The Batman: Shadow Of The Bat (2019)

The Batman: Shadow Of The Bat is the sequel and third installment to Zack Snyder 's Batman franchise. It is the sequel to The Batman: Detective (2017 movie). Obviously, Sam Worthington and other important players in the saga are returning in the movie as it releases in October 25th, 2015. Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, and David Benioff will be the screenwriters for the film. Nolan said that he will write two more movies after this which he will end in the 5th movie, while Benioff signed a contract for just this movie and Nolan's brother Jonathan said that he will write until the end of the franchise! Actors such as Adrien Brody and Casey Affleck will play the main villains of the movie with Michael Fassbender playing a crucial villain as well. And Snyder said after he filmed the last movie, he said, "This movie will be a hella lot darker, moodier, and more violent especially with the villains Joker pulled into this remaining franchise." Booboo Stewart, the famous actor who played Robin in the first two films (which was one of the reasons why the movies grossed so highly in Box Office), said that he will not be in the franchise for a while, but he hinted that he will be back at sometime. Denzel Washington has confirmed that he will not return at all in the franchise, but he has said he will write the next two films after this movie! Snyder has said that this film will be the beginning to the darkness of the franchise, since the first two films, as he said, "Were honestly not that dark". He also stated that Bruce Wayne will finally have a love interest in the movie until the 4th movie, which is Penelope Cruz. Snyder and his writing crew have been getting bothered on any upcoming spin-off films to the franchise and since too "annoyed", he decided to work with and make an agreement to make spin-off films. Films such relating to Joker and Commissioner Gordon will be released as spin-off films, having the Joker film be released in 2020 and the Gordon film released in 2021! Affleck, the actor who portrays Scarecrow, a villain in the movie, has said to only have two great action scenes in the movie with the Batman, but he said that he will have a huge affect into the last movie of the franchise. Casey Affleck said that he will have a minor role in this movie and will only encounter with Batman 3 times, but he will be a very, very major role in the last film of the saga.

Cast

 * Sam Worthington as Bruce Wayne/Batman
 * Adrien Brody as The Joker
 * Penelope Cruz as Rachel Caspian
 * Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth
 * Bryan Cranston as Commissioner James "Jim" Gordon
 * Viggo Mortenson as Captain Cole Fillers
 * Michael Fassbender as Harvey Dent/Two-Face
 * Tyler Posey as Jason Todd
 * Stella Hudgens as Barbara Gordon/Oracle
 * Shay Mitchell as Dana Tan (appearance)
 * Jake T. Austin as Tim Drake
 * Jason Bateman as Jack Drake
 * Casey Affleck as Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow
 * John Goodman as Detective Harvey Bullock
 * Tao Okamoto as Lieutenant Cindy Hora
 * Yvonne Strahovski as Vicki Vale
 * Peter Dinklage as Oswald Cobblepot
 * David Mazouz as 12 year old Bruce Wayne (flashbacks)
 * Kate Beckinsale as Janet Drake

Movie Length
2 hours, 56 minutes, 24 seconds

Story
A month into Gotham being cleaned up after Freeze's attack in Gotham, Gotham is new and improved. Bruce Wayne meets a beautiful woman who later becomes his girlfriend, befriends him in the city of Gotham. Meanwhile, mysterious deaths and carnage have been spotted in Gotham City and Batman later learns it is a psychotic and mental clown named, The Joker, who becomes his archenemy. While dealing with dealing with a gang war between three gangs, Batman must stop the three villains, especially Joker before he causes more chaos in Gotham City and turns Gotham "out of the box". Will Batman reveal his "true colors" as he deals with his most psychotic foe ever or will he become one of them and die a villain?

Batman

 * 1) Smoke Bombs
 * 2) Batarangs
 * 3) Batclaw
 * 4) Weapons Disrupter
 * 5) Noise Beam
 * 6) Hacking Sequencer
 * 7) Sonar Tracking Device
 * 8) EMP Gun
 * 9) Explosive Gel

Plot
The film begins with a quick flashback of a comedian falling down a green pit in Ace Chemicals. The movie switches to the police trying to find the comedian, but someone pops out horrifyingly in the chemicals pit and the it is the comedian turned psychotic and mental maniac named The Joker. He has killed many people in Gotham City. It shows Joker saying, "Gotham City, city of the peace (laughs). The joy will come as long as the Joker causes chaos!" It shows Joker and how he will one day defeat Batman in the future. It fades to black, showing The Batman: Shadow Of The Bat.

Politics and critics are online, bothering and non-stopping to criticize Bruce Wayne about Ferris Boyle being in prison for the past month after Freeze's attack. Bruce is drinking beer with Harvey Dent, "Ya know, Harvey, it is really annoying having all these guys on your back isn't it?" "You and me both, Bruce. Look I'm sorry about what Ferris Boyle did. Because of him, your company is running low. I, as the attorney of Gotham, will help you fund Wayne Enterprises. I promise." "Thank you, Harvey (pours another glass of beer)". Harvey hangs out with Bruce at dinner and they become closer as they did in the couple years. Harvey tells Gordon; "Yeah, Bruce Wayne is like a brother to me." "Smart man, he is."

Three vans, each holding 5 people in it, are driving. The vans symbolize the gang's manic side and it has dark smiley faces on it, worshiping the Joker! The gang has 15 thugs, they stop at the Gotham Merchants Bank, which was originally founded by Roman Sionis. Their appearances include clown masks with tattoos and crazy biker jackets and/or prison suits, which references to some of the thugs being escapees from Blackgate Prison or Arkham Asylum. The gang leader kicks the door; "Everyone, get down or we will kill you (laughs)!" He shoots everywhere, destroying the security cameras to destroy evidence. He grabs the manager and points an MF42 AEK at him and says, "Bring me to the vault!" The rest of his thugs guard the bank to make sure no one leaves. The manager brings the leader to the vaults, having him bazooka it then he takes all the cash. He goes to his guards; "Mr. Boss, you need to split the cash." The leader takes off his mask and it is the Joker! He shoots the guys who ask him to split the cash, which is 3/4 of them. And he says, "Anyone else what to chime in (laughs very hard)?" His two most trusted gang members take the cash with them into the van. The manager is still alive, so he shoots their van, causing great attention towards the Joker. Joker goes in and laughs, saying, "Oh, sweetie. You really want to play that way that huh (laughs)? You're going to hell, so why so serious?!" He puts a bomb taped to her mouth and it is going to detonate in 30 seconds. Joker walks to the van and drives out. Half the bank blows up and the police come too late, having the new captain of the GCPD, Captain Cole Fillers, finds out that the evidence is destroyed; "Damn it, Gordon. The evidence was destroyed." They see a violent carnage of bodies in the bank. Fillers almost throws up and says, "What kind of monster did this?" Gordon argues, "What; we dealt with Firefly and Sionis before? What maniac is it now?" "No, Gordon. You just don't understand. These gang members are very hell-like crooks... they put bodies everywhere and shredded blood on innocents." Gordon stays still for a moment.

5 Blackgate prisoner escapees are roaming around the streets. Detective Bullock puts on the Batsignal for Batman, seeing a batarang whoosh by and has a note on it, "I got it." Bullock says, "It's always spooky for you, ain't it Bats?" Batman is riding his new and developed Batbike, which wheels are very tight and firm compared to the Batmobile. He rides on it, having him have a Sonar Tracking Device, a device used to easily track inmates, villains, etc. The device tracks 5 Blackgate escapees each holding a police officer on the back of their motorcycles. They go into a tunnel, having to turn all the lights off. Bullock is on a police car riding with a rookie; "Boy, you are in a ride tonight, son." The tunnel turns on and off every 10 seconds, which causes major car crashes. An escapee gets tased by something unknown, having the officer fall down, but a batclaw catches him, hanging him upside down; "Thank you, I owe you one, Batman!" Batman is revealed to being using his EMP gun, a gift from Lucius Fox before Lucius moved to Star City (easter egg), and it is a gun that shoots lasers. He continues to ride the Batbike, boosting it up. The prisoner's motorcycles are too fast, so he boosts out of his seat and glides, shooting the 4 remaining prisoners. A prisoner tries to get up, but Batman uses his spike on his arm and hits him brutally.

Bruce Wayne is at a party with Harvey Dent, which's purpose is to introduce "Gotham's White Knight" as Dent calls himself now. Dent and Bruce talk about Batman and Dent starts to lose his trust in Batman because he did not stop the smiley faced thugs from robbing the Gotham Merchants. Bruce says, "Who is this mob?" "They're crazy, Bruce. How do you expect Batman to be good if he did not stop it?" Bruce feels guilty. A beautiful woman named Rachel Caspian has entered the party, being a friend of Harvey. Bruce stares at her, falling in love with her; "Bruce Wayne, right? I heard so much about you, Bruce. Must be stressful to deal with the politicians and the paparazzi, ya know?" "Yes, I feel you, Rachel." They get along because Rachel is a very kind, gentle, and enthusiastic woman. "Hey, Rachel, there is a drink bar in the building. The manager is very nice." Harvey tells Bruce that he loves that Rachel and Bruce are getting along, but Bruce does not tell Harvey that he is in love with her. The movie goes into a montage two hours later after midnight, where the party ends. Rachel blindly asks Bruce if they can go out sometime if he is available. Bruce accepts and tells her he is available in two more days.

Bruce goes to the Batcave; "Master Bruce, how was the party?" "It was great, Alfred. I met this new woman I fell in love with named, Rachel Caspian. She's a real sweetheart." "(chuckles) Master Wayne, you do know that you have been caught sleeping with woman in the past?" "No, but she's different." Bruce changes the subject, thinking of what Harvey told him about the smiley face psychopathic gang that robbed Gotham Merchants Bank. "Wasn't that originally owned by Sionis, you know; when he was not ruling Gotham?" "Yes, Alfred." Bruce uses his Batcomputer to search of any message or given word about the mob. Oracle, the name Barbara Gordon is giving herself to hack in systems and aid Batman in his missions, hack into the Batcave communications; "Barbara, what are you doing?" "I'm a tech genius. You should know that by now, Bruce." Barbara is in her apartment. Bruce tells Barbara of the new mob who has made a far move in Gotham City by robbing and destroying most of Gotham Merchants Bank, the 3rd largest bank in all of Gotham. Barbara has to go because Wayne Manor is getting a ring on their door, which Bruce rings and a poor lady is begging Bruce to adopt a poor young adult orphan named, Jason Todd, the one who went to college with Dick Grayson. "Okay, ma'am. Thank you for informing me of this. I will take care of him." Jason introduces him to Bruce. They get in an awkward moment since Jason can, at times, be sassy and rude, but often a little bit kind. Jason says, "Thank you for adopting me, Bruce Wayne or as I could call you dad." They befriend each other, while Bruce takes him around Gotham the next day because Jason just moved from a small town to Gotham a month ago. Bruce and Jason, while going around Gotham on a tour, talk about Dick and Jason tells how he has befriended Barbara.

Dr. Jonathan Crane from Arkham Asylum has been locked up for a month after he took it too far when he used his fear gas enough to kill one of the inmates! Because of that, the cops and guards having been treating him poorly. A cop who has once dealt with Crane's gas still is anxious and frightened after what Crane did to him. He hallucinates on Crane saying, "I am Scarecrow!" The cop screams and he picks up the cop's key and breaks himself out of the cell. He secretly breaks out of the cell, spraying fear gas on anyone who gets in his way such as inmates and prison guards. His recruit rookie thugs come in with a van and they give him a suitcase holding his suit, which he has poison claws with a tight outfit that looks terrifying with gray and brown covers and a hood.

A mob is meeting up in their hideout and half of them are of the Joker's thugs wearing crazy and psychopathic masks and clothes and the other half has recruits looking to join his team. The gang is meeting; "So that bank robbery you guys pulled off, huh? Really impressive." They talk, but then we learn that the Joker's gang is very rude, loud, and scary-looking. The Joker comes in, "Well, leave me out of the party. That's cold, guys, even for a guy like me (laughs). Now you guys better join me or I'll abuse one of you (laughs)!" Joker gets underestimated by one of the gang members, who was revealed to be forced to join the gang because Joker threatened to kill his wife and actually did. The guy tries to punch Joker in the face, but Joker gets a out joker card deck and puts it on his head, cutting his mouth bloody. The Joker kills him and says, "Who else would like to chime in?" He recruits the gang members after they show him their shooting skills and their "laugh". The gang tells Joker about the Batman because the comedian just came to Gotham about 5 days ago and fell into Ace Chemicals 3 days ago and started his riot 2 days ago so he is not familiar with "The Batman". The gang shows clips of Batman beating up many gangs and "leaving them with broken teeth and bones". Some of the gang says that they are scared of him, but Joker tells them they need to work together to cause chaos in Gotham City and "kill Batman's deepest soul and heart (laughs)!"

Bruce goes to the date to AMIABLY, a famous and fancy restaurant in Arkham City, with Rachel Caspian. They order food; "So Bruce, what do you like to do here in Gotham?" "Well, Rachel, as you may know, I am a playboy philanthropist billionaire in Gotham. I'm trying to change this world." "Yeah, I know what you mean. I pity you for having to deal with Ferris Boyle because his charges were down after what he did with Dr. Fries." They talk as their food is ordered, as Bruce is having Salami Salad with a side dish of onions and egg whites, while Rachel is having salmon, beef with tomatoes and sushi. During their conversation about Gotham, Rachel brings up the topic of Harvey Dent being "Gotham's White Knight". She reveals that she does not trust Batman because he is not a hero. Bruce does not argue with her because it is their first date and he thinks she is too gorgeous. When they leave the restaurant, paparazzi jumps in asking questions like; "Bruce Wayne, is it true you and Rachel are dating?" They ask questions to make Bruce answer so they can put it on the newspaper. In a fast way, Rachel, the next day, becomes famous and she starts thinking of Bruce being the next love of her life.

Harvey Dent is in judge jury as he is questioning Oswald Cobblepot, a drug dealer, for working with the Joker; "I make orders in this town. Now Cobblepot, if you want to pass this jury, then just surrender yourself. If you want to make it really bad, then do what you want to." "I ain't scared of you, Dent!" He reveals to the crowd that he has a "lucky coin" that he flips. He explains, "If the criminal is in my path, if he gets heads, then he is a lucky man. If he doesn't and gets tails instead, he will go to prison and rot in there forever." "So what if I work with the Joker?" "He's tearing my beloved city apart!" Harvey flips the coin and it is tails, while the cops bring Cobblepot into a cell in the GCPD. Harvey tells Gordon, who is in the crowd, about that. Harvey and Gordon start to connect like they used to. Elsewhere, Alfred and Bruce are on Wayne Tower, where Bruce Wayne is sitting on the couch, entering the secret Whitecave that Lucius and him discovered when Fox was still in Gotham City. As Bruce is walking to get his suit, "Master Wayne, where are you headed this time? I have to get to Wayne Manor at night to babysit Jason. He seems like a nice young boy." "He's 19 almost 20 years old, Alfred. Take good care of him. He will be like my 'new son' since Dick moved on to Bludhaven to protect that city." "Yes... Dick was a very good person, Master Bruce." Bruce draws the button into the Batsuit chamber. He has ignored his previous suit and created a new suit, not so armory and shiny, but a slightly different batsign on his chest as well. Bruce boosts up his belt, making anyone else with Bruce's DNA difference is going to get shocked to death. Bruce puts on the Batsuit, putting Barbara in this place so that she can often work with Bruce. Batman puts on his communication systems in the suit so he could clearly hear Oracle's help if needed. On the TV; "Alfred turn the volume up." Vicki Vale, "Police have reported two psychopaths lurking in the streets of Gotham. The first is a creepy dude who calls himself the Scarecrow and he has had past evaluations of his killings of what he likes to call his 'Fear Gas'. It affects peoples' worst nightmare in a larger way. The next psychopath is the Joker. He's robbed the Gotham Merchants Bank and blew it up. Many dead bodies were reported to the autopsy as witnesses have come up like Commissioner James Gordon and Attorney Harvey Dent are on the problem." "So sir, I'm assuming you have two psychopaths to deal with." "I'm headed for Scarecrow next, whoever may he be."

Batman rides his Batbike to where Crane is at a construction building, while SWAT officers are surrounding the place. Scarecrow has put on his fear mask and suit, telling his guards, who has fear gas like him and weapons with gas, to watch the place for Joker's gang because Joker and Scarecrow are at war now. Many guards hear a whoosh. Batman glides down, taking down a thug and grappling him up. A thug gets tased by the EMP gun and Scarecrow says, "Come out to play, little Batman. I will unleash your great fear." Batman slam kicks the guard, having him punch 40% of Scarecrows thugs down. The Joker's gang, including himself, ambush the construction site. Oracle says, "Batman, I put on your heat signal vision". Batman heat signifies the criminals, while Scarecrow scratches one of the Joker mobsters with his claws and the guy imagines about spiders because that is his fear. The Joker yells, "Crane, oh, Crane! You crazy oh Crane (laughs)! You're my doll, honey! Come and get me (laughs manically)!" Scarecrow attempts to throw a bottle at Joker, but misses and Joker uses his poisonous card to throw at Scarecrow, but he feels nothing. Batman kicks a thug, having him try to kill Batman with a knife, but he takes it, uppercutting him, and slamming him to the ground, trying to throw him at Joker. The Joker throws the dead thug off the construction site and Batman sees how psychotic he is, just looking at him and Scarecrow going at it. The Joker confronts Batman; "I've been looking forward to this day, Bats! Nice to---" Batman punches his gun out of his hands and slams his heads into the ledge, while Scarecrow tries to sting Batman, but fails to. Vicki Vale is on the scene, but Joker tries to shoot at her helicopter. The Joker says, "You're making such an impression on yourself, Batman!" Batman says, "Shut up, clown!" Batman chokes him and Joker says, "Com'on baby! Beat me to it! You're one of us! DO IT!" Batman holds it in, then Joker buttslams him and is able to run away.

Bruce comes back to the cave in Wayne Tower as Alfred is taking care of Jason Todd in Wayne Manor. Bruce reports to Barbara about how the Joker managed to get away. They look at the psychiatric reports in Arkham Asylum Mental Stream and they see nothing about the Joker. "Who was the Joker, Barbara?" "Bruce, I've been meaning to tell you this. I have not have much information about this, but I do know this dangerous psychopath was a comedian who has been getting involved with other criminals and he has been bullied and beaten around his whole life... and he would take it all out by being a dark comedian. One day at Ace Chemicals, near New Gotham, he fell down a pit of chemicals after dealing with many criminals. He came back with a red bloody smile on his face with pure white makeup." Later, Bruce meets with Jack Drake, a client from Wayne Enterprises, who is the father of Tim Drake. "Hello, Mr. Wayne. My name is Tim Drake." "Nice to meet you, Tim. Your father is a very nice man... how old are you son?" "I'm 17 years old, sir." They talk. Jack Drake and Bruce Wayne talk in the office, discussing on their investments for Harvey Dent to become mayor for Gotham; "Bruce, he can change the world. More than Ferris did. Ferris did nothing, but set up an innocent man who has never done nothing to no one. Dr. Victor Fries was a very innocent---" "Jack, do not remind me of him, please. I do not want to think of what a monster Ferris Boyle was..." "Well, we are talking about Dent here. He is Gotham's White Knight. Look, Wayne, I don't want there rapists, robbers, and smugglers to win. I want this city to be normal. How can it be normal with The Joker and Scarecrow out there? It is causing us an investment problem on Gotham City's property and it is very dangerous to our citizens." They continue talking and Jack tells Bruce that Harvey is throwing a party/PSA at Old Gotham to celebrate and vote if Harvey should become mayor for Gotham.

Crane and his fear thugs set up camp at a warehouse in the forest to store their toxic gas, which is only of a few. Crane says, "Monsters and gentlemen (because some of his thugs are disfigured), today I'd like to present to you (pulls down lid); The Joker. He's our new enemy! This guy, who apparently pisses me off, will get what he deserves! Gotham will be ours! I promise you." "Scarecrow, there seems to be a big PSA party throwing about Harvey Dent's vote." "Hmm, Harvey... I want him. He's on my list. My top 3 list; Batman, Bruce Wayne, and Harvey Dent. He needs to be gone. One less to worry about. He can be helpful to us, after all. We need to make sure The Joker does not get to him first, though."

Bruce goes into his new blue sports car Alfred got him from his investment money. As he enters the party with Rachel, he meets Dent; "Hey, Harvey!" "Hey, Bruce! I'm so blown away by your support. Shall we come in, Rachel and Bruce?" "Yes." They come into the building. Alfred has come too in a separate car from Bruce and he comes in. The party has fancy food and waitresses also, where Harvey and his french fan join a "Double Date" with Bruce and Rachel; "Hello, I'm Rachel Caspian, Bruce's girlfriend." "Hello, american. Nice to meet you. It good." They order food as they all discuss about if Batman should be trusted or not. Bruce, Rachel, and the french Harvey Dent fan trusts Batman, but Harvey Dent does not, even though he worked with him trying to stop Black Mask 2 years ago. Harvey says, "Well, Romer, I don't really trust him vice versa. Why would I? He is doing illegal acts to Gotham City, leaving broken teeth to criminals and acting outside the law. I don't get why the commissioner is even at his side right now. They are total 'goodies' with each other. I think You Either Die A Hero Or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become The Villain". As he was saying that, Bruce becomes guilty. "Harvey Dent, The Caped Crusader." The charity ball starts and everyone gets warm as it hits 9PM, as when due to the party starting. The screen switches to the Joker, who is laughing; "Com'on boys (laughs). I can't wait to get my hands on Harvey Dent! Harvey Dent! I'm a huge fan! We will bring him down to our level, trust me on that, boys (laughs)." Joker's thugs use their line launchers to break through the windows in the upper floors. 5 of Joker's trusted thugs go with him and stealth attack many guards such as punching them to death or Joker shocking them to death with his shock fingers. Joker leaves a card on each dead body to leave tracks so he can get the Gotham Police Department's attention. Alfred introduces himself to Harvey Dent; "Hello, Mr. Dent." "Hello, Alfred Pennyworth, right? Bruce has told me a lot about you. Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you too, Harvey. I've heard a lot about you." After their conversation, it slowly goes to a disguised Joker thug, dressed in a charity ball outfit, goes up to Dent and warns him that The Joker is coming for him. Dent secretly pulls him into a room and slams his head into a locker; "What the hell are you talking about?" Harvey punches him many times, opening his mask and learning it is one of Joker's henchmen; "Why does the Joker want me (punches in the chest)?" "You say you are 'Gotham's White Knight' right (laughs)? The Joker is about to change that." Harvey Dent punches him until he is unconscious and he hides in a panic room. More of the Joker's thugs have line-launched through the windows, scaring everybody. The Joker shoots the food and the banquet tables; "Hello, ladies and gentleMAN. I am The Joker (laughs)! Presenting to you (pours a cup of beer and drinks it)... where is Harvey Dent?" He goes around, creeping people out by pointing guns at them and Jack Drake says, "We're not intimidated by you, Joker. Give up. You're no match." Bruce looks at this and secretly walks out of the party room and into the hallway to go change into Batman. He calls his Batwing to deliver his suit. A Scarecrow thug and a Joker thug are fist-fighting, but Bruce breaks both of their guns and kicks them both in the chest. Continuing, Joker says to Jack, "Ya know, you remind me a lot of my brother!... I HATED MY BROTHER!" Rachel Caspian speaks up, "Okay that's enough!" "Well, hello beautiful. You must be Bruce Wayne's squeaker." Joker puts a knife through her mouth, nearly cutting her, but until he says, "I love violence." Batman says, "Then you'll adore me." Batman kicks Joker in the face, then Scarecrow thugs ambush the party, having everyone evacuate the room. Joker thugs and Scarecrow thugs shoot at each other, while Batman tells Rachel to try to run away. Joker says, "(laughs) Kill my thugs and I will let go of Rachel Caspian!" Batman fights as fast as he can; a Scarecrow thug tries to punch him, but he kicks him in the pelvis and throws him at a Joker thugs. He dodges bullet attacks from Joker with his cape, whooshing him and punching him. A Joker thug gets hold of Batman and 5 of them tackle him, but Batman plants the noise beam in the ground and punches the crap out of all of them. Scarecrow jumps in and tries to go to Batman, but Scarecrow fails because of Joker whacking him with a gun. Joker pushes his thug into Batman and makes his thug hold onto Batman and Joker punches Batman in the face two times, revealing a knife in his right shoe and kicking Batman. Batman elbows the thug's chest and cracks his body. No more thugs are remaining, so Dent looks back in the room, when he tells a SWAT officer, "The Joker and Dr. Crane are after me!" "Why?!" "I don't know!" SWAT, including James Gordon, is assigned to protect and defend Harvey from Joker or Scarecrow, especially Joker. Back to the fight, Batman holds a batarang and Joker points a gun at Rachel and Batman says, "Stop this, Joker." "Oh, really. Then why don't you tell all these lovely party-goers and civilians all who you really are?" Joker shoots a window and threatens to throw Rachel out; "Let her go." "Very poor choice of words (laughs and throws Rachel down the building)." Rachel screams and Batman glides down the air and uses his cape to cover her fall and lands on a lower taxi cab. Rachel; "Thank you, Batman." "No problem."

The screen switches to the GCPD on the case of the party incident. Gordon picks up the bloody "joker card" Joker left on one of the guard's dead bodies. Captain Fillers says, "Sweet mother of Jesus..." Commissioner Gordon calls in Bullock, "Detective Bullock, I need you to go scan on the police files about a blood trace I need. This bastard needs some payback time." Many officers including the SWAT have died greatly in battle because of the Joker and Scarecrow. So Gotham City decides to set up an Honors Funeral in the streets and march the dead bodies into the streets in the US military. Bruce and Alfred are in the board room with a television. "Master Bruce, this is getting unusual. There are two things to deal with; Joker and his gang's rivalry with Scarecrow such as both of them targeting Harvey Dent. What do they want with Dent? He is such an innocent man." "This is like Freeze wanting Boyle a month ago. There's nothing different about this, Alfred. I'm going to have to talk to Barbara to hack in Joker's comms. I'll try to later." They turn on the television, where as to Bruce sees Jack and Janet Drake expressing their opinions about the Joker. Both the two are now invited to "Gotham Late Night" Live. Rachel calls Bruce, "Hey, Bruce. This is Rachel." "Oh, hi Rachel. What's up?" "I need to talk to you. Can you meet me in Chinatown?" "Yes, I can Rachel. I can help you. Thank you for looking at me to support you. I'll do everything I can."

Bruce, in the morning, rides his motorcycle to Chinatown. He sees Rachel, parking his motorcycle and walks with her and talks. Rachel begins to get upset because he is afraid of losing Harvey from Joker and that she feels that something bad will happen to Harvey. Bruce hugs Rachel and they kiss. Rachel says, "I can invite you over to my penthouse in New Gotham. It's on top of the Royal Hotel." Rachel and Bruce have coffee in the balcony and Bruce tells Rachel to cheer her up, "Never give up on something you want. It's difficult to wait, but more difficult to regret." Rachel tells Bruce how much she wants him around, building up their relationship more. After the date, Bruce goes to Jack, who informs him of Harvey Dent's big speech expression against the Joker. Bruce and Jack go in a limousine together, getting driven to Harvey's speech conference. As photographers are rounding up, Bruce and Jack go in a huge crowd, where Jack gets off topic and tells Bruce that Jack is now on Gotham Late Night live. Harvey Dent says, "My people of Gotham. We cannot let this gang war and this monster Joker stop us. I cannot let that happen to my city. Besides, I am the new mayor of the city. These criminals will regret me! Joker, if you are in here right now (Joker without makeup is spying on the press meeting), I'm not scared of you! Come and try to get me!" Bruce looks at Dent and everyone claps and Dent lies, just in case of Joker's presence, "I am Batman!" People begin to believe he is Batman.

Bruce goes through his halls and he hallucinates on how crazy the Joker is. He sees an imaginative Alfred saying to him, "What would your father say if you he saw you like this? All these nightly escapes and breaking criminals' teeth... and for what?! You're not a Wayne. You're a man who dwells on the night. You are not even living up to your family name! You disappoint me... you do..." Bruce faints and gets violent images of something happening to Jason Todd in the future by Joker. Scarecrow reveals to Bruce that it is a fear and Bruce gets interrogated by Crane and asks where Joker is. Bruce spits on Scarecrow and Scarecrow stings him more, making him become violent. Bruce starts fighting through Scarecrow thugs in his nightmare and Bruce faints. After a long interrogation of how Scarecrow is revealing Bruce's worst nightmare, Bruce dodges Scarecrow's sting and fights his fear by punching him. Bruce opens Scarecrow's mask, choking him in the sewers; "I'm not scared anymore, Crane. Tell me what Joker is planning." Crane becomes a coward and a group of crocodiles bite on Crane, feeding on his body. Bruce yells, "NO!" Bruce accepts that Crane is gone and now he goes to the Batcave; "Master Bruce, Barbara Gordon is here. The young lady is very generous." "Hey, Bruce. So after I came back from a break from college, I decided to work with Dick (reference) to avoid these com wires from Joker and we now have the SWAT officers. On the map, it seems like they are holding Harvey Dent in a trunk with 2 SWAT body guarding him. Hey, do you know that Vicki Vale reported of Scarecrow's disappearance? Did you know anything about that?" Bruce says sarcastically, "No, I did not know that." Bruce suits up as Batman and takes his EMP gun in case.

SWAT officers are protecting Dent, with 2 other SWAT trucks and a helicopter with high security. They make sure there are no signs that signify Joker's attack on Harvey. Dent tries to stay calm. Elsewhere, Batman updates his Sonar Tracking Device, using his sensor to track down the thugs on his map. He uses his Batmobile to go to Dent's location. He is 5 miles away. Suddenly, a quiet moment comes and the SWAT officers see many burned bodies with smiles printed on their bodies and faces; "What the hell is that? This is 14-12. Come in. I'm reporting burned bodies!" The officer he was talking to seems to be dead... A line with construction workers and GCPD officers go on. An officer angrily goes up to a construction truck; "Hey pal, you got to wait like the rest of them." The construction worker says nothing and Joker pops up and shoots the cop with a rifle. The SWAT trucks go into a tunnel, whereas to 2 Joker thugs set up camp in a ladder and get ready for their cue to stop the SWAT helicopter. The tunnel's construction truck opens and Joker and a dozen of thugs are shooting at the SWAT truck Harvey is in. Another SWAT truck, except with Joker's thugs driving, are bumping into the SWAT truck Harvey is in. Batman puts the Batmobile to 300 mph and he boosts up. While that, Joker successfully kills the truck in front of Harvey's. He laughs and says, "Now this is a party, boys! Keep it up!" Joker continues to shoot at the truck. Joker yells at one of his thugs, "Give me the RPG. I'm about to blow this bitch to hell (laughs)!" Joker attempts to shoot at the SWAT truck Harvey is in, but Batman's car comes right in time, which it shoots Batman's car on fire, but it is fireproof. Batman reverses and crashes the SWAT truck 2 Joker thugs are in. He reverses again and he continues to chase the Joker. Batman boosts out of his Batmobile and glides on the trunk of Joker's truck and punching a thug to death and elbowing the rest. He uses his new developed explosive gel and he explodes the trunk, going into Joker. Joker, while driving, says, "Ooh, Bats! You're here!" A thug rams at him, but Batman punches him and cracks his arm. Batman falls off the trunk and quickly calls Oracle; "Barbara, get my Batbike." He lands on his Batbike, chasing Joker down as he switches to a police truck. Batman chases down Joker, but then the remaining SWAT truck with Harvey in it witnesses a distracted line launch from Joker's thugs, which crashes the helicopter and breaks part of a small building. Batman and Joker lose each other during the chase, having it switch over to Captain Fillers and Commissioner Gordon, who goes in a car and has "a plan" to stop the Joker. Harvey Bullock helps them. Then, Joker rams his truck into innocents' cars and laughs manically. He sees Batman half a mile away; "Now, there is A Batman." Batman and Joker look at each other as they are far distances as Joker is about to run him over in his truck and he says, "Ooh, you want to play huh? Com'on. Let's play." Batman puts his grappling hook into the Batbike and goes under the truck and Joker assumes he is dead. The hook grapples to the truck and Batman rides 500 meters away and the truck flips over. The Joker gets injured. Batman boosts out, punching the two thugs that put the SWAT helicopter down. Batman punches the last one, uppercutting him in the face, and putting his body behind his back and snapping his neck. Batman goes back on his Batbike and Joker has a hard time walking. Joker sees Batman again and shoots any cars that get in his way; "Com'on. I want you to do it. I want you to do it. Com'on, Bats. Run me over." Batman is about to run Joker over, but then he refuses to and falls down. Two Joker thugs try to beat up Batman, but they accidentally touch his belt and get 2000x electric bolts flying through them. Joker kicks Batman and picks up his face, "Now let's put a smile to that face, shall we Bats?" A SWAT officer points a gun at Joker's head. He opens his mask and it is Commissioner Gordon, "I finally got you, you son of a bitch." Bullock punches Joker in the face and puts him in the trunk, getting ready to send him to Arkham Asylum. Gordon looks back and Batman is already gone.

The following day, Gordon comes home to Barbara, where she hugs him because she has cried for the reason that Gordon might have been dead of what after Joker might have did to him; "I'm okay, honey. I'm good." Barbara cries very hard.

Bruce, at a museum, is exploring Gotham's monuments like Solomon Wayne, who created the Wayne Courthouse in Arkham Island and who was the owner of the Iceburg Lounge, but that is now owned by the violent midget drug dealer, Oswald Cobblepot. Bruce later finds out that Harvey is missing. Bruce, knocking on Gordon's door, asks; "Hey, Commissioner Gordon." "Hi, son. Come in please." They sit on the couch, as Bruce apprises to Gordon about Harvey Dent being missed. Gordon tells Bruce, "I care for you very much, Bruce. That's why I carried you up the day your parents died." "Don't mention." "I'll try to contact Bat-Man and work things out with the Joker. I have a bad feeling he might have something to do with Dent's disappearance." Bruce waves at Barbara, who has moved back to Gordon's house because Gordon told her that she is his "baby" and that Gotham City is not a peace zone anymore and that it is dangerous to live in an apartment alone.

At Wayne Manor, Jason Todd, Alfred, and Tim Drake are eating lunch. Alfred tells Jason to do chores and excuses Tim to go home. "Master Bruce, these young boys just ate lunch. Are you eating lunch?" "Sorry, Alfred. I have a lot to do. I'm going to my office, then I have to deal with some business." Before Bruce walks out of the door, Alfred pulls him over, "Wait, Bruce. Master Wayne, I cannot stand this anymore, but I have to say it... but you need to stay here. You're outrun by Joker---" "I'm what?!" "You're outrun by him. He's beating you and he's causing chaos to the whole city, Master Bruce!!" Bruce and Alfred get in a fight as Tim sees it and leaves the house, saying bye to Jason. Alfred sees that Bruce is up with mental issues and his "true colors" as Bruce explains that the Joker is a villain he has never dealt with before. Alfred tells Jason that the Joker may be changing Bruce's attitude and personal life.

Jim Gordon puts up the Batsign in Arkham Asylum's grounds. Batman appears behind him and Gordon tells Batman that Joker is in the interrogation room near the cafeteria. Gordon says, "We need to get him. I have a bad feeling about this." Bullock and guards from the asylum are watching in case Gordon does nothing brutal or violent against the Joker. Joker is in the dark, having Gordon ask him questions. Joker says, "I'm just ahead of the game on this one." Gordon gets tired of Joker, then the lights turn on seconds later and Batman was behind Joker the whole time and slams his head into the table; "Never start with the head, the victim gets all---" Batman punches his hand. Oracle is watching through the comms and the police officers are watching in case; "You wanted me didn't you? Here I am." "I wanted to see what you do." Joker begins wasting Batman's time by saying that he will get Gotham to their knees in one night. Batman then punches Joker; "Where's Dent?!!!?" He slams his body on the table, Joker laughing. "You think violence is going to make me answer, Batman. You have to admit you're one---" (throws on the ground and punches 5 times) WHERE'S DENT?!" Batman throws him to the wall and chokes him. The police try to get in the room to control Batman's anger, but he uses his explosive gel to shut the door tight. Joker is on the ground, "He's on Newborn Street in Central Gotham on a building with bombs." Batman gets out and Gordon says, "What are you doing?!" "I'm going after Harvey. Joker's set me up!" Batman boosts up his Batwing and Harvey is locked up in a cage in an abandoned building that used to be where the police department was. Harvey screams and yells for help. Batman tries to get in there when he comes. The building is heavily guarded with Joker's sniper thugs. Harvey Dent has a bomb planted on him setting to 10 Minutes. Meanwhile, Jack Drake asks for authority into Arkham Asylum so he can teach "The Joker" a lesson not to mess with the Wayne family. Jack curses in front of The Joker and strives to control his anger not to hit or harm the Joker. Joker tells, "Jack, you ever feel if you just met someone who just changed your life? Your life, is just a living hell with needles. Then, you meet a person who changes your life forever---" Jack interrupts him and Gordon tells Batman; "Batman, any updates on the Joker?" "He's rigged Harvey's bomb plantation to 10 Minutes. Now it is 8 Minutes. I'll keep you updated." Oracle helps Batman put in his sensor ray and Batman grapples two thugs' heads and bangs it onto a leash, kicking both of them. A thug tries to punch him with a bat, but he blocks, breaks the bat, and uppercuts the thug. Batman gets tackled by 5 thugs and he activates the explosive gel and falls all of them unconscious. After that, he uses his EMP gun to take down the snipers, hacking into their systems in order for them to fail. Harvey is starting to go nuts and he yells, "I FAILED GOTHAM! THIS CITY IS DOWN! PLEASE HELP ME! Don't let Batman rule Gotham! Please! Someone." Batman kicks the door open and gives the bomb into the floor and takes Harvey out. The building explodes and Batman and Harvey are 6 feet away from the huge explosion, so half of Harvey's face burns down. Commissioner Gordon comes right in time, seeing Harvey burn and scream to death. Gordon stands on the balcony of the GCPD, telling Batman; "(sighs) I just cannot believe this happened. Joker... (sighs and hits wrist on ledge) we will not let Joker win! This is wartime now! Harvey is seriously injured, possibly dead!! We will not let him win..." Batman says, "Gordon, I was... I was always taught that revenge is not the true color, it is the sacrifice". Gordon looks back and Batman is gone.

Bruce is sitting in Wayne Manor, drinking beer. He looks at the tips/memories of Harvey Dent's strive to get Gotham back on it's head. Bruce is grabbing his mask cowl and he is in a decision if he should quit being the Caped Crusader because he cannot even save his own close ones or if he should not give up. Right when Alfred comes in, Bruce says, "Alfred, should I even continue being Batman? Should I?" "I don't know, Master Bruce. You see only one end to the journey. Sometimes, the man rises from the darkness". After an epic speech, Bruce is inspired and realizes he cannot give up. Tim comes into the woods in Wayne Manor and asks Alfred if he can take care of him because his mom and dad has gone missing ever since his father went too far meeting The Joker at Arkham Asylum Holding Cells. Alfred says, "It will be my pleasure, Master Drake."

In the GCPD, Gordon is in his office, talking to Bullock. Bullock asks, "Hey, Gordon. You okay?" "Yeah, Yes I am Harvey... I just... need some time." "Time for what?" "Just... I feel kind of guilty for Harvey Dent's death. He was like a son to me." Harvey teaches Gordon a "life-lesson" about moving on, but Gordon ignores. Gordon turns on the television and sees that Jack Drake is on air on Gotham Afternoon. The reporter asks Jack, "Jack, I know, you are a connection and a big friend to Bruce Wayne and you guys are both young trust-fund hipsters (laughs). So anyways, what's your cause and opinion on the clown mob and their leader as he calls himself, The Joker?" "Well, you may know that I have encountered him and taught him 'a lesson' in Arkham Asylum when the vigilante and Gordon were interrogating him. I swear I will get that monster sometimes. He's ruining our city!" Janet continues to talk about the mob and insult them. The Joker is in his "special cell" in Arkham Asylum. Inside, there are many "smiley faces" with bottles of a chemical called, Laughing Gas. Joker tells the guard sitting next to the television, "Hey man, you're putting me on your silent treatment list (laughs)?" The cop sees on TV that Jack and Janet are "trash-talking" to the Joker and he looks back and Joker shoots the guard with a poisonous joker card.

Jason Todd is sitting in a coffee cafe, doing his homework. Bruce shows up because he is looking for Jason; "Jason, next time could you please remind me when you are going out into this city?" "Bruce, I can go out whenever I want. I'm almost an adult. Stop treating me like a kid." Bruce and Jason both personally realize that Jason is a "horrible kid" and Bruce Wayne is trying to be a good parent, but Jason is always rude and defensive.

Commissioner Gordon gets a call from the head of the Lieutenant Organization of the Gotham PD, Cindy Hora. "Hey, Hora, is there something you need?" Right away, nervelessly; "James, I need you to go to the New Gotham's Hospital right now." "I can't, Cindy, not right---" "Please just do that for me. Please (weeps)." An anonymous person in the shadows is pointing a gun at Cindy, revealing that Cindy is being forced to tell Gordon. She hangs up the phone and the man comes out of the shadows and it is Harvey Dent with a sports jacket half-burned, half-normal white with his face red, half and half. He flips a coin and says, "Aw. I know you didn't mean anything. This city does not need the cops. It needs Two-Face!" Two Face makes Cindy cry by scaring her and Cindy says, "I'm sorry, Dent. Look I didn't know what the Joker would have did to you! (cries hard and loud) I'm sorry! I had nothing to---" The screen switches to Wayne Tower right after Two-Face shoots Lieutenant Hora in the chest.

Bruce is running paperwork as Rachel comes into his office; "Hi, Bruce...." "Why? Are you okay, Rachel?" "Yes... (cries) Look... I'm really sorry about Harvey. I truly am. I dated him when I was younger and now I just miss him so badly (cries)! I just can't believe he died..." Bruce kisses Rachel and comforts her. The television suddenly turns on and Jack is taking it too far insulting the Joker. Joker hacks into the com wires of Gotham's Afternoon; " (laughs), Jack... Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack, JACK!!! (laughs) You spend all this time just insulting me. Do YOU want to know my story? I used to be a comedian who was making a deal with the bad guys (laughs)! I fell into a vase of chemicals in Ace Chemicals building near Central Gotham. I can do the same to you... (laughs) So listen up, Gotham Afternoon or whatever crap you call it, I'm in prison right now as you may know (chuckles)! If Jack Drake is not dead (Tim Drake and Alfred are also watching this on the television, showing other citizens in Gotham get their attention) in one hour, I will blow New Gotham Hospital into hell of fire! This is it from yours truly, The Joker". Bruce quickly runs and Rachel yells, "Bruce, where are you going??" "I need to get my butler and Tim Drake to safety. You need to get to safety too, Rachel! Go! Go!" Cops are controlling the bridge, as Gordon is sending in SWAT units to patrol Gotham to secure the area of the hospital. Bullock; "Everyone, get back! This area is heavily secured! Gordon, you better get here soon." The GCPD building is filled with cops running around and it switches to Jack who is running out of the building. He looks at the window and sees a fake obese Batman person, who is an original Joker thug, hung in strings with blood on his mouth and other gruesome bloods.

Bruce reminds Oracle; "Barbara, did you see the news?" "Yes, I did, Bruce. Oh my god. Joker is such a jackass. Is he seriously doing this? After I saw Two-Face rise up---" "Who the hell is Two-Face?" Barbara silents for a moment and reveals that Harvey is still alive and Bruce starts to hallucinate. He quickly gets to his Batsuit chamber in the Batcave and Alfred protects Tim and Jason in the Wayne Manor.