1 00:00:23,524 --> 00:00:25,526 (THEME MUSIC PLAYING) 2 00:01:12,406 --> 00:01:14,032 (THUNDER CRACKLING) 3 00:01:51,069 --> 00:01:52,070 (GASPS) 4 00:01:56,533 --> 00:01:58,118 Hey! (GROANS) 5 00:02:18,555 --> 00:02:20,223 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 6 00:02:46,625 --> 00:02:47,876 (TIRES SCREECHING) 7 00:02:49,503 --> 00:02:51,588 No word then, Master Bruce? 8 00:02:51,755 --> 00:02:54,174 None. And I've scoured the entire city. 9 00:02:54,257 --> 00:02:58,261 No one has seen either Robin or Dick Grayson for two days. 10 00:02:59,846 --> 00:03:02,307 I really should remain upstairs then, sir. 11 00:03:02,391 --> 00:03:03,517 Lest he call. 12 00:03:04,059 --> 00:03:07,604 Oh, by the way, this came for you an hour ago by messenger. 13 00:03:28,375 --> 00:03:30,961 No. It can't be. 14 00:03:40,721 --> 00:03:42,055 MAN: So. 15 00:03:42,514 --> 00:03:44,933 They know your identity, detective. 16 00:03:45,684 --> 00:03:47,769 Who are you? How did you get in here? 17 00:03:52,816 --> 00:03:56,403 You must forgive Ubu, detective. He is well-trained. 18 00:03:56,570 --> 00:04:01,575 Allow me to introduce myself. Lam he who is called Ra's al Ghul. 19 00:04:02,075 --> 00:04:04,911 The Demon's Head. I thought you were only a legend. 20 00:04:05,746 --> 00:04:07,372 I am quite real. 21 00:04:07,873 --> 00:04:10,000 And as I am sure you realize by now, 22 00:04:10,167 --> 00:04:14,254 my reputation for resourcefulness is well-deserved. 23 00:04:14,671 --> 00:04:16,590 As you can see, we have a common problem. 24 00:04:16,673 --> 00:04:20,260 Your ward was abducted on the same night as my daughter. 25 00:04:21,052 --> 00:04:23,305 You do remember my daughter? 26 00:04:23,597 --> 00:04:25,807 - You're Talia's father? - Yes. 27 00:04:26,767 --> 00:04:30,729 But surely you would not expect her to mention me by name. (COUGHS) 28 00:04:32,481 --> 00:04:35,859 Keep your distance! I am merely old. 29 00:04:36,151 --> 00:04:38,320 Older, perhaps, than you can imagine. 30 00:04:38,737 --> 00:04:41,573 But not so old that I cannot assist you in your search. 31 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:46,495 I get the message. Okay, then. For openers, look at the blade. 32 00:04:46,703 --> 00:04:49,498 It's used by a cult of mercenaries based in Calcutta. 33 00:04:49,790 --> 00:04:53,710 Even the rope appears to be made of a hemp indigenous to that area. 34 00:04:53,877 --> 00:04:55,712 Well done, detective. 35 00:04:55,879 --> 00:04:59,841 You are worthy of your reputation. To India, then. 36 00:05:00,509 --> 00:05:02,969 Come, I have an aircraft waiting. 37 00:05:05,472 --> 00:05:06,640 (GRUNTS) 38 00:05:06,723 --> 00:05:07,849 UBU: Infidel! 39 00:05:10,769 --> 00:05:12,521 RA'S: Forgive my servant. 40 00:05:12,813 --> 00:05:15,482 He feels that no one should precede me. 41 00:05:15,732 --> 00:05:17,526 Call it overzealousness. 42 00:05:22,239 --> 00:05:25,116 I think I'll call it strike one. 43 00:05:33,834 --> 00:05:36,795 BATMAN: You still have me at a loss, Ra's al Ghul. 44 00:05:37,170 --> 00:05:38,672 Just how did you learn who I am? 45 00:05:39,464 --> 00:05:43,093 I control a vast global organization, detective. 46 00:05:43,927 --> 00:05:48,348 Obviously, Batman's activities require certain costly implements. 47 00:05:49,099 --> 00:05:52,227 It was a simple matter for my people to learn which wealthy Americans 48 00:05:52,435 --> 00:05:54,688 were amassing what Batman might require. 49 00:05:55,272 --> 00:05:58,942 The one who matched my daughter's description of you was Bruce Wayne. 50 00:06:00,151 --> 00:06:02,195 Next time I'll have to glue my mask on. 51 00:06:02,988 --> 00:06:04,322 (couemue) 52 00:06:05,615 --> 00:06:06,700 Do you need help? 53 00:06:07,534 --> 00:06:09,703 I need nothing. 54 00:06:09,870 --> 00:06:14,958 As Napoleon told me, a strong will can fuel a frail physique. 55 00:06:31,474 --> 00:06:35,979 How can you be certain, detective, that those we seek are to be found here? 56 00:06:36,271 --> 00:06:39,316 I make it my business to know things like that. Here. 57 00:06:39,649 --> 00:06:41,318 There's an incense shop. 58 00:06:42,944 --> 00:06:43,945 Infidel! 59 00:06:45,196 --> 00:06:46,740 - (GRUNTS) - (SHATTERING) 60 00:06:51,578 --> 00:06:54,205 Okay. That's two. 61 00:07:05,884 --> 00:07:07,302 (GRUNTING) 62 00:07:10,513 --> 00:07:11,556 Yes. 63 00:07:17,562 --> 00:07:18,563 (GRUNTS) 64 00:07:40,877 --> 00:07:42,003 No! 65 00:07:42,963 --> 00:07:47,258 Yes. Unless you tell me how to find the mercenaries who did this. 66 00:07:47,884 --> 00:07:51,972 They have fled with the boy and the woman. (WHIMPERS) 67 00:07:54,766 --> 00:07:55,976 Where? 68 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:03,566 To Malaysia. In a pagoda in the shadow of Mount Merapi. 69 00:08:03,942 --> 00:08:06,027 I know nothing more, I swear it! 70 00:08:26,047 --> 00:08:29,801 Look at it, detective, one of the last of the rain forests. 71 00:08:29,968 --> 00:08:32,012 The world depends upon its oxygen, 72 00:08:32,095 --> 00:08:35,682 yet the rich see only profit in its destruction. 73 00:08:35,849 --> 00:08:40,562 You who belong to the overclass have much to answer for. 74 00:08:41,271 --> 00:08:45,150 Bruce Wayne donates millions of dollars a year to preserve these forests. 75 00:08:45,650 --> 00:08:50,989 RA'S: Which are being depleted at the rate of 120,000 acres a day. 76 00:08:51,740 --> 00:08:54,659 Does your money solve this problem? No. 77 00:08:54,826 --> 00:08:57,746 It will take more than wealth, it will take power. 78 00:08:58,121 --> 00:09:00,749 And, I fear, ruthlessness. 79 00:09:04,044 --> 00:09:08,757 Humankind must be forced to serve the planet instead of its own appetites. 80 00:09:09,883 --> 00:09:12,302 And you're the one who'll do the forcing? 81 00:09:12,635 --> 00:09:15,805 I am qualified, yes. 82 00:09:16,306 --> 00:09:19,392 But I may not have sufficient lifetimes left to me. 83 00:09:20,143 --> 00:09:22,562 Master, ahead. Look! 84 00:09:23,813 --> 00:09:26,816 RA'S: In the shadow of the volcano, just as the Indian said. 85 00:09:27,317 --> 00:09:28,777 Let us hurry. 86 00:09:28,860 --> 00:09:31,404 The next piece of our puzzle surely waits within. 87 00:10:08,817 --> 00:10:10,068 (SNARLS) 88 00:10:31,214 --> 00:10:32,465 (GROWLS) 89 00:10:37,637 --> 00:10:38,721 (GROANS) 90 00:10:56,531 --> 00:10:57,782 (GRUNTS) 91 00:11:00,618 --> 00:11:01,619 (GROWLS) 92 00:11:19,804 --> 00:11:20,972 (GRUNTS) 93 00:11:31,024 --> 00:11:32,192 (SNORES) 94 00:11:32,734 --> 00:11:34,736 Sweet dreams, tabby. 95 00:11:46,456 --> 00:11:49,959 Congratulations, detective, on thwarting our tormentors. 96 00:11:52,462 --> 00:11:55,465 Obviously, our quest was meant to end here. 97 00:11:55,548 --> 00:11:59,427 Maybe, maybe not. Look at this. A map of the Himalayas. 98 00:11:59,802 --> 00:12:01,596 There's a faint scratch, 99 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:05,058 almost certainly made by a fingernail tracing a route. 100 00:12:05,141 --> 00:12:07,685 Indeed. I am familiar with that area, 101 00:12:07,852 --> 00:12:10,897 and the nearest field large enough to accommodate my aircraft 102 00:12:11,064 --> 00:12:12,941 is 100 miles from our destination. 103 00:12:14,359 --> 00:12:17,070 So I will arrange for a helicopter when one is needed. 104 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:21,783 After you. 105 00:12:25,620 --> 00:12:26,621 Hmm. 106 00:12:28,957 --> 00:12:29,999 Hmm. 107 00:12:41,678 --> 00:12:44,347 RA'S: The mountain in question is directly ahead. 108 00:12:44,430 --> 00:12:48,476 I've radioed for my men. They await me on the mountaintop. 109 00:12:48,643 --> 00:12:52,313 - While I descend the hard way. - You must search for clues. 110 00:12:52,689 --> 00:12:55,233 If we perceive any danger, we can signal you with- 111 00:12:55,775 --> 00:12:56,985 (census) 112 00:12:58,152 --> 00:13:01,281 Master, we must get you to one of the pits. 113 00:13:02,532 --> 00:13:05,326 - Pits? - Ignore him, detective. 114 00:13:05,493 --> 00:13:08,162 We must stay on the hunt for the sake of the children. 115 00:13:08,705 --> 00:13:11,624 All right. If that's the way it's to be played. 116 00:14:14,812 --> 00:14:15,813 (GRUNTS) 117 00:14:19,817 --> 00:14:21,027 (PANTING) 118 00:14:55,561 --> 00:14:57,814 - Robin. - Huh? 119 00:14:58,272 --> 00:15:00,608 - Batman! - You okay? 120 00:15:00,942 --> 00:15:02,360 Am I glad to see you. 121 00:15:02,944 --> 00:15:04,237 I'll have you free in a minute. 122 00:15:11,994 --> 00:15:13,454 (MAN GRUNTS) 123 00:15:26,342 --> 00:15:27,677 (BOTH GRUNTING) 124 00:15:41,482 --> 00:15:43,609 - Been here long? - A couple days, I think. 125 00:15:43,943 --> 00:15:45,445 I still don't know who grabbed me. 126 00:15:51,868 --> 00:15:53,119 I do. 127 00:15:53,202 --> 00:15:54,412 (CLAPPING) 128 00:16:12,096 --> 00:16:13,931 BATMAN: Ra's al Ghul. 129 00:16:20,855 --> 00:16:23,274 Obviously, your little accident wasn't fatal. 130 00:16:23,441 --> 00:16:26,652 I imagine you and Ubu left the chopper when lwasn't looking. 131 00:16:26,736 --> 00:16:31,616 Indeed. At the moment it exploded, it was proceeding on automatic pilot. 132 00:16:31,782 --> 00:16:34,911 So how long have you known, detective, 133 00:16:35,077 --> 00:16:37,121 that I planned your Ward's capture? 134 00:16:37,455 --> 00:16:38,664 Almost from the beginning. 135 00:16:38,748 --> 00:16:40,917 How could you have known that Robin and your daughter 136 00:16:41,083 --> 00:16:42,752 were abducted on the same night? 137 00:16:42,919 --> 00:16:45,046 Unless I had done the abducting? 138 00:16:45,254 --> 00:16:46,672 Exactly. 139 00:16:46,839 --> 00:16:49,592 And do you think I'd have let you take me anywhere in your plane 140 00:16:49,675 --> 00:16:51,635 unless I suspected you meant to lead me somewhere? 141 00:16:51,928 --> 00:16:55,181 For one thing, there were all those would-be assassins. 142 00:16:55,264 --> 00:16:57,350 They knew where we'd be and when. 143 00:16:57,517 --> 00:17:01,020 Someone had to be tipping them off. That someone had to be you. 144 00:17:01,354 --> 00:17:04,941 Then there was Ubu. Always by his master's side, 145 00:17:05,107 --> 00:17:08,569 always very picky about letting you go ahead of everyone else. 146 00:17:08,778 --> 00:17:13,658 Except in Malaysia, where you knew there was danger waiting. 147 00:17:14,242 --> 00:17:16,035 I am deeply impressed. 148 00:17:16,661 --> 00:17:17,870 As am I. 149 00:17:25,545 --> 00:17:26,671 Ready to go? 150 00:17:30,550 --> 00:17:32,260 Well, if you say so. 151 00:17:32,343 --> 00:17:34,512 Though it was just starting to get interesting. 152 00:17:38,474 --> 00:17:40,893 The master gave you no permission to leave. 153 00:17:41,185 --> 00:17:43,271 I didn't ask for any. 154 00:17:45,398 --> 00:17:46,399 (GROWLS SOFTLY) 155 00:17:49,235 --> 00:17:50,319 (GRUNTS) 156 00:17:51,779 --> 00:17:53,447 And that's three. 157 00:17:53,864 --> 00:17:54,949 (KNUCKLES CRACKING) 158 00:17:57,243 --> 00:17:58,327 (GROANS) 159 00:18:03,624 --> 00:18:09,005 Wait. I can't let you leave like this. My father meant you no harm. 160 00:18:12,008 --> 00:18:15,678 - He had a funny way of showing it. - RA'S: My time is short. 161 00:18:16,220 --> 00:18:17,972 I have no sons. 162 00:18:18,055 --> 00:18:21,559 I need a man to assume my position when I am gone. 163 00:18:21,934 --> 00:18:24,979 BATMAN: Then it was a test? But why me? 164 00:18:25,229 --> 00:18:30,109 Because you are most worthy. That is now proven beyond any doubt. 165 00:18:30,901 --> 00:18:32,987 And because my precious daughter loves you. 166 00:18:42,496 --> 00:18:43,497 Forget it. 167 00:18:47,043 --> 00:18:49,462 Then this means we must be enemies! 168 00:18:49,629 --> 00:18:52,423 You will regret this insult, detective. 169 00:18:52,590 --> 00:18:56,218 YOU will... (COUGHING) 170 00:18:59,347 --> 00:19:00,348 Father! 171 00:19:02,141 --> 00:19:03,643 (RASPY BREATHING) 172 00:19:07,688 --> 00:19:11,067 - He's dying! - I've had it with your little games. 173 00:19:11,525 --> 00:19:13,235 No game, I swear it! 174 00:19:15,738 --> 00:19:16,947 (WHEEZING) 175 00:19:21,452 --> 00:19:23,954 Pulse is bad. He can't fake that. 176 00:19:25,039 --> 00:19:27,416 We must take him to the Lazarus Pit. 177 00:19:40,096 --> 00:19:42,640 You want us to put him in that? You're crazy! 178 00:19:42,973 --> 00:19:46,227 No, listen to me, I know it is difficult to believe, 179 00:19:46,394 --> 00:19:51,273 but the pit is what keeps him alive. What has kept him alive for 600 years. 180 00:19:52,733 --> 00:19:56,445 - Batman? - Please, you must believe me! 181 00:19:59,657 --> 00:20:02,785 BATMAN: We have no choice. He's stopped breathing. 182 00:20:32,648 --> 00:20:33,941 We've killed him. 183 00:20:35,067 --> 00:20:37,194 No. All is well. 184 00:20:37,486 --> 00:20:38,821 (BUBBLING) 185 00:20:42,491 --> 00:20:43,909 (WHIRRING) 186 00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:46,036 (YELLING) 187 00:21:09,852 --> 00:21:11,604 (EVIL LAUGHTER) 188 00:21:19,028 --> 00:21:20,029 (TALIA GASPS) 189 00:21:25,868 --> 00:21:27,161 Put her down! 190 00:21:31,665 --> 00:21:34,835 I said put her down! 191 00:21:35,503 --> 00:21:37,087 (LAUGHING) 192 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:53,562 (THEME MUSIC PLAYING)