1 00:00:01,753 --> 00:00:03,880 - Blue Ribbon Content presents 2 00:00:03,963 --> 00:00:06,924 "Batman: The Audio Adventures." 3 00:00:09,343 --> 00:00:11,637 - Thank you for agreeing to answer a few questions 4 00:00:11,721 --> 00:00:13,347 on the record, Dr. Arkham. 5 00:00:13,431 --> 00:00:16,434 - I didn't agree to anything. Are you tape recording this? 6 00:00:16,517 --> 00:00:18,603 Who are you? - [chuckles] I'm sorry. 7 00:00:18,686 --> 00:00:21,189 Vicki Vale, "Gotham Gazette." [sirens wailing] 8 00:00:21,272 --> 00:00:24,484 Is it true only a single inmate escaped the asylum 9 00:00:24,567 --> 00:00:25,568 in this breakout? 10 00:00:25,651 --> 00:00:27,528 - Breakout, who's calling it-- 11 00:00:27,612 --> 00:00:29,697 nobody's calling this a breakout. 12 00:00:29,781 --> 00:00:31,741 - Units respond for a 225, 13 00:00:31,824 --> 00:00:34,160 that's a breakout at Arkham Asylum. 14 00:00:34,243 --> 00:00:36,412 - Okay, yes, we've had a patient make 15 00:00:36,496 --> 00:00:39,540 an unauthorized excursion from the campus. 16 00:00:39,624 --> 00:00:42,251 - It looks like he smashed a hole in the wall 17 00:00:42,335 --> 00:00:44,253 of your asylum, Dr. Arkham. 18 00:00:44,337 --> 00:00:47,757 - He hastened some long-planned renovations, Ms. Vale. 19 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,343 - So it is a he? - I didn't-I didn't say that-- 20 00:00:50,426 --> 00:00:53,638 - Is the escapee named Edward Nygma, Dr. Arkham? 21 00:00:53,721 --> 00:00:55,431 - If we had a patient by that name 22 00:00:55,515 --> 00:00:58,434 receiving treatment here, I wouldn't tell you. 23 00:00:58,518 --> 00:01:00,978 - Is the Riddler loose in Gotham again, Dr. Arkham? 24 00:01:01,062 --> 00:01:03,564 The people of the city have a right to know. 25 00:01:03,648 --> 00:01:05,274 - There is no Riddler, Ms. Vale. 26 00:01:05,358 --> 00:01:08,569 The so-called Riddler is the fantasy persona 27 00:01:08,653 --> 00:01:10,446 of a delusional narcissist, 28 00:01:10,530 --> 00:01:13,157 and to even mention that name gives validity 29 00:01:13,241 --> 00:01:16,702 to a violent and misanthropic pathology. 30 00:01:16,786 --> 00:01:19,664 - Are you saying the Riddler is not loose, Dr. Arkham? 31 00:01:19,747 --> 00:01:21,707 - I can neither confirm nor deny. 32 00:01:21,791 --> 00:01:24,252 - All right then, thank you for your time. 33 00:01:24,335 --> 00:01:26,295 Just one last question, 34 00:01:26,379 --> 00:01:28,589 what's the difference between Gotham City 35 00:01:28,673 --> 00:01:30,299 and a pile of dead morons? 36 00:01:30,383 --> 00:01:31,968 - What did you say? 37 00:01:32,051 --> 00:01:34,428 - It's what's written on this bright green envelope 38 00:01:34,512 --> 00:01:36,430 the "Gazette" received an hour ago. 39 00:01:36,514 --> 00:01:40,518 Oh, no, wait, wait, the answer is inside. 40 00:01:40,601 --> 00:01:42,937 "What's the difference between Gotham City 41 00:01:43,020 --> 00:01:45,815 "and a pile of dead morons? 42 00:01:45,898 --> 00:01:49,318 Nothing can hurt the pile of dead morons anymore." 43 00:01:49,402 --> 00:01:51,946 Signed, "the Riddler." 44 00:01:52,029 --> 00:01:53,114 Care to comment? 45 00:01:53,197 --> 00:01:55,324 - Security, remove this woman! 46 00:01:55,408 --> 00:01:57,535 - Back off. I know the way out. 47 00:01:57,618 --> 00:01:58,911 [tape stops] 48 00:01:58,995 --> 00:02:00,746 [smooth music] 49 00:02:00,830 --> 00:02:03,624 - Gotham, a city wrought from shadows 50 00:02:03,708 --> 00:02:06,335 by the ceaseless hammering of a blind smith. 51 00:02:06,419 --> 00:02:10,673 Join us now for a tale of "Life and Death in Gotham City." 52 00:02:10,756 --> 00:02:12,383 February 4th. 53 00:02:12,466 --> 00:02:14,760 The Batman is a newly deputized member 54 00:02:14,844 --> 00:02:16,846 of the Gotham City Police Department, 55 00:02:16,929 --> 00:02:18,723 and coincident with this development, 56 00:02:18,806 --> 00:02:22,018 Gotham City's criminal powder keg explodes. 57 00:02:22,101 --> 00:02:23,853 Not only is the Riddler at large, 58 00:02:23,936 --> 00:02:26,355 Two-Face is deteriorating mentally, 59 00:02:26,439 --> 00:02:29,567 his gangland rival the Penguin has slipped the noose 60 00:02:29,650 --> 00:02:31,068 of justice once again, 61 00:02:31,152 --> 00:02:33,863 and the Joker has threatened citywide mayhem 62 00:02:33,946 --> 00:02:35,448 on Valentine's Day. 63 00:02:35,531 --> 00:02:38,492 A volatile mixture is precariously placed, 64 00:02:38,576 --> 00:02:42,204 and now is agitated by a passing cat. 65 00:02:42,288 --> 00:02:43,164 [cat meows] 66 00:02:43,247 --> 00:02:46,208 - [laughing] 67 00:02:46,292 --> 00:02:48,044 ♪ ♪ 68 00:02:48,127 --> 00:02:50,087 - As we resume our adventures, 69 00:02:50,171 --> 00:02:52,882 the tattered night sky over Gotham City is split 70 00:02:52,965 --> 00:02:55,801 in two by the urgent blaze of the Bat-Signal. 71 00:02:55,885 --> 00:02:58,137 Many a common criminal looks at this night 72 00:02:58,220 --> 00:03:00,723 to regard it with fear and respect. 73 00:03:00,806 --> 00:03:03,476 But from a window in the extravagant mayor's residence, 74 00:03:03,559 --> 00:03:07,605 the signal is viewed by a somewhat more jaundiced eye. 75 00:03:07,688 --> 00:03:08,898 - [blows raspberry] 76 00:03:08,981 --> 00:03:11,192 The Bat-Signal. [scoffs] 77 00:03:11,275 --> 00:03:13,653 - Welcome to the elegant private study 78 00:03:13,736 --> 00:03:16,405 of his honor, the mayor of Gotham City. 79 00:03:16,489 --> 00:03:18,532 Excuse the violent disarray. 80 00:03:18,616 --> 00:03:20,743 His honor has just been robbed blind. 81 00:03:20,826 --> 00:03:23,829 The man himself stands amongst the ransacked ruin 82 00:03:23,913 --> 00:03:27,249 of his personal sanctum, gazing out the window alone, 83 00:03:27,333 --> 00:03:29,293 or so he believes. 84 00:03:29,377 --> 00:03:30,586 - Pfft, look at that. 85 00:03:30,670 --> 00:03:32,588 Our police department relies upon help 86 00:03:32,672 --> 00:03:35,049 from a sadist in a bat costume. [chuckles] 87 00:03:35,132 --> 00:03:38,552 And we as a city advertise the fact 88 00:03:38,636 --> 00:03:40,930 with a searchlight no less! [laughs] 89 00:03:41,013 --> 00:03:42,682 I mean, come on, what a joke. 90 00:03:42,765 --> 00:03:44,934 - Statistics don't have a sense of humor, Mayor Hill. 91 00:03:45,017 --> 00:03:46,185 - Ahh! [glass breaks] 92 00:03:46,268 --> 00:03:48,312 What the--oh, my God! 93 00:03:48,396 --> 00:03:51,941 - The mayor turns around slowly to meet the scowling gaze 94 00:03:52,024 --> 00:03:54,360 of the fearsome constable of the darkness 95 00:03:54,443 --> 00:03:56,362 known as the Batman. 96 00:03:56,445 --> 00:03:59,115 - As predicted, petty crime rates have already plummeted. 97 00:03:59,198 --> 00:04:00,658 Thank the signal for that. 98 00:04:00,741 --> 00:04:03,119 A little light always makes the vermin scurry back 99 00:04:03,202 --> 00:04:04,578 to the shadows. 100 00:04:04,662 --> 00:04:07,415 - Hey, this place was robbed hours ago, pal. 101 00:04:07,498 --> 00:04:08,958 It's about time you showed up. 102 00:04:09,041 --> 00:04:10,126 - I'm not on your schedule. 103 00:04:10,209 --> 00:04:11,460 If you haven't heard, 104 00:04:11,544 --> 00:04:13,045 the Riddler escaped Arkham last night. 105 00:04:13,129 --> 00:04:15,798 I'm only here as a favor to Commissioner Gordon. 106 00:04:15,881 --> 00:04:17,883 - Favor, oh, okay. Well, you know what? 107 00:04:17,967 --> 00:04:19,301 It's the least you can do, all right? 108 00:04:19,385 --> 00:04:20,678 'Cause, you know, it's one of yours 109 00:04:20,761 --> 00:04:22,054 that did this. 110 00:04:22,138 --> 00:04:24,682 - Not one of mine. Catwoman is a criminal. 111 00:04:24,765 --> 00:04:26,017 - Oh, yeah? Oh. 112 00:04:26,100 --> 00:04:27,810 Well, remember, that's what you were 113 00:04:27,893 --> 00:04:29,478 until a few weeks ago, okay? 114 00:04:29,562 --> 00:04:31,605 Before we normalized insanity. 115 00:04:31,689 --> 00:04:33,607 Hey, do you want a drink, by the way? 116 00:04:33,691 --> 00:04:36,485 I'm kidding. I need all this whiskey. 117 00:04:36,569 --> 00:04:38,946 - Catwoman doesn't work for me, Mayor Hill. 118 00:04:39,030 --> 00:04:41,490 She's a citizen of the criminal underworld. 119 00:04:41,574 --> 00:04:43,492 And I don't endorse her activities. 120 00:04:43,576 --> 00:04:45,119 - No, no, no, no, no, doesn't matter. 121 00:04:45,202 --> 00:04:46,996 They're all a part of your lunatic parade, buddy. 122 00:04:47,079 --> 00:04:49,373 The Joker, you got that goony bird Harvey Dent, 123 00:04:49,457 --> 00:04:52,752 the-the damn crocodile man in the sewers, heh, 124 00:04:52,835 --> 00:04:54,754 come on, they're all following your lead, pal. 125 00:04:54,837 --> 00:04:57,173 - Looks like Catwoman came to rob you 126 00:04:57,256 --> 00:04:58,799 and stayed to vandalize. 127 00:04:58,883 --> 00:05:02,553 - Wow, you really are the world's greatest detective, 128 00:05:02,636 --> 00:05:03,929 aren't you? 129 00:05:04,013 --> 00:05:05,723 - She didn't come in here with an ax to grind, 130 00:05:05,806 --> 00:05:08,100 but then she saw this hunting trophy. 131 00:05:08,184 --> 00:05:11,145 You weren't getting off easy once she saw the taxidermy. 132 00:05:11,228 --> 00:05:13,689 - Uh-uh, no, I get enough of this online. 133 00:05:13,773 --> 00:05:15,483 I am not apologizing, okay? 134 00:05:15,566 --> 00:05:18,861 I shot that lion myself legally. 135 00:05:18,944 --> 00:05:20,196 - I believe you. 136 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,365 This animal was clearly raised on a farm, 137 00:05:22,448 --> 00:05:25,242 probably hand-fed until the day it was turned loose 138 00:05:25,326 --> 00:05:28,037 to get shot by an inebriated stooge. 139 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,499 - That--hey! - What did she take? 140 00:05:31,582 --> 00:05:33,209 - W--I mean, I don't know. 141 00:05:33,292 --> 00:05:36,504 I had cash, had some watches locked up over, uh, there. 142 00:05:36,587 --> 00:05:38,214 I don't know how she got that safe open though-- 143 00:05:38,297 --> 00:05:40,925 - I do. Your wall safe is an antique. 144 00:05:41,008 --> 00:05:42,468 She had it cracked in 30 seconds 145 00:05:42,551 --> 00:05:45,012 with software you can download for free. 146 00:05:45,096 --> 00:05:47,890 But you didn't call me to get your watches back. 147 00:05:47,973 --> 00:05:49,350 What was in the safe? 148 00:05:49,433 --> 00:05:50,976 - No, I already told you. I told you. 149 00:05:51,060 --> 00:05:52,436 - And? 150 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,189 - And, well, I mean, maybe there was a hard drive. 151 00:05:55,272 --> 00:05:57,608 - A hard drive? - Oh, yeah, yep, yeah. 152 00:05:57,691 --> 00:05:59,151 A lot of sensitive information on there, 153 00:05:59,235 --> 00:06:00,861 city planning stuff, and-- 154 00:06:00,945 --> 00:06:02,279 - But also? 155 00:06:02,363 --> 00:06:05,699 - But also, you know, some sensitive videos. 156 00:06:05,783 --> 00:06:07,493 It's--Okay, listen, okay? 157 00:06:07,576 --> 00:06:09,161 This is why I had Gordon call you, okay? 158 00:06:09,245 --> 00:06:12,081 I hear that she's got a chip on her shoulder 159 00:06:12,164 --> 00:06:13,749 about this kind of thing. 160 00:06:13,833 --> 00:06:14,875 You know, this... 161 00:06:14,959 --> 00:06:16,460 - Is it women, Mayor Hill? 162 00:06:16,544 --> 00:06:20,172 Are you brokering female companionship for your cronies? 163 00:06:20,256 --> 00:06:23,801 - Am I--[laughs incredulously] am I what? No! 164 00:06:23,884 --> 00:06:25,886 Brokering? Come on. 165 00:06:25,970 --> 00:06:30,099 No, this video was purely for entertainment purposes. 166 00:06:30,182 --> 00:06:32,101 You know, it was like more of a, 167 00:06:32,184 --> 00:06:33,602 you know, like, a fashion show, 168 00:06:33,686 --> 00:06:35,980 like, a ladies' fashion show kind of thing, 169 00:06:36,063 --> 00:06:38,274 a private beauty pageant arranged 170 00:06:38,357 --> 00:06:41,944 for well-connected businessmen who used assumed names 171 00:06:42,027 --> 00:06:43,904 when placing bids on the women--look, hey. 172 00:06:43,988 --> 00:06:47,366 Look, don't judge me, okay? They were all adults. 173 00:06:47,449 --> 00:06:49,618 Everybody involved, consenting adults. 174 00:06:49,702 --> 00:06:51,328 Well, you know, implied consent. 175 00:06:51,412 --> 00:06:52,872 They were here, weren't they? 176 00:06:52,955 --> 00:06:55,583 'Cause it's actually very hard to hear clearly 177 00:06:55,666 --> 00:06:57,251 through the masks sometimes. 178 00:06:57,334 --> 00:06:58,669 Well, hell, you obviously understand 179 00:06:58,752 --> 00:07:00,129 what I'm talking about. 180 00:07:00,212 --> 00:07:02,298 Look at you, you know, you rock a mask 24/7, 181 00:07:02,381 --> 00:07:05,009 but, look, speaking of consent, okay, the footage-- 182 00:07:05,092 --> 00:07:07,970 - Is from the hidden camera over your desk. 183 00:07:08,053 --> 00:07:10,431 - Is kind of from a hidden camera, 184 00:07:10,514 --> 00:07:13,100 and it's--look, hey, it's probably gonna look bad, 185 00:07:13,184 --> 00:07:16,604 and during the video, I'm not wearing clothes, 186 00:07:16,687 --> 00:07:19,064 oh, roughly the whole time, 187 00:07:19,148 --> 00:07:22,443 and I hear Catwoman's--look, I hear she's a psycho 188 00:07:22,526 --> 00:07:24,653 about this and the whole appearance 189 00:07:24,737 --> 00:07:29,325 of female exploitation-- adjacent activities, 190 00:07:29,408 --> 00:07:32,912 so how do you want to do this? 191 00:07:32,995 --> 00:07:37,666 How do you want to handle protecting me? 192 00:07:37,750 --> 00:07:41,337 Are you--sorry, are you cooking up a bat plan right now, 193 00:07:41,420 --> 00:07:42,588 or how does it work? 194 00:07:42,671 --> 00:07:44,173 It's tough to see your eyes in there. 195 00:07:44,256 --> 00:07:46,258 - You're on your own. - What? 196 00:07:46,342 --> 00:07:50,054 - The caped crusader steps onto the window ledge. 197 00:07:50,137 --> 00:07:52,514 - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! You're just leaving? 198 00:07:52,598 --> 00:07:54,892 Okay, what about when she sees what's on the drive? 199 00:07:54,975 --> 00:07:57,519 - She's going to come back for you. 200 00:07:57,603 --> 00:07:59,188 Here's my advice. - Shoot. 201 00:07:59,271 --> 00:08:01,357 - Tomorrow, you will announce a new city program 202 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:02,858 to combat the teen runaway problem. 203 00:08:02,942 --> 00:08:04,193 - Absolutely. 204 00:08:04,276 --> 00:08:05,861 - You will make a large personal donation 205 00:08:05,945 --> 00:08:07,404 to the battered women's shelter. 206 00:08:07,488 --> 00:08:09,198 - No problem. - You will immediately dispose 207 00:08:09,281 --> 00:08:11,200 of these hunting trophies. 208 00:08:11,283 --> 00:08:12,451 - [sighs] Fine. 209 00:08:12,534 --> 00:08:14,119 - And you will adopt a rescue cat. 210 00:08:14,203 --> 00:08:15,412 - A rescue cat? 211 00:08:15,496 --> 00:08:18,499 Aw, sh-- - On second thought, adopt two. 212 00:08:18,582 --> 00:08:21,543 It's still going to go very badly for you, your honor, 213 00:08:21,627 --> 00:08:23,337 but possibly less so. 214 00:08:23,420 --> 00:08:25,756 - Okay, you're gonna leave me to her, great, okay. 215 00:08:25,839 --> 00:08:27,049 And what about that whole 216 00:08:27,132 --> 00:08:28,550 "I don't endorse her activities" thing? 217 00:08:28,634 --> 00:08:31,262 - This isn't an endorsement. I just know cats. 218 00:08:31,345 --> 00:08:34,098 They don't take orders, but they do take offense. 219 00:08:34,181 --> 00:08:37,559 And when they take offense, they don't underreact. 220 00:08:37,643 --> 00:08:39,562 - Aw, come on, man! 221 00:08:39,645 --> 00:08:42,314 Batman, come on, I'm begging, okay? 222 00:08:42,398 --> 00:08:45,067 You can do something about this 'cause look, 223 00:08:45,150 --> 00:08:46,485 from what I've heard-- 224 00:08:46,568 --> 00:08:47,903 - You heard what? 225 00:08:47,987 --> 00:08:50,614 - Well, I mean, I heard that the two of you, 226 00:08:50,698 --> 00:08:55,369 you know...get under the mask a little bit. 227 00:08:55,452 --> 00:08:57,204 - I'm sure you entertain a variety 228 00:08:57,288 --> 00:08:59,665 of sad fantasies, but the truth is this. 229 00:08:59,748 --> 00:09:02,167 I offered Catwoman a chance to go legit. 230 00:09:02,251 --> 00:09:03,460 She turned me down. 231 00:09:03,544 --> 00:09:05,087 She doesn't believe in the system. 232 00:09:05,170 --> 00:09:08,299 I know without the system, Gotham devours itself 233 00:09:08,382 --> 00:09:10,551 until there's nothing left. 234 00:09:10,634 --> 00:09:12,428 - Okay, okay, that's great. 235 00:09:12,511 --> 00:09:14,722 Okay, so you've clearly thought a lot about this 236 00:09:14,805 --> 00:09:16,098 and what it means to you, 237 00:09:16,181 --> 00:09:18,392 but now what am I supposed to do, buddy? 238 00:09:18,475 --> 00:09:19,935 - Leave town if you want, 239 00:09:20,019 --> 00:09:22,855 but it's over quicker for the mouse if he doesn't run. 240 00:09:22,938 --> 00:09:25,357 - With a sudden lunge, the Batman dives 241 00:09:25,441 --> 00:09:27,276 out of the window and sails upon the winds 242 00:09:27,359 --> 00:09:29,236 of the night like his namesake. 243 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:31,238 Staggering through the ransacked office 244 00:09:31,322 --> 00:09:32,823 with a look of blank defeat, 245 00:09:32,906 --> 00:09:36,160 Mayor Hill sits back down at his desk. 246 00:09:36,243 --> 00:09:38,329 - [grunts] 247 00:09:38,412 --> 00:09:40,122 Doris. - Yes, Mr. Mayor? 248 00:09:40,205 --> 00:09:45,210 - Doris, I, uh, I need a cat immediately. 249 00:09:45,294 --> 00:09:47,254 ♪ ♪ 250 00:09:47,338 --> 00:09:49,965 - Good thieves know to keep secrets only in places 251 00:09:50,049 --> 00:09:51,467 where they can't be stolen. 252 00:09:51,550 --> 00:09:54,553 Gotham thieves know no such locality exists 253 00:09:54,636 --> 00:09:55,971 within the city limits. 254 00:09:56,055 --> 00:09:59,308 No strongbox, safe, or vault is defense 255 00:09:59,391 --> 00:10:00,976 against the grasping hands 256 00:10:01,060 --> 00:10:04,021 of "Life and Death in Gotham City." 257 00:10:04,104 --> 00:10:10,152 ♪ ♪ 258 00:10:12,321 --> 00:10:13,739 [beep] 259 00:10:13,822 --> 00:10:17,326 - You've reached Closers 50122. This is Harvey Dent. 260 00:10:17,409 --> 00:10:18,869 - Never mind who this is! 261 00:10:18,952 --> 00:10:21,622 We're busy, so whatever it is can wait! 262 00:10:21,705 --> 00:10:24,249 Don't leave a message! - [sighs] 263 00:10:24,333 --> 00:10:26,418 To leave a message for Harvey, please press 2. 264 00:10:26,502 --> 00:10:27,711 [beep] 265 00:10:27,795 --> 00:10:29,213 - Hey, boss, it's Bob. 266 00:10:29,296 --> 00:10:32,633 If Bub calls in, tell him change of plans. 267 00:10:32,716 --> 00:10:35,969 The getaway car is white, not black, okay? 268 00:10:36,053 --> 00:10:39,181 Very important, I'm driving a white car. 269 00:10:39,264 --> 00:10:40,516 [beep] 270 00:10:40,599 --> 00:10:41,850 - Hey, boss, it's Bub. 271 00:10:41,934 --> 00:10:43,394 I don't know where Bob is, 272 00:10:43,477 --> 00:10:46,188 but some mug keeps circling the block in a white car. 273 00:10:46,271 --> 00:10:47,689 I don't like it. 274 00:10:47,773 --> 00:10:49,566 He's gonna eat lead if I see him one more time-- 275 00:10:49,650 --> 00:10:52,027 Son of a--I'll call you back, boss. 276 00:10:52,111 --> 00:10:54,071 [gun cocks] [beep] 277 00:10:54,154 --> 00:10:57,616 - Harvey? It's Bruce, Bruce Wayne. 278 00:10:57,699 --> 00:10:59,201 I don't know if you get these messages, 279 00:10:59,284 --> 00:11:01,787 but I'm gonna keep leaving them anyway. 280 00:11:01,870 --> 00:11:03,664 Please let me help you, Harvey. 281 00:11:03,747 --> 00:11:06,542 I know you're broken, but you're not ruined. 282 00:11:06,625 --> 00:11:09,169 I-I can't know what you're going through, 283 00:11:09,253 --> 00:11:11,046 but I know whatever it is, 284 00:11:11,130 --> 00:11:15,217 I'll be there for you on the other side of it. 285 00:11:15,300 --> 00:11:16,552 [beep] 286 00:11:16,635 --> 00:11:18,804 - End of messages. 287 00:11:18,887 --> 00:11:20,722 ♪ ♪ 288 00:11:20,806 --> 00:11:23,058 - Gotham, the night sky teems 289 00:11:23,142 --> 00:11:25,185 with a melancholy whip-poor-will. 290 00:11:25,269 --> 00:11:27,020 Join us now for another tale 291 00:11:27,104 --> 00:11:30,149 of "Life and Death in Gotham City." 292 00:11:30,232 --> 00:11:32,985 [music fades] 293 00:11:33,068 --> 00:11:34,445 In his private aviary 294 00:11:34,528 --> 00:11:37,906 high atop the fabulously decadent Iceberg Casino, 295 00:11:37,990 --> 00:11:40,659 that obscene overlord of organized crime 296 00:11:40,742 --> 00:11:43,745 known as the Penguin is busy rehearsing 297 00:11:43,829 --> 00:11:45,456 with his house entertainment. 298 00:11:45,539 --> 00:11:47,541 - [quacking laughter] 299 00:11:47,624 --> 00:11:48,876 - We are just days away 300 00:11:48,959 --> 00:11:52,212 from the casino's spectacular Ice Age Gala, 301 00:11:52,296 --> 00:11:55,215 a swinging annual soiree that doubles 302 00:11:55,299 --> 00:11:58,260 as the Gotham underworld's wildest night on the town. 303 00:11:58,343 --> 00:12:01,305 And Oswald Cobblepot does not settle 304 00:12:01,388 --> 00:12:03,390 for less than perfection. 305 00:12:03,474 --> 00:12:04,766 - From the top! 306 00:12:04,850 --> 00:12:07,769 - ♪ Pour the whiskey, pour the vino ♪ 307 00:12:07,853 --> 00:12:10,272 ♪ The Iceberg's got roulette and keno ♪ 308 00:12:10,355 --> 00:12:14,109 ♪ It's a sizzling time in a fro-o-o-zen casino ♪ 309 00:12:14,193 --> 00:12:17,279 [tap shoes tapping] ♪ Eeny meeny teeny ♪ 310 00:12:17,362 --> 00:12:19,448 ♪ Tiny mini miny meeno ♪ 311 00:12:19,531 --> 00:12:22,618 ♪ It's a hot night at the old South Pole ♪ 312 00:12:22,701 --> 00:12:28,957 ♪ So don't get left out of the cold ♪ 313 00:12:29,583 --> 00:12:31,877 - [laughs] 314 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:35,422 That's just divine, my chickadees, divine. 315 00:12:35,506 --> 00:12:39,635 You'll thrill them at the gala, a symphony in synchronicity. 316 00:12:39,718 --> 00:12:42,554 I've long said those four Cassowary girls 317 00:12:42,638 --> 00:12:44,848 are the finest sister act in Gotham. 318 00:12:44,932 --> 00:12:46,934 Don't I say that, Mr. Decondor? 319 00:12:47,017 --> 00:12:49,228 - With frequency, Mr. Cobblepot, sir. 320 00:12:49,311 --> 00:12:51,605 - With frequency, yes, that's the word. 321 00:12:51,688 --> 00:12:52,981 I say it all the time. 322 00:12:53,065 --> 00:12:55,484 But please, ladies, try to smile. 323 00:12:55,567 --> 00:12:57,110 You look stricken. 324 00:12:57,194 --> 00:12:59,863 I feel like morale is low ever since Trixie got fired. 325 00:12:59,947 --> 00:13:01,657 Should I not have fired Sister Trixie 326 00:13:01,740 --> 00:13:04,243 in front of the other girls, Mr. Decondor? 327 00:13:04,326 --> 00:13:06,245 - Well, most of them had never 328 00:13:06,328 --> 00:13:08,705 seen a flamethrower before, sir. 329 00:13:08,789 --> 00:13:11,291 - [chuckles] Good point, Francisco, old egg. 330 00:13:11,375 --> 00:13:13,210 Would have been startling most likely. 331 00:13:13,293 --> 00:13:14,753 That'll be all, ladies. 332 00:13:14,836 --> 00:13:17,130 Go relax and save it for the big gala Saturday night. 333 00:13:17,214 --> 00:13:19,007 What's next, Mr. Decondor? 334 00:13:19,091 --> 00:13:21,218 - Mr. Finchley is here to see you, sir. 335 00:13:21,301 --> 00:13:23,595 - [squawks] Get in here, Finchley! 336 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,139 Where have you been, you gutless jellyfish? 337 00:13:26,223 --> 00:13:29,434 Did you get it? - Well, Oswald, it wasn't easy. 338 00:13:29,518 --> 00:13:31,728 - Good, because I don't pay for easy. 339 00:13:31,812 --> 00:13:35,107 Easy is free, and I recall writing you a check, 340 00:13:35,190 --> 00:13:37,985 a very big check, wasn't it, Finchley? 341 00:13:38,068 --> 00:13:41,446 So I ask you again, did you get it? 342 00:13:41,530 --> 00:13:43,282 - Yes, Oswald, success. 343 00:13:43,365 --> 00:13:46,243 - [laughs] Success! 344 00:13:46,326 --> 00:13:48,203 - If you sign here-- - Uh-huh. 345 00:13:48,287 --> 00:13:49,955 - And here. - Uh-huh. 346 00:13:50,038 --> 00:13:51,790 - Congratulations, Oswald. 347 00:13:51,873 --> 00:13:53,333 It costs a small fortune, 348 00:13:53,417 --> 00:13:55,961 but you now own a perfectly preserved woolly mammoth 349 00:13:56,044 --> 00:13:58,714 flash-frozen in an ancient slab of glacier ice 350 00:13:58,797 --> 00:14:00,632 at the end of the Pleistocene era. 351 00:14:00,716 --> 00:14:02,843 - Now that's a pricey iceberg, 352 00:14:02,926 --> 00:14:06,555 the perfect centerpiece for my Ice Age Gala. 353 00:14:06,638 --> 00:14:08,390 - At the very last moment, I was able 354 00:14:08,473 --> 00:14:11,768 to outbid the Gotham Museum of Natural History. 355 00:14:11,852 --> 00:14:14,730 They were furious, I don't have to tell you. 356 00:14:14,813 --> 00:14:17,733 - Oh, is the museum mad at me? 357 00:14:17,816 --> 00:14:19,901 Quelle horreur! 358 00:14:19,985 --> 00:14:21,820 Is that all for now then, Finchley? 359 00:14:21,903 --> 00:14:27,576 - Well, no, I've got some--well, 360 00:14:27,659 --> 00:14:29,745 very bad news, Oswald. 361 00:14:29,828 --> 00:14:33,373 - Very bad news, is it? Careful, Finchley. 362 00:14:33,457 --> 00:14:35,917 - Well, Oswald, please understand. 363 00:14:36,001 --> 00:14:38,754 The museum had big plans for a prize specimen. 364 00:14:38,837 --> 00:14:40,797 She was going to be the centerpiece 365 00:14:40,881 --> 00:14:43,258 of the new Thomas and Martha Wayne memorial 366 00:14:43,342 --> 00:14:44,676 life science wing. 367 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:48,639 - Oh, boo-hoo! The Wayne family will live. 368 00:14:48,722 --> 00:14:51,433 Well, many of them don't, but that's my point. 369 00:14:51,516 --> 00:14:53,101 You can't swing a flamingo in this town 370 00:14:53,185 --> 00:14:55,354 without hitting a Wayne memorial something or other. 371 00:14:55,437 --> 00:14:56,688 [laughs] 372 00:14:56,772 --> 00:14:58,565 You would think they were the only two people 373 00:14:58,649 --> 00:15:00,400 ever to be shot to death. 374 00:15:00,484 --> 00:15:03,320 - Yes, well, nevertheless, in retaliation, 375 00:15:03,403 --> 00:15:08,492 the museum board has, um, scuttled the plan 376 00:15:08,575 --> 00:15:10,077 to use your generous donation 377 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:13,413 to build the Oswald Cobblepot Hall of Birds. 378 00:15:13,497 --> 00:15:15,165 [pop, birds cawing] - Did what? 379 00:15:15,248 --> 00:15:17,542 - I knew you'd be angry. - Angry? 380 00:15:17,626 --> 00:15:19,127 This is an outrage! 381 00:15:19,211 --> 00:15:20,962 They already cashed my donation. 382 00:15:21,046 --> 00:15:22,673 I'll sue them into oblivion! 383 00:15:22,756 --> 00:15:25,008 - Well, no, Oswald, that's not advisable 384 00:15:25,092 --> 00:15:27,803 because the director of the museum has decided 385 00:15:27,886 --> 00:15:30,639 they are building an Oswald Cobblepot hall 386 00:15:30,722 --> 00:15:33,225 with the funds as they agreed to. 387 00:15:33,308 --> 00:15:39,398 Only now it's the Oswald Cobblepot Hall of Penguins. 388 00:15:39,481 --> 00:15:41,316 [dark music] 389 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:45,862 - That sounds like ridicule, Finchley. 390 00:15:45,946 --> 00:15:47,864 - Oh, I don't think it-- 391 00:15:47,948 --> 00:15:50,659 - Ridicule, humiliation, 392 00:15:50,742 --> 00:15:53,245 the obvious implication, Finchley, 393 00:15:53,328 --> 00:15:57,999 is that Oswald Cobblepot looks like a penguin, 394 00:15:58,083 --> 00:15:59,501 isn't it, Finchley? 395 00:15:59,584 --> 00:16:04,506 Waddling, [mocking gibberish] comical! 396 00:16:04,589 --> 00:16:07,175 - Oswald, please be the bigger man! 397 00:16:07,259 --> 00:16:10,220 - What did you just-- - I didn't mean-- 398 00:16:10,303 --> 00:16:14,349 - I hate that nickname. I famously hate that nickname. 399 00:16:14,433 --> 00:16:18,937 That's a name used exclusively by sass-mouth gutter trash! 400 00:16:19,020 --> 00:16:21,273 You let them humiliate me like this. 401 00:16:21,356 --> 00:16:23,066 - Oswald, I know you're upset, but-- 402 00:16:23,150 --> 00:16:25,736 - Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta, you're mistaken, Finchley! 403 00:16:25,819 --> 00:16:29,865 I'm just taking a little stroll through my memory palace. 404 00:16:29,948 --> 00:16:32,868 Your wife's name is Evelyn, I recall. 405 00:16:32,951 --> 00:16:37,831 And you have a son named Jason who requires insulin 406 00:16:37,914 --> 00:16:41,752 and a mother named Hester who requires dialysis! 407 00:16:41,835 --> 00:16:44,045 - Oswald, I don't like where you're going with this. 408 00:16:44,129 --> 00:16:46,882 - Who is your least favorite of the three, would you say? 409 00:16:46,965 --> 00:16:48,884 Most men rightly say their mothers, 410 00:16:48,967 --> 00:16:51,887 but some men choose their wives. 411 00:16:51,970 --> 00:16:54,681 - Oswald, please, we went to school together. 412 00:16:54,765 --> 00:16:57,934 - Enough Oswald! Mr. Cobblepot. 413 00:16:58,018 --> 00:17:00,562 - The sweat drenched functionary sat stunned 414 00:17:00,645 --> 00:17:02,355 and motionless like a pigeon 415 00:17:02,439 --> 00:17:04,357 that has flown into plate glass. 416 00:17:04,441 --> 00:17:08,236 - What-what do you want me to do, Mr. Cobblepot? 417 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:10,405 - The truth is, nothing can be done, 418 00:17:10,489 --> 00:17:15,076 so I want you to say "I'm sorry, Mr. Cobblepot." 419 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,622 - I am sorry! - Oh, say it again. 420 00:17:18,705 --> 00:17:21,416 - I'm sorry, Mr. Cobblepot! 421 00:17:21,500 --> 00:17:25,504 - Yes--no, see, it just doesn't last. 422 00:17:25,587 --> 00:17:29,132 I'm furious again already, Finchley. 423 00:17:29,216 --> 00:17:33,094 Your weak little tinkle of remorse quelled my rage 424 00:17:33,178 --> 00:17:36,097 for like maybe ten seconds. 425 00:17:36,181 --> 00:17:38,475 You failed me. 426 00:17:38,558 --> 00:17:41,019 What I want more than anything right now 427 00:17:41,102 --> 00:17:46,441 is to see Mr. Decondor stick this umbrella down your throat 428 00:17:46,525 --> 00:17:50,529 and open it slowly. 429 00:17:50,612 --> 00:17:52,697 - Please not that, please! 430 00:17:52,781 --> 00:17:55,534 - But I'll give you a second chance. 431 00:17:55,617 --> 00:17:57,828 - Oh, thank you! 432 00:17:57,911 --> 00:18:00,956 Mr. Cobblepot, anything you need, I'll-- 433 00:18:01,039 --> 00:18:02,457 - Oh, I need. 434 00:18:02,541 --> 00:18:04,417 See this black and white beauty? 435 00:18:04,501 --> 00:18:07,295 Come here, precious. [wings flutter] 436 00:18:07,379 --> 00:18:11,466 This beautiful girl is a pied myna bird. 437 00:18:11,550 --> 00:18:12,801 I just acquired her 438 00:18:12,884 --> 00:18:15,136 from an appreciative business associate. 439 00:18:15,220 --> 00:18:18,431 He just had a bracing sponge bath in kerosene, 440 00:18:18,515 --> 00:18:19,933 you understand. 441 00:18:20,016 --> 00:18:23,979 So he appreciated me not flicking lit matches at him. 442 00:18:24,062 --> 00:18:25,397 - [whimpers] 443 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:28,066 - I'm thinking of naming her either Lucretia 444 00:18:28,149 --> 00:18:29,693 or Wilhelmina. 445 00:18:29,776 --> 00:18:33,154 What do you think, my feathered treasure? 446 00:18:33,238 --> 00:18:35,157 [bird chirping] 447 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:38,577 She's the most gifted mimic of all bird species. 448 00:18:38,660 --> 00:18:40,996 And while she hasn't learned any speech yet, 449 00:18:41,079 --> 00:18:43,790 she's capable of saying hundreds of phrases 450 00:18:43,874 --> 00:18:46,126 in dozens of languages. 451 00:18:46,209 --> 00:18:51,172 But now I only want her to say one thing, 452 00:18:51,256 --> 00:18:54,634 "I'm sorry, Mr. Cobblepot." 453 00:18:54,718 --> 00:18:57,012 Do you understand me? 454 00:18:57,095 --> 00:19:00,515 - I think I-- - I don't think you do. 455 00:19:00,599 --> 00:19:04,394 You're going to take this bird home with you, Finchley, 456 00:19:04,477 --> 00:19:09,107 and you are going to say, "I'm sorry, Mr. Cobblepot," 457 00:19:09,190 --> 00:19:14,613 to it over, and over, and over. 458 00:19:14,696 --> 00:19:19,284 You will say, "I'm sorry, Mr. Cobblepot," 459 00:19:19,367 --> 00:19:22,120 until your throat splits, 460 00:19:22,203 --> 00:19:25,540 and you gag on your own blood. 461 00:19:25,624 --> 00:19:28,501 When you give me that bird back, 462 00:19:28,585 --> 00:19:34,299 I want it saying an "I'm sorry, Mr. Cobblepot," 463 00:19:34,382 --> 00:19:40,055 that would fool your no doubt sainted mother. 464 00:19:40,138 --> 00:19:41,514 [quacking laughter] 465 00:19:41,598 --> 00:19:45,894 See, I want this beautiful bird fluent 466 00:19:45,977 --> 00:19:48,271 in your wretched contrition. 467 00:19:48,355 --> 00:19:51,900 Then I will keep her in a gold cage on my desk, 468 00:19:51,983 --> 00:19:54,194 and every time I forget I forgave you 469 00:19:54,277 --> 00:19:56,279 and start to think about how much I would enjoy 470 00:19:56,363 --> 00:19:58,239 having satisfaction in this matter, 471 00:19:58,323 --> 00:20:01,242 I will hear that bird say, 472 00:20:01,326 --> 00:20:05,497 "I'm sorry, Mr. Cobblepot," 473 00:20:05,580 --> 00:20:07,082 and like magic, 474 00:20:07,165 --> 00:20:10,251 my forgiving nature will be refreshed, 475 00:20:10,335 --> 00:20:13,380 and you get to keep your vulgar little family intact 476 00:20:13,463 --> 00:20:14,714 for another day. 477 00:20:14,798 --> 00:20:18,259 - Oh, thank you, Os--Mr. Cobblepot. 478 00:20:18,343 --> 00:20:21,721 Thank you. You won't regret this. 479 00:20:21,805 --> 00:20:24,432 Come now, beautiful bird. Lucretia, will it be? 480 00:20:24,516 --> 00:20:27,435 Oh, that's a lovely-- - I've decided on Wilhelmina. 481 00:20:27,519 --> 00:20:31,940 Just know that you had better not ever err again, Finchley. 482 00:20:32,023 --> 00:20:36,861 I have a large collection of umbrellas custom built 483 00:20:36,945 --> 00:20:39,614 to suit very specialized needs. 484 00:20:39,698 --> 00:20:42,826 - With haste, the terrified toady makes his escape 485 00:20:42,909 --> 00:20:45,328 as the Penguin's towering secretary brings him 486 00:20:45,412 --> 00:20:49,624 a fresh 1923 Chateau Signac Sancerre. 487 00:20:49,708 --> 00:20:52,585 - Thank you, Mr. Decondor! 488 00:20:52,669 --> 00:20:55,130 - That was charitable of you, Mr. Cobblepot, 489 00:20:55,213 --> 00:20:57,632 giving Mr. Finchley a second chance. 490 00:20:57,716 --> 00:21:00,176 - Well, not really, Francisco, old chap. 491 00:21:00,260 --> 00:21:05,348 You see, that wasn't in truth a pied myna bird at all. 492 00:21:05,432 --> 00:21:09,227 Shh, it's a common pied crow! 493 00:21:09,310 --> 00:21:12,022 [laughing] 494 00:21:12,105 --> 00:21:15,608 No power of speech! That bird can't mimic anything! 495 00:21:15,692 --> 00:21:17,360 [laughs] 496 00:21:17,444 --> 00:21:21,281 Finchley can talk himself to death, and he might. 497 00:21:21,364 --> 00:21:22,574 [laughs] 498 00:21:22,657 --> 00:21:25,493 But that bird will never talk back. 499 00:21:25,577 --> 00:21:28,830 Diabolical! What? 500 00:21:28,913 --> 00:21:31,541 - Ah, indeed, very good, sir. 501 00:21:31,624 --> 00:21:35,378 - Physical violence is overrated. 502 00:21:35,462 --> 00:21:39,883 I often find mental anguish to be the more excruciating pain 503 00:21:39,966 --> 00:21:42,802 to inflict, don't you, Mr. Decondor? 504 00:21:42,886 --> 00:21:46,347 - No, sir, but I am a simple man, sir. 505 00:21:46,431 --> 00:21:50,852 - That you are, Mr. Decondor. 506 00:21:50,935 --> 00:21:52,562 Don't change. 507 00:21:52,645 --> 00:21:54,773 Now then, let's move on to our plans 508 00:21:54,856 --> 00:21:57,859 for that Janus-faced half-wit Harvey Dent. 509 00:21:57,942 --> 00:22:00,862 Two-Face is quite obviously losing the other half 510 00:22:00,945 --> 00:22:03,364 of his mind, and we need to position ourselves 511 00:22:03,448 --> 00:22:05,408 to profit from that fallout. 512 00:22:05,492 --> 00:22:08,119 I want you to place a classified ad 513 00:22:08,203 --> 00:22:10,705 that reads as follows... 514 00:22:10,789 --> 00:22:12,791 ♪ ♪ 515 00:22:12,874 --> 00:22:15,376 - Seagulls group together to form a flock, 516 00:22:15,460 --> 00:22:18,838 owls a parliament, crows a murder, 517 00:22:18,922 --> 00:22:22,509 but the penguin stands alone feathering his nest 518 00:22:22,592 --> 00:22:25,720 of "Life and Death in Gotham City." 519 00:22:25,804 --> 00:22:29,724 ♪ ♪ 520 00:22:29,808 --> 00:22:33,728 [radio static] 521 00:22:33,812 --> 00:22:36,231 - ♪ Blabbo the birthday clown ♪ 522 00:22:36,314 --> 00:22:38,900 ♪ He is just a birthday-- ♪ 523 00:22:38,983 --> 00:22:40,401 [radio static] 524 00:22:40,485 --> 00:22:42,862 - The Basil Karlo horror classic 525 00:22:42,946 --> 00:22:44,697 in a newly remastered-- 526 00:22:44,781 --> 00:22:47,075 [radio static] 527 00:22:47,158 --> 00:22:49,577 [upbeat music] 528 00:22:49,661 --> 00:22:51,538 - Are you visiting Gotham City? 529 00:22:51,621 --> 00:22:52,956 Are you here to enjoy all 530 00:22:53,039 --> 00:22:55,708 the world's largest city has to offer? You are? 531 00:22:55,792 --> 00:22:58,169 Well, you know Metropolis is less than 100 miles away, 532 00:22:58,253 --> 00:23:00,755 right? But okay, if it's a done deal, 533 00:23:00,839 --> 00:23:03,091 two Gothamites will tell you the best way 534 00:23:03,174 --> 00:23:06,678 to see all the glory of Gotham is to take moonlight ride 535 00:23:06,761 --> 00:23:09,389 on the double-decker Gotham View Bus. 536 00:23:09,472 --> 00:23:12,183 - ♪ Get on the bus, Gotham View Bus ♪ 537 00:23:12,267 --> 00:23:15,437 ♪ The bus to trust is Gotham View Bus ♪ 538 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:16,896 ♪ ♪ 539 00:23:16,980 --> 00:23:20,066 - See all the sights from air-conditioned luxury 540 00:23:20,150 --> 00:23:22,527 behind anti-ballistic glass. 541 00:23:22,610 --> 00:23:25,280 While in operation, Gotham View Bus is airtight, 542 00:23:25,363 --> 00:23:26,656 armor-plated, 543 00:23:26,739 --> 00:23:29,367 and has a cutting-edge fire suppression system. 544 00:23:29,450 --> 00:23:32,370 In safety test, Gotham View Bus could not be rolled over 545 00:23:32,453 --> 00:23:35,623 by fewer than 15 able-bodied hostiles. 546 00:23:35,707 --> 00:23:38,126 And every Gotham View Bus in the fleet is stocked 547 00:23:38,209 --> 00:23:41,462 with enough water and rations to sustain passengers 548 00:23:41,546 --> 00:23:44,132 for three days in case of a siege event. 549 00:23:44,215 --> 00:23:46,968 - ♪ The bus you trust to not go bust ♪ 550 00:23:47,051 --> 00:23:48,469 ♪ Gotham View Bus ♪ 551 00:23:48,553 --> 00:23:51,097 - Our knowledgeable local tour guides are brimming 552 00:23:51,181 --> 00:23:52,682 with stories of local color. 553 00:23:52,765 --> 00:23:54,392 This one guy who just started, Barry, 554 00:23:54,475 --> 00:23:57,312 his children were kidnapped by the Mad Hatter--yes, 555 00:23:57,395 --> 00:23:58,813 the Mad Hatter. 556 00:23:58,897 --> 00:24:00,023 Ask him about it. 557 00:24:00,106 --> 00:24:01,649 That guy needs to be more social. 558 00:24:01,733 --> 00:24:04,986 - ♪ Gotham View Bus, the bus is a must ♪ 559 00:24:05,069 --> 00:24:06,821 - You'll tour the Chemical District, 560 00:24:06,905 --> 00:24:08,114 the Warehouse District, 561 00:24:08,198 --> 00:24:09,949 the Abandoned Warehouse District, 562 00:24:10,033 --> 00:24:11,367 the Industrial District, 563 00:24:11,451 --> 00:24:14,704 and the kids will love the Factory District. 564 00:24:14,787 --> 00:24:17,665 - I gots to get my factory on! 565 00:24:17,749 --> 00:24:19,542 - Easy there, little shaver. 566 00:24:19,626 --> 00:24:23,338 There's time to see it all on a Gotham View Bus tour. 567 00:24:23,421 --> 00:24:26,883 Gotham View Bus, you won't find a better bus 568 00:24:26,966 --> 00:24:28,718 that's not leaving town. 569 00:24:28,801 --> 00:24:30,178 ♪ ♪ 570 00:24:30,261 --> 00:24:34,933 [radio static] 571 00:24:35,016 --> 00:24:37,227 [smooth music] 572 00:24:37,310 --> 00:24:40,521 - Gotham, a city carved out of darkness 573 00:24:40,605 --> 00:24:43,066 and filigreed with gloom. 574 00:24:43,149 --> 00:24:44,525 Join us now for a tale 575 00:24:44,609 --> 00:24:47,862 of "Life and Death in Gotham City." 576 00:24:47,946 --> 00:24:50,198 ♪ ♪ 577 00:24:50,281 --> 00:24:53,534 In the chill depths of the secret Batcave, 578 00:24:53,618 --> 00:24:55,036 the caped crusader consults 579 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:57,330 with his miraculous crime fighting creation, 580 00:24:57,413 --> 00:24:59,874 that electronic eighth wonder of the world, 581 00:24:59,958 --> 00:25:01,376 the Batcomputer. 582 00:25:01,459 --> 00:25:04,629 A dizzying display of news and information flashes 583 00:25:04,712 --> 00:25:07,215 before the trained eyes of a master detective 584 00:25:07,298 --> 00:25:10,093 at near subliminal speed. 585 00:25:10,176 --> 00:25:12,345 - I have an important tactical advantage 586 00:25:12,428 --> 00:25:15,723 when dealing with a potential Riddler crime wave, Alfred. 587 00:25:15,807 --> 00:25:17,267 - You are very skilled 588 00:25:17,350 --> 00:25:19,727 with the Sunday "Gazette's" crossword puzzle, sir. 589 00:25:19,811 --> 00:25:22,105 - No, I'm talking about time. 590 00:25:22,188 --> 00:25:23,940 Despite his staggering intellect, 591 00:25:24,023 --> 00:25:27,193 Edward Nygma's elaborate criminal riddles take time 592 00:25:27,277 --> 00:25:28,403 to craft. 593 00:25:28,486 --> 00:25:30,446 It's his obsessive perfectionism. 594 00:25:30,530 --> 00:25:33,741 - Oh, yes, I'm acquainted with the type, sir. 595 00:25:33,825 --> 00:25:35,410 - While Riddler schemes, 596 00:25:35,493 --> 00:25:37,745 it's vital I stabilize the situation with Harvey 597 00:25:37,829 --> 00:25:41,958 before I have to fight a war on--there, Alfred. 598 00:25:42,041 --> 00:25:44,627 I knew I sensed a ripple in the crime sphere. 599 00:25:44,711 --> 00:25:46,337 Have a look at this. 600 00:25:46,421 --> 00:25:49,424 - The newsletter of the Gotham Ornithological Society, sir? 601 00:25:49,507 --> 00:25:50,800 - Look at this announcement. 602 00:25:50,883 --> 00:25:53,094 It says a Mr. Couples is exhibiting a pair 603 00:25:53,177 --> 00:25:55,138 of rare toucans at his residence 604 00:25:55,221 --> 00:25:58,933 at number 202 Doubleday Street tomorrow. 605 00:25:59,017 --> 00:26:00,601 This isn't what it seems. 606 00:26:00,685 --> 00:26:04,397 - Are these unusually nefarious toucans, sir? 607 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:05,815 - It's a setup, Alfred. 608 00:26:05,898 --> 00:26:07,942 The exotic birds are a calling card. 609 00:26:08,026 --> 00:26:11,362 This is a brazen attempt by the Penguin to bait Two-Face, 610 00:26:11,446 --> 00:26:15,158 a pair of toucans on Doubleday Street. 611 00:26:15,241 --> 00:26:19,370 - I see, Mr. Dent and his tragic fascination 612 00:26:19,454 --> 00:26:23,875 for duality will certainly find that provocative. 613 00:26:23,958 --> 00:26:26,377 - Needless to say, there's no one named Couples 614 00:26:26,461 --> 00:26:29,088 on the membership roll of the Ornithological Society. 615 00:26:29,172 --> 00:26:31,466 Two-Face will probably know he's being played, 616 00:26:31,549 --> 00:26:34,093 but his obsession with the number two will compel him 617 00:26:34,177 --> 00:26:35,428 to investigate. 618 00:26:35,511 --> 00:26:36,846 This makes no sense. 619 00:26:36,929 --> 00:26:38,556 Harvey is the 800-pound gorilla 620 00:26:38,639 --> 00:26:40,767 that keeps the small timers below the line. 621 00:26:40,850 --> 00:26:44,979 If he goes down, Penguin loses, at least in the short term. 622 00:26:45,063 --> 00:26:47,690 Why's Penguin inflaming Harvey's breakdown? 623 00:26:47,774 --> 00:26:51,486 - If I may, sir, does a man like Oswald Cobblepot 624 00:26:51,569 --> 00:26:54,572 need a reason to torment the mentally ill? 625 00:26:54,655 --> 00:26:58,534 - Hm, angle satellite beta on 202 Doubleday Street, 626 00:26:58,618 --> 00:26:59,744 maximum zoom. 627 00:26:59,827 --> 00:27:00,828 [beeping] 628 00:27:00,912 --> 00:27:03,164 Yes, thermal and ultraviolet. 629 00:27:03,247 --> 00:27:05,208 What am I looking at here? 630 00:27:05,291 --> 00:27:07,543 [beeping] Really? 631 00:27:07,627 --> 00:27:09,879 That's a lot of wattage for a private residence. 632 00:27:09,962 --> 00:27:11,631 - It's a mystery to me how you understand 633 00:27:11,714 --> 00:27:13,508 that purported modern convenience. 634 00:27:13,591 --> 00:27:16,010 - Oh, I know you understand the Batcomputer perfectly well, 635 00:27:16,094 --> 00:27:17,261 Alfred. 636 00:27:17,345 --> 00:27:18,638 You just don't like what it thinks of you. 637 00:27:18,721 --> 00:27:21,057 - I'm sorry, what it thinks of me? 638 00:27:21,140 --> 00:27:22,892 [beeping] 639 00:27:22,975 --> 00:27:24,268 - We've got motion on the scene. 640 00:27:24,352 --> 00:27:25,645 No time to lose. 641 00:27:25,728 --> 00:27:28,147 Alfred, do we still have that Kandinsky painting? 642 00:27:28,231 --> 00:27:30,775 - Pardon me, sir, Wassily Kandinsky? 643 00:27:30,858 --> 00:27:33,194 You have nine Kandinsky paintings, sir. 644 00:27:33,277 --> 00:27:35,947 - I mean, "Exotic Birds," 1915. 645 00:27:36,030 --> 00:27:39,200 Announce Bruce Wayne is putting it up for charity auction. 646 00:27:39,283 --> 00:27:42,870 - Ah, that will provoke Mr. Cobblepot. 647 00:27:42,954 --> 00:27:44,288 - Exactly. 648 00:27:44,372 --> 00:27:47,041 - The dark knight flies to the fabulous Batmobile 649 00:27:47,125 --> 00:27:48,793 and makes ready to leave. 650 00:27:48,876 --> 00:27:50,920 - Penguin has always wanted that painting. 651 00:27:51,003 --> 00:27:53,381 Makes an offer to Bruce Wayne twice a year. 652 00:27:53,464 --> 00:27:55,758 He'll try to bribe you for an exclusive bid. 653 00:27:55,842 --> 00:27:57,218 Don't return his phone call. 654 00:27:57,301 --> 00:27:58,761 His rage will distract him 655 00:27:58,845 --> 00:28:01,556 while I surveil the Doubleday Street location. 656 00:28:01,639 --> 00:28:03,015 - Mm. Mm, yes. 657 00:28:03,099 --> 00:28:05,726 - You're pouting. You don't like the plan. 658 00:28:05,810 --> 00:28:08,646 - That Kandinsky really cheers the atmosphere 659 00:28:08,729 --> 00:28:10,189 in the conservatory. 660 00:28:10,273 --> 00:28:12,400 - I'll buy you a Chagall. 661 00:28:12,483 --> 00:28:13,776 [tires squeal] 662 00:28:13,860 --> 00:28:17,238 - As the atomic age automobile races away, 663 00:28:17,321 --> 00:28:19,907 the disappointed domestic sighs. 664 00:28:19,991 --> 00:28:21,909 - Ugh, Chagall. 665 00:28:21,993 --> 00:28:26,914 It is not the same, and he knows it. 666 00:28:26,998 --> 00:28:28,332 ♪ ♪ 667 00:28:28,416 --> 00:28:31,377 - In Gotham, there is no honor amongst thieves. 668 00:28:31,461 --> 00:28:35,256 The city's criminals are beset by law and outlaw alike. 669 00:28:35,339 --> 00:28:38,468 Why then does evil so often prevail? 670 00:28:38,551 --> 00:28:42,763 Essential mystery of "Life and Death in Gotham City." 671 00:28:42,847 --> 00:28:44,640 ♪ ♪ 672 00:28:46,684 --> 00:28:49,270 [upbeat music] 673 00:28:49,353 --> 00:28:53,524 - ♪ Gotham City One ♪ 674 00:28:53,608 --> 00:28:55,276 - This town, am I right, folks? 675 00:28:55,359 --> 00:28:58,488 If it's not bats, it's cats. If it's not cats, it's clowns. 676 00:28:58,571 --> 00:29:00,781 How do you keep your sanity? Most don't. 677 00:29:00,865 --> 00:29:03,534 But the ones who do watch Gotham City One, 678 00:29:03,618 --> 00:29:05,369 all the news, weather, and traffic you need, 679 00:29:05,453 --> 00:29:06,746 plus me, Jack Ryder. 680 00:29:06,829 --> 00:29:08,414 Coming up tonight on "Gotham is Talking," 681 00:29:08,498 --> 00:29:11,125 we've got a co-city woman who claims to be the mother 682 00:29:11,209 --> 00:29:12,752 of the Boy Wonder. 683 00:29:12,835 --> 00:29:16,631 - That's right, Robin is actually my little boy Varney, 684 00:29:16,714 --> 00:29:18,466 what, got kidnapped by the Batman, 685 00:29:18,549 --> 00:29:21,928 who is a spaceman named Zurinar. 686 00:29:22,011 --> 00:29:23,930 Hey, so are these cookies free? 687 00:29:24,013 --> 00:29:26,307 - Plus, juvenile Joker fans, 688 00:29:26,390 --> 00:29:28,643 funny fad or dangerous teen trend? 689 00:29:28,726 --> 00:29:30,186 [laughter] - Get the gag, Dad. 690 00:29:30,269 --> 00:29:32,897 Joker knows the punchline, and it's a scream. 691 00:29:32,980 --> 00:29:35,149 - [laughing] 692 00:29:35,233 --> 00:29:37,193 - Then learn to fight like the Batman 693 00:29:37,276 --> 00:29:40,988 with octogenarian self-defense expert, Lloyd Davenport. 694 00:29:41,072 --> 00:29:42,740 - Hiya! [crash] 695 00:29:42,823 --> 00:29:44,116 - All this, plus traffic 696 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:45,701 from transit reporter Myron Armbrust. 697 00:29:45,785 --> 00:29:47,662 Stirring cooking tips with the Gotham Gourmet, 698 00:29:47,745 --> 00:29:49,497 who, let's face it, is gonna get bumped again 699 00:29:49,580 --> 00:29:50,748 tonight for breaking coverage 700 00:29:50,831 --> 00:29:51,916 of the impending Riddler attack. 701 00:29:51,999 --> 00:29:53,334 Sorry in advance, Maurice! 702 00:29:53,417 --> 00:29:55,211 "Gotham is Talking" on Gotham City One. 703 00:29:55,294 --> 00:29:59,590 If it matters to GC, it's on our TV...show. 704 00:29:59,674 --> 00:30:01,551 You guys were right, that's clunky. 705 00:30:01,634 --> 00:30:04,679 - ♪ Gotham City One ♪ 706 00:30:05,388 --> 00:30:08,349 [dramatic music] 707 00:30:08,432 --> 00:30:15,481 ♪ ♪ 708 00:30:35,084 --> 00:30:38,963 - "Life and Death in Gotham City" epilogue. 709 00:30:39,046 --> 00:30:41,465 [typewriter clacking] 710 00:30:41,549 --> 00:30:43,634 The office of Dr. Jeremiah Arkham, 711 00:30:43,718 --> 00:30:46,887 director of Arkham Asylum for the criminally insane. 712 00:30:46,971 --> 00:30:48,723 As the good doctor will tell you, 713 00:30:48,806 --> 00:30:51,058 the escape of a psychopathic mastermind 714 00:30:51,142 --> 00:30:54,270 from his facility reliably brings three things: 715 00:30:54,353 --> 00:30:56,439 A citywide feeling of dread, 716 00:30:56,522 --> 00:30:59,900 the umpteenth review of asylum security protocols, 717 00:30:59,984 --> 00:31:03,738 and an absolutely intolerable amount of paperwork. 718 00:31:03,821 --> 00:31:05,406 [knocking] 719 00:31:05,489 --> 00:31:07,116 - You wanted to see me, Dr. Arkham? 720 00:31:07,199 --> 00:31:10,202 - Ah, Dr. Snedeker, yes, please come in. 721 00:31:10,286 --> 00:31:12,413 But don't sit down. You're fired. 722 00:31:12,496 --> 00:31:13,914 - What, fired? 723 00:31:13,998 --> 00:31:15,833 I've been working at the Asylum less than a month. 724 00:31:15,916 --> 00:31:17,418 - And yet, that was more than enough time 725 00:31:17,501 --> 00:31:19,545 for you to facilitate the Riddler's escape. 726 00:31:19,629 --> 00:31:23,299 Nice work. Now, go clean out your desk. 727 00:31:23,382 --> 00:31:24,759 - But that's outrageous. 728 00:31:24,842 --> 00:31:27,470 I was showing great progress with Mr. Nygma, 729 00:31:27,553 --> 00:31:29,430 and I had nothing to do with his escape. 730 00:31:29,513 --> 00:31:31,349 I thought he escaped with the aid 731 00:31:31,432 --> 00:31:33,225 of some kind of robot bulldozer. 732 00:31:33,309 --> 00:31:34,894 - Smashed right through his cell wall 733 00:31:34,977 --> 00:31:37,772 and drove him away, yes, classic Eddie Nygma. 734 00:31:37,855 --> 00:31:39,398 See, he's what happens 735 00:31:39,482 --> 00:31:42,318 when God gives a homicidal south Gotham hooligan 736 00:31:42,401 --> 00:31:43,944 an IQ of 300. 737 00:31:44,028 --> 00:31:47,448 I warned you he was showing pronounced agitation lately. 738 00:31:47,531 --> 00:31:50,284 You were well aware that he had to be sedated 739 00:31:50,368 --> 00:31:52,286 and moved to a new cell away 740 00:31:52,370 --> 00:31:55,956 from those ridiculous new Bat-Signal tests in the sky. 741 00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:59,210 And now he's escaped because you broke protocol. 742 00:31:59,293 --> 00:32:00,461 - Broke protocol? 743 00:32:00,544 --> 00:32:04,256 Is this about--he wanted to play chess. 744 00:32:04,340 --> 00:32:05,800 I saw therapeutic value 745 00:32:05,883 --> 00:32:08,135 in letting his mind work on benign problems. 746 00:32:08,219 --> 00:32:10,971 That's within my purview, so I gave him an old computer. 747 00:32:11,055 --> 00:32:13,099 - You should've just unlocked the cell door 748 00:32:13,182 --> 00:32:15,351 and escorted him off the grounds. 749 00:32:15,434 --> 00:32:17,311 It would have saved us the repair cost. 750 00:32:17,395 --> 00:32:21,315 - The so-called computer I gave him was a glorified calculator, 751 00:32:21,399 --> 00:32:23,567 a toy. - Ooh, a toy. 752 00:32:23,651 --> 00:32:24,985 - My young son plays with it. 753 00:32:25,069 --> 00:32:27,321 It's harmless, no email, no internet. 754 00:32:27,405 --> 00:32:29,407 There's nothing on it but a chess program. 755 00:32:29,490 --> 00:32:32,118 What does it have to do with-- - Allow me to enlighten you. 756 00:32:32,201 --> 00:32:33,661 We've pieced it together. 757 00:32:33,744 --> 00:32:36,372 The first thing Nygma did with your son's toy 758 00:32:36,455 --> 00:32:38,416 was beat the chess program. 759 00:32:38,499 --> 00:32:39,917 Then he accessed the code, 760 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:43,170 rewrote and vastly improved the chess program. 761 00:32:43,254 --> 00:32:45,089 Then he sold his improvements 762 00:32:45,172 --> 00:32:49,802 to a Russian software conglomerate for $2.2 million. 763 00:32:49,885 --> 00:32:53,848 This took about 40 minutes. - But sold? How? 764 00:32:53,931 --> 00:32:55,683 - Oh, this is where it gets good. 765 00:32:55,766 --> 00:32:58,269 Nygma pulled the motherboard out of your son's toy computer, 766 00:32:58,352 --> 00:33:01,188 and he hardwired it to the light socket in his cell. 767 00:33:01,272 --> 00:33:04,108 He used that arrangement to access the Wi-Fi router 768 00:33:04,191 --> 00:33:06,277 in your office, Dr. Snedeker. 769 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:07,528 - But he-- - Yes. 770 00:33:07,611 --> 00:33:09,113 The world's most brilliant delinquent 771 00:33:09,196 --> 00:33:11,866 somehow deduced your password was "password"! 772 00:33:11,949 --> 00:33:14,160 Then he had the full run of the internet. 773 00:33:14,243 --> 00:33:16,162 He set up a Cayman Island bank account 774 00:33:16,245 --> 00:33:17,955 and made the deal with the Russians. 775 00:33:18,038 --> 00:33:20,374 Next, he rented an abandoned factory 776 00:33:20,458 --> 00:33:22,710 not far from the asylum gates. 777 00:33:22,793 --> 00:33:23,878 - Oh, no. 778 00:33:23,961 --> 00:33:25,546 - He purchased all the individual 779 00:33:25,629 --> 00:33:28,132 mechanical components for his jailbreaking bulldozer 780 00:33:28,215 --> 00:33:31,343 and had them rush delivered to the factory floor where, 781 00:33:31,427 --> 00:33:32,887 at Riddler's direction, 782 00:33:32,970 --> 00:33:36,056 a pair of robot assembly arms proceeded to unpack 783 00:33:36,140 --> 00:33:40,352 and assemble the parts into a self-driving battering ram 784 00:33:40,436 --> 00:33:42,062 of his own design. 785 00:33:42,146 --> 00:33:44,815 Then it was just a matter of waiting for his ride 786 00:33:44,899 --> 00:33:47,860 to smash through his cell wall and pick him up. 787 00:33:47,943 --> 00:33:50,988 - But he--he said he just wanted to play chess. 788 00:33:51,071 --> 00:33:52,907 - You're going to want to leave now, Dr. Snedeker. 789 00:33:52,990 --> 00:33:54,533 It's gridlock out there. 790 00:33:54,617 --> 00:33:56,160 One of those police surveillance blimps 791 00:33:56,243 --> 00:33:57,870 was stolen this afternoon. 792 00:33:57,953 --> 00:34:00,873 No word on who the thief was, but he left a note. 793 00:34:00,956 --> 00:34:03,292 It said, "Question: What's the difference 794 00:34:03,375 --> 00:34:06,212 "between an unmanned aircraft and a big batch 795 00:34:06,295 --> 00:34:08,589 of viral encephalitis?" - [stammering] 796 00:34:08,672 --> 00:34:12,259 - "Answer: One kills millions when it's airborne." 797 00:34:12,343 --> 00:34:13,886 You haven't heard that one? 798 00:34:13,969 --> 00:34:16,096 I'm surprised. It's a classic. 799 00:34:16,180 --> 00:34:17,598 That will be all, Dr. Snedeker. 800 00:34:17,681 --> 00:34:20,267 - The psychiatrist, ashen, turns to leave. 801 00:34:20,351 --> 00:34:22,478 He pauses suddenly at the door. 802 00:34:22,561 --> 00:34:24,814 - Something else, Dr. Snedeker? 803 00:34:24,897 --> 00:34:28,400 - Trust, the answer is trust. 804 00:34:28,484 --> 00:34:29,819 - I'm sorry? 805 00:34:29,902 --> 00:34:32,571 - The last thing Mr. Nygma said to me, 806 00:34:32,655 --> 00:34:33,697 it was a riddle. 807 00:34:33,781 --> 00:34:35,616 - No kidding. - I just got it. 808 00:34:35,699 --> 00:34:39,286 He said-- - I'm forged without a smith. 809 00:34:39,370 --> 00:34:41,205 I break without a blow. 810 00:34:41,288 --> 00:34:43,290 When I'm revealed to be a myth, 811 00:34:43,374 --> 00:34:46,502 you'll be the last to know. 812 00:34:46,585 --> 00:34:48,712 What am I? 813 00:34:48,796 --> 00:34:52,424 [laughs] 814 00:34:52,508 --> 00:34:55,845 - Forged without a smith? What? 815 00:34:55,928 --> 00:34:59,890 - Trust, the answer is trust. 816 00:34:59,974 --> 00:35:02,101 ♪ ♪ 817 00:35:02,184 --> 00:35:03,978 - The Riddler is an enigma, 818 00:35:04,061 --> 00:35:06,522 possibly the world's most brilliant man. 819 00:35:06,605 --> 00:35:08,983 But does his brilliance shine more brightly 820 00:35:09,066 --> 00:35:10,985 for the darkness that underlies it? 821 00:35:11,068 --> 00:35:13,404 Such paradoxes are regularly seen 822 00:35:13,487 --> 00:35:16,407 amidst "Life and Death in Gotham City." 823 00:35:16,490 --> 00:35:18,534 To be continued. 824 00:35:18,617 --> 00:35:25,708 ♪ ♪ 825 00:35:36,260 --> 00:35:37,511 [upbeat music] 826 00:35:37,595 --> 00:35:39,889 "Batman: The Audio Adventures." 827 00:35:39,972 --> 00:35:42,516 Written and directed by Dennis McNicholas. 828 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:45,102 Based on the DC comic "Batman." 829 00:35:45,186 --> 00:35:48,272 Created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. 830 00:35:48,355 --> 00:35:50,858 Based on characters from DC Comics. 831 00:35:50,941 --> 00:35:53,861 With performances by Jeffrey Wright, 832 00:35:53,944 --> 00:35:57,531 Ike Barinholtz, Rosario Dawson, Toby Huss, 833 00:35:57,615 --> 00:36:01,619 John Leguizamo, Tim Meadows, Seth Meyers, 834 00:36:01,702 --> 00:36:05,080 Bobby Moynihan, Chris Parnell, Paula Pell, 835 00:36:05,164 --> 00:36:09,710 Katie Rich, Ben Rodgers, Pete Schultz, Brooke Shields, 836 00:36:09,793 --> 00:36:14,506 Jason Sudeikis, Alan Tudyk, Ray Wise, Anna Crowe, 837 00:36:14,590 --> 00:36:18,510 Erica Phillips, Rosie Phillips, Tony Phillips. 838 00:36:18,594 --> 00:36:20,971 Executive produced by Jon Berg. 839 00:36:21,055 --> 00:36:24,058 Executive produced by Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, 840 00:36:24,141 --> 00:36:26,936 Deborah Henderson, and Jordana Freydberg. 841 00:36:27,019 --> 00:36:29,355 Produced by Dennis McNicholas. 842 00:36:29,438 --> 00:36:31,607 Produced by Angela Petrella. 843 00:36:31,690 --> 00:36:33,359 Music by Doug Bossi. 844 00:36:33,442 --> 00:36:37,363 Sound recording, design, and mixing by Big Yellow Duck. 845 00:36:37,446 --> 00:36:39,782 Sound design, mixing, dialogue editing, 846 00:36:39,865 --> 00:36:42,117 and rerecording mixing by Chris Gibney. 847 00:36:42,201 --> 00:36:44,328 Production manager Kay Tinder. 848 00:36:44,411 --> 00:36:47,247 Post supervisor Deanna Saracino. 849 00:36:47,331 --> 00:36:49,416 Writers' assistants Trey Woodard 850 00:36:49,500 --> 00:36:50,918 and Scott Weinstein. 851 00:36:51,001 --> 00:36:53,837 Additional sound recording by Icemen Audio. 852 00:36:53,921 --> 00:36:55,714 Production legal Jordan Rock. 853 00:36:55,798 --> 00:36:59,176 Production accounting Reva Jones and Steven D. Smith. 854 00:36:59,259 --> 00:37:02,471 Original songs by Doug Bossi and Tony Phillips. 855 00:37:02,554 --> 00:37:05,933 Special thanks Bill Weinstein and Bryan Besser. 856 00:37:06,016 --> 00:37:09,520 Production services provided by Insurrection Media. 857 00:37:09,603 --> 00:37:11,313 The characters and events depicted 858 00:37:11,397 --> 00:37:12,940 in this podcast are fictional. 859 00:37:13,023 --> 00:37:15,818 Any similarity to any actual person living or dead 860 00:37:15,901 --> 00:37:19,530 or to any actual events, firms, places, and institutions, 861 00:37:19,613 --> 00:37:22,658 or other entities is coincidental and unintentional. 862 00:37:22,741 --> 00:37:24,785 This podcast is protected under the laws 863 00:37:24,868 --> 00:37:26,620 of the United States and other countries, 864 00:37:26,704 --> 00:37:28,330 and its unauthorized duplication, 865 00:37:28,414 --> 00:37:31,709 distribution, or exhibition may result in civil liability 866 00:37:31,792 --> 00:37:33,293 and criminal prosecution. 867 00:37:33,377 --> 00:37:36,588 Country of first publication United States of America. 868 00:37:36,672 --> 00:37:38,465 "Batman: The Audio Adventures." 869 00:37:38,549 --> 00:37:42,011 Copyright 2019 Warner Brothers Entertainment Incorporated. 870 00:37:42,094 --> 00:37:44,763 Batman and all related characters and elements are 871 00:37:44,847 --> 00:37:47,307 trademark and copyright DC Comics. 872 00:37:47,391 --> 00:37:49,143 All rights reserved. 873 00:37:49,226 --> 00:37:53,439 ♪ ♪