Thread:TheNuclearFamily/@comment-26552238-20170529204306

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Written by

Jonathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan

Story by

Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer

BLACK SCREEN.

GORDON (V.O)          Harvey Dent was needed. He was everything Gotham has been crying out for. He was...a hero. Not the hero we deserved - the hero we          needed. Nothing less than a knight, shining...

The sound of cracking. Splintering. A shape appears, in ice. The shape of a BAT. The ice disintegrates...

EXT. GOTHAM STREET - DAY

Gordon stands before a massive picture of Harvey Dent.

GORDON But I knew Harvey Dent. I was...his friend. And it will be a very long time before someone inspires us the way he did. Gordon, choked with emotion, gathers the papers of his eulogy. I believed in Harvey Dent. And we FADE TO BLACK.

CUT TO:

Racing along a cratered dirt road, and we are -

INT. LAND CRUISER JOSTLING OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN - DAY

Three Hooded Men guarded by East European Militia. A third Militia drives. Next to him is a nervous, bespectacled man.

EXT. AIRSTRIP, EASTERN EUROPE - DAY

An airstrip overlooking a grey city rocked by artillery fire. A bland Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

Operative, flanked by Special Forces Men, stands in front of a commuter plane. Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

Man watches the Land Cruiser pull up, hard. The Militia Men jump out of the vehicle. The Driver shoves the bespectacled man in front of the Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

Man.

2.

Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

MAN Dr. Pavel, I'm Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

.         Dr. Pavel nods, nervous. Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

Man hands the Driver a         briefcase.

DRIVER He wasn't alone. Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

Man, confused, spots the Hooded Men. He turns to Dr. Pavel.

Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

MAN You don't get to bring friends.

DR. PAVEL

(SHAKEN) They are not my friends.

DRIVER Don't worry, no charge for them.

Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

MAN Why would I want them?

DRIVER They were trying to grab your prize. (Smiles.) They work for the mercenary. The masked man.

Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

MAN

(EXCITED) Bane? The Driver nods. Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

Man turns to his Special Forces Men.

Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

MAN Get 'em on board - I'll call it in.

EXT. SKIES OVER MOUNTAIN RANGE - DAY

The commuter plane struggles over snow-capped mountains.

INT. MAIN CABIN, COMMUTER PLANE - CONTINUOUS

Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

three Hooded Men kneel by the cargo door, handcuffed. Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

Man grabs Hooded Man 1.

Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

MAN What are you doing in the middle of          my operation?

3.

Hooded Man 1 says nothing. Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

Man pulls out a handgun. The flight plan I just filed with the Agency lists me, my men, and Dr. Pavel here. But only one of          you. Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

Man opens the cargo door. Special Forces hang Hooded Man 1 out into the howling wind - Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

Man shouts above the wind.

Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

MAN

FIRST ONE TO TALK GETS TO STAY ON          MY AIRCRAFT! (Cocks weapon.)

SO...WHO PAID YOU TO GRAB DR.

PAVEL?!

Nothing. Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

Man fires out the open door and the Special Forces yank Hooded Man 1 back in, clubbing him quiet.

Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

MAN

HE DIDN'T FLY SO GOOD! WHO WANTS TO

TRY NEXT?!

The Soldiers grab Hooded Man 2, hang him out the door.

Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

MAN

TELL ME ABOUT BANE! WHY DOES HE

WEAR THE MASK?!

The prisoner says nothing. Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

Man presses the gun to the man's hood - he cocks the gun...nothing.

Hey! We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Now listen closely Here's a little lesson in trickery This is going down in history If you wanna be a Villain Number One You have to chase a superhero on the run

Just follow my moves, and sneak around Be careful not to make a sound Shh C R U N C H No, don't touch that!

We are Number One Hey! We are Number One

Ha ha ha Now look at this net, that I just found When I say go, be ready to throw Go! Throw it at him, not me! Ugh, let's try something else

Now watch and learn, here's the deal He'll slip and slide on this banana peel Ha ha ha, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! ba-ba-biddly-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba We are Number One Hey! Hey!

MAN

LOT OF LOYALTY FOR A HIRED GUN!

THIRD PRISONER (O.S.) Or he's wondering why someone would shoot a man before throwing him out of an aeroplane.

I'm lazy so no more

CIA Man turns to the Third Prisoner. Shuts the cargo door.

CIA MAN Wiseguy, huh? At least you can talk. Who are you?

THIRD PRISONER We are nothing. We are the dirt beneath your feet. And no one cared who I was until I put on the mask...

CIA Man, wary, approaches the Third Prisoner - pulls off his hood, revealing a dark mask with a breathing apparatus. The eyes behind it are cold. Still. This is Bane.

4.

BANE Who we are does not matter. What matters is our plan.

CIA MAN

(FASCINATED) If I pull this off, will you die?

BANE It would be extremely painful.

CIA MAN You're a big guy -

BANE For you.

CIA MAN

(UNNERVED) Was being caught part of your plan?

BANE Of course. Dr. Pavel refused our offer in favor of yours. We had to          know what he told you about us.

DR. PAVEL Nothing! I said nothing!

CIA MAN Why not just ask him?

BANE He would not have told us.

CIA MAN You have methods.

BANE Him, I need healthy. You present no          such problem. CIA Man laughs for the Special Forces' benefit. A heavy bass tone is rising. The Sergeant looks out the window.

EXT. SKIES OVER MOUNTAIN RANGE - CONTINUOUS

The commuter plane is dwarfed by a massive transport plane looming over it, dangerously close...

5.

INT. MAIN CABIN, COMMUTER PLANE - CONTINUOUS

The plane lurches. The noise is building.

SERGEANT Sir?

CIA MAN Well congratulations, you got yourselves caught. What's the next step of your master plan?

BANE Crashing this plane...

EXT. MOUNTAINS - CONTINUOUS

The ramp of the transport opens... Four men leap out on         tethers - dropping towards the commuter plane, two each side...

INT. MAIN CABIN, COMMUTER PLANE - CONTINUOUS

The Spacial Forces react to the turbulence from the plane above. CIA Man looks at Bane.

BANE

(RISING) With no survivors. A Special Forces soldier spins around - an Armed Man is         outside the window. Bang -

EXT. SKIES OVER MOUNTAIN RANGE - CONTINUOUS

Two men shoot through the windows, the other two attach grapples to the fuselage - give the thumbs up - hoists start to pull and the tail of the commuter plane is lifted, unnaturally.

INT. COCKPIT, COMMUTER PLANE - CONTINUOUS

The Pilots battle the controls as the plane tilts forward.

6.

INT. MAIN CABIN, COMMUTER PLANE - CONTINUOUS

Like lightning, Bane has the CIA Man is his handcuffed arms, legs wrapped around a seat back, The entire cabin upends. Tumbling chaos - Soldiers falling - Bane cracks CIA Man's         neck and drops him onto the Sergeant - they tumble down the plane, smashing into the cockpit door with a terminal thud. Dr. Pavel, strapped in, pushes against the seat in front of         him - the plane vibrates, trying to tear itself apart.

EXT. ATLAS MOUNTAINS - CONTINUOUS

The men climb the tail of the smaller plane as it dangles helplessly above the mountains. Its wings shear off.

INT. MAIN CABIN, COMMUTER PLANE - CONTINUOUS

Bane breaks his handcuffs as if they were plastic, then opens his legs and drops down the cabin, somersaulting gracefully and using his arms to stop himself halfway down, by Dr. Pavel.

EXT. SKIES OVER MOUNTAIN RANGE - CONTINUOUS

The men attach explosives to the tail, then jump away, swinging out as the tail explodes.

INT. MAIN CABIN, COMMUTER PLANE - CONTINUOUS

An explosion takes off the rear door of the cabin - the Armed Men drop through the smoke on cables. A body bag is lowered into the cabin. Bane lies it on the seat backs next to Dr. Pavel and unzips it to reveal a body the same age and build as Dr. Pavel.

Bane rips Dr. Pavel's sleeve - pulls out a length of         surgical tubing - pushes a needle into Dr. Pavel's arm - runs the tube to the body's arm... Dr. Pavel watches, horrified, as Bane starts compressions on the body's chest, drawing Dr. Pavel's blood across the tube and into the body...

An Armed Man pulls Hooded Man 1 up through the cabin and out. Bane stops Hooded Man 2.

7.

BANE Friend. They expect one of us in          the wreckage. The man nods, unhooks himself, takes Bane's arm.

HOODED MAN 2 Have we started the fire?

BANE

(NODS) The fire rises. Hooded Man 2 hands Bane his line. Bane clips it around Dr. Pavel, takes out a knife and cuts Dr. Pavel's seat belt. Dr. Pavel panics, flails. Bane takes his arms. Gentle.

BANE Calm, Doctor. Now is not time for fear...         Bane slides Dr. Pavel out of his seat. They hang in the vertical, windblown cabin. Bane takes out a detonator.

BANE That comes later. Bane presses the detonator - the cabin drops from around them, revealing the terrifying drop to the peaks below. Dr.         Pavel screams as they are hoisted up towards the transport, and we -

CUT TO:

EXT. GOTHAM - EVENING

Drifting over the vast city...

MAYOR (V.O.) Harvey Dent Day may not be our oldest public holiday...         ...moving past the enormous Gotham Bridge...

MAYOR (V.O.) But we're here tonight because it's          one of the most important...          ...over the Gotham river to the Palisades on the far side...

8.

MAYOR (V.O.) Harvey Dent's uncompromising stand against organized crime and, yes, ultimately, his sacrifice, have made Gotham a safer place than it          was at the time of his death, eight years ago...         ...finding a party in the grounds of Wayne Manor. The Mayor addresses the wealthy and powerful of Gotham.

MAYOR This city has seen a historic turnaround. No city is without crime. But this city is without organized crime because the Dent Act gave law enforcement teeth in          its fight against the mob. Now people are talking about repealing the Dent Act. And to them I          say...not on my watch. Enthusiastic applause as the Mayor wraps up. I want to thank the Wayne Foundation for hosting this event. I'm told Mr. Wayne couldn't be here tonight, but I'm sure he's with us          in spirit...

High above, on a darkened balcony, a lone figure. Watching.

MAYOR (O.S)          Now I'm going to give way to an           important voice...

Down below at the bar, Commissioner Gordon examines some sheets of densely written paper. A Congressman muscles in.

CONGRESSMAN Commissioner.

GORDON Congressman. 