"[ALARM RINGING]" "[SIREN WAlLING]" "Right on time." "BATMAN:" "Sure about that?" "ROBBER:" "Who's there?" "Show yourself." "[WHOOSHING]" "[PANTING]" "BATMAN:" "Two shots left." "Make them count." "You missed." "[GUN CLICKING]" "Forget reloading." "Okay, you got me." "BATMAN:" "No knife." "Best bet is the backup piece." "How did you...?" "Huh?" "[GRUNTING]" "You said the backup gun was my best bet." "I lied." "[CHUCKLES]" "What's that they say?" "Oh, yeah." ""Beware the Batman."" "Funny, I don't see nothing to beware of." "[GRUNTS AND SHOULDER POPS]" "[GUNSHOTS]" "[GROWLS]" "[GRUNTS]" "[GRUNTING]" "[GROANS]" "That better be it for this evening's surprises." "Please, help, somebody." "[ENGINE ROARING]" "I say, Mister Toad, what a wonderful night for a Stagg hunt." "I couldn't agree more, Professor Pyg." "[RELEASES SONIC BLAST]" "[ENGINE STOPS]" "[PANTING]" "I am Simon Stagg." "Do you have any idea how powerful I am in this city?" "Now, I'm warning you" " Unh!" "[GROANS]" "Excellent shot, boss." "Right in the gizzard." "Oh, my, that doesn't sound good." "Have you had your cholesterol checked recently?" "Must watch the red meat." "Wha" " Why are you doing this to me?" "Because of what you've done to our kind." "Your kind?" "Yes, animal kind." "Now, hold still." "[GROANS]" "Are we through?" "I didn't hurt you, did I, Alfred?" "I'm quite fine." "Thank you for asking, Bruce." "Tell me that was not the real van Gogh." "A copy." "The real painting is safely locked away." "I'll have your room and the hallway..." "...cleaned by this afternoon." "Good." "What's wrong?" "It took you five moves to subdue me." "It should have taken you three." "Your reaction to me at the foot of your bed was sloppy at best." "If I hadn't purposely" "Unh." "Do we need to do this now?" "[GROANS]" "My job is to protect you." "I can't do that if you won't let me." "You're not alone in this." "We've had this conversation." "Your job is to protect Bruce Wayne, not Batman." "Are they not the same?" "No." "The Argus Club again." "How many membership offers have I turned down?" "I've lost count." "Now can we get back to the subject of your safety?" "I know you wanna be out in the field, Alfred, but it's not going to happen." "Leave your past in the past." "Ml-6 was a long time ago, and I have no desire to relive my service." "Good, because Batman works alone." "Gotham's not a nice place." "People get killed." "Even ex-spies like you." "Your job is to protect Bruce Wayne." "As long as you're only doing that, I know you're safe." "What's this?" "Appears to have occurred sometime last night." "Perhaps if you hadn't slept most of the day?" "Then again, bats are nocturnal creatures." "Gotham police are still baffled by the kidnapping of billionaire Simon Stagg." "So far there has been no ransom demand only a video clip posted online from the self-styIed eco-terrorists." "Hello, there." "Say hello, Mister Toad." "Hello, there." "We want you all to know what an honor it is to be in your fair city." "And we'd like to share with you something special." "TOAD:" "Beautiful, isn't he?" "Poor Simon Stagg sure likes to brag and covet his billions all day." "But he's not the last with stolen keys to the past..." "...who'll learn in the jungle...." "Everyone pays." "PYG:" "welcome to the hunt, Gotham City." "What do we know about them?" "Not much." "The papers said they call themselves Professor Pyg and Mister Toad." "How Wind in the Willows of them." "The nursery rhyme was interesting." "A modified "Little Jack Horner."" "itself based on a land deal gone sour between Henry Vlll and Thomas Horner." "Bribery, I believe." "A man like Simon Stagg would undoubtedly be involved in land deals as well." "And knowing Stagg, some undoubtedly shady." "Stagg is being punished." "Hunted." "Why?" "And who's next?" "I need his financial records." "[COMPUTER BEEPS]" "Encrypted." "Hacking his system would take hours." "The ransom video." "There." "More than one plaque." "More than one name." "ALFRED:" "The next victims?" "Not enough to make out." "Patience, Alfred." "Michael Holt, another of Gotham's wealthiest industrialists." "I need to get to Holt before Pyg and Toad." "Pyg and Toad's rhyme mentioned keys to the past." "The key is likely in Stagg's financials." "Stay here and see if you can crack the encryption while I'm gone." "[PHONE BEEPS]" "Where are you?" "We need to meet." "Hello, Gotham Police?" "My name is Michael Holt and I'm being attacked by" "Mister Toad, if you would do the honor." "My pleasure." "Boss, it's the Bat Guy." "It's Batman, Toad." "Remember, respect our enemies." "We're free, Toad." "Now." "I want to do that again." "He's gone." "Forget the Bat." "We can always kill him later." "Besides, still one more stop before the night is through." "[GROANS]" "[GRUNTING]" "TATSU:" "Here's what you asked for." "So why are you snooping around this Stagg guy's financials?" "I thought you were retired." "Being retired and being out of the game are two very different things, my dear." "But I don't need to tell you that." "How much longer are you in town?" "For the night." "Why?" "Oh, just wondering if you'd thought any more about my offer." "I have." "Answer's still no." "Well, then, there's only one thing I can say." "Please?" "I'll be in touch." "[PHONE BEEPS]" "[PHONE RINGING]" "[BATMAN GROANING]" "Alfred?" "Bruce, are you all right?" "Pyg and Toad got Holt." "Where are you?" "I'm outside Wayne Manor." "I have Stagg's financials." "I've uploaded them to the server for you to" " Unh." "Alfred?" "Alfred." "PYG:" "I say, this isn't Bruce Wayne." "I believe you've sacked the butler." "I was sure that was Wayne." "I told you to get your eyes checked." "Retinal deterioration is the number one cause of blindness in amphibians." "[GASPS]" "Boss, someone is watching us." "Well, now, the caller id says "Bruce Wayne."" "Is that you in there, Mr. Wayne, being a cheeky peeper?" "It appears we've captured your butler instead of you." "No worry." "We'll be meeting soon enough." "Ta-ta." "Stagg's financials." "Need to see what Alfred's found." "Keystone wetlands." "Animal preserve." "Sold to private investors when oil found on the land." "Pyg's rhyme, stolen keys to the past." "Main investors:" "Simon Stagg, Michael Holt, and "Bruce Wayne"?" "HOLT:" "Enough of this." "Anything you want, any price, I'll pay it." "I'll double whatever he pays." "Do what you want with the other two." "I won't say a word." "PYG:" "Gentleman, save your strength." "He's a doctor." "You should listen." "Let me explain what's going to happen." "You are going to be hunted, much the same way you hunted and drove out the animals that once occupied this wetlands." "This land was purchased legally." "You destroyed a natural habitat, drained its resources, then abandoned it to rot." "There is nothing legal about that." "We're giving you a five-minute head start, beginning...." "Oh, already." "What are you waiting for?" "Get going." "BATCOMPUTER:" "Methane pockets beneath the building are making my readings erratic." "Batman, are you aware that the structure of this building is dangerously unsafe?" "I am now." "Can't you two move faster?" "Your yanking isn't helping." "Oh, excuse me for wanting to stay alive." "Stop." "Are you insane?" "Sorry, but I seem to remember you saying something about staying alive." "[STAGG GASPS]" "My guess?" "The whole place is rigged." "So, what does that mean?" "We just give up?" "No." "It means we stop running and fight back." "Hold on." "Just who exactly are you?" "ALFRED:" "Oh, didn't they tell you?" "I'm the butler." "[EXPLOSION]" "Get back." "[GRUNTS]" "You all right, man?" "His chain's off." "Let's go." "Leave him." "He saved your life." "Both our lives." "We're not leaving him." "Aah!" "Stop." "My ankle's broken." "PYG:" "Perhaps I have a bandage for that." "Sorry, old chap, fresh out." "Looks like that leg is going to have to come off." "Forget about me." "Run." "[RELEASES SONIC BLAST]" "[CHUCKLING]" "[BEEPING]" "Is it bad?" "Pain is not important right now." "STAGG:" "You." "You're supposed to be some sort of vigilante, aren't you?" "Forget about him and get us out of here." "Feel strong enough to get those two out of here while I deal with Pyg and Toad?" "Happy to be of assistance." "BATMAN:" "That should help the pain." "And that should help with anything else." "Don't worry, Batman, I'll make sure he gets out safe." "When was the last time you had a proper physical, Batman?" "[RELEASES SONIC BLAST]" "[GROANS]" "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "[BEEPING]" "[EXPLOSION]" "Are you insane?" "What if we'd still been in there?" "We would have been killed!" "Yes, you would have." "Thank you, Batman." "Pyg and Toad?" "I'm sure Gotham City will be seeing them again, but not tonight." "Lieutenant Gordon, is it true Simon Stagg and the other men..." "...were rescued by the vigilante Batman?" "That report is unconfirmed." "That's it." "No more questions." "Looks like Lieutenant Gordon is going to have his hands full." "BRUCE:" "Good." "Keystone Park has been given back to Gotham through an anonymous donation." "You know, I didn't even know I was involved in that sale." "No need to explain yourself." "Batman went out there blind." "If he had just stayed and dug a little further he would have found Bruce Wayne's name on that land deal and known Wayne was a target." "Instead, you were almost killed." "You were right." "You can't protect Bruce Wayne without looking out for Batman too." "Neither is indestructible and we both need your help." "I promised myself when your parents were killed that I would always watch over you." "And you have." "Hear me out, Bruce." "Your injuries will heal in a few days." "My ankle will take months." "There will come a time when I will no longer be here." "I need to know that you will still be protected when I'm gone." "You can come in now." "Bruce Wayne, I'd like you to meet Tatsu Yamashiro." "I've hired her to be your new driver and bodyguard." "It's a pleasure to be working for you, Mr. Wayne." "[English" " US" " SDH]" "NARRATOR:" "Previously on Beware the Batman:" "ALFRED:" "There will come a time when I will no longer be here." "I need to know you will still be protected when I'm gone." "Bruce Wayne, I'd like you to meet Tatsu Yamashiro." "I've hired her to be your new driver and bodyguard." "[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]" "[MAN GROANING]" "That's a good boy, Joe." "Just a little longer." "Shiny, shiny." "[GRUNTS]" "Hey, you just hit a girl." "No, I just hit a criminal." "You've given me quite a run." "Six warehouses." "Stolen high-tech electronics worth millions." "Really?" "Millions?" "I just liked the way they sparkled, Mr., uh...." "Batman." "Magpie." "Ooh." "Nice belt." "Shiny, shiny." "Can I have it?" "I'm using it right now." "How about a shiny pair of handcuffs instead?" "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "[BRAXTON GROANING]" "Who are you?" "I...." "I don't know." "Just you and me, Lieutenant Gordon." "Mom's at an early meeting." "We're having eggs-in-a-hole with bacon." "So, what perp are you after today?" "First, it's "Dad," not "lieutenant."" "Second, "perp"?" "Yeah, perp." "Bad guy." "I know what perp means, Barbara." "Just figure maybe I can help." "Take a look at the case file." "And if I do a good job, you'll introduce me to Batman?" "Not this again." "Aw, come on, Dad." "I know he helped you out with those Pyg and Toad guys." "Barbara, for all we know, Batman could've been working with Pyg and Toad." "I've told you before, Batman is not a hero." "No one who takes the law into their own hands is." "OFFICER:" "The vic's at Gotham General." "Mind wiped clean." "Freaky, huh, lieutenant?" "Dust here has been disturbed." "Lunkhead." "TATSU:" "What do you know about Batman?" "Uh, something of a crime fighter, isn't he?" "TATSU:" "More like a nut." "Dresses like a bat." "Skulks in the shadows." "Well, nut is a relative term." "Compared to his enemies, he seems quite sane." "Uh, no." "Sorry, still nut." "Gotta say, cushy lifestyle you got here, major." "I can see why you stay." "I sense a "but" coming." "Don't get me wrong." "I owe you more than I can ever repay." "And I'm happy to stay until your leg is healed, but...." "Things are not always what they seem, Tatsu." "Consider that before making any decisions." "BRUCE:" "Hope I'm not interrupting." "ALFRED:" "Oh, come in, Bruce." "We were just having some coffee." "Would you like a green tea?" "Thank you, Alfred." "That would be fine." "So how are you fitting into our little family, Miss Yamashiro?" "Alfred told me you were in the military before this." "Stationed in Kahndaq." "Wayne Manor must be a big change from the desert." "Definitely a change, but the major's been taking good care of me." "Major?" "Is that something you called Alfred as a child?" "Uh, yes, as a matter of fact." "I didn't realize Alfred had" "Oh, he didn't tell me." "It's just a little trick of mine." "I find in business, it's helpful to learn to read people quickly." "I noticed that whenever you call Alfred "major" your voice lowers and you unconsciously look up." "The same way a child would look up to an adult." "If I was to guess, Alfred worked with a member of your family when you were a child." "Your father?" "Was he Ml-6 as well?" "Quite amazing, Mr. Wayne." "My father and Alfred did work together." "They were partners before he died." "Why didn't you ever tell me you had a partner who died?" "He was in a car crash." "An accident." "So Tatsu, she's not just an acquaintance, she's" "My goddaughter." "I knew you might respond like this." "That's why I didn't say anything." "I don't like secrets, Alfred." "You are the very definition of a secret, Bruce." "Tatsu is more than capable of being your bodyguard and driver." "Test her." "You'll see." "BATMAN:" "I had the Batcomputer do a sweep of anything it could find on Joe Braxton and his connection to Magpie." "Braxton was part of some sort of research team at Blackgate Penitentiary." "What were they doing?" "Doesn't say but there were boxes from Blackgate in his warehouse." "Could be the connection." "It says here there was another member of the team." "A psychotherapist named Bethany Ravencroft." "BATMAN:" "And she has a practice right here in Gotham." "[MEN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]" "[GASPS]" "Huh?" "Shiny, shiny." "[GRUNTS]" "[GROANS]" "You know, after we last met, I couldn't help wondering what makes someone put on a bat costume?" "Something to hide?" "Who said this was a costume?" "Mm, I like that." "You and I should be friends." "We've so much in common." "Not gonna happen." "What's the matter, bat boy?" "Too much bird for you to handle?" "Too bad." "I was looking forward to getting my hands on that shiny, shiny belt." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "Goodbye, my little bat." "Braxton." "Why did you wipe his mind?" "I was looking for something that belongs to me." "What?" "Catch me and maybe I'll tell you." "[MAGPIE LAUGHING]" "I hope you can fly, Mr. Bat." "No one is going to cage this bird again." "[MAGPIE CRASHES]" "Caged again?" "[LINE RINGS]" "Alfred, Magpie was a prisoner at Blackgate Penitentiary." "That's the connection to Braxton and Ravencroft." "I need to query the computer for women between the ages of 25 and 35 who were there when Dr. Ravencroft conducted her experiments." "If I'm right, I should get a hit." "[CELL PHONE RINGS]" "Hmm?" "[GRUNTS]" "Lunkhead don't like you." "Lunkhead, you're not in trouble." "I just wanna talk about Batman." "Aah!" "Batman not hurt Lunkhead again." "[CELL PHONE RINGS]" "Barbara, sweetheart, now is not good." "Lunkhead, I'm sorry." "I know it was Batman who put you away before." "That he put you in a coma for two months." "Lunkhead not go back to prison." "Lunkhead been good." "I know." "I just have a few questions, and I'll go away." "I brought candy." "[sniffs]" "[GRUNTS]" "I have a file with me from the time that you spent at Blackgate." "It says you were involved in an experiment." "Something about mind control." "Uh-huh." "Wanted to fix Lunkhead brain." "Didn't work." "More candy now." "Why would Batman care about this experiment?" "Don't know." "One more question." "Was there anyone else in the experiment with you?" "Lady." "Nice to Lunkhead." "In other cage." "Took her away." "Do you remember a name?" "BRUCE:" "Margaret Sorrow." "According to the Gotham P.D. database, she was a kleptomaniac." "A repeat offender that received 10 years but served two." "Where is she now?" "Unknown." "Five years ago she just disappeared." "Right after leaving Blackgate." "Miss Yamashiro, I should only be with Dr. Ravencroft for an hour." "You can get yourself a coffee or something if you want." "Just don't be late." ""Don't be late."" "[SIGHS]" "Just breathe." "Remember, you're only working for this marshmallow temporarily." "I need to punch something." "Mr. Wayne, I just wanna tell you it's a real honor." "I'm a big admirer of all the good your company does." "Thank you very much, um...." "Cassie." "She's been fluttering about all day." "We don't get a lot of celebrities." "So I have to ask, of all the therapists in Gotham, why me?" "I was looking for someone out of the public eye." "I didn't realize you still used these." "Inkblots?" "More of a curiosity, really." "See anything interesting?" "Just splashed ink on paper." "[BEEPS]" "[LINE DIALS THEN RINGS]" "[RINGING]" "[IN SOUTHERN ACCENT] This is A.L. Coltrane of the irs." "I need to speak to Dr. Ravencroft urgently." "[PANTING]" "Cassie, I'm with" " You know who I'm with." "I know, but there's a man from the irs on the phone." "He's demanding to talk to you." "Something about a lawsuit and falsified insurance claims." "He's really mean." "I am sorry about this, Mr. Wayne." "I'll be right back." "[DOOR CLOSES]" "[GRUNTING]" "BATMAN:" "I have no interest in hurting you." "Haven't you figured it out?" "I can't feel pain." "One more piece they stole from me." "Let me help you get it back." "I understand what it's like to fight your true nature and you're going to lose that fight if you don't get help." "But I'm afraid." "Afraid of what?" "That I've already lost." "[GROANING]" "What?" "Hush now, little bat." "Let the curare do its work." "Just go to sleep." "Shiny, shiny." "MAGPIE:" "Wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey." "[GRUNTING]" "Don't worry, I didn't peek beneath the mask." "A person's secrets are sacred." "Magpie, I meant what I said." "I can help." "Quiet!" "[BOTH GRUNT]" "Oh, sorry, that was rude." "I appreciate the offer, but I've already got it covered." "Braxton created this helmet to remove memories." "To reformat the brain's hard drive, wiping it clean." "But with a little reprogramming, I found a way to reverse the process." "To put the memories back." "[WOMAN SCREAMS IN DISTANCE]" "My memories await." "First, though, yours need to go away." "I'd say it's been a pleasure, but you won't remember I said it, so...." "Mwah." "Goodbye, Batman." "[BATMAN GROANING]" "[WOMAN SCREAMING]" "What is this?" "Whose face is that?" "You don't know." "Two personalities in one body, unaware of each other." "What are you talking about?" "Margaret Sorrow was part of an experiment Braxton and Ravencroft were conducting." "For your participation, you received early release." "No, they took my memories." "They stole them from me." "I'm sorry, but you did this to yourself." "Margaret Sorrow volunteered." "The experiment was meant to strip the bad out of criminals and in your case, it worked." "For a while, anyway." "They gave you a new name, a new face, a new life." "But sometimes the bad is just too strong." "It has a way of coming back." "No." "Lies." "I want to know who I am, and she can give that back to me." "Don't move, Batman." "You either, bird girl." "Shiny, shiny." "[GROANS]" "You're not going anywhere." "We don't have time for this, lieutenant." "Help the doctor." "I'll stop Magpie." "MAGPIE:" "No!" "You destroyed it." "My memories." "I'll never get them back now." "What have you done?" "We can find another way." "Margaret Sorrow is still in there." "MAGPIE:" "Margaret Sorrow is gone." "There is only Magpie now." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "[GASPS]" "[GROANS]" "BATMAN:" "No more "shiny, shiny."" "Is the doctor safe, lieutenant?" "Shaken up but fine." "She had no idea Cassie was once Margaret Sorrow." "Makes sense." "Different face, different memories." "My guess, Magpie subconsciously drove her here for revenge." "Well, now Margaret" " Cassie, Magpie, whatever her name. --goes back to jail." "Put her back in the hole that created her." "Is that justice?" "That's the law." "Will I be getting the same justice?" "Yes, but not tonight." "Just so we're clear, nothing has changed between us." "We aren't friends." "You helped me tonight, so I owed you but the next time we cross paths...." "Mr. Wayne, your car is ready." "Mr. Wayne?" "Hmm." "Someone's late." "Mr. Wayne, your car" "Mr. Wayne, maybe you didn't hear me." "Let the tests begin." "[English" " US" " SDH]" "NARRATOR:" "Previously on Beware the Batman:" "Tatsu is more than capable of being your bodyguard and driver." "Test her, you'll see." "Let the tests begin." "[PAINT SPRAYING]" "[CRASHING]" "[WHIRRING]" "Yo, watch it, Junkyard." "What's your problem, Daedalus?" "I'm just expressing my artistic self." "[BOTH LAUGH]" "Serves old-man Castle right for not appreciating artists of our caliber." "Down with creative oppression." "This is justice." "BATMAN:" "No, I am justice." "Batman." "Take him." "It's two against one." "[YELLS THEN GRUNTS]" "Huh?" "Let's see how tough you are when you're a blind bat." "JUNKYARD:" "Aren't bats already blind?" "BATMAN:" "You boys might wanna find another career." "I don't think art is going to pan out." "Say hi to Gotham P.D. for me." "Have a nice night." "Dang, the cops are totally gonna jack us for this." "MALE VOICE:" "They certainly would, if they catch you." "Look, man, Batman already worked us." "Go do your hero thing on someone else." "Oh, I'm no hero." "I'm a fan." "I've been watching you for some time." "Daedalus, your authority-challenging street art shows enormous promise." "It does?" "I mean, yeah, duh." "And you Junkyard Dog, your knack for sculptural destruction, I find inspiring." "I see genius in you both." "I want to be your patron." "Consider this my first donation to your art." "Dude, who are you?" "Call me Anarky." "[CLICKS]" "Major, your boss has one serious workout room." "Mr. Wayne insists on the best, and he can afford it." "Well?" "Had you been paying attention you'd have to admit she handled the obstacles almost as well as Batman." "So would an Olympic gymnast but I don't need one to drive me around or protect me." "It's your move." "Tatsu just passed an impressive test." "Like it or not, you need an assistant." "BRUCE:" "When I was training in Asia every dojo I attended had a different requirement." "Skill, character, endurance." "Every test had to be passed before I was accepted." "I don't even know why we bother playing this game." "You never lose." "Because you keep me sharp." "As for Miss Yamashiro it's gonna take more than an agility test to convince me." "BRUCE [OVER SPEAKER]:" "Miss Yamashiro, this is Bruce Wayne." "Could you please meet me in the trophy room?" "Mr. Wayne, you wanted to see me?" "This job just got interesting." "[BEEPS]" "What are you hiding, Mr. Wayne?" "[PEOPLE CHATTERING]" "You sure this is the place Anarky said to go?" "Didn't we get booted from this gallery once?" "Yeah, but that was before we were reconstituted with new artistic tools." "[WHIRRING]" "Yo, we heard you uptown losers are always looking for the next big thing." "Well, get a load of our street art, homeys." "[PEOPLE SCREAMING]" "Yeah!" "Welcome, Gotham City, to the art of destruction." "[PEOPLE SCREAMING]" "BATMAN:" "First hardware stores, now civilians." "Congratulations, you've got my attention." "We're just expressing ourselves, Bat-dude." "Why do you have to be hating on our art?" "[PARTS CLATTERING]" "[GRUNTS]" "Hey, watch it, man." "Sorry." "BATMAN:" "Yes, you are." "[WHIRRING]" "[GRUNTS]" "[BOTH MOANING]" "ALFRED:" "You're all over the news." "Quite a mess." "Anyone we know?" "Dumber and dumber from the other night." "I blended up your dinner, assuming we'd be working late." "This pair seems a bit deficient for this type of destruction." "Agreed." "They're working with someone." "Do a background." "Who they might have come in contact with." "Get this analyzed." "Probably came off their shoes." "Might give us something." "From Cold War warrior to analyzer of sneaker goo." "I've never been prouder." "TATSU:" "You have a very quiet footstep, Mr. Wayne." "As do you, Miss Yamashiro." "And judging from your home gym, you have a killer exercise routine." "I saw you in there." "You live up to Alfred's glowing recommendation." "Look, I know you don't think I'm necessary but let me assure you, I always take my work very seriously." "So please, keep an open mind." "I always do." "DAEDALUS:" "What's the world coming to, dude when artists like us are imprisoned?" "Ow!" ""Look out the window."" "[BARS SIZZLING]" "Yaah!" "Cool." "[BOTH GRUNT]" "Hello, boys." "Mr. Anarky, dude, we were gonna come looking for you." "Yeah, but Bat-dork" "No apologies necessary." "Despite his claims of free agency, Batman is clearly a tool of order." "Exactly." "Yeah." "Tool." "Yeah." "I, on the other hand, will fight against order for total unleashed freedom at any price." "It is a patron's responsibility to make sure his artists are suitably equipped." "Merry Christmas." "ALFRED:" "Your dim-witted duo have made quite a name for themselves on Gotham's art scene." "Booted from every gallery in town." "Up until now, though, their only real crime has been a serious lack of talent." "This supports the theory they're working with someone." "Anything from my goo analysis?" "Antiquated machine lubricant barely in use now." "It's what I found in the lubricant that's really interesting." "A very rare pollen from the FritiIIanria meIeagris plant better known as the chess flower." "Someone's playing a game, Alfred." "And our two budding Van Gogh's?" "Are the pawns." "Computer, video feeds from Gotham P.D. CCTV surveillance system." "There." "The Batmobile is prepped and ready for you." "Change of plans, Alfred." "Tonight, you drive." "This is the only way to tag." "Whoo-hoo!" "I can't believe how slow I used to sculpt things with my hands." "Stupid hands." "[BOTH YELL]" "I don't care if he is Batman he can't push us around, not anymore." "[BOTH YELL]" "[BEEPS]" "And I actually thought he was gonna let me really drive for once." "[GRUNTS]" "Oh, bother." "I might as well try them all and hope for the best." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "Run!" "Get to the rendezvous point!" "[BATMOBlLE REWING]" "Impressive." "BATMAN:" "Thank you." "Batman?" "But you're...." "Don't hurt your brain trying to understand." "I want you conscious when I take you down." "[CHUCKLES]" "Bravo." "I believe this game just got interesting." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "[BEEPS]" "[CHlRPING]" "[BEEPS]" "[GASPS]" "A secret elevator to a private library." "Not only does this guy have too much time and too much money, he's a geek too." "What's so interesting about Gotham's wheelhouse, Mr. Wayne?" "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "Well done." "I'm so gratified you understand the game." "This isn't a game." "In that gear, those two are dangerous." "It's a miracle bystanders weren't hurt." "Oh, I would've been fine with that." "It's the sort of random action that makes me the better player." "You, the black king, representing order and I, the white king well, I'm Anarky." "I'm not gonna play your game, Anarky." "Oh, but you must." "I've searched so long for a worthy opponent." "Someday, they'll write songs about our struggle." "You, fighting for order and peace, me, for chaos and destruction." "MAN:" "What?" "WOMAN:" "What's happening?" "That was just to get your attention." "The real bombs" "Are on the gondolas, set to explode as they cross one another." "How did you know?" "It's the obvious move." "Ouch." "Heh." "Regardless, there's only time enough for you to deactivate one of the bombs before they cross those poor people on the other tram." "Tsk, tsk, tsk." "[BATMAN GRUNTS]" "No." "Stop them from moving, instant detonation." "A deadman switch." "Of course." "I let go, boom." "Boss, Batman is right behind us." "He's" "Oh, dang." "These two will stay and slow you down even more." "I know you love a challenge." "Not such an obvious move now, is it?" "I'll be watching, Batman." "I hope you can do it." "I've wanted a real opponent for so long." "We were just trying to express ourselves." "So am I." "[ALL GRUNTING]" "Alfred, I need schematics of the Gotham City Sky Trams fed into my goggles." "Uploading now." "ALFRED:" "You realize as soon as the trams are within magnetic range--?" "BATMAN:" "The bombs detonate." "But if I divert the trigger magnets' pull...." "ALFRED:" "The circuit won't close." "No explosion." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "[GROANS]" "Congratulations." "You countered my move." "You passed the test." "It wasn't much of a test." "Aah!" "You have no idea what an honor it is to be chosen as my enemy." "It's a really big deal." "I thought I'd found an opponent to match wits with but you're just another lunatic in a costume." "Madness is the more interesting choice." "Logic and order are so predictable." "Unless, I make a logical decision to do something insane." "[BOTH GRUNT]" "What?" "Why didn't it explode?" "Frequency-jamming disc." "Unpredictable enough for you?" "Huh?" "Oh!" "[SCREAMING]" "[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]" "[GRUNTS]" "ALFRED:" "And what of our two unfortunate, misunderstood artists?" "BATMAN:" "They're in Lieutenant Gordon's hands now." "They'll be wishing they were back in mine soon enough." "That's right, arrest me." "Just gonna make my art more valuable." "Worked for Michelangelo." "Dude, did you ever stop to think you're not talented?" "Man, whatever." "[SIREN WAlLING]" "Hmm." "Impressive." "So, Miss Yamashiro, you passed my test." "Well done." "Perhaps I judged you too quickly, or perhaps you just got lucky." "We'll see." "[English" " US" " SDH]" "NARRATOR:" "Previously on Beware the Batman:" "Like it or not, you need an assistant." "As for Ms. Yamashiro, it's gonna take more than an agility test to convince me." "TATSU:" "This job just got interesting." "I'm proud to announce Wayne Industries continues its quest to advance the human condition through technology with an innovation that will address not only the nation's energy needs, but also the world's." "The lon Cortex is a global Al energy regulator." "When completed, it will employ existing broadband networks to monitor energy production and usage in real-time." "It will eliminate energy waste, store surplus energy and redistribute energy based on demand." "According to initial projections the lon Cortex will produce a global energy surplus within five years of activation." "[audience GASPS]" "MAN:" "That's incredible." "BRUCE:" "I thought you'd like that." "But don't take my word for it." "Meet the man behind this breakthrough, Dr. Jason Burr." "[APPLAUSE]" "Ahem." "Okay, uh...." "The world has plenty of energy but we aren't using it correctly." "The lon Cortex will" " Ugh!" "[MEN GRUNTING]" "[ALL SHOUT]" "MAN:" "Get out of here!" "[GRUNTS]" "[GASPS]" "I'm fine, the limo's a tank." "Help him." "[ALL GRUNTING]" "[TATSU GRUNTS]" "Once you cross that line, you can't go back." "[ALL GRUNTING]" "One got away." "It happens." "That doesn't justify murder." "I didn't have a choice." "You always have a choice." "You can save lives or you can take them." "I don't need an ethics lesson from a nut dressed up like a bat." "Too bad." "You just got one." "Dr. Burr, you okay?" "You" " You saved my life." "TATSU:" "Unh." "Okay, time to go." "Everyone okay?" "Dr. Burr?" "[BOTH GRUNT]" "Why were they after me?" "What did I do?" "You came up with the lon Cortex." "It looks like someone besides Wayne Industries wants it." "Badly." "He's a target." "Police custody?" "No, I don't trust the police." "Dr. Burr, how would you like to be my guest at Wayne Manor?" "Will she be there?" "Of course." "She'll never leave your side." "SHIVA:" "The Ion Cortex holds the promise of absolute power." "That is why your team was sent to retrieve Dr. Burr." "You alone returned." "Empty-handed." "Because a single woman managed to fight you off until Batman arrived." "Some failures can be overlooked, but not by the League of Assassins." "Silver Monkey, I trust you will not fail to bring me Dr. Burr." "It will be done, Lady Shiva." "ALFRED:" "You might say Wayne Manor is actually Wayne Fortress, Dr. Burr." "Surveillance cameras monitor the house and grounds at all times." "There are military-grade motion and heat sensors in every room." "If someone tampers with the alarm system, a fail-safe protocol seals the manor." "No one gets in or out." "If that doesn't prevent an intrusion, there's always the panic room." "An impenetrable vault stocked with six months of supplies." "Of course, Mr. Wayne hired Mr. Reese and his security team to make sure it doesn't come to that." "That's correct." "And it won't." "There you are, Dr. Burr." "You have every reason to feel safe here." "All I need to feel safe is her." "BRUCE:" "I couldn't agree more, Dr. Burr." "I'm confident Ms. Yamashiro will make sure you're still here when I get back." "Get back?" "Where are you going?" "Hot date." "Well, as hot as a date can be at a museum reception." "What about Dr. Burr?" "He's not my type." "Don't wait up." "Alfred." "A shirt that expensive, I'm surprised the cuffs don't link themselves." "You can't buy class." "I need to find out who's after Burr." "Perhaps you should search Dr. Burr's lab." "Thank you, Alfred." "You know I've done this before, right?" "And you're getting better at it every day." "[MlMlCKING MOTOR REWING]" "So alone at last." "We can finally get to know each other better." "No." "Okay, uh, I'll go first." "My favorite type of music is jazz." "Do you like jazz?" "I hear you." "Jazz isn't for everyone." "But I bet I can change your mind." "[GROANS]" "[GROANING]" "[ALL GRUNTING]" "Who sent you?" "[BEEPING]" "When the lon Cortex goes online, all of those lights will be connected." "So will the rest of the lights on Earth." "It's gonna change the world." "I know." "You do?" "Yes." "That's why you're the target." "What about your work?" "I mean, you must have some incredible stories." "Or would you have to kill me if you told me any of them?" "Danger's not so great when it's real and you're in it." "And, yes, if I told you about my past, I'd have to kill you." "Wait, you're joking?" "Ha, ha!" "And look at that." "You can smile." "Don't get used to it." "Your life is still at risk." "What do you mean?" "I thought Wayne Manor was completely safe." "You're never completely safe." "Who sent you?" "It's too late." "You'll never stop him now." "[BOTH GRUNT]" "Computer, call the manor." "You're good." "Anything strange happens, anything at all, yell." "I'm right outside the door." "Sleep tight." "You know, I'm not that tired." "You wanna stick around?" "We could talk some more." "Unh, ugh." "Ahh!" "Unh." "Or I can talk and you can ignore me some more." "Dr. Burr is in his room." "Your team can lock the property down for the night." "Right away, sir." "The package is down for the night." "Anything to report?" "No, sir." "All clear." "Good." "[BOTH GRUNT]" "BATCOMPUTER:" "I'm sorry, Batman." "All communication channels to the manor have been disabled." "Try the Batcave comm link." "That'll signal Alfred and no one else knows about it." "[TIRES SCREECH]" "Great." "Traffic." "[BEEPING]" "Huh?" "Unh." "Alfred, they're coming for Burr." "Activate the fail-safe protocol and get Burr to the panic room, now." "But how will you get inside the manor?" "I'll find a way." "[JASON SNORING]" "[GROANING]" "Shh." "Ms. Yamashiro, did you change your mind about talking?" "Something's wrong." "We're moving." "Quietly." "Will that work?" "I'm-- You know, I'm taller than that." "Unh!" "[GRUNTING]" "[GRUNTS]" "Panic room, now." "Computer, I have to get inside the manor with the grid still on so no one can follow." "BATCOMPUTER:" "An explosion on the roof, where the lasers are least dense could momentarily disrupt the grid, Batman." "If you are moving fast enough, there is a chance you will access the manor unharmed." "How much of a chance?" "Twenty-eight percent." "Not bad." "Thanks for the escort." "I'll take it from here." "BATCOMPUTER:" "Entering drop zone, Batman." "Goodbye for now, computer." "Good luck, Batman." "[GRUNTS]" "I need a new security system." "Unh!" "You." "You're alive." "You two know each other?" "Not now." "Stay behind me." "I don't know." "He looks tough." "Maybe I should help." "You will die for your betrayal." "Uh, um" " I'll be back here if you need me." "[ALL GRUNTING]" "TATSU:" "Hand claws, Silver Monkey?" "I thought you felt such weapons were without honor." "Do not speak of honor traitor." "[GUNSHOT THEN JASON WHIMPERS]" "The ones that can dodge bullets are always a bother." "Shall we?" "It only gets worse from here." "Worse for who?" "[ALL GRUNTING]" "Next time." "Wait, what are you--?" "JASON:" "What happens now?" "ALFRED:" "I'm overriding the manor's fail-safe protocol so help can reach us." "There." "Help?" "I thought we were safe in here." "You're never completely safe." "Is that a bomb?" "It is." "Hence the need for help." "[BEEPING]" "TATSU:" "Hands." "Slowly." "A detonator?" "For me?" "You shouldn't have." "Now disarm the charge and maybe I'll let you keep breathing." "You will regret sparing my life, Katana." "Way ahead of you." "You were not worthy of the League of Assassins." "Now you dishonor us both." "Aah!" "Unh!" "The Soultaker Sword." "It wasn't destroyed." "You stole it." "It seems you've served a purpose after all." "[GRUNTS]" "How bad are you?" "I'm still alive." "Good." "Stay that way." "I hate to spoil the evening, but that looks like a titanium blast door." "Your charge might as well be a firecracker." "[BEEPING]" "[GRUNTS]" "[GROANS]" "This hero stuff's gonna kill me." "Not yet." "Keep pressure on that wound." "should have killed him when I had the chance." "No, Burr is safe." "You did exactly what you were supposed to do." "Careful." "I'm starting to think I was wrong about you." "You wouldn't be the first." "JASON:" "Ms. Yamashiro!" "Unh!" "Give me room." "I'm a doctor." "Wait, are you a medical doctor?" "I am tonight." "It's okay, Ms. Yamashiro." "I'm gonna save your life, just like you saved mine." "Thanks, but it's not that bad." "Stay with me, Ms. Yamashiro." "I won't let you go." "I swear it." "SHIVA:" "So Katana is alive." "The traitor faked her own death." "Unexpected and intriguing." "Did you discover any more surprises at Wayne Manor?" "No, nothing of value." "SHIVA:" "No matter." "Katana is prize enough." "And the scientist?" "SHIVA:" "Leave him be." "We will find another way to obtain the Ion Cortex." "As you wish, Lady Shiva." "[English" " US" " SDH]" "NARRATOR:" "Previously on Beware The Batman:" "Who sent you?" "TATSU:" "Silver Monkey saw the sword when he broke into the manor." "The Soultaker Sword." "All the king's horses and all the king's men" "What the heck?" "Since when did the city of Gotham start putting statues on the sidewalk?" "[SIREN CHlRPS]" "Step away from the statue, folks." "O'BRlEN:" "Yeah, Dispatch, this is O'Brien." "You ain't gonna believe this." "We got some kind of weird red statue." "Hang on." "It's doing something." "[SHOUTS]" "Help." "You gotta help me." "Help!" "There's somebody alive in there." "[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO]" "[MAN WHIMPERING]" "Get the Jaws of Life over here, let's cut that guy out." "BATMAN:" "Stop." "Don't do anything." "[BEEPING]" "The suit is a bomb." "Try to remove him and you could wipe out the entire block." "What are you waiting for, an invitation?" "Get up there and arrest Batman." "Get me the Bomb Squad down here, now." "TATSU:" "Where is it?" "It has to be here." "ALFRED:" "Tatsu?" "Looking for something?" "Um, yes, my keys." "Can I help you find them?" "No, no, I'm sure they'll turn up." "MAN:" "Where am I?" "Where did you jokers take me?" "Don't worry." "We'll get you out as soon as we know how to deactivate the metal encasing you." "Nothing will happen." "I promise." "[PHONE RINGING]" "Yeah?" "How did you get this number?" "And how did you reach me down here?" "We're 300 feet underground." "I hacked your phone and modified your sim chip." "Gotham P.D. really should get better security for their equipment." "I'll stick that in the suggestion box when I get a chance." "The man you've got...." "Joseph Crimple, a.k.a. lce Pick Joe." "CRlMPLE:" "What?" "Who are you talking to?" "Who's out there?" "Get me out of this thing." "What's your point?" "Ice Pick Joe is one of Tobias Whale's hit squad goons." "Stay away from Whale, Batman." "Sorry, can't do that." "Thought you deserved a courtesy call." "[PHONE DIALING]]" "Rodriguez?" "Gordon." "Listen, I need you to send a squad car to" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Agh." "Batman can get reception, but not me." "BATMAN:" "Tobias Whale the corpulent tick that feeds on the good citizens of Gotham." "[LAUGHING]" "You know what they say, Batman, a fella's gotta eat." "What happened to ice Pick Joe?" "I have no idea." "He didn't come to work a few nights ago." "I thought you were what happened to him." "Escort Mr. Bat out of here, boys." "Feet first." "[ALL GRUNTING]" "MAN:" "Set the cannon on Saint Mary's Wall" "And it will surely, surely fall" "And three-score men and threescore more" "Cannot put it as it was before" "[LAUGHING]" "MALE VOICE:" "Help!" "FEMALE VOICE:" "Get me out of here!" "MALE VOICE:" "In here." "FEMALE VOICE:" "You gotta help me." "[ENGINE ROARING IN DISTANCE]" "[TIRES SCREECH]" "Yo, Batman, I think there's guys trapped in there." "You missed." "Aah!" "Whoa." "Nice shot, Batman." "Somebody is sending Gotham a message, lieutenant." "How did you get in here?" "Why do I even ask?" "Tobias Whale's financial advisor, Donovan Baker." "Gotham district attorney, Marion Grange." "Ice Pick Joe." "And now Whale's gone missing." "What?" "There has to be a connection." "There is." "The Dumpler case." "Come on, Dumpler." "We're almost there." "The sooner you testify against Whale the sooner you and the whole city will be a lot safer." "lncoming." "Move it!" "[ALL SHOUT]" "[GROANS]" "Agh." "BATMAN:" "I remember the Dumpler case." "Humphrey Dumpler worked for the mob." "Genius accountant." "Went crazy after you got him blown up." "He escaped protective custody and was never heard from again, until now." "You done?" "No." "You're probably next, Gordon." "If Humpty Dumpty is after you, you need protection." "I can take care of myself, Batman." "I don't need some caped vigilante playing nursemaid." "You let yourself in, let yourself out." "[GRUNTS]" "Think, Tatsu." "Think." "No choice." "Gotta bite the bullet." "[GASPS]" "Oh, sorry, my dear." "Rule of thumb, never sneak up on an old spy while he's making a sandwich." "Did you need something?" "Uh, actually, yes." "Help." "Ah." "Still missing your keys?" "I, um...." "The truth is, I am not looking for my keys." "I know." "You're looking for this." "The Soultaker Sword." "You know its name?" "I do." "What I'd like to know is how it came to be in your possession." "Hey, Dad, I got us that low-fat, low-salt corned beef hash you like." "Barb, you know I happen to like the one with extra fat and extra salt." "That's off your menu, lieutenant." "Cool little toy soldier." "He's in the house." "Empty." "Barbara, get out the back, now." "Aah!" "Ha-ha-ha." "[SCREAMS]" "Unh!" "Get away from my daughter." "[GRUNTS]" "[GIGGLING]" "[GRUNTS]" "[BEEPING]" "He took him, Batman." "He took my father." "Computer, last known address of Humpty Dumpty." "BATCOMPUTER:" "A wall." "I'll rephrase, last known address of Humphrey Dumpler, a.k.a., Humpty Dumpty." "BATCOMPUTER:" "Last known address, 49 East 107th Street." "House demolished." "Known relatives?" "BATCOMPUTER:" "Mother missing in Star City, presumed dead." "Grandmother, deceased under suspicious circumstances." "Here in Gotham?" "BATCOMPUTER:" "Affirmative. 15 Hawthorne Avenue." "[LOCK CLICKS]" "Computer, analyze and augment resonance." "BATCOMPUTER:" "Analyzing." "Check harmonic frequencies to nullify that resonance." "BATCOMPUTER:" "Frequency match." "That frequency will deactivate the mesh inside the explosive shell material." "Is this a good idea?" "Are you sure Mr. Wayne is out of town on business?" "Oh, Mr. Wayne is almost always out on some kind of business." "Best to make the most of it." "Ml6 was hunting for that sword for an eternity." "So was the ClA." "Here we are." "The Soultaker Sword, which, if you believe the legend, is able to steal the souls of men." "Believe the legend." "I've seen its power." "Seen the sword drain the soul from a man leaving him nothing but a shriveled husk empty as dust." "That still doesn't explain how you came to have the sword." "During the time I was supposedly stationed in Kandaq I was actually working undercover for the ClA." "Initiated into the League of Assassins I was to determine the whereabouts of international criminal Ra's al Ghul." "Instead, I discovered this sword." "The League intended to use it to rain terror down upon the world." "Once I had it, I realized it was too dangerous even to hand over to the ClA." "So instead, I went into hiding." "That is why I took the job with you." "Something doesn't quite add up." "If Silver Monkey and The League of Assassins know the Soultaker Sword is here why are we still alive?" "[DEVICE BEEPING]" "BATCOMPUTER:" "Harmonic frequency complete." "These will stop the suits from detonating." "Need to find where Humpty's got Gordon and Whale." "A castle." "HUMPTY:" "Hello, Batman." "You made it." "Now the battle can begin." "[GIGGLING]" "[GRUNTS]" "HUMPTY:" "That's right, Batman." "That one was empty." "Which one has Lieutenant Gordon?" "Which one has Tobias Whale?" "Can you find them in time?" "Come on, man." "Save me from that lunatic." "Unh." "Agh!" "Stay here and stay down." "Forget that." "This isn't my fight." "I'm gone." "[GROANS] I guess I'm kind of glad you didn't stay out of it." "Less talking, more running." "No!" "I will have my justice." "I will have my revenge." "Humpty, time to stop." "I think not." "Time to die." "[GROWLS]" "Huh?" "Agh!" "[HUMPTY WHIMPERING]" "It's not my fault, Batman." "I never really wanted to hurt anyone." "Not like they hurt me." "They dragged me into the middle of their war." "Lieutenant Gordon, Tobias Whale, their war." "I just wanna go back to playing with my numbers and my toys." "But I can't." "I can't go back." "Humpty." "Humphrey, listen to me." "We can work this out." "[HUMPTY WHIMPERING]" "BATMAN:" "You're right, they dragged you into their war." "But that's still not justification for what you've done." "HUMPTY:" "You've been the best fun I've had in years." "Such fun." "[LAUGHING]" "All the king's horses And all the king's men" "Can't put Humphrey Dumpler Back together again" "[LAUGHING]" "HUMPTY [ON RECORDING]:" "All the king's horses" "And all the king's men" "All the king's horses And all the king's men" "All the king's horses And all the king's men...." "OFFICER [OVER RADIO]:" "Lieutenant Gordon, come in." "You're not gonna believe this." "Go ahead." "OFFICER:" "I'm down here at the blast bunker, all these bomb suits suddenly deactivated." "We can cut them out safely now, Iieutenant." "Why would Humpty Dumpty do that?" "Just let them all go?" "Humpty's broken, but that doesn't make him pure evil." "Lovely." "You get that from your costumed vigilante book of proverbs?" "He lost the battle, and he's walking away honorably." "But something tells me the war is far from over." "[HUMPTY GIGGLING]" "[English" " US" " SDH]" "NARRATOR:" "Previously on Beware the Batman:" "A man like Simon Stagg would undoubtedly be involved in land deals, as well." "And knowing Stagg, some undoubtedly shady." "STAGG:" "What if we'd been in there?" "We would have been killed." "Yes, you would have." "SAPPHIRE:" "Mm." "Sapphire, we shouldn't be doing this here." "I don't care." "Mm." "What?" "Your father is Simon Stagg." "My boss." "One of the wealthiest men in Gotham." "You're his only daughter, and I'm" "I don't care what the world sees." "I know the man you are inside." "That's who I love." "Don't worry about Daddy." "He's gonna love you." "Just like I do, Rex Mason." "[ALARM BLARING]" "What is it?" "I don't know." "Stay here." "BATCOMPUTER:" "Batman, an internal alarm has sounded at Stagg Industries." "Plot the fastest route." "[ALARM BLARING]" "Stop!" "Control, this is Mason." "I need backup." "Get out of there." "It's not safe." "[MACHINES POWERING UP]" "[GRUNTING]" "[YELLING]" "[COMPUTER BEEPING]" "[COUGHS]" "Just breathe." "Sounds to me like a bit of old-school corporate espionage." "Who knows what Stagg is cooking up in that house of horrors he calls a business." "Stagg's security is state-of-the-art." "How'd this guy get in and out without anyone seeing him?" "Uh, Bruce, exactly what did we just purchase in there?" "Hormone-free bovine glands." "I'm experimenting with my body's need for sleep." "Currently, it's four hours." "I'd like to get it down to two." "Certain glands are rich in adrenals." "Very good." "I look forward to blending them up for you." "Alfred, why are you driving me today?" "Where's Miss Yamashiro?" "I felt it best she shadow Jason Burr as he moves in to his new lab." "Things have been quiet since the attack on Wayne Manor, but" "BETHANlE:" "Mr. Wayne, small world." "Dr. Ravencroft?" "Nice to see you again." "Now that you're no longer my patient, I think we can drop the "doctor."" "Only if you'll drop the "Mr. Wayne."" "Consider it dropped, Bruce." "Nice car." "Thank you." "A little extravagant for one, isn't it?" "I'd be happy to offer you a lift." "How about tomorrow night?" "Tomorrow night." "Yes." "Sure." "For...?" "A fundraising dinner downtown, 8:00." "It's black tie." "And don't forget your checkbook." "Don't say one word." "What, and make you even more flustered?" "I'm not flustered." "I'm not." "Don't worry, I'll keep your bovine glands on ice." "[HEART monitor BEEPING]" "Mr. Stagg." "Sapphire and l" "I wanted to tell you myself." "No need to explain, my boy." "Sapphire knows I've always supported her decisions." "After the way you went after that intruder, I think she's made a fine choice." "Oh, Daddy." "Thank you, sir." "I love your daughter, and I promise always to protect her." "[GRUNTS]" "Can I get you something, darling?" "No." "Just a little nausea." "[GROANS]" "[DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES]" "Hmm." "What is it, Daddy?" "Sapphire, the gases Rex was exposed to they've never been tested on humans." "I just don't want to see you hurt if there are complications." "You are one lucky son of a gun." "[GRUNTING]" "[YELLS]" "Rex?" "Are you all right?" "Rex?" "[GASPS]" "Sapphire!" "Help!" "Wha--?" "Whatever you are, stay away from us, you" " You freak." "[GROANING] Sapphire!" "[DOOR OPENS]" "[GASPS]" "[GRUNTING]" "Computer, access the security footage from last night's break-in at Stagg Industries." "BATCOMPUTER:" "Working." "Sorry, Mr. Wayne." "Access to Stagg Industries security footage has been denied." "Looks like Batman will be making another trip." "[SIRENS wailing]" "[ROARS]" "[PEOPLE SCREAMING]" "Please tell me you packed my Bat suit." "[PEOPLE SCREAMING]" "[YELLS]" "Let me go!" "[GRUNTS]" "Interesting." "[YELLS]" "Rex Mason?" "[ROARS]" "Mason, stop." "I don't want hurt anyone." "Tell her not be afraid." "Tell who?" "Who are you talking about?" "Sa" "What is it?" "A death sentence." "Whatever those gases were that Mason was exposed to they've made his cellular structure completely unstable." "He'll die, Alfred, unless I find him." "[PHONE RINGING]" "BATMAN:" "Bethanie." "Ahem." "Hello." "BETHANlE:" "Did I catch you at a bad time?" "[IN BRUCE'S VOICE] Not at all." "Just finishing work." "What are you wearing?" "Sorry." "What?" "I'm hoping it's a tux because it's 7:30 and I'm expecting you in half an hour." "With my checkbook." "That's right." "Let me just finish this up, and" "Where did he come from?" "What?" "Bruce, did you say someth--?" "Project Metamorpho." "Erased." "Who would have that kind of access?" "Simon Stagg." "Hope you don't mind if I access your personal computer, Mr. Stagg." "Sapphire, we shouldn't be doing this here." "I don't care." "Mason was seeing Stagg's daughter." "What did he say? "Tell her not to be afraid."" "That's where you're going." "You're trespassing." "And you're going to jail, Stagg." "You didn't like your precious, pampered daughter messing with the help so you set Mason up for a little accident." "Prove it." "Give me time." "Project Metamorpho, what is it?" "A game changer." "Stagg Industries has found a way to weaponize genetic tissue." "Imagine it, a soldier in battle, impervious to weather, bullets, fire." "Anything elemental." "But not just impervious." "A Stagg branded Metamorpho can also manipulate these same elements turning them against the attacker." "It's going to kill Mason." "We're still ironing out the kinks." "The important thing is, he'll never have my daughter." "And you'll never tell anyone what you've just seen." "METAMORPHO:" "So beautiful." "Mm." "Rex." "Rex?" "No light." "Please, let me see you." "[GASPS]" "The gas change me." "Still not in control." "Emotions affect mutations." "It's still me, Sapphire." "Man you fell in love with." "Oh, Rex." "Why did this happen to us?" "BATMAN:" "Blame your father." "Daddy didn't want his daughter marrying a security guard so he tested one of his experiments on him." "You're lying." "Daddy would never do that." "I told you he'd never accept me." "I told you!" "Mason, the experiment has made your body unstable." "Every time you change" "Why can't you all just leave us alone?" "[YELLING]" "Rex!" "Sapphire!" "Mason, wait." "[PHONE RINGING]" "BETHANlE:" "You hung up on me." "Yes." "I did that." "Sorry." "Is this another bad time?" "Actually" "I don't care." "You owe me for standing me up last night." "Let me make it up to you." "Just not right now." "[SAPPHIRE MOANS]" "You're cold." "[STAGG GASPS]" "What?" "Security!" "Do that and you're a dead man." "Oh, really?" "Why is that?" "Mason knows you were the one who set him up." "Impossible." "How?" "I told him." "Why would you do that?" "To lure him here, and use you as bait." "l" " You" " Are you insane?" "Breathe, Stagg." "I need you alive." "You're going to give me access to Project Metamorpho." "Why would I do that?" "Unh!" "So I can find a cure." "My security team is useless." "You're all fired." "How did you know?" "How did you know he'd come?" "There are two things in life everyone is powerless against:" "love and revenge." "He's in the building." "Do something." "Be Batman." "I need more time." "Stall him." "Stall him?" "Just do it." "And don't forget the plan." "[ROARS]" "You stay away." "Did you even care that we were in love?" "Sapphire was bred for better." "If you really loved her, you would have understood that." "You didn't give me a chance!" "I'm ready." "Get to the lab." "[GROWLS]" "Sapphire." "Now, Stagg." "What are you doing to him?" "Saving his life." "Do it." "[YELLING AND GRUNTING]" "[COMPUTER BEEPING]" "What's going on?" "The antidote didn't take." "You once said to me you didn't care what the world saw when it looked at me because what you saw was the man inside." "Can you still look at me now and feel the same?" "Rex, that's not fair." "No." "Mason, wait." "Rex!" "[YELLING]" "You said you were gonna save his life." "You tried to blame my father." "But all you wanted to do was destroy him." "Daddy." "There, there, sweetheart, Daddy's here." "You're done." "I saw the whole thing." "You murdered that poor, heroic man." "Really?" "Those videos you destroyed already sent a copy to the Gotham police." "I'd get your affairs in order Daddy." "[SAPPHIRE CRYING]" "So are you gonna tell me what was so important that you had to blow off our first date and hang up on me?" "A guy, I didn't really know him that well, needed me." "Relationship problems." "I thought I could help." "Did you?" "No." "That kind of thing has never been my strong suit." "Well, we'll see if we can change that." "BRUCE:" "Could you excuse me for a moment?" "I need to make a call." "Of course." "I'm glad I'm not your patient anymore." "[English" " US" " SDH]" "NARRATOR:" "Previously on Beware the Batman:" "The Argus Club again." "How many membership offers have I turned down?" "SILVER MONKEY:" "You." "You're alive." "The Soultaker Sword." "LADY SHIVA:" "Did you discover any more surprises at Wayne Manor?" "SILVER MONKEY:" "Nothing of value." "[GRUNTING]" "SILVER MONKEY:" "Yield now and I will grant you both quick deaths." "Pass." "What he said." "How is it possible that Bruce Wayne has never set foot inside the Argus Club?" "It's not due to a lack of effort on their part." "I get more mail from them than from credit card companies." "And it all goes in the shredder." "Why?" "Not interested." "If I wanna unwind, I'll get out of Gotham." "The Argus Club is getting out of Gotham." "Best part is, you don't have to leave Gotham to get there." "That's why I love it." "You know what?" "You're coming as my guest next week." "No excuses." "Let's go to Bora-Bora instead." "Bora-Bora?" "That's a pretty serious trip for a guy who's not known for getting serious, Mr. Wayne." "Well, maybe I'm more serious than you think, Miss Ravencroft." "KATANA:" "I warned you not to mess with me." "But you zombies never listen." "Ah, come on." "Those goons never even touched me." "This game is rigged." "SILVER MONKEY:" "Hello, Katana." "I'm not here to fight." "All I want is the sword." "Then you're gonna be disappointed." "[YELLS]" "[GROANS]" "Bring the sword to me or there will be consequences." "[KATANA COUGHING]" "We need to talk." "If you're here to apologize about the limo again, don't worry." "The damage those vandals did when you went to grab a bite is completely covered by insurance." "No harm done." "KATANA:" "It wasn't vandals, Mr. Wayne." "It was a member of the League of Assassins named Silver Monkey." "What's going on, Alfred?" "Just listen, Bruce." "About a year ago, I infiltrated the League of Assassins as a ClA operative." "While I was inside, I discovered something of immeasurable value to the league the Soultaker Sword." "I saw this sword in action." "It drained Souls from helpless targets." "It was an abomination too dangerous to leave in the hands of the league or the government." "So I faked my own death and the sword's destruction to slip away undetected." "I've been lying low with the sword, trying to figure out my next move." "But Silver Monkey saw the sword when he broke into the manor." "And now he wants it for himself." "Why am I just hearing about this now?" "It's not her fault, Bruce." "Tatsu confided in me after she began working here." "I kept it from you to protect her." "She was just doing what she thought was right." "But I betrayed your trust." "And?" "And I think the only appropriate solution is for me to tender my resignation." "Accepted." "What?" "No, you can't do that." "I accept your resignation as well, Miss Yamashiro." "And since I can no longer trust either of you, both of you will be gone by the time I get back." "BETHANlE:" "It's okay." "You don't have to tell me anything." "I don't need to know what happened to know you feel betrayed by those you trusted most." "Trust is overrated." "I think I'm gonna give it a rest for a while." "Good idea." "And if you and I start trusting each other, we might get serious." "Point taken, doc." "Let's get out of here." "I know a place where trust isn't an issue." "Let me guess." "The Argus Club." "Give it a chance, Bruce." "They've been like family to me." "They can be the same to you if you let them." "I'm in your hands." "Neat trick." "That's nothing." "You're about to be blown away." "Trust me." "They have electricity, right?" "They have everything." "The Argus Club ritual room." "So much history here." "Leaders made." "Nations born." "Wars begun and ended." "[GRUNTS]" "And enemies revealed." "You were right, Bruce." "Trust is overrated." "[HORN HONKS outside]" "[CELL PHONE RINGS]" "SILVER MONKEY [OVER PHONE]:" "I have Wayne." "Bring the sword to the Argus club in one hour." "I have a question." "Does the Argus Club control the League of Assassins or is it the other way around?" "Keep asking questions." "Maybe one of them will be your last." "You know, I've always argued that no one needs therapy more than therapists." "And now you're proving my theory." "A keen insight." "It's a shame you have no one in your life to appreciate it." "Said the shrink with the crossbow and the ninja boyfriend." "I mean, you and the monkey guy are together, right?" "If you don't keep your mouth shut, I will shut it for you." "Just making conversation." "[GASPS]" "SILVER MONKEY:" "You brought the sword." "A wise choice." "Now, give it to me." "Release Wayne." "SILVER MONKEY:" "You are in no position to negotiate." "No?" "Maybe I should take that up with Lady Shiva." "You'll find Lady Shiva far less forgiving of your transgressions than I am." "Now, the sword." "You want it?" "Come and get it." "BRUCE:" "Something just occurred to me." "You know what we all have in common?" "Nothing." "This little standoff has nothing to do with me." "SILVER MONKEY:" "You're right, Mr. Wayne." "You were both dead the moment you entered this room." "[YELLS]" "They won't stop me." "Nothing will." "SILVER MONKEY:" "That remains to be seen." "Is that all you've got?" "SILVER MONKEY:" "Not even close." "This wasn't the plan." "You said Wayne wouldn't have to die." "SILVER MONKEY:" "If you miss him, you may join him." "[GROANS]" "One of these days, your luck will run out." "BRUCE:" "Just hope you're not there when it does." "Oh, I do." "Every day." "Hey, didn't I fire you?" "I brought the things you requested." "She could probably use a hand in there." "[SHRlEKS]" "Need a hand?" "Help yourself to the ninjas." "Silver Monkey is mine." "SILVER MONKEY:" "Yield now and I will grant you both quick deaths." "Pass." "What he said." "[GRUNTING]" "SILVER MONKEY:" "You will now learn the true power of the Soultaker Sword and why you should have chosen quick deaths when you had the chance." "SILVER MONKEY:" "The Soultaker Sword is no mere weapon." "It has been a vessel of power for more than 1000 years." "And it has hosted the souls of conquerors and conquered alike just as it will host yours." "And yours when the sword is turned against you." "KATANA:" "By Lady Shiva." "Is she right?" "What about Lady Shiva?" "SILVER MONKEY:" "I have the sword." "Lady Shiva is no longer a concern." "LADY SHIVA:" "How strange." "I was just thinking the same thing about you, Silver Monkey." "While you may possess the unique skill set necessary to lead the League of Assassins your bid to displace me was always doomed because of two simple unavoidable truths." "Nothing happens in the league without me knowing about it." "And you are not me." "SILVER MONKEY:" "Seize her." "Seize Lady Shiva now." "I'm afraid they fear me more than they fear you, old friend." "[GRUNTS]" "[SILVER MONKEY GROANING]" "[BETHANlE GASPS]" "[BETHANlE GRUNTS]" "[SILVER MONKEY PANTING]" "Ah, the flower you picked has lovely petals, Silver Monkey." "I wonder if the same is true of her soul." "[BETHANlE GRUNTS]" "Please, Lady Shiva." "I never meant to betray you." "It was Silver Monkey who" "Shh-shh." "Quiet now, my lotus blossom." "[LADY SHIVA SPEAKS IN foreign LANGUAGE]" "What are you doing?" "No." "Don't." "LADY SHIVA:" "Don't worry, my friends, she's not dead." "Not yet." "As for you, Silver Monkey, you won't be joining your flower in the sword." "My plans for you are far more interesting and painful." "I'm actually quite grateful to Silver Monkey." "Yes, he betrayed me but he also subdued two of my most troublesome adversaries." "This is a most welcome windfall for me and for the sword." "You forgot one thing." "Did I?" "And what is that?" "The rocket." "What rocket?" "That rocket." "[GRUNTING]" "Glove saws?" "Acid capsules." "But good idea." "There is no escape." "We're not going anywhere, and neither are you." "What he said." "[GRUNTING]" "A promising start." "I sincerely hope you survive so we can finish this properly." "[helicopter WHIRRING]" "Farewell for now, or forever." "We have to stop her." "We have to go." "You're not going to tell me where we're going?" "And you're holding me against my will." "If you want out, just say so." "Now what?" "I'm aware of your history with the League of Assassins." "The fire you staged in Shiruta to convince the league you were dead so you could escape with the Soultaker Sword that was quality work." "Thank you." "But I don't need your approval." "I knew you smuggled the sword into Gotham on a cargo freighter." "And I knew Bethanie Ravencroft was conspiring with Silver Monkey." "They intended to leverage Bruce Wayne for the sword from the start." "If you knew all that, why didn't you do something about it?" "I did." "I used you to turn the League of Assassins against itself and it worked." "It worked?" "Bruce Wayne is dead." "Bethanie Ravencroft is an empty shell and Lady Shiva has the Soultaker Sword." "Your hands are as dirty as the league's." "It didn't work perfectly." "You're even crazier than I thought." "Good luck with that." "If we meet again, it won't be as friends." "Before you go, I need to show you something." "I've seen enough." "Bruce Wayne isn't dead." "I'm just fine." "I regret what happened to Bethanie, regardless of her intentions." "As for the Soultaker Sword, we're going to get it back together." "Tonight was your final test." "And you aced it." "Welcome to the family." "[English" " US" " SDH]"