Alexander the Great looked upon his land, and wept, for there was nothing left to conquer. I've done all I can in Gotham - sometimes twice. There's nothing left for me here.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
Penguin has been stealing everything that's not nailed down, and now he needs a way of getting it off the island.
And you're helping him.
Well, that's what he thinks. Barbara, Tabitha was my friend, too. If anything, I wanna gut the twerp... and take his loot.
Except you don't actually have a way out of Gotham.
I'll find one tonight. I'll still need your help moving the stuff. We can get outta here together.
Hmmm... Away from Jim Gordon, rich as Midas, Penguin dead in a ditch. Well, aren't we just two single ladies and a baby, about to kill our sworn enemy. [she raises a pistol, but Selina looks uncomfortable] What?
It's just, you're pregnant...
[uncocks the pistol] Don't even start!
You know, I never figured you for Jeremiah's errand boy.
Oh Captain, no errands do I run. This is simply a way for me to have some fun.
Tell yourself that. Take away your games and your rhymes, and what are you but a second-rater with a really silly hat?
Shut up!
[Ecco whispers in Tetch's ear and giggles]
Beautiful! [to Leslie] Lee Thompkins, you intrigue me so. First you were a doctor, then the Narrows' queen. Tell me, please do, are you running from your past when you become someone new?
[to Bruce] If I can't have you as a brother bonded by love, then we'll just have to be bonded by hatred.
Jeremiah, this ends tonight!
No. No, Bruce. Now it begins.
[they fight]
Do you feel it, Bruce? The connection between us? You do, don't you! Bruce, tell me you feel it.
You mean nothing to me.
Why don't you understand? You need me! I'm the answer to your life's question! Without me, you're just a joke... without a punchline!
I wanna be the star of the show!
Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't call you for a couple stiffs.
What do you normally do when a couple patrons get stabbed?
Bury the bodies, find out who did it, then bury those bodies.
See, that's not something you should be telling a cop.
We're living in a different world, Harvey.
SScarface
Hand over the heaters!
If you don't mind.
Mr. Penn, can't we just talk this through...
[Scarface fires at him]
SScarface
Get back!
I am so sorry.
Mr. Scarface and I have discussed our options, and the submarine sounds like a good plan.
SScarface
[nodding toward Nygma] And since we'll need the smart one to guild this hay-gurner, he can keep suckin' air. Gut Penguin ain't so lucky! Do it, Penn! Ventilate that mook!
I'm so sorry, Mr. Cobblepot. I wish things would have turned out differently.
Arthur, I want you to listen to me. You accuse me of manipulating you, but what about him? I never asked you to kill anybody.
That is true.
SScarface
Hey!
Think of everything we went through together. Sofia Falcone. Getting cut off from the mainland, starving....
SScarface
You mean Penn was starving! Fighting for scraps while your dog ate steak!
I welcomed you into my home! And, yes, I was not a good friend. To you, or to anyone. It's why I'm alone. But I saw you for what you are, and I valued that. That must be worth something.
SScarface
Applesauce! You're a liar and a thief! All you do is take, take...
...Take! And you never give anything. You worked me to the bone, forced me to be your puppet! Well, no more. You hear me?
SScarface
No more!
[Cobblepot destroys Scarface]
Mr. Cobblepot, you've freed me! How can I ever repay you...?
[Suddenly, Nygma appears from behind and shoots Penn in the head, killing him]
Why did you do that? He wasn't the threat, the dummy was... [trails off as he realizes what he is saying]
Oswald, I accept you for the person you are, just as you accept me for the cold logician I am. That's why this friendship is great. And as my friend, you have to agree that that lunatic had to be stopped.
[smiles] Perhaps, Edward, we really are meant for each other.
[to Selina] You always did think you were better than me. But without my plants, you never would have left your bed. I made you strong again. Think about that while my friend is cutting out your heart.
Look, I know we have history. Why don't we let bygones be bygones?
MLMutant Leader
Yeah, right! [points to a V-shaped scar on his cheek] You did this to my face!
Whatever. It's not like you were much of a looker before, anyway.
Forgive me, but I... heard on the grapevine that you and Captain Gordon had a rather heated exchange this morning.
Oh, God. Was it that bad?
Apparently, it was like a session of the Italian Parliament.
[He sits beside her.]
You have misgivings about the arrival of this child, don't you?
What am I getting myself into, Alfred? How am I supposed to raise a child alongside a psychopath like Barbara Kean? I mean, how the hell is this going to work? But... that's not all of it. If Jim and I are going to do this, we have to do it together. You know how he is. I don't know what's going on inside that man's head sometimes.
I think you'll find that he needs you a lot more than he's letting on.
Well, I need to hear it from him. I never thought this was how my life was going to be.
I had no interest in being a father myself. I always presumed that I was unfit to be one. And then I found myself one night, staring down this alley at this little boy quite literally shaking with fear. I don't know, it's funny what life throws you. I am keenly aware that I am not Master Bruce's flesh and blood, but it's the moments... the little things, like when he uses a skill that I once taught him, or when we laugh at a joke that only he and I share... those have been some of the most ecstatic moments of my life. Nothing can possibly prepare you for that joy. The how's and the what's, you'll figure that stuff out. What matters is this: you'll be an exquisite mother, and that child - he, she - will be extraordinary because of you.
I wonder what Ivy's doing right now...
Hey, lover boy!
[Bullock enters the squad room wearing a full-body bomb disposal suit.]
Are you serious right now?
As a heart attack.
[Zsasz fires his assault rifle at Bullock's chest, knocking him onto his back.]
[laughs] What an idiot.
[Bullock gets back up and charges, knocking Zsasz to the floor and then punching him unconscious.]
[takes off the helmet] Ah, that felt good.
I'm just gonna say this isn't gonna be some long, drawn-out, tearful affair like ya'll are used to. This is gonna be a short wedding. I'm gonna make it quick so we can all get to the bar. I first met a young Jim Gordon when he was a pain-in-the-ass, moralistic rookie detective. In the years since, he has evolved into a pain-in-the-ass, moralistic captain. I'd say he's my best friend, but in truth he's my only friend, so we'll skip that. On to Lee. Lee's always had his back, except for the time she was infected with the crazy-making virus and she tried to kill him... but that's love. But I will say that if there's one beautiful thing that's happened over these last few crazy years, it's that these two people met each other. And that truly is a beautiful thing. Jim, will you please take Lee's hand? Do you, Jim Gordon, take Lee Thompkins to be your lawful, wedded wife from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish 'til death do you part?
I do.
And you, Lee, do you do the same?
Sure, Harvey. I do.
Then by the power vested in me by absolutely no one, I now pronounce you husband and wife.
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