1 00:00:05,797 --> 00:00:07,341 (THEME MUSIC PLAYING) 2 00:01:20,914 --> 00:01:22,124 (PANTING) 3 00:01:34,261 --> 00:01:35,304 (ATM BEEPS) 4 00:01:36,513 --> 00:01:39,349 Huh? "Where does a 500-pound gorilla sleep?" 5 00:01:39,433 --> 00:01:40,713 What is this, some kind of joke? 6 00:01:42,060 --> 00:01:43,061 (BEEPING) 7 00:01:44,521 --> 00:01:46,523 Listen, you stupid machine, I want my money. 8 00:01:52,988 --> 00:01:54,239 (BEEPING RAPIDLY) 9 00:01:55,907 --> 00:01:59,995 Hey! Stupid machine, give me back my money. 10 00:02:00,078 --> 00:02:02,539 Hey! Who's in there? Anybody in there? 11 00:02:03,915 --> 00:02:06,209 (WHIRRING) 12 00:02:07,502 --> 00:02:09,504 MAN 1: Sell any market. MAN 2: Fill or kill. 13 00:02:09,588 --> 00:02:12,049 MAN 1: Bid me 20,000. WOMAN 1: The market's on fire. 14 00:02:12,132 --> 00:02:13,884 MAN 1: We're taking a bath on that one. 15 00:02:13,967 --> 00:02:15,302 (BELL DINGING) 16 00:02:15,385 --> 00:02:16,946 What's with the bell? The market doesn't close 17 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:18,388 for another 15 minutes. 18 00:02:21,350 --> 00:02:23,727 "What's worse than a millipede with flat feet?" 19 00:02:24,269 --> 00:02:27,272 Good Lord, we've got a computer vandal on our hands. 20 00:02:29,691 --> 00:02:30,984 DICK: Stop whining, Alfred. 21 00:02:31,068 --> 00:02:34,279 If you think the ticket's a mistake, you'll get a chance tell the whole story 22 00:02:34,363 --> 00:02:35,822 to the clerk when we get up there. 23 00:02:35,947 --> 00:02:37,783 If I live that long. 24 00:02:38,075 --> 00:02:39,409 CLERK: I'm sorry, folks, 25 00:02:39,660 --> 00:02:41,203 you'll just have to be patient. 26 00:02:41,286 --> 00:02:43,038 The computers are still down. 27 00:02:44,373 --> 00:02:48,543 "How do you get five elephants into a compact car?" 28 00:03:01,348 --> 00:03:04,559 REPORTER 1: There he is. REPORTER 2: Commissioner, look here. 29 00:03:05,268 --> 00:03:07,121 Is it true about the clue? What about the riddles? 30 00:03:07,145 --> 00:03:09,707 REPORTER 1: Have any new proof? REPORTER 2: Any truth to the riddles? 31 00:03:09,731 --> 00:03:11,531 Commissioner, can you give me just one answer? 32 00:03:11,608 --> 00:03:13,402 (REPORTERS CLAMORING) 33 00:03:13,485 --> 00:03:14,861 So, what's the story on this? 34 00:03:15,237 --> 00:03:17,531 We're doing everything we can. No more questions. 35 00:03:18,281 --> 00:03:19,408 I'm sorry. 36 00:03:24,621 --> 00:03:27,124 BATMAN: Looks like Edward Nygma's making a comeback. 37 00:03:28,417 --> 00:03:29,543 (SIGHS) 38 00:03:30,293 --> 00:03:31,962 Yeah, Nygma. 39 00:03:35,132 --> 00:03:38,844 He's deleting all his files from every police database we can access. 40 00:03:39,469 --> 00:03:41,179 Look, he's left no trace 41 00:03:41,263 --> 00:03:43,223 of any driver's license or social security number. 42 00:03:44,141 --> 00:03:47,227 No bank accounts, credit cards, not even a birth certificate. 43 00:03:47,477 --> 00:03:48,937 As if he never existed. 44 00:03:49,020 --> 00:03:50,939 But what about the hard copies of- 45 00:03:51,022 --> 00:03:52,566 (PHONE RINGING) 46 00:03:52,649 --> 00:03:53,900 Gordon here. 47 00:03:55,652 --> 00:03:58,530 What? Someone just delivered a crate downstairs 48 00:03:58,613 --> 00:04:00,449 with question marks painted on it. 49 00:04:02,033 --> 00:04:03,368 And it's ticking. 50 00:04:05,454 --> 00:04:09,416 Move it, people. Gordon's orders. We need this area cleared now. 51 00:04:44,743 --> 00:04:45,786 (BOTH GASP) 52 00:04:46,328 --> 00:04:48,413 ROBIN: Gently, gently. 53 00:04:48,872 --> 00:04:50,373 We'll never get it open this way. 54 00:04:50,582 --> 00:04:54,836 What we've got here is a variation on the ancient Chinese puzzle box. 55 00:04:55,128 --> 00:04:57,339 - Can you solve it? - You kidding? 56 00:04:57,422 --> 00:05:01,760 You're looking at the guy who solved the Baxter's box puzzle in 37 seconds. 57 00:05:01,885 --> 00:05:04,638 Of course, this time I don't have a sledgehammer. 58 00:05:04,763 --> 00:05:06,765 (BOX TICKING) 59 00:05:09,100 --> 00:05:10,227 A-ha! 60 00:05:17,734 --> 00:05:18,985 (ALARM BEEPS) 61 00:05:19,069 --> 00:05:20,195 (ALL GASP) 62 00:05:26,952 --> 00:05:27,994 (ALARM STOPS) 63 00:05:28,912 --> 00:05:32,165 - Some kind of threat? - More like an invitation. 64 00:05:36,127 --> 00:05:38,755 Careful, vigilante. You know what they say, 65 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,007 curiosity killed the Bat. 66 00:05:42,259 --> 00:05:44,511 THUG: These the papers you wanted, Mr. Nygma? 67 00:05:48,139 --> 00:05:49,933 Of course, they are. 68 00:05:50,058 --> 00:05:53,144 Did you make certain these are the only existing copies? 69 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:56,815 They'd better be. 70 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:07,909 Any idea what these are? 71 00:06:09,077 --> 00:06:11,037 That's what we were hoping you could tell us. 72 00:06:11,329 --> 00:06:13,164 I've got other leads to follow. 73 00:06:13,248 --> 00:06:15,959 Meantime, I want you to search every inch of that mainframe. 74 00:06:16,459 --> 00:06:19,629 And if you find anything unusual, inform me immediately. 75 00:06:26,803 --> 00:06:29,264 BATMAN: "Where does a 500-pound gorilla sleep?" 76 00:06:29,389 --> 00:06:32,058 "What's worse than a millipede with flat feet?" 77 00:06:32,142 --> 00:06:35,270 And, "How do you get five elephants into a compact car?" 78 00:06:35,353 --> 00:06:37,814 Anywhere it wants, a giraffe with a sore throat, 79 00:06:37,898 --> 00:06:41,443 and two in the front seat, two in back, and one in the trunk. 80 00:06:41,526 --> 00:06:43,236 Yeah, yeah, I know. I know. 81 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,907 Any schoolboy knows those. But brainteasers are the Riddler's M.O., 82 00:06:46,990 --> 00:06:48,950 not corny old jokes like these. 83 00:06:49,034 --> 00:06:52,412 Perhaps the questions are the clues, not the answers. 84 00:06:52,746 --> 00:06:55,624 For example, they all seem to involve animals. 85 00:06:55,707 --> 00:06:57,500 Also numbers. 86 00:06:57,584 --> 00:06:59,419 A 500-pound gorilla. 87 00:06:59,628 --> 00:07:01,880 A millipede, meaning 1,000 legs. 88 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:03,798 And five elephants. 89 00:07:03,924 --> 00:07:05,926 Now, let's convert them to Roman numerals. 90 00:07:06,468 --> 00:07:08,970 - Look. - ALFRED: D-M-V. 91 00:07:09,095 --> 00:07:11,765 BOTH: Department of Motor Vehicles. 92 00:07:12,682 --> 00:07:14,225 But I recall you mentioning 93 00:07:14,309 --> 00:07:16,603 he'd already obliterated his records there, 94 00:07:16,686 --> 00:07:18,229 so why return? 95 00:07:18,313 --> 00:07:20,023 BATMAN: For the hard copy. 96 00:07:29,824 --> 00:07:31,159 - (BATARANG WHIZZES) - (EXC LAIMS) 97 00:07:39,042 --> 00:07:40,293 (THUG GROANS) 98 00:08:04,859 --> 00:08:06,820 (GRUNTING) 99 00:08:12,075 --> 00:08:13,284 (BATMAN GROANS) 100 00:08:15,495 --> 00:08:17,247 THUG: Come on, we're out of here. 101 00:08:27,590 --> 00:08:28,717 (ENGINE REVVING) 102 00:08:38,560 --> 00:08:39,769 (TIRES SCREECHING) 103 00:08:42,439 --> 00:08:45,900 RIDDLERz Now, well, I never was any good at parallel parking. 104 00:08:46,234 --> 00:08:50,196 And I'm not too clear on the laws about pedestrian right-of-way either. 105 00:08:50,321 --> 00:08:51,990 (TIRES SCREECHING) 106 00:08:58,663 --> 00:09:00,165 (GROANS) 107 00:09:04,002 --> 00:09:05,545 (TIRES SCREECHING) 108 00:09:10,258 --> 00:09:13,720 RIDDLER: Now, while you're disabling my van, you might wish to consider 109 00:09:13,803 --> 00:09:17,932 the effect of the imminent collision on the nitroglycerin inside. 110 00:09:19,392 --> 00:09:20,435 (GASPS) 111 00:09:21,311 --> 00:09:22,479 (GRUNTS) 112 00:09:23,271 --> 00:09:25,190 (EXPLOSION) 113 00:09:33,865 --> 00:09:36,409 Your message sounded urgent. Found something? 114 00:09:36,493 --> 00:09:38,828 You bet your... I mean, yes, sir. 115 00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:40,663 It's a virtual-reality program. 116 00:09:40,747 --> 00:09:43,792 Instead of using a keyboard or joystick, you put this puppy on 117 00:09:43,875 --> 00:09:46,628 and enter a whole computer-generated world 118 00:09:46,711 --> 00:09:49,798 and interact with everything in it, as if it actually existed. 119 00:09:49,881 --> 00:09:51,007 What do you mean? 120 00:09:53,218 --> 00:09:54,427 Just watch the screen. 121 00:10:00,183 --> 00:10:02,727 A pixel is worth 1,000 words. 122 00:10:02,811 --> 00:10:04,729 Care to try it, Commissioner? 123 00:10:09,776 --> 00:10:11,277 (BEEPING) 124 00:10:17,617 --> 00:10:20,787 Sort of like playing a computer game from the inside, isn't it? 125 00:10:20,870 --> 00:10:23,915 Amazing, it even feels real. 126 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:26,751 The military's been experimenting with virtual reality 127 00:10:26,835 --> 00:10:28,211 for combat simulation. 128 00:10:28,294 --> 00:10:31,089 GORDON: And what's Nygma doing with it? ROBIN: Nothing now. 129 00:10:31,381 --> 00:10:34,217 He can't access this computer, it's not hooked up to a phone line. 130 00:10:34,300 --> 00:10:37,178 - Why'd he want us to find it? - Good question. 131 00:10:37,262 --> 00:10:40,390 But there's no way to know till I go through all the files. 132 00:10:40,557 --> 00:10:42,851 Guess I should get back to work after I grab a snack. 133 00:10:42,934 --> 00:10:44,894 - You hungry? - No, thanks. 134 00:10:53,736 --> 00:10:55,363 (BEEPING) 135 00:10:58,992 --> 00:11:03,079 Batman's young friend is fairly clever, but he doesn't have all the answers. 136 00:11:03,163 --> 00:11:04,164 (GORDON GROANS) 137 00:11:08,459 --> 00:11:09,859 - (ELECTRICITY BUZZING) - (GROANING) 138 00:11:17,177 --> 00:11:18,469 (ROBIN SCREAMS) 139 00:11:37,405 --> 00:11:40,116 (PHONE RINGING) 140 00:11:51,711 --> 00:11:54,589 RIDDLER: Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no tales. 141 00:11:54,797 --> 00:11:56,758 Another riddle, Nygma? 142 00:11:57,717 --> 00:12:01,137 RWJDLER: It all makes sense when you add it up. 143 00:12:08,686 --> 00:12:10,813 ALFRED: Four quarters and a penny, sir? 144 00:12:11,147 --> 00:12:16,194 Penny, penny. Cent, red cent. 145 00:12:16,527 --> 00:12:18,738 Copper, it's made of copper. 146 00:12:18,821 --> 00:12:21,699 And "copper" is another word for "policeman." 147 00:12:22,158 --> 00:12:24,869 And "no tails" would be heads. 148 00:12:25,119 --> 00:12:27,830 Police, head, quarters. 149 00:12:27,956 --> 00:12:29,666 ALFRED: Police headquarters. 150 00:12:29,916 --> 00:12:31,376 Bravo, sir. 151 00:12:31,459 --> 00:12:34,045 It does make sense when you add it up. 152 00:12:34,128 --> 00:12:38,007 And four quarters and one penny make 101 cents. 153 00:12:38,132 --> 00:12:39,509 So... 154 00:12:41,469 --> 00:12:43,680 Police headquarters, room 101. 155 00:12:47,225 --> 00:12:49,435 (GROANING) 156 00:12:53,481 --> 00:12:54,816 The commissioner. 157 00:13:06,703 --> 00:13:08,371 (BEEPING) 158 00:13:09,789 --> 00:13:11,291 Virtual reality? 159 00:13:11,708 --> 00:13:13,668 RIDDLER: Quite so, Batman. 160 00:13:14,335 --> 00:13:17,463 And everything your commissioner is experiencing in here 161 00:13:17,547 --> 00:13:20,967 seems so real to him, it might as well be real. 162 00:13:21,217 --> 00:13:24,679 I'd give his heart another 15 minutes, at most. 163 00:13:25,013 --> 00:13:26,306 He can't be online. 164 00:13:29,267 --> 00:13:30,351 (BEEPING) 165 00:13:30,435 --> 00:13:32,395 I searched through every file. 166 00:13:32,729 --> 00:13:34,147 You searched the software. 167 00:13:34,230 --> 00:13:36,524 Had you bothered to examine the hardware, 168 00:13:36,607 --> 00:13:39,444 you would have discovered a cordless modem line. 169 00:13:40,153 --> 00:13:41,779 I wouldn't do that, Batman. 170 00:13:42,905 --> 00:13:44,949 Disconnecting Gordon would be fatal. 171 00:13:45,033 --> 00:13:49,412 The sudden stop would be like slamming into a brick wall at 400 mph. 172 00:13:50,288 --> 00:13:53,624 No, if you wish to get Gordon out alive, Batman, 173 00:13:53,708 --> 00:13:55,585 you'll have to come in here and get him. 174 00:13:56,002 --> 00:13:58,046 Forget it. The Riddler controls that world. 175 00:13:58,129 --> 00:13:59,297 You wouldn't last a minute. 176 00:13:59,422 --> 00:14:00,590 We'll use these. 177 00:14:00,673 --> 00:14:02,717 They'll let me keep one ear in reality, 178 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:04,260 so stay in touch. 179 00:14:05,553 --> 00:14:07,013 (BEEPING) 180 00:14:17,190 --> 00:14:22,111 One door leads to a plane where kings and queens contend. 181 00:14:22,612 --> 00:14:24,092 - Can you find it? - (THUNDER RUMBLES) 182 00:14:25,281 --> 00:14:27,700 - Suggestions, partner? - I'm working on it. 183 00:14:46,803 --> 00:14:47,845 (GUNSHOTS) 184 00:14:48,429 --> 00:14:50,973 (BATMAN GRUNTS) 185 00:14:53,059 --> 00:14:57,105 RIDDLER: A pity you can't earn extra lives in this game. 186 00:15:02,527 --> 00:15:06,572 Quite an experience, being riddled with questions, isn't it, Batman? 187 00:15:13,162 --> 00:15:14,956 ROBIN: Batman, don't open that door. 188 00:15:15,039 --> 00:15:17,291 "Crazy intent" means... 189 00:15:17,375 --> 00:15:18,793 "Loco motive." 190 00:15:18,876 --> 00:15:20,253 (TRAIN HORN BLARING) 191 00:15:24,549 --> 00:15:27,343 I suppose you expect me to believe you planned that. 192 00:15:28,594 --> 00:15:31,722 But you still haven't found the right door. 193 00:15:32,223 --> 00:15:34,225 ROBIN: Batman, I think I figured out the clue. 194 00:15:34,392 --> 00:15:38,104 The plane where kings and queens contend could mean a chessboard. 195 00:15:38,438 --> 00:15:41,441 Is there a door marked "checkmate" or "black and white"? 196 00:15:43,234 --> 00:15:45,361 "4096." 197 00:15:45,445 --> 00:15:46,737 Wait a minute. 198 00:15:46,821 --> 00:15:49,615 There are 64 squares on a chessboard, right? 199 00:15:49,699 --> 00:15:51,325 ROBIN: Yeah. So? 200 00:15:51,409 --> 00:15:55,121 So, 4096 is 64 squared. 201 00:16:04,172 --> 00:16:07,300 Only you can put the king in check, vigilante. 202 00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:21,189 Move according to the rules, or it's the end of the day. 203 00:16:38,122 --> 00:16:39,207 (BATMAN GRUNTS) 204 00:16:40,791 --> 00:16:42,293 Wrong move, Batman. 205 00:16:54,805 --> 00:16:57,558 I've got it. They call you the Dark Knight, right? 206 00:16:57,642 --> 00:16:59,727 Then you have to move like a knight. 207 00:17:01,812 --> 00:17:04,065 That's it. Two up, one across, 208 00:17:04,148 --> 00:17:07,276 'cause a wrong move means "the end of the day," or... 209 00:17:07,443 --> 00:17:09,529 "Knight fall," of course. 210 00:17:15,201 --> 00:17:17,995 Nygma, what are you up to now? 211 00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:21,999 And why this? 212 00:17:22,166 --> 00:17:25,836 That is for me to know and you to deduce, Dark Knight. 213 00:17:27,797 --> 00:17:29,215 BATMAN: If this is a clue, 214 00:17:29,298 --> 00:17:31,842 could it have something to do with the Pegasus? 215 00:17:31,926 --> 00:17:35,555 Don't look at me. I flunked Greek mythology, remember? 216 00:17:35,763 --> 00:17:37,890 His clues always have a double meaning. 217 00:17:37,974 --> 00:17:40,685 So, if Pegasus is also the name of a constellation- 218 00:17:40,810 --> 00:17:42,353 Now, astronomy I do know. 219 00:17:42,436 --> 00:17:44,146 You're in Orion now. 220 00:17:47,358 --> 00:17:48,651 (ARROW WHIZZES) 221 00:17:49,652 --> 00:17:51,654 ROBIN: So you wanna keep going past Taurus, 222 00:17:51,737 --> 00:17:53,864 then hang a sharp right at Andromeda. 223 00:18:02,873 --> 00:18:05,918 And that should put you right in the constellation Pegasus. 224 00:18:06,210 --> 00:18:07,378 (SCREAMS) 225 00:18:14,010 --> 00:18:15,595 (GLASS BREAKS) 226 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:16,929 (SCREAMING) 227 00:18:20,808 --> 00:18:24,020 Welcome to Riddlerville, Batman. 228 00:18:24,145 --> 00:18:27,857 Things are a little mixed-up here, but I'm sure you can fix that. 229 00:18:28,149 --> 00:18:31,193 Your commissioner is contained within this cube. 230 00:18:31,319 --> 00:18:34,322 Solve the puzzle, and you gain access. 231 00:18:34,614 --> 00:18:36,449 No problemo, Batman. 232 00:18:36,532 --> 00:18:39,035 That's a Baxter's box. I can guide you through it- 233 00:18:39,118 --> 00:18:40,411 - (BEEPING) - (SCREAMS) 234 00:18:40,494 --> 00:18:42,830 No coaching from the peanut gallery. 235 00:18:43,497 --> 00:18:48,210 You have one minute, Batman. Then the clock strikes two. 236 00:18:48,502 --> 00:18:51,172 - (CLOCK TICKING) - If you can do it, so can I. 237 00:18:53,758 --> 00:18:57,053 - (GRUNTS) - I should've known you'd cheat. 238 00:18:59,388 --> 00:19:01,098 (GROANING) 239 00:19:05,186 --> 00:19:08,939 Nice try, Batman, but in my world, you play by my rules. 240 00:19:09,023 --> 00:19:11,567 You may control this world, Nygma, 241 00:19:11,692 --> 00:19:14,570 but I still control myself. 242 00:19:16,989 --> 00:19:20,618 The name is Riddler. Edward Nygma no longer exists. 243 00:19:20,951 --> 00:19:24,747 You might recall that he was once fired by an ungrateful employer. 244 00:19:24,830 --> 00:19:27,958 That was a private matter, and should've remained one. 245 00:19:28,584 --> 00:19:31,796 Attempted homicide is never a private matter, Nygma. 246 00:19:32,213 --> 00:19:34,256 But it would've been if you hadn't interfered 247 00:19:34,340 --> 00:19:36,050 and turned Nygma into a fugitive. 248 00:19:36,133 --> 00:19:38,094 So I deleted Nygma, 249 00:19:38,386 --> 00:19:41,389 just like I'm about to delete you, Batman. 250 00:19:44,433 --> 00:19:45,768 (TICKING) 251 00:19:48,020 --> 00:19:50,481 RIDDLER: We can keep this up as long as you can. 252 00:19:50,606 --> 00:19:53,818 Any number you can think of, we can double. 253 00:19:54,151 --> 00:19:57,697 Tell me, Riddler, how can you split your focus in 32 directions 254 00:19:57,863 --> 00:20:01,117 and sustain the concentration it takes to keep your world together? 255 00:20:01,283 --> 00:20:03,994 - You can't. - (SCREAMS) No! 256 00:20:05,871 --> 00:20:07,289 No! 257 00:20:07,957 --> 00:20:10,000 (RINGING) 258 00:20:27,935 --> 00:20:29,061 (GRUNTS) 259 00:20:29,186 --> 00:20:31,355 Huh? What happened? 260 00:20:41,323 --> 00:20:43,451 I can escape that easily, too. 261 00:20:44,994 --> 00:20:50,082 But then, if the planet were equitable, I'd still have my old job. 262 00:20:50,833 --> 00:20:54,587 No, no, not yet. No! 263 00:20:54,712 --> 00:20:57,298 (RIDDLER SCREAMING) 264 00:20:58,048 --> 00:20:59,675 (ELECTRICITY BUZZING) 265 00:20:59,759 --> 00:21:01,969 Looked like he suffered some kind of attack. 266 00:21:02,052 --> 00:21:04,805 Like a sensory overload or something. 267 00:21:04,889 --> 00:21:08,267 But we'll never know for sure because we'll never find him. 268 00:21:08,350 --> 00:21:12,146 Oh, no? Come on. I think he left us a clue. 269 00:21:13,856 --> 00:21:19,570 "If the planet were equitable, I'd still have my old job." 270 00:21:19,653 --> 00:21:24,825 ROBIN: Of course. "If the world's fair, I'd still have my ex-position." 271 00:21:24,909 --> 00:21:26,660 Oh. Give me a break. 272 00:21:30,331 --> 00:21:31,582 (GROANING) 273 00:21:31,665 --> 00:21:35,002 BATMAN: Looks like he didn't escape his virtual reality in time. 274 00:21:36,128 --> 00:21:39,048 You mean he's been trapped inside his own program? 275 00:21:39,298 --> 00:21:45,179 Could be. And how to get him out may be a riddle no one can solve. 276 00:21:52,228 --> 00:21:54,188 (THEME MUSIC PLAYING) 277 00:22:18,379 --> 00:22:19,380 English - SDH