Batman Begins Page #4

stand against injustice, they're gone.

What chance does Gotham have

when the good people do nothing?

- l'm not one of your good people, Rachel.

- What do you mean?

All these years, l wanted to kill him.

Now l can't.

Your father would be ashamed of you.

You're taller than you look

in the tabloids, Mr. Wayne.

No gun? l'm insulted.

- You could've just sent a thank-you note.

- l didn't come here to thank you.

l came to show you that

not everyone in Gotham's afraid of you.

Only those who know me, kid.

Look around you.

You'll see two councilmen...

...a union official,

couple off-duty cops...

...and a judge.

l wouldn't have a second's hesitation of

blowing your head off in front of them.

Now, that's power you can't buy.

That's the power of fear.

l'm not afraid of you.

Because you think you got

nothing to lose.

But you haven't thought it through.

You haven't thought about

your lady friend in the DA's office.

You haven't thought about

your old butler. Bang!

People from your world...

...have so much to lose.

Now, you think because your mommy

and your daddy got shot...

...you know about the ugly side of life,

but you don't.

You've never tasted desperate.

You're... You're Bruce Wayne,

the prince of Gotham.

You'd have to go 1000 miles to meet

someone who didn't know your name.

So don't come here with your anger,

trying to prove something to yourself.

This is a world you'll never understand.

And you always fear...

...what you don't understand.

All right.

Yeah, you got spirit, kid.

l'll give you that.

More than your old man anyway.

ln the joint, Chill told me about

the night he killed your parents.

He said your father begged for mercy.

Begged.

Like a dog.

Should've tipped better.

- For what?

- Your jacket.

Okay.

Hey, hey, hey. Let me have it.

lt's a nice coat.

Be careful who sees you with that.

- They're gonna come looking for me.

- Who?

Everyone.

lt's...

lt's a nice coat.

When you lived among

the criminals, did you start to pity them?

The first time I stole

so that I wouldn 't starve, yes.

I lost many assumptions about

the simple nature of right and wrong.

And when I traveled...

... I learned the fear before a crime...

... and the thrill of success.

But I never became one of them.

Fool. What do l care

what your name is? You're a criminal.

Tell that to the guy who owned these.

You've traveled the world

to understand the criminal mind...

...and conquer your fears.

But a criminal is not complicated.

And what you really fear

is inside yourself.

You fear your own power.

You fear your anger...

...the drive to do great

or terrible things.

Now you must journey inwards.

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