Batman Interrogation

By

Front Page Films

          INT. INTERROGATION ROOM A

          Commissioner Gordon and an officer enter the interrogation
          room.

                              COMMISSIONER GORDON
                         (reading from file)
                    Wiggles the Clown, brought in for
                    for drunk and disorderly at a
                    child's birthday party. Disgusting.
                    What do you have to say to
                    yourself?

          Reveal that the suspect is THE JOKER.

                              THE JOKER
                    Evening, Commissioner...

                              COMMISSIONER GORDON
                    What the hell?

                              POLICE OFFICER
                    Sir, that's...

                              COMMISSIONER GORDON
                    I know who it is.

                              THE JOKER
                    Do you want to know how I got these
                    scars?

                              COMMISSIONER GORDON
                    That means Batman... Oh my God.

          INT. INTERROGATION ROOM B

          We see WIGGLES THE CLOWN sitting in the dark.

          The lights come on revealing BATMAN standing behind Wiggles.

          Batman SLAMS Wiggles' head on the table.

                              WIGGLES
                    What the shit?! God!
                         (then)
                    My head feels fuzzy...

          Batman PUNCHES Wiggles' hand. Wiggles SCREAMS. Batman sits
          down.

                              BATMAN
                    You wanted me, here I am.

                              WIGGLES
                    I don't want you! Who are you?!

                              BATMAN
                    Where's Dent?

                              WIGGLES
                    My head. I can't see color.
                         (then)
                    I think you broke my balloon-tying
                    hand.

          INT. HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS

          We see Gordon and the officer scrambling for the KEYS to
          Interrogation A.

                              COMMISSIONER GORDON
                    C'mon... c'mon...

          INT. INTERROGATION ROOM A - CONTINUOUS

                              BATMAN
                    You're garbage who kills for money.

                              WIGGLES
                    What? I'm Wiggles! My name is
                    Wiggles!

          Batman PULLS WIGGLES ACROSS THE TABLE by the collar.

                              BATMAN
                    Where's Dent?

                              WIGGLES
                    I don't know! I was hired by Leo
                    Bonner. For his son's birthday. I
                    do close-up magic!

          Batman throws Wiggles against the wall.

          INT. TWO-WAY GLASS ROOM - CONTINUOUS

          Enter Gordon and Police Officer. They see Batman throwing
          Wiggles.

                              COMMISSIONER GORDON
                    We're too late. We gotta get in
                    there.

          INT. INTERROGATION ROOM B - CONTINUOUS

                              BATMAN
                    I have one rule.

                              WIGGLES
                    I'm sorry! It was two beers and a
                    glass of sherry!! I'll never do it
                    again!

          Batman FLIPS Wiggles and throws his back onto the table.
          Batman rushes over and puts a chair under the door to the
          room, blocking it.

          We see Gordon unable to get in the room.

                              WIGGLES
                    Jesus! My back. Oh my God, my back.

          Batman picks up Wiggles by the head and SMASHES it into the glass.

                              BATMAN
                    WHERE ARE THEY?!

                              WIGGLES
                    Who? Oh my god, who?

          Batman PUNCHES Wiggles, hard.

                              BATMAN
                    WHERE ARE THEY?!

                              WIGGLES
                    I don't know! I just don't know!

          Batman PUNCHES Wiggles, again. Finally Gordon gets the door
          open.

                              COMMISSIONER GORDON
                    Batman! Wait! This is a birthday
                    clown. The Joker is in the other
                    room.

          A long, awkward beat.

                              WIGGLES
                    My face... I think you broke my
                    face. I can't feel my arm.

                              BATMAN
                    Oh...sorry.

          INT. INTERROGATION ROOM A - LATER

          Gordon enters.

                              GORDON
                    So sorry about that wiggles, little
                    bit of a mixup there.

          Reveal the Joker is the suspect again.

                              THE JOKER
                    My father... was a drinker and a
                    fiend...

                              GORDON
                    What the?

          INT. INTERROGATION ROOM B

          Batman is slamming A MIME into the glass.

                              END.
                    BATMAN Where's dent?
                         (slam)
                    TALK!