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People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy and I can't do that as Bruce Wayne. As a man, I'm flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed; but as a symbol... as a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting.

What symbol?

Something elemental, something terrifying.

I assume that as you're taking on the underworld, this symbol is a persona to protect those you care about from reprisals.

You're thinking about Rachel?

Actually, sir, I was thinking of myself.

Why didn't they put it into production?

Bean counters didn't think a soldier's life was worth 300 grand. So, what's your interest in it, Mr. Wayne?

I wanna borrow it. For, uh, spelunking.

Spelunking?

Yeah, you know, cave diving.

You expecting to run into much gunfire in these caves?

Look, I'd rather Mr. Earle didn't know about me borrowing...

Mr. Wayne, the way I see it, all this stuff is yours anyway.

If you're uncomfortable...

Mister Wayne, if you don't want to tell me exactly what you're doing, when I'm asked, I don't have to lie. But don't think of me as an idiot.

Fair enough.

Why bats, Master Wayne?

Bats frighten me. It's time my enemies shared my dread.

Bats are nocturnal.

Bats may be, but even for billionaire playboys, three o'clock is pushing it. The price of leading a double life, I fear. Your theatrics made an impression.

Theatricality and deception are powerful weapons, Alfred. It's a good start.

If those are to be the first of many injuries to come, it would be wise to find a suitable excuse. Polo, for instance.

I'm not learning polo, Alfred.

Strange injuries a non-existent social life, these things beg the question as to what exactly does Bruce Wayne do with his time and his money.

And what does someone like me do?

Drive sports cars, date movie stars, buy things that are not for sale... who knows, Master Wayne? You start pretending to have fun, you might even have a little by accident.

We need to send these people away now.

Those are Bruce Wayne's guests out there, sir. You have a name to maintain.

I don't care about my name.

It's not just your name, sir! It's your father's name! And it's all that's left of him. Don't destroy it.

[to someone introduced as Ra's al Ghul] You're not Ra's al Ghul. I watched him die.

[from behind Bruce Wayne] But is Ra's al Ghul immortal? Are his methods supernatural?

[to Ducard] Or cheap parlor tricks to conceal your true identity, Ra's?

Surely, a man who spends his nights scrambling over the rooftops of Gotham wouldn't begrudge me dual identities?

I saved your life.

I warned you about compassion, Bruce.

What have I done, Alfred? Everything my family... my father built...

The Wayne legacy is more than bricks and mortar, sir.

I wanted to save Gotham. I failed.

Why do we fall sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.

You still haven't given up on me?

Never.

The day that Chill died, I... I said terrible things.

But true things. I was a coward with a gun. Justice is about more than revenge, so, thank you.