- [the young doctor's wife sees the Mad Hatter in the shadows of her apartment]
- Mad Hatter: Who am I? I haunt your dreams like a ghost, for I know what scares you most. So you run, run! As fast as you can! There's no escape from the magic man.
- [Charles Quimby releases Edward Nygma from Arkham Asylum]
- Edward Nygma: [Nygma looks at his City of Gotham certificate] I'm sane.
- Charles Quimby: Absolutely. 100%. I examined you myself.
- Edward Nygma: And the murder of Miss Kringle?
- Charles Quimby: Committed while you were insane.
- Edward Nygma: Officer Dougherty.
- Charles Quimby: Insane.
- Edward Nygma: Officer Pinkney.
- Charles Quimby: Insane.
- Edward Nygma: And now I'm...
- Charles Quimby: Sane.
- [Quimby smiles]
- [Carmine Falcone tells Leslie Thompkins that she's a little too beautiful for his son]
- Carmine Falcone: My wife would say you're a little too beautiful. All the great tragedies start with a face like yours. Makes men fall in love when they shouldn't. Makes them do crazy things.
- Mario Falcone: Dad, really?
- Leslie Thompkins: You're referring to Jim Gordon.
- [Butch Gilzean walks into the Penguin's campaign headquarters]
- Butch Gilzean: Holy crap.
- Oswald Cobblepot: Gotham is rife with crime, Butch. Who better than a criminal to clean it up?
- Butch Gilzean: Okay. Look, you know I've faced the worst Gotham has to offer, but politicians, they scare me.
- [the Penguin tells Mayor James that he has himself to when the candidacy]
- Oswald Cobblepot: The public sees me as a man of action, of change. You... You are yesterday's sad joke. While Galavan humiliated this city, where were you? In a warehouse with a box on your head.
- Mayor Aubrey James: You're an unstable lunatic, Penguin, and people are gonna see right through you. I've got the judges, the unions, the GCPD, and a whole team of legal experts behind me. What do you got?
- Oswald Cobblepot: [Penguin smiles] I have me.
- Mayor Aubrey James: [Mayor James laughs] You're psychotic!
- [Edward Nygma tries questioning Charles Quimby outside the Arkham Asylum gates]
- Edward Nygma: Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but how did you...
- Edward Nygma: [when a car pulls up] Never mind.
- Oswald Cobblepot: [when the window lowers, Penguin smiles] Hello, old friend.
- [as Nygma smiles]
- [Selina Kyle tells Bruce Wayne that her friend Ivy Pepper went missing]
- Selina Kyle: Ivy's missing.
- Bruce Wayne: She'll turn up somewhere. Doesn't she always?
- Selina Kyle: This time, she fell. And it was a long way down into water.
- Bruce Wayne: And maybe she survived.
- Selina Kyle: I got a bad feeling.
- Bruce Wayne: No offense, but... it's not like you to care.
- Selina Kyle: [Selina starts to cry] She had nothing, that kid. I was it. No one else would even talk to her.
- [first lines]
- Mad Hatter: [with a drumroll, the men and women on stage are seen clucking, barking, and meowing] When I count to three, you will all awake and have no memory of your animal identity. One, two, three.
- [the Mad Hatter claps as the audience cheers]
- [Tabitha Galavan sees the Mad Hatter perform on stage]
- Tabitha Galavan: A magician? Really?
- Barbara Kean: Hypnotist. I like him. Plus, the place is packed. Be happy.
- [the Mad Hatter picks a volunteer from the audience]
- Mad Hatter: Now let us venture into something more... arcane. I'll need a single volunteer.
- Mad Hatter: [as the audience murmurs] Hmm. You, sir. Beautiful suit.
- Young Doctor: Thank you.
- Mad Hatter: Lawyer?
- Young Doctor: Uh, doctor.
- [on stage the Mad Hatter hypnotizes the young doctor]
- Mad Hatter: [the Mad Hatter pulls out a pocket watch] Listen to the watch. The way it's ticking synchronizes with your heartbeat.
- Mad Hatter: [the doctor's heart beats, the watch ticks, the Mad Hatter's voice echoes] Look into my eyes. Not above them, not around them, but deep into their center. You are completely relaxed and are becoming weightless. Are you ready to do something impossible?
- [on stage the Mad Hatter gets the hypnotized young doctor to stand on a back of a chair]
- Mad Hatter: Stand upon the chair.
- Mad Hatter: [the man stands on the chair] No. The back of it. Remember, you weigh nothing at all.
- Young Doctor's Wife: [the audience gasps] He'll fall.
- Mad Hatter: [the Mad Hatter smiles] Not at all, my dear. In a hypnotic state, unburdened by doubt and fear, we can accomplish the impossible. Now... one foot.
- [the Mad Hatter tells the hypnotized young doctor a rhyme]
- Mad Hatter: [the Mad Hatter quietly whispers] Lock sense away. Awaken the rascal. When I say it is so, your home is my castle.
- [Barbara Kean asks the Mad Hatter if he can make people do anything he wants]
- Barbara Kean: Can you make people do anything you tell them to do?
- Mad Hatter: Only things they secretly wish to do. It's surprising what people wish for, secretly, deep down.
- Barbara Kean: [as Barb smiles] Mm.
- [Bruce Wayne meets the Bruce 51A4 look-alike]
- Bruce Wayne: What's-what's your name?
- Stranger: Five. Well, 514A, but they call me Five.
- [Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth debate on what to do with the Bruce 51A4 look-alike]
- Alfred Pennyworth: Master Bruce, we have to get rid of that thing as quick as possible.
- Bruce Wayne: He's a human being, Alfred. He's in need of help.
- Alfred Pennyworth: Look, I-I understand you feel sorry for the boy, but have a butcher's at him, will you, huh? I mean, he's you. Hugo Strange made another you. I reckon it's got something to do with that secret society or something.
- Bruce Wayne: So what do we do? Throw him back on the street? I-I want to know who and what and why as much as you do, Alfred. Better he stays here until we find out.
- Alfred Pennyworth: Fine, but tomorrow we call Lucius Fox. Maybe he'll know what to do with it. I mean, him.
- [Jim Gordon offers Valerie Vale breakfast and a shower]
- James Gordon: You want some breakfast? There's a place around the corner.
- Valerie Vale: Pass. I have to be at City Hall in an hour. I have to go home and shower.
- James Gordon: I have a shower.
- Valerie Vale: No, you have a dark hole in the wall with no water pressure and one damp towel.
- [Jim Gordon tells Valerie Vale that he can try to make his apartment a little nicer]
- James Gordon: Well, I'm collecting my bounty from the GCPD today, so, uh, I can stop on my way home, make things a little... nicer.
- Valerie Vale: Yeah, good luck with that.
- [Captain Barnes offers Leslie Thompkins her old job back with the GCPD]
- Captain Nathaniel Barnes: I'm not gonna get all misty-eyed, but the simple truth is this department has missed you. God-given talent like yours is hard to find. Your expertise and your professionalism is exemplary. I'm very pleased that you're returning to the GCPD. Where else can you make a difference like this? Nowhere.
- [as Lee smiles]
- [the Mad Hatter tells the hypnotized doctor to bury his wife and then kill himself]
- Mad Hatter: Jolly good. Now, get some plastic, wrap her up and bury her in the garden. Oh, and I'm gonna need you to kill yourself, too. Chop-chop.
- [the Mad Hatter looks at the photograph of his sister]
- Mad Hatter: My sweet sister. Alice. I've traveled so far. So come out, come out, wherever you are.
- [the Penguin challenges Mayor James's appointment to office]
- Mayor Aubrey James: Since the death of Galavan, the office of mayor has been governed by the elected officials you see behind me. This city desperately needs experienced, seasoned leadership. And so, in their wisdom, they have persuaded me... much against my will... to resume the office of mayor until elections can be organized in the new year.
- Oswald Cobblepot: Stop! This proceeding is a sham.
- Mayor Aubrey James: Security, remove this criminal!
- Oswald Cobblepot: Criminal? I was jailed illegally by a corrupt system. A corrupt system that was put into place by this man, who has the audacity to put himself back into the position that he brought so much shame and dishonor to.
- Mayor Aubrey James: How dare you!
- Oswald Cobblepot: No, how dare you waltz up there and announce yourself mayor? The people demand to have a say into who will represent them, who will protect them.
- [the Penguin announces his candidacy for the office of mayor]
- Oswald Cobblepot: [Penguin shouts] To govern this city, one should be legally elected, which is why I, Oswald Cobblepot, announce my candidacy for the office of mayor. And I demand, and the people demand, that an emergency election be held forthwith!
- [as the crowd cheers and applauses Cobblepot's name]
- [Alfred Pennyworth gets punched in the face during his boxing lesson with the Bruce 51A4 look-alike]
- Alfred Pennyworth: Bloody hell. Who taught you how to do that then?
- Stranger: No one. If they did, I... I don't remember.
- Alfred Pennyworth: Right, well, let's see what you got, sunshine. Here we go again.
- [the Mad Hatter shows up outside of Jim Gordon's apartment]
- Mad Hatter: Good day, Mr. Gordon.
- Mad Hatter: [the Mad Hatter holds a cup in one hand] Tea?
- [the Mad Hatter hires Jim Gordon to find his sister Alice]
- Mad Hatter: I want you to find my sister. We're very close. We lost our parents at an early age. I became her guardian. But her condition proved too much for me. I sought help. The worst kind. The fiend, Professor Strange.
- James Gordon: Her condition?
- Mad Hatter: Some poison in her blood. Very rare. Unique, in fact. He took her in. Said she needed constant supervision. He wouldn't let me see her.
- James Gordon: You go to the police?
- Mad Hatter: Useless. This is Gotham after all. The years passed and I lost hope. But then I heard about the breakout. I assumed she escaped with others. But now she is out there. Alone. Afraid.
- [the Mad Hatter tells Jim Gordon that he's seen so much pain and tragedy]
- Mad Hatter: You've seen so much pain and tragedy, Mr. Gordon. I hope it hasn't left you too alone.
- [the Penguin tells Butch Gilzean his legacy to run for mayor]
- Oswald Cobblepot: The people of Gotham are with me. They are scared, which means angry. And who have they got to turn to? Aubrey James?
- Oswald Cobblepot: [Penguin scoffs] Please. That man is a hack. This is my opportunity to create a legacy. One that my father would be proud of.
- Office Lady: [in the distance] Mr. Cobblepot?
- Oswald Cobblepot: What do you think?
- Butch Gilzean: [Butch sighs] You got my vote.
- [Jim Gordon asks Selina Kyle for if she's seen the woman Alice]
- Selina Kyle: What do you want?
- James Gordon: I'm looking for someone. I think you may have seen her.
- Selina Kyle: And if I have, why would I tell you?
- James Gordon: She's in trouble, and I can pay you.
- [Jim Gordon meets Leslie Thompkins' fiancé Mario Falcone in the ER]
- Mario Falcone: [Mario stitches Gordon's head] Look, Jim, I don't know where your head's at with all this, but I want you to know that I love her very much. I'm gonna take good care of her.
- James Gordon: [Gordon pauses] Good to know.
- Mario Falcone: So we're okay?
- James Gordon: Yeah. Sure. Why wouldn't we be? Lee and I are old news, water under the bridge. Won't get any problem from me. Uh... wish you both nothing but the best.
- Mario Falcone: Thank you. All done.
- James Gordon: But, uh... you ever were to hurt her, I'd have to hunt you down and kill you.
- [the Penguin meets Mayor James at a public restaurant]
- Oswald Cobblepot: A public place. Smart.
- Mayor Aubrey James: Knowing your flare for the dramatic, I felt it necessary.
- Oswald Cobblepot: [Penguin laughs] How flattering.
- [Mayor James has men and women in the restaurant pull out their guns on the Penguin]
- Mayor Aubrey James: Not this time, Penguin. My head will not be put in a box again.
- Oswald Cobblepot: [Penguin smiles] Oh, you. So smart. Always one step ahead.
- Oswald Cobblepot: [Penguin snaps his finger as the remaining men and women in the restaurant pull out their guns, when Penguin chuckles] Never three.
- [Alice saves Jim Gordon's life from someone infected]
- James Gordon: Hello, Alice.
- Alice Tetch: I wasn't sure how he turned.
- James Gordon: Turned? What's wrong with him?
- Alice Tetch: He's infected.
- James Gordon: Infected with what?
- Alice Tetch: With me.
- [the Penguin asks Charles Quimby to release Edward Nygma from Arkham Asylum]
- Oswald Cobblepot: [Penguin smiles] Even though my victory is inevitable, I fear my campaign is missing one key element. A colleague of mine is locked up here. Unfairly.
- Charles Quimby: Are you suggesting that I release a convicted criminal out onto the street?
- Oswald Cobblepot: [Penguin smiles] Well, yes. For your betterment.
- Charles Quimby: That would take extensive patient analysis, uh, probational hearings, appeals...
- Man On P.A.: [as the P.A. system comes on] Lockdown is now in full effect.
- Oswald Cobblepot: Of course, there's always plan B. I give you nothing... but I make sure you remain here forever. Not as a warden, no. I would see you scrub floors and empty inmates' latrines.
- Charles Quimby: Oh...
- Oswald Cobblepot: [Penguin chuckles] Options.
- [on stage the Mad Hatter hypnotizes Barbara Kean to be in love with him]
- Mad Hatter: Barbara? When I count down from three, you will find me irresistible. You will be madly in love with me.
- Mad Hatter: [the audience laughs] Three... two... one.
- Mad Hatter: Barbara? Do you care for me?
- Barbara Kean: Oh, yes.
- Mad Hatter: [the audience gasps] Do you love me?
- Barbara Kean: [Barb smiles] Very much.
- [on stage the Mad Hatter rejects the hypnotized Barbara Kean's love]
- Mad Hatter: What if I can't feel the same?
- Tabitha Galavan: Oh, dear.
- Mad Hatter: What if I love another? I'm sorry, Barbara, my dear, but...
- Mad Hatter: [when Barb breaks a glass to hold into the Mad Hatter's neck, the audience gasps] Three, two, one, awake.
- Tabitha Galavan: [Barb wakes up as Tabitha holds her back] She's a bit sensitive to rejection.
- [the Mad Hatter hypnotizes Jim Gordon]
- Mad Hatter: Do you hear my watch ticking?
- James Gordon: [the watch ticks] Yeah.
- Mad Hatter: Listen closer. The ticking, it synchronizes with your heartbeat, yes?
- Mad Hatter: [the watch ticks slower] Look into my eyes. Not above them, or around them, into their center. Are you asleep, Jim?
- James Gordon: Yes.
- Mad Hatter: Show me. Take out your gun and put it on the ground.
- Mad Hatter: [Gordon puts his gun down] Good. Now walk to the edge and climb onto the wall. Been such a long, hard road for you, Jim Gordon. You are so very tired of life, aren't you?
- James Gordon: Yes.
- Mad Hatter: [as Gordon climbs outside the ledge of the building] Now you can rest, Jim. Close your eyes. Sleep forever.
- [the Mad Hatter tries speaking to his sister Alice]
- Alice Tetch: [Alice holds a gun on her brother] Don't come near me.
- Mad Hatter: Why are you here if you don't want to talk? Put the gun down, Alice.
- Alice Tetch: You're evil. Leave me alone! Or I'll kill you!
- Mad Hatter: [the Mad Hatter smiles] But, Alice, I love you.
- [Leslie Thompkins finds out about Mario Falcone meeting Jim Gordon at the ER]
- Leslie Thompkins: When? How?
- Mario Falcone: It's not like I wasn't gonna tell you. He came into the ER, he needed stitches.
- Leslie Thompkins: Of course.
- [last lines]
- Stranger: [the Bruce 51A4 look-alike talks to Selina Kyle while pretending to be Bruce Wayne] Would you like to go for a ride? Are you hungry?
- Selina Kyle: What's with you? You seem... different.
- Stranger: Is that a bad thing?
- Selina Kyle: Mm. I could eat. Don't wait up, losers.
- [Selina Kyle leaves her friends and gets in the car]