69 OMITTED 69
70 EXT. ANOTHER GOTHAM STREET——NIGHT 70 *
Wearing protective goggles， the ORGAN GRINDER twists out
some music as his monkeys dance. Then nges down on
his Organ Box causing an Insta-Teller machine to explode.
His monkeys hop up to snatch flaming cash. *
*
ORGAN GRINDER *
All this dough…… it's burning a *
HOLE in my pocket！ *
71 INT. CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS——NIGHT 71
Upstairs. Penguin stands by the open window， watching
the destruction， his face lit by the flames outside as
he HEARS updates from a fat Clown， his ear against a
radio.
FAT CLOWN
The Ice Rink was torched！
（then）
The 12th Precinct reports
offensive graffiti and a pharmacy
heist！
Penguin makes a fist， with phony fingers.
PENGUIN
Love to get my flippers dirty. *
Bust someone's skull. Eat someone's
pet ……
（then， a statesman）
But action must be balanced with
discretion ……
He moves back to his desk. Resumes writing.
As we MOVE IN on Penguin， we reveal that he's adding new
addresses， to his mysterious list……
71A OMITTED 71A
& &
72 72
72A INT. SELINA'S APARTMENT——NIGHT 72A
Selina looks out almost longingly at the unfolding
apocalypse below. Suddenly Miss Kitty leaps onto the sill
and then out the open window. Inspired， Selina jumps up
and goes for her Catwoman garb. As she effects a quick
change：
SELINA
An orgy of sex and violence？ Count
me in， Miss Kitty.
She crawls cat-like through the narrow gap， onto the ledge.
SELINA
It's the purr-fect cover， for
the purr-fect crime.
73 OMITTED 73
thru thru
75 75
76 EXT. ANOTHER GOTHAM STREET——NIGHT 76
The Knifethrower Dame axes down a store door. Other
gang members pound DEFENSELESS VICTIMS. All suddenly
turn TO CAMERA —— to Batman.
Batman reaches into his bat-belt and pulls out what looks
like a sleek black Gameboy. As if bored on a plane，
batman casually punches in a set of white dots and one
red one. The Knifethrower Dame rockets a blade into his
Bat-chest plate. Batman keeps punching in dots.
With a simultaneous howl， the band of thugs charge at
Batman from every direction. Batman presses a button on
his Gameboy that causes batarang arms to sprout out.
Batman heaves the super-batarang.
The super-batarang whizzes with wild concentration， pin-
balling from Creep skull to Creep skull， slamming them
all， including a lunging gang member behind Batman， to
the ground.
But now， as it wobbles back to Batman， the Ratty Poodle
leaps up and snatches the batarang in his rotten teeth.
The Poodle， led by the Poodle Lady， scurries off.
Before Batman can give chase， the Raggedy Sword-Swallower
leaps out at him. Batman gives him a strategic elbow to
the ribs and pulls the sword from his mouth. A Thin
Clown with a bomb strapped to his chest pops out next.
THIN CLOWN
I'll blow up this whole ——
Batman lashes out with the sword and shears the bomb from
the Thin Clown's chest.
Batman catches the bomb， then slams the Clown to the
ground with the back of the sword. Flinging away the
sword， Batman goes searching for his super-batarang.
77 EXT. SHRECK'S DEPARTMENT STORE——NIGHT 77
Catwoman saunters up to the door of a closed Shreck's
department store and punctures the Shreck Kitten logo on
the glass， with her talons.
78 INT. DARKENED DEPARTMENT STORE——NIGHT 78
Catwoman dashes down an aisle， shredding the priceless
blouses of a gauntlet of pouting mannequins. She twists
up the volume on a stereo， blasting cool jazz. She
stamps atop a jewelry case in a girlish tantrum.
CATWOMAN
Oh， for me？ You shouldn't have……
At the sound of shattering， a PAIR OF SECURITY GUARDS
round a corner to see Catwoman now merrily bouncing on
a trampoline in Physical Fitness.
From Catwoman's rising and falling POV， the Security Men
gasp up.
SECURITY ONE
Who is she？ What is she？
SECURITY TWO
I don't know whether to shoot or
fall in love.
CATWOMAN
You poor guys …… always confusing
your pistols with your privates ……
The Guards have unholstered. Before they can fire，
Catwoman swooshes down， thrashing them to the ground.
Then cartwheels to a wall tile that she bashes open，
revealing a propane tank behind it. She talons off a
hose， letting gas hiss away ……
GUARD 1
Don't hurt us！ Our take-home is
under three-hundred.
CATWOMAN
You're overpaid. Hit the road.
The Guards have already taken off running as Catwoman
skips over to Car-Care， gathers up a handful of aerosol
cans …… then saunters down to Today's Kitchen， and shoves
the cans into a row of microwave ovens. Giddily BEEPS
them all ON.
79 EXT. GOTHAM PLAZA——NIGHT 79 *
The Tattooed Strongman swaggers out from a patch of smoke
behind Batman and looses a savage kidney punch. Batman
painfully reels forward， keeping balance.
TATTOOED STRONGMAN
Before I kill you， I let you hit
me. Hit me. Come on， hit as hard
as you can. I need a good laugh.
Batman punches the Strongman's stomach. The Tattooed
leviathan roars with laughter.
TATTOOED STRONGMAN
You call that a……
The Tattooed Strongman stops laughing when he looks down
and sees that Batman has attached the Thin Clown's bomb
to the Not-so-Strongman's leopard skin. Batman gives him
a calm， firm push into an open manhole.
An explosion geysers out of it. Batman turns from the
blast at the precise moment Penguin meanders out of the
darkness， casually shaking debris off his umbrella. They
stop dead at the sight of each other.
BATMAN
Admiring your handiwork？ *
PENGUIN
Touring the riot scene. Gravely
assessing the devastation.
Upstanding mayor stuff.
BATMAN
You're not the Mayor.
PENGUIN
（shrugs）
Things change.
（sticks out a
glove）
Hey， good to meet you. We'll be *
working hand in glove in Gotham's *
glorious future.
Batman doesn't shake. Instead he gestures at the plumes
of smoke all around the plaza.
BATMAN
Once you were their freak， now *
these clowns do your bidding.
Must feel pretty good.
PENGUIN
Better than you know， Bat-boy.
BATMAN
What're you really after？ *
PENGUIN
Ah， the direct approach. I admire *
that in a man with a mask. But *
you don't really think you'll ever
win， playing it your way ……？
BATMAN
（cold smile）
Things change.
Penguin is fashioning a retort， when both men suddenly *
turn， mesmerized， to the sight of Catwoman coming toward
them from out of Shreck's department store， startling
back flip by startling back flip. She does a final
somersault and lands on her feet， ten yards away.
CATWOMAN
（dry enunciation）
Meow.
The department store behind her goes up with a glowing
roar. Batman and Penguin are knocked back. Both men
quickly regain their balance. But neither can speak，
right away. Presently：
PENGUIN
I saw her first.
（then， opens
umbrella）
Gotta fly.
The steel rods of Penguin's umbrella spin out of control，
shredding off the black cloth and turning into a mini-
helicopter that lifts Penguin off the ground.
Meantime Batman catches sight of Catwoman scaling the
ridges of a Plaza building.
