BATMAN III

Screenplay
by

Lee Batchler & Janet Scott Batchler

SECQNp P!W:I
March ll, 1994
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FADE IN:
EXT. AR.KHA.'-~, ASYLUM - - ~IGHT
The famous Gotham City insane asylum.
INT. ASYLUM s
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DR. BUR N, Psychiatr moves down t dark,
eerie .ti 1. through MAXIMUM SECURITY t ards a
lone ;p ED GUARD unlocks the heavy doc .
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GUARD
,,.I. Dr. Burton.
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Burton e AD K FIGURE BOUND BY A STAAIT JACKET SITS
!rN THE S his ac!z t;__o,,.w
and Burton . ./
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DR. BURTON
sturbed by your latist
I •al uation You've been here/six
nths and .still demand to bi
I lled "Fae" and "Harvey ~o
w en clearly your ·name
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. HARVEY /
close
.1..,.·u"'www_,.;;- - - - - -
DR. BURTON ~
Wha •.. ?

HARVEY
Come closer. You have nothing to
fear.
Burton moves forward toward the hunched form in the
shadows.
HARVEY
(mechanically)
Closer. Closer.
Burton touches his shoulder as the BODY SPINS AROUND. A
GUARD HAS BEEN GAGGED and bound. A TAPE RECORDER SWINGS
FROM HIS NECK.
HARVEY'S VOICE
You have nothing to fear. 'Cause
I'm not here!! I!
The ropes around the Guard's chair have been rigged so that
·-now they-YANK -H~·-YPWARD -wher-e -he-sp-ins-.fr-an-t-i<:-al-ly-k-om---
the CEILING FAN as the RECORDER BELLOWS INSANELY.
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HARVEY'S VOICE
And now the Bat must die! BAT MUST
DIE! BAT MUST DIEi I
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DISSOLVE TO:

EXT . . - FIELD, DAY

Autumn, YOUNG
BRUCE lp.
1· BRUCE'S FATHER'S VOICE
"
1· for rabbit holes.
..
YOfG BR
rwining ' to
his kite, enjoying :being linked
tfe golde J

}Is FOOT t ~
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t .. ··-:::S .
trips int large hple, and suddenly we ~nd Young Bruce
are plumm g DOWN,iDOWN, DOWN THROUGH A. DARK HOLE.
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INT. - B CAVE . "

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Young Bru
shaken, h
ab' ptly on the floor. Unhurt, but
eers upw rd to find out. that he has not fallen
)
into a ra it hole, ta
BAT CAVE
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Hundreds of sleeping ats hang above him. Sudderi!y a HUGE
MONARCH BAT -- THE FIERCEST WARRIOR OF THEM ALL -- flies
out of the darkness toward Young Bruce. Bruce runs
terrified through the cave with the Bat behind him. A
STRONG BEAM OF FLASHLIGHT SHOOTS FROM ABOVE.
FATHER'S VOICE (O.S.)
Bruce are you alright?
Now we see Young Bruce run into the circle of light with
the silhouette of the bat wings behind him. A
foreshadowing of his destiny.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT (V.O.)
We're approaching Gotham City, Mr.
Wayne.
THE SHADOW OF THE BAT CROSSES OVER the face of BRUCE WAYNE
NOW. Mature, handsome, overworked and troubled by the day
dream. Goloen Autumnal, late afternoon light fills his
perfectiy desi';il11ed corporate )et as he looks out tl::ie )
window.

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EXT. - GOTHAM CITY AND HARBOR, SUNSET
.,
... THE JET silhouetted against the SETTIN~ SUN, a gorgeous
fireball seen through a gray, urban haze.
We FOLLOW THE JET as it swings away from the Sun and banks
over Gotham's harbor. On the Jet's tail we catch the name
"WAYNECORP."
of us, t great city
e and gla a11·sHIMM
sun.
As we,.4~ er, however, we drift into t e Gotham
Cityi'J;.he hures don't show .
.~
Rotting s s. Trash in the streets. tripped
cali~. Dr every corner ..''Graffiti ev rywhere.
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ruce T a seatjba~ida:o screen. A NEWSCASTER

talks famil~ar CNN logo.
f
t NEWSCASTER •
.And in (lotham City today, .~x-
strict At~orney Harvey.Dent
caped fr Arkham Asylum for the
iminally nsane.
INSERT
Harvey Dent stands,
steps.
NEWSCASTER
--
ta1king on the courtroom
. ---·----•------..._, .......

Dent, once Gotham's leading ·

contender for Mayor, was horribly
scarred during an indictment
hearing more than a year ago.
INSERT SCREEN
Dent questions a Crime Boss on the stand. Batman watches
from the courtroom. Suddenly a Thug races forward, throws
a VIAL OF ACID TOWARD Harvey. Batman shoots across the
courtroom and deflects it from hitting Harvey full in the
face, but unfortunately, Harvey's own arm sends it half-way
back toward him, the acid scarring one side of his face.
NEWSCASTER (VO)
Dent, who publicly blamed The
Batman for his accident, launched a
grizzly crime spree before being
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dangerous. Repeat ...

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A SMALL GRAPHIC OF A TELEPHONE

flashes in the corner of the screen. Brue~ hits a button; 1·~
the news report is replaced'by the familiar image of ALFRED
PENNYWORTH, Bruce's trusty butler .
. ALFRED
me sir, I trust you've
news?
BRUCE
I et?
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ALFRED
erhaps he's fled Gotham
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BRUCE I
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count on it, Alfred.
bout Harvey, he's

ALFRED
you with the Roll~?
coming home?
Bruce jus ·akes his head; ,-ubs his eyes.
BRUCE
_)
o. Today s my weekly review of
ayneTech.
. ..
EXT. - PLANE'S

A spotless, healthy Electronic Corporation. "WAYNETECHn

rests on the harbor of Gotham City, its power from a small
but mighty DAM below.
ALFRED
Responsibility is the price one
pays for success, sir.

EXT. - WAYNETECH PRIVATE LANDING STRIP, SUNSET

Briefcase in hand, looking sharp and business-like, BRUCE
WAYNE descends to a team of WayneTech executives,
secretaries, assistants, etc. Everyone wants a piece of
him; schedules, papers to sign, messages, "Who will he
take to the Big Charity Circus?n Will this treadmill.ever
end?

I!lT-. WAYNETECH ELECTRONICS• TWILIGHT----------__,;,-

Efficient, - euccessful, cutting ~dge, -environmentally and
ecologically responsible.
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Bruce, with a Junior Exec ENTOURAGE trailing his every
step, strolls down an assembly line where robotic welding
arms demonstrate high-tech wonders.
Bruce's tour is led by FRED STICKLEY, a fuss-budget plant
manager.
We CRANE UP high ov the factory floor across acres of
ass_~mbl lines and rk stations.

We AN/E DOWN on

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INT:{- L
A c1utte and electronics parts and 1 circuits.
Pa-perwor Compounding the disarray,, dozens of
o~sword s, Rubik's cubes, and pieces of

l r1ous g
wever,
·nothing 1
headlines
ubicle fwall -~s.:4ncredibly neat: The wall is
than a Sthrilft.c t.i.., Bruce Wayne: .· newspaper
ut Brue~, a sharp-looking GQ cover, lots of
clipped-o hotos. f
!'. .
.( CLOSE-UP ~
A pair of nds workig a keyboard.
ON SCREEN
It's a ere sword puz e program. And, at the rate the
operator fills in the' clues, he~tL~l'.P.~I.1:; ..._
WIDER
. - ~

LYLE HECKENDORF. Geeky, disheveled and inc:r·edibly

brilliant, h~mmers away at his keyboard.
LYLE
Four letter word for oaf.
(self loathing)
Lyle.

Lyle types in the word "Fool. n (DVER-f the SOUNIJS-· of

approaching commotion·.- Lyle p~~ks~ o;_;er his ·cuhby -.wall ..
- -- . ~-.

LYLE'S POV
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_ :,; --···- -· .
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. LYLE
Oh my God. It's him. · _
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Stickley sees Lyle. A cloud crosses hi·s face ·;
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STICKLEY
Well, Mr. Wayne, perhaps we should
m~ve to our next division.
LYLE
(barely audible)
Mr. Wayne.
STICKLEY
d just com is way.

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I Mr.
LYLE
ightly louder)

St~kley uts don Wayne's elbow. Lyle.~ees his one

chince, a out ppear. He musters all his' courage

t···
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LYLE
(a ~racki.~g shout)
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WAYNE! t ....,.. _ _.
t
· Unfortuna , Lyle'f call.comes at a morpent when all
others ha ceased t~ speak. Too loud. Vaguely pathetic.
All eyes n to Lyl~. Including Bruce•s.
STICKLEY
, Mr . . Wayne. I've tried
. away from .... ·
.8RUCE. --~ ·. ··.: -~ .-;..,.._ . _. __ ..
There's al ys time f 'i;: an • _______ _._
employee, ed. .......,
(stepping forward)
What's your name?
But Lyle can barely speak, so awestruck is-h~ ~y the
presence of his personal hero. Bruce shakes his hand.
LYLE
(reverential1
Bruce Wayne.
BROCE _ _ . __
(laughing) - --
No.
__ ._
That is· me. ·wha~-~ (.your name?.. ..::..:;____
. .--- .. .,,. ~ .. ._·. ·· .
LYLE .. .·. _ - .• .. .. .
What? Ah. Yes. Of CO\lX"Se • . I'-m
not Bruce Wayne. You '.re Bruce
· Wayne. ,..
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.:...
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----1.Tha-t '_s ~......sta_~-- ~-..YOl:~-r••tL·. ·--!'>-· ...
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LYLE
I am? Me? I'm? Lyle Heckendorf. . ..:
.....
S~r. Sorry. It's just. I've
ij~~ired you for so long. It feeis
... like I've waited forever to meet
you. It's almost as if we've been
kept apart. I've always revered
your work The way you carry
yourself I mean ...
BRUCE
s 'ling)
·our mind, Lyle?
LYLE
ly. I
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me?{ .,
f LX~E.-s
W t's on ~y 1M'Tm7 What's on your ·
m· ~? Whal's on all our minds?·
ainwavesf ;
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t BRUCE
ainw_a vest
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LYLE.
he future f WayneTech is
rainwaves More precl~~ly, theta_
pectrum c ebral radiation in the.
10 to 12 m ahertz :.r~--Jiha.t._j,s ·
the mind, ally? Nothing more ...... _ ....,...
than a constant exchange of
electrochemical impulses. Nature's
radio, if you will. And I, Mr.
Wayne, I have managed to devise a
system to broa~cast b~ainwaves.
STICKLEY
I really do apologize, Mr~ Wayne.
I assure you, none of Lyle's Rworkn
here has been on company time.
BRUCE
It's okay. Really.
(to Lyle)
Go on.
LYLE
Imagine it, Mr. Wayne. To beam
information directly into the
brain. No more school. Want to
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the progra~ and you're fluent in
. __ __F..rench .. _..Join_the....ai:my.?.

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LYLE (cont'd)
Simply run the program and you're
the best fighter jock in the world. )
No more painful experiences. No
more failure. Everyone can be
something. Someone. I just need a
bit more funding. For human
trials.
, 0 •< , ••
But Bru m to be l i ~ n g whole-h tedly.
He's d~ distressing sight out the tory
windo~f
,."
THE ~ATSI NAL AGAINST THE NIGHTLY VER
GOT~ CI Y.
l BRUCE ,/

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h,
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~unds interesting:·· ·
LYLE
rest in~? Sur~lY.s you can see ..
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handing y~lre future. We'll

e in this ttogether. Partners. ·
ends. ~e'll talk science until
e in the night. Take business
· ps. Pedi,le will know me .. · ·
y'll li~ me. We'll be : -
separable;-. Two of a kind. I )
ve it all worked out.

Lyle is su of the dozens

of co-workers all ·
-and whisp~ring; - --·-·- ---· --••·· -----
around him,
Bruce's eyes dart tow rd the • ' ·--·-
Batsignal --- ·-··-
again ...."'H~eeds to
leave now.
BRUCE
Uh, thank you Mr. Heckendorf. Ye~~
proposal is ... well, fascinating,
and I'd like to hear more. But
right this minute I, uh .•. Do this.
Call my secretary and she'll set
something up. Factory looks great,
guys. Keep up the good work.
LYLE
No, please don't go. You can't
reject me. I'm so close to a break
through. You have to okay some
additional funding.
BRUCE
I'm sorry. I really have to go.
;E
No. Please. BRUCE DON'T!.
He has grabbed Bruce's arm. The room goes silent.
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LYLE (cont'd) ·•
I mean, please, Mr. Wayne, sir.
You're my idol, sir. Just say
"yes. 11
BRUCE
We'll have to review it, Lyle.
e dealing with people's
brainwaves,~ ...
raises many auest-r'on marks.
Brucel-'he ds off.
"
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STICKLEY
ryone, back to work. ,I
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<t
dis
Lyle)
ss this later: ,!
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LYLE
{st ring after Bruce)
id this~all f0_E;;t11ou, Bruce
ne. Yo d ~ understand.
(a eat) ·
:

I 11 show ou. I'll make you

u derstandt

WAYN~~s\PRIVATE OFFICE
Rich, wa masculine Bruce quickly locks the door.
Jumping i o the lar leather chair-behind his desk, he
presses a UTTON and s a SECRET PANEL OPENS BELOW, the
chair seat drops him elow whe~e-elide-s-.c:omfortably into
a HUMAN SHAPED, high ech capsule that moves throcgh an
underground TUNNEL AT WARP SPEED.

INT. - CAPSULE
Computer readouts and Alfred's face appears in front of
Bruce.
BRUCE
Alfred ...
ALFRED
I saw the signal, sir. All is
ready.

INT. - NEW IMPROVED BAT CAVE

Alfred waits as the CAPSULE ARRIVES and in seconds Bruce
--------i~s.........,i-n=-,.,...._the~ IMPROVEut!ATSUIT an~"""jumping 111~0--nm,........,.n~e~w-=-----=-
Tnprove~E. Bx u_c_~ ~P-~~~~- -~-C?. __:~~-~a-__ .___ --· . ··-. --·· .
BRUCE
Go •••
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The car shoots whitish-blue light from underneath it's

belly. Hub Caps and detailing also light up as The
Batmobile zooms out of the cave. '
THROUGH A SERIES OF CEMENT UNDERGROUND ARCHES.
THROUGH A HOLOGRAPH OF T~EES, hiding the entrance and onto
the FORR ST ROADS a night, speeding toward GOTHAM CITY
AND THE
white l · ~ u~h~h~~rp ~ :t!f he T~; ue-
h ~ RED.
single .,-b s into two as the car becom a
stealy:h
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OW ON
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Thff Batsi g through the darkness, and

glfwing. ..
pPLL
f
BANK o!' GC'1'-J:VJ•1~:;s,22ND FLOOR, NIGHT
A worried G looks rout at the Batsignal'through the
skyscrape indow. Qutside is another skyscraper, t~is
one under nstructidh, all steel girders and scaffolding.
0 REVEAL i )
REFLECTED the · win w, .the Thug!~! colleagues, hooking·
chains d a huge wo-ton SAFE.
. .•.. .. ---. ··-. . ..
In the foreground, a pinning s~,r..R t>CLirAR~.fJ-¾,ps again
and again up ·into fr e, blocking out the Batsigl'rl,,l.
THUG 1
The Bat should show any minute,
Face.
SLOW PAN DOWN TO
a hand, catching the Coin and refl~pping it.
PAN UP THE .ARM TO
the RIGHT HALF of a face: a rakishly handsome profile
belonging to HARVEY "TWO-FACE" DENT. The other half of
Harvey's face is hidden in deep shadow.
TWO-FACE
What do you think, sport? Are you
counting on the nsatmanR to rescue
you? ~know~ are!

-·----··---~Two~Face_is talking to a SECURITY GUARD, tied up on the

floor with duct tape ov·e-rn1sm6uc'h . . Ihe-t1l!i"pli:!s~ard----
gags a response.
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TWO-FACE
What's that? We didn't quite hear
you.
He
.
YANKS the tape off the poor Guard's face.
GUARD
you· gonna kill me?
TWO-FA
We rnigh. Or we might not. You
f might y e're of two minds on the
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subjec
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I( 'fe and kids. Please let I
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TWO-FACE '
f. We' 1 havefto f~:p for it.
Two-Face es the ilftr•a5'111ar under the Guard's nose.
One side nblemis ed, in shi~y mint condition •.
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TWO-FACE (cont'd}
.
at could~be fairer than the
ndom tos• of an honest coin?
ife... f.
The other ide bears eep, disfiguring scratches.
iw6- FAG:J;: (cont.! d) _ . .. . .
. . . or deat ........--·-·--·•--..
-· ---~
GUARD
Please, just let me go. I swear I
won't testify--
TWO-FACE
Too late. The coin wants to·dec±de
this case. Here we 90001
FOLLOW THE COIN as it spins a~d g~istens i~_- ~e dim light.

The coin lands on the floo·r ·tbree-:-tnches- from~he. Guard's

face. Two-Face stamps his f.c,ot ..:ooWH.·.ha.rd on-·tne c;oip;_
... kneels down and winks at the ·· -.sweating
. . - --- - . - ·-··- . --
·• . - ,• ·- - Guard. · ·-· · ·
... _ -· - . - -- .
--.
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-- ·-- . - --- -----·-----·---

Several of the Thugs, however, mumble ·with disgust -a.s
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Two-Face folds his jacket as a pillow and places it under
the Guard's head. He becomes the nicest crook in the
.
world. ·• )
TWO-FACE
That floor has got to be very hard.
Is that better?

GUARD
Uh, yea · Thank you, uh •.•
Face.
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TWO-FACE
i' Just s Harvey. Can we get
/' ich? A soft drink? How I
t you in for a shar~ of
aul, given all the
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caused you?
THUG 2
a e ! .F ort cryin!. . :QMt loud!
·. prisoner!~ you're gonna .p·ay
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Two-Face · . ns
'
on Thlg
2 with a vengeance, shooting out a
.
hand that ns the f " llow's throat to t'lle wall.
.
. TWO-FACE . . )
·a we ask our opinion? · The coin
as render its verdic~!· Thi~ ·
oor man h
of! You h
We now see for the f
.-
a family to take care
ea-problem with that?
.
st time the LEFT HALF OF H""?!! FACE
a hideously repulsive, acid eaten mutilat~on of flesh.
·- ......._

THUG 2
Oh no, Face . .Anything you say.

EXT. - PAN-ASIA TOWN, STREET.OUTSIDE SECOND B~ OF

GOTHAM, NIGHT
Spotlights. Swat teams. Police.wagons.
LIGHTS.
0

COMMISSIONER GORDON I sos, pusbes:..too hard, .stmtces· t"o~

much, waits anxiously with a be_a.utilul" YOµNG fJOMAM. - •
. - :.- .•• - ,• .. . . .
HIGH ABOVE .
.
The Batmobile screeches to a stopl_o~ a PEDESTRIAN. BRIDGE.
- - ' ·-- . . - ·: .- __ ·- )
. _:::mT 1ook-:--iijj ap ___~ftB--BATsffllt · . . _ - . -
into THE SHAPE-Or-BA'I'MANT'S._CAPE:.a-s h.~~-mnp"il~l:'om·-~i-'S:-·ca~-· . _
__-_·_·-----==-~-----=a=.:;·~Q_~ ~§1!1-g_-~-wa~~~a"}Js=;o. the.-=B~ROOP_-:B~lleW. !!~~l~ds ·-
almost face to face· witht:he BEAUTIFtJL-yQONG-WO~,~-
But, Batman is all business as he speaks to _Gordon:
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BATMAN
Is it Two-Face?
.. GORDON
Y~p. Two guards dead. He's
holding ·the third hostage. Didn't
see this coming. f~
.,
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B ~ U T I F ~-~ ~""'"'"

ave, though.
DR. ~ S - 30s, confident, unshockabl , and
sma~ en Batman a run for his money.
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. CHASE
dollars waiting to be
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I from the Second Bank of /

am on he 22nd? How could
ey ~~Face resist?
l -~~
you art?
/

I'f
t· GORDON
like you to me~t--
i. CHASE
(of ring her hand)
hase Meri : en. Commissioner
ordon ask me to consult on this-
case.
GORDON • ··--··-·••-.
Dr. Meridi specializes in the - - ... .,_
treatment of dual personalities. I
felt, if we have .to negotiate--
BATMAN
(to Chase)
Ph.D?
CHASE
ln abnormal psychology. M.D. in
criminal psychiatry. I just moved
to Gotham City. Already I'm
overworked.
BATMAN
Join the club.
CHASE
Harvey's case is especially
interesting because of the severity
__o:f the ·..persom:rlx LyJ!.Pl:it .. _

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CHASE (cont'd)
(looking Batman over)
You might have some interesting
.... insights into someone like Two-
Face.
BATMAN
What make you think so, Doctor?
rade repa
e closer.
CHASE
sorders are usually
ntense trauma.··
BATMAN
nk 1..:m a schizoid
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's just sa.,..1 could write a
l uva pa er on why a grown man·
sses up ilike a flying rodent·.
t BATMAN
ts aren' rodents, Dr. Meridien.
)
CHASE
w that. See?· You e.n
And call . me Chase .
.
GORDON - - - - - -...... __
Excuse me, ids. May I remind you -._..
two we have a deranged psychopath
on ·the loose here?
A titanic BOOM rocks everyone.
Police SEARCHLIGHTS quickly scan up the skyscraper under
construction next door to the Bank Building. The lights
race up steel girders and beams to REVEAL •••
A giant CRANE and WRECKING BALL. The wrecking ball
smashes again into the bank building.

INT. - SECOND BANK OF GOTHAM, 22ND FLOOR, NIGHT

Flying dust and debris. The wrecking ball SMASHES IN
again, leaving a gaping hole more than 10' across.
TWO-FACE )
Rl.ght on sched
Two-Face's Thugs lean out the hole and attach the chains
from the safe ...
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EXT. • CONSTRUCTION SITE, NIGHT, CONTINUOUE
... ... to an even thicker chain dangling down 30 stories from
the top floor of the construction site.
FOLLOW THE CHAIN UP as it yanks tight, revealing ...
HELICOPTER already atop the .
constru ion site, rched on st . revs up its
mighty . tors. A nt WINCH a oard the Black wk starts
to ha · p the ch -over pulleys up through a c rgo hatch
in th/' c opper's y.
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INT•/. S GOTHAM, 22ND fLOOR, NIGHT/
/
Tqµg 1 at spots the police below stdrming the
bt,'ilding. .., ,·
J THUG l
I Bat's faking.~ bait! Whadda
do? { .._.__

We see on the handlome side of Two-Face as he holds out

his coin etly contemplating it's wgood" side.
t .
[ TWO-FACE
e gracefJi thing would be to
rrender acefully.
He flips t e coin.
FOLLOW THE COIN as -Face snaw.hes •i-t--.out. .c.f_mid-air and
slaps it on his He lifts his hand and pel!'ks. It's
the "bad" side.
ANGLE ON
Two-Face's left side. Decrepit, gloating evil fills the
screen. '
TWO-FACE
But we are not feeling graceful
today, as it turns out. At last,
THE BAT DIES! I I
The chains attached to the safe suddenly YANK the safe
towards the hole in the wall. Thug 2 gestures to the
Guard on the floor.
THUG 2
What about him?
TWO-FACE
He dies too!
--- --·----··-- .. ·-·--·-··---- ··--------·
.

Thug 2, grinning, draws a GUN from his waistband.

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GUARD
Wait I You said you'd let me go!•

TWO-FACE
You never heard of a double-cross?
A soft DING by the elevators in the hallway. The Thugs
all whir around wi machine guns ready. The elevator
door op sand... ·
SIX MA . . ~E GUNS FIRE, ripping the -- and
anyone,i it -- t s reds.
,."
Whilf the istracted, a large ceiling
lif~ and ntly drops into the room.
Th~_2 on The creep turns t,o see,
smfling c ,.,
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(.
BATMAN
(whJ;.spering)
drea,_s. _,, ·•.-a
can ye)!l for help, Batman fires PURPLE GAS
ispense~ into the Thug's face. Thug 2 drops
f pota;crs. .
Batman hoo a line_. f~om the ceiling cip.en.i ng to the ·
captive Gu d's boundffeet, then yanks the line. A split
second lat , hanging upside down, the guard is WHISKED UP
into the c ling out f danger. R~sc~e complete!
Two-Face ana the othe Thugs .whiTl at.the sounds,
startled. But -Batman s too fasta,fet"---t:~effl, .. _Xic._king the
machine guns out oft eir hands. ~...,
TWO-FACE
Boys. Welcome our guest.
The thugs rush Batman. They are brave -- or foolhardy --
enough to fight, spin and chop in a phenomenal marital arts
display. Batman is their equal, however, countering their
every move.
From opposite fire doors, TWO SWAT TEAMS burst in, armed
for bear.
SWAT LEADER
Police! Give up!
But Two-Face is ready. He drops a SMOKE GRENADE and dives
out the hple in the wall.
-----==T-~h~e .=ot:hei:f:b-Hgsrun--t hrough-t: he~.PR.EADING BIACIL.SMO~ and
c=e-'=s_.;:;:e=s;..::c=aa.p:..;:e::...;.'----------------------=----
-----..Lfoo..1.J. 1.JJ.lOLll!C..w ~_:__Ee,...
--- ·--·---
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EXT. - CONSTRUCTION SITE, NIGHT, CONTINUOUS
FOLLOW THE THUGS jumping from the Bank Building 15' through\
empty space, and ROLLING to Blanding, like skilled
gymnasts, at the construction site next door. They scatter
across beams and up girders.
t the Thugs from the Bank Building --
p.
Meanwh;i:-; Two-Fa appily rides the wrecking b l upward,
overtaf.i the s e, which is still being steadil winched
up t~{th choppe .
Sud4enly, bove him, a window on the b nk
bui,!ding WARDl Shards of glass shower
, down
patt Two- .
.•
F/~mthe dow, Batman LEA.PS out, _;tanding on the
~ecking
.
wo-Face
. as it ·f ir
gun l--r ~u;;~!'tman kicks it ~ut of his hand
I
f BATMAN
it up,t Harvey.
TWO-FACE
ke it eas on both of u~ •..
Two-Faced· ks as the rising wrecking::ball passes a hanging
girder. . - . ----.. . .. - . - .. .. - - -· .... . .
--•....,.-.. .........
TWO-FACE (cont'd) ~
... Die.
He shoves Batman so that the girder smashes·right down on
him, knocking him off the wrecking ball!
TWO-FACE (cont'd)
Toodle-oo, Bats!
FOLLOW BATMAN

free falling, as he twists and s~~ei~attlts,~tryiHg to gain

control. He strains for the chain-hauling
-. ·· ·- . - .
·up· .tlie ·safe~
grabs it. . ~. .. . . . -. •• "I - •

- --- -
·Batman- jolts to a ·stop;-_:He "droiis.:?.~ _~nto ·t_he~top _o f~:the
safe, then looks up. · .
BATMAN'S POV -- ... .--·-:- - :· ···- - --· . ~ - -·. . - -
-= .
.
= - J--,.-.-

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INT. HELICOPTER, NIGHT

Two-Face cl:mbs into the chopper's cargo bay. Three of
his Thugs are already there waiting, plus the PILOT.

EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE, NIGHT.

Batman, till aboa the safe, w ~
cranke I
award th opper, pulra a miniature TYLENE
TORCH m his ut· y belt. A BLUE FLAME ignit s.
Batma 1· e through the chains.
11·

nrr./'!_ H GHT I
/
~p-Face n horror. I
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TWO-FACE /
( 's our money! l'{e stole it fait'
square ._..;.;..-·::

EXT. - CO UCTION $ITE, NIGHT

Batman's s ~ces the last chain. Batman grabs the
winch cha' s e TUMBLES FREE.

BATMAN'S
as the two ton safe HES DOWN through more than 40
stories, careening.o .hanging.girders, knocking Harvey'a7
Thugs off their perc before~i-NG-.to . .t.ru:, ~round.
. ....
INT. - HELICOPTER, NIGHT
Relieved of its cargo, the winch is winding µp the chain
like crazy .
TWO-fACE
Get this turkey in the air! Now!L
.. .- : .
EXT. - CONSTRUCTION SITE, NIGHT
Batman grips the winch chain. foi:J::lea·r life ai;.~_ hau~s . him
up to the helicopter at top spe~d.' ~--~ ·· ..
- .- .• ..... . . ·.·

INT. HELICOPTER, NIGHT

,. .
·- ·· · - · -- - -- - - ~ - , - -.,;,.__ ____;_··-=-·- ---=-
T\10 FAE£~~---_ -~

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EXT. - CONSTRUCTION SITE, NIGHT
Stopped dead SO feet below the chopper, Batman starts
climbing the chain han1 over nand.

INT. - HELICOPTER, NIGHT

Two-Fae 1 crew
winch. / .
/'
EXT.// H ONSTRUCTION SITE, NIGHT
Bat~n is o the chopper when the wincn TUMBLES
out/of th h. Batman falls but grabs !hold• of a
stj!el gir s clear of the FALLING WINtH AND
I
CfIN.
.'
.-;enacious ell, B tman now climbs the girder.
ut the c
J "' ··.-::5
er start-s to lift off slowly just as Batman
finally ma e it to ~e top. He's too late!
CLOSE-UP 'f·t
Batman's g ved hand,lgripping a tethered BATARANG. He
throws!
CLOSE-UP 0
the helicopter skid, oving, as the Batarang CLANGS against
it, spirals around, c tching thei-skid-.-·-------- -.....,
The helicopter lifts off, accelerating rapidly away from
the scene of the crime. At the other end of the tether,
Batman is YANKED INTO THE AIR as the chopper accelerated,
veering wildly out over the city.
BELOW
Gordon and Chase watch. She is smitten.

EXT. - HELICOPTER, OVER GOTHAM, TRAVELING, NIGHT

The chopper ROARS at 100 mph down a mile-long corridor of
skyscrapers.
INT. - HELICOPTER, TRAVELING, NIGHT
Behind the PILOT, Two-Face and his Thugs settle down .

. - . :;i=t;,;=;.e~l~-3.a-\1;.;S~=h~e::i•~e~-~-ae
==========================;~y¼~~.:=:-· -•-. __TWO.:.EACE~~~~~~§~~§~~~~ ad . -=Te"l-¼---tts .- - - -· - - --·-
we are finally rid of that pointy
-·· · ----eared,rubber-1!5uited-~ros-s -·-·----- - - - - - - - - -
dressing, night rat ...
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WINCH OPERATOR
Ah, Face? I hate to tell
ya ... but ... I
....
Two-Face leans over the hatch. He sees Batman h~nging from
the chopper.
TWO-FACE
aming)
' hi
I

t.
EXT{- H NIGHT
}
Thp chop und a skyscraper, jerking. atman in a
nEIW dire n hangs on, but starts SW~NGING wildly
a· thee her. GUNSHOTS from abov~ whiz past
·m, just mis ing. . .
:
.
·ihe helic pt r makes{a sudd~ai:.turn, whipping Batman toward
'the side f buildihg tncrsLAMMING him against solid
granite! B cman stirl holds on. .
Another t .t turn if the opposite direction, SLAMMING
Batman ag st an of ice window, SO stories up. Batman
BOUNCES o the resi ient panel. Still holding on! And
now he st s to CLiiB, hand over hand, 3.!J2 the tether. .)
The chopp DIVES.

EXT. - ARKHAM SQUARE NIGHT • •

·--.......... __ ......_..
The crawl of bumper-to-bumper nightlife traffic. This
Times Square-ish pocket of downtown glutted with huge NEON
SIGNS and GIANT ANIMATED BILLBOARDS.
The helicopter ROARS into view. First it drags Batman down
a block long line of cars stalled in traffic -- bouncing
him, smashing him against windshield after windshield.
Batman still holds on.
The helicopter TURNS A WIDE CIRCLE around Arkham Square,
whirling Batman into a series of animated billboards.
First, at one corner of the square, a HAPPY LITTLE GIRL --
animated -- bounces her pig-tailed head back and forth as
she BLOWS 20' bubbles.
Immediately across the street, a SOPHISTICATED SOCIETY BA.BE
drags leisurely on a cigarette, emitting perfectly formed
smoke r .ings. .._...................-----==---- )
The chopper swings Batman through a SMOKE RING. Batman
starts coughing --

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Only to find himself inhaling SOAP BUBBLES·•as he's jerked
.... right into a huge bubble, which POPS all over him!
Next, an ENORMOUS COFFEEPOT, 30' high, pouring continuously
re~ycled "coffee" into an equally huge COFFEE CUP below. ·
The helicopter spins on its axis quickly, sending Batman
through e stream pouring "Coffee.". B.atman is
drenche But he gs on! A n ~ ~ , although a
huge E~ ,. 3IZER BANGS him into the drum.
/I
The drop
,. oss the square.
,.
Anot/fer straight ahead: This time 't's a 40'
long' HOT repeatedly in and out of the MOUTH of
a grotesq tomated freckle-faced kid,!who bites
dq;m on t ach time it approaches. · /
,~~.AN'S
f,
!
I

. f the mo straig!t ~.looming open, as the

helicopte neuvers{trickily above. Batm~n swings
straight · the mo,th! .
,.
kids mcluth closes on the hot dog -- and on
~
Batman!
Suddenly - WHAM! B man's feet kick the kid's two front
teeth stra ht out! elands on a huge billboard where a
3-D BOUNCI BASKETB L advertises Nikes. Batman jumps on
the ball a :i zooms u ard.
As the helicopter li s away, BM..man·i-s-·pnl~-ed..free. The
chopper roars up and ver the buildings. ~

EXT. - HELICOPTER, HARBOR, NIGHT

The chopper zooms past the docks and out over the harbor,
flying low, DUNKING and DRAGGING Batman through the water.
Incredibly, he still hangs onl He's over halfway up the
cable now.

INT. - HELICOPTER, HARBOR, NIGHT

Two-Face pulls out a mean-looking knife.

TWO-FACE
(to Winch Operator)
You. Get down there. cut
his line.

WINCH_QEAB.l,.~T=O=R'--------------
... Screw you. .Do .. it yo~~~elf _! _____ ·--· __________ ·--···- -

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Two-Face kicks him savagely! The Winch o~erator tumbles
out the hatch, screaming as he plunges tc~~rd the water
below.
Two-Face holds the switchblade up to his three remaining
Thugs.
TWO-FACE
volunte

BOR NIGHT
th hatch and onto the helicop er skid.
th line, but... /
I
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I

_.. '
ng free. No Batman. /
f ~ (O.S.)
king fo~ me?
Batman, h ng fromkhe other skid, swings his feet out
and KICKS Thug 01¾ his perch and into the harbor,
screaming. o down., ·
INT. - HEL OPTER, BOR, NIGHT
PILOT'S PO
as Batman LEAPS onto he very wffldr."h~e1'C!-o-f ·t-he. .chopper.
His cape billows out o either side, obscuring th~ Pilot's
entire view.
TWO-FACE
Shoot him!
PILOT
Nol Not while I'm--
Too late! Thug 2 fires bullets out the windshield. One
hits the Pilot. But nothing hits Batman -- who's vanished!
The helicopter lurches wildly out of control. As the
second Thug fights to regain mastery of the craft, it
swings out across the flashing beam of LADY GOTHAM,
directly across the harbor.
TWO-FACE
Whaa~-? Where did he go?!
- - ·· -
--'==---=T~'f'lfl~e~d~o~ · of =tlJ:e he :t=i:copt er i o KI=GK:EB---ope:fl- =al¼d1:!atman 1 s--- -
insiae·T

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Batman immediately knocks out Two-Face's last Thug. Now
it's just Batman versus Two-Face. The fight begins, with
the two of them wrestling for control inside the madly
lurchjng helicopter. Outside Lady Gotham looms closer.
BATMAN

yourself .
Harvey! You n.eed help. Turn

TWO-FAC
sdom from our ex-friend?
I\
BATMAN
i"
,,
,'I
ten --
Bi~ernes out of Two-Face's evil side. ,I

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TWO-FACE :
I

1 sten. You did this to .,

s l i t me in half. Now I'm
d t ~ to you.
t BATMAN
destroy your face, Harvey.
t1ft,
TWO-FACE :
ely, being the only man
two faces?
his face shifts into the light ..•
TWO-FACa.z (c-out"-e ► ·---- ..... _
At least we are honest enough t-e · ~
show both our faces!
And with that, Two-Face slips free of Batman .. and THROWS the
last Thug out of the helicopter and sits down at the
controls. T_h e Thug falls screaming in;o_ t-~~ water below.
Two-Face sets the autopilot, -then slaps •Th~Cl\lb" on the
controls. Now the controls are locked. ~ - st-r~;ght into
Lady Gotham! ·
TWO-FACE--k:ont, d) · . ~- .. ~- ~
. --
We' re the· s·ame, you {lnd..:-me: - .Two, _.:.:."7:. -
two, two men in· .oneJ - -~w-~~'-11 . :.~ ..
. ___________ _give _you -~ome__wo~ds o~-=--~i~g9..m_•. ~he.· __--
only good bat is a · dead-:.bat ~ . . · · .-

,'
And Two-Face SWAN DIVES out~_~he ·doE_;--·of
. ... .... ... . - ...
~e _f:hop_p~J · .
----··· ---·· ·----·.. -- ___ -:- :_·., ;. -··. -~ . . ~.
Ba·t~n hangs · in :the:: do, 1t .-~-,.y, ,;:f:J:p...z.eIJ -±n....~i:H..sheµeL.aa~-...:....•...,...
• - . .•. ·:::s. . '--',.':::z;::::&.--=== ·=-=·-:..:..:s..:p:::i -·- ---
Face 3?7:cunnecs . .::.coa...lle-l.laz:.a::.=»acd%~ 11w..-: --· .. ~ - - -. ---·. .... - ~
~ •. ... .. __
- .: _ . . - ,I. - ""' .:':-l..
_TT"1}~1e"'"r""i......_P OeF1 _ _Caught~:L"1.ad..Y
- - - - - - -.-_-_-_..... S~n-ajn'? s-,~;g~~~--b~~- ~a------· ---
PARACHUTE opens over Two-Face, unfolding ·into a giant
Yin/Yang pattern -- the symbol of Two=Face's 'duality ..
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Batman glances up and out the windshield.

BATMAN'S PG>'i
Lady Gotham's face is huge in the windshield. We're
seconds away from a monumental crash!
of his cape -- and DIVES!

Y GOTHAM, NIGHT

S spectacularly into the SIDE of

A FIREBALL EXPLOSION!

I
OUS, NIGHT /
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tman SP harbor. Tre~ding water,
e looks as a final s·eries of SMALL
XPLOSION e

of Lady G beautiful face. The left side of her

face is c troyed, scarred and disfigured as
Two-Face i Harvey Two-Face has made his mark on
_the city. )

Dark, save the light

INT. - LYLE'S WORK STATION, NIGHT

Lyle is hunched over his repair desk, adjusting a small
black box hooked into his computer. Lyle stares up at the
picture of Bruce Wayne.
LYLE
You'll see. I'll show you it
works. I'll change the-world.
Then we' 11 be friends.~ - Yo.i,t1 ll see.
We'll go-skiing and hurii:tng •..
. . :-- . . .~- . . ;_ . . :
Lyle turns to his compute·r, start~ -loa·aing ·programs itrto
his tiny box, · the name of -each flathi-ng on the ..screen as he
goes. Math. Physics. Ancient"-h1·stQ~. ___ J3eogx:aphy . . · ...·
.- ... .
)
-- ·.
1, -·-·· _ .- - - -·

... - --
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Fumbling, he knocks a disk on the floor. As he spins he

accidentally hits a switch and suddenly his crossword
.... puzzle progr~ms come up on the screen, hundreds of them,
now all being loaded into the EBS box.
Lyle site back up,·unaware of what has just happened. he
points a small optical downloader towards his forehead.
LYLE
for you, Bruce.

Heh at happens next is remarkab . A beam

of straight into his head. In he
foe ,, .. e tiny graphic representation
cor~esp various programs he's abso ing,
Muii.cal continents. Mathematical/equations.
Ar;p the she absorbs his crossword puzzle
p 0 ndless series of QUESTIONS, RIDDLES,
D .
~

f ~~y (O.S.)
h~ll?
Stickley ft· ..
i STICKLEY (cont'~)
ckendorff what are you doing?
rking on hat insane invention
ing comp y equipment and ...
Lyle turns around. smiles. He may be ·a super genius.
But one thing's for re. · so much-~nformation has made him
totally insane.
LYLE
Stickley, I've had my break-
through! .And a breakdown? Maybe .
Nevertheless. It works. I'm a
genius.
STICKLEY
I'm calling security --
Suddenly Lyle CRACKS Stickley on the head with a coffee
pot.
LYLE
I'm impressed. Awed. Excited.
Just darn happy.
,
CJJ'I' TO
--------~MuiR-lltes later. Stickley awakens to find himself strapp~d
-.----------i:M'r;....,-a-.Qe-wwi•,re 1 chai:r - •·- -- • -

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LYLE
Good morning Fred Stickley. Come )
on down. You're the next
contestant on I Want Your Brain.
STICKLEY
Heckendorf, let me go this minute.
LYLE
Spare me

he~,~nd
Lyle
SCl.-
•
l.
al
m
'ckley. He's got a bizarre
unning back to his box, lik
tal
a '50s

I
(
I LYLE
the headset) !
I
I

/ Is I don't know. I

f~ places ley' s head .

.. ·a
1t'YLE
yes. efinitely you.
LYLE
ddle me is, Fred. What is
erything o someone and nothing
everyon else? Can you guess?
ur mind course .
· (to imself) .
seem to ve developed an odd
penchant-£ the anagramatic. The
acrostic. . crypto~t .i!matii:-:-·--·-----
he ......,.
How puzzli
STICKLEY
Get this thing off my head.
LYLE
All this computer generated
information. Like cold hands on a
warm heart. I yearn for more human
experience. Ah, to taste the mind
of a hero. A nobleman. A poet.
But we have to start somewhere.
I'm slumming, here, but I'll have
to take yours.
With that Lyle hits the switch and a beam bounces from
Stickley's headgear to his forehead, within tiny
holographic representations of Stickley's memories and
thoughts.
Stickley SCREAMS

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LYLE
It hurts. A design flaw.
(like Wayne)
R&D?
(like Stickley)
Yes, boss.
(like Wayne)
Fix it in the next model.
( Stickley) ______..,.,-..-..~11:c.
Whoa, f d, weird i not the word
for wha u got floating around in
there.
,."
He If.huts ff ine.
/' LYLE (cont'd)
d your stupid little I
I
I. f

y brilliant invention. I

_./
STICKLEY
T
F ED!!!
i
(ha re
[
-- · ·-a
n you m st~n~ YOU ARE

LYLE
I don't th nk so.
Lyle, era with ne power and evil,· savagely sends
Stickley eening a oss the slic~ floor still strapped to
the swive chair.
STICKLEY
heads straight fort
LYLE
- .--
huge round window.
__ ..... -·---
~- ~

For a moment it almost seems like he has regrets as he

dashes after Stickley. But as the chair
SMASHES THROUGH THE ROUND WINDOW
it teeters on the edge of the building. The dam and
powerful water below. He is being held there by the long
wire attached to his electronic head piece. And it is
really only this that Lyle came to save.
LYLE
You are fired. Or should I say
TERMINATED!
He yanks the invention from Stickley's head who crashes
beiow to certain death.
Lyle races back to his cubiclt?-:.--------------=-----

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LYLE
Fired? No-no-no-no. I'm firin~•
- all of you. You're all so stupid.
-- Question marks, Mr. Wayne???
Lyle stands staring at tpe picture of Bruce Wayne.
LYLE
You think .y work raises-"'!~i"'1i~~---~
rks?
t'
In a ftre ty, almost faster than we ca follow,
Lyle pegi p magazines and documents ly ng on his
deskf rip ividual words. Then he eta s pasting
t~~ 1f..Jords a blank piece of arting
Wlt,T'l Brue at the top.
. I

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f
LYLE (cont'd) .'
28.57142857ths of my /
fe span toiling for th~
• ~~ Yes.
itnout a doubt.
ertainly. And richer

He·seizes cover, a picture of Bruce with the

words 11 The ng Man in the Worldn emblazoned
across it. onto the floor! The SMASH of
breaking g ss.
LYLE (cont'd} · · . . ·
But the exciting man in the
world? ear Bruce •ayne;-ye~-- .. - -
just haven' had anyone worthy to ......,.
compete with you.
ANGLE DOv."N
as Lyle stomps on the picture, pulverizing the glass.
LYLE (cont'd)
- - to put . . . you . . • .in . . . ~ . . .
PLACE!!
COT TO BLACK:

A COIN FLIPS TOWARD us. It's Harvey Two-Face's coin. As

it whirls we see Harvey Pent when he was District Attorney.
Handsome, vital. He questions a Crime Boss on the stand.
Batman watches from the courtroom. Suddenly one of the
CRIME BOSS'S THUGS races forward and throws a VIAL OF ACID
--TOWARD Harvey.--Batman shoots across the courtroom and
deflects it. from hit"ting-·Rarvey- tuii fn "the face, but
unfortunately, Harvey's own arm sends it half-way back
---t-oward ..him so-"1 tnTte only-one side7'fn""istace -'.:........,R"'"_
e _ _ _ _ __
crumbles in agony as Batman watches and the coin whirls and·
whirls and whirls.
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TURNING INTO THE FALL INTO THE BATCAVE AND YOUNG BRUCE
BEING CHASED BY THE MONARCH BAT.
TWO--FACE
We're the same, you and me ...
Two, two., two men in one.
Harvey's words FACE.
l.APY GO :AM.
We se~ro e ce's face as he wakes
spl 1~
moonli"gh
do :1
rns in bed to discover
like TWO FACE.
is

HAr../ OF WAYNE AND HALF BATMAN. Wo~se, he is

sufdenly th directions. /
l I
D EAM END T HITS BRUCE WAYNE'S FACE.
•
/
RU~'-§ -MT)ROOM, MORNING

· - ALFRED
ong sir? .
BRUCE
ad dream.

Again?

Again.
ALFRED

BRUCE --
As Bruce sits up, Alfred sees that his welt muscled body is
bruised from the Two-Face adventure.
Alfred picks up Bruce's carelessly-tossed. -B-atsuit from the
floor. He holds it up to the light arid shakes ··h is head,
frowning. The Batsuit is ripped, den~ed, _p~n·t:~ured.
ALFRED ·· · .. .
I suppose it's an impoE-i t~i"on·· to ask . - -·
you to take better ~-~re:-of _your· · ..;::: · ·
equipment, sir?. .. :.~ .: '· 7 .· ... --- - ·
• -· ~- - .. ••. - ~<:-
----- ----------~RUCE . _.,. -:-::-_-~~- -: ·-,-.- -__ .- ---
Then you'd have nothing ·· to ;-complain -·
about. .· - .: · ·. ·

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{suddenly alert)
·r•11 need a spare costume from the
cave .
.
Alfred brings over a robe, holds it out for Bruce.
ALFRED
Pardon m sir. You
The com ioner phoned for Bruce
Wayne. seems there's "been an
accide WayneTech. A Mr.
Stickl

ING /
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to the head of }iersonnel.
/
LYLE ·'

1
an' t be ie~--it.~ I can't. Ten
rs. Woking in the same off~ce.
then tfis. He left this . •
He hands a note. t
LYLE (cont'd)._:
couldn't ossibly continue
rking he The memories. I'll
~st get :m things.
Lyle turns on his he and wal~s out, nearly colliding with
Bruce and Commission Gordon, ~t'llg cowaro!-Q ~ c e ' s
office.
BRUCE
Mr. Heckendorf?
But Lyle doesn't answer, just sobs and runs away.
GORDON·
We've questioned everyone who
worked on the floor. But the
computer records show no one coming
in or out after Stickley=.~:.~- ·
·-·
BRUCE-: ·· ·:-·, _ : · -
Computer records can t-ci'.ged. be :.

I' 11 have my peopl;e puU>up -- ·

- - :..-
•··
A cop hands Gordon the forged n·o~e.
-,
·---- - _COROON-··---·-_ -_...;.·_-_ _.....;.;.___:.._ ___,;;;....__~ j
Su u:-a de ,--.J t-.....1.~~--"l.J~rn-i.cn:gy· -· .- - _ ·-.. . ___ :•-....,.. -
left a note. -oh .•. a-rid wft"b" ·all - - -·-. .
--------===--,_aue- .:ce.spec~_r..._--Wayn~ ,:ottx- ~.i¢1:,_:-A=-·----~----.-;;.---"".,....,_..:........,.,=-1o.r-----
di ff i cult enough without · ··
interference from amateurs. -
'\ 1,, /011
 .
31 .
•i
• GORDON (cont'd)
Please leave the police work to us.
..
~e'll be in touch .
As the Commissioner exits, Bruce heads into his office,
followed by his secretary, MARGARET.

INT. (CONTINUOUS

MARGARET
And t iety ladies of Gotham
call to find out who you'll
bet o the Circus.
ding him
lope). /
rived without postmark /
amp. The back of the envelope/

I ~Ru~:
ifies the sender as one •E. /
yg .a . • · :
gma. ~te.
Margaret t~e (Phone:
(

CLOSE-UP
the letter as Bruce the envelope and unfolds it. A
photo of B ce. Bel : in pasted-on letters cut out from
newspapers nd magaz· es, ·it·reads:-·· ·· · ·

"WHEN FIRST I A EAR, IT WfiLL BE· M"i'S'TERl-OI.1$.LY,

BUT WHEN l'M EX INED, YOU'LL TAKE ME ........
SERIOUSLY. n
(signed) The Riddler
Bruce lifts an eyebrow.
BRUCE
"The Riddler?" Must be a joke.
Margaret hands him the phone.
MARGARET
It's Alfred.
She leaves.
BRUCE
Yes, Alfred.
ALFRED
~ anne1-=1.2·,5u.·r :: ...
.. Jruce_r.e..'le.als. .JL.lJl_~e TV. He __ clicks the _ TV remote __ to _ _ __
Channel 12. We're in the middle of a feisty talk show
debate.
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 32.

ON THE TV SCREEN
A radiant black host: VONDELLE MILLIONS talks to a panel
of experts, an image of the disfigured Lady Gotham over his
shoulder.
VONDELLE
--just jo ed us, we're
about th orrible mu .,__:=.:~o~nlP'otl~~IL.t..
Lady Got . The destruction of
the sta s face, caused late last
night tman, will --
BRUCE
errupting the ;,
en) I

VONDELLE I
.'
I

.•
to nine months to
da~c:
ing The Bat."
the sh idens t ·. reveal the panel. ·
VONDELLE (cont~d)
us today a ..-
d panel of experts--
. BRUCJ;:. · ·· •
rvey?I Anyone here

He cuts himself off t

?

listen.
--.
..
--·--·-·--- ........
ON THE TV SCREEN
Our first expert -- DR. JANISLAUS ROYCE, a rent-a-bore type
with a goatee and tiny hip glasses -- is spouting off with
extreme confidence.
ROYCE
"Batman" is unable to reveal
himself. He can't let any other
human being enter into his comfort
zone -- and therefore he can't
allow an icon such as Lady Gotham
to extend her own symbolic comfort
zone across the city.
The second guest, DR. DAVID AIMS, fat, pompous.
AIMS
fou::dtm..:..t::::g o::::f a~ough. I~:;:::=:=:==::=:=========- )
criminals such as Batman who belong
behind bars, not his morally · · ··
disadvantaged victims.

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33.
VONDELLE .,
So you're saying, then, that Batman
incites crime?
ROYCE
Exactly! He places himself above
the law, above the justice system.
VONDELL
r audience would object
tinual gender bias.

AIMS
Ci oring him)
, Jud no court ordet·, no I
t war ant, no hard~vidence /
Harve Two-Face ever posed a /
·c thr at. Batman then drove /
hi cosme ically impaired '
vidual in~ 9 · ::-clcless action.~
man mus. ta
t J
e
responsibility tor

A new fem through from off screen.

!
J
-- CHASE (O.S.)

The panel to. silence·.

VOHDELLE.
say?
CHASE
••---·-·--··---
-..
I said bullshit! All of you are
full of it.
Watching, Bruce sits up a little straighter, more
hopefully.
BR'JCE
I could like this woman!
ON THE TV SCREEN
CHASE
Batman is a reaction to the crime
in this city, not a creator of itl
The criminals -- remember them?
are the ones with no regard for the
life, liberty or happiness of
Gotham's citizens.
(5ffi)E.LLE
- ---Hey, -Chase. · --¥ou ·got-t-he-hot-s for ···---·-----···-· ··• . -
Batman?

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HOOTS AND HOLLERS FROM THE AUDIENCE
.... . Bruce enjoys it .
CLOSE. CHASE ON TV, busted.
A hand reaches up and turns off the TV. The screen goes
black ... nd the re ection in the gl:ss.J~.that of Harvey
Two-Face .,,,,- .
PULL B
,.II
INT. f-
~
TW
I
Two/Face disgusted. ,I
I. l
'
TWO-FACE
and tired of hearing .,,'
. ..
• ,-,··:a
low, ice beckons off screen.
LEATHER
ing, my hideous .
ow him who's boss·.
:
LEATHER is vixen raordinaire from the Rent-A-Goddess
Agency -- Helmut Ne ton fantasy woman, in ruby .red
lipstick, ght red 1 ther miniskirt-and bra, knee high"
red boots, choker o nasty spikes, razor blade earrings.
She brings her scious l 1'5s '"'to "H"~i'Vey•~--" ~ndsome"
face. Instead of kis ing him, she teases with li~le hot
breaths up and down his cheek.
. LEATHER
Oh you are disgusting, my love.
Another set of supple arms entwine around Two-Face,
belonging to ...
I.ACE, a submissive blonde Venus in lacy lavender bustier,
thong and garter belt, sheer nylon and ruffled fingerless
gloves. She nuzzles his «disfigured" side.
LACE
Don't listen to that trash. You're
the handsomest man in the world.
So strong and virile. Why, you're
every girl's dream.
L&ATHER
Yeah, in hell.
------··----
Leather pulls Lace off of 11
her man" and judo THROWS HER
ACROSS THE ROOM where she lands on a fluffy pile of satin
pillows.
 35.
LEATHER (cont'd)
Stick to your own side of the room, . )
honey. Harvey's on my turf now.
WIDEN TO REVEAL
the bizarre layout of Two-Face's hideaway, a "set" created
inside ~ industri warehouse. It's divided straight down
tha le.
One L ce resides -- is a tidy, el ant
gent fi led with Tony furnishings, t steful
car crysta ch ndelier, harpsichord, classi al art,
etc(' epito e o order and grace.
}
L~ther' the other hand, is a surrealist's
dJ:'light: , everything damaged, or qistorted.
.!
LEATHER ,.
/
tha right, hideous Harv?
Two-Face off rLeal'l;'~-r---:'nd starts pa<;:ing the room.
[ TWO-FACE .-
W ·have things on ou~
·nds. B ·man must die as soon as
ssible.
Without t steps over the line to Laceland.
his demea changes, .becoming more reasoned
and calm.
. . .
TWO-FA~~<i.}--- • - -
On the oth r hand, revenge is a·-· -.._.
dish best served cold. We must
wait for the right moment, be
methodical, plan everything to the ..
last detail .••
He wanders back across the Leatherland -- - ·1nstantly
becoming mad and horrific again.
TWO-FACE .(.cont'd) ·· - ·
But why wait? Let's stri~~-fast
and hard! _Make Batman ~ 1
. __.
--
-·- .,, ..__-:-- ._·. .. ..•
Back in Laceland.
·-· -· .• ·- ·- ·-
-lcont ~ d)
TWO-FACE-
But how? Simple murder? Itps not
so simple. Besides, · i t··,A · .been ·
-done . - . :· -_ ... - - - ·. - -· .. -=-

---
~:--- •
,-% -..~ ' · . r -,- • .~ . ~-,.-.-
·.
_,Back ....co IJ'f=ci therf-and ~
- .
.
;
..,-.::
...... ~,
. --- -·----·------- --------------· ·-----------------

3 /l l /U
 36.
TWO-FACE (cont'd)
No, it must be something inspired,
'•
sc~et h 1ng
' d
ran....Q!!l an~. sense 1 essl
Utterly witho~t redeeming social
value!
Back to Laceland, stopping to add ...
nt' d)

EXT.t IGHT
,'I
Lyle st or. He looks through the massive
ga~s at m li ht inside. He is filled ~lth envy and
a er. H SES TE BELL. /
/

. NT. • BA
• .... •:z
o answe · the bell .
• his corband Center chair st~dying INSIDE
~~~~::::.....~lf-=E~N~T~I~, bi··chase Merjdien, Ph.D. Nearby, a
pile of ~re psych textbooks and magazine
Chase. 'fl dealing with Dual personalities.
ON THE NS -- al computer and video readouts about
her.
Alfred arrives ca~ryi g an envel-ope.
ALFRED
- ._,.,.._, ____ ._ __ ___
~..,..
No one at the door sir. Just this
odd envelope.

It looks familiar to Bruce. He opens it to r .ead: .,WHEN I

AM YOU AND YOU ARE ME, SUCCESS FOR ME AND DEATH FOR THEE".
THE RIDDLER
.. BRUCE
Check this out. I'm sorta busy. -
He hands Alfred the Riddler's lette~~- Alfr~d waiks to the
crime lab pa.rt of the . cave _w here ~:begins · pro~s·s-in_g · it.
-·-
. ·-
.
. ., - .
. - . -
ALFRED :··.:· -..:. .._ ..
Yes, I can see you are ·st-e.e.ped in
scholarly research; •oi; Chase
Meridien?"
..
·-- .. --- __ :_j3Rt:JCE.___.:.--'"-::..--=--..,..---,~~--
· -=-'~ - _ _ ; _
· _-_::-_-_-_.........
_

sfuFhas~_ex~elJ~.~=1t'iiii!~.::=-=-
- =.:··_; -
_
......... - --- --- ____ · -- . -·-.
?,-TFRED- ..
....,.., --
' .-
· she-appears-E·o nave ··ari'-ex·cellenY----:. --·
.

everything.
.
37.
BRUCE
She's brilliant. No pretentious
psycho-babble. Cuts right to the J
hi:Art of things.
ALFRED
If I misinterpreted your interest
in the yo ng lady, I humbly
apologiz __..,.;.-,,JQ..c...,..~

BRUCE
I she'd go out with me.
ALFRED
I y apology.
I
BRUCE ! '
ely is attracted to l '
why wouldn't she be I
,.•
o me?
.. ··r---:&
ALFRED
ing an arched
ow) :
ears no finger prints,
shing water mar~s.
purchased an~here.
?" How ominous.
inner is half an hou~. The
oached on d~es not~r~~eat
eli.
.• .
Alfred heads upstair Bruce ~HllliP'l'~t'S1:r-u'"P.,.,_,_.•t...
he--~mp~er and
starts hacking away rvently. "T

BRUCE
Uh, right. I'll be there.
Poached. Half a minute ...
whatever.
The COMPUTER SCREEN beep-beep-beep-beeps and comes alive,
mapping out a complicated PHONE CALL SYSTEM ROUTING
DISPLAY. As it hits the target destination we hear a BUSY
SIGNAL on the speaker. VIDEO SHOWS ALL OF GOTHAM, THEN 1
ZOOMS INTO DISTRICTS, NEIGHBORHOODS, STREETS, A BUILDING.
CAASES'S WINDOW AS SHE TALKS ON PHONE.
BRUCE
Who's she talking to?
Bruce looks around to make sure Alfred's really gone. He
furtively types a few more commands which tap into Chas_!!'s
phone.
BRUCE.
_____ __ ·----~0_1:_ry, Alfred. This is for a noble
cause. ------ - - - - - - - - - - - -

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 38.
Alfred unexpectedly returns halfway down the stairs,
announcing dryly ...
ALFRED
By the way, the FCC frowns heavily
upon listening in to private
conversations.
BRUCE
thing to
· know?
d but Bruce freeze frames o her. She
..
en picks up Riddler letter. He's got

!
ALFRED /
that letter seriously,,
.
,'
I

f BRUC~
a harrlelt crackpot.
r
TENEMENTt BAD NEIGHBORHOOD, NIGHT
SOUND OF

INT. - WAY OUTSI LYLE'S APAR:'I'MENT, NIGHT

The source of the PO ING -- ~S. OWENS, Lyle's middle-
aged no-bullshit lan
She keeps pounding. -~
ady with ..-e-i,s,. rat t.e ~"'-ined voice .

MRS. OWENS (O.S.}

Heckendorf? Ya wanna cough up your
rent, or do I post the eviction
notice?
The sound of LOCKS TURNING. ~he door opens a crack. Lyle
peeks out.
LYLE
Mrs. OWens. Come in. I was just
sitting down to write the check.
Lyle opens the door wide.

INT. - LYLE'S APARTMENT, NIGHT

-----------Mi=-s-, Owens barges inside -- then stops, aghast.
HER POV

3 /11/94
 39.

Lyle's apartment is decorated in Traditional Serial Killer

Blankets over the windows, blocking out all light. St~cks )
of unopened mail, unread newspapers. A dining room table ·
covered with wires and electronic components. And floating
over it all ...
A WALL SIZED poster of BRUCE WAYNE, laughing photogenically
on a ski lope int Alps ... And over his face, Lyle has
painted reen TARG CIRCLES zer ' . forehead.
As Mrs/; t this mess, she
behin~h THE DOOR.

./·" MRS. OWENS

dark in here?
l
Lyje guid
• .- •. II
. Owes to a recliner in front df the TV.

I
I

LYLE ,
( Rest Settle right on down,/
OWens r_:Ji.,sa.t your check
haste
the , an evening soap aomes on.
MRS. OWENS .
ain't go time to watch--~ do
ve my st ies. )
Lyle goes the where a new. Remote Encephalographic
Stimulator its.
.-
FOLLOW THE WIRES
running the back of the TV
LYLE
Yes. TV Balm to the minds of the
masses. The great deadener. If
only it were more lively. But I
can help.
Lyle clicks the RES device on. A faint GREEN-BLUE GLOW
immediately pours from the TV screen, surrounding Mrs.
Owens.
And with that he hits a switch and suddenly the image of
the young couple kissing on her TV screen jumps into the
air, a perfect holograph hovering before her.
MRS. OWENS
Oh my lord.
yle PLANTS an ELECTRODE on his forehea
---· .. ----- ·--- LYLE - - - . - --- -------------- ----- -- ···
Not quite. But I'm getting there.

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 40.
Lyle punches buttons on his RES device. ~ TRAIL OF GREEN-
BLUE ENERGY zaps Mrs. Owen's brain through' the TV screen,
- then
BLUE
from
along the wires leading to Lyle's electrode. A GREEN-
aura forms around Lyle's head as he sucks intelligence
Mrs. Owens.
LYLE
YESSSS! -ore. And
Wild.
As he 'r Owens' brainwaves, he ore
excit d.
!'!
.'I LYLE
wens. What a dirty mind
/'
,. never would have I
I.· eather. Dobermans. I
. I

Lt
· hanging
Mrs.
s befo e u,r•;,;,.;a
,l·
is ob ivious, lost in the spe·i l of the ever

~ LYLE ,
e done {t. From their brains to
e TV to ~y brain, with no .·
mmercialf' nterruptions ! ,. ·
(tr ing his fingers:
ove the TV screen)
ere are ven million brains in
e Naked ty .•. and t~ey'll all
mine! 11 ·: •• '. . -~ ··- - -- ·

- s
EXT. - MUNICIPAL POL COMPLEX, . DAY

Bruce enters the complex. He is excited.

INT. CHASE'S OFFICE

She opens her door to Bruce Wayne, who expects the same
response from Chase that Batman got!
CHASE
How do you do Mr. Wayne. I'm Chase
Meridien.
He shakes her hand, but there is no chemistry at all on her
part. He is totally shot down. There is a long pause.
CHASE
How can I help you Mr. Wayne .. ?

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Ah. _._.__
I_r~.c~ i:'-(~~-tlli.e___and __.I__t.ho.ugu. ~ - - - - - - - - - -
you might give me your expert ..
opinion. And please call me Bruce.
 41.

Bruce sits across from Chase as she looks over his

collection of "Riddler" letters. )
CHASE
My advice? Hire a bodyguard.
Whoever's behind these letters is a
total wacko.
BRUCE
Wacko. t would be
term?
CHASE
deep-seated duality.
nia. Pathological 1
a ghost identity to act /
ted rage. Anyone. who /
ad two lives-~ two
entities, can never be 1~
!
.
never lead a balanced ~
- ·-· ;:::a
ce fear; about himself. .
BRUCE
ally ...
' CHASE
u want t hnical terms? .. This
y' s two t cos short of a
.
0)
mbinatio plate.
l
BRUCE -- I - - - - - ...... _
You really hink this 11 Riddler 11 -ts '"""
that dangerous?
CHASE
Mr. Wayne, you came to me for my
opinion. This is someone who . once
worshipped the ground you walked--·
on, but now would like to slit you%'.:'.:.-
throat. The good news is that., for _: ·
the time being, I think he just -· - ··
wants to scare you. Still_; .--l ·would . ..
have someo_n~ with :m~ at :alt-:-_ti~es. ·
:··::.~.=--
--= -
. - --·-
:7 .· .:. .
BRUCE .
.. _so
I .would .be ._safe to go_cut:~..on,.
say, a date? - -: ..:. · •...
-

=
 42.

CHASE
..
Me?
BRUCE:
You just said dating was a good
idea.
CHASE
Mr. we've just
BRUCE
I'm a judge of character.
CHASE
Uh-hu. "llionare playboy Bruce
Wayn to take me out for my
"cha acter" I don't think so. (
I

BRUCE /
.f

't youlonce write, "overcoming/

stereo ype i.s .t;,je first step .on
road t . di'rcovering truth? II • • .
CHASE .'
m flatte ed. Really. But I
n't date atients. Eve.r .
BRUCE
m patient. This Riddler
not yo
y. li.e. C ld be your p~tient.
ut me -- i look·psychotic? Do
look like some unbal.anced
individual ho lives . . . .t:te2..e-~.i.fe.:._
. ~
CHASE
No, of course not.
BRUCE
Well then?
CHASE
I'm just not a dinner·-and-a-movie _ .. _
person.
BRUCE . __
Me either. How about t~e---circus?
A beat. Then Chase smiles. - ·-- -....
"' •. " 7 . · .. . .·
. - .••- ·

EXT. - HIPPODROME, NIGHT

.. StandJ..ng at th~_egg~ __Q_f Gotham Har""bor, ·. ~he ..Jl3.s~o~0-: -:-.
__________IIIPPOQ~~s ~ l -.tha";::bu 1 kfa:a;g:;:grece:=;of-e heacbed--iwha&·-.
- -· - - . - .. - - - .. . . - ;.·-------=--
·._ •..·- •
.

---- - - - - -·------A-SIGN --READS - '.! .GG'l=HAM-~lff---Cl.RCUS "~ . · . ;,, ·-

---- - -- - - - - - - .____. 7~·- .-•-_A -- .;)I.· _ _ •

3/11/94
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43.
Blazing searchlights stationed around the building shoot
moving, criss-crossing BEAMS OF LIGHT a half-mile into the '
sky. FLAGS of 100 nations flutter on poles adorning the
Hippodromes·•• oval roof. Crowds enter excitedly.

INT. HIPPODROME LOBBY

ns, Side ws, Kissing
a big cha y event. uce
attenti s they arrive.
IN T}i C
Lyli:sta e gets close enough ~o hear, the~.
Bn.ie is Chase to The Mayor, import,nt
,.
Gofllamite
!
/
T/i:y walk tow ds th circus ring, past a vari'ety of stands
d exhib tio s. Br ce spots a couple of "fr'eaks,"
c ding a(hal.;;._~aJ?a;half woman.
f BRUCE
ks like[you might want to make a
se call j
( CHASE
a sense,V.we are all split
rsonalit' s. The side we show in
y light, ood, loving, civilized.
d our ni t side. · ·

BRUCE • ■
(wit surprising
intensity)
Rage. Passion. Anger. Pain.
Chase stares at him, puzzled.
·CHASE
... Right. Only by joining the.two
can we become whole.
BRUCE
Easy for you to say.
CHASE
Excuse me?
Bruce spots a BOOTH ADVERTISING "LARRY THE LEPRECHAUN TELLS
YOUR FORTUNE, Toss Gold in the Leprechaun's Pot and he'll
tell ·yo~ your future."

out-our.=-::..,~..,:-
------HD~RUC-E"'-:;;;;;~:..;-
----------=---....:.==,s...,.h_a_l.,........;l=w=e:..............check futur . =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=--=---=-==-=
" -;.;:-;::.-.-;~-

___t_o9~the_E? · - - - - - - - · - - - · - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 44.

But before th~y can reach the booth, they are swamped by
the GOTHAM ClTY SOCIETY LADIES -- too much jewelry, too
many face lifts·- and the GOTHAM CITY PRESS.
REPORTER
And of course no social event would
be complete without Bruce Wayne.
The riche , handsomest and most
eligible chelor in Go ·
THE GO IES surround Bruce for a
They ks disgusted.
,.II
LYL~f
wat/hes w ning. Then he'~ets an idef.
I

It. LEPR E TELLING BOOTH

{
I

I
JOVIAL MERS ave, LARRY, the pudgy fortune Teller;
ressed 1 · Le~recfhaun, __gr£a?n derby and all, ducks
hrough c ns intd • ·

beel and catches the score from a game on

sudd nly Lyle appears~
LYLE
my ne~ inven;ion?
LARRY
What? Who? ~------ ..........
. ~

But before he can stop Lyle he's been put into the
electronic helmet and the small attachment has been put
onto his TV He zombies off into Green/Blue TV land. Lyle
tries on the Green Derby.
LEPRECHAUN BOOTH (FRONT ROOM)
Chase and Bruce enter. They look around.
BRUCE
Hello ...
Suddenly the back curtain opens and Lyle appears dressed in
the green outfit, derby and the addition of a mask.
LYLE
Sure and beghorum and Sinead
O'Conner. What a lovely couple.
Come to find out what the future
has in store?
CHASE
Sure. Why not?

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 45.
BRUCE
Anything for charity.
LYLE
Then please put money in my pot of
gold.
Bruce puts a nice min.
LYLE
? I mean,

more as Lyle grabs

LYLE •·
teresting hand. So.
much Ic
sue o mµch power. Quite the!
Sta we? All of Gotham at /
yo feet. Inventive, rich, young·:
ha dsome ·a beautMul woman. .
E rythin th!t ·;iou d make a person
g een wit envy .. J
BRUCE
(un omfortable)
y don't ou read Dr. Meridien's
nd here. She's much more .)
nterestin.
ough. : .. • . ... ~- ·
-------
LYLE ~
.,
- - _;,_________ _
But someon 's coming to take your -...,
place . . A genius, an architect of
the futurel Someone who will win
the hearts, minds and money of
Gotham City. You're a dinosaur.
The room has taken on a strange tone.
BRUCE
And who is this person?
LYLE
I don't know. All I see is a lli
question mark!! l
.FROM O.S. A BIG MUSICAL INTRO
CHASE
The circus is starting.

Yeah·.-.-.-------------------------
.·- {to Ly"le1 ----
Thanks.

3/11/94
 46.
Bruce and Chase shake off the eerie feeling as they leave
and Lyle grabs all the money out of the p:t and racing
through the back of the BOOTH grabs his equipment. The
Leprechaun jumps up, wearing his underwear .
.LEPRECHAUN
Hey, my suit!
INT. -
WIDE
The f's, o is packed solid.
MO~fAGE E HIGHLIGHTS
I

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I
CE ...
$HE FLYIN
handsome
G
e
YSONS
age boy
1- Mom, Dad, two daughters and two
- ... nan:~ut to greet the crowd.
They wear orful rid and green outfits ~ith yellow capes.
They remo their ca es, then CARTWHEEL 6ver to four
different ywires. .-
.
RINGMASTER .
dies and entleman. On the
apeze, 7 feet high abo~e the
ound, ri ing life and limb,
erforming ncomparable feats of
aerial ski without LDet, the
one, the o y, the leffio;aI:Y7:"L"YINO·-......,.
GRAYSONS!
The ARENA LIGHTS DIM. SPOTLIGHTS hit and follow each
Grayson as hoist cables whisk them up to the trapeze and
high wire.
ON THE TRAPEZE
The Graysons pull off TRIPLE FLYING SOMERSAULTS across the
arena. Very difficult stuff!
ANGLE ON
DICK GRAYSON, 16, concentration furrowing his handsome
face.
RINGMASTER
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm pleased
to announce that tonight's special
·-=-----_-______-'-_=-
=----==---=a,....____,;==-=-'---=b=-.:ene fit ..has rai s..e.d.. $312.., 0.0 O .i.,;o,.:;:r=......,.:===--
------------~G~ot ham chiJdren's Hospital. Thanks
-···----- - - ---·-•- · - - t o _Bruce w~..:.e..:.._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
SPOTLIGHT FINDS BRUCE AND CHASE.TAKING THEIR SEATS TO WILD
APPLAUSE.
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BACKSTAGE
Lyle, still in costume, watches with envy. Suddenly a
GROUP OF CLOWNS mistakes him for one.
CLOWN
Come on. We're on ...
ried
NG

RINGMASTER
ies and gentlemen, above
d Grayson, the youngest
he Flying Graysons, will I
eat so difficul~ that I'
in the world dare
even with a net: The I
' .
lying Somersault! ,.•

riveted\Or1~1~:a A DRUM ROLL.

Dick swin ut on t'e trapeze and flings himself into the
air!
.
D;ICK'S PO - spinni dizzily througb space.
· The catch, y Older other, CHRIS, is shaky. Dick catches
J
by one han The er d gasps. Dick DANGLES for an
instant.
Chris pulls Dick up safety. j.J..uproar;jcJ.l~
..
ovation!
-.___
. - · "'T'
BRUCE
watches Chase having a great time. He moves closer.
BRUCE
How ;bout next Sunday we go ·
parachuting or sky-diving?
CHASE
Bruce, you seem like ~ · re:a.!lY gre·a t ·.·. •
guy. . . - ---· . - ~-.
B~UCE : :.=:: .. ,-:- .. .:. :
· • · -- - • - ·
But ...
- ·- ·
.
- - · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- . --.I •
- -~--
• -- ---~ -- · -·

• ··· - CHASE - - ..__:. . .· : .

But, well, I met some·one .• :. ·

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CHASE
It just happened the other night.
Ycu could say he ju~t kind of
dropped out oi the sky and bang,
just like that, I knew ... I think
he felt it too.
BRUCE
He sure
CHASE
What?
BRUCE
I sure he did."
FIL R RING, LYLE AMONG THEM. l
I
I

. - RI RESSING ROOM, NIGHT

drifts in 'rr~~~he arena. Th~ Ringmaster is
k at hii makeup table, snea~~hg a cigarette.
A MENACIN ap arson the wall. _The Ringmaster
loe,ks in mirror, hen turns around,·sC:ared shitless.
RINGMASTER
Who you?

......... -
A TINY CAR, horn honk ng away, roars into the mic!lt-le ring
and begins dislodging clowns. DOZENS OF -eLOWNS, all
impossibly tumbling out of the cars and over each other.
---·.... --
The "Ringmaster" returns to center ring. No ..one notices at
first that it is not the same person as before.
NEW RINGMASTER·
Ladies and gents. May we have YOU:!'::. -
attention. Tonight we have a new·_: ·
act for your amusement •.. We call i t . ·
"Massacre under the Big_Top-.". ·
. .
He turns. It's Harvey Two-Faar .--· . .-
·.
. .
.
. - ·--~· -
.... ---' 7' · · .. .
. -. .. .
METAL FIRE DOORS drop down at every'.. .exit, sealing in the
seating areas. SLAM! / SLAM! /-SLAM! -THUGS AT-EVERY DOOR.
ON THE CIRCUS FLOOR
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TWO-FACE
Ladies and gents. A little decorum
..
p:!.ease.
(blasting into his
microphone)
WE SAID QUIET! ! !

The audience hushes up, stays in

he and people
aroun
Lyle1(is
"
I•

I'·" TWO-FACE (cont'd)

bother trying to_ escape. /
/
l ways and exits out of '
have been sealed and /
. !
ea C~J:,llX barker)
i-1.'r'ct your attention up
odrome ceiling... .
A thug tr ight up into the rafters, where a
WOODEN C nded on ropes am~d the catwalks high
above the
TWO-FACE {cont'd)
wooden box i,i'a bomb
ugh to make the entire
oof come crashing down. - ··
{ ing up tl".-. . =- --•-- ......._
de ator) """
And thiisss is a radio detonator.
In case there are any would-be
heroes in the audience, the device
is keyed to our hand print so that
only we can stop the countdown once
it starts.
Two-Face presses the button. An ELECTRONIC TIME CLOCK
lowers from the ceiling. It has 2 minutes and 22 seconds
showing.
Two-Face presses the button again ... The digital countdown
begins. 2:2·2 . 2:21. 2:20 ...
The audience shrieks.
THE MAYOR
For God's sake, what do you want?

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Shock from the audience. A hint of alarm in Bruce's eyes.
Chase looks around nervously, expectantly.
TWO-FACE (cont'd)
We stand before you, naked and
unashamed, honest and true before
all Gotham City. But Batman! What
kind of m needs to wear a mask
like tha Obviously
-known man. Someone
-in Gotham would
·nstantly.
II
r
Bruc.i is ·s seat. How
blo..//ing pletely?
I TWO-FACE (contid)
,I '
'
I this one roof, we have the I

so- lled ream of Gotham society. ,

he Mayor. The new D.A., '
u nessme,,1 ~vi,s.-.:leaders,
r ists. t h y ~ Batman? How
ut it, ats? Are you here
ight? E YOU ENJOYING THE:
W?J ... eveal yourself. We'll
sarm the omb and everyone can go
me and w ch reruns of Hee.Haw.
herwise .. KABOOM!
Two-Facer ctivates he time clock; 2:12. 2:11.
Bruce, his eyes rivet don the bomb, hesitates a moment,
deciding... Then he tands up. --Chas~,-m-ieunderstanding
his action, tries to ull Bruce back into his sea"tr.
CHASE
Bruce. There's nothing you can do.
Only Batman can save us.
IN THE SIDE RING
The Grayson Family speed up the guywires to stop the bomb.
TWO-FACE
(to Thugs)
Stop them! They'll ruin everything!
Bruce ducks behind the row of seats and crawls quickly
toward a tent pole.
The Graysons keep moving. Down below, several Thugs start
SHOOTING their machine guns.
TWO-FACE
------------------
Stop! Not with bullets, you
idiots! You'll hit the bomb! Go
after them!
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The Thugs fan out, speeding up the guywire's toward the
Graysons.
A tremendous FIGHT swinging, flying fists, kicking is
now underway ~Pon the trapezes and platforms: The Thugs
vs. the Graysons.
are actua y well-trained
aerial st s. They a lout N
ES.
BRUCE u mmies up a pole.
And /he tinues. 1:20. 1:19.
j' CHRIS I
(to Dick) I
We'll hold them off! .
'
I

/
f ... ··~-:OS
r s some ~f the most staggeringly difficult
e've evr seen -- i

Launching self trcf>eze to trapeze ever higher ...

,.
~eaping on the hig wire ...
Bouncing o the high ire to gain height enough to ...
grab a cat lk rail ad then pull"himself up~
- ....
Dick now leaps throug space to.,et ano'Ener·~~k, then
climbs hand-over-hand into the rafters towards the bomb
crate.
Chase watches Dick's progress. 1:03. 1:02. 1:01.
Bruce tries to reach them in time.
ON THE TRAPEZE
The battle of the Graysons vs. the Thugs continues.
Several near falls on both sides.
A Thug stabs Dad Grayson in the leg, but Dad manages to
escape to another trapeze.
Mom's luck runs out -- one Thug punches her off the
uppermost trapeze platform. She FALLS!
Mom Grabs a wildly swinging trapeze with one leg, wraps her
ankle around a rope
Bruce -drawing nearer. --- ------- ---- ·- ·-•·----· --·- ------ --- ·- -
Another Thug CUTS ONE OF THE TRAPEZE ROPES. Mom DROPS, but
still holds on precariously. 0:45. -0:44. 0:43.
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IN THE CENTER RING

. Two-Face flips his coin. It lands "bad" side up. He drops

the mike, runs over to the TRAP DOOR the "clowns" were
popping out of.
. TWO-FACE
did like the circus. Too

Sudden
than r
.,
the Time

Bru7 Sh
The/Thug fight and SLIDE helter sk lter down
r7·e s an the floor, racing for th¥ trap door.
I
'd and Mom's aid. They form a/HUMAN CHAIN
breach his leg hurt -- anchord Chris who
WINGS 0 m. Mom starts SWINGING from her end
/to gather - -·::a
UP IN THE , .
Dick has Bomb Crate. He unties it from its
hen runs it down .the catwalk to a
ading up through'a roof hatch.

The Thugs egin top r through the trap door, as fast as

they can get there. · few thrill-seekers fire their
MACHINE GUNS madly a the crowd!', ·""juse-r~~-the-. ~ of it.
Lyle grabs one of the thugs. He pushes all the money he
stole at him.
LYLE
Here, I'll pay you to take me with
you.
ON THE TIME CLOCK
0:15. 0:14. 0:13.

AT THE ROOF.
Dick climbs the ladder, struggling to open the rusted
hatch.
ON THE TRAPEZE

_··--·- ____ Bruce_is ..a.I most there.

ON THE CIRCUS FLOOR
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Two-Face looks up at the dangling Graysons. Grinning
wickedly, he pulls a huge THROWING STAR from his boot .
....
AT THE· ROOF
Dick shoves the hatch open, climbs out.
ON THE CLOCK

ONT ,. C
Two/ace hrowing star -- UP -- UP ard the
Grysons. ars into the TRAP DOOR.
F LOW TH TAR
,.
ard the rope holding up/Chris and
. . , ... ·:::::aa
or it Misses.

INT. - UN ~L
Harvey an e. Lyle with them.

-
TlNUOUS, NIGHT
ON THE TIME CLOCK
.. . ----------.........__
- · ~
0:07. 0:06.
ON THE TRAPEZE
Dad and Chris make their final swing to connect to Mom.
Mom LETS GO and SAILS gloriously· toward: Chris~
ABOVE THE TRAPEZE

The Throwing Star slices neatly i~·1to =~_!le_

the trapeze. _ ____
ro-p_~ .-~t?_l~ing
. . .. __ , _
up

EXT. - HIPPODROME ROOF, CO_NTINU6~, --·· · .:.- .

.. . .NI°GRT
. - . .
--- - . - -
Behind Dick as -he ·emerges on .the ·roof·;~-sCREAMs··from · the·_--.
audience. . ··--· __ - ·.. :.. ·;< : .- ·· · · ' . .
Dick runs to the roof
-· the-rope to....SWING_.:rHE
-------------s-1-,ogsbo.t: ... _
T . ~ ,,. ~- '-. S:
_ _ _ _ _ __......N....Tc-_....:;-~HuI~P.PODROME.;-::..CQNHNUOIJ~_~~l.GHT.:::_~ ·-•~ ~ - - - :: . - "- -- ·· ---
- --·---···--·-----·-·- - - - - - - ----
ON THE TIME CLOCK
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0:05. 0:04. 0:03.

EXT. - Hlf~~DROME TUNNEL

Harvey. and the Thugs emerge as Harvey notices Lyle.
TWO-FACE

THUG

Lyle.
LYLE I
wouldn't shoot a I
!

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I

- HI F, CONTINUOUS, NIGHT
... --,,,;.-:&
laun sile. The bomb crate FLIES OFF THE
and harbor.
FOLLOW TH
as the era LANDS THE HARBOR, sinks ... and one second
later
BOOM! Ah e WATER PLOSION.

EXT. - FAR END OF HI PODROME ~..6'.RING Wl,""N~S~"""t-

Two-Face looks over a sea of parked cars at the waterspout
-- at the Hippodrome still standing. He cries out in
primal agony ...
TWO-FACE
Oamnnnnn ! ! ! !
..
LYLE USES THE DISTRACTION TO ESCAPE INTO THE:.S»AOOWS.

EXT. - HIPPODROME ROOF, NIGHT

Dick's heart is pounding. He 1 -s· out of -breat:h·;~ut
exultant. He's saved the ··day I :~: hero···is born·~:.: · ,:
- ...- . ·- .-...
.• •,•

INT. - HIPPODROME, NIGHT

DICK'S POV -- STRAIGHT DOWN

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The DEA!:> BODIES of his mother, father and brother and ·
sisters lay across the center ring .
CLOSE-UP
..
o~; DICK
Tears. Shock. Anger. A shattered spirit. Bruce feels
almost as bad.

SSOLVE TO:

INT f'! -
A
OLI CE

Aurorit ick Grayson.

Orf. the f nges ·s activity, Bruce and Chase stand
I
b/hind Co .mis ordon, watching. I
!
.'
foRUCE' S P V

Dick, tot
f -- ----·:a
distra~ght, is being comfor~ed by a SOCIAL
WORKER.
... f
BRUCE
braves thing I've ever .s een.
CHASE
kid s ed our lives.,
BRUCE
But at wha
happen to
price? What's going to
m?

GORDON
~.,_. -------·-- .... -~
State home for juveniles.
Apparently the boy has no other
family. And the law won't allow
him to stay with the circus.
CHASE
What about a foster home?
GORDON
There isn't a big market for 16-
year-old boys. Can you imagine
loosing your whole family like
that.
Bruce can.
BRUCE
----------..:._+':.....L-~ke...him_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
..... . ------------------------....-
CHASE
--- - . ---·· - - ___Loo.k........Bruce...,__j, t ~~- ..119~__1 A_ke __buy ~1}9 - ' a = - - - - - - - - - - -
car. Kids take time. And this
boy's been hurt. Badly.
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BRUCE
l said he can come stay with me.
As long as he likes.
GORDON
Bruce Wayne? Adopt a kid?
BRUCE
funny about
GORDON
ckling)
, Bruce, but I just can't
the father type.
I
BRUCE I
you need new glasses. I
I
.
/
- w MANOR,,LATE DAY '
.Thegates Wayne M~no~s-~i·: open before: us. Bruce
drives Di p the lfng, winding drive t~ward the motor
court.
INT. - W YER, LATE DAY
Alfred gr ick carries a suitcase.
ALFRED
elcome, M ter Grayson~-

Big house.
DICK -.
·'

BRUCE
Uh, yeah. Very big.
DICK
How many rooms?
BRUCE
Gee, I'm not sure.
(calling across the
foyer)
Alfred? How many rooms. Total.
ALFRED
Forty-three, including the sauna.
DICK
This is just to make the social
services people happy. It's not
______________like I wan~ to be here or anything_.__________
------------~?~Jo~t~b~inu.gg pe.r.s.ma.J--------------------

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BRUCE
Well, I hope your time here, isn't
too distasteful. If there's
anything I can do ... If you want
someone to talk to ..•
DICK
I don't d charity, and I
need any 's hand to .
only do' this to stay straight
with t thorities long enough to
get a n that Two-Face guy.
BRUCE
And at? .. I
I
DICK .'
m going to kill him.
I
.
I

;'
f BRUCE
, listl?n ~ -me:a I know how
h pain tou're in. What it's
e to lore people you love. ,But
u can't -
t DICK .
n't tell e what I can't do.
y father, okay. My
d. He's dead.
And with tat he gra his bag and bolts up the stairs.
.
BRUCE ·••.,...=---..·---- .....,_
Shit.
He starts to head after him.
ALFRED
Sir.
Bruce follows Alfred's gaze. THE BAT SIGNAL HAS GONE ON IN
THE SKY.
Bruce stares up the stairs. Back out the window. Torn.
BRUCE
Maybe he's right. Wayne Manor is
no place for kids.
ALFRED
It served you well, as I recall.
BRUCE
I had-¥OU;:::::::u.fr.ed If you _w~e.....
r ...e.....n•.'........__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
. here, thi~ plac~ woul~_ be ... a ___ -------------·····--··
mausoleum. You know, sometimes I
wonder why we stay here.
- , __ , ....
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ALFRED
It reminds us of who we are.
Bruce stares past Alfred, at a framed picture of his long
dead parents, ·of himself, younger, with no knowledge of the
future.
BRUCE
we, Alfre· m not
any more.

INT•/'" -

D1#'
. =»-" Gra unpacking. He moves
,
JiPfLWAY I
.!
e house empt ./
f ~I£X:a
Hello? ... Anybody home?
od f
!
EXT. - G REET, NIGHT
Batman spe along the Batmobile. He hits top_ speed as
the car gl RED.
. .. . -,-
BACK ALLEYS
- z • -------•--...
He suddenly encounte a wedding party getting iri'to their
vehicles in the back of a restaurant. Just as it seems he
will mow the innocent people down, Batman gives a voice
command to the Batmobile and THE TWO FLANKS SPLIT FROM THE
SIDES, making him a narrow enough bullet car to breeze
through the guests.
OVERHEAD SHOT

Like horning pigeons, the TWO FLANKS OF THE CAR race left
and right arou~d the block meeting Batman and the Batmobile
where he emerges through TWO NARROW BUILDINGS and
reconnects to the side of the BATMOBILE. SHEER PERFECTION
IN TECHNOLOGY.

EXT. - TOP OF TALL BUILDING, NIGHT

Where·the_~atsj,_gnal originates. Batman leaps from a
------===-nn"#t>e-+i-1"1g~hbw:.,;,.·o..,.r--i-Ag~.f ,::::::::ihlt be---f:inds-·::t:10---one:::::t:h:ere- -+le' e--al J.
--------Aa➔l-one-witl:l the HUGE SEARCHJ.IGHT
- -- - - - -
BATMAN
Commissioner .. ?
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A shadow appears from behind the HUGE SEARCHLIGHT. Batman
steels himself for a battle, only to discover Chase.
BATMAN (cont'd)
Where's Commissioner Gordon?
-CHASE
Home. rned on the
BATMAN
What's g?
CHASE
I'd never see you
I
BATMAN
al is not a beeper. I ./ ' '
I

iddle of something .•
I have no time for ... /

- ,·•.-::a
comes
CHASE

BATMAN
heard you were seeing Bruce Wayne.
CHASE
, I like im very ~uch .. : but ...
Chase runs her finger along th~outri~-o~-Ba~'s mask.
CHASE (cont'd)
Pity I can't see behind the mask.·
BATMAN
We all wear masks.
CHASE
My life's an open book. Oo you
like to read?
BATMAN
It's not that e~sy. _· ~::, 7 _. .:_
-- ·· .:. .. .
. - -=-----
· · · ·· · · ·-- - - -·-CHASE · · :. - -:.. ~~ - ·-·
We could play doctor. - T~st;.l!lY ..
theory on my psychiatrlst~~ co~c~ . .

-----------r-i·e~Pe@:s---~~~~~J~~-.. ~~- -_:·· _::~~

... -- ~ -~·
=====-GihSPi-;~-~~~ -.; -- -=-~ ::.-"'- .
.. - ---- -- -
· ·r : ~ - - -··· - -
.
.-i:i:"--:.: ~- . - -
- - · - · · ----- -· ·- ..We' ll~witch-.off. _ ~. ..br.ing ....t.he._·_
·· - -
wine, you bring me your scarred
psyche.
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BATMAN
You are direct, aren't you.
CHASE
Thank you. But then you like
strong women, don't you?
Especially if they're wearing skin-
tight vin and carry a ~w~h~i~.__,...,.~
Their ies are lose.
BATMAN
" ad much luck with
.I':
CHASE
/' ust haven't met the
l ·. •-a I
/
l
/eir fac c ose. It seems they are ~ust about to
tiss when Clmmissioner Gordon, trench-coat over
rhis pajam hlff~-~ puffing onto · the roof.
GORDON •
~ght ... rushed over: ..
on?
BATMAN
alse alarm.
CHASE

Batman shoots a Batar ng into t:Pte nigJ'lr·arrd·'C:tiYeS from

building to building o aqueduct. The cockpit of.,..the
Batmobile opens as -he jumps inside and takes . off.
CHASE

watches him as Gordon shuts off the signal.

EXT. - SEEDY PART OF TOWN, DAY

POLICE SIRENS whine as a pair of CRUISERS zoom down a pot-
holed street.
ANGLE ON
One particularly seedy building.

INT._- TWO-FACE'S HIDEOUT, DAY

The room is dark. The screech of the POLICE SlR'ENS
continues, fading away, as a trap door in theIToor=-~o~f-----
Leatherland pops open. · Two-Face enters. ··· · · · · · ·· · - ·
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TWO-FACE
This town has no sense of humor.
One little terrorist act, the
police are all over your c,se.

ulls his gun and blindly

TWO-FACE
Speak up or we shoot!
I
ight flicks on;" revealing/
I
..
f

LYLE ..'
ew best friend. "The t

LYLE -- N HIS . W -··· ·:::s LIME GREEN, COVERED WITH

COSTUME,
• QUESTION , AB ER DERBY. A MENAClNG MASK.
RIDDLER
, come o . · You're not even
ying. Te answer is "my word."
ep it .. ? After giving it away .. ?
ever mind I can see you're not
he intell tual type. -I'll bet .
our idea a brain . teaser.is
finding th tomato- in'-a double deck
hamburger. • · · ---· - ..... _
~
Two-Face snaps his fingers and his Thugs begin to enter.
TWO-FACE
How'd you find us?
RIDDLER
(rapidly)
I mean you ell Two-Face, you would
need to face North and South and
East and West .•. be on all points
at the same time ... Face both
rivers always evenly divided
geographically and there is only
one spot in Gotham City serving all
of these bi-facial, bi-coastal, bi-
lingual, biodegradable and
biological needs ... and that I
believe is the spot I am standing
--rui_.rrght....N.OW ! .......Am...... cl.eller .o.r.. .llllbat?

- - ··----_-_-_Two-Face is _absol_utely stupefied_ at_ this_ stranger's sh-=e__e.;;;;.r_ _ __

moxie.
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RIDDLER (cont'd)
I simply looooove what you've done
with this place.
As he :crosses to Leatherland ...
RIDDLER (cont'd)
rrrrk and gothic and
ingly decade
As he
RIDDLER (cont'd)
ght and chipper and
el
"bad" side) /
so y uuuu . . .·
(" od" side) .I i ' I
yet s you! Vecy few people .•
both 1summer and a winter.
J
you p 1 ~ .gff.s 11icely. :
Two-Face s a gu, . Points it at the ~r~en clown.
RIDDLER (cont'd)
ok up wi h me, pretty boy • .-
(pa ting Harve_y' s •
ugl ·cheek)
u will h p me gather ~nough cash -
o become e greatest electronics
ogul of a time; eclipsing Bruce •
ayne fore rl!I And.I,.ll give you
Batman's h d on a siket p:ia-tter-,--._

TWO-FACE
,: .. -· --..
We don' t need a third partner. __

. ' RIDDLER
Oh. Right. Since you've gotten
out of Arkham, you've·_·managed, ·-·
what? To bungle stealing a safe? _ .. _.
And, correct me if I'm wrong. here/::..::;-
you were outsmarted by a sixteen--:.·.:.·:.·
year old at the circus!.:.· Yo.11 _have:~- ·_. : __ -_
muscle, and I have a m~..-..::-A- mind .:~:
smart enough to bring- down-~Batman __: ~ -.: . ..
for you and Bruce wayntt-'t~.:.. ~ .· .·....:..:~::;.· ·- -/. ~-- -_·_. · ..
... . . ·-· ---·-•·- -··---· ~· -·----- __ ·:_ -__·. .~~-;:~~-=. :; .· . :.- -·· :.:__ :·. -_.:. __- .
He has moved to the front· of· the. ~.oom,-: where .t;ea"t.her arid
Lace, both on their respecti~e sid~i,:are glued·to their

~--I: ..
TVs totally involved in the BLUE ·GREEN "_INTE~CTIVE ... · :
HOLOGRAPHIC HALO,--·-----·-·-·___ · __ ._:~:_~ :____ _-. --~ · . ~ ~-- .
-·· -=-- - ---=-=~- :----~:-- . :._-:.. - . ,... :-'. .
·--'---
- . •••• •- -
-· - ·-~ --·_: ~~ . ..... ·. __,.!!!. . .
- _~4co11t+aJ.
·-.,;, ~.-
·--· .. I_ne.ed P.roductioif' ~ap.;.t¥;~- · So.~--: _ . ~~::•·;~
■
-_·. - --
•F •

- - - - - - - - - - - -__...,,~_v_erY-:1fO~ 3?.f~EVl:!_ry~-~~~~~~ ~ :: . ~ ,....

Gotham City will have one of these· · - !~

Boxes ... They enjoy a mode~.!l ·.miracle ...

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He tosses a receiver electrode to Two-Face.
•• ' _)
RIDDLER
-~~and I will tap into all their
intelligence. Take a hit.
Two-Face looks at the electrode curiously.
RIDDLER
ping his
r head)
Up,
,.I\
A beji. hen, ill trained on the Riddler, o-Face
holcjs the to his own forehead. He's/blasted
wit;fi a do rand Lace's thought patterns.
l I ' ..
TWO-FACE .-'
f
// ,/
-·

~~
ight. not everyone · can be ·a
o t. Sti , I respect the
timent. Pretty spiffy, huh?: It
es you ·arter, and smarter and
rter.
(off the girls)
d they do 't know much of
ything wh le they're tapped in.
in front of the girls' eyes.
-----,~ ---- -----...__
Riddler wa No
response. zoned. •
RIDDLER (cont'd) .......
(to the oblivious
girls)
This is your brain on the box.
He looks at Two-Face, eyes \o-,ide as he absorbs Leather and
Lace's presumably not un-interesting fantasies.
RIDDLER (cont'd)
This is your brain on their brain.
He slips out another electrode, plants it on his own
forehead.
RIDDLER
This is my brain on your brain on
their brains. How great is this?
The Riddler grabs Two-Face's receiver.
---------------------------,-
7
, .. - · · - - ---TWo--FAC£---------------......,,
No .-.Hai..t.......__-_ _·_-__·_---_-_-_,._·_________________
___

-- -------- ·---------- ------

- ,_ - ,_ .
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RIDDLER
Addictive isn't it, my dual visaged
.... friend. Just Say No. Until I say
yes. Call it a little fringe
benefit of working with me. Here's
the concept. Crime. My I.Q., your
AK-47. We'll take Gotham to the
cleaners! You'll be so rich, tr
you kill tman you c ord to
buy two rmous houses -- together
we'll c them Congress!
TWO-FACE
You a a ery strange person. You
speak as if we are old
frie ich we are not. You I
have ery eculiar toys. You help /
our elf t our women when it is ,.
le ly su idal to do so. Still,/
n ntriguf g proposition. ..
(pu j 'lQ 01i-ta'The
Coi ·") .
ds we tte you up on your ofter.
He cocks and uts the barrel tc..-The Riddler' s
temple. .
TWO-FACE (cont'd)
ils we bl w your GODDAMN GREEN HEAD OFF!!!
FOLLOW THE OIN
as Two- Face FLIPS it igh in th~r::-:-·sP1Nm~.

INT. - DIAMOND EXCHANGE, NIGHT

Two-Face and his Thugs grab handfuls of gems as a BRAVE
GUARD risks his life by pressing the ALARM BUTTON. But
when he does, the LOONEY TUNES and MEERIE MELODIES THEME
plays and Daffy Duck fills the surveillance screens. The
Riddler appears, laughing daffier tha~ Daffy. He has
electronically fooled the system. -
FULL SCREEN NEWSPAPER
"RIDDLER/TWO-FACE PULL OFF MULTI-MILS
DIAMOND HAUL. NO BATMAN!"

INT. - WAYNE MANOR, DAY

-------,,J;truet!'!--±-s-e¼e~~~-a,e.ws-r--Al-f red exit e a n d - - - -
-------rf½i~nds~-Gk~~-iH~-tHh~e--------------------
HALLWAY
trying to open a locked door which leads to the Bat Cave.
 65.
ALFRED
May I help you, Master Grayson?
.....
DICK
How come this is the only locked
door around here?
ALFRED
collection
be doing your
..
Dick Jel es the hallway. When Alfre thinks
it's ','saf key from his pocket and lo king both
wayi'.dis the secret doorway, that Dick
isjatch
.
I.· /
Ff,T. /
.•
tyle take the old island, remnants of the old
army base elii.im ◄·:3

INT. - GO NIGHT ..
i
The Riddl and the Thugs pull off a daring
robbery. e MANAGER sets off the POLICE AND BAT
ALARM. T hat The Riddler wants.

EXT. - CAS NO

As the Thugs make a taway • •

EXT. - GOTHAM STREET

Batman, in the Batmobile races toward them reading his
coordinates on the windshield screen.

EXT. - CASINO
The Riddler uses an electronic wand.
BATMAN

It scrambles his coordinates. Where's he going?

EXT. - CASINO
The Thugs are long gone as Batman arrives.
ABOVE THE C-I TY

Riddler and Two-Face cackle.

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TV SCREEN - VONDELLE MILLIONS AND HIS PANEL OF EXPERTS
ATTACK BATMAN. ',
VONDEL:.E
Has Batman lost his touch?
AIMS
e don't n d Batman anyway. It's
bout time e took care~ ,.,., 1 • • ~
urselves We've becor£weak. Any
'sin trouble they
an, Batman!"

p BAC the laundry room of

Al red d s Dick enters with

I ALFRED ,. ''
I

o starch? !

I -.DI£,.K,;s
myself. I don't believe

ALFRED
you wi , sir.
QUICK CUT FOLLOW Di k washing and drying his clothes using
all Marti Arts tee niques. It's_quite a display and
~lfred .f ; m_pressed. He exits and moves into ...
A HALLWAY
• j ·-----·-----..._

Alfred quickly goes o the locked door that lea~ to the

Bat cave. Using his key, he enters quickly.
ANOTHER ANGLE
Dick has riot missed this, and he's timing it.

INT. - STRUCTURES ON CLAW ISLAND, DAY

Construction, Installations, Lyle is beginning to
Manufacture "The Box."

EXT. - ARMORED TRUCK BASE

An ARMORED TRUCK sits open on the street.
WIDER
The GUARDS sit jn the small base.._station, mes~zed by
holographic images of the LOVE BOAT-emanating from the box
on -their .XV. - ----·- ··-··---- ·- - - ··- ----- -···--·-· - - - - - ·

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The Riddler, dressed like a construction worker straight
out of the VILLAGE PEOPLE, cavorts to the music, leaping
over the growing stacks of money being hauled out of the
..... truck by his gang .
THE RIDDLER SPRAY PAINTS A RIDDLE ON THE STREET.

INT. - ROL ROOM

king IQ points from over

1·
EXY - L I
I
Thµgs ste cious gems, PAINTINGS, all sorts of valuable
;frgo whi SEC ITY GU.A.RDS sit in their !footh, zoned
,~t on ho hie ' ·'
.RIDDLER P ANoTHlR UQDJ&ON THE SIDE OF THE BOAT.

INT. - DAY
Batman st The Riddler's nqtes and letters to
Bruce Wa compare them to the riqdles left at the
crimes.

EXT.
HEADLINES FLASH ELEC ONICALLY eN i ' H E ~ .. :rlMES
BUILDING. -.._.

HAS THE BAT GONE BLIND?"

11

Caped Crusader No Help During Gotham Cri~e Spree

INT. ~ WAYNE MANOR GYM, DAY

Bruce enters to work-out. He discovers Dick kicking,
socking, chopping an EFFIGY OF TWO-FACE. Dick is savage,
unrelenting as he destroys the canvas effigy. He finishes
to find Bruce watching him with concern.

EXT. - GOTHAM STREET, DAY

AN ELECTRONICS STORE DEMONSTRATES "THE BOX." Crowds
gather. They are mesmerized.
INT~ .,, GGl'HAM ~ERA, NIGHT
.-
"The Barber of Seville" is in fo-11 swing. As·.aiu-fnfe,._...;::==-...;;;;;;;;=--====::..:....
. _-_~::_-_~bej ~welle_a anao·e•aeckec· 7\UDIENCE-wafcnes-The71:a~ian opera,
the translation 1.s ·being ·spell-ed out·-for··-ehem-on -a-large----
electronic panel over the stage.
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BACKSTAGE ' .

We see HANDS in green gloves with Question marks on them

rework the wiring on the TRANSLATOR BOX.
AUDIENCE
The fami iar BLUE/G EN-energy beam we associate with The
Riddler athes the dience and h.a~'1t!:'t."f'ti'ffr~~ In seconds
they a7f
all tran ed.
Harve{ a take the balcony in their p tective
headfear eryone of their jewels, etc
TH/~~IDD
' !
P~ks up a-capella races through ~he stunned
afaience ts jewels and wallets, e~~-
,
I

#_7 finish e aria,with panache and he and 1 the Thugs

· isappear as Baima~leaJtiS to the Stage- from the
ceiling. looks atourF at a stunned audience. Suddenly
he sees a L BOX fITH A QUESTION MARX ON IT. He opens
it to fin pair off:PI.ASTIC HANDS APP~UDING HIM.
At thats BOE/GREEN BEAM go~s' off and the

AUDIENCE, ddenly s eing Batman on the stage with the

plastic h s, start laughing. T~ey all laugh until
someone n ices her -·ara is . missing . and laughs turn to
screams. .: .. .
.
HEADLINE -- "BATMAN PERA AT.~~"'--~·::~-----
~
QUICK CUTS OF GOTHAM CITY RESIDENCES.
RICH, POOR AND MIDDLE. PEOPLE ARE INTO ~:rHE BOX."

INT. - CONTROL ROOM

The Riddler gives Harvey a dose of Gotham's.:.mi"rid. Just a
little one though. Harvey wants_ r'no?="e · but ·R{ddler pulls
back the electrode jealously. -..:.::.- :.~:.·- •-
. -.· -·- .
- ·••.=.:..::. - .

EXT. -
Crowds
others
.
.. -·-·. -- · ---.. - --------
-
···-
~-:
~- ."""'--=--··
--·-• -- '. - -· .·. -.·=-
~

·-~.;. . .. - _•..• . -
.-.- ..

. -=JI. -:---
=====:;;:=-==::::i1i:::1NJ-11T. - ~ - s----&J,FCTRONfil_·-t#»·trnn,t\:.cBNTi{K~-::-".~w:..:tf:-,,A,<m ~~
--· ~----==-.:....___::_~_►•--=-~-----:5~__:.;··
- - - - - - - - M - e -bathes-=-i-n-tlie-gl-ow~e...Jii-;itnwa~=t.hey .~~, - ~---.-~ - -
.-
---------s-aa~pp-ing-.f.r.om.:Gotha.tni-e-es ~ ..,: -= ----~ -- --,~-_
. - ------: --- ~-.. ..-'-,. ·"-
_

'111/H
 69.
TWO-FACE
•• (entering)
promised me Batman.
RIDDLER
(holding out an
electrode)
Harv. R ax. Take a hit.
~_....,,.,i;s,,.,,...._...........~i::r.
Then moves r e l ~ t l y forward, staring at
rode he glowing eyes of an addict
A
LYL/7S H AD
VE,\t, VE SEE HIS BRAIN qROWING.
I
I.
UARTERS - CIAW IS~.ND, DAY
.
.,-I

!
T. - H
~
I

GIANT C S:,fN reading 11 HECKTECH 11 is·· raised by

'cranes in o oTr -.:s·l:.Q• state-of-the-art industrial
building.
Watching ceremont are SEVERAL DOZEN iPPLAUDING
EMPLOYEES d a whol~ herd of MEDIA, c~meras clicking and
rolling a . As th sign is settled.into place, Lyle, a
natty gre slave to fashion, steps up to a podium and
rnicrophon
-- LYLE .
hank you, hank you, ladies and
gentlemen. Let me tell you~
vision for }ie-· futur~. - --·--------....
The GOTHAM CITY SOCIAL MATRONS who have always fawned over
Bruce, now fawn over Lyle.
LADIES
Are you busy Thursday .•• Have you
met my cousin ... etc, etc.
QUICK CUTS OF NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, TALK SHOWS, all
proclaiming Lyle Heckendorf as the new King of Electron~cs
in Gotham City. Move over Bruce Wayne, etc. Gotham's Most
Eligible Bachelor, etc. etc. Lyle is becoming quite the
creature of fashion. Purple hair, BRILLIANT REFLECTIVE
CLOTHES, a little makeup sort of Karl Lagerfeld meets
Elton John meets Ted Turner (what a concept!) -~d all the
while his brain and brilliance keep growing.

INT. · - WAYNE ~R,_P.AX -

---------------=----=----
·••-··----------- - - - - - -.....
~.uFR.ED _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(calling out)
Where are you, Master Dick?
 70.
THIRD FLOOR
High above, Dick appears on the third floor landing.
DICK
Up here, Alfred!
ALFRED
ing, young
·DICK
himself) ·
,.". You seconds from ...
Bel/;, A he door.
I DICK (cont, d)_
I
l I
:
I fred di
l!aps eve
ars an
banni
I
the secret door begins/to close~ Dick
ter, _gr~s the chandelier, catapults
'to a larg pestry, slfti@s own onto the bannister and
makes ad g slide across the long first floor hall, just
sliding i the pas ageway before the secret locked door
slams shu

INT.
Dick own a small staircase into
THE B~T

INT. - BRUCE WAYNE'S OFFICE, NIGHT

.
Chase and Bruce look over all of The Riddler's material.
BROCE
The style's the same as those found
at the crime sites. But why would
The Riddler be sending me riddles?
Why not ... Batman for instance?
CHASE
Why don't you ask him?
BRUCE
The Riddler?
CHASE
No, Batman. Do you know him?

I'm ... familiar him.

CHASE
What's he like?
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 71.
BRUCE
He's ... hard to get to know.
CP.ASE
Tell me about it.
BRUCE
Anyway, t nks for coming over and
giving m he benefit ·of-~l(ft----ac:«.
' experti

,.,,." e
CHASE
honest, Bruce. I had

I}
an motive.
.. I
BRUCE
• efully) ,I
... I
I

CHASE /
a you gef a ~at£_,:t.o Batman me. : I
,.
wit's crazy hut ...
. a notef

ase, you
tman. H
fe. His
ger and
' BRUCE
an't make a life· with
can't have a normal
orld is dark~~ss and
ar.
Cl-i.A.SE •· ·.• . .. .. .
You seem t . understaH• him·p,:oe,t-t:y. .... _
well. ~

BRUCE
Maybe we're not as different as you
think.
Just then, Alfred interrupts on the VIDEO PHONE.
ALFRED
Sir, I'm so sorry to interrupt you.
BRUCE
Alfred. You remember Chase, don't
you?
Cl-i.A.SE
Hi, Alfred.

ALFRED
Sir. I'm afraid I have some rather
- - - - - - - - - - - - ~-~t..ressing news. About Mas""tr-ie5""1r------------
Dick.

3/ll/'4
 i2.
BRUCE
What's the matter? Is he all
right?
ALFRED
I'm afraid Master Dick has ... gone
traveling.
BRUCE.
He ran ?

ALF.RED
the actual problem.

BRUCE I
osted the Jag? ,I
h great relief) i
!
?
Chase) :''
· OY..¼9¾,sa Teenagers.
ALFRED
ou still don't
sir. Master Die~ did
Jaguar. He took the
he car.
BRUCE
he Rolls? That ll more'serious .
. ..ALFRED : . I

HQ, sir. • -------

Cting harder to get -.._..
· through, nodding
slightly downward)
He took the OTHER gr.
Bruce finally gets it. Uh-oh

EXT. - GOTHAM CITY, NIGHT

The Strip. Gotham Night Life. Everybody's out. Neon,

Traffic, Sleaze.
Suddenly Dick cruises into this energy in t ·he BATMOBILE !
This gets everybody's attention.

INT. - BATMOBILE
--------T...,h...e-•¥,41ehkle is a )itt]e bit out of bis ]eag,.ie however, as -
-------h-e.--1:ties. to grapple with the power and the ~a~~~_tu~es he
doesn't -know how -to use. --He .presses . .t.he .WRONG JUJTTON •. . ··- __ .
 .I 73.
I

EXT. - BATMOBILE
and the FLANKS POP OFF. OOOOpsl He gets them back on .
....
Suddenly he is confronted with a GROUP OF FLA.SHY LOW
RIDERS. They HYDRAULIC _UP AND DOWN competitively.
e right button. He can PUMP THE
FASTER AND_Jll,~t""'t~mt""~ to shame.
He tu tries through alleys.
Sud,'hly
A Y,0UNG is being chased by SIX MEMBERS
thfough ick stops the Batmobile a . jumps out
t . her r takes on the group with a/ fantastic
'splay ts expertise. They are a tough group,
bwever, ust a -it seems he's polished them all off,
ne of wh d gott n away earlier, returns~ bringing
'THIRTY G EMBERS itb_hi..Eta. They are running with bats
and clubs anythi g cney
could get their hands on. Dick
f
Suddenly ark shap~ jumps from above_ the alley.
( GANG MEMBER · ..
H y shit .. . fit's the Batt 11 )
Batman di s into th m like a bowling ball makes a strike.
They scat r as he c lls for the batmobile and ~ak,s a
quick getaway with D ck. -- · · - · -·
·• . ----- . ----....... ~
INT. - BAT CAVE, NIGHT - TEN MINUTES LATER
Bruce argues with Dick as Alfred wat.ches. . ·
DICK
I'm sorry I won't pull a stunt like
that again ... I promise. But you
have to let me be part of this.
BRUCE
Absolutely not. This is not your
fight.
DICK
Harvey Two-Face took the only life
I've ever known. But now it seems
like there's some rhyme or reason
to this. Let me work with you. Be
= . :....y.our-par~_ner.
·· --------- - - - - mtt,CE-=-=-------===--===--=:..:..:...:==--=-===~
- This fsn'taoout ·persort~-i---------------
- --- · vengeance ·. --··- -- ---·

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Dick glances at a small framed headline of Bruce's parent's

murder .
DICK
Right.
BRUCE
You don't 'now _w hat
DICK

BRUCE
cold)
n't.
tening)
./ 'I
g and ...
DICK
DQ.t.akid! You wanna catch -:
ey Two Fa~s\Qa't you? So do
Let me atTeast help you lo~g
ugh to ag him.
..
BRUCE
"ba him. 11
Dick looks way.
DICK:
've sworn n my parepts graves to
lcill him.
BRUCE
That's what I was afraid of. Tne
discussion is over. You are going
away _tc;>, :, .~~ool •. ·> • ·
DICK
Screw you, Bruce. -·
·-- - - ..-
 75.
Dick turns on his heel and storms out. Bruce stares after
him with tired eyes.
, • he notices
beat. 7:.~-. . h
C ase' s letter.
A Opens it. He
melts. Wha~·e a legend to do.

INT. -

Chase ound s;teep shadow her

face.
FRENGH W
fl
B~TJI.AN' S She gets ~p and quickly g es to the
wiJf:iows m. She's in a diaphanous twhi te
n~ghtgo lack rubber. The moon, rhe wind.
~ey kiss ads him into the bedroom: MUSIC
_GINS. remove his mask. He .s~?PS her.
1
INT. - C

Post coit tands at the window~ pulling closed

her robe. before her.

CHASE
)
oes it come off?
BATMAN 1 •
No.
CHASE
Is your war against evil more
important than ... than this?
BATMAN
I was six when I fell into the
darkness. My father thought i t was
a rabbit hole, but I fell into a bat
cave. Thousands of bats everywhere.
I fought them off bravely but then
out of the shadows a hissing,
gliding with ancient grace,
unwilling to retreat as his brothers
did, eyes gleaming untouched by love
or joy or sorrow. Breath hot with
the taste of fallen foes. The
stench of dead things. Damned
things. Surely the Purest Warrior
ever known. The only evil I have . .
,==:::nevefd)eeri-:a:5l-e --to=t.a;..ce--•...;;i---;:a-n_.____. . . . :. : ___:.._....:....__

·-----------~-E-__________________
--"""'Y""'ou ·-wer-e-onl-y--six ..-.-- ---------- - - -
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 76.
BATMAN
Most peo~le think I became Batman to
fight crime. I became Batman to .
fight that fear. I became the E@BI
....
CHASE
Tell me~ please. Who are you?
BATMAN
ow anymore.
Md ps up onto the balcony gone. A
shad n the dead of night.
fl
//
I
rwj'. ENTER, HECKTECH, CLAW ISL1!NO, NIGHT
. ,.
I

A MUSI INTRO, we find Lyle plugged into

, most set ·n Gotham. Brain canals1growing.
ecomin insanle sitting in his control ~enter. He
• egins si g ''MY Y" ..J!..Llbe TV monitors :become one giant
"Karaoke" the wo ds~the song appear. Images
include, , Lyle · nd More of Lyle. .·
.
NIGHT - WEEKS LATER
An elegan . with twin spires at the top twisting
grace full night sky. ,
. .
At the ma le ·entran , the red carpet· ii, ·rolled out for a
pull-out-t e-stops p ty. Over.the door, a vibrant banne~
proclaims "Hecktech Imagine ~ r e - ~ 4 ---....,..
At the curb, portly, well off businessmen and their ladies,
dressed in over-the-top runway fashions, pile out of luxury
cars and hand off the keys to a battalion of valet parkers.
Down the street~ a few party-goers come upstairs from a
subway stop with a brand new lighted sign announcing
"Heckendorf Plaza.•
Next car up -- Bruce Wayne's Rolls, driven by Alfred. A
valet hands Chase out. She looks stunning in a simple gold
silk sheath.
Bruce leans over Alfred before stepping out of the car.
BRUCE
I smell trouble.
ALFRED
For once, I must insist you have a
-
od._ me
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_--:_~--~g=,-0
.......
~-a-, H he---&ear-a~--:.======================
I shall
moni tori"ng the pol1·ceoands.

BRUCE
Am I being paranoid?
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 77.
ALFRED
No more than usual, sir. The lady
awaits.
BRUCE
Right.
Bruce j the curb. He escorts her down the red
carpet ilding elev~nr:--_.•..:-~~,

S IRES, BANQUET IIALL \

,.
,:
An E>norm e w thout a bit of subtlety. oslentatious
marl:S.le a
Der'o the ; ..
e e'{erywhere, in a garish punk-meets-Art _-
.
'· room J
The eked wd.th people sipping exotically colored
9.bcktails ching }avish hors d'oeuvres. Conversation
,BUZZ is h
,.•
{Into this
,;
: ...,...
walk Bfuce and Chase.
...... Bruce is skeptical, on
i his guard ..
I BRUCE
[oo fast.
Bruce and ase snagtdrinks and begin to wander around.
At brightl -lighted 4tations throughout the room, ·showy
displays a nounce. s:i_nfE NEW IMPROVED BOX. 11 .Pretty, . . - .
scantily-c ad _showgi~s .. beckon e=.:~~o~rs_ -~~.
wares. ~
out ~pe t:..,..
And sure enough, there are lines of people waiting to step
into the BLUE ENERGY BEAMS emanating from the sleek
electronic new Boxes.
Bruce and Chase stop by the first display, where a
SOCIALITE cloaked by the Energy Beam gasps with delight as
she finds herself dazzling in diamonds from head to toe.
CHASE
I don't believe this!
BRUCE
Where did he get the financing for
this? The Mob? Some European
cartel?
CHASE
Do I detect a note of professional
.. jealousy?
They wander to the next display, where a CHUBBY PROFESSOR
frolics through an Energy Beam with a sword in hand,
fighting off a KNIGHT ON HORSEBACK who falls back with
every blow struck by the Professor.
 78.
CHASE I
Come on, Bruce. Don't you want co
try it?!
....
Bruce shakes his head. Instead he slips around a piled-
high display of The Box, takes one off the top and tries to
pry the back open. But the SHOWGIRL on duty plucks it out
of this ands. ·
..
SHOWGIRL
th a smile)
ll
aughtyl
i"
//
My
BRUCE

H~·
lmoves n, serving everything keenly•~ Chase at
I
I
, • side. i
,/
CHASE
g ~ t-h.~u, Bruce? This
tic party!
BRUCE
PR, packaging The
le guy who used to work
have put tl)is
is fast.
Chase bur hing at the next display they come to.
An extrem BALD GUY, ho's gone to great pains to look
distinguished, into the blue energy beam and looks
into a mirror. - . cu - - · - · ·---~--
--....
CLOSE-UP ON
The Bald Guy, now. has HAIR~ Lots of hair. Rivers of it,
flowing down to his :-shoulder,. thick and lustrous. In
absolute heaven, the Bald Guy looks like he never wants to
move from this spot.
Bruce sees acquaintances approaching.
BRUCE
Evening ladies ..•
The GOTHAM CITY SOCIETY MATRONS, dressed to the nines tens
and elevens hardly notice him.
MATRONS
Hi, Bruce ....
as they rush madly over to Lyle and crowd around him for a
---------.pn:::5:-::o.t~ci:Dp:,.........;:.,_......,~-,,...,.s.-c:::ru--"-~Je bei:ng intex viewed by a gang of the pr~_-s-s-.--=_'---
Lyle now has magenta hair and a beauty mark. He is fashion
and .society' s darling. -----.. - ··----· ····· ····•---- --····· ---·---·-·- - -

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NEWSCASTER
So you're outselling WayneTech ...
LYLE
Two to one ...
"JOURNALIST
And expanding faster
__ ......_ . ~. .'"""'-II.Ire.
· LYLE
I am ng Bruce Wayne in every
I
II
way. is nothing he stands
for eses that I cannot
i'
.'I
have
Su~enly r.
t I
.,
BrCE AND i
.'
. /~e looks edibly,beautiful. Lyle is imm~diately
. bsessed ossess4d. ~ a new goal._:

hing!
i
~
~YLE (cont'd)

BRUCE AND
CHASE 1 .• )
r giving my note to

Did you gu
BRUCE
connect? -=-----------...._
. .,
~
CHASE
Uh huh ... yes we connected.
Is she blushing?
They are interrupted by LYLE -- higher than a kite,
bubbling over with excitement and charm.
LYLE
Bruce Wayne!! I am soooo glad you
came!
BRUCE
Congratulations.
LYLE
And whoooo is this ravishing
creature?
. .BROCE
___ ___ _____ _____ Dr. Chase Meri di en, Lyle
- -------·Heckeridorf. _-=._-_-_-__-_-_---=-----------------

Lyle snatches up Chase's hand.

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LYLE
My dear. You look like a woman who
loves to dance .. I have the most
special partner for you!
Pu~ring over her, he gestures her towards a nearby new Box
display.
LYLE
this model won't be in
until Christmas. •But
r welcome to drop by my
II
time, day or night. to
.fr he merchandise.

Ch~e wal tiv ey to the display. Lyle

t~hnicia shi mering BLUE ENERG.Y BEAM e~gulfs her.
Case gas er p rty dress transforms intd a gauzy
ite BAL WN traight out of a l930's .movie. Then,
iraculou ERI IZING beside her, the greatest dance
ime .· •·····a
FRED ASTA son. Iri black and wh.ite. Chase also
turns BLA to match. ·
In the b. hase perform one. ·of the most
breathtaki c dance routines as Bruce and Lyle
talk.
- meet on
LYLE
ven terms, at last. -~·or:
a bit uneve , the way· t:hings are··- ··
going for y u, Bruce. • Xlas :-·You ... __ ~

had your ch nee to join me . - ·

BRUCE
I'm happy for you, Lyle. Really_ ·..
Lr...E
Gracious in defeat~. ·~ow charmin_a~
- -. . .
suddenly MACHINE GUN FIRE bursts acros.s the ~oom ·and up
into the ceiling, sending a chandelier · CRASH~~G· to the
floor. . __ . . .. - .
HARVEY TWO-FACE and. his THUGS -=---~{i1di~g -~~~ -~s .· at
every entrance. The crowd SCR~~ ....:_.-~-. ·-- : ·. ·...:.._:..> . /. -. ~ :· .· ·
.. -. . - - -- . ..'. ··-·- - - - --
. . . . ___t:.: - ~.. :. :·- . . -
- - -· · - - . . ...
. . . ::-. :-·. - ---. . .
- - ~·-- - ••• ♦- - : -· • • -

·· ·· · ·· TWO-·FAC-E -:.-~ .: .... : ·, - .. ·.

All right, folks, this- ie ·a:ti• old- . ·
fashioned, low-tech ·sti9.5~_up:_ - · . :_
-We' re interested -in ·tt.·e-.basi.cs: · . .:.~ -~-.-
- - - - - - - - - - - -'-=;,-.~c~~~·~e44lcy"~;casn2zat~'~igh~...end~~~~-~=·=-=----=~~._.~--
-==~~f~f~~~j~~~~~~~~J~~~~~~Jc=-~el,·rnj·~J==·~~~ --~net,~-~--;:::_-;;::::..m.;-=-~-;-~-1dsJ.?..e«_:twer ~- ~,_.;;;.~=-:-._· ::-~--.-:---
1
~·~~;E;i5~
···-_ni ce_a.nd ea...1ncs1:nd...n9::()i}_e~s· hur-r7· ~~- . : - ·- -
---------~--------------~----_-_-_-_--------===---=----=-- ~~ ~:..·· ___- .:~-~
=- .. • ~ ' - "' - .. --
Two- F ace-;·s Thugs charge into the room.. The -~ro•~.-e~~EAMS.

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 '

While Chase is distracted, Bruce backs toward a French door

and slips ~~ay out onto the balcony. )
.... The Thugs clrculate quickly through the room, yanking
jewels from ladies' ears and necks, grabbing wallets and
purses, shoving them all into pillowcases.

EXT. - ING
Rolls . .
,. BRUCE
Alfred.
,f
A /ECRET E BACK OPENS TO A BATSUIT. /
l I
T. - p ,,.'
·'
. 1ayhem as
·r ..
se loo~ aro'l;l.~d_g
~
uce .. ? ! rBruce ..
CHASE
?! _

Meanwhile yle pushLs his way against·the crowd, through

Two-Face' ing of pfrsonal guards and right up to Two-
Face's fa
- LYLE
(co f identially).-: ·
f youwan d an invitation, all
you had to 0 was ask.e.: a · - - · .... · · - -
~
Two-Face turns the full force of his evil side.
TWO-FACE
We're sick of' waiting for you to
deliver The Bat, Riddle boy. Maybe
this'll show you who's boss.
LYLE
(tantrum)
This i s ~ Qig partvt!I
TWO-FACE
And this is your wake-up call! You
promised us Batman. We'.re still
waiting!
LYLE
Patience, oh bifurcated one.
-Pat i -en~;________________ ___;_______;_____,

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TWO-FACE
Screw patience. We want him dead.
(looking around)
Nothing brings out Batman like a
little mayhem and murder.
LYLE
Oh well, n that case.
oing to rob rnA.,-....-,,:r~ft~
ave done s let me
r. We could have
. his, planned it, pre-
vie rights! Given it a

breaking glass -- and BA~ ~~ies in

king a row of. Thugs down pefore he
lands lightly on the flodr.,
,/
LYLE
I~t&be honest.
ce ..was good. His was
at's the difference?·

TWO-FACE
our ay.
Two-Face Lyle way and starts looking for a clean

-
shot at B He res a couple of times, but only
destroys scul ure and some liquor bottles. More
screams.
. ' -
----..-..._ ......._. ........
LYLE
If you wouldn't mind taking your
fight outside .. ?
One HUGE THUG charges right at Batman. Batman heaves him
overhead, then THROWS him right into .a tall . display of
stacked Boxes, which SMASH to the floor. Lyle, seeing
this, yelps in pain.

More Thugs fistfight Batman into the Energy Beam where the
Armored Knight waits, lance drawn. The KNIGHT ON HORSEBACK
CHARGES Batman. Batman whirls around to meet him, confused
for a second.
The Knight barrels down on Batman, poised to skewer him
viciously! The Thugs shriek and dive for the floor. The
Knight G.ALLOPS STRAIGHT THROUGH Batman -- then disappears
at the edge of the Energy Beam.
Hearing the scream of POLICE SIRENS from outside, Two-Face
________a....n...d~b....i...s.._T...b
....u~gs scram_into tbe express e l e v a . t o r ~ - - - -
close. ·

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A group sigh of relief. CHEERS erupt for Batman. Chase,
her eyes bright, tries to cut through the crowd to get to
him.
But Batman leaps onto the balcony and JUMPS! Party
guests rush over to watch.

EXT. -

PARTY /U
. ,.
Gr1p~ing f his cape, Batman GLIDES floors
dowri, the oward the street.
. •·
~I
I
BA -ti.AN' S OV, I
I
l r
Pf.low, Ha thugs are disappearing down the
,-bway st /

- ··· · ·::&
INT. - HE RES SUBWAY STOP, NIGHT
The Thugs the platform, shoving subway
.
passenger ir way. They're running for ...
The TRAIN, hich has ~ust opened its doors.

l he foll
TWO-FACE
ing?
THUG - .•
He's right eh ind us ... .,_:os-~-------·- ~
TWO-FACE
Excellent.
. , .. ;
The Thugs fling'off-boa;ding passeng~rs aside with abandon,
bulldozing their way onto the train. Two-Face, neatly
protected by his men, step onto the train calmly.
Batman flies down the steps after the Thugs. He catches
the hindmost Thug, knocks him out as he keeps running.
The last few Thugs fight through the crowds to get to thE
tail end of the train. Two Thugs elbow an UNLUCKY THUG out
of the way to get to the door. They push him off the
platform.
UNLUCKY TiruG
Noooo! Wait! Help mel
------G-rrca~g for anything to stop bis fa) 1, the Unlucky Thug....--_ __
--------lun.f.or-t..unat.ely7 grabs. the THIRD RAU, He_fi:i.e..s_as _the______
ELECTRIC SHOCK pulses through him. His SCREAMS are drowned
out by the WAIL of the train's siren as the doors start to
close.
 84.

Batman races to board the train. He's toe, late. The doors
HISS closed and the train starts moving.
As the train pulls away, Batm&n DIVES for the back of the
last car.

INT. - WAY , NIGHT

Batman. ne hand to a handle on the back of
the s/ w e scrambles for a foothold.

ANG1' ON
saran's ng perilously close to the third rail.
• I
T~re! on a ledge. Then the other.
B ·tman's in the wake of the trai~'s passing.

- s
~rr.w;i: ··-~
The train s eaks to,stop. As the doors .wheeze open, Two-
Face's Th pour ou ., shoving passengers out of the way,
shooting ath clea ahead of them when necessary.
end of the trairi.

l Two-Face, platform, runs smack into Dr. Aims.

. .. . . . .. ~0:-FACE ...... .
Hey . . We k w you. ·You've bored us
on TV. - I • _ . _ . • - • - • - - - . ... ...._

.........
Two-Face grabs Aims around the neck and shoves his gun
right under Aims' chin. Aims is an instant quivering pile
of jelly.
AIMS
You don't like my show?
TWO-FACE
No! Two thumbs down.
Two-Face traces Aims' face with the muzzle of his gun.
AIMS
Batman! Help me!I
Two-Face cocks back the revolver
WHIP PAN TO
_______B_at..man.,,_e~anding tall and ominous at the edge of the
platform ... _

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 85.
A BATARANG hits Two-Face square in the hand! He drops the
gun, yelping in pain and ru~s away.
BAT~.AN swoops down. Aims, cowering on the ground, gapes
with awe at Batman's display of pure strength .
.AIMS
Batman. u're a god!J ~~~~~~

BATMAN
,.
/I
id Two-Face go?
Aime!f~oi st ·rway exit downward. Batman is off on
the/chase Ai s staggers against a post, grateful to
be /!'alive. I
I
I
f
,·
D STA RWAY, NIGHT ,/

down aJde,e.,rt~ decrepit stairway. Holes

n some teps, odd drafts blow through the
space, an e echoilg sound of ORIPPING,NATER is
everywher

INT. - AB Y TUNNEL, NIGHT · J

Batman mak own the floor- of the subway tunnel·.
l The train orn up in some places, the curved
brick wall are cru ing. He looks, listens in both
directions of the .tu el. The ~~-.!.~~-~ws up all
light. No sound of otsteps. • ... _ ~
Batman opens his Utility Belt and takes out the BATLENS--a
magnifying glass-type device that functions as an infrared
night-scope . He dials up the contrast and scans the area.
BATLENS POV -- INFRARED
Nothing to the left. The Batlens swerves around. To the
right ... Heat radiation reveals Two-Face and his gang
hugging the walls to avoid being seen.
FARTHER UP THE TUNNEL
Two-Face and his gang.
THUG
The Bat.
_ TWO-FACE
===-====-===~
-~~--==--..:::==--_-_.:::i:T:.Jit.........,::::z::::as_::a~~~-m--=cem"ii=i:n~g!'f-=.

·- ---- ·-··· -----The ·crooks fire -some -bullets -B-atman.L...s-way ,--t.4=ten;tm. - - - - - -

-._,_ - . ·- . - -- ·- - - ---- .. -- - -- ---- ---·------ -------
 86.
They reach a tunnel intersection where some light leaks
down from upper subway levels. Two-Face trips on an old
gas pipe.
TWO-FACE
Nothing worse than a bad case of
gas.
Two-Fae .
machin .
TJg
,,
The he rotten-egg smell of gas ts them.
Angrr,ly, KS the pipeline away from t wall .
.'I
TWO-FACE
/
,
l I
f

A{~o-Fa ugs retreat into the dimly lit subway

station b in them, o-Face grabs a "Rhode~!an street
iweeper" om one of the Thugs -- a fearsome·weapon, it
·hoots min - enades !lik••··z~olver. .·
f
C
TWO-FACE
Action.
..
Two-Face b FIRES as his Thugs run for cover
behind him EXPLODES right by a piece of
broken pip
,
WHOOOOSH ! SCAPING EXPLODES. 'A huge FIREBALL, dense
and brilli t, forms d rushes.down several hundred feet
of tunnel straight at atmanl
........
- A ., _ . _ , • - ~ • • • •• • - - - .

Batman spins around.· But there's nowhere for him to hide!

He grips the ends of his cape and twirls ~_E _closed around
him.
The fireball swooshes ~ Batmcll.n, blanketing· him
completely! Still barreling stz.:.~ight t_oward us, it
dissipates gloriously into black·smoke ~own-~~~~tunnel.
TWO-FACE'S POV, DOWN THE TUNNEL ...-.. ·.
-:. ... : ...· .
-·· .
Nothing's left. Nothing but smok:e:: .:Jfo ··Batrriin~2-A moment
of dead quiet. . ... ::" - __--
--•· .-... ·-
.
,., ·· -. -. -
~

Two-Face chortles malevole.ntly :-: -~_}:·~~~/~'- ~:·_

.. .
··-·-· --: ..
.--- ..- .
- -·. -·.
·-
. - -·--•-· -· ·---· - -·- ·. -· ·. ,..,_,__ .
~
·- . ·. --·

I
\

- TWO-FACE'S POV
 87.

Back in the smoke, a figure rises up from the ground.

Raising its•~ands to its face dramatically, the arms open,
unfolding iD~O WINGS.
And Batman strides out of the smoke and down the tunnel
toward Two-Face, his cape swirling wide around him. He's
alive! The Thugs start running.

Batm e erges f the tunnel into an abandoned subway

stat,,~on - a vi y amazing underworld with er mbling
gotf\1c a ches, rate tile work, and lit thr gh stained
. 91,~ss pa els c ing to the sidewalks above/ The space
iff huge,
l I
I
trnan w 'ly by old construction scaffolding.
/
GLE UP
{ __,_..-:a
A pile of e rock~ on top of the scaffolding. Hiding in
the shade Two-Fa1 gives the scaffol.d;a push in just the
right pla
The scaff ing COL PSES. The rocks pound down on Batman,
half bury him. B tman struggles, but is pinned under
all thew ght!
Two-Face

TWO-FA~ ---·•--···•
This shoul have been over a long --- .... ~
time ago.
Two-Face draws his gun -- then reholsters it. Meanwhile,
Batman is still fighting to get free. He's got one knee
out now.
TWO-FACE (cont'd)
No. Much too conventional.
Two-Face picks up a 30 pound boulder and raises it ...

BATMAN'S POV FROM GROUND LEVEL

of the rock, high overhead.~. ready to smash in his skull!
TWO-FACE
. ("refined" Harvey)
~---We thlnk-i-t.!-s t irne to Jet tbe
primiTive -WU e c{ie I I en,"e:=:Effe._
--plea--s · ·- --

- ··-- · · - · · · · · - - - - - - - - - - - ( "demon·.i.c II Hai: v e y " - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

··• --- ··· ··--o·f-c·racking:yonx bxains-wi--de -open4-.------
Adios, guano breath!
 88.

Suddenly, from directly overhead, a CRASH through one of

the stained glass panels above -- and a strangely-garbed
masked figure bursts through the window and down into the
.. fray .
It's DICK, wearing an improvised costume rigged from his
circus outfit: greens shorts, red vest with a crude "R" on
the che yellow e, and a black his eyes.
Dick l n e, knocking him backwards. the As
Thugs/to e's defense, Batman struggl s out from
unde:f
,, th pulls the Thugs off Dick.
Bat/'n ad Dick go to action together, fighti as a very
ef~~ctiv, 's acrobatic agility is esfecia.!ly .
oufi'stand· o fast for the Thugs even,to aim a
··st at. Dick take down at least· q!dozen

t allenge s,
t acres
Two-Face
fast.
platf~rm ...
I
,

ards are machine-gunning through a

/
•

. boarded-u hey make their esc~pe .

Batman da s into t e old tunnel after them -- and stops
BATMAN'S
The tunne four passages. It's impossible to

-I
tell whic nt. Two-Face has escaped again ...
for now.
Bruce turns to Dick.
BATMAN
What the hell do you think you're
doing?
"' .. .:
DICK
I saved your Batbutt back there! I
think a little appreciation is in
order!
BATMAN
Why were you following me in the ·
f.irst place?
DICK
I told you. I want to be your
partner. I want to help you.
BATMAN
And who are you supposed to be,
"Robin Hood?" . What's with these
-:..-:..-:...-:...-:...-:...-:...-:...-:...-:...-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_-:_ee"""l-or-s ~ y ?=-i:r..ea t C amou f J a_g_e_
. -_-_----------
in a paint factory, maybe.

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 89.
DICK
You have a real gratitude problem
here, Bruce. You know that?
BATMAN
Batman. In public, you call me
Batman.
DICK
Man, you ed to chill. Look. I
tracked , I kicked some ass to
,, help ge u out of ehere, I didn't
cause y roblems -~ I know you're
;/
. //,
a solo act but •.•
• '.
Sud,denly Gordon, the Cops and an army of Press
eng\llf th ,
. I

I' GORDON
oy wonder," Batman?
:''
I

. . •·.,;.;:.S
beat. T e in chimes in ...
t. DICK/ROBIN
his newtpartner.
REPORTER #1 )
are you
REPORTER tl2
ame?
. -. .

... Robin.
• • !'

BATMAN
• - • . •• ••

-----·-·-·--··---.......
- • • • ·· - - .• .

All eyes turn to Batman.

-BATMAN
My partner's name is Robin.
INSERT NEWSPAPER HEAD - "BIRD JOINS BAT IN FIGHTING CRIME."
WIDER

INT. - WAYNE MANOR GYM, DAY

Bruce and Dick work out strenuously.
THE POOL
They swim~vigorously.
EXT.
A MOTORIZED BATARANG hovers above the luscious green
playing field, as if looking for a spot to land. Suddenly
a coil of fishing line shoots out of the Batarang--
111119,
 .
.
And LASSOS Dick, who's been watching with awe from below!
90 •

DICK
Heyl No fair!
PULL BACK TO REVEAL
erating t Batarang by strapped to
He start to untie o· oils into
ized Bat g.
Bruce,\ wh ly, and the Batarang zooms roes the
fie~,· s~ , landing squarely in his nd. Bruce
tos , s 1 unstraps the remote.

l
I BRUCE
I
I
I

I.ck eage e remote and starts pun~ning buttons.

he Batar to the sky, whooshing a·11 over the
· olo fiel Tb~ ·i-tt~RASHES into one of the
windows o r.
OICK
• t

INT.

Alfred
Bruce demonstrates h' virtuosi~t the computer keyboard.
Screens full of crim' al case f I'leswhT£-pasc·-a~ick sits
goggle-eyed.
BRUCE .,
Criminals are usually out for the
easy score. They tend to repeat
themselves. Form behavior
patterns, M.0.'s.
ROBIN
Yeah, yeah, I get the idea. You
promised to teach me some of your
moves.
BRUCE
I am. I'm teaching you to think
before acting. This job is 90\
. mental and only 10\ physical .

INT. - BAT CAVE, GYM, NIGHT

Al 1 the various "Bat-equipment'" --display·ed. -· Bruce starids
showing Robin his new Utility Belt.
 91.

BRUCE
Batarangs go here. Remember to
lead the filament'first. Gas
canister go in here.
·DICK
Where's e holster?

res at blankly.
DICK
" You know. For the
if
,'I

./'
If!. - B NIGHT
.
../ruce an ff on a training mat, g6ing head to
(head spar arp combination of karate and
kickboxin . oow, ·-~·t s Bruce
can clearly wipe up the
floor wit
BRUCE

DICK
o way.

..
Whomp! B ce flips ick to the floor, hard. Dick gets up.
They face ff again.
-- ---·--··--.
BRUCE
,.
-
Guns are tne weapons of cowards.
-----
• ·

--..

Guns let the man doing the shooting

hide from the death and destruction
he causes:'.'·~ HQ KI'LLINGt
DICK
No ~ 1

Whomp! A flying kick to Dick's shoulder sends him flying

across the room. He picks himself up.
BROCE
We're not the jury, 21: the
executioner. That's what the
justice system is for.
DICK
. What good did the "justice system"
i --do_my---f a mil y?
- Dick tries -=for !r"uce, bci-=t=lfl: ~ce1t1-·way==l:""Oo -fas~or7l-iffl; - - ---
\ ...... ----------·-·He. dodges·-·a.'rid ··fefn'ts-,-then-wraps DicJf's"Tegr1.gnt up-to his .
· · ·- - -- ·· -· ·---·ear·: - --oick -slaps "the-floor ,--and-Bruce-l-ets -g07
 92.
BRUCE
This is about fighting criminals.
Not about becoming one yourself.
Suddenly Dick finds a weak spot and breaks through Bruce's
defenses. Before we can blink, Bruce is on the floor, with
Dick sitting triumphantly on top of him.
, but grins
o-smug Dick.
BRUCE
Nice
prises Dick with
. a' SOlegsmug,.•
not looking quite
sweep. . Now

i
.
BRUCE (cont'd) .
wor with me. You don't I
Not f. ev~ !-~-. _20
~
CONTiOL CENTER
~ .
On his th e, in hiJ sphere, electronic~lly getting more
brilliant ery seco d, Lyle fills all his screens with
Chase's i e from t party.
.l HIS BRAIN
We can see he rivul s of brain power ripple and dance as
his brain grows unde his rnage~g. qaiF_:__ ______ .., __

Suddenly Harvey gets irn by the throat. ~

TWO-FACE
I flipped the coin and guess who . ·-
lost. I'm going to ~~11 you.

No you're not. .._ -· .-

TWO-FACE --·. ,. :··.
I have all the muscle.:..,.._ iJcnow how - -
your brain:..straw wo:r~s·~~ -do· t..· ·..-::-: ~- •
n"eed you? • I can be ·el'je::~a:z:test : ··- ·::--~- ·- - . . -- -·
_____ ._person in Goth~m Cify·-:,·::-·.. ~~~ilt ~he7 .... ,.: ~ ···;.._ ·
empire. Now I . .want ~-i;:t:~=:a._l:J:f :·-. · ·-: : ·-,,~- '· -· - ·
. - . .. .• ·- -- .. .
,;.
.. ·-

-
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LYLE
Attentione . .. Per favore ...
• •
He points:~ his large SCREENS. IMAGE CHANGES. We see
Robin's attack in the subway. Then next to it Lyle runs
Dick Grayson moves at the circus ... he blends them
together.

So •••

LYLE
a genius, a prodigy, a
For I may solve the
'ddle of them all.
I
I
TWO-FACE
.•
f

is? J
I

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OFF Two-F c . live.

CLOSE ON
It's a one on t
CAMERA P EVE.AL

Group of YUNG KIDS

GOTHAM CEMETERY - DU ..

They pass DICK who is visiting his family's graves.

----·-----
Halloween costumes running ~hrough
......~ ~

KIDS
Happy Halioween. "-•·· .·
DICK
Happy Halloween.
PULL BACK TO REVEAL
A VAN is parked outside the cemetery.

INT. - VAN

Two-Face, The Riddler, and company sit watching Dick as he

rises, begins heading down the street.
.,..
RIDDLE
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INT. - WAYNE MANOR, BRUCE'S BEDROOM, NIGHT

Bruce dresses for dinner.
Dick ENTERS, wearing the same clothes he had on in the ·
cemetery, he is deeply troubled.
BRUCE
What's up?
DICK
Bruce. .•• I'm leaving.

,,! //
t
BRUCE
if you're going to
g, fill it up this time.
ay to work last week .'!
l I

f f DICK
·'
I mea~ I'-...go,{;alg away. I'm
outi For good.
r BRUCE
(sp~ning)
are y talking about?
DICK
uce, you' e been good to me. And
e thing i , I can '·t lie to you.
've given t a lot of thought.
Bruce, when I f ~nd Ha~ Of:!!!: __!.'.~. . .
going to ki 1 him. Tnere's no way ·•·- ...~
I can't. S I'm gonna go. I'm
sorry.
Dick turns and ,heads out the door. Bruce stares after him.
BRUCE
Dick, wait.
He follows.

EXT. - WAYNE MANOR, ACCESS ROAD

The familiar surveillance van sits parked. The thugs mill
around outside.

INT. - · SURVEILLANCE VAN

-------~T~h~e-R~-ddler and....XWO-Face sit alone, ..watching the manor

-
 95.
RIDDLER
All the money. All the access. Of
course. How could I have been so
stupid?
TWO-FACE
Why would Batman's partner live
with Brue Wayne?
The ma disbelieving look.
RIDDLER
l.
" y passed the bar? They
become a lawyer these
/
RIDDLER -
I
I
r pulls up to the manor eptrance.
mer for the door.
RIDDLER
is to g ~ e true. And
no even my birthday.
TWO-FACE
ugh. What are w~. doing

L RIDDLER
ey don't call,you Two-

He grabs Harvey's coi. Tosses i t ~ in the air. HOLD ON

the spinning faces as (OVER) we ~ r . :-:-·-·····-·- .......
RIDDLER
Bruce Wayne, Batman. Bruce Wayne,
Batman. Bruce Wayne, Batman.
INT. - WAYNE MANOR

Bruce chases Dick to his room.

BRUCE
Listen to me, Dick. You can't just
walk away. We can work this out.
Alfred appears behind Bruce.
ALFRED
Ms. Chase has arrived.
Bruce looks from Alfred to Dick.
--------------------Bi-RR.tlUtCC:EE------------------
- Something has come up, Alfred.
Please tell her ...
(off Dick)
Tell her, it's a family matter.
 96.
Dick is moved. . .
DICK
No. It's okay. Go on downstairs.
BRUCE
We need to talk this out. You
can't Dick.
DICK
this? Let me sleep on
talk about it tomorrow.
I'!
,'I
Brre ho
/

/
BRUCE !
e?
f DICK
./
HaNe ,-,.r,· "alte. You
erve a ittle R-and-R. But
r member, o glove, no love.
Bruce LAU
BRUCE
friend, Dick ...
l
Dick smil him go.

You too,
DICK---·
ce. Than :=:
·ris .. -----·-••--.-........
~
(to himself, with
finality)
Thanks for everything.
. . '
INT. - WAYNE MANOR, ALCOVE, NIGHT
An intensely romantic setting in an alcove filled with
greenery and live roses. Alfred serves an intimate
candlelight dinner to Bruce and Chase.
Bruce sips his taster of wine as Alfred hovers, overly
attentive.·
ALFRED
It might be a trifle acidic. If
you'd prefer I open the
Rothschild ...
BRUCE
Alfred. The Wl:ne 1s per--l-ect. The
_...:_~eal j._~_pe_;-~~-~~:
---··---•-·•--·----·---·-------··
Under the table, Bruce is unsuccessfully trying to shoo
Alfred away.
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ALFRED
And did the young lady enjoy her
salad?
CHASE
Delicious, thank you, Alfred.
BRUCE
ave to che

11· ALFRED
1· ieve so.
eat)
/ Oh. ir. Of course, sir. I
• ,I
I.· BRUCE I
i' irne. J
I

·'
J1fred ex Bruce and Chase are alone.
w . .__ .... Bruce
ours the
CHASE
man.
BRUCE : ·• i
e best. ornetimes he goes a . _j
ttle ove oard playing the butler
le.
CHASE
r butler. ~a.t,_Q.t;.J:i_~r... _
==~he play? _ - ~
_ BRUCE
I only meant ... Look, I didn't ask
you to dinner to talk about Alfred.
~- I wanted to talk about.. . well, us.
I know we haven't been s·eeing each
other that long--
-CHASE
I'm glad you brought that up.
BRUCE
You know, Chase, when I'm with you,
I feel--
CHASE
Bruce, I don't want to hurt you for
the world. It's just ...

It 1 =s Batman, ierrr=t· it'?

- ----- ····· - --- ----------

 98.
CHASE
You're an amazing man, Bruce.
You're a prince. Maybe that~s the
problem.
BRUCE
Go on.
CHASE
I'm a =c=r--.+,:.:n=a- psychiatrist.
Doesn't ~ tell you something?
,., I'm at ed to abnormal behavior.
;/
,.'I
Someti
dange
t takes someone dark
ven -- to ...
I
/ BRUCE
balanced as you think I
,I

I
l
eon this. .!
.i
NT. - BA
l ____, . ;

in haf, stands looking up.at the glory of

last me.
He turns, ds towa
1 s the costume vault. Opens it with a
hiss. He sses the arious Batman costumes until he comes
to a singl standing igure different'from the rest.
I

l His ROBIN D ck packs it and leaves his life at

Wayne Mano
EXT. - BATCAVE

Dick walks out through the protective hologram of the

41
......
, _,- - - ·..... - - ---

- . - """"
trees, heading away, out into the dark night.

INT. - WAYNE MANOR, NIGHT

Chase and Bruce talk.

- - .. :_

CHASE . - .•
When I first met Batma~:.·the- . :· , :. ·_ -
attractioi, '1{a6 in~tant.:_- 'ti_rire -fire·~ ·::._: - .
But, after all the time~.oif ·and· I . _.:.: ·• .:.. - .. ·.: .
have spent togecher., ·- -t~i~.a ··. : . ·. -~· .. :.~--- .·,:_ -.· .-. .
·-something .here .t·o. ·.Some.·tnLri~J·. _ · ··. :.~- - - .-··· · .
peaceful. Beaut1ful . · -A}~~- ·· ··
like ... home. - I feel.::; ~ 0
- ••: .

·- ------------
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BRUCE
Chase ... Chase ... Chase ...
...- CHASE
Yes, Bruce ... say it ... What is it?
THE DOORBELL RINGS

rs out sea of Halloween Masks.

LITTLE VOICE
eat?
I
Hal oween treats as he opens tie door to
d the Thugs. !
.
/
the ead and locked into the hall closet.

I Mebt~

Thugs tun for the dining room.

BRUCE
he l?
Bruce and begin to fight.
{
MEANWHILE
.
The Riddler, using hi electronic scanner, finos·~e secret
door and uses the electronic device to open it.
- __ ._. ...... ..

INT. - BAT CAVE

The Riddler has found heaven.
RIDDLER
Yes, now I know who you are ... Now
I know why I hate you so much .. .
He is smashing everything right and left, destroying the
Bat Cave. FIRE BREAKS OUT.
RIDDLER
Because BRUCE WAYNE IS BATMAN!!l!!!
(singing)
Fun, Fun, Fun 'Til Her Daddy Took
The Batmobile Away! 11!
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INT. - WAYNE MANOR GRAND STAIRCASE

Bruce and Chase race up the stairs fighting off the Thugs. ~
\.. Bruce makes a valiant effort, but when the Thugs get a hold
of Chase, he calls to he~, and that's just the moment Two-
Face has been waiting for. He shoots at Bruce and the
bullet grazes his.head and Bruce falls DOWN THE GRAND
STA!RCAS
Two-Faoe of ammo into this
Riddli eon the elbow .

.1· RIDDLER
sty thing away!

/ TWO-FACE
ing to dust him?! I
'
I
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,.
I
RIDDLER
·ow many tjf:nes do I have to tell
o Killif'lg ~ sake of
i ling is i~-

TWo-FkE RIDDLER
(sourl~) (patronizingly)
nsports nlike-- --u?sportsmanlike--
RIDDLER (cont ' d)
t to ment on environmentally ·
\... ,correct. You must learn to pay
tention t trends •.
TWO-FACE - • $ · - - · - - - - - ...... __
---,.
But if he.is who you say he is, we
can kill him now ...
RIDDLER
Oh, we'll kill him, my dear "Two"--
may I call you •Two•, but first we
make him suffer. ·

INT. - BAT CAVE

Destruction. Devastation.

EXT. - WAYNE MANOR

Two-Face and Thugs shove a bound and gagged Chase into

their van.

-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_--:._-_-_-_-...,-==1~}rr=-..-:..-:..-:..~s=1'-Al-lfasl:
. ________________________
The Riddler races down. He hovers over the wounded and
unconscious Bruce.
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RIDDLER
More fun to come, Brucey ... or
should I call you Batsy .. .
(he begins to laugh
and shout)
I AM A GENIUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSS.
He y.

'I
VE TO:
,.A
INT.{- B
M
..
e destruction. The Bat looks
M ~ exp
l' ea s ne te' s Inferno. '· ,
I.· ,f

i new F
ulled e
.on fire.
.
over y the robing room. The , Riddler had
ast B suit off the rack and has ~et the pile
Batst.:¼~s be~~-~-:lo MELT. .
CLOSER j -·
Surrounde y flame,tthe .golden Bat emblem too begins to
MELT.
DISSOLVE TO:

""-. BRUCE'S E
Camera mo s closer s we fall down -the dark hole ·once
again and the Monarc Bat flies~tra i gbt.....a.t., ....
the camera. ~

His red eye fills th screen as we ~

DISSOLVE TO:
BRUCE'S EYE

WIDER - BRUCE'S BEDROOM, MORNING

Bruce is in bed, his head bandaged. Alfred is· walking a
doctor to the door.
DOCTOR
The injuries are pretty minor.
Although the bullet did cause a
_ rather severe concussion. Watch
for headaches. Odd behavior.
Memory lapses. I'll check back in
a few days .
.
Alfred shows him out, returns to Bruce's bedside.
-------------------ALFR-SB------------------
How are you feeling, young man?
 102 .
. ,
BRUCE
I'm not that young. It's been a
l. long time si~ce you've called me
that.
ALFRED
Old habits die hard, I suppose.
Are · right?

BRUCE
can be expected, I
Tell me the bad news.
ALFRED
aken Dr. Meridien. And
they found the cave, I
been destroyed. I
.'
at A red, eyes narrow, pu~zl_e~.
t ~
cave? {what cave?

EXT. - R PO ICE HEADQUARTERS, .-NIGHT

The Batsi on. Commissioner Gordon paces, puffing on

his pipe.
GORDON
h ?
. .
A concerned DEPUTY c es out orrotne rooftop-:- ~
DEPUTY
Commissioner-· Your desk is piling
up. The Mayor's been calling .•.
He's not going to show. He's
probably dead by now.
GORDON
No. He's out there somewhere. I
can feel it. But where?
Gordon looks up at the sky. The Deputy shakes his head.

INT. - BATCAVE
Or what's left of it. Melted ruin and rubble. Bruce
stands with a worried Alfred, surveying the landscape. His
eyes are wide.
BRUCE
··--(disbelieving)--------- •··- ··-··· ----·----·· - - -·
I'm Batman? I remember my_life as
Bruce Wayne. Everything.
.. ,_ . , ....
 . ~ . . ..
103 ·. . .. ~
·-· . ·:t '}:t'.;~·.

BRUCE (cont'd)
My parents dying. You taking care
of me. Founding WayneTech. Dick.
Chase.
(looking aroun~) .
But all this. ·It's like the life
of someone else ... A stranger.
ALFRED
Well, ps in some ways, is.
BRUCE
What mean?
ALFRED
ide of your personality I
ee~, well! sepa~ate /
tis not inconsistent 1
ha you m' ht blank on it alone, /
he ay cem:ain amnesiacs lose just
ngle l1gu~•◄ ·-a ~, -·.
. · BRUCE ·•
re's one.other thing, Alfred. I
..
ALFRED
..
BRUCE
• .Afraid.
..
~• :,• -· -·.•·
ALFRED • .tzc --·------
Mr. Wayne. Bruce. Listen to me. ~
You are a kind man. A strong man.
But in ··t·ruth you a_r e not. the most
,;~:r ·s· ane miui•.·.: · ·:is t. ~ .; --~ : .:,,? . -; ·•t" :,r-•·
# • •- •~ I·• • • •

-· (looking off)
I remember the day you fell into
that sink hole and that bat chased
you in here. I have never seen a
child so frightened. I saw that
look in your eyes only once since.
And that was the day your parents
died.
L~fting the framed headline, now shattered.
· ALFRED
Bruce, I think you never dealt
with your parents' death. Rather
_::___ :~--t.J1an-brave your nightmares, you
:::became. -oue ·iourself .==rou wear=t,;he
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ALFRED (cont'd)
./!i;i-0(:: t
- - ....::..,~
You must find a way to embrace your
fear. To bring the Batman back.
We need him.
·~:--::·, ;:/~~tb-v,.··:ff/
. .,;'.,t~,t;-.

J~:,
. : .~·/,:~~~~.:_
:
Just then a SCREECH cuts the air, and several bats fly out .,.:./~.:--;..,,_
~;u~~\eac:: ~:~~!ncaI~t::::;a~~~per blackness there,
" . ,,.:;':-~.)~,--~-~--.
But fruc doesn' wer.
~
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IN,/ BEDROOM, NIGHT !
.. - BR
I;
A1,rred en g a dinner tray.
f#ont of
r -CLOSE
NEWSCASTER
cri continues to run
pant as ommissioner Gordop
ies to d his job without The
tman, wh -has been missing· for a
as some terrible fate
l ek now.
-f-allen---t :h .. caped crusader ... ?
ALFRED. · ·
caching) .··. ... -
Master ? . -------·------~------ ~

Alfred spins the chair. Empty. No sign-of Bruce Wayne.

INT. - RIDDLER'S HIDEOUT

FORCE FIELD SURROUNDING the ever increasing_ly brilliant. and
insane Riddler. His brain still growi~g. · ~ ·--~
RIDDLER . . __
(singing) _ ··· · - . -~ .· _·:::_ ...
I.'m in he·a ven. I'm _in·heav:en with ·.:=-_ -.-
a girl 1 ike you-. . . .- ·~---- --.; . ·..:_ ·---~;.... ·• · · · · · ·
- ·-. - ----- ;. .: ~ .7-
. . ~- . . ( .. -· -
. . WIDER ... ----------·-- -·--.···:~.-- -~-~-;_·~~,-~-_~.-~ ..- ., ~:- ·... -_- ::-~- ;.:
-· ~ -
.••---;.- .
..
We see,· now' that Chase i:;ita tied ·up::~ear "his t·h,;C?ne...
-- . - -..__._.. . -
-;::,
. ·--~ .

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INT. - BATCAVE
••
Bruce stan~~ at the dark mouth at the back of the Batcave .
This passageway leads to the cave as it once was, rough ,
dripping granite, a shifting world of night and shadow.
And from within, comes a .squaking symphony of a thoughsand
timy feral shrieks.

INT.
A
FAVO'f!- BR lks deeper into the darkness The
pas!ifagew Almost no light at all n . The
waW:s ar to undulate and shift, as if covered
in#'water. -1
I · ., . ' '
I.
~ t them
/'hruffing ~1i'.i~~= !~~'.;ii'.i1~;/~£_~t!t/t's the . •
'Bruce pre a r ~ r y step. Sweat beads on h:ffi:1>r\~ :iif -
face.
. . ....~ :

Suddenly, ere, ahe d in the darkness, -another dark sha-pe, _::~,: .: -

moving he 1 its open to revel two blood red eyes _-: .:·-•' '

The giant_ narch ba begins to shift: to spread it's

-:_.;: -·J
. .

wings, hu , uneartl , as it rises, suddenly airbonr,

. rushing t a.rd him_ .
BRUCE - CLOS . Ana te ified ... He "can't help himself. He
begins to turn. To n. The bate·fl~ping-wings .beat like
ever growing drums, losing fast.. - · ·----....._ .......
Bruce stops, Using all his relove, he spins and ther~.
screeching towards him in all it's nightmare fury is the
giant monarch bat, it's glistening fangs only inches form
his face.
Bruce holds his ground. And then something remarkable
happens . The bat holds it's position, staring into Bruce's
eyes, it's wings spread wide. '
•
A beat. And then Bruce raises his rms, ·s lowly, wide,
coming up directly in line with the bat's wingspan. The
two stand facing each other, man and bat, and in the faint
light on the wall, their shadows begin tC? _belnd, to merge,
becoming one.

INT. - BATCAVE
-=-
,,;: The entrance to the inner cave. A a=uaaeu scream!.ng=dtn':.a_s _
ode~t
- - - - -- --,a,..---.,1,;;.;iii:;..:l+'l~i-o-n - ba t e =ex-pl =l n t:O=t be =:ea v.e..r...=adl~~-ncr:: : e: olum-n-~
..__ - -- of life and7:1iere--;-a1:~ing out fiom its center cemee a - - - -
----man .-

REVERSE ANGLE
 /1~
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.. .. .::;.:..
106 • .... . :~.
ALFRED is standing at the control platform. l11i1t,:
.
. .. ., .., ~

ALFRED .i ~::{J(
Master, Bruce? . ·:-·

BRUCE
... Batman, Alfred. I'm Batman.

EXT. -
The B ts hines. Suddenly the air ab
fami};;_ar s to shimmer and glow, becom
.,
A GtANT N HAAK. The Batsignal its no.w
juit the at the symbol's bottom. I \

l'
fLLOW TH ECTION BEAM
.. I
I
I

/?own, tow the rirer, ~ ~~miliar island ahd into ..•

•a•·;,;.:5

DDLER'S 'LAIR, NIGHT ·"','

The Riddl is ecsta ic. He plants a ~unch of electrodes

,· all over face.
RIDDLER
'e happy ime! Hello Gotham!
..... - .. . ave you··n · ·ged your11.u1e··· oox·es
oday? 1 . ·
(ma ng a Walter
Win ell rat-a9f-a:-t-·-·--·-- ~
so )
Thie just in. Dateline:
Hollywood. Devot~es of PBS go on a
rampage. Four ad execs are killed.
Two seriously.
(singing)
_I've got a date with Batman.
Batman's got a date with me.
CHASE
You are beyond crazy.
RIDDLER
Is that a professional diagnosis,
or are you just trying to flatter
me?
He fiddles with his remote control frenetically. Various
scenes flash by on the TV screens -- all shots of people
--------eet"3i:1;t:-'t:t~ing~-at-ea-i-c-a-a.-ly before their TV's, etariag straight
------~i1-1~t-o-t~h-e camer~7.-------------------------
CHASE
You're frying your brain. I've
been watching you.
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107 .
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RIDDLER
As well you should I am eminently
watchable.
(tuning his
electrodes)
Oooh ooohl I got some live ones
over in the commodities district.
11
Pork bel · es 1 Buuuuyyy~p~o....r.,_,...,.~ice.
bellies I"

CHASE
,. There' ea we only use ten
percen our brains at a time.
~
f You'r
Yoµ'r
ming too much in there.
g to short circuit! .. I
l
I RIDDLER /
I

(Vi o Corleone on _.'

sped) /
o e guys! Listena me. This is
you ru a ~ s . You don':
e no .f o · an answer. Buy _low,/
l high,,edge your bets, keep
sets o. books, always use• pay
ne, -nev trust your secre~ary,
duct v · · I It's the.·
erican w • An' ~f they call you
testify, you say, "Mister
nator, I on't recall nothin' ."
- - - - -----·- · -·- - -
He puts hi face close to .Chase's. - · · . -:-
RIDDLER•----·--·------
~

Before she even sees it., .a· hypodermic filled with GREEN
liquid appears in his right hand behind her. He plunges it
into her arm as she passes out.

INT. DEMOLISHED BAT CAVE, NIGHT

Bruce and Alfred open a HIDDEN TRAP DOOR.

INT. - STONE STAIRCASE

Bruce leads Alfred through a secret stairway.
BRUCE
It's a good thing "The Riddler"
.. didn't know about the cave under
 INT. - SUBTERRANEAN CAVE ..
DARK, JAGGED, SURROUNDEn BY WA~ER. This is where the
BATPI...A..~E and BATBOAT are stored.
ALFRED
see any "Riddler." Only
Heckendorf per~s~o~n~·.-..-...,_
·- BRUCE
e same, Alfred.
s edit sooner.
I should ft ~\:11·
...:·.~1:i··...·;·..
-~-:-~:.:: . . !

ALFRED
ill you find Dr. I
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f
I.
BRUCE :
hat beam projecting that· . - .-i

tion m rk to Claw Island.

(re ru iiJ..nq~--:a
all th Batsuits destroyed .• ?
;.....,_
ALFRED
except ·. . well I've been .
ether a new one ... : with
difications you:so
of ... But it hasn't
---- .-----•·· .
BRUCE

As the BATMAN MUSIC

I' 11 tes·t ·
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........""''
gins slowly ... . ~

CLOSE-UP ON
Batman's fist being shoved into a new improved gauntlet.
CLOSE-UP ON
Batman's new improved boot snapping shut.
CLOSE-UP ON
the new improved Utility Belt buckling on firmly.
CLOSE-UP ON
the new improved cowl sliding down over Batman's head.
PULL BACK· TO REVEAL
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(.:· improved enemy to fear even m~~E:.~----··---·•· ··----··---·-·---·--- ·--····

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BATMAN
What do you s~gge~t, Alfred. The
boat or the plane? - ·,

Before Alfred can answer, a figure steps out of the :: ·:>-i~

shad.ows. It's Dick, dre·ssed in his new and improved Robin ~ ". -,~/i/
uniform. ,•
.'.\Jif:
·;,:,.'!~
..... ~·
is now on the outside like Batman s, yellow
side on Robin now wears a red armor d vest,
hts wi armor, a Utility Belt and ultra-
lack
ROBIN I
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BATMAN I

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ou could use a part~er.
BATMAN ..
t only one that '..s
lay by my rules.
C

\.. ROBIN·

-.
u have m word.
... BATMAN ' .;, . -
Welcome ba , Robin.
The Dynamic Duo shake hands.
Then Robin jumps into the Boat as Batman runs for the
Plarie . ..

EXT. - WAYNE MANOR, TENNIS COURT, NIGHT

A calm moon peeks through a cloudy sky. Nothing moves.
And then something indeed starts to move. The ENTIRE
TENNIS COURT. Sliding to one side.
The BATWING levitates vertically up from the giant hole in
the ground. Up .•• up .•. up.

..,. _EXT.·· - _BOGFTOP~F POL~CE__ HEADQ{?~TERS, NIGHT

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!
/' _ ____,;;;=---=C'--ie~H;Bi-onez:=:Gordo:z:i-is st· ➔ H st-anding~iJ -T-be :PeplJ..t.¥ 4-:6··--··
....... back.·-·----··
. - -· ·--··· -· .. - - - -------· ·-· ···------------------··-----
DEPUTY
It's not gonna happen. I'm sorry.
 Gordon taps his pipe empty. He sadly comes a_way
edge of the roof.
GORDON
You're right. Who am· I fooling?
Shut it down.
the Batsi which still
ds. He re " swit_c h. ·
In theJ.d ear the approaching ROAR n
aircrfft
,. looks up. Gordon looks oo.
ANGr/. UP
~
I
Th,/ Batsi OAR gets louder. SuddenlY,'--
I, .
T}i'e Batwi STS T R UGH THE BATSIGNAL I · ·I t •~lmost seems
cj;s if the igrial tself is flying toward ~-a .I
t
he Batwi P 1 i Q&. H?'a:aquarters, dipp1ng a wing to ·
Gordon.
Gordon sly wave Batman onward.

:
INT. IT

l Batman is

EXT. • GOTHAM HARBOR, NIGHT··· - . • ·- ·- ...:. · ..... · · .

- =---~._._........
.

THE BATBOAT, running ithout lights, '·racing throuSh the

- .._

darkness across the harbor. Robin is at tne controls

wearing night--vision goggles.
ROBIN'S POV -- INFRA-RED
CLAW ISLAND LOOMS AHEAD
·•• . .:: ·-
INT. - RIDDLER'S LAIR, NIGHT

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Suddenly, SEARCHLiGHTS atop the island · buildings pop -. 9;i',.,. •>,\)}, ')
one by one,, ~looding the area with overpowering light~ _ · · - · \i'-..,-.:.:-
A MORTAA SH•E~L hits near the B~tboat, shooting a WATER. : (i~;\
SPOUT high in the sky, Then another l -· ,,/ff::;·
Robin abandons ship, jumping into the cold water.
- :. almost· !..:.

INT{- R
.Th~ ~idd ace cackle and push like
they're
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.'Robin hol s t11f: bNt~ars from the ·pain of · t-h'e:·"la~t-

explosion his head clear and starts to swim
away. .
•
Suddenly, LOODLIGHTS flip_ on all arourid him~
From eve ROGMEN in green wetsuits swim toward
him -- a GUNS. They start shooting. ·

One spear . ng Robin by i-nches. Then another.

Robin dive , put ting · n a mouthpiece,· wrapping his dark - ·· ·
cloak around him .. · H swims bac~_u:F...!'>.eJl;~.-~..Frogman, pulls
out his airhose. : -- ~.-- . .. -,,...._.
.
EXT. - GOTHAM HARBOR~ NIGHT -- MOVING
IN THE AIR
The BATWING speeds, swift and silent, high over the water •
•
INT. - COCKPIT
Bruce, using an INFRA-RED SONAR SCREEN, sees Robin
underwater in trouble.

EXT. - BATWING, GOTHAM HARBOR, NIGHT

THE BATWING DIVES RIGHT INTO THE WATER
ONDERPtiltTE;_!E""" ·. --• -- . - -

l:· ---.--·-··-- whei'e it automatically becomes a SUBMARiNE:....,..-----------

A new set of VENTS open. A SUBMARINE PROPELLER pops out
the back of the Batwing and starts spin. to - ·- - ....
 UNDERWATER - WITH ROBIN
A FROGMAN grabs Robin and holds him while a
comes at Robin with a knife.
The Batwing RAMS two more oncoming Frogmen -- WHAMJ •••
Then suddenly, a TORPEDO TUBE opens and FIRES
WHA.'•1! . . . _ ..
something that streaks out at blinding speed. The bubbles .; -· ;•.r:D·:_
clear, vealing. • • __,,.....~w::..i:.e...i:.... · · · ·: ::_ .{)?
' . :,·:--:-;:'/i t<~:,,;
reather and steering an :n1ater-·-'.~ lVf;" . . ..•
.;;'BI[ ! ; 1ti!f
"
The fro atman. He eludes their spe rs and ··, .· · ·
at ticks He rams the firs~ Frogm , t,kes
hif.'out .. I
':... !
Tl}.'.e next
,
jft unit.
OW it's
and tries
Frogman a
get a gri
A tap on
and sees.
THIRD FRO
Batman, 1 king just s ferocious underwater as on land.
His cape b llows out ehind him like a manta ray. Batman's
FIST comes crashing raight at~~:. ·-------~--- .......,
Batman's fist SMASHE the tempered glass of the Frogman's
mask. The man sj.nks in a· mass of bubbles.

EXT. - GOTHAM HARBOR, ON THE SURFACE, NIGHT

Batman and Robin break the surface and tread water. Batman
removes his rebreather, Robin his mouthpiece. Finally,
fresh air! The sorely beaten Thugs sputter and choke.
BATMAN ~'ID ROBIN
charge toward the shore of Claw Island, but as they start
to set foot on solid ground .•• they find it's not so solid.
A horrendous CRUNCHING noise grabs their attention. The
whole SURFACE OF THE SMALL ISLAND RISES. It's the top
surface of a huge SPHERICAL STRUCTURE, all made of rusted
steel, balanced atop an enormous cylindrical oil tank,
( ··::-_
c· . _______.s....l...,owly risin.9__!1_p , thrusting it's way up out of the water.--
The whole island is now FIVE~TORIES~GH.
ROBIN
A parking structure for UFOs?
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Oil storage tank for•-' subs during
World War II. The o.s.s. converted
it to an intelligence command
center near the end of the war •••
then a prison.
ROBIN
I like xplanatio er.
Batma d a tiny ~ron staircase.
it. ,.

IN·l- ..
••

Je••
H:if.gh on
Stai
der, watching the , Dynami .,' Duo run up
to Two.- Face
RIDDLER
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INT. - RI
.
·-
"' ·
Batman an inside. -The doer behind them ,;; .
•· .
. . -- -.:. .·, ~

DI.S APP Robin trie~ to.find it and hits

.) solid sto
They look round. I's as if they've entered another

..... •------
~--- · - -- ..... - . . - ·. ~; ·,,.. · . ·-• .- ·• .. ¥- - ~ ~ ~ -
dimension.
THEIR POV ,_,:,• .. ·
~
of an intertwining complex of geometrically impossible
castle~like stairs and walkways, a la the visual illusions
of Karl Escher. ·
Each pathway appears p·e rfectly loglcal, but·.- -as one travels
along them, they turn sideways, even upside down. •0own•
stairways turn out to actually lead upward, and visa versa.
Ceilings become floors or walls, depending on the direction
one is coming or going. And gravity functions in all
directions.
ROBIN
This can't be real.
BATMAN
It's not. He's bombarding our
brains with theta radiation,
interfering with our neural
receptors .
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In a far corner of the room, Chase suddenly appears. Two·:._. -··
Face is holding a knife to her throat. - · ·

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CHASE ..
Batman!
TWO-FACE
You want the lady? Come and get
her!
Chase.
. .
Sudden ;y ·out again. Two-Face and C se step
out i to this time they're.upside on the
cei~/119.

j' CHASE
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C~se kic Face in the shins and breaks ~way. She
tE~es to at n. Two-Face comes after' her. Robin
flimbs up e, ing to intercept Two-Face-.
. . .....::;s - .
And th~ m ursuit son: Chase trying,.put unable to
· reach Bat Batma · trying to reach Cha,iie 1 Robin trying
to catch Facet o-Face trying to el~de Robin but
still catc hasel
And each o climbing,·. ieaping, jumping,
turning i 'bl · with relation to each
ot oment, Batman. is upside downL Chase _________ _
opp-ositesfclewayg. and Two-Face is .
ying gravity as it relates to them.
" ..
Suddenly, Batman jump , swerves -Snd caE'a~t'.'lTt1r·-¼-iJc& an ·
Olympic Gymnast and c tches Chase upside down. C~ase
laughs hysterically as Batman realizes IT'S ONE OF HARVEY'S
THUGS IN DRAG.
FOLLOW ROBIN
as he jumps and tackles Two-Face. They wrestle on the
floor (which to some might seem like a ceiling) and fall
over a ledge together.
Robin and Two-Face scramble all over Riddlerland. The room
may be bizarre, distorted -- but the fight seems real
enough. Robin won't let go. But Two-Face still wields the
knife.
TWO-FACE
Come on, ci~cus boy. Show us your
best moves.
Robin bolds back nothing. He vents his full rage at Two-
---------,F~a~c~ee~,_..,b~e.a:.at..i.ng him into euhmiasion .
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 r ROBIN
(with e-ach blow)
This is for my mother! This is for
my father! This is for my
sisters ... and brother! And this
is f o r ~
t anymore.
high to d

INT. #-,.-
Bat/an f t~eing Harvey's Thug in and races
.tTugh HOUSE MIRRORS.
I
BACK TO -FACE ,_l
.
·tbin hol above him.
!
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.DZO"=ilr\CE
oing us a fav:or ••• Ju·s t
ou ·strike twice. You
s both. Striking ohce
... t ••• •

: . .
Robin hes o-Face' s words: : He looks at his
-reflectio OUSE mirrQr. Suddenly the mirror
l ~~ange_~ _t__ lass. tman is on the other side.
BATMAN . _··,
Robin ••. : .·. •· .... ··---
TWO-FACE
What are you waiting for? You know
you're dying to do it?l
.ROBIN
••• no. No I
Robin lowers the knife.
Two-Face pounces. Robin is his prisoner.

INT. - MAZE
Batman shouts and kicks the mirrors but cannot reach them.

INT. ~ ~"NNEL, NIGHT

Batman runs=:J]ewu =tne · tu~ett±ng-nar-rewer::::aok-
-, __ _i narrower. Gravity seems to be=bebav-i~i==He &p0t-a-the···
----_-:._-_-_-_-on""ly· ac;,~r-n ~he-end·-of-t-he-ever-naR"..ow~g.--eorr.....i ....d.....o....r _ _ _ _ __
-··-··-· -------------------------
THE DOOR IS A PERFECT SILHOUE'ITE OF BATMAN
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He opens it and steps into: :::,t::'ivY~!

- .. ·•• -~ -
. ...-~~ ··~:- ' ,_:·:!
..:.-.: ·· .
EXT. - GOTHAM CITY STREET, NIGHT \

·. ·,::-/ \:rli
Batman can't believe it. He's suddenly in the middle 6f 'f~
Gotham City, but suddenly it all seems too familiar. It':s • ···· . ·
many yea ago, it' that fateful up ahead, . . ,..,
he.sees 's PARENT OUT TO BE

NOl
BATMAN -,1';'.;J~ <
'"
• - · ·•.. . ......_ j_..
I•
_.-_t.;.. . ••~
L
But
p
/s Ba man ward them, THE Gtm FIRE HE
PPEA.R AS
Bl\
I; ! ·.. ,~
he con through a NARROW BLACK ASCENDING :f(
RRIDOR, ED IMAGES OF THE JOKE I THE P°ENGUi°N
1
D CATWO M.
· ds . them as he continues ever upwa_~? •..
ack corridor. ;
ackness HERE COMES THE R!DDLERi
And this i ion. ·. Thie is the real thing. · He
plu·nges do d Batman who strikes out with the
ULTIMATE L HOOK THE JAW. · .. --1• . • .
. . -~
Causing "T Riddler' "fake head to fly off exposing the
machinery of the now eadlese R~Qt, ~b..:..~~99N-Lil<E Cuckoo
shoots out of the nee mocking "~uck.oo_, .<:=~~k6o7 ~koo."
Batman dispenses with the Robot as he reaches a DOOR SHAPED
LIKE A QUESTION MARK. He enters.

INT. - RIDDLER'S LAIR, NIGHT·

Batman enters the HUGE SPHERICAL DOME that sits-on top of
the island and is the center of control . fo~The Riddler and 7

HeckTech. It is shimmering with FLORESCENT··_ANI:>·· NEON. Far

at the other end sits The Riddler-in .-all hiif inani;acal
glory. Surrounded bY.. TV SCREENS .L~~ilugged: in_ta-aJ·l .the
sets in Gotham. His brain ·eve;-:: l~e~ .· A ~,M"l:ENNA in
RAINBOW SHADES OF NEON shoots up.:·l>eh;iRd him ·tnrougo a~ round
·----hole in the .spherical ..dome·....arid •i:rl:t;~-~ e - oo~· s_KY: A-~--~-- .
large ring of Green Neon ·circle~: ~im;-~Jeeding· hi,n _more .and
more brain power. -- - ·-·.· . _. __ ... · ._· . . .,.' . ·
-· -~-=;;.. --·~=:.:= .. - . -RIDDLE~. _::_~~: ~ ::...:;.: .;, ·. ;-.~ ·. -~ ~ ; . ~--
fit · ya, ~ t ~ J i ~ - r i t : k s ~ ·
_..)
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Chase and Robin. This is between · -_

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r.......::=:R
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you and me.

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Two-Face appears from behind The Riddler ominously.
_.: :·. ~)J;
:: TWO-FACE
And me and me. -;.,g;f "\
BATMAN \:\;~
Fine. We'll settle this once and
~~~ a~-~-~ st let Chase__..:,a;,;n.;:d~--~~....
·..• ·,.-.,, ...

RIDDLER
.iiJit;
And the party??? Oh ,·;\:f:·>:.-

II Bats y/Batsy/Brucey/Batsy/ .·:' ,:(',t~:-

Bru ame on you. You were
too d mightly to pay
att o little Lyle 1

I
weren't you, Bruce /
hile you were ignoring ,
_ruce, I· was watching you. /
ring Y!',l out. ·.
(a ~eat._ •· · ·-a · ·
discoveµ-ing you were Batman •.
t's whetall the pieces fit the
zle, if . ou will.. I underscand
, Bruce. Understand your .· . .
eatest f r. That Bruce W_ayne ·
d Batman an never truly' coexist.
op me if ~m wrong here.
l Batman stoi-c- i.hut .. The Riddler _i _e ;-igbt c:,n. _
____... .-... ; - RIDDLER-iteont'"d)·· ···•" . -:,·:··
So let' s ha e some f u rana;=neip-y6b"'- ~
decide, one and for all, who you
really are. - Behind curtain fl we
have Dr. Chase Merid"ien .
. . ..
A curtain lifts toThe Riddler#s right, revealing CHASE IN
A CYLINDER bound and unconscious.
RIDDLER (cont'd)
The love of Bruce Wayne's life!
Whereas behind curtain 12 we have ••
Robin, the Boy Wonder •.•
A curtain to his left reveals ROBIN IN A S~MILAR CYLINDER
and situation.
RIDDLER (cont'd)
Batman' s one and only partner. ·• -
Below .•.
He=Presaea=aoun-on aod all 0£:Jiis -~W:.I.PE~_PR;_I;:j:N~ l;'~~..al~he-.
ater f i•.-e ·et ores =i,elow-.-Huge::::P-OINTEfi::;nr,rs ;..;;:...tns:t::afit . -
- ----~d=e~tb if anyone were to fall.
---- ·--- ---- . -----------------------------~
RIDDLER (cont'd)
A WATERY GRAVE!l!
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 He ~resses ~nether BUTT?N and TRAP J?OORS beneath Chase.:~nd ,}\:&_
Robin's cylinders open in the Question Mark patterned · · .,:,"~
floor, giving us a glimpse of the WATERY HORROR BELOW. His • ,-:']-.·
Question Mark gloved hand now points to a BUTTON SHAPED ··&;·
LIKE A GLOWING GREEN SKULL.
RIDDLER (cont'd)
Now once push this button
only hav ive second .::.,:;.;;~r~e~-~t~h~e~y~
smash o e rocks be ow. You
can't s them both so who will it
be? B c s love. Batman's
ou decide. Fun, huh?
BATMAN
am nster. I
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RIDDLER I
erer. No, just The Riddler, /
here'sprours. What is without:
e or s~un~ aU:la.round, but •
a : : . be f rnd? On your _m ~rk, /!et
_.,_
··•
Batman see hat The ~iddler really plans to hit the
button. H ,oves fo ard getting ready to try to save .
Chase and bin int s impossible situation when suddenly
he realize that the ip of his right foot, which seems to
be on the est ion Ma k Patterned F.loor, actually dips into .
space. --
. •
--•---- - --- - ··

SHOT FROM WATER LEVEL BELOW, LOOKING HIGH ABOVE

. •· · a ------
We see now that the f o~r Batman is standing on il'oniy
partial. So is the other side of the floor where The
Riddler ana Harvey are. In between there is no floor, just
a HOLOGRAPHIC PROJECTION which G can. see through now.
BACK TO BATMAN
who whispers to himself.
BATMAN
Death.
(louder)
Death ..• without taste, sound and
all around us.
(to Riddler)
Because there is no way for me to
save them or myself. This is one
giant death trap!
RIDDLER
____________B=i.?}9_0, Bats!! l Aij4_ won't ;;_p:;..:e::..........;f;;;..u=n=-----------
watching you all die. Ready, get
set ...

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He is just about to press the SKULL BUTTON. Batman

suddenly hears a sound. He looks up. ..

HIGH ABOVE the Riddler's antenna, GLIDING in the NIGHT SKY

-- is the GIANT MONARCH BAT. Jt doesn't scare Batman
anymore. There is a brief second of communication ·between
them. A kind of spiritual ·bonding. Batman understands.
They one.
.· ~

BATMAN _.,,.-:., ··- ···

Wait, er. I have-a riddle for
you.
RIDDLER
(ov _rjoyed} u
? Yu have a riddle for me? I
y? 0 tell me. Tell m_~, tell /
ell·m I· .,·. ,.
•.l

ee witJo,.t:S~. To me, .
i4
•
kness
t am ~?\
as clear as daylight:
R~~DL~, , . , a·c , : ,, ..· .

. (di ppointed) _.
at' s the est you can do? ·.. That',
sy! You' e "blind as a bat.•
BATMAN. ··
actlyl 11 .
.-
Batman quickly throws a new impt6vea OOt~•a~~G
directly at the HUGE EON ANTENNA-.·:1 ·A ll power BLINKS OFF
and SPARKS FLY as The Riddler SCREAMS.
CLOSE-UP ON
Batman as he touches a·control on his Utility Belt.
CLOSE-UP ON . .. ,

Batman's mask ·. Two METAL EYELIDS •whirrr• shut over

Batman's eyes. THE LAIR GOES PITCH BLACK.
CLOSE-UP ON
The Riddler. For the first time, he's worried .
. RIDDLER
N0000! 11

Batman once again starts to move across the room but

completely assaxed.
BATMAN'S POV, INSIDE THE MASK

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~~~:~?st~:r:~g!~ ~!e t~~e~~~n;A: ~~~==rl~i!~g ~~;ti~~~"~4§{.S:,t. ·

trick floor vanishes, rt:vealing a· wild criss-cross of ·
interconnected steel beams. Below is crashing ocean. · --',··<f~.<-::~~::.
Chase and Robin drop. Nothing but death below.
STILL SONAR IMAGERY
Batman t Remote Con · atarang,
a beam PULLS him up to Chase. ·
Batmai,: safety on one of the steel
She 1•ing r life as she wakes up.
} CHASE
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drop certa' death. .,..'
~
BATMAN
. , .-
.--1
,, He divest rd -Robi ·and the sea . below.-as·he whips -out THE .
TECHNO-MI £-MOTHER OF ALL "BATARANG ~sos. It wh_ips
around ab above h m, breaking his .fall •. He CATCHES.
l ROBIN just fore he
another GI· 0-on his
its the R~KS and then hitting· ~•
ATBELT, the metallic: rop.e_b.e.c.ome.s,___a'-'._ __
speedy pul y that al ws Batman ,to ZOOM UPWARD and- place
Robin safel next to ase. . . .-·
~ . -·
BUT SUDDENLY, IN THE
through his MASK, TWO
mss: Atiwios¥1ttmollm--si~
ACE_ leaps onto
. . ·•

him wearing a MINER'S LIGHT ON HIS HEAD.

Cornering Batman, Chase and Robin, Two-Face brandishes his
gun.
TWO-FACE
All those heroics for nothing. No
more games, no more riddles, no
more curtain #1 and #2. JUST
CURTAINS 1 11
He cocks the trigger. Batman buys time.
BATMAN
Harvey you're always of two minds
·· about everything. Have you
forgotten ...

.. TWO-FACE . . __ _
Thank you, Bruce. Emotion is so
often the enemy of justice.
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He takes out his famous coin and flips it. Batman starts
to reach for his Utility Belt, to out-smart Two-Face. · But
as the coin flies high ~pi~ the air, it comes down just a
hair too far away.
TWO-FACE
Nol

As Two- ce reache ut to cat

and
ANGRYr
-~aJ ·from th'.
BELOW·•..;.-
eca;tous . . ·•.•
''

.·ti CHASE
you Bruce?

/ BATMAN
not. I'll be back. 1/
I
· 11,e bends
'i
•••
'
.

- and kisses her, a st;-ong, sexy ki~i(i/:.

• ·• 1: _·.:. •. ... ·.

Chase gri l"Uk:a,.a~ if she's going to faint. .. A-s-¥.::;._.,,,_

Batman dr
•
.
CHASE
go ng ·anywhere.
I Riddler'& Lair{
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INT. -
.
Batman turns on a · li: t. The ~iddf er 1s over in a corner,"
in his own little WO d, with e ec rodesov~r-e~ squarer
inch of his entire b dy, taking on brainwaves._ ·
RIDDLER
I'll find a way to.beat you.
Somebody out there must know a way
to beat you.
Riddler hits a switch, taking far too many of everybody's
thoughts far too fast. overload.' Riddler'• brain begins
to pulse and fry.
Batman RIPS the wires from The Riddler'& head and body, and ·
pulls off the green mask. He sees .•.
CLOSE-UP ON
Lyle, a pathetic, whimpering little creature who's lost his
identity, his memory, and his ability to reason.
-Batman. looks_-at·Lyle_with p~ty and speaks to him in a .
c~lmer. voic.e. · . _
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BATMAN
You see, Lyle. There was no chice
of who to save. I had to save them
both. Just as there was never a
choice for me. I was ·always Bruce
Wayne and Batman. I just had to let
myself see that.
Lyle rs in
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ing)
wasn't I?
he looks up at Batman.
LYLE I
ho're you? What · do you /
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but a hideous

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Lyle. •
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EXT. - ARKHAM ASYLUM

The famous Gotham insane asylum. A TAXI pulls up outside
and Chase gets out. She is dressed glamor.ously for a date .
. __ :~-:-..:~:: ··':.:;:DRIVER ._ __;,:.:.: ~·_:_;:--_..,._,.; -·
Should I _.wait?_... ·. -~- .·. __... . '·:"' __.:;.~ .
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No thanks . I don' t know how. long- -€; ~-:-
this will take. ~ · - --· -- •· ·

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DR. BURTON
That's why I wanted a second
c~inion. I hope I haven't ruined
your evenin$'·
CHASE
Not at all. I have a very deep,
· terest in finding ~ut
e identit
They r the long corridor where come to
a HIG,/ S
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THEif PO - .ADDED CELL
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lit/only No one in sight.~ Chase tpeaks
thtough t red window in the heavy ddor. J.
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CHASE
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is it? · .. . . . . ·
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CHASE
Dr. idien. Do you. ~member
.
l could I forget?
LYLE (().S.).

CHASE._.~- .
Dr. Burton ells me ydt! know wh'o-·-··-"'t-
Batman is.
LYLE (O.S.)
(giggle, giggle) .. --.--
Yeesssss. I know!
Chase and Dr. Burton look at each other, on edge.
CHASE •
Who is the Batman, Lyle? I

LYLE (O.S.)
Can' t tell you if you don't say ·
please.
-CHASE
You're right, Lyle. I didn't mean
to be impolite. Please. .---.
I. No ::response- -- -:tii&€----giggtei--
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__ .. _____ ·- _ _Lile, please. Who is Batman?

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When suddenly a HUGE SILHOUETTE OF A BAT APPEARS

0 ON THE PADDED CELL WALL. Into it leaps LYLE, the sleeves
of his straight jacket flapping around him like a bat.

HE SCREAMS AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS TOWARD CHASE.

LYLE
I AM BATMAAAAAANNN! !!
EXT. ARKHAM ASYLUM, NIGHT
Chase walks down th front steps to find Alfred waiting
with the Rolls, Holding the rear door open.

CHASE
Alfred?
ALFRED
Mr. Wayne sent me to pick you up.

EXT. ROLLS -- MOVING

The Rolls moves out the front gate of Arkham Asylum.

CHASE
Where is Bruce?
ALFRED
He asked me to convey his deepest
apologies. He will be tied .up most
of tonight.
CHASE
(disappointed)
and I had so many questions to
ask him.

ALFRED
He is very fond of you, Dr.
Meridian. But duty calls.

She notices the BATLIGHT in the sky. She wonders.

CHASE
Does it ever end?
ALFRED
No, Miss. Not in this lifetime.
She stares out the car window. In the distance, the
signal shimmers against the clouds.
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