Catwoman

"Catwoman" is a short film set in The DC Movie Universe.
==Cast==
Jennifer Garner as Selina Kyle/Catwoman
Camren Bicondova as Holly Robinson 
Robert De Niro as Carmine Falcone
Chris Diamantopoulos as Johnny Viti 
Fred Hechinger as Rough Cut 
Anthony Ruivivar as Detective Marcus Driver
==Plot==
A month after The Dark Avenger, at his mansion, Carmine Falcone and his nephew, Johnny Viti go to the hot tub on the balcony, where Johnny asks his uncle how he managed to avoid prison time, but Carmine tells Johnny that it "pays" to have friends in high places. He then tells Johnny that he loves this city, but sees it "going to hell" as he looks out over Gotham City. He then tells Johnny that this city has become infested with "freaks and lunatics," before telling him that he thinks this might be a sign for him to retire. Johnny though asks him what will happen to the family, but Carmine tells him that the "age of the Roman Empire" might be at an end, since there's no room for him and the "civilized" criminals of Gotham anymore. Johnny though insists that he can't give up, especially with Sal Maroni and Rupert Thorne still causing trouble. Carmine though says that he couldn't care less about them. As they sit in the hot tub, a zipline attaches to the roof of the mansion, with Catwoman gliding across and landing on the roof. She then looks over at Carmine and Johnny with a pair of high-tech binoculars and remarks that this is "almost too easy." She then begins crawling down to the bedroom window, where she carves a hole in the glass and manages to unlatch it from the inside, allowing her inside the room. As she perches atop the dresser, she takes out her binoculars and activates infrared mode, allowing her to get a view of the room, where she sees an opening behind a painting. She then leaps across the room and lands in front of the painting, where she takes it down, revealing a safe behind it. She then blows some dust on the keypad, revealing fingerprints on a few of the numbers as she tries a few different combinations, until she enters the right one, opening up the safe. As she opens the safe, she begins scooping up the cash and jewelry into a sack, before an alarm goes off, causing her to curse her luck. Outside, Carmine and Johnny hear the alarm and immediately rush inside after donning their bathrobes. As Catwoman finishes stuffing her sack, Carmine and Johnny burst in, where Carmine recognizes her, saying that she "works for Batman." Catwoman though tells him that she doesn't work for anyone. As Johnny pulls out his gun, Catwoman uses her whip to disarm him, before knocking him to the floor with a kick. She then rushes over to the window and prepares to leave, only for Carmine to grab her ankle, angrily refusing to let her escape. Catwoman though tells Carmine that she doesn't have time for this and slashes him across the face with her claws, causing Carmine to stumble back in pain, releasing Catwoman, who leaps out the window, swinging across the city on her whip. Later, at Carmine's mansion, the police begin taking photos of the crime scene as Detective Marcus Driver interviews Carmine and Johnny, asking them what happened. Carmine though angrily tells him that the "Cat-Bitch" broke in and stole from him and scarred his face. Johnny tries to calm his uncle down, but Carmine demands Marcus do his job and find her. Marcus though asks Carmine what exactly was stolen from him, which Carmine doesn't answer. Marcus then "assures" Carmine that they'll do their best to find his "well-earned riches," but can't make any promises, since Catwoman is a skilled thief, who rarely leaves behind any clues. At her apartment, Selina Kyle sits on her bed, counting the money from her job as she thanks Carmine for her "lovely payday." She then hears a scratching at the window and sees her cat, Isis on the windowsill. She opens the window and lets Isis inside, where she holds and pets her cat, asking her what she was doing outside. She then notices a golden bracelet around Isis's neck and wonders what this is, before she recognizes it as belonging to Holly Robinson. 
In February 2012, Selina arrives home to a ratty apartment, where she finds Holly Robinson sitting on the couch, watching TV. Holly then asks Selina if she's getting back from her "appointment." Selina though tells him that her "client" finished early and she got to go home with the money. She then tells Holly that this is barely enough to cover the rent for this month, causing Holly to suggest that she might want to try some "clients." Selina though immediately refuses, telling Holly that she's too young for this "line of work," but Holly points out that they need the money. Selina though tells her that she promised her mother that she'd keep her out of this "life." Holly though tells Selina to stop treating her like a kid, but Selina insists that she's trying to protect her and give her a "better life." Holly though insists that she can handle herself, but Selina tells Holly that they're not having this discussion, since she's tired and wants to go to bed. She then heads to her bedroom and falls asleep on her bed. The next morning, Selina wakes up and goes into the kitchen, where she finds a note taped to the microwave that reads, 
"Dear Selina, 
I know that you are just trying to help me, but it's clear now that this isn't going to work between us. I know you promised my mother to look after me, but I can take care of myself. I've been fending for myself for years on the streets before I met you and I can survive just fine without you. I have decided that it would be best for both of us if I found a place of my own. Don't come find me.
Love, Holly"
Back in the present, Selina asks Isis if she can show her where she found this. Later, at the river, Catwoman and Isis arrive, with Isis leading her to the bridge, where they see 2 thugs standing guard in front of a limo. A burly, blonde man then steps out of the limo and tells his men to get inside, since he wants to "have some fun" before the shipment tonight. The 3 of them then get in the limo and drive off. Later, at a strip club, the gangster, Rough Cut and his men sit in front of the stage, where they watch a dancer pole-dance for them. Rough Cut smiles and tosses a diamond to the stripper, who greedily accepts it. Outside the club, Catwoman arrives and recognizes the sleazy joint, saying that she worked here for a while. She then wonders what a small-time hood like Rough Cut has to do with Holly. She then enters the club through an alleyway entrance, where she overhears a couple of the strippers talking about Rough Cut paying them with diamonds, causing them to wonder if he's smuggling them into the city again. Catwoman then ducks behind a door and heads out to the stage. Rough Cut raises an eyebrow as he sees Catwoman on the stage, wondering who this "new girl" is. Catwoman then flips and twirls across the stage, before she starts dancing around the pole. As she gets back up, Catwoman takes out her whip and immediately takes out Rough Cut's men, before she ensnares her whip around Rough Cut's neck and leaps onto his table, telling him that she needs answers. She then takes out Holly's necklace and asks him where he got this, but Rough Cut insists that he doesn't know anything. He then knocks the table over, causing Catwoman to release him as she flips back onto the stage. Rough Cut then tosses his chair at her, but Catwoman leaps off the stage, dodging it as it hits the pole, denting it. Catwoman then kicks Rough Cut's goons back to the ground and takes one of their guns as she tries to fire it at Rough Cut, only for the gun to jam. She tosses it aside as Rough Cut tosses the table at her, but Catwoman leaps over it and takes out her whip as she cracks it at Rough Cut. Rough Cut though catches her whip and pulls her towards him, where he slams her down onto a nearby table. He then tells Catwoman that she shouldn't "waste her 9 lives" by going after him, but Catwoman demands to know where her friend is as she stabs him in the shoulder with her claws, causing Rough Cut to release her. He then runs towards the exit, pulling out his gun and firing at Catwoman, who ducks behind a table as Rough Cut escapes. Catwoman then chases after him as she sees him get in his limo outside. She then leaps onto the limo's roof as it drives off. Rough Cut angrily curses his luck as he starts firing his gun through the roof, with Catwoman avoiding the bullets as she hangs onto the roof. She then gets grazed by a bullet, causing her to fall off the roof and onto the street. As the limo drives away, Catwoman uses her whip to grab onto the back of a tanker truck and climbs onto the roof as the truck follows the limo. At the docks, the limo stops in front of a warehouse as Rough Cut gets out and asks if the boat's here yet. One of the dock workers tells him that it should be porting right now, causing Rough Cut to order him to load the shipment containers onboard. Suddenly, Catwoman's whip knocks the dock worker to the ground as Catwoman leaps through the air and lands atop the unconscious worker and confronts Rough Cut, telling him that he must be smuggling more than just diamonds. Rough Cut though tells her to "stay out of his business" as he pulls out his gun and starts firing at her, but Catwoman stealthily dodges his shots before disarming him with her whip. Rough Cut then smirks and asks her if she wants a piece, offering her 10% of the profits if she "keeps her mouth shut." Catwoman though angrily refuses his money as she lunges at him, slashing him in the face and chest with her claws. Rough Cut though backhands her, but Catwoman gets back up and ensnares his neck with her whip as she yanks him to the ground. She then leaps onto his chest and demands to know what his shipment is, but Rough Cut pushes her off as he gets back up. Catwoman then throws a kick at him, but Rough Cut grabs her leg and throws her into the side of the limo. Rough Cut then charges at her, but she rolls out of the way. Rough Cut then rips the car door off and tosses it at Catwoman, sending her flying across the docks. He then tells Catwoman that she shouldn't have "pressed her luck," as he grabs his gun and walks over to her. As he stands over her, pointing his gun at her, Catwoman notices a hanging shipping container above them. She then quickly rolls out of the way and uses her whip to unhook the latch, causing the shipping container to fall onto Rough Cut, pinning the unconscious gangster under it. As the boat leaves the docks, Catwoman walks over to a shipping container and opens it, where she finds several young girls inside. She tells them that they're free now as the girls rush out. Catwoman then sees Holly in the back and asks her if she's ok. Holly though asks if she knows her, but Catwoman removes her goggles and hood, revealing herself to Holly. Holly then happily embraces her, thanking her for saving her. Later, as the police arrest Rough Cut and the dock worker while helping the trafficked girls, Detective Driver tells Rough Cut that he'll be comfy at Blackgate, but Rough Cut insists that Catwoman is the true criminal and that he's just a "hardworking businessman." Marcus though laughs as he leads Rough Cut into the back of an armored van. As the armored van drives away, Marcus notices something over by Rough Cut's limo and walks over, where he finds a fragmented piece of Catwoman's claw. He then says that this is very interesting as he collects it for evidence. On a rooftop, Catwoman sits with Holly, who asks her how she knew she was in trouble, but Selina tells her that a "little kitty" told her. Holly then thanks Selina, before asking her about her outfit, but Selina tells her that she found a new job that "pays better." Holly then apologizes to Selina for leaving her and admits that she might not have what it takes to make it on her own. Selina though tells Holly that her mother wanted her to have a better life than she did and that she should leave Gotham and never look back. Holly though tells her that she doesn't have any money, but Selina smirks and hands her a small sack full of diamonds, asking if this will "cover her expenses." Holly asks where she got the diamonds from, but Selina admits that she swiped them from Rough Cut before the police arrived. She then tells Holly that this belongs to her as she hands her the gold necklace, telling her to hold onto it. Holly then grabs it and holds it tight, saying that it's the only thing she has left of her mom, but Selina tells her that she'll always look out for her, no matter where she goes. The 2 of them then embrace each other, with Selina telling her to be careful. She then puts her hood and goggles back on and leaps off the rooftop. Holly then watches as Catwoman swings away on her whip and comments how "cool" she is.