03x11 - The Call Is Coming From Inside the House

[bunniefuu]

[Crane] Computer, play music.

[TLC's "Waterfalls" playing]

Computer, does Batman have a dossier

on all the high-level
criminals in Gotham?

- [Batcomputer] Affirmative.
- Lovely.

Is there a file labeled
Crane, Jonathan, AKA Scarecrow?

[Batcomputer] Affirmative.

[music continues in background]

Play the file.

[Bruce] Addendum, psych
profile, Jonathan Crane...

After a detailed study of
Crane's criminal record,

as well as an assessment of his
particular form of psychosis,

I can conclude that Crane's
efforts are most effective

via the use of proxies.

Unwitting associates

commonly drugged into
submissive complacence,

as opposed to any direct actions

of the dominant personality.

Is that what you think, Brucey boy?

In other words, Jonathan Crane,

the victim of abuse and neglect,

was ill equipped for the
Scarecrow's unique form of brutality.

Computer, stop music.

[music stops]

[Bruce] Taking into account that
Crane's alter ego was the mastermind,

while Crane himself, the
scientist, the diligent student,

was wholly ineffectual.

It is my opinion that Crane

is one of the most pitiable among
Gotham's violent criminals.

A broken man without a voice
doomed to speak through others.

[sighs]

[door slams open]

- I know what your problem is.
- What the f*ck?

- You're scared.
- I'm not scared.

- Yes, you are.
- No, I'm not.

Yes, you are!

You are terrified of
everything in this house,

and I get it, coming
home can do that to a boy.

Everywhere you look, there he is
looking back at you, judging you.

What does he think of you?
What does he want from you?

Will you ever be good enough?

Well, let me end your
suspense right now.

No, you're never gonna be
good enough for Bruce Wayne.

[exhales]

It's a relief, isn't it?
Like ripping a band-aid off.

Not so bad.

But now that we've addressed
your deep psychological issues,

why don't you go ahead and get your
lazy ass out of this f*cking bed?

We have work to do.

- What work?
- What work? What?

What work?

The same work we've been
doing every single day.

We are trying to save
this godforsaken city.

The next step in our plan,

we have to get rid of
public enemy number one.

That's Nightwing.

That's f*cking crazy.

That's right. We're gonna
give the people what they want.

You can be a homicidal
maniac. They don't care.

So long is that they think
that you are on their side,

and Jason, you are.

You're on their side!

You're on their side!

Get up, buttercup. I got a busy day.

[theme music playing]

[man on radio] Is anyone up
there? Can anyone hear us?

- [siren wailing on radio]
- [people screaming on radio]

Man, it is bad out there.

Even for Gotham.

I didn't see a single cop.

Most of the stores are gated up,

but we still managed to harvest
some supplies, didn't we, pal?

[barks]

Thanks for the clothes.

I didn't think traipsing
around Gotham in a supersuit

was the greatest idea right now.

Any luck tracking down Blackfire?

Or Gar or anyone?

No. Internet's down,
cell phones are down.

Police scanners must have
switched to an encrypted frequency.

How long do you think they've
been working for Crane?

I don't know.

[sighs]

Guess that explains
what happened last night.

[Red Hood on screen] Hello, Gotham.

What the hell?

It's Red Hood.

Coming to you live from the
most exclusive spot in town,

the Batcave.

For too long, this city has
been at the mercy of criminals.

And I'm not just talking
about the Penguin,

and the Riddler and the Joker.

I'm talking about the ones who pretend

to help but only makes things worse.

You've gotta be kidding me.

[Red Hood] First Batman, now the Titans.

Hypocrites who feed off your
terror in pursuit of glory.

And they turned Gotham
into a city of carnage.

But it all comes to an end today.

There's a new savior in town.

First thing I'm going
to do is burn the trash.

You hear me Nightwing?

You're public enemy numero uno...

But not for long.

Meet me at midnight.

You know the place.

It's time for us to finish this.

He's right.

Time to finish this.

We've got to get back to Wayne Manor.

We can't just burst in
there. That's what he wants.

What he expects.

We need to break through
the security system remotely,

and I can do that at Wayne Enterprises.

- Stay here.
- Are you talking to me or Krypto?

Both.

So I'm good enough for getting
groceries, but not this?

I need you to stay here.
I'll see you when I get back.

Hey, Blackfire was sh*t.

I'm not gonna stay here and do nothing.

Look, our best chance of connecting

with Blackfire is through that radio.

I need you to be here if they call.

Conner, I need you to let go off my arm.

Be here when I get back.

Hey! Hey! [gasps]

- You're...
- Alive, yeah.

- And you're...
- Me, too.

[chuckles]

I can't believe it, Ms. Troy.

Donna.

They just let you out the hospital?

I let myself out.

When I woke up, no one was there.

And then I checked the bandages...

[groans]

It's healed.

I just grabbed some
clothes and took off.

[Donna] Where are you headed?

I'm just trying to get home, remember?

What about you?

Looking for the Titans.

I have a lead that says they
might be holed up in Chinatown.

Chinatown?

That's where I live.

Classic Gotham bullshit.

Let's get going.

[Rachel] Any plans on how
we're gonna find d*ck and Kory?

No.

And maybe it's for the best.

Why would you say that?

We might all be safer on our own.

Rach, things got really bad.

The entire city of Gotham thinks
that this is all the Titans' fault.

They think we poisoned the water.

There are people who want us dead.

Even cops.

[Rachel] I should never
have left you guys.

[Gar] Don't say that.

You did what you had to do.

Nothing to show for it.

But I'm here now,

and I want to help.

Good.

Because I might have something.

It's been bugging me that
Jason just miraculously

returned from the dead, and
no one seems to know how.

So, I did some digging.

I found some of Bruce
Wayne's old journals,

and I found this symbol.

Bruce wrote that it's
related to a place of rebirth.

The Lazarus pit.

I might be crazy, but
I keep thinking, like,

this might be the key to everything.

I know how to find it.

[man] That'll be .

[woman ] What do you mean
$ ? This is outrageous.

The price was $ before.

Emergency premium.

Look, I got a lot of
people waiting out here.

Pay or get out of the way, FOB.

What did you say?

[woman ] You heard me.

Right. And you hear me.

I may have my baby right here,

but I can still slap the taste out
of your rotten mouth with one hand.

Straighten those crooked teeth for you.

That's it. I'm gonna call
the cops if you don't b*at it.

I want to buy medicine for my sick child

and you want to call the police?

Fine.

Keep it.

[baby crying]

I'll find you something,
love. Don't worry.

[Batcomputer] Access granted.

[Red Hood] Come on, d*ck. Really?

I knew you'd try this.

Going through the back door
rather than having to face me.

Sorry, but no.

All your base are belong to us.

You should stop by the old digs.

Crane's kicking it in Bruce's bed.

It's a party.

Hey, uh, asking for a friend,

how are the Titans doing?

You know you're never gonna win.

Yeah, we'll see about that.

Midnight.

Third and Barons.

This is how it was always gonna end.

You're wrong.

[sighs]

[panting] What the hell happened?

Wait, wait, wait. Stand back.

We don't know who's inside.

Anyone in here?

Dad, stop! It's me!

Tim?

[Janet] Are you sure you're okay?

I don't understand. You were in the ICU.

[Tim] Mom, I'm fine. I mean, it was bad,

but since I woke up, I feel...

different.

Where is everybody, anyway?

We don't know.

We haven't left here in days.

Looters swept through last night,

plus some guys who definitely drank
the water, but we held them off.

Word is there are a few
neighborhoods like ours.

Holdouts that haven't been
taken over by the crazies.

- And where are the cops?
- [Janet] They come by.

But they seem more interested in us

than stopping the bad guys.

And no sign of the Titans?

We don't even think they're
in Gotham after what happened.

Do you guys have any
Internet? Cell service?

No, we're lucky we
still have electricity

or else it would be the
Middle Ages around here.

We're totally cut off.

Maybe not.

Welcome to my secret base.

I thought we were
storing rice down here.

I moved all that.

[scoffs]

What the hell is all this?

You know how I'm always talking
about Batman and Robin and stuff,

and I kind of know things about them?

Well, the thing is, this is how I know.

I've hacked into security cameras,
police radios, cell phones,

gathering info on what they're up to...

What Gotham's up to.

Shortwave.

Do you think we can
raise anyone on this?

I know we can.

Is that what you were
doing the other night?

When you got sh*t? Gathering info?

- Mom, no. I was just...
- [Jack] Where did you even get all this?

I found it, Dad. In the
street at garage sales.

Come on. You think I stole it?

Look, I'm sure you folks
have a lot to catch up on,

but I really need to get
in touch with my team.

So if we could just put the
family drama aside, like...

We didn't know where you were that
night. We were scared to death.

And then we got the
call from the hospital.

- If that has anything to do with this...
- That's you.

- Yes.
- [Jack] You're part of this?

Did you know my boy was
out there risking his life?

- We met after.
- Donna is a friend.

If it weren't for her, I
wouldn't be standing here.

I don't want you having
anything to do with any of this.

Look, I don't blame you.

I don't even disagree with you.

But whether you approve of it or not,

everything that your son has down here

is our only chance of figuring out
what the hell is going on out there.

So if it's all the same to you,
let's crank up this garbage,

and let me get in touch with my team

and I will get out of your hair.

This conversation isn't over.

[Tim sighs]

That was a total disaster.

Oh, yeah, big time.

Now, what do you say we find Nightwing?

[baby crying]

Hey. Hey, excuse me.

Um... I need to speak to you.

Will this buy me five minutes?

I saw your baby in a vision,
and I need to know why.

Are you serious?

I know, I know, I
know. It sounds insane.

It's just, um...

I've been having these bizarre
waking dreams for weeks,

and this is the closest
I've gotten to an answer.

So, could you tell me who you are?

And if I don't? Will you burn me up?

I saw the video, Starfire.

I don't have my powers anymore,

but I wouldn't do that.

Whatever you say.

My name's Kapelwa. This
is Maya. That enough?

Why am I seeing her in my vision?

I don't know. But as
you can see, she's sick.

This city is off its rocker.

I have to take her home
before something happens.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

No, I'm sorry. I don't mean
to hound you. It's just...

These dreams are paralyzing me.

I need to figure out what
they mean so I can stop them.

Well, Superhero, welcome to my life.

Nothing makes sense.

Kapelwa.

Funny running into you. I
was just thinking about you.

Hello, Max.

I was gonna call you, but
the phones were all down.

I was hoping I could reach you.

Find out about that cash
flow situation we got set up.

Yes. And I told you I
would pay you back in a week

when I got my check.

I know, I know, but with
everything going crazy in town, uh,

I figured I should get it sooner.

Yes, of course. It's just that...

You know, everyone said

"Don't drink the water,"

and dumb me, I forgot. [chuckles]

Turns out, it's not so bad.

I feel great. Like I could do anything.

Like I could even get my money tonight.

[g*n cocks]

Hey. Hey. Max, listen.

I'm sure we could
give you what you need.

You seem pretty confident.

I know a lot of people in this city.

Lot of people who can get
you exactly what you want.

Just put the g*n down.

I guess I'm not getting paid
unless I sh**t someone tonight.

[Kory] What is happening?

Mother?

Hello, my beautiful girl.

My little Princess Koriand'r.

[guard] His Royal Majesty, King Myand'r.

- My queen, is it...
- A girl!

[exclaims]

[King Myand'r] Koriand'r, my love.

Your Highness.

It pains me to tell you your
daughter does not possess that

which the throne of Tamaran demands

How can that be? Every
member of the family has...

The fire that burns within your
veins is absent within this child.

[Queen Luand'r] You must be mistaken.

[soothsayer] The voice and vision
of X' Hal is never mistaken.

I am simply his messenger.

If Koriand'r doesn't
possess the power of fire,

she has no claim to this throne.

This is impossible.

We will not lose this kingdom.

Do you not see it?

Usurpers on all sides?

The need for guarded escort
to your own queen's chamber?

Tell the people that Koriand'r
is the next queen of Tamaran,

and quell any whisper of revolt.

Your Highness, it is a lie.

[King Myand'r] Yes, and you will do it.

So says your King.

Blackfire...

Your Highness.

- Yes.
- [soothsayer] Your new child Komand'r...

What is it?

She possesses the gift of fire.

But Koriand'r is
successor to the throne.

As you commanded.

You can make it, so that
Koriand'r has the power.

Cast a spell that will take
the gift of fire from Komand'r,

and bestow it upon her older sister.

[soothsayer] Your
Highness, I must warn you,

this sort of magic
always comes with a price.

Is that a thr*at?

[soothsayer] Bring Princess Koriand'r.

May the fire that burns within Komand'r,

be given to Koriand'r.

No.

No, it can't be.

What the...

Starfire!

[Gar] Hey, Rach,

I'm not getting magical
resurrection vibes here.

[Rachel] I know.

I'm sensing some strange energy.

Must be pretty dark magic.

I guess bringing people back from the

dead isn't all sunshine and rainbows.

Smell like bagels to you?

[Rachel] Yeah, Gar, I'm sure the
creepy abandoned building sells bagels.

[Gar] A simple no would suffice.

Oh, we're going...

Gar, stay back.

Did you see something?

No, I felt something...

Energy signatures

from people who were
here a long time ago.

After you.

Hello?

Someone order a pizza?

Wow!

What a palace!

- Thank you.
- Oh!

I'm sorry. The front door was wide open.

Don't be sorry, man. I left it open.

- Cool.
- So, how much?

Twenty-five.

$ for a pizza?

Really?

Well, I mean, you're kind
of out of the delivery zone,

- so we charge extra for all...
- Buddy, I'm joking, you know?

- Right.
- [both chuckle]

Oh, sh*t, I forgot my wallet upstairs.

Hang tight, okay?
I'll get you a big tip.

Oh, sure.

No problem.

[mumbling indistinctly]

- Oh!
- [thuds]

[exhales]

I just love gourmet kitchens, don't you?

- Did you do it?
- Do what?

Break into the Wayne
Manor security system

like you said you were going to.

[d*ck] Change of plans.

Wait a minute. You're not really
meeting up with him, are you?

d*ck. It's a trap.

Yeah, I know. That's why I'm going.

- So I'm going, too.
- Nope.

Look, I don't mean to
get all Lex Luther on you,

but I'm bigger than you.

I'm stronger than you.

I'm faster than you.

So I am going with you.

And there's really not a
thing you could do to stop me.

I was worried you'd say that.

I'm sorry, Conner.

Sorry. I had no choice.

[whines, barks]

- Hey, buddy,
- [barks]

Hey boy.

All right, Red Hood, let's finish this.

[breathing heavily]

[muffled screaming]

Now, your night took a little
bit of a detour, didn't it?

[Owen groaning]

But I can assure you,

everything is happening
for very good reason.

You should be as excited
as I am right now.

[shouting] 'Cause you're in the Batcave!

And we have a chance to
prove the Batman wrong.

[Owen continues groaning]

We have a chance to
prove that I can elicit

as much fear as Scarecrow can.

So...

[muffled groaning]

[Crane] Which one scares you the most?

Maybe a little slice down the cheek?

What if I took off one of your ears?

Maybe...

- [Crane laughing]
- [Owen] No. No, No.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

See? We're a good team.

You and me. Look at us.

And all of this screaming, the squirming,

this fighting, this
shouting, this crying,

it's wonderful.

Keep it coming. I need
the positive reinforcement.

Okay.

Here we go. Here we go.

[muffled screaming]

Okay, come on.

m*therf*cker!

Okay, okay.

Okay. You can do this.

All right, here we go.

Still weak.

Who's here?

Who said that?

- You.
- No!

Why did you say that?

[grunts] Okay.

Answer me. Shut up!

[whimpering]

You sound just like my f*cking mother.

Your mother was right.

[Owen crying]

No. No!

No. No!

No.

No!

[Donna] You sure they saw Nightwing?

[Tim] The guy said he
saw him heading downtown.

Does that mean he's really
planning to fight Red Hood?

I don't know, but I'm not
gonna let him do it by himself.

I guess this is it.

- Hey.
- See you down the... Okay.

[knock on door]

[cop ] GCPD, open up!

[Jack exhales]

Hi, guys. Can I help you?

Just on our rounds.
Checking to see who's home.

Doing okay in there?

We're doing all right.

How many folks you got in there?

Just me and my family.

Water situation?

[Jack] We've got enough
of the bottled stuff.

What about out there?

What's happening? We heard g*nshots.

Looters.

You have any way to defend
yourselves? Any weapons?

[Jack] Nothing in here.

[cop ] We'll keep you
on our regular b*at then.

Anyone comes by, you hang
tight till we get here.

You have a nice night, Mr. Drake.

What the hell was that about?

They come by every six
hours like clockwork.

And I don't like it.

Why are they checking on you?

Because they're up to something.

What are you talking about?

We have someone inside
GCPD headquarters.

Says Crane wants to wipe out
neighborhoods holding out.

So they're making plans
to raid the armory.

Place is full of high powered weapons.

as*ault sh*t.

Looks like they're coming for us.

This is us.

And that's the armory.

If they're cleaning house,
they'd start with these cells.

You really think they're
just gonna come down here

and start k*lling people?

When's the last time anyone's
heard from Barbara Gordon?

They arrested her the night the
Titans tried to turn themselves in

and everything went to sh*t.

Well, if you're right,

and Crane's got these
cops on his payroll,

they're his eyes and ears on the street.

With them, he can control
the whole damn city.

That's why they're making rounds.

Gathering information,

finding out how many
people are in each cell,

what kinda weapons they have.

Crane's one inch from winning.

His only conceivable thr*at

are these hold-out cells.

[Stephen] So he's gonna shut them down.

Permanently.

You gotta to get out of here.

- What?
- Go stop Nightwing, bring him back here.

It's almost midnight.

Those cops could come back any minute.

[Stephen] Not if they're
starting north of Harper.

We've got some time.

We can hold them off for a while.

I have people inside the buildings.

We got this.

This is my block, my home.

This is why I came back.

Look, I don't know, Tim.

If we can coordinate with these cells,

then maybe there's a way
we can actually fight back.

Against cops?

I spent half my life on an island

learning how to lead
five people against .

Or against .

Maybe it's time I
started putting it to use.

[bats squeaking]

[Rachel] Bats?

[Gar] I swear they keep
following me everywhere.

[Rachel] We found it.

[Gar] The Lazarus Pit.

Don't worry, it's from a bottle.

[Maya crying]

[Kory] Is she feeling better?

[groans]

I was just about to
ask you the same thing.

I was sh*t.

[Kapelwa] But you didn't fall.

This bright, blue light
came out of your body.

It took out Max.

- But...
- It healed me.

You saved us.

So does this mean your powers are back?

Yes, I guess.

They're different.

When I was sh*t, I had another vision.

Not of Maya, this time it was of myself.

I found out that the powers I lost

weren't really mine to begin with.

They belong to someone else.

So these are new powers.

That blue light?

Not new.

They were with me all along.

The real me.

[Maya crying]

[groans softly]

[exhales]

[crying]

[Kapelwa shushes]

That was over a year ago,

before my husband spoke
out against the president,

before he and our son,
Lutangu, were taken away.

So you fled when you were pregnant.

They were going to arrest me,
too. I had to leave that day.

Never saw them again.

Maya is the last tangible
part of my old life,

and the entirety of my new one.

This beautiful light
was already inside me.

I just didn't know it yet.

I'm glad we met, Starfire.

I am, too.

You were right, Mom.

I'm just a coward.

You know.

I know what?

[Alter Crane] What you have to do.

The time for masks is over.

- [stabbing]
- [Owen screaming]

[screaming fades]

[Nightwing] Tick-tock, Red hood.

Your time is running out.

[laughs] You were never
very good at this game.

You always fell for the bait.

[grunts]

So that's how it's going down now.

No more playing by the
rules, ol' Dickie Grayson?

Standard bat sh*t.

Intimidation through terror.

[g*n f*ring]

[Red Hood] You hiding out there, d*ck?

Huh?

[Nightwing] I'm just setting the stage.

Right on time.

[g*n f*ring]

[electricity crackling]

[both grunting]

[both grunting]

[electricity crackling]

[both grunting]

[indistinct chatter]

[bystander ] Leave him alone!

[both grunting]

[crowd gasping]

[gasps, coughs]

Just remember, I did this to you.

You did this to yourself.

Finish it.

[Red Hood coughing]

[bystander ] We want you
out of here, Nightwing!

[g*nsh*t]

Easy.

I'm not here to hurt you.

Kid, put the g*n down.

[g*n cocks]

[g*n fires]

I did it for you.

Red Hood! Red Hood!

[crowd chanting] Red Hood! Red Hood!

Red Hood! Red Hood!

Red Hood! Red Hood!

Red Hood! Red Hood!

Red Hood! Red Hood!

Red Hood! Red Hood!

[chanting continues]

Uh, Rach.

What's going on?

It's d*ck.

Something's happening to him.

[indistinct chatter]

[screams]

[screaming continues]

[Crane] Jason.

Ah, finally home.

Finally home. See you
lost the hood, too.

Good call.

You know,

the time for masks is over.