Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 Page #2

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...immediately evaded supervision

upon his release earlier today...

...from the Arkham Home.

Husband and wife found murdered

in their sleep this morning.

Wayne, who sponsored Dent's rehabilitation,

had this to say just days before Dent's release:

As a city, we have to give Harvey every chance

to return to society.

We must believe we can all defeat

our own private demons.

LOLA:
After today's developments,

Wayne was unavailable for comment.

TED:
Murder rates on the city's

subways have reached an all-time high.

Kidnapping and murdering

young children...

...a line even the Mutants

hadn't crossed until now.

Despite the family paying the ransom,

the Mutants still took the boy's life.

This marks a chilling escalation...

...from a group many are already calling

the worst criminals Gotham City...

...has seen since the Joker.

[UPBEAT MUSlC PLAYS OVER TV]

NARRATOR:
Tonight's presentation of

Tyrone Power in The Mark of Zorro--

[CHUCKLES]

[GRUNTS]

[CHUCKLES]

[GRUNTS]

Take that. Yah!

--can only assume Two-Face

will return to his criminal ways.

TED:

Four killed in a senseless attack--

BILL:
--the assault and mutilation and terror

that poor little boy must have felt.

Storm coming in,

like the wrath of God about to hit Gotham.

[GRUNTS]

[THUNDER CRASHING]

BATMAN:
You try to hold me back,

but you're weak.

[PANTlNG]

You know it in your soul.

You're nothing but a hollow shell.

[GUNSHOT]

A rusty trap.

The time has come.

[BAT SCREECHES]

[RAIN PATTERlNG]

[THUNDER CRASHING]

[GRUNTS]

MAN:

Come in here where it's warm, Mommy.

No. Please.

[WOMAN WHIMPERING]

I need you, Mommy.

Talk soft and make me feel safe.

[MAN SCREAMS]

[THUNDER CRASHING]

Get your ass in the car.

We're taking a ride.

Please, Silk. Not the face.

[SOBBlNG]

You're paining me, Joannie.

You're messing with my livelihood.

Hey, man, take it somewhere else.

I just had the seats cleaned.

SILK:

Shut your hairy face and drive.

-Dog-eat-dog world, l guess.

JOANNlE:
Aah!

SILK:
Look, Joannie,

you went and grew a new nostril.

[THUD]

What the hell was that?

Something's on the roof.

Someone thinks they're gonna mess with me?

[SlLK SCREAMING]

[SOBBlNG]

Oh, man, oh, man. Start already.

[GROANS]

CARRIE:

Great. Figure I wanna get all soaked.

Come on, we'll cut through here.

I don't know.

I heard the Mutants hang here.

A little backbone, Michelle?

Better in here than out there.

At least the lights are bright.

MICHELLE:

Carrie?

Don't go all billy.

They'll come back on in a sec.

[MAN SlNGS]

MUTANT:

Chick, chick, chick.

Chicken legs, licking legs.

Slice and dice.

Oh, my God, Carrie. Aah!

I got the little one. Slice and dice them.

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