♪ (ALT. VERSION OF "AVE MARIA" BY FRANZ SCHUBERT PLAYS) ♪
(HEAVY BREATHING)
(CHILDREN SHRIEK, LAUGH)
PARENT: Slow down, honey.
REPORTER:
REPORTER 2:
Our top story tonight,
just released polls have incumbent mayor,
Don Mitchell Jr.
and 28-year-old grassroots challenger,
Bella Reál, in a dead heat.
Things certainly got hot last night
in their final debate before next Tuesday's election.
Now, my young opponent here
wants to gut the Gotham Renewal Program,
established by the great Thomas Wayne,
cutting funds from vital projects
like our sea wall,
and the safety net for those who--
The Renewal Program is broken.
This city's been renewing for 20 years.
Look where it's gotten us.
Crime has skyrocketed.
Murder and drug use are at historic highs.
Hang on--
We have a masked vigilante running the streets.
Wait, under my administration,
the Gotham PD has dealt major blows
to organized crime and drug trafficking.
The Salvatore Maroni case was the biggest drug bust in city history.
But drops and other drugs are still rampant.
-I'm not saying-- -It's gotten worse.
I'm not saying there isn't work to do.
-But listen!
I have a beautiful wife and young son, okay?
And I will not rest--
(MUTES TELEVISION)
(PHONE RINGS)
♪ (OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS) ♪
Hey.
Yeah, I'm watching it now.
Why is she still tied?
But...
But I thought we were getting a bump in the new post poll?
Okay, you-- you know what?
I can't-- I can't watch this anymore.
Just call me in the morning, okay?
...who still believes in everything this city can do.
BELLA REÁL:
and someone who will tell the people the truth.
(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS)
(YELLS)
♪ (FRANTIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
(GRUNTING)
(PANTING)
♪ (HAUNTING MUSIC PLAYS) ♪
(THUNDER RUMBLING)
BATMAN:
(ELECTRIC BUZZING)
(LOUD RAIN PATTERS)
♪ ("THE BATMAN" THEME BY MICHAEL GIACCHINO PLAYS) ♪
The city streets are crowded for the holiday...
even with the rain.
Hidden in the chaos is the element,
waiting to strike like snakes.
But I'm there too, watching.
Two years of nights
have turned me into a nocturnal animal.
I must choose my targets carefully.
Come on! Give me the money!
Let's go! Let's go!
CASHIER: All right. All right.
BATMAN:
I can't be everywhere.
(GLASS SHATTERS)
(LAUGHTER)
BATMAN:
-(LAUGHTER) -THUG: Look at this guy, man.
(LAUGHTER)
-Boom! -(LAUGHTER)
Wham!
That's what I'm talking about.
(SUBWAY BREAKS SCREECHING)
BATMAN:
But when that light hits the sky,
it's not just a call,
it's a warning...
to them.
(HELICOPTER WHIRRS)
Fear...
is a tool.
♪ (MUSIC BUILDS) ♪
-(TIRES SCREECH) -(CAR HORN)
DRIVER: Are you out of your mind?!
Watch where you're going, grumpy!
(HELICOPTER WHIRRS)
BATMAN:
CRIMINAL: Come on!
(POLICE SIRENS)
♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪
BATMAN:
Come on, come on. Woo!
-Go on, man. -Get him!
-Come on, man! -What are you doing?
-(LAUGHTER) -VICTIM: Somebody help me!
Help! Help!
THUG: Where you going, huh?
(LAUGHTER)
Come on.
THUG: You can't lose.
Now knock his ass out.
Show Tom. Show Tom, man.
THUG 2: Come on.
THUG 3: Come on. Do it, man.
(HEAVY FOOTSTEPS)
♪ ("THE BATMAN" THEME RESUMES) ♪
(LAUGHTER)
You see this guy?
The hell are you supposed to be?
(PAINED GRUNTS)
I'm vengeance.