92 EXT. THE STORE ACROSS THE STREET——DAY 92
Selina grimly stares at her reflection. And asks
herself：
SELINA
Why are you doing this？
Bruce touches her shoulder， startling her.
BRUCE
Selina. Hi. Didn't mean to ——
SELINA
Scare me？ No， actually， I was
just scaring myself ……
BRUCE
I don't see how …… Anyway， it's
a treat to find you out in the
world， away from Ebeneezer
Shreck.
SELINA
（halfhearted）
Treat to be here.
They begin to stroll， together.
BRUCE
What's the story？ Holiday blues？ *
Selina nods at a newsstand as they pass it： blazing
headlines that read "BATMAN BLOWS IT，" "IT'S A CAT-
ASTROPHE" and "MEE-OUCH！"
SELINA
The news these days …… weird.
People looking to superheroes for
their peace of mind， and blaming
their problems on super-villains
…… instead of themselves， or
their spouses at least.
BRUCE
And it's not even accurate …… I
mean， "Batman Blows It"？ The guy
probably prevented MILLIONS in
property damage.
SELINA
（nodding）
I heard on TV， "Catwoman is thought
to weigh 140 pounds." How do
these hacks SLEEP at night？
In b.g.， Police cordon off the Plaza. Workers hoist
signs that read "The Relighting of the Tree， Tonight at
Seven！"
SELINA
You're not coming to that， are
you？ "The Relighting of the Tree"
thing？
BRUCE
I wouldn't be caught dead. No，
it's probably how I would be
caught. The Mayor stupidly took
Cobblepot's bait ——
SELINA
—— and it's gonna be a hot time
in the cold town tonight.
Bruce glances at her， surprised.
BRUCE
You almost sound enthusiastic.
SELINA
（shrugs）
I detest violence， but ……
Christmas complacency can be a
downer， too.
BRUCE
（chuckles）
You've got a dark side， Selina *
Kyle.
SELINA
No darker than yours， Bruce.
BRUCE *
（muses） *
Well， I'm…… braver at night， if *
that's what you mean…… *
SELINA *
（surprised， glances over） *
Yeah？ Me too…… *
They pass the stage where， the Ice Princess is being re- *
briefed on the difficult job of pressing the gaily multi-
colored button whose wires lead to the tree.
BRUCE
…… Maybe I'll watch it on TV.
SELINA
（brightens）
"We"？ You and……
BRUCE
…… and me.
（thinks）
No， that's be me and me.
（beat）
Is that what I said？
SELINA
（laughing）
Yes and no……
Laughing too， Bruce takes her hand and leads her off the
sidewalk just as Alfred pull up， playing chauffeur ……
92A INT. ICE PRINCESS' DRESSING ROOM TENT——NIGHT 92A
She's alone， in front of the mirror， nervously primping
and reviewing：
ICE PRINCESS
The tree lights up， I press the
button …… No wait， I press the
button and ——
She turns at the sound of her dressing room door opening.
Penguin waddles in， grinning the Ratty Poodle at his
heels.
ICE PRINCESS
（cold）
Who are you？
PENGUIN
Talent scout.
ICE PRINCESS
（warmer）
Come in！ You know I don't just
light trees. I studied the Method.
By mail， but ——
Penguin wrests the stolen Batarang from the Poodle's
jaws.
ICE PRINCESS
What is that， a camera or
something？
PENGUIN
Say cheese.
The Ice Princess strikes a pose.
93 OMITTED 93
94 INT. WAYNE MANOR LIVING ROOM——EVENING 94
Nat King Cole on the stereo， does his romantic Yuletide *
thing. Bruce and Selina， in matching mellow-melancholy
moods， sit close on the couch opposite a blazing hearth.
Alfred refills their eggnog， then discreetly ducks out.
SELINA
I'm sure he's wonderful company
and all， but …… doesn't the gold-
plated bachelor bit get a little
…… stale？
BRUCE
Somewhat like the lonesome
secretary syndrome， I'd suppose.
SELINA
Executive Assistant.
（hell）
Secretary.
（then）
Girlfriend？
BRUCE
Had one. Didn't work.
SELINA
What went wrong？ Hang on， I think
I know …… You kept things from
her.
BRUCE
Nope， I told her everything.
SELINA
And the truth frightened her？
BRUCE
（careful， pained）
Well …… How can I put this.
There were two truths …… and she
had trouble reconciling them.
Because I had trouble reconciling
them. Vicki said.
SELINA
（giggles）
"Vicki." Ice-skater， or
stewardess？
BRUCE
Photojournalist.
SELINA
Sure.
Now they both laugh. Selina tries to get serious again.
SELINA
Well？ Was "Vicki" right？ About
your difficulty with duality？
BRUCE
If I said yes， then you might
think me a Norman Bates， or a Ted
Bundy type …… and then you might
not let me kiss you.
Selina responds by leaning forward and planting a wet one
on Bruce's mouth， that lingers. When their lips finally
part：
SELINA
It's the so-called "normal" guys
who always let you down. Sickos
never scare me. At least they're
commited.
BRUCE
Ah …… then you've come to the
right lonely mansion.
They fall into another kiss. Now Selina starts to undo
his shirt. But Bruce remembers his Catwoman-wound， and
stops her. They kiss some more …… then he starts to
unbutton her blouse …… but she remembers her Batman-burn，
and stops.
They pull apart.
BRUCE
I， ah …… never fool around on the
first date.
SELINA
Nor I， on the second.
BRUCE
What're you doing three dates
from now？
Selina hops off the couch and crosses the room.
SELINA
Weren't we gonna watch the
Relighting of the Tree？
She flicks ON the TV. And there is PANDEMONIUM in the
Plaza.
