The Batcave is dark and filed with advanced technology including huge monitors; which, Bruce Wayne stands in-front of.
On the monitor, The Penguin is holding a GCPD officer with a gun to his head.
PENGUIN
Batman, you hide away like a coward in the
dark. I will tell you exactly where I am. Come to
my club, The Iceberg Lounge, and face me. If you don't
get here soon, expect to see pig brains all over the VIP
lounge.
The transmission ends.
Alfred, the butler, walks up behind Bruce.
Alfred
Obviously, he is setting a trap for you sir.
Bruce
He thinks he has the upper hand. That's what
puts him in a disadvantage.
ALFRED
Sir, please be careful. Your bravado will
be the end of you one day. I don't want tonight
to be the night I have been dreading for so long.
BRUCE
Relax, old man. It's The Penguin.
Bruce presses a button on a complex-looking panel.
A rectangular booth rises out of the floor.
The front of the box slides back into the floor to reveal the batsuit.
Bruce walks into the box and the door rises back up to close.
ALFRED
Also, sir, it's tax season so should I just
get that done for you or would you like to
handle it?
The door opens. Now, Bruce is Batman.
BATMAN
(in a deeper voice)
You handle it. I can't stand seeing them take
my money the way they do. I use that to
create jobs.
The incredibly expensive looking Batmobile drops from the ceiling on a platform hanging by wires.
ALFRED
Of course, sir. I'll have it taken care of.
Batman leaps into the Batmobile.
The engine roars.
The floor rotates his car to face the waterfall-hidden exit.
INT. BATMOBILE
Batman guns the accelerator.
The car screams through the waterfall.
ZZZWAP! (or crash sound)
EXT. STREET OUTSIDE OF BATCAVE - NIGHT
The Batmobile has crashed into a Prius and both cars have stopped.
The Prius has a smashed back passenger side and has spun around.
A man in his mid-thirties steps out of the car ranting and appears to not be hurt.
ANGRY MAN
Are you kidding me? Look at my freaking car!
Batman gets out of his vehicle.
The angry man walks toward the Batmobile.
BATMAN
That was my fault. I didn't see you coming.
ANGRY MAN
Yeah, no duh it was your fault! Did you just
drive out of a freaking waterfall?
BATMAN
(evasively)
No. I was turning on to the road from the side and
wasn't paying attention.
ANGRY MAN
Your car is covered in water?
BATMAN
I just had it washed.
The angry man pulls out his cell phone.
BATMAN
What are you doing?
ANGRY MAN
(with the phone to his ear)
I'm calling the cops.
BATMAN
Wait, I can pay for the damages. Just give me
your info.
Angry man puts his phone back in his pocket.
ANGRY MAN
Okay. We should exchange information.
BATMAN
Exchange? I've really got to be going. The Penguin is
holding a police officer hostage as we speak, and I
have a feeling that he is planning something much bigger.
ANGRY MAN
Penguin? You have to leave the scene of an accident
to go stop the Penguin? Is he working with someone
else?
BATMAN
No, it's just him, but...
Angry man looks at Batman frustratingly.
BATMAN
He might not look tough but...He's pretty
scary when he... He is a dangerous criminal!
ANGRY MAN
Do you even have insurance on this thing?
Batman stands silently.
ANGRY MAN
That's it! I'm calling the cops.
BATMAN
Get down, it's the Joker!
The man quickly ducks down.
KRRPUFF
Batman drops a smoke pellet.
BRUVRIMM is heard as the Batmobile's engine starts up.
As the smoke clears, the man can only see the rear of Batman's car as it drives out of view.
ANGRY MAN
(yelling at the fleeing car)
Fuck you, Batman!
THE END
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