of prison for you." "A little appreciation would be nice." "I never asked you to harm Katana, and I certainly never told you..." "...to break out of prison, Margaret." "No!" "Don't call me that!" "I hate that name!" "If you didn't want my help, why'd you come and see me tonight?" "I was dropping off a prisoner." "I don't believe you." "I know you, little Bat." "We were made for each other." "And she is getting in the way." "Look, I don't know what's going on between the two of you" "There is nothing going on." "[MAGPIE GROWLS]" "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "You're starting to ruffle my feathers." "I'm going to pluck those feathers before" " Unh!" "Enough." "Whose side are you on here?" "The side of sanity." "You're both out of control." "It's time to put an end to this." "You're absolutely right, my sweet Bat." "It's been a while since I've been out of my cage." "And this little birdie needs to spread her wings and fly." "NEWSCASTER:" "In the last 12 hours, the plumed Iunatic known as Magpie has been on a tear all over Gotham robbing banks, department stores, electronics stores." "The only clues Gotham P.D. has to go on are nests of objects left behind at each crime scene in the shape of a bat." "This has led to speculation that Magpie could be working with the masked vigilante known as Batman." "Looks like somebody has himself a fan." "Not funny." "Magpie's crime spree has no discernible pattern." "And she doesn't stay in one place long enough to track." "Batman should've never let himself get close to her." "Agreed." "So where does that leave us?" "Magpie needs to be put back in her cage, which means you're sitting this one out." "There is no way I'm staying out of this." "I'm the one she threatened." "Which makes you a target, and a liability Batman can't afford right now." "Tonight the Bat hunts alone." "ALFRED:" "Any idea where you're going to start looking?" "BATMAN:" "All magpies eventually return to their nests." "Miskatonic Hospital." "Yes, I had the same thought." "Are you really certain it's wise to go alone?" "She's already ambushed you there once before." "I know her better now, Alfred." "Just out of curiosity were you ever planning to tell me you've been visiting her at Blackgate?" "What happened to Margaret Sorrow, to Magpie, was not" "My fault." "Margaret Sorrow didn't understand the consequences of hiding who you are." "I thought I could help." "Help who?" "Magpie or yourself?" "I knew you would come, my sweet Bat." "My nest was so empty without you." "Hello, Magpie." "So did you like the gifts I left you all over the city?" "Magpie, this has to stop." "You know, I was surprised when you first started visiting me in that awful prison." "I only wanted to help." "I never thought it was right that you were put in Blackgate." "It isn't where you belong." "You mean, I belong with you?" "No." "You belong in a place that can help you understand what happened to you." "You belong in a hospital." "What is it that scares the Batman?" "Are you afraid that if you embrace the dark, and only the dark, you might begin to like it?" "That you might become free?" "Is that what you want to understand?" "What it felt like when they buried Margaret Sorrow?" "That moment when I stepped completely into one side of myself." "Well, I'll give you a little hint." "It's a rush." "You should try it sometime." "[ENGINE REWING]" "What's that?" "She's here, isn't she?" "Why did you bring her here?" "I had nothing to do with this." "You act like you care about me." "Liar!" "[GROANING]" "Everyone lies to me." "He doesn't need you." "I'll let him tell me that himself." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "[MAGPIE CACKLES]" "[LAUGHS]" "[KATANA GRUNTS]" "What...?" "Curare." "You shouldn't have gotten in my way." "[KATANA GROANING]" "[GROANING]" "Why did you let her go after me?" "Because you're not in your right mind." "If you were, you never would have gone out there alone." "Unprotected." "Whatever it is that draws you to Magpie puts us all at risk." "Wait, where's Katana?" "I don't know." "I searched, but" "[COMPUTER BEEPING]" "NEWSCASTER:" "And repeating our top story, Magpie has struck again at another local jewelry store." "What are those numbers?" "Some sort of code?" "No." "An address." "[GROANS]" "Please, don't be mad, my little Bat." "I'm doing this for you." "When the counter runs down the fly in our ointment will be out of our nest permanently." "Say your goodbyes while you can." "[timer BEEPING]" "[GROANS]" "[GRUNTS]" "[GRUNTING]" "If there's anyone out there, I'm alive in here." "[GRUNTING]" "Any progress?" "I keep remembering something Magpie said at the hospital about her other personality." "Her choice of words:" ""When they buried Margaret Sorrow."" "When the doctors wiped Margaret's mind in exchange for early release from Blackgate the side effect was the creation of Magpie." "They gave her a new identity." "Gotham Hall of Records." "There's Margaret Sorrow's date of birth, and...." "And her date of death?" "When they gave Magpie her new identity, they killed off her old one." "And to make it legitimate, they buried her in Gotham Cemetery in an empty grave." "Magpie's buried Katana alive in Margaret Sorrow's grave." "[GRUNTING]" "Air's getting thin." "Don't panic, Katana." "You can panic later." "Think." "[GRUNTING]" "[GRUNTING]" "Here." "I'm in here." "Hurry!" "[THUDS]" "Hello?" "Hello?" "I'm here." "I'm alive." "[KATANA YELLS]" "This time I really hoped you wouldn't come." "Batman, the great detective, led to an empty grave." "I expected better, but you walked right into my trap." "Where is Katana?" "Hmm." "Can't be sure." "I buried her around here somewhere." "I've got trouble with my memory, remember?" "Tell me." "No!" "I gave you every chance, did all the heavy lifting but you still come after her." "Why?" "Why is she more important than me?" "I'm the one who understands you." "No, you never understood me." "If you did, you'd know I'd never allow someone I care about to come to harm." "I thought that by coming to see you in Blackgate I could give you back a little of the humanity you've lost." "I was wrong." "Coward!" "You are like me." "That's the reason you came to Blackgate, to see your future." "Hold on to your precious humanity, Batman." "You and I both know it's only a matter of time before it slips from your grasp forever." "Shiny, shiny." "[MAGPIE GROWLING]" "[BATMAN GRUNTS]" "Enjoy the sting of my talons, Batman." "I didn't want this, but you chose your side and lost." "I will miss you, my little Bat, but not fore" " Ah." "[PANTING]" "You should have buried me deeper." "I'll remember that for next time." "I'd like my sword back." "Then come take it." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "[GROANS]" "When you find a grave you like, let me know." "You're only a pale imitation of me, sister, and you know it." "You're just jealous because Batman rejected you probably because of your horrible fashion sense." "I mean, really?" "Neck feathers with a bustier?" "Kind of trashy." "Right, Batman?" "[LAUGHS]" "Nice try." "But the Bat is dead." "BATMAN:" "Care to guess again?" "But how...?" "I was prepared for your poisoned claws this time so I loaded my utility belt with an antidote of physostigmine." "I really don't wanna hurt you." "Too late." "[MAGPIE GRUNTS]" "[GROANING]" "Time to put that loony bird back in her padded cage." "Is Bruce going to be all right?" "He's not the one I'm worried about." "You're talking about Batman." "Batman, unlike Bruce, belongs to the darkness." "But there's a price to pay for staying too long." "Margaret Sorrow paid that price and became Magpie." "I fear Batman believes one day he might pay that price as well." "And if that happens?" "Then it will be up to us to show him the way home." "[English" " US" " SDH]" "NARRATOR:" "Previously on Beware the Batman:" "I wish to borrow his mind for a while." "The Soultaker Sword." "I saw this sword in action." "It drains souls from helpless targets." "[GRUNTS]" "RA'S AL GHUL:" "Don't blame yourself, Agent Pennyworth." "You came closer to finding me than any before you." "But you never had a chance." "You are just a man." "And I am Ra's al Ghul." "Your misstep was one of trust." "It's always the ones you least suspect that betray you most severely." "Like your partner." "[GASPS]" "I'm sorry, Alfred." "It was you or my family." "[SPEAKING lNCANTATlON]" "You now wield the Soultaker Sword, Agent Yamashiro." "Use it to prove your newfound loyalty to me." "Before your new life may begin, his life must end." "[KETTLE whistling]" "Good morning." "Breakfast is ready." "Can I interest you in some solid food today?" "The new carbon-nanotube cape frame is a significant upgrade." "It's strong enough to keep an elephant in the air." "Handy if you encounter a free-falling elephant." "Liquid again." "Your streak is intact." "How is the experiment going?" "Slowly." "Reverse-engineering a chant in a dead language like Scythian..." "...isn't the Batcomputer's strong suit." "BATCOMPUTER:" "I heard that, Batman." "As you know, only fragments of the ancient Scythian language used in the Soultaker Sword chant have been translated." "The reversal chant is a theoretical composite at best." "If souls can go into the sword, souls can come out." "When the reversal chant is ready, upload the audio to my suit memory." "Understood, Batman." "I believe Dr. Burr is expecting Bruce and Tatsu at the lab soon for a test run of the ion cortex." "Where is Tatsu?" "Good question." "She blew off training this morning, and she's still mia." "I see." "Well, go easy on her." "Today is the anniversary of her father's death." "Your partner." "I'm sorry." "Yes, so am I." "He'd get a kick out of this." "He'd beat me senseless if he knew I got you mixed up in all this." "Tatsu, if you'd prefer to skip today's exhibition of the ion cortex I'm quite certain Bruce would understand." "Skip Jason's big moment?" "After what I've had to put up with from that guy?" "I wouldn't miss this for the world." "I'm gonna stop cooking for those two." "BRUCE:" "Something about this just doesn't feel right." "Why do both of you have to be up front?" "I'm the driver." "And I'm the butler." "Fine, but you're both coming inside." "We all have a hand in this." "The moment we solve the world's energy crisis is something we'll all wanna remember." "Careful, Bruce." "The higher one aims, the further one can fall." "Icarus learned that the hard way." "Icarus just needed better technology." "Once we step through this door, the world will never be the same." "At least you're maintaining perspective." "Yeah, now it's official:" "There's no way this can live up to your hype." "[BEEP]" "It's all gone." "JASON [ON monitor]:" "hello, Mr. Wayne." "I'm afraid I have bad news." "I'm taking the ion cortex and giving it to the League of Assassins." "The benefits they've offered in return are too tempting to resist." "But I owe you one." "Without you and your money, none of this would have been possible." "I've taken rather decisive steps to ensure that no one can follow me or my work." "It's been a pleasure doing business with you, Mr. Wayne." "[DEVICE BEEPING]" "Ed was family to me, Shizuko." "That means you are family to me." "I have to leave." "My presence puts you in danger." "But I promise that you and your daughter will always have whatever you need." "I owe at least that much to Tatsu." "I can't believe no one was hurt." "I can't believe any of this." "BRUCE:" "There." "Unscheduled freight departure from Loading Dock 4 cleared with Burr's code less than an hour ago." "They're moving the cortex in a Wayne Industries truck." "Great." "If we move fast enough maybe we can intercept the cortex before it reaches the League." "BRUCE:" "No, we want it to reach the League." "What?" "Alfred, check his head." "All Wayne Industries vehicles are outfitted with stealth GPS tracking systems." "Burr will lead us right to everything we want:" "The League, the cortex and Burr himself." "Jason isn't steering this." "His video and bomb suggest otherwise." "No." "He's odd, but he's not evil." "I mean, a bomb went off, and no one is even hurt." "That's not an accident." "Because I isolated his lab for security reasons, and we got out just in time." "Burr is one of them now." "You're just too close to see it." "Even the kindest souls have a dark side, Tatsu." "JASON:" ""Blast at Wayne Industries." "Explosion rocks Wayne lab." Ha, ha, ha." "It appears my bomb was a success." "The authorities will be so busy digging through rubble they won't discover the cortex is missing until it's too late just as I planned." "Heh." "Maybe you're right." "Maybe I've overlooked something." "[BLEEPING]" "Speed is still uniform." "No signs of support vehicles in the area." "They're keeping a low profile, so will we." "Katana, take the Broom Street on-ramp and continue east on the highway." "Way ahead of you." "[BLEEPING]" "CYPHER:" "We're being followed." "JASON:" "Got it." "Wayne Industries makes a very sly GPS transmitter." "But not sly enough." "Once I jam this, no one will be able to track us." "[TIRES SCREECHING]" "I lost the signal." "So did I." "Burr must have isolated the frequency and jammed it." "Katana." "Forget subtle." "Get an eye on that truck." "With pleasure." "This isn't your fault." "No one can foresee everything, not even you." "You've been telling me that since I was a kid." "And it never quite sunk in." "And this is the trophy room a fine place to hide when you're trying to avoid being found by Mrs. Wayne." "Good to know, Mr. Wayne." "Call me Thomas." "We're not big on formality around here, Alfred." "[PHONE RINGING]" "That's for me." "Will you excuse me for a moment?" "ALFRED:" "Of course, sir." "BOY:" "So you were a British spy?" "churchill's World War ll series." "Enjoying it, are you?" "It's better the second time." "You must be Bruce." "Access road on the right." "They're heading for the Fallpoint Underground Power Substation." "Central grid hub." "Feeds power to the whole city." "If they put the cortex online there, they could black out Gotham." "Exactly." "If they're planning to black out the city, we need to stop them now." "Way ahead of you." "No." "We're almost there." "Batman can't stop us now." "He won't." "[TIRES SCREECHING]" "Batman, get out of there." "Batman." "Come in." "Batman." "[BEEPING]" "Young Master Wayne, what did you take away from this evening's performance of Macbeth?" "There are no shortcuts to greatness." "And never listen to witches." "Stay close, Bruce." "Why so jumpy, pal?" "There's nothing to be scared of." "Here's my wallet." "We don't want trouble." "Heh." "Too late, fancy-pants." "You got it." "MEN:" "Ha, ha, ha." "How about you, kid?" "You want trouble?" "Sure." "I'd love some." "What?" "Unh!" "Ah!" "[SNARLS]" "That was unwise, young Master Wayne." "I couldn't help my parents, but I helped you." "This time." "But you must respect your limits." "Not if I don't have any." "[monitor BEEPING]" "KATANA:" "Taking fire!" "No one else enters this facility." "Go." "[ROAR noise APPROACHING]" "Batman is dead, and so are you." "Wrong on both counts." "RA'S AL GHUL:" "Dr. Burr." "I'm told your ion cortex has the power to cast Gotham City into darkness." "Gotham, the world, whatever you want." "And when it does, I get my own island, as promised, right?" "RA'S AL GHUL:" "Succeed and your reward will be whatever you wish." "Fail and you will suffer in ways you cannot imagine." "[DOOR OPENING]" "What does that mean?" "It means don't fail." "No time for stealth." "We need to find Burr before he brings the cortex online." "Make it quick." "[COMPUTER BLEEPING]" "BATMAN:" "Congratulations on completing the ion cortex, Dr. Burr." "But this belongs to Wayne Industries." "Shut it down." "I wish I could." "But I'm afraid you're just too late, Batman." "Shut it down." "Now." "Make me." "KATANA:" "Jason." "What's wrong with you?" "You're gonna fight Batman now?" "Have you lost your mind?" "You're right." "I'll start with you." "JASON:" "Ah!" "Unh!" "Uh...." "Mm...." "Mm...." "Interesting choice." "Look at his eyes." "Jason, are you okay?" "l" " I don't know." "I remember taking the cortex and coming here but it wasn't me." "It's like someone was controlling me." "Even now I can feel something pushing." "It's been like that since-- KATANA:" "Cypher." "He invaded your mind." "There could be residual synaptic corruption." "Dr. Burr, we can help you." "But you have to disable the cortex before you lose control again." "JASON:" "Of course." "I'll shut it down right now." "Ah!" "Jason!" "Unh!" "[GRUNTING]" "Don't worry, dear." "You will be reunited with him soon enough." "But first you will bow before a true master." "The infamous Batman." "I have looked forward to this encounter for some time." "I apologize for the theatrics but I had to be sure the cortex was operational before you could intervene." "Ra's al Ghul." "You're gonna wish you'd stayed in hiding." "Hm." "You have no idea how wrong you are." "[GROANING]" "[BRUCE SNARLING]" "You can do better than that, Master Wayne." "That wasn't fair." "That's why it's called an unfair advantage." "Your parents named me as your guardian in their will." "Now that they're gone, I'm gonna respect their wishes and watch over you." "The first thing you must learn is that you do have limits whether you admit it or not." "The real question is how will you overcome those limits?" "[RA'S AL GHUL GROWLS]" "Unh!" "BATMAN:" "Unh!" "You do not disappoint, Batman." "No!" "You are a worthy opponent." "No." "I have other plans for him." "As you wish, master." "MEN:" "Argh!" "[GROANING]" "The past always returns to haunt us doesn't it, Agent Pennyworth?" "Any closer and I bring the world down on our heads." "Can you walk?" "I think so." "Will you rescue her, Agent Pennyworth or kill her like you killed her father?" "Don't listen to the devil." "He lies with every breath." "What about Batman?" "Let's go." "[BEEP]" "Rest in peace Gotham City." "[English" " US" " SDH]"