[anonymous, IP untraceable, video - forever]
[The scene cuts into a dark alley in Gotham. The lighting is terrible, but it's easy to see two distinct shapes - a man in an asylum inmate uniform of bright orange and white, and a man in black rubber and kevlar. The Batman has the inmate held by his collar, holding him over the edge of a fire escape. It looks like it just finished raining.]
Tell me where he is.
"I-I don't know nothin', you gotta listen, just let me go. I got a wife, a family--"
You don't care about them, don't put your life in their hands. If you were worried about taking care of your family, you wouldn't have gotten involved with men like the Joker in the first place. Now, I'm going to ask you again- [He shakes the man and drops him slightly, making it seem like he's going to let go, but grabs his shirt collar at the last minute.] Where is he? I can't hold you up here all day.
[The man's crying now, reaching out for something - anything - to hold onto to keep him from falling but Batman is holding him at arm's length.]
"Please! Stop! I don't know where he is!" [The aggression and tension left the Batman's body visibly and he lowered a fist he'd been threatening.]
You're telling the truth. That's too bad.
"I'm sorry, B-b-batman, I'd help ya 'f I could." [Batman, who'd looked distracted, suddenly focused back on the convict he was holding up.]
I meant for you. [He drops the man off the fire escape - from this height, it looks hit or miss on whether or not the fall kills him. Batman turns and is facing the screen now. He seems to notice the camera because he growls and wraps one hand around it, crushing it in his hand so there's only snow before the video feed cuts out.]
Tell me where he is.
"I-I don't know nothin', you gotta listen, just let me go. I got a wife, a family--"
You don't care about them, don't put your life in their hands. If you were worried about taking care of your family, you wouldn't have gotten involved with men like the Joker in the first place. Now, I'm going to ask you again- [He shakes the man and drops him slightly, making it seem like he's going to let go, but grabs his shirt collar at the last minute.] Where is he? I can't hold you up here all day.
[The man's crying now, reaching out for something - anything - to hold onto to keep him from falling but Batman is holding him at arm's length.]
"Please! Stop! I don't know where he is!" [The aggression and tension left the Batman's body visibly and he lowered a fist he'd been threatening.]
You're telling the truth. That's too bad.
"I'm sorry, B-b-batman, I'd help ya 'f I could." [Batman, who'd looked distracted, suddenly focused back on the convict he was holding up.]
I meant for you. [He drops the man off the fire escape - from this height, it looks hit or miss on whether or not the fall kills him. Batman turns and is facing the screen now. He seems to notice the camera because he growls and wraps one hand around it, crushing it in his hand so there's only snow before the video feed cuts out.]