It's just me, B-Man. No Joker, no gas bombs, no city in peril - just you, that tank and me.
Why?
To show Mr. J I could really pull off one of his plans! See, he could never get these fishies to smile, but then I had the bright idea of hanging the victim - that's you - upside down. That way to you, it'll look like they're smiling! Clever?
[deadpan] Brilliant.
Yeah, yeah, I can tell you're less than thrilled. You know, for what it's worth, I actually enjoyed some of our romps. But there comes a time when a gal wants more, and now all this gal wants is to settle down with her loving sweetheart.
[incredulous] You and the Joker?
Right-a-rooney!
[Batman begins, amazingly, to laugh]
I've never seen you laugh before! I don't think I like it!
[Batman continues, laughing even louder, cynically, cruelly and sardonically]
[deeply unsettled] Cut it out! You're giving me the creeps!
You little fool! The Joker doesn't love anything except himself. Wake up, Harleen! He had you pegged for hired help the minute you walked into Arkham.
That's not... no. No! He told me things! Secret things he never told anybody!
Was it his line about the abusive father? [Harley looks shocked] Or the one about the runaway mom? He's gained a lot of sympathy with that one.
STOP IT! YOU'RE MAKING ME CONFUSED!
What was it he told that one parole officer? Oh, yes. "There was only one time I ever saw dad really happy. He took me to the ice show when I was seven..."
[Harley begins to sob]
[softly] The circus...he said it was the circus...
He's got a million of them, Harley.
[Harley pauses before wiping away her tears]
YOU'RE WRONG! MY PUDDIN' DOES LOVE ME, HE DOES! You're the problem! And now you're gonna die and make everything right!
[She starts to lower him into the tank, laughing softly.]
Except he'll never believe you did it.
[stops] Huh? Sure he will!
How's Joker going to know I'm really gone? All those fish will leave are scraps of bone and cloth. Anyone can fake that. [Harley's eyes flick to his utility belt, draped over a counter.] True, you've got my belt, but it's not the same as a body. He'll never buy it.
[Harley bites her nails nervously, pondering her next move.]
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