[Tetch is holding Lee and Valerie hostage]
Now, introductions. Leslie Thompkins, meet Valerie Vale. You have one very important thing in common: You're two halves of Jim Gordon's heart.
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You and Jim are made for each other.
Thanks.
It's not a compliment.
Hello, Luke, I'm Mayor Cobblepot. Why aren't you playing with the other children?
LLuke
What if they don't like me?
Well, how would you ever know if you don't give it a try? [smiles deviously] And if they don't like you, wait for them to turn their backs and push them down the stairs.
IIsabella
You struggle to regain me when I'm lost... you struggle to obtain me. What am I?
Time.
You don't have any whiskey, do you?
Sorry.
You get a girl shot and you don't even bring her booze. You got a lot of nerve.
I'm from one of Gotham's oldest families, and I'm part of a group that... oversees things.
What sort of things?
Everything that matters in Gotham. We've had our eye on you for some time, Mr. Cobblepot.
[alarmed] Who exactly are you?
We'll contact you when the time is right. Enjoy your evening.
[Gordon is hallucinating that he is talking to his long-dead father, Peter]
When I was a kid, people used to say to me, "Your dad's a hero." All I knew is you went to court every morning, and you came home and played ball with me while mom made dinner. Then I got older, and I understand that you were a hero. Only for it wasn't just that you'd been a great DA, it was that you got up, day after day, faced down the worst the city had to offer, but you never brought that home to mom and me. You protected us. I wanted to be just like you. Turns out I'm the opposite. I destroy everything and everyone around me.
PGPeter Gordon
C'mon, Jimmy. I'm far from perfect. I got plenty of darkness inside me, I just don't dwell on it. Focus on the good you can do, that's what counts.
That's what I'm trying to do...
PGPeter Gordon
No, you're hiding behind self-righteous, lone wolf nonsense because you're afraid. Why is that?
The badge holds expectations. People want a hero, and I'm not.
PGPeter Gordon
You know what makes a hero, son? A man who values protecting others over protecting himself. A man who knows his limits, but isn't afraid to fail. A man who asks for help when he needs it. I wasn't always that man, but dammit, it didn't stop me from trying.
PPPaulie Pennies
I didn't kill anybody, man. I'm just the cleaner, that's it.
You're the cleaner, that's all.
PPPaulie Pennies
Yeah.
You're just the guy who chops up the bodies and leaves them in a vat of acid, that's it.
[Barnes starts to advance on him]
PPPaulie Pennies
What're you doin', man? Just take me in, okay?
Oh, I bet that's what you want. Me to read you your rights, make sure you get a lawyer. Two, three years from now I see youn on some corner, free as a bird. Any other night, yeah. It would eat at me, but yeah, I'd do it. Not tonight.
PPPaulie Pennies
Toad, he's the one you want, he's the one who gave me the job.
Seeing a scumbag like you makes my blood boil. I just wanna punish you, make you suffer. Up until now I've been able to control it. But it's getting stronger inside of me.
PPPaulie Pennies
[terrified] Toad, he's the one you want! Please, arrest me!
We're past that.
There you are. We got a call. Warehouse district. You comin'?
That's it? No "welcome back"?
Please. If we had a big to-do every time you came back to the GCPD, we'd never catch any bad guys.
You know that feeling, Jim, when you've won the battle, but you know you're going to lose the war?
Wars are fought one battle at a time, sir.
You once told me that I ever hurt Lee, you'd kill me. Well, now it's my turn. I love Lee, and I'll do whatever it takes to keep her.
Well then, word of advice: Lose the jealousy. It's weak.
Gordon?
[Gordon turns to face Mario, who punches him in the face. Gordon pauses for a moment, and wipes the blood from his mouth]
For Lee, I'll let you have that one.
This city's in a crossroads, Gordon. The question is, will good men fight for it, do what's necessary? The decision is yours to make.
[upon discovering that Barnes is a murderer] What happened to you? How did you become this?
This is who I've always been. I just needed something too unlock it.
What are you talking about?
You're just gonna say that I'm sick. Well, I'm not. I have never been so clear and so strong in my life.
Day after day, criminals thumbing their nose at the law. Well, today, I draw a line in the sand. The only question is, where do you stand?
Against you.
Oh my God, you guys are a couple?
Yes.
No.
Wait... we're not?
I'm not talking about this right now!
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