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Martial Arts and Humor in Conversation
Andrea Beaumont
What's that you're practicing?
Bruce Wayne
Jiu jitsu.
Andrea Beaumont
Gesundheit. That was a joke.
[Bruce glares]
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A Defining Moment of Sacrifice and Resolve
The Joker
Uh oh. Okay, I give up. I've surrendered already! Tell her, Batman!
Batman
Andrea, you have to get out of here. The place is wired to explode!
Andrea Beaumont
No. One way or another, it ends tonight. Goodbye, my love.
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The Joker's Misinterpretation of Batman
The Joker
Wrong! It ain't the Bat! Nope, nope, nope. I've seen the guy. He looks more like ].
[[w:Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come|the Ghost of Christmas Future]
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Desperate Choices in a Dangerous Situation
The Joker
You're crazy! I'm your only chance to get out of here! Let me go or we'll both die!
Batman
Whatever it takes!
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Confronting Loss and Seeking Justice
Batman
Your father's dead, isn't he? You came into town early to get Chuckie Sol, so you could shift the blame to your father if you had to.
Andrea Beaumont
They took everything, Bruce! My dad, my life...you. I'm not saying it's right, or even sane, but it's all I've got left. So either help me or get out of the way!
Batman
You know I can't do that.
Andrea Beaumont
Look what they did to us! Look what we could have had! They had to pay!
Batman
But, Andi, what will vengeance solve?
Andrea Beaumont
If anyone knows the answer to that question, Bruce, it's you.
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A Familiar Bond Between Batman and Alfred
Batman
You think you know everything about me, don't you?
Alfred Pennyworth
I diapered your bottom; I bloody well ought to... sir!
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A Reunion of Old Criminal Associates
The Joker
Gasp! Can it be? Old Sallie "The Wheezer" Valestra! Welcome, paesan! It's been a dog's age!
Sal Valestra
Hello, Joker. Didn't mean to drop by unannounced.
The Joker
Oh, Salvatore, why so formal? Mi casa nostra es su casa nostra! So, what's an old-timer like you want with a two-timer like me?
[shoves him into a rollercoaster]
Sal Valestra
Business. I got––
The Joker
Ooh! Business! Sounds like fun! Come, we'll repair to more comfortable environs. Now hold onto your hat and watch those valuables, it's going to be a bumpy ride!
[laughs]
The Joker
Honey, I'm home! Oh, don't mind my home security system. Down, Rusty! Can't be too careful with all these weirdos around! What? Meat loaf again? Oh, I had it for lunch! Isn't Hazel here a cutie? True, she's a real homebody, but you can't help who you fall in love with! Come, have a seat, Sal. Tell what's on your so-called mind.
[kicks the mechanical dog waiting nearby; chuckles as he walks over to the mechanical maid]
Sal Valestra
It's Batman. He's gone nuts! First he whacked Chuckie Sol, then Buzz, and now he's after me!
The Joker
Ya know, I've been reading lately how old Guano-Man is wound tight enough to snap. Wouldn't it be great if I've eventually driven him off the deep end?
[chortles]
Sal Valestra
This isn't a joke! Batman's knocking us off, and you're the only one who can take him down! Look, five million up front, with whatever you want to finish him off!
The Joker
What do I look like, pest control?
[yawns dramatically]
Sal Valestra
Think, you fool! Once he gets me, how long till he gets you? You know what I'm talking about! Your hands are just as dirty! Dirtier!
[grabs him by the lapels]
The Joker
Don't touch me, old man! I don't know where you've been! Oh, Sal, no one could take a joke like you. Of course I'll help you out!
[snarls in rage; calmer; chuckles]
Sal Valestra
Really?
The Joker
Certainement! No way is anybody gonna hurt my pal Sal. That's it, that's what I want to see. A nice big smile!
[Valestra smiles; ominously]
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Questioning Batman's Stability and Support
Arthur Reeves
He's a ], commissioner. It's not just my ]. A lot of people, including the ], think Batman's as unstable as the crooks. What kind of ] are we running when we depend on the support of a potential madman!
[[w:Loose cannon|loose cannon; [opinion; [police; [city]
Alfred Pennyworth
], sir! Why, you're the very model of ]. Oh, by the way, I pressed your tights and put away your exploding gas balls.
[[Television|Such rot; [sanity]
Batman
Thank you, Alfred.
[deadpan]
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A Hero's Dilemma: Choices and Sacrifices
Batman
What am I still doing this for? It's gotta be one or the other. I can't have it both ways. I can't put myself on the line if someone's waiting for me at home.
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Revelation of Family Ties and Betrayal
Andrea Beaumont
Don't you ever knock?
Batman
Have you ever seen this?
Andrea Beaumont
No.
Batman
But that's your father. He's the one who set up their corporate partnership.
Andrea Beaumont
Well? That's his job.
Batman
He was the one element that tied these gangsters together. Where's your father now?
Andrea Beaumont
Haven't a clue. He's a world traveler, remember? Why don't you try Madagascar?
Batman
That's not what you warned Reeves. You warned him you were closer than ever to your father.
Andrea Beaumont
You had me bugged, is that it?
Batman
I can read lips.
Andrea Beaumont
Then read them now. Get out!
Batman
Do you still follow your dad's orders?
Andrea Beaumont
The way I see it, the only one in this room controlled by his parents is you.
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The Joker's Dark Gift and Disconnection
The Joker
Listen, boopsie, even though you never call and never write, I still got a soft spot for you. So I'm sending you a fun gift...airmail. And there's no use jumping out the window this time, toots. The plane of the future is about to make you history! Hello? Hello, operator? I believe my party's been...disconnected!
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Joker's Remark on Resilience
The Joker
Well, lady, I'm impressed. You're harder to kill than a cockroach on steroids.
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Questioning Involvement in Gangster Murders
Batman
Why did the Joker meet with you? It has to do with the gangster murders, doesn't it? He thinks you're involved! Why?!
Arthur Reeves
I don't know...
Batman
That's not the answer I want.
Arthur Reeves
B-Beaumont needed me to help him and his kid get out of town. He kept in touch.
Batman
When was the last time you spoke to him?
Arthur Reeves
Years ago. My first election campaign... I was running out of money, and asked Beaumont for help. He said no!
Batman
So you sold him to the mob!
Arthur Reeves
I was broke! Desperate! They said all they wanted was their money back!
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The Complexity of Saving Others
Bruce Wayne
I couldn't save her, Alfred.
Alfred Pennyworth
I don't think she wanted to be saved, sir. ] blackens the ], Bruce. I ] ] you would become that which you ] against. You walk the edge of that ] every ]. But you haven't fallen in, and I thank ] for that. But Andrea fell into that pit years ago, and no one, not even you, could've pulled her back.
[[Vengeance; [soul; [always; [feared; [fought; [abyss; [night; [heaven]
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The Joker's Take on Death
Andrea Beaumont
You're not smiling, Joker. I thought you found death amusing.
The Joker
Me? Oh, no. You won't hear a giggle out of me.
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Urgent Departure Amid Financial Complications
Andrea Beaumont
Dad, are you alright?
Carl Beaumont
Pack a suitcase. We've got to get to the airport now!
Andrea Beaumont
What?! But you said you'd have the money!
Carl Beaumont
It's not that simple. The money's tied up in investments. Could take weeks to free it up.
Andrea Beaumont
But I can't leave! Bruce proposed to me! We're going to get married!
Carl Beaumont
Listen to me, I just used up the last shred of pity Sal Valestra has. If I don't pay him back in 24 hours, he'll find us, and he'll kill us both!
Andrea Beaumont
How...why'd you do this, dad?! Why'd you get involved with these people?!
Carl Beaumont
I'm sorry, Andi. I just wanted a chance for you, to...I'll get you out of this. Somehow, we'll be free of those guys. Whatever it takes. Now that's a promise.
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A Clash of Wits Between Icons
The Phantasm
Joker... your angel of death awaits.
The Joker
I'm impressed, lady. You're harder to kill than a cockroach on steroids.
The Phantasm
So, you figured it out.
[removes the mask to reveal Andrea Beaumont]
The Joker
Gotta hand it to you, nice scheme. Costume's a bit theatrical, but hey, who am I to talk?
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Confronting Change and Unforeseen Consequences
Bruce Wayne
It doesn't mean I don't ] anymore. I don't want to let you down, ], but... but it just doesn't ] so bad anymore. You can ] that, can't you? Look, I can give ] to the city - they can hire more ]. Let someone else take the ], but it's different now! ]! I ] it to be different now. I know I made a ], but I didn't see this coming. I didn't count on being ]. Please...tell me that it's okay.
[[care; [honest; [hurt; [understand; [money; [cops; [risk; [Please; [need; [promise; [happy]
Andrea Beaumont
Maybe they already have. Maybe they sent me.
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The Joker's Dark Humor and Realization
The Joker
Whoops! Ha! I guess the joke's on me. You're not Batman after all. Looks like there's a new face in Gotham and soon his name will be all over town... to say nothing of his legs, and feet, and spleen, and head...
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Critique of Law Enforcement's Effectiveness
Arthur Reeves
You're tellin me there were four precincts on Batman's heels, and he still got away?! Unbelievable.
[slams the phone down]
The Joker
Tsk tsk. And to think our tax money goes to pay those jerks.
Arthur Reeves
You!
[runs to the door to his outer office]
The Joker
That's right, Artie. Bring in the press, why don't you? What a photo-op: The councilman and his wacky pal.
[chuckles]
Arthur Reeves
You're no friend of mine.
The Joker
Oh, Artie, I'm crushed! How the high and mighty forget! Don't you remember - you, me, Sallie and the gang?
[look of mock pain]
Arthur Reeves
What are you talkin about? I never met them or you. I worked for Beaumont! I didn't know what he was doing!
The Joker
Oh, but you knew about it afterwards... and put it to good use, eh?
Arthur Reeves
What do you want?
The Joker
To find out who's iced the old gang!
Arthur Reeves
Haven't you read the papers? It's Batman!
The Joker
Ehhh! Wrong! It ain't the Bat. Nope nope nope. I've seen the guy. He looks more like the Ghost of Christmas Future... nowhere near as cute as Batboy.
[presses his hand buzzer]
Arthur Reeves
You're saying it's someone else?
The Joker
Yeah. Someone who wouldn't mind seeing our old pals out of the way. Maybe - gulp, sob - me too! That's when I thought about you, Arturo. An important upstanding guy like you could find it... awkward if certain secrets were revealed about his past?
[gasps dramatically]
Arthur Reeves
Wait, you don't mean that I --
[his intercom buzzes]
Secretary
Mr. Reeves, Ms. Beaumont on the line.
The Joker
Beaumont? Not the babe... ohh, you devil!
[toggles the intercom]
Andrea Beaumont
Arthur? Arthur, are you there?
[the Joker quietly chuckles, while gesturing to keep quiet about him]
Arthur Reeves
H-hello, Andrea. We're-we're still on for lunch, right?
Andrea Beaumont
I'm sorry, I can't. I got hung up. I'll explain everything tonight, okay?
[the Joker nods]
Arthur Reeves
Uh, alright. I'll-I'll see you then.
The Joker
Well, ain't that a co-inky-dink? We're talking about the old man, and the spawn of his loins just happens to call! Makes you want to laugh... doesn't it, Artie?
[hangs up the phone; maliciously grabs him before cackling madly while administering the Joker Toxin]
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The Importance of Fear in Strategy
Alfred Pennyworth
I read about your ] ], and I must say... are you sure you won't reconsider ]?
[[anonymous; [exploits; [rugby]
Bruce Wayne
], Alfred, but the plan is working. I had the edge. I could ] it! There was only one thing ]. They weren't ] of me. I've got to strike fear in them.
[[Sorry; [feel; [wrong; [afraid]
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Fate Awaits in Shadows of Gotham
The Phantasm
Your ] awaits you.
[[angel of death]
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The Joker Faces an Unexpected Silence
The Joker
For once, I'm stuck without a punchline.
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