1 00:00:02,378 --> 00:00:06,349 narrator: "Batman: The Audio Adventures." 2 00:00:06,416 --> 00:00:08,084 [cheery hold music] 3 00:00:08,184 --> 00:00:11,554 - [answering machine beeps] - Room 609, voice mailbox. 4 00:00:11,621 --> 00:00:14,724 - Wednesday, March 3rd. - Good evening, Mr. Sawfield. 5 00:00:14,791 --> 00:00:16,559 This is the concierge at the front desk. 6 00:00:16,626 --> 00:00:19,629 May I again say as great fans of the sport of baseball 7 00:00:19,729 --> 00:00:21,964 how proud we are to be hosting the Central City Demons here 8 00:00:22,065 --> 00:00:23,466 at the Gotham Grand Hotel. 9 00:00:23,566 --> 00:00:25,635 While we can't go as far as to wish you luck 10 00:00:25,735 --> 00:00:29,639 against our hometown Gaslamps, we nevertheless do hope 11 00:00:29,739 --> 00:00:31,741 you enjoy your stay to its fullest. 12 00:00:31,808 --> 00:00:33,810 Please hold for a private message. 13 00:00:33,910 --> 00:00:36,479 ♪ ♪ [answering machine beeps] 14 00:00:36,579 --> 00:00:41,484 - Bonsoir, Mr. Sawfield, and welcome to Gotham! 15 00:00:41,584 --> 00:00:44,287 This is Oswald Cobblepot, 16 00:00:44,387 --> 00:00:48,291 a humble admirer of your remarkable athleticism. 17 00:00:48,391 --> 00:00:51,327 Oh, every baseball team has a star pitcher, 18 00:00:51,427 --> 00:00:53,896 but "Lucky Bucky" Sawfield 19 00:00:53,963 --> 00:00:56,332 truly belongs in the firmament. 20 00:00:56,432 --> 00:00:59,268 If you have no other engagements this evening, 21 00:00:59,335 --> 00:01:03,339 perhaps you and your teammates would join me at my casino 22 00:01:03,439 --> 00:01:05,675 for a night of good sportsmanship 23 00:01:05,775 --> 00:01:07,510 before the game tomorrow. 24 00:01:07,610 --> 00:01:11,848 I'm correct you enjoy games of skill and chance, yes? 25 00:01:11,948 --> 00:01:14,250 I'll send the cars around 7:00. 26 00:01:14,317 --> 00:01:16,352 [answering machine beeps] ♪ ♪ 27 00:01:16,452 --> 00:01:19,322 - [answering machine beeps] - Thursday, March 4th. 28 00:01:19,422 --> 00:01:22,158 - Good morning, Mr. Sawfield. Congratulations. 29 00:01:22,258 --> 00:01:24,694 I understand your namesake luck was plentiful 30 00:01:24,794 --> 00:01:26,295 at the Iceberg last night. 31 00:01:26,362 --> 00:01:28,664 I've received your maintenance request. 32 00:01:28,764 --> 00:01:30,266 So sorry to hear you're having difficulties 33 00:01:30,333 --> 00:01:33,102 accessing your in-room lockbox safe. 34 00:01:33,169 --> 00:01:35,538 You no doubt wish to secure your winnings. 35 00:01:35,638 --> 00:01:38,941 I will send someone to investigate right away. 36 00:01:39,008 --> 00:01:40,543 Please hold for one new message. 37 00:01:40,643 --> 00:01:42,345 [beeping] ♪ ♪ 38 00:01:42,445 --> 00:01:44,480 - [answering machine beeps] - Well, Mr. Sawfield, 39 00:01:44,547 --> 00:01:47,350 we know now for certain that they don't call you 40 00:01:47,450 --> 00:01:50,520 "Lucky Bucky" for naught, eh? 41 00:01:50,620 --> 00:01:52,121 Oswald Cobblepot here. 42 00:01:52,188 --> 00:01:54,390 May I say it was an authentic honor 43 00:01:54,490 --> 00:01:56,159 to have you as my guest last night 44 00:01:56,225 --> 00:01:59,562 and I trust you enjoyed the champagne I sent over. 45 00:01:59,662 --> 00:02:02,165 Both cases of it. [laughs] 46 00:02:02,231 --> 00:02:06,302 And don't worry at all about the bit of--[mumbles] 47 00:02:06,369 --> 00:02:09,338 fisticuffs you found yourself in. 48 00:02:09,405 --> 00:02:14,577 We here in Gotham understand what "painting the town red" 49 00:02:14,677 --> 00:02:17,680 sometimes means. [laughs] 50 00:02:17,747 --> 00:02:20,883 Though it's a shame you suffered such a physical 51 00:02:20,983 --> 00:02:22,518 and public altercation 52 00:02:22,585 --> 00:02:26,989 with one of our opinionated local sports fans. 53 00:02:27,056 --> 00:02:29,192 Let me apologize on his behalf. 54 00:02:29,258 --> 00:02:32,261 That fellow was an obstreperous lout. 55 00:02:32,361 --> 00:02:34,397 I want you to know, your antagonist 56 00:02:34,497 --> 00:02:38,034 will never again enjoy my hospitality 57 00:02:38,100 --> 00:02:42,838 because A, I prize civility above all else. 58 00:02:42,905 --> 00:02:45,775 And B, by tragic coincidence, 59 00:02:45,875 --> 00:02:47,710 he was followed home last night 60 00:02:47,777 --> 00:02:50,046 by an unknown assailant and beaten to death with a rock. 61 00:02:50,112 --> 00:02:51,847 Have a good game today! [chuckles] 62 00:02:51,914 --> 00:02:53,716 [answering machine beeps] ♪ ♪ 63 00:02:53,783 --> 00:02:55,952 - [answering machine beeps] - Mr. Sawfield, hello again. 64 00:02:56,052 --> 00:02:59,021 I do regret to inform you that maintenance was unable 65 00:02:59,088 --> 00:03:00,790 to open your in-room safe, 66 00:03:00,890 --> 00:03:02,858 but we will contact the manufacturer 67 00:03:02,925 --> 00:03:06,462 and retrieve the contents just as soon as we are able. 68 00:03:06,562 --> 00:03:08,030 Hold for a private message please. 69 00:03:08,097 --> 00:03:09,799 [answering machine beeps] ♪ ♪ 70 00:03:09,899 --> 00:03:11,901 - [answering machine beeps] - Sawfield, old smoke. 71 00:03:11,968 --> 00:03:13,803 Cobblepot again. It occurs to me, 72 00:03:13,903 --> 00:03:16,572 my last message may have left you with some questions. 73 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,076 I know. A crime like this is shocking. 74 00:03:20,142 --> 00:03:22,645 A man is murdered in a fit of rage. 75 00:03:22,745 --> 00:03:24,480 Who would do such a thing? 76 00:03:24,580 --> 00:03:27,250 Well, besides a notoriously intemperate 77 00:03:27,316 --> 00:03:29,986 hothead baseball player from out of town, 78 00:03:30,086 --> 00:03:31,988 swaggering into the local saloon 79 00:03:32,088 --> 00:03:35,091 with a chip on his shoulder, mouthing off 80 00:03:35,157 --> 00:03:38,961 while he swills free bubbly like a gulper eel. 81 00:03:39,061 --> 00:03:40,830 I mean, that will be everyone's first thought, 82 00:03:40,930 --> 00:03:43,399 of course. The police, the press, 83 00:03:43,466 --> 00:03:47,270 the victim's associates in the Seventh Street Syndicate. 84 00:03:47,336 --> 00:03:51,107 Oh, yes, you see, that loudmouth was a made man. 85 00:03:51,173 --> 00:03:52,575 And those Syndicate boys 86 00:03:52,642 --> 00:03:55,344 process grief the old fashioned way: 87 00:03:55,444 --> 00:03:57,013 with a set of jumper cables 88 00:03:57,113 --> 00:04:00,283 and an alkaline car battery, don't you know? 89 00:04:00,349 --> 00:04:03,452 Good thing you have an alibi, isn't it? 90 00:04:03,519 --> 00:04:05,955 Yes, no worries. At the time of the murder, 91 00:04:06,022 --> 00:04:08,424 you were gambling in the salon privet 92 00:04:08,491 --> 00:04:10,760 at my invitation, alone. 93 00:04:10,826 --> 00:04:14,363 You were there for hours. I can attest to that. 94 00:04:14,463 --> 00:04:16,298 Or can I? 95 00:04:16,365 --> 00:04:18,134 I am prone to the most disturbing 96 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,203 sudden mental lacunae. Perhaps it's the water here 97 00:04:21,304 --> 00:04:24,106 because my entire staff has the same affliction. 98 00:04:24,173 --> 00:04:26,108 On the other hand, with dozens of eyewitnesses 99 00:04:26,175 --> 00:04:29,111 eager to attest they saw "Lucky Bucky" Sawfield 100 00:04:29,178 --> 00:04:31,681 in a vicious altercation with the deceased, 101 00:04:31,781 --> 00:04:35,051 lo and behold, a convincing theory of the case 102 00:04:35,151 --> 00:04:37,720 begins to emerge. 103 00:04:37,820 --> 00:04:40,489 Burning with the man's snide insults, 104 00:04:40,556 --> 00:04:43,292 you followed him out of the casino. 105 00:04:43,359 --> 00:04:45,394 When he paused to gain his bearings 106 00:04:45,494 --> 00:04:47,897 in some lonely and obscure spot, 107 00:04:47,997 --> 00:04:51,667 your fury erupted like Krakatoa. 108 00:04:51,734 --> 00:04:53,536 You took a loose paving stone 109 00:04:53,636 --> 00:04:55,237 and pounded him into aspic jelly. 110 00:04:55,338 --> 00:04:57,039 [blows landing] [heartbeat pounding] 111 00:04:57,139 --> 00:04:59,709 When the adrenaline subsided, naturally, you panicked. 112 00:04:59,809 --> 00:05:02,078 Stripped the corpse of its valuables 113 00:05:02,178 --> 00:05:04,880 and dumped it in the harbor... [water splashes] 114 00:05:04,980 --> 00:05:09,218 Before wandering back to your hotel in a daze. 115 00:05:09,318 --> 00:05:12,855 Such was the confusion of your mingled bloodlust 116 00:05:12,922 --> 00:05:15,691 and inebriation that when you returned 117 00:05:15,758 --> 00:05:17,593 to your room-- [gasps] 118 00:05:17,693 --> 00:05:19,729 You found your hands still clutched 119 00:05:19,829 --> 00:05:24,066 to the blood-smirched belongings of your victim. 120 00:05:24,166 --> 00:05:26,602 Oh, I know it didn't happen that way. 121 00:05:26,702 --> 00:05:28,437 You know it didn't happen that way, 122 00:05:28,537 --> 00:05:31,073 but it's a theory that will be given 123 00:05:31,173 --> 00:05:33,109 a great deal of credibility 124 00:05:33,209 --> 00:05:38,013 once hotel management gets that pesky safe of yours open. 125 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:42,284 And surprise, they find the dead man's bloody wallet 126 00:05:42,385 --> 00:05:45,921 and wristwatch are inside. [laughs] 127 00:05:46,021 --> 00:05:49,058 How's that for a curveball, Lucky? 128 00:05:49,125 --> 00:05:53,129 You probably want that combination and soon. 129 00:05:53,229 --> 00:05:56,065 I'll give you a hint. The first digit is two, 130 00:05:56,132 --> 00:05:57,800 as in the number of homeruns you need 131 00:05:57,900 --> 00:06:02,271 to see our hometown hero Swat Fleischacker hit today. 132 00:06:02,371 --> 00:06:04,140 Am I making myself clear? 133 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,709 We have a way of speaking in Gotham City. 134 00:06:06,776 --> 00:06:08,878 Two diggers for our hometown boy. 135 00:06:08,944 --> 00:06:10,146 You had better see to it. 136 00:06:10,246 --> 00:06:12,548 All right, now, let's play ball! 137 00:06:12,615 --> 00:06:14,717 narrator: Gotham, ambition and guile 138 00:06:14,784 --> 00:06:17,286 flash-frozen in grimacing stonework. 139 00:06:17,386 --> 00:06:20,556 Join us now for another tale of life and death 140 00:06:20,623 --> 00:06:21,924 in Gotham City. 141 00:06:21,991 --> 00:06:24,460 March 7th finds the Penguin desperate 142 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,596 for a show of strength to counter rumors of turmoil 143 00:06:27,663 --> 00:06:30,466 within his crime empire. But he is only desperate 144 00:06:30,566 --> 00:06:32,301 because the rumors are true. 145 00:06:32,401 --> 00:06:35,337 The Penguin's wall of crime may encircle the city, 146 00:06:35,438 --> 00:06:36,839 but its bricks are mortared 147 00:06:36,939 --> 00:06:39,074 with the legal genius of Harvey Dent. 148 00:06:39,141 --> 00:06:40,676 And thanks to the Batman, 149 00:06:40,776 --> 00:06:43,245 Harvey is no longer with the organization. 150 00:06:43,312 --> 00:06:46,982 Safely spirited away in the dead of night to Wayne Manor, 151 00:06:47,082 --> 00:06:50,486 Two-Face is finally free of the Penguin's predations. 152 00:06:50,586 --> 00:06:52,455 But the sudden appearance of the Scarecrow 153 00:06:52,521 --> 00:06:56,025 suggests that his fortunes have not necessarily improved. 154 00:06:56,125 --> 00:06:57,827 - [crowd shouting] - Get some, get some! 155 00:06:57,927 --> 00:06:59,328 narrator: The noble homestead, 156 00:06:59,428 --> 00:07:01,597 defiled and debauched by deviants. 157 00:07:01,664 --> 00:07:04,166 Stately Wayne Manor is utterly besieged 158 00:07:04,266 --> 00:07:05,801 as is the central nervous system 159 00:07:05,868 --> 00:07:08,704 of its namesake occupant, Bruce Wayne. 160 00:07:08,804 --> 00:07:11,140 Caught unawares, he succumbs to a gas attack 161 00:07:11,207 --> 00:07:13,509 from the nefarious Dr. Jonathan Crane, 162 00:07:13,609 --> 00:07:16,645 now revealed to be the pharaoh of panic himself, 163 00:07:16,712 --> 00:07:18,714 - the Scarecrow. - [coughing] 164 00:07:18,814 --> 00:07:20,349 - Breathe deeply, little Brucie. 165 00:07:20,449 --> 00:07:23,219 It's such a short trip from the breath to the blood, 166 00:07:23,319 --> 00:07:25,688 - from the blood to the brain. - I--I-- 167 00:07:25,788 --> 00:07:28,724 - Oh, I've got such things in store for you. 168 00:07:28,824 --> 00:07:30,893 You two, take him to his resting place. 169 00:07:30,993 --> 00:07:34,063 The rest of you, Eyeball, Scud, search the house. 170 00:07:34,163 --> 00:07:35,331 Roust the staff. 171 00:07:35,397 --> 00:07:38,234 I think it's just one butler somehow. 172 00:07:38,334 --> 00:07:40,236 As for Dent, 173 00:07:40,336 --> 00:07:42,905 he's dangerous and I'm bored with him. 174 00:07:43,005 --> 00:07:45,508 When you find that conjoined monstrosity, 175 00:07:45,574 --> 00:07:46,976 put it out of its misery. 176 00:07:47,042 --> 00:07:48,477 narrator: At their master's command, 177 00:07:48,544 --> 00:07:50,179 the crank-addled delinquents fan out 178 00:07:50,246 --> 00:07:51,680 amidst the fine furnishings 179 00:07:51,747 --> 00:07:54,250 and a shambling miasma of profanity. 180 00:07:54,350 --> 00:07:58,087 Where are you, Harvey? 181 00:07:58,187 --> 00:08:02,324 Ollie, ollie, oxen free! [discordant notes] 182 00:08:02,391 --> 00:08:04,393 Well, what have we here? 183 00:08:04,493 --> 00:08:08,697 [snorts] Of course this house has its own pipe organ. 184 00:08:08,764 --> 00:08:13,235 Oh, now, that's just an invitation, isn't it? 185 00:08:13,335 --> 00:08:14,770 ♪ Oh ♪ 186 00:08:14,870 --> 00:08:20,943 ♪ The hip bone's connected to the thigh bone ♪ 187 00:08:21,043 --> 00:08:23,512 narrator: Upstairs, faithful Alfred realizes 188 00:08:23,579 --> 00:08:26,615 the time is now if he and Two-Face wish to escape 189 00:08:26,715 --> 00:08:30,119 a rapidly approaching tide of recreational sadists. 190 00:08:30,219 --> 00:08:32,688 - Mr. Dent, I realize you are somewhat poorly, 191 00:08:32,755 --> 00:08:36,091 but if you could perhaps find the strength, I recommend 192 00:08:36,191 --> 00:08:38,627 we escape whatever these hooligans have in mind. 193 00:08:38,727 --> 00:08:40,029 [as the Other] No problem. 194 00:08:40,095 --> 00:08:41,964 - Where do you keep the heaters? - Heaters? 195 00:08:42,064 --> 00:08:43,299 - [as Harvey] Bruce doesn't keep firearms 196 00:08:43,399 --> 00:08:44,700 in the house, you clod. 197 00:08:44,767 --> 00:08:46,569 He detests them for obvious reasons. 198 00:08:46,635 --> 00:08:49,738 - [as the Other] Oh, right. The parents got plugged. 199 00:08:49,805 --> 00:08:51,307 - [as Harvey] Oh, have some tact, 200 00:08:51,407 --> 00:08:53,309 - you thoughtless ignoramus. - [as the Other] Hey! 201 00:08:53,409 --> 00:08:55,110 Don't talk to me like that around the help. 202 00:08:55,210 --> 00:08:56,645 - Oh, I don't care. - [as Harvey] The butler is 203 00:08:56,745 --> 00:08:58,447 several times your mental superior and-- 204 00:08:58,547 --> 00:08:59,882 - [growls as the Other] - Please, sirs, 205 00:08:59,949 --> 00:09:01,584 do exclude me from the squabble. 206 00:09:01,650 --> 00:09:04,386 narrator: Alfred projects preternatural calm, 207 00:09:04,453 --> 00:09:06,922 but a squabble can only mean one thing: 208 00:09:06,989 --> 00:09:09,992 the effects of the JoyCure are wearing off. 209 00:09:10,092 --> 00:09:13,295 And the peace and harmony inside Two-Face along with it. 210 00:09:13,395 --> 00:09:14,663 [as Harvey] How dare you? 211 00:09:14,763 --> 00:09:16,665 - [as the Other] Oh, don't faint, precious. 212 00:09:16,765 --> 00:09:18,801 narrator: With waxing dread, Alfred realizes 213 00:09:18,901 --> 00:09:20,669 the window to avoid catastrophe 214 00:09:20,769 --> 00:09:22,805 has nearly slammed shut on his fingers. 215 00:09:22,905 --> 00:09:24,840 - Gentlemen, please. both: Huh? 216 00:09:24,940 --> 00:09:26,809 - The situation has become quite urgent. 217 00:09:26,909 --> 00:09:28,611 There is a ruffian arriving imminently 218 00:09:28,677 --> 00:09:31,347 and he is going to find the two of us unarmed. 219 00:09:31,447 --> 00:09:35,017 - Counselor, come out, come out wherever you are. 220 00:09:35,117 --> 00:09:36,518 - [as Two-Face] We can take 'em. 221 00:09:36,619 --> 00:09:38,287 - You're going to have to. Listen carefully. 222 00:09:38,354 --> 00:09:39,855 There are twin suits of armor 223 00:09:39,955 --> 00:09:41,624 at the end of the hall fully dressed for battle. 224 00:09:41,690 --> 00:09:44,026 - [as the Other] If it's twins, we like the plan already. 225 00:09:44,126 --> 00:09:47,196 - I'll engage the ruffian in a wrestling hold. 226 00:09:47,296 --> 00:09:49,465 - [as Two-Face] You? - Well, I was rather a grappler 227 00:09:49,531 --> 00:09:52,301 in my youth, but yes, I'll only manage to hold him for moment. 228 00:09:52,368 --> 00:09:54,937 So you need to rush down the hall to the armor, 229 00:09:55,004 --> 00:09:57,339 procure a weapon, and come to my rescue. 230 00:09:57,439 --> 00:09:58,841 - [as Harvey] Got it. [door slams] 231 00:09:58,941 --> 00:10:00,209 - Come out, come out-- - [groans] 232 00:10:00,309 --> 00:10:03,112 - Now, Mr. Dent. [grunting] 233 00:10:03,178 --> 00:10:05,614 - [as Harvey] Uh, Alfredo, we're at the armor. 234 00:10:05,681 --> 00:10:07,383 - Very good, sir. If you would kindly... 235 00:10:07,483 --> 00:10:09,852 [grunts] Only grab a mace. 236 00:10:09,952 --> 00:10:11,153 Now, Mr. Dent. 237 00:10:11,220 --> 00:10:12,221 - [as Harvey] Okay, but there's two. 238 00:10:12,321 --> 00:10:13,522 Yes, just grab one. 239 00:10:13,622 --> 00:10:14,890 - [as Harvey] Okay, but which one? 240 00:10:14,990 --> 00:10:16,458 - I assure you, it doesn't matter. 241 00:10:16,525 --> 00:10:17,893 - [as Harvey] I assure you it does. 242 00:10:17,993 --> 00:10:19,795 - Just flip a coin-- oh, ah, of course. 243 00:10:19,862 --> 00:10:21,030 The right one. 244 00:10:21,130 --> 00:10:22,398 - [as Harvey] His right or right-- 245 00:10:22,498 --> 00:10:23,966 - His right. - [as Harvey] Thank you. 246 00:10:24,033 --> 00:10:25,834 narrator: Two-Face labors through a fog 247 00:10:25,901 --> 00:10:28,671 of drug-induced confusion, but seizing the iron cudgel, 248 00:10:28,737 --> 00:10:31,573 he is suddenly invigorated by the promise of violence. 249 00:10:31,674 --> 00:10:33,242 - [screams as Two-Face] narrator: A promise 250 00:10:33,342 --> 00:10:35,744 soon fulfilled to his exacting standards. 251 00:10:35,844 --> 00:10:37,846 - [as the Other] Good plan, Alfredo. 252 00:10:37,913 --> 00:10:40,416 - We knew we liked you. - Yes, very good, sir. 253 00:10:40,516 --> 00:10:43,018 Now, if you please, run toward the bottom of the stairs. 254 00:10:43,085 --> 00:10:46,255 Master Bruce's study locks securely from the inside. 255 00:10:46,355 --> 00:10:47,823 I'll be right behind you. 256 00:10:47,890 --> 00:10:49,525 narrator: The two make haste for sanctuary, 257 00:10:49,591 --> 00:10:51,660 but the remainder of the hunting party 258 00:10:51,727 --> 00:10:53,829 catches a scent of their quarry. 259 00:10:53,896 --> 00:10:55,264 - There they are. After 'em. 260 00:10:55,364 --> 00:10:56,932 - Give me the shotgun, Scud. [gun cocks] 261 00:10:57,032 --> 00:10:58,400 - [gunshot] - [groans as Harvey] 262 00:10:58,500 --> 00:11:00,235 - Mr. Dent! - [as Harvey] Just buckshot. 263 00:11:00,335 --> 00:11:02,871 We're... [groans] Fine. 264 00:11:02,938 --> 00:11:05,107 Keep moving. We're almost-- 265 00:11:05,207 --> 00:11:06,275 [door slams shut] 266 00:11:06,375 --> 00:11:07,943 There. [groans] 267 00:11:08,043 --> 00:11:10,579 narrator: Two-Face slumps to the floor of the study, 268 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:12,281 heaving and bloody. 269 00:11:12,381 --> 00:11:16,018 All else is eerily silent, undisturbed, 270 00:11:16,085 --> 00:11:17,720 save for the patient serenity 271 00:11:17,786 --> 00:11:20,756 of the great grandfather clock. 272 00:11:20,856 --> 00:11:23,092 - [as Two-Face] Awful quiet out there. 273 00:11:23,192 --> 00:11:24,927 Do you think they-- [pounding on door] 274 00:11:25,027 --> 00:11:27,463 - Come out, come out, come out, come out, little lambchops. 275 00:11:27,563 --> 00:11:30,766 It's time to get cleaned and dressed and seared and eaten. 276 00:11:30,866 --> 00:11:33,936 - The door's reinforced, boss. I mean, heavy duty. 277 00:11:34,036 --> 00:11:35,704 - Then we do this with chemicals. 278 00:11:35,771 --> 00:11:37,740 - Oh, dear. - Put on your masks. 279 00:11:37,806 --> 00:11:40,576 Flood the entire mansion with the cheap stuff. 280 00:11:40,642 --> 00:11:41,944 30 parts per million. 281 00:11:42,044 --> 00:11:46,315 No, 80. And cut it with CX nerve gas. 282 00:11:46,415 --> 00:11:48,450 We want these nightmares to hurt. 283 00:11:48,550 --> 00:11:49,785 Oh, dear! 284 00:11:49,885 --> 00:11:50,886 narrator: Alfred has mere moments 285 00:11:50,953 --> 00:11:52,287 to devise an escape. 286 00:11:52,387 --> 00:11:53,822 - The windows-- - [groans as Two-Face] 287 00:11:53,922 --> 00:11:55,491 narrator: Are no option for Two-Face, 288 00:11:55,591 --> 00:11:57,826 who at present should be occupying a stretcher. 289 00:11:57,926 --> 00:11:59,328 Let it rip, boys! 290 00:11:59,428 --> 00:12:00,996 narrator: They cannot remain where they are. 291 00:12:01,096 --> 00:12:03,732 The door is sturdy, but it is not airtight. 292 00:12:03,799 --> 00:12:05,901 In point of fact, the only airtight 293 00:12:05,968 --> 00:12:07,469 and hermetically sealed environment 294 00:12:07,569 --> 00:12:10,339 - on the estate grounds is-- - The Batcave. 295 00:12:10,439 --> 00:12:12,007 - [as Two-Face] Come again, Alfredo? 296 00:12:12,107 --> 00:12:13,675 narrator: Alfred has no choice. 297 00:12:13,776 --> 00:12:17,012 - Mr. Dent, we're going downstairs. 298 00:12:17,112 --> 00:12:18,347 - [as Two-Face] Huh? 299 00:12:18,447 --> 00:12:20,516 [mechanism clicking] [door creaks open] 300 00:12:20,616 --> 00:12:22,084 narrator: Two-Face can be forgiven 301 00:12:22,151 --> 00:12:23,252 if he doesn't understand 302 00:12:23,318 --> 00:12:25,087 exactly what he's witnessing. 303 00:12:25,154 --> 00:12:27,689 A megadose of JoyCure mingled with blood loss 304 00:12:27,790 --> 00:12:29,658 and a whiff of the Scarecrow's gas 305 00:12:29,758 --> 00:12:32,995 is a stiff cocktail for the ruddiest sot. 306 00:12:33,095 --> 00:12:34,530 But Two-Face could swear 307 00:12:34,630 --> 00:12:37,099 the butler just walked him into the clock 308 00:12:37,166 --> 00:12:40,135 and down, down. How far down? 309 00:12:40,202 --> 00:12:42,004 - [as Two-Face] What is this? 310 00:12:42,104 --> 00:12:44,773 Some kind of safe room? 311 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:46,975 The safest in the city, sir. 312 00:12:47,042 --> 00:12:49,711 Authorization, Alfred one. 313 00:12:49,812 --> 00:12:52,881 narrator: The mismatched eyes of Two-Face blink and strain 314 00:12:52,981 --> 00:12:56,618 through a heavy veil of drugs, distress, and disbelief. 315 00:12:56,685 --> 00:12:58,787 - [as Harvey] I can't believe it. 316 00:12:58,854 --> 00:13:01,223 It's not possible. 317 00:13:01,323 --> 00:13:03,892 Bruce Wayne is-- 318 00:13:03,992 --> 00:13:06,228 - Yes, Mr. Dent, Bruce Wayne is-- 319 00:13:06,328 --> 00:13:07,896 - [as the Other] Bruce Wayne 320 00:13:07,996 --> 00:13:10,833 - is a filthy liar. - What? No. 321 00:13:10,899 --> 00:13:12,968 - [as Harvey] He said he was there for us. 322 00:13:13,035 --> 00:13:16,171 - [as the Other] He always said he wanted to help us. 323 00:13:16,238 --> 00:13:19,308 Sure, but all this time, he had an angle. 324 00:13:19,374 --> 00:13:23,245 - [as Harvey] Bruce Wayne is Batman. 325 00:13:23,345 --> 00:13:25,714 And I thought I was the two-faced bastard. 326 00:13:25,814 --> 00:13:27,516 - Mr. Dent, I assure you-- 327 00:13:27,583 --> 00:13:30,018 - [as the Other] The old double life gimmick 328 00:13:30,085 --> 00:13:31,553 and we fell for it. 329 00:13:31,653 --> 00:13:34,056 - Please, Mr. Dent, you need medical attention. 330 00:13:34,156 --> 00:13:37,092 - [as Harvey] We don't like to be played, Alfredo. 331 00:13:37,192 --> 00:13:38,927 - [as Two-Face] It's a guarantee. 332 00:13:39,027 --> 00:13:41,063 When we get played, 333 00:13:41,163 --> 00:13:45,701 someone...gets...hurt. 334 00:13:45,767 --> 00:13:47,769 Mr. Dent, don't! 335 00:13:47,870 --> 00:13:50,606 [crashing and electrical zapping] 336 00:13:50,706 --> 00:13:54,943 narrator: The betrayal he long suspected, seemingly realized. 337 00:13:55,043 --> 00:13:56,912 The wrath of Two-Face scorned 338 00:13:57,012 --> 00:13:59,548 is a two mega-ton bomb in free fall. 339 00:13:59,615 --> 00:14:03,585 See it detonate in a future tale of life and death 340 00:14:03,685 --> 00:14:06,021 in Gotham City. 341 00:14:06,088 --> 00:14:09,524 - My fellow Americans, Honest Abe Fetterman here. 342 00:14:09,591 --> 00:14:11,627 Four score and seven years ago, 343 00:14:11,727 --> 00:14:14,096 I brought forth in Gotham City 344 00:14:14,196 --> 00:14:19,067 insane savings! [electric guitar wails] 345 00:14:19,134 --> 00:14:21,403 But now, everything must go! 346 00:14:21,470 --> 00:14:23,472 I'm talking blenders! I'm talking toasters! 347 00:14:23,572 --> 00:14:25,140 Washers, dryers! That's right, 348 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:27,042 Honest Abe's Hardware and Household Appliances 349 00:14:27,109 --> 00:14:30,579 is shutting its doors for good. 350 00:14:30,646 --> 00:14:32,814 But we're passing the savings on to you. 351 00:14:32,915 --> 00:14:34,116 Just look at these deals. 352 00:14:34,216 --> 00:14:37,386 - An electric waffle iron. - $900. 353 00:14:37,452 --> 00:14:39,955 - Energy Star rated air conditioning unit. 354 00:14:40,055 --> 00:14:41,757 $600,000. 355 00:14:41,823 --> 00:14:45,093 - And right here is a 19-inch color television set 356 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:46,728 for the incredible price of-- 357 00:14:46,795 --> 00:14:48,330 oh, my God, this can't be right. 358 00:14:48,430 --> 00:14:50,332 499... 359 00:14:50,432 --> 00:14:56,571 734,850,000.52! 360 00:14:56,638 --> 00:15:03,512 $499,734,850,000.52! 361 00:15:03,612 --> 00:15:05,013 That's right, Gotham City. 362 00:15:05,113 --> 00:15:10,585 With prices like these, I must be insane! 363 00:15:10,652 --> 00:15:14,423 - And of course, he was. Hi, I'm Abraham Fetterman Jr. 364 00:15:14,489 --> 00:15:15,691 and I want to thank the community 365 00:15:15,791 --> 00:15:17,259 for their support for my father, 366 00:15:17,326 --> 00:15:18,760 Honest Abe Fetterman, 367 00:15:18,827 --> 00:15:21,163 during his recent struggle with mental illness. 368 00:15:21,263 --> 00:15:22,664 It wasn't easy for him to close 369 00:15:22,764 --> 00:15:24,933 his beloved hardware and household appliance store 370 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,336 and agree to be committed to Arkham Asylum, 371 00:15:27,436 --> 00:15:29,604 but we all agree it was for the best 372 00:15:29,671 --> 00:15:30,872 and he's happier there. 373 00:15:30,973 --> 00:15:32,374 And I understand they're letting him wear 374 00:15:32,474 --> 00:15:34,609 his Abe Lincoln costume on the inside, 375 00:15:34,676 --> 00:15:37,546 which probably means they found out the same way I did 376 00:15:37,646 --> 00:15:39,715 that if you try to take it off him, he will bite you. 377 00:15:39,815 --> 00:15:41,883 Kindness gets you nowhere with that man. 378 00:15:41,984 --> 00:15:44,820 Anyhow, from all of us at the Honest Abe family, 379 00:15:44,886 --> 00:15:46,321 minus Honest Abe, 380 00:15:46,388 --> 00:15:48,457 who will be making no further public statements, 381 00:15:48,523 --> 00:15:49,992 thanks for the memories, Gotham City. 382 00:15:50,058 --> 00:15:53,562 chorus: ♪ Honest Abe's Hardware and ♪ 383 00:15:53,662 --> 00:15:56,898 ♪ Household Appliances ♪ 384 00:15:56,999 --> 00:16:01,470 ♪ The prices are literally insane ♪ 385 00:16:01,536 --> 00:16:03,739 narrator: Gotham, a cat's cradle 386 00:16:03,839 --> 00:16:05,874 strung from high-tension wires. 387 00:16:05,974 --> 00:16:08,910 Join us now, for another tale of life and death 388 00:16:09,011 --> 00:16:11,013 in Gotham City. 389 00:16:12,647 --> 00:16:13,682 Robin to Batman. 390 00:16:13,749 --> 00:16:15,584 [radio static] Come on. 391 00:16:15,684 --> 00:16:17,219 narrator: Batman and Robin communicate 392 00:16:17,319 --> 00:16:19,721 over a heavily modified WayneTech Mark 7 393 00:16:19,821 --> 00:16:22,991 crystal-fiber satellite linkup supported by a network 394 00:16:23,058 --> 00:16:26,261 of ideally located private relay towers around Gotham. 395 00:16:26,361 --> 00:16:28,764 - Robin to Batcave. Computer, do you copy? 396 00:16:28,864 --> 00:16:31,033 [radio static] You gotta be kidding me. 397 00:16:31,099 --> 00:16:33,335 narrator: It's possible for any system to fail, 398 00:16:33,402 --> 00:16:36,038 even one designed by the Batman, 399 00:16:36,104 --> 00:16:38,040 or so Robin tells himself. 400 00:16:38,106 --> 00:16:39,708 What's the alternative? 401 00:16:39,775 --> 00:16:43,278 Batman and the Batcave are both somehow offline? 402 00:16:43,378 --> 00:16:44,880 Preposterous. 403 00:16:44,946 --> 00:16:46,948 And so the Boy Wonder puts it from his mind 404 00:16:47,049 --> 00:16:49,518 to focus more keenly on the task at hand. 405 00:16:49,584 --> 00:16:51,019 [comm beeping] 406 00:16:51,086 --> 00:16:52,687 - Come in, Commissioner Gordon. - Gordon here. 407 00:16:52,754 --> 00:16:54,689 - Is this Robin? - Yes, sir. 408 00:16:54,756 --> 00:16:56,958 My communications with the Batman are non-functional. 409 00:16:57,059 --> 00:16:59,594 - Do you have comms? - Negative. Is that normal? 410 00:16:59,694 --> 00:17:01,229 Not normal, no. 411 00:17:01,296 --> 00:17:03,632 I was just about to end my patrol early and investigate 412 00:17:03,732 --> 00:17:05,767 when I saw suspicious activity at the old 413 00:17:05,867 --> 00:17:08,537 Honest Abe's Hardware and Household Appliances store. 414 00:17:08,603 --> 00:17:10,972 - That's on the edge of Burma Shave Boys territory. 415 00:17:11,073 --> 00:17:12,974 Probably a gang of those urchins scrounging 416 00:17:13,074 --> 00:17:14,476 for abandoned valuables, isn't it? 417 00:17:14,576 --> 00:17:16,978 - That could be, but I had a hunch. 418 00:17:17,079 --> 00:17:18,547 Joker has been bouncing around town 419 00:17:18,613 --> 00:17:20,615 from one makeshift safehouse to the next 420 00:17:20,715 --> 00:17:22,784 - since Penguin put the hit out. - Yeah? 421 00:17:22,884 --> 00:17:25,821 - Batman always says there's a method to his madness. 422 00:17:25,921 --> 00:17:27,823 I think he's set up shop in Honest Abe's. 423 00:17:27,923 --> 00:17:29,991 - The Joker? Of all the places in Gotham, 424 00:17:30,092 --> 00:17:31,493 what in the world makes you think 425 00:17:31,593 --> 00:17:33,061 he's in an abandoned hardware store? 426 00:17:33,128 --> 00:17:34,596 - It's the initials, Commissioner. 427 00:17:34,663 --> 00:17:37,432 Probably pretty irresistible to the Joker. 428 00:17:37,499 --> 00:17:40,001 - Initials? - Honest Abe's-- 429 00:17:40,102 --> 00:17:41,303 - H-A-- 430 00:17:41,403 --> 00:17:43,905 - Hardware and Household Appliances. 431 00:17:43,972 --> 00:17:47,509 - H-A, H-A. 432 00:17:47,609 --> 00:17:49,177 "Ha, ha, ha." 433 00:17:49,277 --> 00:17:51,513 - They say the best jokes are the ones you have to explain. 434 00:17:51,613 --> 00:17:53,148 - Yeah, well, if it is the Joker-- 435 00:17:53,248 --> 00:17:54,683 - Sorry to interrupt, Commissioner, 436 00:17:54,783 --> 00:17:56,485 but we're no longer dealing in hypotheticals. 437 00:17:56,585 --> 00:17:59,354 narrator: A long purple sedan with darkened headlamps 438 00:17:59,454 --> 00:18:01,523 slithers down the alley like a viper. 439 00:18:01,623 --> 00:18:04,292 [engine rumbling] 440 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:05,660 [door opens] 441 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:07,696 - [footsteps] - [whistling] 442 00:18:07,796 --> 00:18:09,331 It's the Joker all right. 443 00:18:09,431 --> 00:18:11,700 I've never been this close to him, you know? 444 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,336 - Not without Batman. - Okay, now, now, fall back. 445 00:18:14,436 --> 00:18:16,872 I'll send a unit. I'll send two. 446 00:18:16,972 --> 00:18:18,373 He's unloading crates. 447 00:18:18,473 --> 00:18:20,008 Batman would plant surveillance. 448 00:18:20,108 --> 00:18:21,476 - Batman would tell you to get out of there 449 00:18:21,543 --> 00:18:22,811 and report to him. 450 00:18:22,878 --> 00:18:24,146 - Can't test that theory, Commissioner. 451 00:18:24,212 --> 00:18:25,847 Batman isn't answering my calls. 452 00:18:25,947 --> 00:18:28,984 - [whistling] [rolling door clanking] 453 00:18:29,050 --> 00:18:30,318 - [whispers] He went inside. 454 00:18:30,385 --> 00:18:31,786 I can slip in the basement window 455 00:18:31,853 --> 00:18:33,522 and plant an eavesdropper in the storefront. 456 00:18:33,622 --> 00:18:35,624 - Robin, I know I don't give you orders, 457 00:18:35,690 --> 00:18:37,392 but I hope I've earned enough of your respect 458 00:18:37,492 --> 00:18:40,896 that you'll listen to me when I beg you. 459 00:18:40,996 --> 00:18:43,665 Don't do it. 460 00:18:43,732 --> 00:18:47,502 You thinking it over? What I said? 461 00:18:47,569 --> 00:18:50,172 Thinking about not doing it? 462 00:18:50,238 --> 00:18:52,040 Robin? 463 00:18:52,140 --> 00:18:53,542 Hello? narrator: Too late. 464 00:18:53,642 --> 00:18:55,577 Robin is already inside. 465 00:18:55,677 --> 00:18:58,313 It's pitch dark. Should it be this cold? 466 00:18:58,380 --> 00:19:02,484 Night vision reveals... no sign of the Joker. 467 00:19:02,551 --> 00:19:05,487 But the Boy Wonder can still count on his keen hearing. 468 00:19:05,554 --> 00:19:07,656 - [whistling] - He's in the back office. 469 00:19:07,722 --> 00:19:09,558 narrator: Robin could leave the surveillance device 470 00:19:09,658 --> 00:19:11,059 anywhere in the shop, 471 00:19:11,159 --> 00:19:13,228 but the Joker could be gone in hours. 472 00:19:13,328 --> 00:19:15,864 Less. What is it that Batman says 473 00:19:15,931 --> 00:19:16,998 about opportunity? 474 00:19:17,065 --> 00:19:18,733 Knock first and knock hard. 475 00:19:18,833 --> 00:19:20,835 narrator: The real coup would be planting it 476 00:19:20,902 --> 00:19:22,771 on the clown himself. 477 00:19:22,871 --> 00:19:24,606 The whistling seems to beckon him. 478 00:19:24,706 --> 00:19:26,441 - [exhales deeply] I can do this. 479 00:19:26,541 --> 00:19:28,944 narrator: As Robin creeps between the empty shelves 480 00:19:29,044 --> 00:19:30,512 of the abandoned storefront, 481 00:19:30,579 --> 00:19:32,747 the vacancy of the place seems to howl. 482 00:19:32,847 --> 00:19:34,549 [whistling] 483 00:19:34,616 --> 00:19:36,918 narrator: If he can just get a line of sight on the Joker, 484 00:19:37,018 --> 00:19:40,755 he can shoot the eavesdropper from a distance undetected. 485 00:19:40,855 --> 00:19:42,290 The floor is sticky. 486 00:19:42,390 --> 00:19:44,793 What are those fumes? 487 00:19:44,893 --> 00:19:48,063 Something was burned beyond recognition in the trashcan. 488 00:19:48,129 --> 00:19:50,865 What is it? What was it? 489 00:19:50,932 --> 00:19:53,235 And why is it so cold in here? 490 00:19:53,301 --> 00:19:54,869 [whistling] 491 00:19:54,936 --> 00:19:56,471 narrator: At last, he gets to the door. 492 00:19:56,571 --> 00:19:58,373 [door creaks quietly] 493 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:01,076 And peering into the light of a single, bare bulb, 494 00:20:01,142 --> 00:20:02,744 the Boy Wonder sees-- 495 00:20:02,811 --> 00:20:04,946 Oh, no. 496 00:20:05,046 --> 00:20:07,315 narrator: That he should've listened to the Commissioner. 497 00:20:07,415 --> 00:20:10,986 - Now then, try practicing that tune a few times. 498 00:20:11,086 --> 00:20:14,055 When you're ready, flip to side B of 499 00:20:14,122 --> 00:20:16,157 "How to Whistle like a Nightingale--" 500 00:20:16,258 --> 00:20:17,993 [record skipping] nightingale--nightingale-- 501 00:20:18,093 --> 00:20:21,062 narrator: A phonograph needle in an empty room skips. 502 00:20:21,129 --> 00:20:23,798 Robin realizes his mistake too late 503 00:20:23,898 --> 00:20:26,101 as he feels a cold hand on his shoulder. 504 00:20:26,167 --> 00:20:29,604 - You must know how to whistle, little birdy. 505 00:20:29,671 --> 00:20:30,739 Got any pointers? 506 00:20:30,805 --> 00:20:32,140 - [groans] [impact] 507 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:37,846 - These records are a real rip-off. [laughs] 508 00:20:37,946 --> 00:20:39,514 narrator: Robin is felled. 509 00:20:39,614 --> 00:20:41,950 To find out why the caged bird stings, 510 00:20:42,017 --> 00:20:46,521 tune in to future tales of life and death in Gotham City. 511 00:20:46,621 --> 00:20:49,424 [upbeat electric music] 512 00:20:49,491 --> 00:20:53,128 chorus: ♪ Gotham City One ♪ 513 00:20:53,194 --> 00:20:55,363 - Good evening, Gotham movie buffs. 514 00:20:55,463 --> 00:20:57,132 I'm Jack Ryder. 515 00:20:57,198 --> 00:20:59,868 Tune in this Saturday at midnight when I'm hosting-- 516 00:20:59,968 --> 00:21:02,037 [bell tolls] Oh, no. 517 00:21:02,137 --> 00:21:03,805 [creepy voice] The transformation 518 00:21:03,872 --> 00:21:07,142 is happening again! 519 00:21:07,208 --> 00:21:09,177 [laughs] 520 00:21:09,277 --> 00:21:12,213 Hark! Strikes the midnight hour 521 00:21:12,314 --> 00:21:17,652 and so the Creeper emerges from his ancient tomb to-- 522 00:21:17,719 --> 00:21:19,721 [normally] "Tomb"? Am I a vampire? 523 00:21:19,821 --> 00:21:22,324 I thought this was, like, a Jekyll-Hyde thing. 524 00:21:22,390 --> 00:21:24,359 Yeah, no, it does. It makes a difference to me. 525 00:21:24,459 --> 00:21:26,995 We just did a whole transformat--fine. 526 00:21:27,062 --> 00:21:29,631 [creepy voice] Join me, the Midnight Creeper, 527 00:21:29,698 --> 00:21:32,801 on Gotham City One this Saturday as I seize control 528 00:21:32,867 --> 00:21:35,470 of your planetary airways for a screening of 529 00:21:35,537 --> 00:21:40,308 the Argus Studios horror classic, "Dread Castle." 530 00:21:40,375 --> 00:21:42,877 Do not resist, puny Earthlings. You will-- 531 00:21:42,977 --> 00:21:45,246 [normally] "Earthlings"? Earthlings, okay. 532 00:21:45,347 --> 00:21:47,015 You're just messing with me now. 533 00:21:47,082 --> 00:21:49,317 Did anyone settle on a backstory 534 00:21:49,384 --> 00:21:51,519 for this character? No? 535 00:21:51,586 --> 00:21:53,822 Just a little creative free-for-all to make 536 00:21:53,888 --> 00:21:56,591 Jack look like he has no judgement whatsoever? 537 00:21:56,691 --> 00:21:57,926 Whatever. 538 00:21:58,026 --> 00:21:59,094 [defeated creepy voice] The midnight movie 539 00:21:59,194 --> 00:22:00,395 on Gotham City One. 540 00:22:00,495 --> 00:22:01,863 [normally] I regret-- I just hate this. 541 00:22:01,930 --> 00:22:02,931 I hate every part of this. 542 00:22:03,031 --> 00:22:05,433 ♪ ♪ 543 00:22:05,533 --> 00:22:08,336 chorus: ♪ Gotham City One ♪ 544 00:22:08,403 --> 00:22:09,938 narrator: Gotham, a dark room 545 00:22:10,038 --> 00:22:13,041 where memories drown in a chemical bath. 546 00:22:13,108 --> 00:22:16,277 Join us once again for a tale of life and death 547 00:22:16,378 --> 00:22:18,680 in Gotham City. 548 00:22:20,849 --> 00:22:23,618 The silence of the tomb. 549 00:22:23,718 --> 00:22:25,420 - [scraping] - Where am I? 550 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:27,956 narrator: It was a somewhat rhetorical question. 551 00:22:28,056 --> 00:22:32,127 Bruce is restrained, confined, and so heavily drugged 552 00:22:32,227 --> 00:22:35,430 any further elaboration would be lost on him. 553 00:22:35,530 --> 00:22:37,465 It was a waste of breath to even ask, 554 00:22:37,565 --> 00:22:39,567 unless someone can hear him. 555 00:22:39,634 --> 00:22:41,469 You're in the family plot. 556 00:22:41,569 --> 00:22:44,305 Yes, I know it's cramped, but you'll soon disassociate 557 00:22:44,406 --> 00:22:47,375 and we'll wander the wilds of your mind together, 558 00:22:47,442 --> 00:22:48,643 little Brucie. 559 00:22:48,743 --> 00:22:50,578 Through one of your... 560 00:22:50,645 --> 00:22:54,482 - manufactured nightmares. - Nonsense. 561 00:22:54,582 --> 00:22:57,786 I'm here to give you your fondest wish, 562 00:22:57,886 --> 00:23:01,222 little orphan boy. Just like magic. 563 00:23:01,289 --> 00:23:05,326 In fact, abracadabra. 564 00:23:05,427 --> 00:23:07,495 What did you just do? 565 00:23:07,595 --> 00:23:09,998 - I've given you a chance at happiness. 566 00:23:10,098 --> 00:23:11,966 - Bruce. - Mother? 567 00:23:12,066 --> 00:23:14,769 - Bruce. - Father? 568 00:23:14,836 --> 00:23:16,171 What is this? 569 00:23:16,271 --> 00:23:18,940 It's therapy, dear boy. 570 00:23:19,007 --> 00:23:22,177 In here, you're no longer an orphan. 571 00:23:22,277 --> 00:23:23,745 Bruce, come along now. 572 00:23:23,812 --> 00:23:25,113 What are you saying? 573 00:23:25,180 --> 00:23:28,483 That night, the Monarch theater, 574 00:23:28,583 --> 00:23:32,487 the alley, my parents weren't killed? 575 00:23:32,587 --> 00:23:34,856 Oh, not yet. 576 00:23:34,956 --> 00:23:36,825 - Hurry, Bruce. The picture's about to start. 577 00:23:36,925 --> 00:23:39,661 - But it is that night, Bruce. - No. 578 00:23:39,761 --> 00:23:41,362 - And I'm afraid the night is young. 579 00:23:41,463 --> 00:23:43,031 - If you don't step lively, young man, 580 00:23:43,131 --> 00:23:44,299 you'll miss the cartoon short. 581 00:23:44,365 --> 00:23:45,867 - Mother, don't go into the theater. 582 00:23:45,967 --> 00:23:47,702 - You love the cartoon short, don't you, son? 583 00:23:47,802 --> 00:23:50,605 - Father, please. Please take us home. 584 00:23:50,672 --> 00:23:53,141 What has gotten into you? 585 00:23:53,208 --> 00:23:55,143 - And now, Argus Pictures presents 586 00:23:55,210 --> 00:23:58,379 the ham-fisted predicaments of the Dim Knight, 587 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:01,883 the world's greatest defective, Bat-Mite. 588 00:24:01,983 --> 00:24:04,219 - This is your chance at happiness, Bruce. 589 00:24:04,319 --> 00:24:06,888 A chance you've always wanted. 590 00:24:06,988 --> 00:24:08,623 A chance to save them. 591 00:24:08,690 --> 00:24:10,191 [chuckles] 592 00:24:10,291 --> 00:24:13,228 - Can you save your parents this time, Bruce? 593 00:24:13,328 --> 00:24:14,696 [laughs] 594 00:24:14,796 --> 00:24:16,865 narrator: Life and death in Gotham City. 595 00:24:16,965 --> 00:24:19,033 To be continued. 596 00:24:21,402 --> 00:24:23,538 "Batman: The Audio Adventures," 597 00:24:23,638 --> 00:24:26,574 written and directed by Dennis McNicholas. 598 00:24:26,674 --> 00:24:30,011 Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. 599 00:24:30,078 --> 00:24:32,247 Based on characters from DC. 600 00:24:32,347 --> 00:24:35,083 With performances by Jeffrey Wright, 601 00:24:35,183 --> 00:24:38,186 Aristotle Athari, Ike Barinholtz, 602 00:24:38,253 --> 00:24:41,189 Rosario Dawson, Steve Higgins, 603 00:24:41,256 --> 00:24:43,892 Toby Huss, Gillian Jacobs, 604 00:24:43,992 --> 00:24:46,594 John Leguizamo, Dennis McNicholas. 605 00:24:46,694 --> 00:24:49,330 Tim Meadows, Seth Meyers, 606 00:24:49,397 --> 00:24:52,033 Bobby Moynihan, Chris Parnell, 607 00:24:52,100 --> 00:24:54,602 Katie Rich, Ben Rodgers, 608 00:24:54,702 --> 00:24:57,238 Paul Scheer, Pete Schultz, 609 00:24:57,338 --> 00:24:59,774 Brooke Shields, Brent Spiner, 610 00:24:59,874 --> 00:25:02,210 Kenan Thompson, Alan Tudyk, 611 00:25:02,277 --> 00:25:05,747 Bradley Whitford, Melissa Villaseñor, 612 00:25:05,847 --> 00:25:08,449 Eli Brueggemann, Doug Bossi, 613 00:25:08,550 --> 00:25:11,352 Ronjini Brown, Chris Gibney, 614 00:25:11,419 --> 00:25:13,888 Julie Larson, Erica Phillips, 615 00:25:13,955 --> 00:25:16,457 Rosie Phillips, Tony Phillips, 616 00:25:16,558 --> 00:25:18,960 Zoey Phillips, Deirdre Quinn, 617 00:25:19,060 --> 00:25:20,595 Robbie Wyckoff. 618 00:25:20,695 --> 00:25:24,699 Executive producers, John Berg, Angela Petrella. 619 00:25:24,766 --> 00:25:27,101 Produced by Dennis McNicholas. 620 00:25:27,201 --> 00:25:29,370 Executives in charge of production, 621 00:25:29,437 --> 00:25:32,106 Shaleen Desai, Peter Girardi. 622 00:25:32,206 --> 00:25:34,142 Producer, Tyler Dorson. 623 00:25:34,242 --> 00:25:36,644 Production services by Cast Media. 624 00:25:36,744 --> 00:25:38,613 Producer, Colin Thompson. 625 00:25:38,713 --> 00:25:41,316 Coordinating producer, DJ Lubel. 626 00:25:41,416 --> 00:25:43,451 Music by Doug Bossi. 627 00:25:43,551 --> 00:25:45,753 Sound recording, design, and mixing 628 00:25:45,820 --> 00:25:47,288 by Big Yellow Duck. 629 00:25:47,388 --> 00:25:49,958 Sound design, mixing, dialogue editing, 630 00:25:50,058 --> 00:25:52,594 and rerecording mixing by Chris Gibney. 631 00:25:52,660 --> 00:25:55,163 Dialogue editing and additional post-production 632 00:25:55,263 --> 00:25:56,798 by Julie Larson. 633 00:25:56,898 --> 00:26:00,068 Original songs by Doug Bossi and Tony Phillips. 634 00:26:00,134 --> 00:26:01,803 The characters and events depicted 635 00:26:01,903 --> 00:26:03,638 in this podcast are fictional. 636 00:26:03,738 --> 00:26:06,074 Any similarity to any actual person 637 00:26:06,140 --> 00:26:08,943 living or dead or to any actual events, 638 00:26:09,010 --> 00:26:12,480 firms, places, and institutions or other entities 639 00:26:12,580 --> 00:26:14,749 is coincidental and unintentional. 640 00:26:14,816 --> 00:26:16,851 This podcast is protected under the laws 641 00:26:16,951 --> 00:26:19,320 of the United States and other countries, 642 00:26:19,420 --> 00:26:21,089 and its unauthorized duplication, 643 00:26:21,155 --> 00:26:22,924 distribution, or exhibition 644 00:26:22,991 --> 00:26:26,427 may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution. 645 00:26:26,494 --> 00:26:29,530 Country of first publication, United States of America. 646 00:26:29,631 --> 00:26:33,034 "Batman the Audio Adventures," copyright 2022 647 00:26:33,134 --> 00:26:35,169 Warner Bros. 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