Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)

Ray Wise: Commissioner Gordon

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• Commissioner Gordon : Please, tell me what I'm doing here. Somebody!

  The Joker : Doing? You're doing what any sane man in your appalling circumstances would do. You're going mad.

• Batman : Jim, are you still...

  Commissioner Gordon : Oh, God. Oh, God.

  Batman : It's okay. Let it come.

  Commissioner Gordon : He showed me pictures of my daughter. Have you seen her?

  Batman : Yes. She's alive.

  Commissioner Gordon : And?

  Batman : The police are right behind me. I'll stay with you, until...

  Commissioner Gordon : No! I'll survive. Go after him. I want him brought in. And I want it done by the book.

  [Batman heads towards Joker's funhouse] 

  Commissioner Gordon : By the book! You have to! We have to show him our way works.

• Commissioner Gordon : [scrapbooking old articles about the Joker]  Look at this one. First time they met. He was just robbing banks then. You remember?

  Barbara Gordon : What I remember is you describing his white face and green hair. I was just a kid, scared the hell out of me.

  Commissioner Gordon : I thought you'd be interested.

  Barbara Gordon : Yeah, well, I had some really interesting nightmares.

  [opening the front door, she sees the Joker with a revolver in hand, and she's thrown backwards as she's shot] 

  Commissioner Gordon : Barbara!

  The Joker : I wouldn't worry yet, if I were you. It's just a psychological manifestation, common among librarians. She thinks she's a coffee table edition, though I can't say much for this volume's condition. I mean, there's a hole in the jacket and the spine appears to be damaged.

  Commissioner Gordon : You scum! I'll...

  [as he picks up a pair of scissors, one of the Joker's thugs slugs him in the face] 

  The Joker : [as he talks, they continue to beat on Gordon behind him]  Will you? Refreshing to hear, not by the book. Speaking of which, this one won't be walking off the shelf anytime soon. In fact, the idea of her walking anywhere seems remote. But then, that's always a problem with softbacks. Oh, God, literary discussions can get so dry, can't they? Finish the Commissioner, take him where he needs to be and please, do be careful. After all, he is topping the bill. It really is a shame you'll miss your father's debut, Ms. Gordon. Sadly, our venue wasn't built with the disabled in mind.

• Barbara Gordon : You know, I found that Catwoman scrapbook you couldn't. It was behind the wardrobe. You really ought to let me work out a filing system for you, something like we use at the library.

  Commissioner Gordon : [not really listening]  Mm-hmm.

  Barbara Gordon : Oh, look. You've got paste squidging out. Don't get it on your pants.

  Commissioner Gordon : Barbara, I swear, you're fussier than your mother was.

• The Joker : So, Commissioner, I need your help.

  Commissioner Gordon : Is that why I'm here?

  The Joker : Well, that's why you're here right now, like right now, as in this moment. Do me a favor and live in it, okay? Anyway, me and my colleagues, we couldn't come up with one sound mind and body between us. So we're counting on yours.

• Commissioner Gordon : [at Arkham]  Listen to me. He's been in custody for two years. If we can prove what we found today...

  Batman : He'll confess.

  Commissioner Gordon : He's insane. It's a mistake to think you know what he'll do.

  Batman : I'm not here because of what was found today. I'm here because I need to be.

• Commissioner Gordon : Barbara, it's Dad.

  Barbara Gordon : Oh, hi, dad. How's your day?

  Commissioner Gordon : Not over yet, unfortunately. I'm sorry, honey, but I won't be able to make it tonight. Something's come up.

  Barbara Gordon : Are you all right?

  Commissioner Gordon : I'm fine. There's nothing for you to worry about. A friend asked me for a favor.

  Barbara Gordon : A friend?

  Commissioner Gordon : Yes, honey, that friend.

• Commissioner Gordon : What do you think you're doing? You know the laws about mistreating inmates! If you harm one hair on his head.

  [Batman tosses the Fake Joker's wig to him] 

  Batman : Now you stinking little stain. I'm gonna ask you politely one last time. WHERE IS HE?