Batman Beyond (TV Series)

Speak No Evil (2000)

Malachi Throne: Fingers

Quotes 

• [the gorilla known as Fingers returns to street level outside Gotham Studios, and flags down a cab which, surprisingly, stops] 

  Cab driver : Where to, sir?

  Fingers : The Wildlife Way Station, fast.

  Cab driver : Yes, sir.

  [Fingers gets into the back of the cab, which sags with his substantial weight. The door closes and the cab drives off] 

  Cab driver : Must be hot in that costume.

  Fingers : You get used to it.

• [last lines] 

  [Above a jungle, a cargo carrier lands. Fingers walks out, followed by Terry and Bruce] 

  Fingers : [looks around]  Looks the same. Quieter, though.

  [Terry looks to Bruce, who takes an injection gun from under his jacket and walks up behind Fingers] 

  Fingers : [turns around halfway, waves it off]  No. No injection.

  Bruce Wayne : But this will get rid of your human DNA.

  Terry McGinnis : You won't remember what happened.

  Fingers : I want to remember.

  [Bruce puts away the injection gun] 

  Fingers : I've been given a gift. I'm strong as a gorilla, but smart as a human. I'm going to use it.

  Terry McGinnis : How?

  Fingers : There'll be more poachers. There'll always be more. But now they'll have to deal with me.

  [Fingers walks off, looking back at the edge of the clearing once before entering the forest] 

  Terry McGinnis : He knows who we are.

  Bruce Wayne : I don't think we need to worry. He's a kindred spirit if I've ever seen one.

• [Fingers grabs James Van Doyle on the ground by the front of his shirt] 

  Fingers : Where is my mother?

  James Van Dyle : I... I-I probably sold her.

  Fingers : "Probably"?

  James Van Dyle : I don't know. I-I-I don't keep track.

  Fingers : She was my mother!

  James Van Dyle : [softly]  To me, it was just another gorilla.

  [Fingers growls, lifts Van Dyle up and holds him high against a tree. Batman recovers from the taser hits] 

  Batman : No!

  [Batman rushes over and tries to pull Fingers' right arm away from the gasping Van Dyle. Fingers growls and bats Batman aside and proceeds to choke Van Dyle] 

  Batman : [getting up again]  That's right, kill him. It's what anybody would do. Any human.

  Fingers : [insulted]  I am not human.

  Batman : Well, you're sure not a gorilla anymore.

  [Fingers drops Van Dyle and walks away, past Batman]