Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 Page #4

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We will kill the old man Gordon.

We will chop him. We will grind him.

We will bathe in his blood.

I myself will kill the fool, Batman.

I will rip the meat from his bones

and suck them dry.

Don't call us a gang.

Don't call us criminals.

We are the law.

Gotham City belongs to the Mutants.

[PHONE RINGlNG]

My client has yet to be charged with anything.

And for good reason.

Where'd l put that stuff?

LAWYER:
Your men found no stolen money,

you've got no witnesses connecting him...

...to the robbery, and to say

he suffered brutality is an understatement.

Batman shattered his femur.

Like it's got a mind of its own.

There it is.

I insist you drop this entire matter immediately.

My client's the victim here.

Done. Merkel, draw up release papers

for Victim here.

-Sir?

-Whoa, whoa, whoa. Now wait a second.

My client also has to be ensured

of protection.

You heard me, Merkel.

Gum?

[GRUNTS]

ALFRED:
If it's suicide you're after,

I have an old family recipe.

It's slow and painful. You'd like it.

[PHONE RINGlNG]

Wayne infirmary.

One moment, it's Commissioner Gordon.

No doubt calling for details on the funeral.

Yes, commissioner.

You're releasing him right now? lnteresting.

[GRUNTS]

I'm still the prime beneficiary in your will,

aren't I?

[SlGHS]

Face? Anyone here?

Two-Face has already moved on.

He was smart enough to know l'd track him.

You weren't.

So now you're going to tell me

what he's up to.

Stay away from me. l got rights.

BATMAN:

Sure, you've got rights. Plenty of them.

You're also bleeding to death.

And right now, I'm the only one in the world

who can get you to a hospital in time.

So how quickly you decide to talk

is up to you.

Commissioner, something you have to see.

Follow me.

MERKEL:

He set it back up?

Isn't there any other way to contact him?

GORDON:
At least a dozen.

-Then why?

So everyone knows. Hit it.

MAN:

The guy's a fascist. No regard for civil rights.

WOMAN:

I know, and people eat it up.

It's like all that marching we did

never happened.

MAN:
Don't say that. We made a difference.

Give me another hit of that, will you?

You made sure the doors are locked, right?

GORDON:

Two helicopters stolen last night.

One a state-of-the-art attack chopper,

the other an old army surplus job.

-Got to be Two-Face.

-His Lackey didn't know much.

Just that whatever Dent's planning,

it goes down tomorrow night.

Sure. lt's Tuesday

and the second of the month.

And that Two-Face said it would be

twice as big as anyone can imagine.

He's also re-wrapped his face in bandages.

-Not letting anyone see him.

-Why?

What did he do to himself?

You don't suppose he...?

Maybe. He's scratching both sides now.

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