Beware the Batman (2013–2014): Season 1, Episode 8 - Allies - full transcript

Previously on
Beware the Batman...

Tonight was your final test.

And you aced it.

Welcome to the family.

Simon Stagg getting
arrested is the best thing

that's ever happened
to this town, baby.

Don't sell yourself short,
Whale.

Your arrest is going
to be right up there.

Good plan.

You're welcome.

What are you doing here?



This is Gotham PD's collar.

If that were true, you would
have gotten here before me.

We've been monitoring
Stagg's holdings.

And procedure dictates...

Procedure can
dictate all it wants.

Whale's looted five Stagg
warehouses in the past month.

You're not a cop.

And now you've forced my hand.

Take 'em all.
Including Batman.

Shall we follow him, Lieutenant?

No.

Just take Whale in.

Are you sure
it isn't a bit much?

You said yourself she has
to be protected. And I agree.



I know, but well...
look at her.

There's no way
I can fight in this.

I can't even move a finger.

See? That was me
trying to move a finger.

If you're going out
on the streets with me,

I don't want you vulnerable.

There are still other Stagg
warehouses left unguarded.

What we should be doing is
going after the League of Assassins,

and getting
the Soultaker Sword back.

The Argus Club's abandoned,
the League is scattered...

They could be
anywhere in the world.

I won't leave
Gotham unprotected.

So we don't even
try to find them?

We don't have to.

They still want
the Ion Cortex, which is...

In Gotham.

Okay, I get it.
They'll be back.

Tatsu, you must be patient.

There's patient.

And then there's spending
weeks encasing me

in one immoveable
suit after another.

I want to do something.

You're not doing anything
until you're suited up and armed.

Okay, then.

Suited up and armed.

A sword and a mask, that's all.

I can fight in this.

See?

There's one more thing.

You have a code name,
and I want one too.

Call me Katana,
when we're in the field.

But, that was your name
in the League of Assassins.

I know. When I'm beating
the stuffing out of them,

I want them to know who I am.

You and your men
were caught robbing the warehouse,

and in the trade we call that
"dead to rights."

Things are going to go
easier for you if you talk to me.

We will make a deal.

Good. Finally.

- Now...
- You have until midnight,

which would be four hours from
this moment, to release my client.

He will not be prosecuted.

He will be cleared
of every charge.

This is a good deal, Lieutenant.

I advise you take it.

You've got to be kidding.

This is a serious offer.

Then I guess
I'll see you in court.

Lieutenant... easy now.

Where is she?

I'm sure I don't know
what you're talking about.

My daughter, Barbara.

I know you had your
goons abduct her.

Oh, that's too bad.

But at least her daddy
is a police officer.

Of course, maybe nothing would
have happened to Daddy's princess

if he'd just taken
the deal he was offered.

Clock is ticking.

Who knows what will happen
to that kid after midnight.

Lieutenant!

Give me my daughter!

This is ridiculous.
What was I thinking?

I was thinking a phone call
would have been more practical.

How long have you been there?

Long enough.

I like it.

This is about Barbara.

- How did you...
- Police scanner.

I've been looking for her
all night.

You have?

Kidnapping is on my list
of crimes too.

This one puts you
in a tough spot, though.

And I can go places,
do things you can't.

It's time we start trusting
each other, Lieutenant.

We're on the same side.

No, we're not.

But I need you for this one.

But only this one.

If you say so.

The last person to see Whale
was his lawyer, Milo Match,

- but he's dropped off the map.
- He's dropped off your map.

I'll find him on mine.

Bring up the trackers
I put on Whale's men.

When did you do that?

During the Humpty Dumpty case.

I like to plan ahead.

They're in The Cauldron.

Can you get a satellite lock?

There they are.
They're in a ghost-heavy zone.

Ghost? As in... haunted?

No, The Cauldron used to be
an industrial park.

But after Gotham's financial crisis
bankrupted so many corporations,

it was abandoned.

Now it's a no man's land.

The people who live there
have nowhere else to go.

The ghosts of
Gotham City's past.

Mostly small time criminals.

Nobody gets in or out
without their permission.

And the cops allow this?

They tried policing The Cauldron
years ago, but made no headway.

The ghosts keep
to themselves, so...

Out of sight, out of mind.

Ghosts working with
Whale and Match... interesting.

Whale is likely storing the stolen
weaponry in one of these warehouses.

Each heavily guarded, secluded.

A perfect place to stash
Barbara Gordon.

Agreed.
But which building?

That one. Surrounded on
three sides. Easy defensible.

But this one is the closest to the
road leading out of The Cauldron,

which makes for an easy exit.

They've taken
a police officer's daughter.

If there's gonna be a siege, it'll be
right in the center of The Cauldron.

- What we have is...
- A shell game.

I'll start with the warehouse
to the west.

If she's not there, I'll work
my way through the others.

Hey! What about me?

You'll stay here
and help Alfred.

Excuse me?

We're not a team.

Not yet.

You've seen me in action.
I can handle myself.

You're staying here.

You know... Katana...

If you're going to tell
me to have patience,

do me a favor and don't.

Because your Cauldron
lacks electricity,

I am offering you
something better than gold.

You're kidding, right?

You're not actually trying to
make a deal with ghosts, are you?

As I was saying...

Hope you have a back-up plan.
If not, you should get one.

My dad's going to figure out
where I am. He's a great detective.

So I offer you a tanker of fuel,

which is parked outside this
building, in exchange for...

Classic bad guy mistake.
Trusting other bad guys.

Dude, you can't just
give it to them.

They'll bail at
the first sign of trouble.

You are in way over your head.

- Gentlemen, ladies...
- I think they're all guys.

Do we have a deal?

Wonderful. We will make
terrific partners.

Your father has two hours left
to accept our deal.

He's not accepting anything.

For your sake, he'd better.

What are you looking for?

These red dots
are heat signatures.

This is stupid.

We should be out there
backing him up.

Doesn't it bother
you to sit here?

You're trained for this.

Why does he think
he can do it himself?

Actions, not words

get the job done.

Understand?

Perfectly.

We have movement. Ten and two.

Do you see them?

Very clearly.

I told you to stay
in the Batcave.

And I decided to convince
you that you were wrong.

Actions, not words.

That sounds familiar.

You have to take them out.

Or they'll just regroup.

I know what I'm doing.

Not bad, huh?

You didn't listen
to a word I said.

You have to take your ego out of
this or you'll be dead within a year.

For the record,
I do not have an ego.

It's called pride in my work.

What's going on?

The Cauldron's gone nuts.
It's like a war zone.

We're getting reports of
the Batmobile down there.

The chief wants
tactical on this.

This is gonna end in a siege.

Heh-heh.

Accepting the deal, I see.

Let's go.

Warehouse number one.
Clear.

Warehouse number two.
Clear.

This is the last warehouse.

Our priority is Barbara Gordon.

I need you to follow
my lead. Exactly.

I get it. We have different
fighting styles.

But our differences
make us stronger.

You know like, tomayto-tomahto.

No. Those are the same things
said differently.

Exactly my point.

Just... Follow my lead.

I can't guarantee
your safety here, baby.

I can't guarantee yours either.

Now take me to my daughter, before
the ghosts learn how to count bullets.

Now you're in for it,
secondary bad guy.

Batman and...

Katana.

Batman and Katana are going
to tenderize you.

Batman. You have exactly
60 seconds to leave this place.

That's not going to happen.

Daddy.

Release her, Match.

Step away and get
down on the floor.

Hands behind your head.

Did you hear me?

Oh boy, this is... uh. Okay.
Let's just show him, Milo.

He's not only my lawyer,
he's my chief enforcer.

Phosphorus Rex.

Great name.
Don't you think, baby?

Katana, we need to... move.

The sidekick didn't last long.

I can do this all day, Batman.

Daddy!

Putting out a fire with
a bigger fire.

Rudimentary physics.

Interesting.

I know. I should have told
you what I was going to do.

My teamwork still needs help.

But it worked, right?

We got lucky.

But there's a difference between
just getting lucky, and forcing luck.

So that's good, right?

We'll keep working on it.

They're coming for Whale,
and that's on me.

Thank you for saving
my daughter, Batman,

but you better get out of here.

What are you doing?

You're too good a cop to
go down for scum like Whale.

He used your family.
You did what you had to do.

They'll think I forced
you to break Whale out,

so he could take
me to the warehouse.

I don't want you to do this.

You're the hero.
I'm the vigilante.

Those are the roles we play.

It doesn't change the goal,
"Protect Gotham."

That's all that matters.

Um. Thanks for saving me.

That grappling thing
is totally cool.

Grapnel.
It's called a grapnel.

Grapnel, right.

Hey, what's your suit made of?

Wow! Batman is so cool.

And did you see?
He works with a girl.

I could totally be like her
one day.

When can I have a grapnel?

Not until you're old enough.

When will that be?

Never.