$50,000,000? That's what you want?
...It's a nice, round number.
I don't quite have that on me, right now.
You gave the mayor six hours to evacuate Gotham. An impossible task. Let him buy another hour. He will save thousands of lives... $50,000,000 will seem cheap.
I see. I play the villain, you get away Scot-free and rich. [Penguin shrugs and nods] I get you the money, you give me back my core relay.
That is usually how a handoff works, yeah.
... You drive a hard bargain, but I'll see what I can do.
Just like that? After knowing your brother, I expected something more...
Insane? Oh, I'm nothing if not sane. And reasonable. Two things my brother never valued; that's why I'll be successful where he failed. Well, that and being... vastly more intelligent. Now, to see about your money. [dials his phone] This is Jeremiah Valeska. I'd like to speak to the mayor, I have additional demands. Yes, really. $50,000,000, unmarked bills. I'll tell you the location...
[he walks away]
We're not just gonna hand this thing over and let him destroy Gotham, are we?
Of course not! Once we get the money, we kill Jeremiah and his people, give the core relay to the police, split the $50,000,000 and are hailed as the heroes of Gotham!
... And we cure Butch.
[nodding impatiently] And that! Certainly.
Would you believe it? They put me on hold. [sets down his phone] Well, there's always Plan #2.
[He raises an RPG to his shoulder]
GET DOWN!
WAIT!
[Everyone ducks as Jeremiah fires at Jongleur and the core relay, blowing them both up]
Are you OUT OF YOUR MIND?!
[Offended] Why do you keep insisting I'm insane?! What's insane about having a backup plan, something Jongleur never knew about? And just so you know, this building is within the blast radius, and because of your interference, I'm gonna detonate the bombs as soon as I'm far enough away to observe the destruction in peace.
[Alarmed] No, you promised the city six hours!
[Irritated] And whose fault is it that I changed my mind? [to one of his followers] Tell our men to re-wire the bombs to work in direct sequence. And, the rest of you... kill these idiots.
[He ducks out as a firefight ensues]
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