Arc 1 Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 centers around introducing the city of Gotham, debut of Bruce Wayne and James Gordon

## GCPD Archives: Welcome to Gotham City

These are the recordings and archival information that follows the events during September 25, 2000

**Gotham City, NJ | September 25 2000 | 2155 EST**

* **[Heavy rainfall]**
* **[Police sirens in the distance]**
* Dispatcher: All units, I repeat robbery in progress within Gotham City Trust
* **[Sirens Wailing]**
* **[Gunshots firing]**
* Officer Lowenthal: Did you see that other car? Just went the other way
* Officer Coulson: Forget it. We're about to lose this one as is
* **[Engine Revving]**
* Officer Coulson: Damn, that thing can move
* Officer Lowenthal: Hey! What the hell is that?!
* Officer Coulson: Can't exactly look right now, kid.
* Officer Lowenthal: Look up there! Freaking weird **[Click]**
* Officer Coulson: You gonna tell me or- Holy...

* **[Police car slowing down]**
* Officer Lowenthal: You're slowing down?
* Officer Coulson: Sit tight, we're in for a show kid.

* Crook 1: Tch, shoot him now!
* **[Gunshots]**
* Crook 3: Look out!
* All: AHHHHHHHH!!!
* SKIIIIDD **[Car crashes on a wall]**
* Crook 1: **Groans**, that was the Batman
* **[Crooks running away]**
* **[Sirens in the distance]**
* Officer Lowenthal: I never thought he was real... Look!
* **[Police car stops]**
* Batman: Officers, these men are mine...
* Officer Coulson: You heard the man.
* Officer Lowenthal: Are you crazy! I'm going in.
* Officer Coulson: You don't want to do that. Kid!

**[Crooks POV]**

* **[Footsteps]**
* Crook 1: Batman has to be just some old guy.
* Crook 2: I heard that Turk said, he was some kind of spirit
* Crook 1: Yeah well, Turk says a lot of things
* **[Footsteps] [Ceiling creaking]**
* **[Floorboard breaks]**
* Crook 3: This floor doesn't feel safe...
* Crook 1: Live dangerously and shut up
* **[Celling wood creaks]**
* Crook 1: There!
* **[Gunshots]**
* **[Silence] [Ceiling and Floorboards continue creaking]**
* Crook 1: This is freaky man, I thought he never made any noise
* **[Footsteps]**
* Crook 2: Right there!
* **[Gunshots] [Gun cocks]**
* **[Silence]**
* Crook 1: AHHH!
* **[Gunshots]** Crook 2: Watch it! you're gonna hit...
* Crook 3: Macky? Yeah I think I did but I still don't see... **NRHGGG AHHHHH**
* **[Crook 2 Running away] [Footsteps]**
* **[Flashlight shine]** Officer Lowenthal: Everybody Freeze!
* **[Gunshots]**
* Crook 2: WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU! **[Gunshots continue]**
* **[Silence] [Footsteps]**
* **[Thunder Crackles]**
* Crook 2: NRAHHHH... **[Bones cracking]**
* Officer Lowenthal: You're under arrest mister, you just crippled that guy
* Batman: He's young he'll walk again, but you'll stay scared won't you punk... Now what is the Riddler planning?
* Officer Lowenthal: I mean it get away from him!
* Officer Coulson: He's being patient with you as it is kid. Nice to see you again Bats. Go to the car kid and get the loop
* Officer Lowenthal: I can't believe this. First some guy wearing a green hood in Starling City, now this! **[Footsteps walking away]**
* Officer Coulson: **Sigh**. Welcome to Gotham City, he'll get used to it....
* Crook 2: ARGH, it hurts.. It hurts! Okay! OKAY! I-I don't know what he's up to, all I know is that he sold off some type of information to a rich guy living in Metropolis.
* Batman: Officer Coulson was it? tell Gordon we need to talk...

### Trivia & Notes:

#### Trivia:

* The police sequence and Bruce's first appearance is a rough adaptation of batman's return in Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
* Officer Lowenthal was named after his voice actor for the animated adaptation of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, this officer was unnamed in the movie.