The Batman (2004–2008): Season 4, Episode 9 - Seconds - full transcript
After a seemingly ordinary criminal continues to get the better of Batman and his partners it is discovered that he has the ability to travel back in time by several seconds. Batman is now faced with the seemingly impossible task of stopping a foe that knows his every move before even Batman himself does.
Ah, there it is.
Huh?
Oh, stupid, stupid, stupid!
Hey! Stop right there!
Oh... Oh.
Oh...
Smooth move, Colonel Klutz.
Alarm on the cabinet, go right in the hall,
door is locked, watch the bucket.
What are you talking about?
Whoops.
Hold on a minute, cowboy.
Hey! Stop right there!
Smooth move, Colonel Klutz.
Last level! Come on, almost there.
I don't believe Master Dick
has moved in the five days...
since you gave him his Christmas gift.
I would've given him a book,
but then he might have learned something.
I am learning something.
How to beat this game, Babs.
Call me Babs again,
and that controller's...
Does anyone have any
New Year's resolutions? Master Dick?
I resolve to kick more butt.
I resolve to leave more butts un-kicked.
Gotta leave some for Robin.
Har-har.
How about you, Master Bruce?
Any resolutions?
Same as every year.
Do my part to help Gotham City.
Blast. And I resolve
to finally have this old clock repaired.
I got him down to half-strength.
I own you, Dracus...
Batwave. Let's move.
Now? Hmm...
Another robbery at the chemical lab.
This time at Gotham University.
- Third one this week.
- Same perp?
Mm-hm. And I doubt he's done.
Let's split up.
We can cover more ground
if we each stake out a different lab.
Report in.
Nothing. Nada. Zip.
How about you, Robin?
All clear. Huh...
I said I wanted to kick butt,
not freeze mine off.
I've spotted our man.
Bingo.
Huh?
Ah, the Batman.
I knew it was a matter of time
before you showed up.
Then you know
what's gonna happen next.
You try to stop me and fail.
Okay, okay, let's try this again.
I knew it was a matter of time
before you showed up.
You try to stop me and fail.
Ha! Ho!
Ah!
Oh, yeah, that hurts.
You try to stop me and fail.
Whoops. Missed me.
You're quicker than you look.
Aha!
Lights out. Huh?
Ah, typical.
Let's try this one.
It's been a barrel of laughs, Batman.
Oh, that's terrible.
Better luck next time, Batman.
Let's look for a match.
I know this doesn't make sense,
but the whole thing seemed staged.
Like he knew
exactly what was going to happen.
Whatever helps you sleep at night.
It's almost done, Beth.
They stole you and Matt away from me,
but soon they'll pay.
It's okay, Matt. It's okay, Daddy's here.
Shh...
How are we gonna pay all these bills?
Don't worry, honey,
we'll get through this.
For once, I'm gonna make things right.
Yeah, I'll take a dog with the works.
- Good night.
- Good night.
For once, I'm gonna make things right.
Idiot!
Huh? Gas leak.
Run!
I can't do anything right.
Francis Gray was paroled last month...
after spending 17 years in prison.
That's a long time
to be away from your family.
Apparently, they thought so too.
His wife left him while he was in prison.
He didn't see her or Matthew again.
Trying to set the time on your VCR?
The atomic clocks in the cave and my suit
should keep perfect synchronized time...
yet there's a discrepancy
of several seconds between the two.
Strange.
Ah, I hate being late too,
but shouldn't we be more concerned...
with what Francis
has planned with the chemicals?
Gray has most
of the base components...
to make radium trichloromethate.
I'm guessing that's not
the secret ingredient in Alfred's eggnog.
It's a deadly poison gas.
He needs one more component...
and there's only one place in Gotham
he can get it.
You okay, Bats?
It's nothing.
It's just a sudden sense of déjà vu.
Déjà-what?
It's a French term describing when you feel
like you experienced this situation before.
Robin, by the way, is French for "duh"!
Why is it deadly chemicals
are always green?
Why can't they ever be pink?
You're going back to the big house.
This time for good, Francis.
You know who I am.
Then you know that my prison
sentence was totally unfair.
You committed a crime.
I took a watch.
Everything else was an accident.
And for that they put me away
for 17 years.
You make one little mistake...
And you spend
the rest of your life paying for it.
- How'd you do that?
- I don't know.
We've had this conversation before.
But that's impossible, isn't it? Unless...
Time.
You can manipulate time
and in such a way...
you're the only one aware
you've experienced the previous moment.
It explains the atomic clock discrepancy,
the déjà vu.
Very good, Batman.
It's easy to become obsessed with time
when that's all you have.
It was all I could think of
when I was in prison.
All the time that was stolen from me.
And when it became my job
to fix all of the guards, clocks...
I was suddenly surrounded by it.
Seconds, minutes, hours,
days, weeks, months, years.
I was so obsessed
with the time I was losing...
I began to actually see it
unravel before me.
I thought I was going mad.
Ah! Stop!
Huh?
Huh?
I could turn back time.
I spent every day
of the next 15 years working on it.
One second became five seconds,
then 10, then 20.
I wanted to go back 20 years,
before any of this happened.
But all I got was 20 seconds.
I can't get my time back.
But I can punish the city for taking it.
You know what time it is now?
Time to kick my sorry butt?
To you this is all happening
for the first time.
But we've already had this fight eight...
No, nine. Nine times.
Left hook. Right jab. Spin kick.
Flying kick from Batgirl.
Left, right. Right, right, left.
Right, right.
Left, right. Left, left, right. Kick.
That was fun. Thanks for playing.
Now, if you'll excuse me...
I need to make sure that Gotham
rings in the New Year with a bang.
I don't care if he's Father Time himself,
he is not outrunning us in that.
It's his power.
That's how he's outrunning us.
It's like a video game.
He can play the same level
over and over again...
memorizing every move until he wins.
So everything is a do-over.
Including our memory.
Then this could be the 10th time
we've had this conversation.
Whoa, brain hurt.
Woo-hoo!
I'm circling back to 8th Street
to try and cut him off.
This will be fun.
I got him.
Here we go.
Not good.
So how do we stop someone who...
knows what we're gonna do
before we do?
Déjà vu again?
It seems to grow stronger
each time I face off against Gray.
Then any sense
of what he's gonna do next?
He said he wanted Gotham
to ring in the New Year with a bang.
Tonight's New Year's Eve celebration
in Gotham Times Square.
And thousands of people
to hit with his poison gas.
Gotham Square's
already filled with revelers.
An evacuation would only cause panic.
We have to find the device
before it goes off.
Wait. I have a special mission for you.
Gotham will only understand
how precious their time is...
after it's taken away.
Hello, Batman.
I suppose we've been through
all this before.
If it matters, you did catch me off guard.
But that only works the first time.
The New Year's Ball.
That's where you've hidden the device.
And when it reaches zero, this city pays
for what they took from me.
Only one minute to midnight, Batman.
Ha!
Huh?
How...?
Ice try, Batman!
Oh, I did not just say that.
Wait, wait, wait, okay, I got it.
Ice pellet? That's cold, Batman.
Okay, so I'm not so good with quips.
Your déjà vu telling you
how this fight ends?
Yeah. Not well.
Then let's hope Batgirl
gets here soon with plan B.
Time's up!
Please.
You can't stop me. It's fate.
I don't believe in fate.
I believe in choice.
You and your little toys.
It's adorable, really.
He can mess with time,
but he can't be in two places at once.
Hmm?
Ah!
I totally saw that coming.
Don't make
all these innocent people suffer.
But I was innocent too, Batman.
Where was my justice?
You made a choice 18 years ago, and
you have to live with the consequences.
Don't make another mistake.
I don't make mistakes, Batman.
Not anymore.
Let's try that again.
Left jab. Oh!
Huh! How are you doing that?
Call it déjà vu.
Ha!
Batman? Had bit of trouble
tracking him down, but...
It's not too late
to make the right choice, Francis.
Dad? What are you doing?
Huh? Matt?
Get out of here!
Four! Three! Two! One!
Dad...?
My son. No.
No...
No!
Huh?
It's not too late
to make the right choice, Francis.
How about you, Master Bruce?
Any resolutions?
Same as every year.
Do my part to help Gotham City.
All set, Mr. Pennyworth.
You're a miracle worker, Mr. Gray.
Sure you won't join us for some eggnog?
No, thanks, Mr. Wayne.
I have my own family to get home to.
All done here, son. Let's get going.
Oh, Dad.
Huh?
Oh, stupid, stupid, stupid!
Hey! Stop right there!
Oh... Oh.
Oh...
Smooth move, Colonel Klutz.
Alarm on the cabinet, go right in the hall,
door is locked, watch the bucket.
What are you talking about?
Whoops.
Hold on a minute, cowboy.
Hey! Stop right there!
Smooth move, Colonel Klutz.
Last level! Come on, almost there.
I don't believe Master Dick
has moved in the five days...
since you gave him his Christmas gift.
I would've given him a book,
but then he might have learned something.
I am learning something.
How to beat this game, Babs.
Call me Babs again,
and that controller's...
Does anyone have any
New Year's resolutions? Master Dick?
I resolve to kick more butt.
I resolve to leave more butts un-kicked.
Gotta leave some for Robin.
Har-har.
How about you, Master Bruce?
Any resolutions?
Same as every year.
Do my part to help Gotham City.
Blast. And I resolve
to finally have this old clock repaired.
I got him down to half-strength.
I own you, Dracus...
Batwave. Let's move.
Now? Hmm...
Another robbery at the chemical lab.
This time at Gotham University.
- Third one this week.
- Same perp?
Mm-hm. And I doubt he's done.
Let's split up.
We can cover more ground
if we each stake out a different lab.
Report in.
Nothing. Nada. Zip.
How about you, Robin?
All clear. Huh...
I said I wanted to kick butt,
not freeze mine off.
I've spotted our man.
Bingo.
Huh?
Ah, the Batman.
I knew it was a matter of time
before you showed up.
Then you know
what's gonna happen next.
You try to stop me and fail.
Okay, okay, let's try this again.
I knew it was a matter of time
before you showed up.
You try to stop me and fail.
Ha! Ho!
Ah!
Oh, yeah, that hurts.
You try to stop me and fail.
Whoops. Missed me.
You're quicker than you look.
Aha!
Lights out. Huh?
Ah, typical.
Let's try this one.
It's been a barrel of laughs, Batman.
Oh, that's terrible.
Better luck next time, Batman.
Let's look for a match.
I know this doesn't make sense,
but the whole thing seemed staged.
Like he knew
exactly what was going to happen.
Whatever helps you sleep at night.
It's almost done, Beth.
They stole you and Matt away from me,
but soon they'll pay.
It's okay, Matt. It's okay, Daddy's here.
Shh...
How are we gonna pay all these bills?
Don't worry, honey,
we'll get through this.
For once, I'm gonna make things right.
Yeah, I'll take a dog with the works.
- Good night.
- Good night.
For once, I'm gonna make things right.
Idiot!
Huh? Gas leak.
Run!
I can't do anything right.
Francis Gray was paroled last month...
after spending 17 years in prison.
That's a long time
to be away from your family.
Apparently, they thought so too.
His wife left him while he was in prison.
He didn't see her or Matthew again.
Trying to set the time on your VCR?
The atomic clocks in the cave and my suit
should keep perfect synchronized time...
yet there's a discrepancy
of several seconds between the two.
Strange.
Ah, I hate being late too,
but shouldn't we be more concerned...
with what Francis
has planned with the chemicals?
Gray has most
of the base components...
to make radium trichloromethate.
I'm guessing that's not
the secret ingredient in Alfred's eggnog.
It's a deadly poison gas.
He needs one more component...
and there's only one place in Gotham
he can get it.
You okay, Bats?
It's nothing.
It's just a sudden sense of déjà vu.
Déjà-what?
It's a French term describing when you feel
like you experienced this situation before.
Robin, by the way, is French for "duh"!
Why is it deadly chemicals
are always green?
Why can't they ever be pink?
You're going back to the big house.
This time for good, Francis.
You know who I am.
Then you know that my prison
sentence was totally unfair.
You committed a crime.
I took a watch.
Everything else was an accident.
And for that they put me away
for 17 years.
You make one little mistake...
And you spend
the rest of your life paying for it.
- How'd you do that?
- I don't know.
We've had this conversation before.
But that's impossible, isn't it? Unless...
Time.
You can manipulate time
and in such a way...
you're the only one aware
you've experienced the previous moment.
It explains the atomic clock discrepancy,
the déjà vu.
Very good, Batman.
It's easy to become obsessed with time
when that's all you have.
It was all I could think of
when I was in prison.
All the time that was stolen from me.
And when it became my job
to fix all of the guards, clocks...
I was suddenly surrounded by it.
Seconds, minutes, hours,
days, weeks, months, years.
I was so obsessed
with the time I was losing...
I began to actually see it
unravel before me.
I thought I was going mad.
Ah! Stop!
Huh?
Huh?
I could turn back time.
I spent every day
of the next 15 years working on it.
One second became five seconds,
then 10, then 20.
I wanted to go back 20 years,
before any of this happened.
But all I got was 20 seconds.
I can't get my time back.
But I can punish the city for taking it.
You know what time it is now?
Time to kick my sorry butt?
To you this is all happening
for the first time.
But we've already had this fight eight...
No, nine. Nine times.
Left hook. Right jab. Spin kick.
Flying kick from Batgirl.
Left, right. Right, right, left.
Right, right.
Left, right. Left, left, right. Kick.
That was fun. Thanks for playing.
Now, if you'll excuse me...
I need to make sure that Gotham
rings in the New Year with a bang.
I don't care if he's Father Time himself,
he is not outrunning us in that.
It's his power.
That's how he's outrunning us.
It's like a video game.
He can play the same level
over and over again...
memorizing every move until he wins.
So everything is a do-over.
Including our memory.
Then this could be the 10th time
we've had this conversation.
Whoa, brain hurt.
Woo-hoo!
I'm circling back to 8th Street
to try and cut him off.
This will be fun.
I got him.
Here we go.
Not good.
So how do we stop someone who...
knows what we're gonna do
before we do?
Déjà vu again?
It seems to grow stronger
each time I face off against Gray.
Then any sense
of what he's gonna do next?
He said he wanted Gotham
to ring in the New Year with a bang.
Tonight's New Year's Eve celebration
in Gotham Times Square.
And thousands of people
to hit with his poison gas.
Gotham Square's
already filled with revelers.
An evacuation would only cause panic.
We have to find the device
before it goes off.
Wait. I have a special mission for you.
Gotham will only understand
how precious their time is...
after it's taken away.
Hello, Batman.
I suppose we've been through
all this before.
If it matters, you did catch me off guard.
But that only works the first time.
The New Year's Ball.
That's where you've hidden the device.
And when it reaches zero, this city pays
for what they took from me.
Only one minute to midnight, Batman.
Ha!
Huh?
How...?
Ice try, Batman!
Oh, I did not just say that.
Wait, wait, wait, okay, I got it.
Ice pellet? That's cold, Batman.
Okay, so I'm not so good with quips.
Your déjà vu telling you
how this fight ends?
Yeah. Not well.
Then let's hope Batgirl
gets here soon with plan B.
Time's up!
Please.
You can't stop me. It's fate.
I don't believe in fate.
I believe in choice.
You and your little toys.
It's adorable, really.
He can mess with time,
but he can't be in two places at once.
Hmm?
Ah!
I totally saw that coming.
Don't make
all these innocent people suffer.
But I was innocent too, Batman.
Where was my justice?
You made a choice 18 years ago, and
you have to live with the consequences.
Don't make another mistake.
I don't make mistakes, Batman.
Not anymore.
Let's try that again.
Left jab. Oh!
Huh! How are you doing that?
Call it déjà vu.
Ha!
Batman? Had bit of trouble
tracking him down, but...
It's not too late
to make the right choice, Francis.
Dad? What are you doing?
Huh? Matt?
Get out of here!
Four! Three! Two! One!
Dad...?
My son. No.
No...
No!
Huh?
It's not too late
to make the right choice, Francis.
How about you, Master Bruce?
Any resolutions?
Same as every year.
Do my part to help Gotham City.
All set, Mr. Pennyworth.
You're a miracle worker, Mr. Gray.
Sure you won't join us for some eggnog?
No, thanks, Mr. Wayne.
I have my own family to get home to.
All done here, son. Let's get going.
Oh, Dad.