![]() He marches right up to Wayne, takes his hand, fawning, the burning eyes of a sycophant. A man so uncomfortable, his very skin seems to be a costume. Wayne, on to R&D? Stickley rests his hand on Wayne's elbow. Bruce is friendly, welcoming, Edward appears on the edge of the group. WAYNE ENTERPRISES – BREAK AREA Workers greet the boss. The opposing wall is a shrine to Bruce Wayne: Newspaper headlines, a GQ cover, magazine photos. EDWARD Idiot! Should have rented a tuxedo. A brief window on the inner Edward, all insecurity and self loathing. Suddenly Edward BANGS his head against the desktop. Maybe he'll throw a little party in my honor. EDWARD We'll probably go to the house for dinner. ![]() REVERSE ANGLE EDWARD NYGMA, awkward, brilliant and feverishly anxious stares up at the screen, TALKING to himself.ĥ. The two images resolve into one the face itself is a puzzle. Rubik's cubes, games, dozens of puzzle books all boasting the green suited caricature of "The Guesser". EDWARD NYGMA'S WORK STATION (CONTINUOUS) A clutter of computer parts. CRANE UP High over the factory floor, across acres of assembly lines and work stations. BRUCE Really? (a warm smile) You all need to get out more. STICKLEY Your weekly inspections are a departmental highlight. FRED STICKLEY, a fuss-budget plant manager, leads. Bruce, a Junior Exec ENTOURAGE trailing, tours an assembly line where robotic arms weld laser tools. WAYNE ENTERPRISES – ELECTRONICS DIVISION – TWILIGHT Endless work-spaces stretching into infinity. BRUCE (to himself) I gotta give myself a raise. And with that, Bruce turns and walks out. BRUCE Okay, I want you all to just stand here for fifteen seconds, okay? Fifteen, everybody got it? Folks nod.Ĥ. SOCIETY MATRON Who are you asking to the circus? SECRETARY Five minutes to your inspection. ![]() ASSISTANT The Mayor's office called again. EXECUTIVE The solar generator tests are back. WIDER Bruce Wayne ENTERS, his Armani suit the only thing fresh about him, followed by a sudden stream of EXECUTIVES, SECRETARIES, ASSISTANTS and GOTHAM SOCIETY MATRONS. NEWSCASTER (OVER) Dent, whose left-brain was damaged during the assault, launched a grizzly crime spree before being captured by The Batman. A thug throws a vial of acid toward Harvey, searing half his face. INSERT SCREEN Dent questions a crime boss on the stand. NEWSCASTER (OVER) Dent, once Gotham's leading contender for Mayor, was horribly scarred during an indictment hearing over a year ago. CLOSER on a single building, its power generated by a small but mighty dam below. And in Gotham City, exDistrict Attorney Harvey Dent escaped from Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane. Through the window BRUCE WAYNE, still handsome but a few lines starting to show, sits watching a seatback video screen. MOVE IN towards the city as an executive helicopter. GOTHAM CITY SKYLINE – SUNSET – FALL Gothic towers of granite and glass shimmer golden in the late day sun. WRITING – CLOSE "The Bat Must Die!" THUNDER. Lightning flashes again, illuminating a madman's scrawled writing on the wall. Now they yank him up so he spins frantically from the ceiling fan. The sheets around the chair have been rigged. An orderly, gagged, sits bound to the chair with bedsheets. A figure sits in shadow, bound by the wraps and ties of a straight jacket, gaze fixed out the window. A single window casts the room in pallid moonlight. GUARD Hell of a night, huh Doc? BURTON Hell's in here. Criminal maniacs sealed behind protective casings. BURTON, the Chief Psychiatrist moves down the old hallway, face tense. Sudden lightning CRACKS, illuminates the aged structure, the hanging metal sign. ARKHAM ASYLUM – NIGHT A castle of shadow. By Akiva Goldsman Lee Batchler Janet Scott BatchlerĮXT.
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