Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 Page #2

... from the Latin American island nation.

Well, all that sounds like to me

is the bluster of bullies.

And we don't back down from bullies.

No, sir, we don't.

Mr. President!

How about that smartly dressed youngster

in the front row?

Mr. President, what's your position

on the Batman controversy?

It was our understanding the government

reached an arrangement with him...

... and his colleagues years ago

to cease their activities.

Doesn't his return defy that arrangement?

Well, can't say I know

what arrangement you're talking about.

But as for what's going on in Gotham,

it's not my row to hoe, now is it?

That's a matter for the state level,

and they've got a solid...

... clearheaded governor there,

yes, they do.

Sorry, guys,

I've got a whole state to run...

... and I trust the judgment

of Mayor Stevenson on that.

My job is to administrate,

not render moral judgments.

We've just appointed

a new police commissioner...

... and I'm not about to interfere.

The job will officially change hands from

outgoing Commissioner James Gordon...

... to incoming Ellen Yindel

at a formal dinner this evening.

Neither has commented yet

on Ms. Yindel's plans.

To try to quote Ellen Yindel's

outstanding record in the time I have...

... would do her a disservice.

Instead I offer the new commissioner

my sympathy...

... knowing the impossible job

she is about to face.

The life-and-death decisions.

The city of thieves and murderers...

... and honest people too afraid to hope.

Recently, a man returned

to the public eye...

... who refuses to do nothing

while chaos runs rampant.

A man who shows us

we can seize our city back from fear.

Many have asked

how I can condone this man.

My answer is that we all have something,

or someone, worth fighting for.

I have my wife, Sarah.

Any time I wonder

if I'm doing the right thing...

... I think of Sarah, and the rest is easy.

Now it's Commissioner Yindel's turn

to face this man.

She may make him her enemy,

or maybe she'll learn from him.

Either way, I wish her well.

Thank you.

James Gordon dedicated his life

to keeping this city safe...

... and I'm honored

to share a stage with him.

But this office will no longer tolerate

the actions of a criminal.

As my first official act as commissioner,

on the charges of breaking and entering...

... assault and battery,

and creating a public menace...

... I hereby issue a warrant

for the Batman's arrest.

You cost me hours of work last night.

Then I'll get right to it.

You have to go back into retirement.

You're upsetting too many people.

Mm-hm.

Why do you always have to be like this?

You played right into their hands last time.

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