The Cat and the Bat

**"The Cat and the Bat"** is the sixth episode of the first season of *The Batman* and the sixth episode overall.

## "The Cat and the Bat"

### Episode

6 (production order)6 (overall)
4 (airing order)

## Synopsis

Batman encounters a new foe in the form of a skilled thief named Catwoman, who recently attempted to steal a figurine from a man he had recently been investigating. When his utility belt is stolen by her, he soon faces problems in the Batcave, before discovering that she plans to use his remote-controlled batarang to make a second attempt on the figurine, unaware that the owner is more than they seem.

## Plot

Catwoman sneaks into a temple and enters a room full of antiques. She passes through the lasers to steal the most valuable one, but fails eventually, forcing her to escape.

At Wayne Manor, Bruce watches the news of the heist that happened last night, and hears details about Catwoman. The reporter asks Yin if there are any connections between Catwoman and Batman. Yin admits while they're similar, they seem to have different motives. She adds that however it's too early to judge. At the temple, Hideto is disappointed about the break in, and demands that the guards bring him Catwoman's head. Selina goes back to her apartment. She feels disappointed after last night's failure. She hears of the theory of the connection with Catwoman and Batman,which grabs her attention. She suits up. At the Batcave, Bruce is working on the Batmobile until the Batwave goes off. He suits up and leaves. He searches for any crime, but finds nothing, then Catwoman appears. Catwoman triggered the alarm to grab Batman's attention. He chases her, and then she thinks he lost her, only for him to appear right in front of her. He continues chasing her, until she gains the high ground and uses obstacles to block his path. She runs away, and Batman uses the remote-controlled Batarang to distract her, and he eventually catches up to her. She turns off the Batarang, and they fight, but Catwoman wins and steals his belt.

Back at her apartment, Selina is impressed with the belt and tries to figure it out. She tries to use the remote-controlled Batarang, but the belt has the locking mechanism active. At the temple, Hideto is frustrated the guards didn't find Catwoman. He orders more security and to call the Dragon's Fangs. At the Batcave, Batman tries to locate his belt. At the same time, Selina is studying the belt, and she accidentally puts the Bat-Bot into action. It goes around trashing the cave. Bruce tells Alfred to shut down the auxillary transmitter, but the bot smashed it already. The bot attacks Batman, but Selina shuts it down right on time. She then calls the Batmobile, forcing Batman to take the Batcycle. Catwoman accidentally takes manual control of the Batmobile, resulting in messing the city. Batman grabs onto the Batmobile, which is heading straight to a truck.

Batman holds onto the Batmobile's side to avoid being hit. He then cuts part of its window and takes manual control and stops it. Catwoman finally activates the remote-controlled Batarang. Alfred disconnected all of Batman's tech recievers,except the remote-controlled Batarang, which is with Catwoman. Batman tries to trace the signal back to the Batarang and Catwoman. At the temple, Catwoman sneaks again, and tries to steal the figurine again, this time with the help of the Batarang, and she succeeds. Katsu confronts her. She tries attacking him, but the Fangs protect him and surround her. They fight and she tries to escape, but gets cornered. Batman then arrives to help her, and wants his belt back as well, which she returns. The two fight the ninjas, and Catwoman tries to steal the figurine. The ninjas dogpile Batman, and try to capture Catwoman. Catwoman tries to climb her way out, but the rope gets cut. She and Batman continue fighting the ninjas. The two fight their way through, and Batman manages to help Catwoman escape, only for a ninja to attack him next. Catwoman returns the favor, and attacks the ninja with the antique, reulting in it to break, revealing a disc inside. Katsu tries to escape, but Batman captures him. As the police arrive, Catwoman had already left, with part of Batman's belt. Batman finds Catwoman, and asks for the missing part before she leaves. Next morning,Bruce watches the cops on the news as they capture Katsu and his gang, thanks to evidence on the disc which proves he runs a Yakuza family. The reporter asks Yin if the idea of Batman and Catwoman teaming up is still far fetched, and she says that they work together to fight crime.......as vigilantes. Bruce is disappointed.

## Cast/Characters

* Rino Romano as Bruce Wayne/Batman
* Gina Gershon as Selina Kyle/Catwoman
* Alastair Duncan as Alfred Pennyworth,Fred
* Ming-Na as Detective Ellen Yin
* Neil Ross as Robinson Sprang
* Keone Young as Hideto Katsu
* Ethan Bennett (cameo)

## Events

- Character debuts:

* Catwoman
* Hideto Katsu
* Dragon's Fangs

## Trivia

* Apparently the utility belt has a locking mechanism.
* Robinson Sprang is a reference to two comic book writers, Jerry Robinson and Dick Sprang.
* The Murakami Lion is a reference to director Glen Murakami.
* The line, "That's not what THEY think." is used twice; the first time with Batman and Catwoman fighting the ninjas, then after the fight with Batman getting his gear back from her with the same loop and pitch.
	+ The same also happened with "Corner a cat, get scratched". First was by Catwoman when she found Batman and second was by Batman when he found Catwoman.
* Keone Young and Ming-Na would both later be on *Mulan II*.
* The remote-controlled Batarang here might have been the inspiration for the one in the *Arkham* games franchise.
* The title was spoken by Det. Ellen Yin during an interview after the opening theme.

## Errors

* Batman gets a piece of his belt from Catwoman that was never missing.
* A pillar has a crack, but it doesn't break when Catwoman is thrown at it.