The Batman

Thug: The hell are you supposed to be? Batman: I’m vengeance.

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Carmine Falcone: His father saved my life. I got shot in the chest. Right here. I couldn't go to no hospital, so we showed up on his doorstep, operated right on the dining room table. Kid here, he... He saw the whole thing up on the stairs, looking down. I remember your face. You don't think that meant something he did there? Bruce Wayne: It means he took the Hippocratic Oath. Falcone: "Hippocratic Oath". That's good.

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The Riddler: I told you I'd see you in hell. Batman: What do you want from me? The Riddler: Want? Oh, if only you knew how long I've been waiting for this day, for this moment. I've been invisible my whole life. I guess I won't be anymore, will I? They'll remember me now. They'll remember both of us. Bruce Wayne. Bruce Wayne! You know, I was there that day — the day the great Thomas Wayne announced he was running for mayor, made all those promises. Well, a week later, he was dead and everyone just forgot about us. All they could talk about was poor Bruce Wayne — Bruce Wayne, the orphan. Orphan? Living in some tower over the park isn't being an orphan, looking down on everyone with all that money. Don't you tell me. Do you know what being an orphan is? It's thirty kids to a room, twelve years old and already a drophead, numbing the pain. You wake up screaming with rats chewing your fingers, and every winter one of the babies dies because it's so cold. But, oh no! Let's talk about the bi

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Unseen Arkham Prisoner: Isn't that just terrible? Them raining on your parade like that? Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. What is it they say? One day you're on top. The next you're a clown. Well, let me tell you, there are worse things to be. Hey! Hey, hey. Don't be sad. You did so well! And you know, Gotham loves a comeback story. The Riddler: Who are you? Unseen Arkham Prisoner: Well, that's the question, isn't it? Riddle me this: the less of them you have, the more one is worth. The Riddler: A friend.

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Unseen Arkham Prisoner: A present. Almost our anniversary, isn't it? Batman: He's a serial killer. I want your perspective. Prisoner: First anniversary is paper! What makes you think I'd come so cheap? Batman: I thought you'd be curious. Prisoner: You think I get off on this stuff? Batman: Don't you? Prisoner: You have pictures. [reading the file] Oh, his violence is so baroque! Oh, he likes little puzzles, doesn't he? So meticulous, like he's been planning this his whole life. I know who he is! Batman: Who? Who is he? Prisoner: He's a nobody that wants to be somebody. The mayor, the commissioner. Yeah, he's got ambition. Batman: You think his motive's political? Prisoner: Oh, no, no. This is very personal. He feels these people have all wronged him. Probably goes way back: unhealed wounds, stolen lunch money. Batman: And why is he writing to me? Prisoner: Maybe he's a fan of yours? Or maybe he's got a grudge against you too. Maybe you're the main course. Any theories? Batman: Not yet.

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