Alfred insists that Batman is instead allowing himself to take the blame for the system's failings and that that is an act of bravery. Rachel watches the press conference at Bruce's apartment and is saddened to see that Bruce is letting Harvey become the fall guy. Bruce sees this happen, and looks confused. When Harvey is unable to convince anyone of the importance of staying calm, he tells them that he is the Batman, and is promptly arrested. He suggests that they must let Batman handle the situation, even as people protest all the lives lost. The next day, Harvey holds a press conference and tells everyone assembled that they must not give in to the fear that the Joker is spreading throughout the city. Alfred tries to convince him to be brave and not turn himself in, but Bruce insists that he cannot sit idly by while innocent people's lives are at stake, especially Rachel. As he goes to leave, however, Rachel reminds him that if he turns himself in, they still won't be able to be together.īruce has Alfred burn all records that might link Lucius or Rachel to him. "Did you mean it?" he asks, and as she tells him she did, they kiss. He then alludes to the fact that Rachel once told him they could be together if he stopped being Batman.
She tells him that Harvey called her and informed her that Batman is turning himself in.
Harvey yells at him, "You can't give in!"īruce returns home to find Rachel there. Your stand against organized crime is the first legitimate ray of light in Gotham in decades." He then tells Harvey to hold a press conference the next morning, suggesting that he will reveal Batman's identity to the Joker, so that no one else will die. "I don't know anything!" the man screams, when suddenly, Batman appears and informs Harvey that the man is Thomas Schiff, a paranoid schizophrenic, a patient from the Arkham Asylum, whom the Joker used as his bait.īatman pulls Harvey aside and says, "You're the symbol of hope I could never be. He flips a coin to determine whether or not he will kill him. In an alleyway, Harvey holds a gun to the head of the wounded policeman from the parade and questions him about the Joker. "Nobody's going to cross him for you," Maroni says, suggesting that the only way to catch the Joker is for Batman to reveal his true identity. When Batman questions him about the Joker, Maroni insists that no one is going to betray the Joker because he has no rules. "Bruce's penthouse is now the safest place in the city," she says.īatman holds Maroni over the edge of a fire escape in an alleyway, before pushing him off and breaking his legs. When he asks her if there's anyone she can trust, she decides that Bruce is the best person. Harvey calls Rachel to tell her that Gordon is dead and she's been targeted. Suddenly, Batman appears and begins beating people up. The scene shifts to Maroni at a club with his girlfriend. That night, the cops shine a signal inviting Batman to come visit them, but he does not show up. Two cops tell Gordon's wife that he's died and she shouts into the night, blaming Batman for her loss. Harvey asks him about Joker, before noticing that the cop is wearing a nametag that says "Officer Rachel Dawes." Seeing that there is no one in the driver's seat, Harvey gets in the front of the ambulance and drives away. Harvey goes to an ambulance where one of the police officers, who seems to have been conspiring with the Joker, is sitting, his leg having been wounded.
As Rachel and Harvey run towards a car, it appears that Gordon has been shot. They are policemen, who tell Bruce that Joker and his men took their guns and uniforms.Īs Bruce looks through some binoculars at the window, the policemen on the street begin to raise their guns and shoot into the air, when suddenly, Gordon recognizes one of them as the Joker, and pushes the mayor to the ground before the Joker can shoot him. Inside, he finds a number of men tied up around a pillar. Bruce eventually arrives at the address and goes into an apartment where he believes the Joker might be. Meanwhile, a parade is taking place for the funeral of Commissioner Loeb, and the mayor begins making a speech. When they identify the address connected with the fingerprint, Bruce sets off on his motorcycle.
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