'd leave a man's life to chance?
-Not exactly.
-His name's Schiff, Thomas.
He's a paranoid schizophrenic,
former patient at Arkham.
The kind of mind the Joker attracts.
What do you expect to learn from him?
The Joker killed Gordon.
He's gonna kill Rachel.
You're the symbol of hope
I could never be.
Your stand against organized crime...
...is the first legitimate ray of light
in Gotham in decades.
If anyone saw this,
everything would be undone.
All the criminals you pulled off the
streets would be released...
...and Jim Gordon
will have died for nothing.
You're gonna hold a press
conference tomorrow morning.
-Why?
-No one else will die because of me.
Gotham's in your hands now.
You can't.
You can't give in.
You can't give in!
Harvey called.
He said Batman's gonna turn himself in.
I have no choice.
You honestly think that's gonna
keep the Joker from killing people?
Maybe not. But I have enough blood
on my hands.
And I've seen now, what I would
have to become to stop men like him.
You once told me that
if the day came when I was finished...
...that we'd be together.
Bruce, don't make me
your one hope for a normal life.
Did you mean it?
Yes.
Bruce.
If you turn yourself in,
they're not gonna let us be together.
ALFRED: Logs as well?
BRUCE: Everything.
Anything that could lead back
to Lucius or Rachel.
People are dying, Alfred.
What would you have me do?
Endure, Master Wayne. Take it.
They'll hate you for it,
but that's the point of Batman.
He can be the outcast. He can make
the choice that no one else can make.
The right choice.
No, today I found out
what Batman can't do.
He can't endure this.
Today you get to say "l told you so. "
Today, I don't want to.
But I did bloody tell you.
[BRUCE CHUCKLES]
ALFRED: I suppose they're gonna
lock me up as well...
...as your accomplice.
BRUCE: Accomplice? I'm gonna tell them
the whole thing was your idea.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming.
I've called this press conference for two reasons.
Firstly, to assure the citizens
of Gotham...
...that everything that can be done
over the Joker killings is being done.
[CHATTERlNG]
Secondly, because the Batman
has offered to turn himself in.
But first, let's consider the situation.
Should we give in
to this terrorist's demands?
Do we really think he's gonna--?
You'd rather protect an outlaw vigilante
than the lives of citizens?
The Batman is an outlaw.
That's not why we demand
he turn himself in...
...we're doing it because we're scared.
We've been happy to let the Batman clean up
our streets for us until now.
MAN 1 : Things are worse than ever!
MAN 2: Amen.
Yes, they are.
But the night is darkest
just before the dawn.
And I promise you...
...the dawn is coming.
One day, the Batman will have to answer
for the laws he's broken. But to us...
...not to this madman.
-No more dead cops!
OFFlCERS: Yeah!
He should turn himself in!
MAN 3: Give us the Batman! Come on!
MAN 4: Where is he?
So be it. Take the Batman into custody.
WOMAN: What?
MAN 5: Is he here?
I am the Batman.
MAN 6: What?
MAN 7: Come on.
RACHEL:
Alfred.
Why is he letting Harvey do this?
-He went down to the press conference.
-I know. He just stood by.
Perhaps both Bruce and Mr. Dent...
...believe that Batman stands for
something more important...
...than the whims of a terrorist,
Miss Dawes...
...even if everyone hates him for it.
That's the sacrifice he's making.
He's not being a hero.
He's being something more.
Yeah, you're absolutely right.
Letting Harvey take the fall for this
is not heroic at all.
You know him better than anyone.
I do.
Will you give this to him for me?
When the time is right?
How will I know?
It's not sealed.
Goodbye, Alfred.
Bye, Rachel.
[CELL DOOR OPENS]
Sorry, I didn't have time to talk this through with you.
What are you doing?
They're transferring me
to Central Holding.
This is the Joker's chance, and when he
attacks, the