195 OMITTED 195
& &
196 196
196A EXT. GOTHAM CITY - NIGHT （MONTAGE） 196A
The Red Triangle Gang sweeps the city for its first-born
sons.
1. A Darling Little Boy sits at the window-sill，
dreamily staring out. Suddenly a CLOWN pops up，
into view.
DARLING LITTLE BOY
Finally. The tooth fairy …… What
do I get？
We see he's lost a front tooth.
CLOWN
Why， the ride of your life. Hey
c'mon， little guy ……
The Clown reaches out a hand. The Boy eagerly steps
up onto the sill， then disappears into the night ……
2. A cute bathroom. Sheep， daisies， and the Alphabet
adorn the walls. A Toddler is standing here， making
faces at himself in the mirror， and giggling. OS， we
hear：
NANNY'S VOICE
Billy …… If you're not brushing，
I'll tell your Mama ……
Suddenly， in the mirror， the Organ Grinder appears， *
monkey scampering across his shoulders. The Toddler *
starts to scream， but the Organ Grinder clamps a huge *
hand over his mouth ——
3. A plush nursery. An Infant boy peacefully sleeps in *
a custom-wood crib. An Acrobat-Thug quietly vaults *
through the window. Scoops up the infant， vaults out *
as an alarm WAILS， but the Infant sleeps on —— *
The montage quickly accelerates： a swift succession of *
sleeping， bundles babes handed through windows， doors …… *
A196BINT. LAIR - NIGHT A196B
Penguin impatiently waits， pacing as he twirls two
identical long， elegant umbrellas.
PENGUIN
Ooh， this is gonna be good……
He turns to Max， confined to a cage half-submerged in
goo， clutching a tattered blanket against the cold.
PENGUIN
To cut down a whole crop of
Gotham's most promising， BEFORE
their prime……
He gestures at a brown-ish gurgling subterranean lake.
PENGUIN
How do I lure 'em in， you ask？
He pops one of the umbrellas at Max， who flinches.
PENGUIN
Little "Pied Penguin" action……
The umbrella is wickedly charming…… open， it's a mini-
merry-go-round， playing the "Penguin Theme" in a haunt-
ingly childlike rinky-dink style. Penguin shows， with
a happy prance， how he'll use it to lead the kids to
their doom.
PENGUIN
And you get to watch them all sink，
in a deep puddle of your industrial
by-products. Then you join them.
Tragic irony or poetic justice？
You tell me.
We DISSOLVE from the twirling merry-go-round umbrella to
a WAGON-WHEEL， turning …… then WIDEN to REVEAL：
196B EXT. "CIRCUS TRAIN" - NIGHT 196B
The lead circus wagons in a long caravan of wagon， wind-
ing through Gotham's dark and empty streets. The wagons
are barred， more heavily than in Dumbo. Reminiscent， in
fact， of Penguin's playpen of yore. The sides painted
with the faded， peeling Red Triangle Circus logo.
Through the heavy bars， we glimpse a little pair of
hands， a pair of frightened eyes …… HEAR the occasional
CRY of a cold or thirsty baby.
At the wheel sits the Organ Grinder， impatiently petting
his monkey. Now he barks， at his unseen subordinates：
ORGAN GRINDER
Would'ya hurry up loading those
kids already……？
A shadow falls…… The silhouette of a caped figure……
Batman reaches down and yanks the Organ Grinder UP out
of frame！
196C INT. LAIR - NIGHT 196C
As a silent， despairing Max Shreck and a manic， amused
Thin Clown look on， Penguin practices his balletic walk
over to the toxic lake， waving his merry-go-round
umbrella with its tinkly THEME.
PENGUIN
（dry run）
This way， kiddies …… Jump right in！
Now the Organ Grinder's MONKEY appears at the top of the
stairs， holding something. As he scampers down：
PENGUIN
So …… Where're the kids？ Don't
tell me they stopped at McDonald's ……？
THIN CLOWN
Boss …… he's got a note！
Indeed， the monkey waves a little piece of stationary，
which Penguin snatches from him. And reads：
PENGUIN
"Dear Penguin： The children
regret they're unable to attend.
Have a disappointing day. Batman."
Penguin is working to control his rage. He glares at the
hopping， dancing monkey， and reminds himself：
PENGUIN
You're the messenger. It doesn't
make sense to shoot the messenger.
The other long umbrella is a semi-automatic. Now Penguin
swivels， and sprays the Thin Clown with bullets.
197 INT. ELSEWHERE IN THE LAIR——NIGHT 197
Penguin militarily struts as he addresses his legion of
penguins. They're wearing eerie headgear. On each one's
back is strapped a large bazooka.
PENGUIN
My penguins …… We stand at a great
threshold. It's okay to be
scared. Many of you won't be
coming back ……
He's choked up. He has to pause， compose himself.
PENGUIN
Thanks to Batman， the time has
come to punish ALL God's chillun ……
first， second， third and fourth-born，
why be biased？ Male AND female ……
hell， the sexes are equal with
their erogenous zones blown sky-high ……
In this area are TV monitors scavenged from the Arctic
World info-pavilion and other technology cannibalized
from the old exhibit. Today the screens show various
angles of the sleeping city. The Fat Clown mans the
controls.
PENGUIN
Forward， march！ The liberation of
Gotham has begun！
The Penguin Army， on remote control， swivels in unison
and splashes toward the big open sewer pipe.
Behind them， Penguin dries his eyes and gloats：
PENGUIN
The Grinch just STOLE Christmas.
I'm gonna kill it， barbecue it，
chop it up and chew its bones！
198 INT. A SEWER——NIGHT 198
All is quiet in a musty sewer. Then a buzzing noise is
faintly heard， and suddenly Batman plows at the viewer，
driving a sleek， dark vehicle that is part boat， part
jet-ski. The Bat Boat slaloms up the side of the sewer *
pipe to avoid colliding with： *
A division of penguin Commando Bombers， marching in *
unison. Their headgear clicks and whirs.
199 OMITTED 199 *
200 EXT. GOTHAM CITY STREET——NIGHT 200
Another squadron of penguin mercenaries pours out from an *
open sewer grate and continues to march in eerie forma-
tion through a deserted city street.
201 OMITTED 201 *
202 INT. THE SEWER——NIGHT 202
As he rockets ahead， Batman communicates through a *
strange phone device：
BATMAN
I'm homing in on the signal's origin…… *
202A INT. BATCAVE - SAME TIME 202A *
Alfred is poised at the same console at which he'd *
jammed Penguin's speech. *
ALFRED
Ready when you are， sir.
203 OMITTED 203 *
thru thru
207 207 *
208 INT. THE SEWER OF BATMAN——NIGHT 208
Batman motors further……
BATMAN
Got the coordinates. They're —— *
Two penguins suddenly appear before Batman， firing their
payloads. Batman savagely curls his boat all the way up
the oval pipe until he is momentarily upside down. He
swooshes back down past the penguins and the twin
explosions.
BATMAN
As I was saying……
209 INT. THE LAIR——NIGHT 209
Penguin stands in front of a screen， watching his army
waddle down the street. Then gleefully rubs his hands
as the Fat Clown starts the countdown， off a big clock：
FAT CLOWN *
Ten， nine……
PENGUIN
The Christmas Eve of Destruction —— ！
FAT CLOWN *
…… eight， seven……
PENGUIN
（"sweetly" sings）
Silent night， violent night……
FAT CLOWN *
（sings along）
All is shrill， all is blight……
