Judgment has been passed. Gotham must fall.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
A secret organization that controls all of Gotham? If that's true, someone should tell them they're doing a pretty terrible job.
Raise your right hand. Do you swear to be loyal and true to Penguin?
No.
Ouch.
I don't understand. Why can't he be loyal?
Go ahead, answer.
I never was. I only followed you out of fear. We all did.
Actually, I can live with that. Fear and respect - Management 101.
No one ever respected you. We always saw you for what you are: a tiny freak who used to hold an umbrella. Nothing more.
A freak? A freak? [grabs a trowel and stabs Gabe repeatedly] Yes, a freak! A FREAK, A FREAK, A FREAK!
Over the centuries we tried to break the cycle of crime and violence that plagues Gotham, only for it to start up again. And do you know why it does? People are afraid, and fear breeds hopelessness.
I'm supposed to believe you care about the people of Gotham?
I do. Very much. Which is where you come in. Gotham needs something I believe only you can provide.
What?
A protector, Bruce.
I can't protect Gotham, not all by myself. No one can.
Perhaps. But if you were to become a symbol, a symbol against fear, then Gotham can be reborn.
[to Nygma] You want to become famous? Try dying. I can help you with that.
Listen to me - you need to drop this. You're going to get yourself hurt.
You think I care what happens to me? I am sick of watching you destroy people's lives and getting away with it. When I find out what you did, I am gonna make sure you pay for it, and I am gonna enjoy it.
Harvey, you're a genius.
Yeah, tell me something I don't know.
I considered you a friend.
I can sneak up on you, or be right in front of you without you even knowing. But when I reveal myself, you will never be the same. What am I?
I don't care, Ed...
Betrayal. It's how every friendship ends. So what good are friends, anyway?
All that pain and anger. You think it's strength - it's not. You think you can harness it - you can't. You think it's a part of you, but it doesn't have to be. Do you know why you were defeated?
No.
Your rage, Bruce. You seek to control it, but it controls you, and has ever since that night. Rage and pain are two sides of the same coin. I can release you from the pain of that night, and when I do, nothing will be able to stop you.
Gotham is sick. Crime and violence are so common that people have become numb to it. To heal the city, we have force them to take notice.
Force them how?
By showing the people of Gotham their darkest selves.
I've been waiting for you a long time, Bruce. Together, we will make Gotham pay.
Hugo Strange, you're under arrest for, uh, trying to weaponize the, uh... oh hell, you know why.
How come no one ever hides something in a place I'd actually like to search, y'know? Like a brewery or a strip club?
Or a casino.
Exactly. All I'm asking for is a little consideration.
Twinkle, twinkle, pretty doctor/How I wish I could unlock her/Here in Arkham, what a wonder/Too bad her husband's six feet under.
Clever.
[Alfred produces the shattered pieces of the crystal owl]
Wait, this is is the owl? What the hell happened to it?
Jerome Valeska smashed it to bits when he broke into the Manor, didn't he? Can you put it back together again?
I can't even do a jigsaw puzzle. I just mash the pieces in with my fists until they fit.
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