Tuesday, June 14, 2016

THE BATMAN: Episode 5 "Experiments"

This is Fan-Fiction screenplay of the world's greatest detective. I don't own the rights to any of the characters, this is simply for fun.

[16] OUTSIDE MARONI’S HIDEOUT. The BAT-MOBILE drives past the officers. DETECTIVE BULLOCK is not with them.
[17] COMMISSIONER GORDON’S OFFICE. COMMISSIONER GORDON, CHIEF O’HARA, and DETECTIVE BULLOCK twiddle their thumbs waiting for news. They hear a knocking on the window. BATMAN is there with BARBRA in his arm. GORDON, O’HARA, and BULLOCK rush over towards them. [AD-LIB RELIEF] GORDON takes BARBRA from BATMAN’s arm.
Commissioner Gordon:
Barbra, are you alright?
BATMAN inconspicuously leaves.
Detective Bullock:
What happened Barbra?
Barbra:
I’ll tell you all. But first I need to say tha-
She turns to see that BATMAN is gone.
Barbra:
He’s gone!
Commissioner Gordon:
Well, I guess he stayed long enough to prove you wrong Bullock.
[18] THE RED GANG’S HIDEOUT. The gang is just sitting around doing nothing. The RED HOOD comes out.
The Red Hood:
Well, is The Batman here yet?
He looks around. No one’s seen him. BILL walks up to him.
Bill:
Why do you want him to come here?
The Red Hood:
Do I ever ask you why you wear that shirt?
Bill shakes his head.
The Red Hood:
Then why do you ask me my plan?
Bill:
You have a plan?
The Red Hood:
Wouldn’t I be a fine criminal without a plan? My plan is for the Batman to capture us and take us to prison. Something big will be in tomorrow. In fact, it’s something huge! And if we’re captured by the Batman, we get in on it.
We can see BATMAN looking through the skylight, displeased. ONE HOUR LATER. THE RED HOOD gets up to go.
The Red Hood:
Well, this has been fun, but it’s midnight. I’ve got to go.
[19] THE NEXT MORNING AT BRUCE’S HOUSE. 9:00 AM. BRUCE is in a suit and tie walking towards the door.
Alfred:
Why didn’t you capture them?
Bruce:
That was their plan all along. I’m wearing my costume under my suit in case something goes wrong.
Alfred:
Do you expect something to go wrong?
Bruce:
They wanted something that was in this morning. I think it’s Langstrom’s experiment.
Alfred:
Why? They’re criminals, why would they want something in sciences?
BRUCE shrugs and walks out the door.
Bruce:
Could you bring the car around Alfred?
Alfred:
Of course Master Bruce.
[20] WAYNE ENTERPRISES: SCIENCES. BRUCE sits down next to HARVEY DENT. The two men shake hands.
Bruce:
Bruce Wayne.
Dent:
Harvey Dent.
Bruce:
I know, I’ve heard all about you.
Dent:
And I’ve heard a lot about you too Mr. Wayne.
Bruce:
Call me Bruce.
Dent:
Alright Bruce but you have to call me Harvey.
Bruce:
Alright. I didn’t think science was your thing Harvey.
Dent:
It’s not, but some of the prisoners I’ve prosecuted are the lab rats for this experiment.
Bruce:
What did you say?
Dent:
I said, some of the prisoners I’ve prosecuted are the lab rats for this experiment.
BRUCE looks at the men in orange. There must have been like, twenty of them (busy District attorney huh?) They look like the lab rats. BRUCE starts to get up.
Bruce:
I’ve got to go.
But LANGSTROM gets up and addresses the audience causing BRUCE to sit back down.
Langstrom:
May I have your attention please? This is the most extraordinary experiment the world has ever seen. This formula can make a person twice of what he was. We tested this on real rats and they stunk so bad a man was hospitalized. I did get word that he can now breathe. Today, we will experiment on some of the worst criminals ever, making them twice what they are now.
Dent:
(Hushed) What’s he doing?
LANGSTROM tells his men to release the sheet over a big pool full of green muck. Some in the audience plug their noses.
Langstrom:
Prisoners, walk into it!
The prisoners obey. Dent can’t believe what’s going on. He turns to see Bruce isn’t next to him.
Dent:
Wayne?
The goo is above the prisoner’s heads. After a dramatic pause, they jump out and attack the audience. A special thing about them, they have pale faces with big smiles. They are fast and strong. One has pinned DENT to the ground. He pulls a knife out, laughing, when all of the sudden BATMAN swoops in and knocks the unsuspecting goofball to the ground, still giggling. BATMAN turns toward DENT.
Batman:
Get out of here Dent!
Dent:
Who are you?
Batman:
No time! Get ou-.
The giggler is now on top of BATMAN, obviously stronger than him. DENT cups his hands together and hits the giggler on the back of the head, knocking him out. BATMAN gets up.
Batman:
Thanks. Now get out!
Dent:
You can’t handle them by yourself!
BATMAN stops.
Batman:
Why, you volunteering to help?
Dent:
Yes.
Batman:
I get the criminals, you prosecute them, got it! Call Gordon.
BATMAN jumps out of the balcony to the bottom. DENT pulls out his phone to call GORDON.
Dent:
Gordon? This is Dent.
[21] COMMISSIONER GORDON’S OFFICE. GORDON is on the phone with DENT. CHIEF O’HARA is looking on.
Commissioner Gordon:
Yes Harvey, we’ve already sent some men. (Beat) More men? Why would-. (Beat) 27? (Beat) The Batman!? On it.
COMMISSIONER GORDON puts the phone down and turns to CHIEF O’HARA.
Commissioner Gordon:
Chief we’re going to Wayne Enterprises. Batman needs our help.
They walk out of the office.
[22] WAYNE ENTERPRISES: SCIENCES. BATMAN is holding off some more giggling criminals. One comes at him with a knife, which seems to be their only weapon, probably due to the fact the no guns are allowed in the building so that’s just what they found. As one attacks him, BATMAN ducks causing the laughing lunatic to hit another giggling, insane, maniac. The hit criminal rolls on the floor laughing with tears in his eyes, he looks like he’s laughing and crying all at once. Then he dies. More attack (12) with knives, fists, and smiles. They speak to him in a lovely way. [AD-LIB CRIMINALS THREATENING TO KILL BATMAN] BATMAN spin kicks the first one, elbows the second, and blocks the third with his wrist, while the fourth slices a cut through BATMAN’s outfit in his abdominals. BATMAN is showing us that it was a pretty deep cut. The criminals approach him, when all of the sudden the Police charge through the doors, and arrest some laughing, giggling, insane, maniactic, criminals. COMMISSIONER GORDON walks over to an injured BATMAN.
Commissioner Gordon:
Batman? Are you alright?
Batman:
I’ve been better.
Commissioner Gordon:
You need to go to a hospital now!
Batman:
No! No hospitals.
Commissioner Gordon:
Why not?
Batman:
I know an older man who used to be a medic in the army. I’d go to him before anyone else.
BATMAN uses his grappling gun and ‘flies’ off. GORDON watches him leave as DENT comes over to GORDON. GORDON turns to see DENT.
Commissioner Gordon:
Oh, Dent.
Dent:
So that’s the Batman huh?
GORDON nods.
Dent:
Never met anyone more self-centered.
Commissioner Gordon:
Harvey, you’re starting to sound like Bullock.
Dent:
I tried to help him but he said something like, “I get the criminals, you prosecute them”. What’s not so self-centered about that?
Commissioner Gordon:
Well, you are the District Attorney, if you were to die, it wouldn’t help anything. These were killers after all.
Dent:
I know, but I risk my life every day anyway.
[23] IN THE SCIENCE LAB. LANGSTROM is taking something from one of the filing cabinets. He turns to see BATMAN in the door way. BATMAN is still hurt from the stab, but he’s barely showing it.
Batman:
So what’s the file you’re holding?
LANGSTROM runs from BATMAN deeper into the lab. BATMAN follows him. Every once in a while BATMAN grimaces in pain. He shoots his BAT-GRAPPLING hook up towards the ceiling. He flies and his cape ripples through the air following LANGSTROM. A shot is heard. BATMAN falls down crashes onto the ground and lands on his back. He looks up to see BULLOCK with a smoking gun, aimed at BATMAN. BULLOCK gets ready to fire at him again. BATMAN quickly moves out of the way limping, as BULLOCK fires at him again. BATMAN moves into the lab deeper and deeper away from BULLOCK. After a few more shots, GORDON stops BULLOCK.
Gordon:
What’s going on Bullock?

Bullock:
I saw someone steal a file in there.
GORDON pulls out a gun and slowly follows BATMAN though he doesn’t know who it is.
[24] ALLY OUTSIDE WAYNE ENTERPRISES. BATMAN limps out of the building. He’s also holding his arm that BULLOCK shot and hit. He presses a button on his utility belt.
[25] THE BAT CAVE. The BAT-MOBILE roars to life, and drives out.
[26] ALLY OUTSIDE WAYNE ENTERPRISES. BATMAN looks around the ally. There’s a shadow next to the dumpster. Its head looks reddish. The shadow runs off. BATMAN follows it limping.
Batman:
Hey, you! Are you Dr. Langstrom?
BATMAN keeps following, but the shadow disappears outside of the ally. BATMAN keeps following but he steps on something. He looks down. It’s a file. Maybe the file LANGSTORM took. He picks it up.
Bullock: (Voice)
See Commissioner!
BATMAN turns around to see BULLOCK pointing him out to GORDON.
Bullock:
The Batman took the file!
Commissioner Gordon:
So, what?
Bullock:
He stole it from Bruce Wayne, and it could be evidence, or a cover up.
Commissioner Gordon:
Cover up for what?
Bullock:
He could be in on this whole scheme with the creepy looking dudes.
They look back to see BATMAN driving away on the BAT-MOBILE. GORDON turns back to BULLOCK.
Commissioner Gordon:
This doesn’t change anything Harvey!
GORDON walks back in.
Commissioner Gordon:
The Batman’s a hero. The one we’ve needed for a long time.
BULLOCK follows GORDON.
Bullock:
What about Harvey Dent? He’s a hero!
The door shuts. LANGSTROM is sitting in a shadow next to the stairs. He’s got the file.

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