The Big Dummy

**"The Big Dummy"** is the ninth episode of the first season of *The Batman* and the ninth episode overall.

## Synopsis

A new criminal emerges in Gotham City in the form of Arnold Wesker, a ventriloquist with a split personality, whose dominant side comes out in the puppet Scarface. Batman discovers that the pair are planning something big as he pursues both, and soon he finds himself attempting to stop them from stealing the gold reserves at Gotham Bank. Meanwhile, Alfred decides to help get Bruce a date in his secret life through online dating.

## Plot

Arnold Wesker and Scarface are siting down, until an alarm clock rings. Scarface tells him it's time. Later, Rhino and Mugsy are seen moving a forklift into a truck, but they have a hard time. Mugsy asks Arnold what's all this about and for,but Scarface says that questions should be directed to him. Rhino tells him that it's cool, but Mugsy tells that he's just a dummy. For challenging his authority, Scarface almost rips him apart in a machine until Mugsy quickly apologises. They go back to moving the forklift.

In the deep dark lair of the Batman, Alfred is suing the Batsuit and wonders what connection all those stolen pieces from recent robberies have. Bruce speculates that they'r useful for building something. As Bruce opens the Batcomputer, he finds that Alfred was checking an online dating site. Alfred claims that he was checking it for Bruce. Alfred then searches for a woman for Bruce. At a museum, Scarface and the gang are looking for something. They then trip a laser alarm. Alfred then finds someone he thinks is suitable, Becky. The Batwave goes off and Batman leaves. Alfred however still checks the website. Batman then gets to the museum and fights Rhino and Mugsy, who were stealing a piece. They keep fighting unitl Scarface distracts Batman, giving Rhino a chance to attack. He then traps Batman with a small probe in front of a spinning fan from a plane.

Batman throws a pod at the control terminal, turning off the plane. Back at the Batcave, Batman searches for Scarface. Before Bruce searches further, he gets a request from Becky. At a warehouse, Scarface and Ventriloquist are building something while Rhino and Mugsy are drinking. Rhino asks how much progress is left, and Scarface says that only one piece is missing before they make the ultimate heist. At Wayne Manor, Bruce tells Alfred that he's meeting Becky at a cafe tomorrow. Bruce then gets an alert of a break in at a computer factory. At the Fewkes computer factory, Rhino and Mugsy are on a watch out outside. Inside, Scarface and Arnold steal a motherboard. Batman appears, and Scarface tells Arnold to deal with him, however Arnold is clearly no match for him. Batman then realises that this isn't a dummy act and swaps Scarface from Arnold. When trying to take him back, they accidentally throw him among the working machines. Arnold goes to retrieve him while Batman faces Rhino and Mugsy. Arnold takes back Scarface and runs away. Batman meanwhile interrogates the 2 thugs about Scarface's planned heist. Rhino tells him that Scarface is building something that'll help them take the gold from the Gotham Federal Reserve. Arnold builds Scarface a big suit.

Alfred prepares a suit for Bruce's meeting with Becky, but Batman tells him he has to stop Scarface/Arnold. At the same moment, Scarface breaks into the reserve and steals the gold. Batman finds a weakspot to the giant Scarface, Arnold. They fight. During the fight, Scarface throws Batman on a train track and then grabs him. Scarface tells him how he's going to rob every bank in Gotham, much to Arnold's surprise, as he was promised retirement. Batman then spots a train coming, and thinks that Wesker probably isn't the only weakspot. Batman throws acid on his face and grabs Arnold away. The train smashes Scarface. At the cafe, Becky is waiting for Bruce. Alfred comes to apologise that Bruce can't attend because he's busy. Batman then hears a bank alarm go off and heads there.

## Cast/Characters

* Alastair Duncan as Alfred Pennyworth
* Rino Romano as Bruce Wayne/Batman
* Dan Castellaneta as Arnold Wesker/The Ventriloquist and Scarface
* John Di Maggio as Rhino and Mugsy
* Jennifer Hale as Becky

## Events

- Character debuts:

* Ventriloquist
* Scarface
* Rhino
* Mugsy
* Becky

- Wesker's origins are explained.

- Scarface is destroyed...for now.

## Trivia

* In one scene, Scarface says ‘’say hello to my little friend’’ as a reference to the 1983 movie Scarface.

## Errors

* At some points of the episode Scarface is unable to use his arms but at others he can.