Batman: Year One Page #2

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LITTLE AL leaves.

As BRUCE closes the blackout curtain, his gaze lingers across

the street on the girls galore peepshow theater. From the

looks of it, the sleazy sex venue was once a GRAND THEATRE.

But now, on top of its classic, old-world facade, a pink

plastic sign promises 'GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS.' Out front,

prostitutes offer their wares.

CHI-CHI, a young PIMP with long, greasy hair and felt bell

bottoms, SLAPS a fat whore, she CRIES and APOLOGIZES.

Other whores usher men into a brownstone CATHOUSE next door.

BRUCE's gaze travels to a window directly across from his.

Inside the CATHOUSE, a long, lean black woman, SELINA, puts

handcuffs on a skinny man. She wears tight fitting, black

leather.

SELINA notices BRUCE and gives him a playful wave. He closes

the curtains. Leaving us alone in

INT. BRUCB WAYNE'S APARTMENT - MORNING

BRUCE sits and writes a letter.

BRUCE (V.O.)

September 4. Dear Father, I am

still confused. What are you trying

to tell me? What do you want from

me? Please, I don't understand.

Your son, Bruce.

Finished, BRUCE puts the letter in an ENVELOPE. Then, gets up

and goes back to work.

INT. JAMES GORDON'S APARTMENT. BATHROOM - NIGHT

THUNDER rolls on the night air.

In the sweaty palm of JAMES GORDON rest six bullets. GORDON

sits in his boxers on the toilet. In his mouth he holds his

SERVICE REVOLVER.

ANN (O.S.)

Honey, come to bed.

GORDON looks up at the door. He puts the gun, with its wet

barrel, into a holster with a badge clipped to the side and

leaves the bathroom.

ANN (O.S.) (CONT'D)

Hard time sleeping again, baby?

We hear bedsprings sag.

INT. POLICE PRECINCT. SOUADROOM - MORNING

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